"This..."
Hearing her son’s words, Chen Dongmei hesitated.
She felt her son had a point, but buying a house was such a big decision that she couldn’t make up her mind right away.
"Mom, the deadline to sign up for the company’s group-purchase housing is in the next two days. If we decide to buy, we’ll have to pay within these two days."
Seeing that his mom was tempted, Gu Yizhou decided to strike while the iron was hot.
"Alright!"
Chen Dongmei thought for a moment, then said, "I’ll discuss it with your dad in a bit. If he has no objections, I’ll go to the bank and wire you the money tomorrow!"
Gu Yizhou’s eyes lit up when he heard his mom’s words!
"Okay, Mom!"
He nodded.
Although Gu Yizhou knew it was somewhat immoral to deceive his mother like this, he had no other choice!
At this moment, he couldn’t think of any other way to get such a large sum of money.
’I’ll just have to find a chance to confess to my mom after I’ve made the money.’
’By then, I’ll have earned the money back anyway. The worst that can happen is getting an earful from her,’ Gu Yizhou thought to himself.
Afterward, the mother and son chatted for a little longer before hanging up the video call.
"Phew..."
After ending the call, Gu Yizhou was in high spirits!
Even though his mom said she needed to discuss it with his dad, Gu Yizhou knew his father wouldn’t have any objections!
So, the money would most likely arrive tomorrow!
300,000. It wasn’t a huge amount, but it was more than enough for Gu Yizhou’s current needs.
One of the seven days had already passed, leaving him with six. He had to pick the stock with the highest potential return, build his initial capital, and then, after returning the 300,000 principal, he could move on to other investments.
It wasn’t that Gu Yizhou was afraid of long-term investments. It was because this money was what his parents had painstakingly saved for half their lives. He couldn’t afford to make even the slightest mistake!
Just then, Gu Yizhou noticed the little white cat had emerged from under the sofa at some point. It was now staring at him in silence.
"Huh?"
He said with some surprise, "Xiaobai, you finally decided to come out from under the sofa?"
"Meow~!"
The little white cat meowed at him, its tone full of displeasure.
This left Gu Yizhou momentarily baffled.
"Uh..."
"Xiaobai, what’s wrong with you?"
"Are you hungry?"
He asked after a moment of thought.
"Meeow~!"
Yan Luoxi was absolutely furious.
At the same time, she was extremely disappointed in Gu Yizhou!
’Hungry my ass!’
’You damned man, you’re not a good person! How dare you lie to your own mother!’
’You’re finished! When I get to the company tomorrow, I’m going to fire you, you big liar!’
She cursed at Gu Yizhou.
But the sound that came out was just a soft, kitten-like meow, completely devoid of any menace!
Seeing Xiaobai meowing at him nonstop, Gu Yizhou reached out and scooped her up.
"Xiaobai, do you not know where to find your food?"
He smiled slightly and said as he walked toward the cat food on the balcony, "You silly little kitty. Come on, Daddy will teach you again!"
Yan Luoxi: "..."
"Here, this is cat food. Go on and eat, Xiaobai!"
Gu Yizhou held the little white cat and squatted down, pointing to the food bowl in front of them.
Yan Luoxi shot him a glance, her expression like she was looking at a complete idiot!
Uh...
’Did I just get looked down on by a cat?’
Gu Yizhou noticed this. Seeing the strikingly human-like expression in Xiaobai’s eyes, he froze for a second.
"Alright, Xiaobai, you can eat on your own. If you’re thirsty, the water is over there."
"I need to find something to eat, too!"
Speaking of food, Gu Yizhou suddenly remembered that he hadn’t eaten dinner yet either.
He glanced at the clock on the wall and saw it was already almost ten-thirty.
’It’s already this late?’
Gu Yizhou thought to himself, ’I’ll just grab a piece of bread or something to tide me over. I’ll deal with it tomorrow!’
The moment he let go, Xiaobai bolted away with a WHOOSH~!
