525: 465 Boiling Frog in Warm Water (Thanks for the reward!
Request for monthly tickets!) 525: 465 Boiling Frog in Warm Water (Thanks for the reward!
Request for monthly tickets!) “Sis, where are you?”
The Four Seasons Hotel.
Pei Yunxi received a call from her sister Luo Li’er.
“Paris.”
“Oh, what are you doing in Paris?”
“Haven’t I told you?
Shooting a film.”
“Oh.
What movie?”
Pei Yunxi sensed something was off.
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing, just asking.”
Luo Li’er replied in a low voice.
Pei Yunxi could tell her sister was being insincere, “Is there something going on?”
“Umm, it’s just…”
“Speak up.”
“Sis, I saw a piece of news, you…”
Luo Li’er still hesitated, seemingly finding it difficult to speak.
“What about me?”
“I’ll send it to you to see for yourself.”
After saying that, Luo Li’er hung up the phone.
A short while later.
“Ding” went the sound.
A link was sent over.
Pei Yunxi, holding her phone, clicked on it and immediately her brows furrowed uncontrollably.
There it was, a piece of gossip news, featuring a photo of her being led by a man.
Even though her overseas fame wasn’t high, she was not entirely unrecognizable.
Besides, there were many Chinese people in Paris.
Luckily, the paparazzo wasn’t very professional and failed to capture the man’s face, probably because a passerby recognized her and took the photo hurriedly.
“It’s just an illusion of angle.”
Pei Yunxi quickly sent a message to her sister with an explanation.
“Oh.”
As a celebrity, gossip news wasn’t something to cause a great stir over; similar things had happened in the past.
It was just that this time, Pei Yunxi couldn’t remain feeling entirely guilt-free.
Holding her phone, she seemed to think of something and couldn’t help grinding her teeth.
“Did the family see it?”
She then inquired.
“No.”
Luo Li’er apparently didn’t recognize the man in the photo, or maybe she found him familiar but naturally couldn’t make such a wild guess.
Now, during the summer vacation, she had left East Sea to return to her hometown.
After talking a few words with her sister, Pei Yunxi holding her phone, left her room and went next door, knocking on the door.
The door quickly opened.
“Miss Pei.”
Bai Haoran appeared at the door.
“Is he here?”
After these days together, Pei Yunxi naturally recognized him.
“Yes.”
Bai Haoran stepped aside to make room.
Pei Yunxi stepped into the room, brushing past him.
Bai Haoran, true to his reputation as an old hand, showed a keen judgment, not lingering.
He closed the door after stepping out, leaving the space for the two of them.
“I just sent you a link, take care of it.”
Pei Yunxi got straight to the point without any pleasantries.
Jiang Chen looked puzzled, then took out his phone, finally coming to a realization.
He showed no hesitation or reluctance.
“Okay.”
It was just a piece of gossip, and with his current capabilities, wiping it was a breeze.
Very simple, all that was needed was a phone call to Liu Yiming.
Although it was news on Weibo, the big shots have their network intersecting everywhere.
“By the way, Director Fei called me last night.
The film is ready to start shooting, you can report to him now.”
“Weren’t you going to change the female lead?”
Jiang Chen smiled.
“When did I ever say I’d change the female lead?
Weren’t you the one who said that?”
“What about K.E Group?”
Pei Yunxi sat down on the sofa, “What do you plan to do next?”
Although the tone was not very polite, Jiang Chen was not angry but pleased instead.
This meant that the other party no longer treated him as an outsider.
“Are you so interested in this matter?”
He asked calmly in return.
“You handed me stocks worth such a huge sum of money, should I not be concerned?”
Joe Bankton had already transferred all his shares.
For this.
Jiang Chen had spent 800 million euros.
And most crucially.
The immensely valuable pile of stocks was now entirely in Pei Yunxi’s account.
800 million euros.
Wealth she might never be able to accumulate in her lifetime, and this guy, wasn’t he afraid she would “take the money and run”?
After all, when the shares were deposited in her name, there was no agreement signed.
But thinking about this guy’s capabilities, Pei Yunxi became relieved.
Even the K.E Group had become his prey.
Where could a mere artist like her escape to?
“You should.”
Jiang Chen smiled, “You really should care.”
“The stock price of K.E Group has stabilized now, when will you start the next step of your plan?”
Pei Yunxi continued to inquire.
The market-saving measures of K.E Group had an obvious effect, with K.E stock price currently hovering at 140 euros.
Although it had experienced a significant fall, it had at least stemmed the avalanche-like trend and, most importantly, salvaged market confidence, with some investors beginning to hold their shares and watch.
Jiang Chen was silent, leaving it uncertain whether he was being deep or just playing coy.
If it had been before, Pei Yunxi definitely wouldn’t have asked further, but now she was acting out of character.
“Are you going to speak?”
This stance.
It was like she was sulking with her own man.
“When Soros defeated the Thai economy, it wasn’t achieved at once.
If Takagi Gentarou sees no hope, he will cut his losses.”
Jiang Chen finally spoke up.
“Explain it in simpler terms.
I don’t understand all this.”
Jiang Chen couldn’t help but laugh, then tentatively sat down next to the woman, nearly touching each other, able to feel their body heat.
Pei Yunxi just looked at him and did not show any obvious resistance.
The war between men and women is like this, one retreat leads to continuous retreat, until complete defeat.
“What I mean is, if I release all the stocks at once, K.E won’t see any hope and won’t use their reserves to save the market.
Takagi Gentarou might just take the money and run.
But now, he has dug out over ten billion euros.”
Pei Yunxi understood this time.
The story of ‘the frog in warm water’ is learned by primary school students.
“You intend to gradually deplete K.E’s funds?”
Jiang Chen nodded indifferently.
Pei Yunxi couldn’t help but feel a chill.
So this guy wasn’t just planning to short K.E.
He also wanted to leave them with nothing, utterly bankrupt.
How ruthless was this tactic?
After a moment, Pei Yunxi noticed he was staring straight at her.
“Stay away from me.”
She felt inexplicably panicked.
Jiang Chen didn’t move an inch.
“Move over there.”
Pei Yunxi extended her hand to push him, but he caught her wrist.
Taken aback, Pei Yunxi lost her balance in a fluster and fell into Jiang Chen’s arms.
Pei Yunxi froze, instinctively lifting her delicate, flawless face, her eyes wide and trembling like a startled fawn.
Time seemed to freeze.
Warm breath washed over her.
Fragrant as orchid, musky as musk-deer.
Those lips that could drive one mad were right in front of her.
Jiang Chen, who had only wanted to tease her, found he had overestimated his own restraint or perhaps underestimated the other’s charm.
His spirit shook, his breath became uncontrollably rough, and his body started to heat up.
A wild desire grew from the bottom of his heart and began to swell uncontrollably.
“Bang!”
But before he could muster the final courage, Pei Yunxi came to her senses, blushing furiously as she pushed him away forcefully and hastily got up, running out without looking back.
The door was left wide open.
“Snap!”
Realizing he had missed a golden opportunity, Jiang Chen’s face twitched as he regretfully slapped himself.