Chapter 313: You’ve Always Understood 312
Wang Heng’s analysis of the competitor was spoken as if it were no big deal. Seeing his confident demeanor, Lu Qi pondered for a moment and couldn’t help but believe most of it.
Of course, given her personality, she naturally wouldn’t be so easily convinced. But Wang Heng was different from others after all; just those unbelievable past feats were enough to explain a lot…
Lu Qi stared at him and asked: “So, we don’t need to do anything extra; as long as we operate the game normally, it will naturally pick up over time?”
Wang Heng nodded: “That’s right.”
Lu Qi’s lips curved up slightly as she smiled: “Then I’ll borrow your good luck… Oh right, you said you had something to give me, didn’t you?”
Wang Heng took a small gift box from his pocket and handed it to her.
Lu Qi opened the gift box and looked inside, a hint of surprise immediately appearing in her eyes: “You give jewelry too? What are these two things, necklaces?”
Wang Heng cleared his throat: “Anklets.”
“Oh, the kind worn on the ankle…” Lu Qi glanced at him, her gaze carrying quite an ambiguous meaning, “The design is pretty nice, but it feels a bit like shackles. Making me wear shackles, are you trying to hint that I should obediently listen to you and become your servant?”
Wang Heng quickly shook his head: “No, no, no, I absolutely have no such intention!”
“If you did have that intention, that would be interesting…” Lu Qi examined it closely and shook the anklet, “Is there an electronic device inside?”
Wang Heng explained seriously: “It contains a distress signal transmitter. If Sister Lu encounters any emergency and needs help, she can just exert force to break one of them, and it will send a signal to me. Of course, the transmission and reception range is limited; if we’re not in the same city, it basically won’t be received.”
Lu Qi thought for a moment and asked: “Then why not make an APP on the mobile phone? Similar APPs aren’t hard to write, right?”
Wang Heng looked straight at the older sister type in front of him and smiled calmly: “Because an APP is too intangible. I wanted to give you something with real meaning, something you can see and touch.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Qi’s expression froze for a moment. Although she didn’t shout or show any exaggerated change in expression, Wang Heng could see the hint of surprise and emotion in her gaze.
But just one or two seconds later, Lu Qi blinked hard a few times, her face already back to normal, and smiled: “Who would’ve thought, you actually have romantic moments.”
Wang Heng said meaningfully: “You’ll see more in the future.”
Lu Qi blinked again: “What’s going on today? BOSS is voluntarily giving up a kill?”
Wang Heng: “Gotta give back to the players occasionally, otherwise the game can’t sustain operations.”
“So, is this kind of gift only for me? Or do others get one too?”
Lu Qi’s question made Wang Heng sigh inwardly—he’d given out four gifts, and sure enough, it was Lu Qi who touched on this core issue.
On one hand, it was because of Lu Qi’s sharpness; on the other, because she was the boldest and most direct? Han Yixuan would probably guess it too, but she wouldn’t ask outright…
But Wang Heng remained unhurried and simply said: “Yes, others have them too. Because everyone has helped me a lot.”
Lu Qi: “Who? How did they help you?”
Wang Heng explained: “No need to mention Sister Lu; almost all my investment principal came from you. Without the part-time job under you to save money, without the wealth management commissions from helping you, it would be hard for me to accumulate the chips to enter the market. Plus, last year when I was Pei Ningle’s agent, I saved quite a bit too, which helped me a lot.”
Lu Qi didn’t need to guess to know who else received a gift, so she asked: “What about Han Yixuan and Ye Xun?”
“Ye Xun’s connections helped me a lot, mainly her father’s connections. That Mr. Ye was an entrepreneur before and is now an insider at Ge Zhen Fund—you know I invested in Little Orange Book together with Ge Zhen Fund. As for Han Yixuan, she helped me a lot back in high school; my English and Chinese language were bad then, and it was thanks to her help…”
What Wang Heng said wasn’t hard to verify; it was just that the causal relationships and extents were slightly adjusted. He did act as Pei Ningle’s agent, but didn’t earn much; he stopped because investing made money faster. Ye Xun’s father is indeed an insider at Ge Zhen Fund, but Wang Heng’s investment in Little Orange Book had nothing to do with it. Han Yixuan did help him in high school, but he also helped her; really, neither owed the other.
In short, the facts were there, but how they were explained depended on the presenter’s skill.
After hearing this explanation, Lu Qi narrowed her eyes slightly: “I get it, so this gift isn’t actually anything special, right?”
Wang Heng: “But I prepared another gift for you.”
Lu Qi was momentarily stunned: “Another one?”
Wang Heng: “I recently found a good stock with a lot of potential. Want to buy it together?”
Lu Qi sighed helplessly: “Where would I get money to invest in the stock market? Isn’t it all invested in your company already!”
Wang Heng: “Sorry, I forgot about that… But I can lend you some more money; pay me back after we make money in the stock market.”
Lu Qi: “What if we lose?”
Wang Heng: “If we lose, it’s on me.”
Lu Qi thought about it briefly—Wang Heng was planning to invest the money in the stock market anyway, and now lending it to her, with her paying him back after profits, meant she was getting something for nothing, pocketing part of Wang Heng’s profit for free, with no risk of loss.
This generous free lunch made Lu Qi secretly raise her vigilance.
She asked again: “So, how much can you lend me at most?”
In other words, how much profit was he willing to give up.
Wang Heng: “Didn’t you invest three million in me? To show my sincerity and gratitude, hmm, double it—six million.”
At these words, Lu Qi slightly furrowed her brows.
Seeing this, Wang Heng asked: “Does Sister Lu think it’s not enough?”
Lu Qi shook her head: “No, I think it’s too much—excessively so.”
Wang Heng: “…”
Lu Qi stared intently at him, gazing for a good while.
Finally, she slowly said: “I hope you don’t misunderstand one thing: this game isn’t about the money. Of course, I like money—no one doesn’t want more and more bank numbers—but what I care about most isn’t just that. Do you understand?”
No matter how it started or what the initial thoughts were, by now, what she wanted was no longer just monetary numbers—this meaning, Wang Heng of course understood.
He smiled somewhat awkwardly and touched the tip of his nose: “I think I get it…”
Lu Qi said faintly: “You’ve always understood, haven’t you?”
Having such an overly intelligent and dominant girl in the asura field was undoubtedly quite troublesome.
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Today’s update is a bit late because chapter 231 ahead was reported—the part with Wang Heng and Tang Hexing’s cat; had to change it… No idea which big shot was online upholding justice?