She didn’t even spare a glance for the cat food.
Gu Yizhou: "...(⊙o⊙)..."
He shook his head helplessly but didn’t try to force her to eat the cat food.
The food was right there, anyway. If Xiaobai was truly hungry, she would eat it on her own.
As for her still being afraid of him, he figured it was because they hadn’t spent much time together yet. It would get better over time, so Gu Yizhou wasn’t too worried.
His only worry was that Xiaobai might run away again like she did today and never come back.
’Forget it!’
’After I eat, I’ll check the house again and figure out how she got out!’
’She couldn’t have opened the door and walked out herself, right?’
Gu Yizhou shook his head with a self-deprecating laugh, then turned and went to the kitchen to grab a bag of bread and some milk to eat.
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「10:50 PM.」
Gu Yizhou sat on the sofa, having eaten a few slices of bread and a bottle of milk. He didn’t feel as hungry anymore, so he stopped eating.
After all, it was late at night. Eating too much would be hard to digest when he went to sleep, which wasn’t good for his health.
Meanwhile, Yan Luoxi was lying in a corner at the other end of the sofa, staring intently at him.
’He doesn’t look like he’s short on money!’
She couldn’t understand why this guy, Gu Yizhou, would lie to his own mother.
Sensing a gaze fixed on him, Gu Yizhou turned his head and found Xiaobai watching him. Her big, beautiful, sapphire-blue eyes darted around, filled with curiosity.
"You silly little kitty, why are you staring at me?"
He paused for a second, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Yan Luoxi: "..."
’Silly little kitty???’
’You’re the silly little kitty!’
’Your whole family are silly little kitties!’
Yan Luoxi was completely speechless. This damned man was getting more and more infuriating!
’Hmph!’
She turned her head away angrily, not wanting to deal with this stinky guy, Gu Yizhou.
Gu Yizhou saw this but paid her no mind. He got up, walked back to his bedroom, and turned on his computer.
He planned to study those stocks again to see if the system’s display had changed.
After all, that 300,000 was his family’s entire life savings. He couldn’t afford to be the least bit careless. If he really lost it all, he wouldn’t know how to face his parents!
So, it was better to be cautious.
Seeing Gu Yizhou go back into his room and busy himself with something at the computer, Yan Luoxi thought for a moment, then jumped off the sofa and quietly padded inside...
...
[Stock: Fengxing Media, Current Price: 19.65 yuan.]
[Investment Return: Favorable news, speculative trading by hot money, retail investors following the trend. 7-Day Return on Investment: +108%. Long-Term Return on Investment: -65% (Predicted).]
[Stock: Zhongtian Technology, Current Price: 8.85 yuan.]
[Investment Return: Announcement of latest research results. 7-Day Return on Investment: +60%. Long-Term Return on Investment: 200% (Predicted).]
[Stock: Caesar Shares, Current Price: 211.78 yuan.]
[Investment Return: Announcement of latest research results. 7-Day Return on Investment: +199%. Long-Term Return on Investment: 108% (Predicted).]
...
[Note: As the host’s Investment Return Glasses have only 6 days of validity remaining, and stock market investments are risky, short-term investments are recommended to secure profits.]
After putting on the Investment Return Glasses, Gu Yizhou looked at the interface before him. It had changed slightly compared to yesterday, but not by much. He nodded in satisfaction.
He had originally thought the glasses’ seven-day validity meant he could only see the investment return for that single, fixed seven-day period. He never expected that the seven-day validity meant that on each of those days, he could see the return rate for the seven days *following* that specific day!
In other words, during the seven days the glasses were active, no matter which day he started investing, he would be able to see the full seven-day return rate!
"Tsk!"
"This is awesome!"
Gu Yizhou couldn’t help but clap his hands.
Just as he was getting excited,
Yan Luoxi appeared behind him, padding along with a cat’s grace.
When she saw the colorful stock market interface on Gu Yizhou’s computer screen, she instantly understood why he had lied to his mother for money...