Chapter 118: Technical Adjustments
After leaving Lu Qi’s sight, the boys immediately felt like they couldn’t hold on anymore.
Wang Heng was okay, since his concerns affected his appetite, but the other three roommates had really stuffed their stomachs full. After all, it was a seafood buffet at 150 per person; if they didn’t eat until they were stuffed before leaving, wouldn’t that be too much of a loss?
Fu Hanwen suddenly sighed: “How much a bottle can hold doesn’t just depend on its capacity, but also on how you pack it. First pack in stones, then gravel, then sand, and finally add water. That’s how you fit in the most without overflowing.”
Wang Ke clutched his belly: “Yeah, we all ate meat first and then drank beverages. That last half glass really stuffed me… Little Fu, support me a bit, please.”
Tang Hexing suddenly turned to the silent Wang Heng and asked: “You don’t seem full?”
Wang Heng smiled: “How could that be? I just didn’t stuff myself like you guys.”
Tang Hexing asked curiously: “By the way, you haven’t told us yet—what’s your relationship with that Sister Lu exactly?”
Wang Heng: “Didn’t I say? Superior and subordinate relationship.”
Wang Ke also asked: “Anything besides that?”
Wang Heng stated firmly: “Besides that, just partners, that’s all!”
Fu Hanwen thoughtfully chimed in: “What about that girl with the orange braid? What’s your relationship with her?”
Thinking of Ye Xun, Wang Heng immediately answered very straightforwardly: “No relationship!”
The three roommates’ gazes immediately became meaningful: “You think we believe that?”
Just like that, laughing and joking while supporting each other, the four boys returned to the dormitory.
Soon, lights-out time arrived, and everyone got into bed to sleep.
But Wang Heng didn’t fall asleep. Instead, he quietly got out of bed, picked up the hamster cage, went to the balcony, and closed the door.
Then he asked in a low voice: “Will Lu Qi have a dream tonight?”
The hamster rubbed its sleepy little eyes and mumbled: “You’re disturbing my peaceful sleep again…”
Wang Heng: “Don’t play with me. Hamsters are nocturnal animals. You slept so much during the day, and you’re still sleeping now?”
Hamster: “Okay, okay… What did you just ask?”
“Will Lu Qi have a dream tonight?” Wang Heng repeated, then added, “You’ve told me before that as long as they confirm favorability, they’ll dream about first playthrough things that same night, right?”
The hamster raised its little head to look at the sky, then withdrew its gaze and said: “Rest assured, Lu Qi won’t dream about the first playthrough tonight, nor in the next few days.”
Wang Heng: “What about later?”
“Later?” The hamster spread its little paws. “That depends on what you do.”
Wang Heng rested his chin in contemplation for a moment, then suddenly realized he seemed to have missed a key question.
He quickly asked: “What about Ye Xun? Has she had any dreams?”
The hamster immediately clapped its paws: “Congratulations, you’ve finally discovered the blind spot.”
Wang Heng’s gaze immediately went straight: “You mean… she really has?”
The hamster teased: “Of course. The dream didn’t just have surface content, but also inner sail stuff. You can imagine how big a shock such a dream is for a still fairly innocent little girl.”
Wang Heng covered his face with both hands: “Fuck, why didn’t you remind me…”
Hamster: “Would reminding you help? She’s already had the dream; it’s unchangeable reality. Face reality, young man.”
Indeed, what’s already happened can’t be changed, so he could only face it bravely. Thinking positively, his current situation was different from his powerlessness in the first playthrough. No more hot-headed impulses, no more failing to control his lower body—the danger was much lower now.
Besides, Ye Xun, Pei Ningle, and Lu Qi formed a stable triangle. As long as he stayed away from Han Yixuan, that unavoidable tragic situation couldn’t happen, right?
Wang Heng lowered his hands, his eyes shining with firm hope.
He said confidently: “Okay, no problem. I just need to continue my money-making venture; no need to worry about what they think.”
The hamster asked curiously: “So what are you planning to do next to earn money?”
Wang Heng mused: “It’s a bit tricky. I originally wanted to invest the money earned from Bitcoin directly into the stock market, but thinking carefully, it seems the stock market trend won’t really start for another half year. The World Cup is also half a year away. In this period, there don’t seem to be any good opportunities…”
Hamster: “Keep playing Bitcoin?”
Wang Heng shook his head immediately: “I only remember there’s another wave in two years. I don’t remember the trends in between at all. Without foresight advantage, the risk is too high; can’t play.”
Hamster: “Then what do you plan to play?”
Wang Heng: “I’ll think about it carefully these next couple days. Too bad the chips are still too few; otherwise, investing in Bilibili or Zhihu now would be great…”
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That noon, investment director Qin Meng came to Lu Qi’s office again. As soon as he entered, he asked urgently: “Director Lu, have you been following Bitcoin these past couple days?”
Lu Qi said leisurely: “No, I’ve withdrawn all my money.”
Qin Meng was stunned for a moment, then quickly followed up: “Wait, when did you exit the market?”
“Eight thousand,” Lu Qi countered, “How much now?”
“It was six thousand one just now, now…” Qin Meng took out his mobile phone to check, his wrist trembled, nearly dropping the phone. “Now it’s five thousand nine!”
Lu Qi kindly reminded him: “Actually, telling me this is useless. I didn’t pay much attention to Bitcoin investment from start to finish; I left it all to Wang Heng to manage. He got out at eight thousand, without leaving a single coin, so I suggest you could also exit early.”
“No, I’m a professional investor,” Qin Meng encouraged himself, though his voice sounded weak no matter how you heard it. “Bitcoin will rise back, definitely!”
Lu Qi: “You’re that sure?”
“Don’t be afraid, it’s a technical adjustment, don’t be afraid…” Qin Meng, in suit and tie, looked out the window at the sunlight, his gold-rimmed glasses faintly gleaming, though the eyes behind the frames were somewhat dull and lifeless.
Seeing his appearance, Lu Qi couldn’t help but feel like laughing. Suppressing her slightly upturned corners of the mouth, she said: “I think you could actually go ask Wang Heng. When he entered this round, Bitcoin price was under one thousand; he timed his exit perfectly at eight thousand—that timing judgment is amazing, right?”
Qin Meng hesitated, but had to admit: “Near godlike… Okay, I’ll go ask him for his insights now.”
With that, he headed out to find Wang Heng.
But at that moment, Lu Qi reminded him again: “He’s resigned; you won’t find him here.”
“Resigned? Why?”
“If it were you, earning several hundred thousand from one Bitcoin wave, would you keep doing part-time work? He’s still a student; not short on money now, so naturally he’ll focus on studies.”
“Still a student…” Qin Meng gritted his teeth and thought, then suddenly said: “Then I’ll go to his school to find him! Director Lu, trouble you to give me his phone number.”
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