Chapter 86: 086 It Must Rise
Wang Heng walked into Lu Qi’s office, closed the door, and his first words were: “I’ve gone all-in, 210 coins.”
Lu Qi couldn’t help but be surprised: “So many?”
Wang Heng explained: “Because I sold at a high point a few days ago and then bought at a low point, I could naturally get more chips. However, the 210 coins I just mentioned are your money plus mine. One-third is mine, and two-thirds is yours.”
Lu Qi did a quick calculation, then pondered: “I have one hundred and twenty thousand, and you are half of me, which is sixty thousand… Your buy-in price is less than nine hundred yuan.”
“That’s right, one Bitcoin is less than nine hundred yuan, this is the lowest point.”
“It won’t go any lower in the future?”
Wang Heng said decisively: “At least not before 2020, it definitely won’t be lower!”
Lu Qi gazed at the young man in front of her—unlike Director Qin Meng, he wasn’t wearing a suit and tie, nor a designer watch, nor anything that could signify an elite status. A simple light jacket, t-shirt, and jeans, looking like they were from a discount supermarket. Apart from his clean-cut features, he looked like an ordinary university student.
One was this kind of young kid, the other was a distinguished Investment Director; who to believe was obviously self-evident.
Lu Qi shook her head with a self-deprecating laugh. Although she had always prided herself on being rational and logical, even the most rational person has impulsive moments. Lu Qi knew she had no reason to trust Wang Heng; coding skills and investment prowess were completely different things.
Yet, she still said: “This money, it’s entirely yours to handle.”
“Thank you for your trust.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Heng was about to slip away.
Unfortunately, Lu Qi called him back again: “Do you want to have lunch together?”
Wang Heng glanced at the instant noodles on the desk: “Weren’t you going to eat instant noodles?”
Lu Qi took out another cup from a drawer: “This one, I can give to you.”
Wang Heng initially wanted to refuse, but thinking about the agreement with Hamster from a few days ago, he hesitated for two seconds before finally giving in.
There was a water dispenser in the office, so there was no need to fetch hot water from outside. The two of them prepared the noodles with hot water, and even used their keyboards as makeshift lids for the instant noodles.
While waiting for the noodles to steep, Lu Qi pointed to the opposite side of the desk: “Sit here, drag a chair over yourself.”
Wang Heng dragged the only empty chair in the office to the table and sat down. This put him and Lu Qi face-to-face across the desk.
In this short time, Wang Heng had also figured things out.
Lu Qi was different from Han Yixuan, and different from Pei Ningle. She had never had a crush on him, and their interactions in the office were not ambiguous in any way. Theoretically speaking, Lu Qi’s favorability towards him was at most just a little, nowhere near liking.
Therefore, there was no need to panic.
If he panicked too much and actively increased the distance between himself and Lu Qi, it might create an opening for that Hamster… Thinking this, Wang Heng’s heart rate stabilized.
Lu Qi suddenly removed the keyboard, and the paper lids of the two cups of instant noodles were immediately pushed open by the rising steam. The aroma of pickled cabbage spread quickly throughout the room.
Lu Qi picked up a plastic fork, tore open the paper lid: “It’s really been a long time since I’ve eaten instant noodles, what about you?”
Wang Heng: “I ate them two days ago.”
“Then I’m really sorry, it seems a bit selfish to have you eat instant noodles with me, you must be tired of them. How about I order you some takeout instead?”
As she spoke, Lu Qi tidied a strand of hair falling by her ear and winked at him.
That demeanor was truly feminine, and extremely rare for Lu Qi, who rarely showed any charm.
But Wang Heng just pursed his lips, not mesmerized. After all, no matter how rare her charming appearance was, he had seen it on Lu Qi before.
Lu Qi scooped up some instant noodles and took a bite, chewing and swallowing unhurriedly, then glanced at the silent young man opposite her.
Then she took another bite of noodles and looked at him again.
Wang Heng couldn’t help but ask: “Is something wrong?”
Lu Qi took a tissue, wiped the corner of her mouth, and smiled: “Has any girl ever told you that you look cute when you’re being clumsy?”
Wang Heng: “…Huh?”
Lu Qi’s lipstick color was already quite light, and after eating instant noodles and wiping with a tissue, it was almost her natural lip color. Her upper and lower lips were quite thin, appearing rather elegant in her smiling expression. However, the words that came from those lips were not elegant at all.
“You look good when you’re working seriously, and you’re great when you’re confidently persuading others. But I think you’re more interesting when you’re spacing out. Perhaps that’s the contrast; it’s cute when intelligent people are occasionally silly.”
What’s the experience of an older sister type smiling and calling you ‘cute’?
Wang Heng didn’t know what others would think, but his hair stood on end. Didn’t they say her favorability wasn’t that high? What was going on now!
Wang Heng buried his head in his noodles, took a big bite, and said while chewing: “Thank you for your compliment…”
Seemingly casually, Lu Qi threw another question: “Have you ever been in love?”
Wang Heng immediately choked, and two strands of instant noodles came out of his nostrils. He didn’t need a mirror to know how disheveled he looked at that moment—so would this messiness displease the older sister type in front of him? Or would it make her find him even ‘cuter’?
Just then, a slender hand offered two tissues.
“Thank you.” Wang Heng took the tissues and thoroughly wiped his nose and mouth.
After this little episode, he really had no appetite, so he put the instant noodles down on the table.
Lu Qi propped her chin on her hand and asked with a smile: “Not eating anymore?”
Wang Heng sat up straight and replied: “Yes, I eat quite fast, and I’ve pretty much finished the noodles.”
Looking directly into Lu Qi’s playful gaze, Wang Heng had figured it out.
Unlike Pei Ningle and Han Yixuan, Lu Qi was older than him, an older sister type. She wouldn’t be as hesitant and roundabout as the young girls; she was more spontaneous. She didn’t need high favorability, just a little bit was enough for her to make a probing move.
So, what about after the probing?
Putting himself in her shoes, a 26 or 27-year-old older sister type, still single, with no man around who interested her. Finally, there’s someone, and he’s a relatively obedient and controllable ‘little brother’, such an interesting existence… She would definitely continue to probe, accumulating favorability step by step through probing, until they reach a successful outcome.
Unlike young girls, older sister types are much more predatory! When they encounter a suitable target, they will take the initiative to attack!
Boys can be Loli Enthusiasts, so why can’t girls be Shota Enthusiasts?
In that case, he couldn’t be a well-behaved Shota, and he couldn’t let her keep probing—Wang Heng made a decision.
Then he said with great solemnity: “Sister Lu, I can see you’re teasing me, and I hope you won’t do this again in the future.”
It’s just stating a serious attitude, this shouldn’t count as ‘direct refusal’ as Hamster mentioned, right?
Lu Qi narrowed her eyes and stared at him intently.
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Thank you everyone for the recommendation tickets, thank you Jing E Xian Sheng, tgoc, and other classmates for your rewards, an extra chapter is here!
Also, I shouldn’t stay up too late anymore… I will adjust the update time in the future and try to schedule it for the afternoon.
