Chapter 479: Chapter 467: The Underpinning Nie Zhan Chapter 479: Chapter 467: The Underpinning Nie Zhan After a tender and affectionate embrace, Lu Jiaxin leaned against Nie Zhan’s chest and said with a smile, “I thought you would stop me.”
“If I had stopped you, would you not have shorted the market?”
“No, I wouldn’t have.”
Nie Zhan knew this would be her answer, which is why he didn’t speak out against it, “If you win this bet, you’ll be Hong Kong’s richest woman, free to make any investment you like. And if you lose, there’s no need to worry, I’ll help you redeem Green Forest. You can then focus on running Green Forest and Qirui Five Fortune Jewelry.”
Lu Jiaxin was quite surprised, “You’re going to help me redeem Green Forest?”
Nie Zhan explained, “Green Forest can be redeemed for about one billion greenbacks, the combined shares of Xinxin Real Estate and Wansheng Real Estate amount to nine billion, and I don’t have that much money.”
If he lost Xinxin Real Estate, so be it, but he was determined to redeem his shares in Wansheng Real Estate because owning less than 41% posed a risk.
He seemed certain she would lose, knowing he couldn’t stop her stubbornness, he was prepared to provide her with a safety net. At that moment, Lu Jiaxin was genuinely touched.
Nie Zhan said, “The jewelry and antiques are mortgaged for a year; there’s no rush. I’ll help you redeem them by the end of the year when I have the money…”
He couldn’t finish his sentence before his mouth was sealed shut.
The consequence of their actions was sleeping in until after 10 the next day, waking up with a sore back. Ah, the price of a moment’s excitement was a body’s suffering.
Mo Libin spent a week and a half selling off all the stocks, liquidating 2.1 billion greenbacks in capital. The Nikkei 225 index contracts expired on September 20, and she had initially invested two billion greenbacks. After multiple buys and sells, she recouped 5.4 billion greenbacks.
From the Nikkei Index proceeds, Lu Jiaxin transferred four billion greenbacks to Nie Zhan for him to manage and used the rest to short the Singapore index. The 2.1 billion greenbacks from selling U.S. stocks, Lu Jiaxin instructed Mo Libin to short the Dow Jones Index in the name of several offshore companies.
In Hong Kong, Lu Jiaxin’s spending on purchasing villas, premium properties, and starting companies was substantial. The funds recouped from selling stocks amounted to only 1.2 billion greenbacks. She handed this money to Deng Weihai to short the Nikkei Index.
The funds from mortgaging the company and antiques went into shorting the Hang Seng Index. Nie Zhan had Lu Jiaxin give him the mortgage funds from the Wansheng Real Estate shares to manage. Buying in a dispersed fashion wouldn’t attract attention, so she agreed.
Lu Jiaxin utilized ten times leverage to short the Dow Jones Index, the Singapore Index, the Nikkei Index, and the Hang Seng Index.
Lu Jiaxin dispatched auditors, lawyers, and financial advisors to America and Star City to oversee the funds. Despite the expense, it gave peace of mind. Having arranged everything, she just needed to wait for October 19th to arrive.
Although the Dow Jones Index and Hang Seng Index would fluctuate, it was unlikely they would rise more than eight percent in two weeks. If they did rise more than eight percent, then one could only say her memory was flawed and the fortune was not hers.
Even without Nie Zhan’s words, Jiaxin wouldn’t panic. If the worst happened and she lost everything, she would just start over. After all, she was only 19 years old; she had a long future ahead, so there was nothing to fear.
Once all was arranged, Lu Jiaxin’s tense nerves relaxed. She called up Zong Shimeng, Yu Meitong, and a few others, inviting them to go hiking over the weekend.
Zong Shimeng had just been scolded by her mother-in-law and was in a bad mood when she received the invitation and immediately agreed. Madam Hu wasn’t pleased to see her always running off and demanded that she stay home and take care of the children properly.
Zong Shimeng had her excuses ready, “Miss Lu invited me. Zhifeng has a good relationship with Nie Zhan, who values Miss Lu greatly. If I refuse her invitation, it might affect the relationship between Zhifeng and Nie Zhan.”
Madam Hu didn’t like Lu Jiaxin, thinking the girl was too cunning. She hadn’t yet entered the family but had already won 15% of the Wansheng Real Estate shares. Once she married into the family, Nie Zhan’s assets might all become hers.
Unable to stop Zong Shimeng, Madam Hu called her son, asking Hu Zhifeng to prevent his wife from continuing to associate with Lu Jiaxin.
Madam Hu said, “The young Miss of the Yu Family was in good terms with her fiance in the past, but ever since she met this Miss Lu, she called off her engagement and even had a fallout with her family. If Shimeng spends too much time with her, she might become wild-hearted too.”
Hu Zhifeng felt somewhat helpless and said, “The break-up between Yu Meitong and Fu Ye was Fu Ye’s fault; it has nothing to do with Miss Lu. It’s not often that Shimeng has friends she can talk to, so let her go out with them occasionally.”
As Madam Hu couldn’t persuade her son, she hung up the phone in anger.
After the kidnapping incident, Lu Jiaxin had become cautious. She arranged to go hiking with three people over the weekend but didn’t say where. It was only after the four of them met up that she revealed they were going to Dragon Ridge Mountain.
This time, all four were dressed the same, in white sports attire. At the foot of the mountain, Zong Shimeng looked up at the sky and smilingly said that Lu Jiaxin had chosen a good day. It was September and still quite hot, but they were in luck – it was overcast.
Lu Jiaxin laughed and said, “I only invited you guys because the weather forecast said it would be cloudy today. Otherwise, I wouldn’t dare go out with the sun so scorching.”
Shi Xinyu said with a smile, “Tao Yong told me last night that next time the weather is nice, he’ll invite you to go hiking or play tennis. Such activities are good–they help you stay fit.”
Yu Meitong sneered and said, “He’s probably just worried you’ll drag him shopping and end up swiping his card.”
Having dated Fu Ye for three years, she was somewhat familiar with Hu Zhifeng and Nie Zhan. Among the four men, Nie Zhan was the most generous with his girlfriends, while Tao Yong was the stingiest.
Shi Xinyu was easy-going; even when she heard something negative about Tao Yong, she didn’t get angry. She did admit her boyfriend was a bit stingy and sometimes that irritated her, “Jiaxin, Nie Zhan is really the best, to actually be willing to give you 10% of Wansheng Real Estate shares.”
She could barely believe it when she heard the news. The 5% of shares given by Old Master Nie were compensation, but Nie Zhan’s gift was out of love. After confirming it was true, she was incredibly envious and even argued with Tao Yong about it.
Lu Jiaxin did not dodge the topic and said, “Kang Huijuan nearly cost me my life, so he feels guilty, which is why I accepted it. If we get married later, the shares will go to our children; if we break up, I will return the shares to him.”
Their eyes almost popped out at her words, and Zong Shimeng was the first to snap back to reality, “Return them to him? Jiaxin, those shares are worth three billion, can you really bear to part with them?”
Three billion! Her own personal assets totaled just over thirty million, and here the girl was, casually saying she would let them go. She could tell that Lu Jiaxin was sincere, not pretending to be lofty.
Lu Jiaxin said with a smile, “What’s there to hesitate about? I can make my own money; without those shares, I’ll still live well. However, that’s only if we part on good terms. If he cheats, I’ll sell the shares and keep the money for myself.”
At that moment, Zong Shimeng suddenly understood why Nie Zhan was so enamored with her. Lu Jiaxin was beautiful, capable, and independent. Such a person couldn’t be tied down by material possessions, only softened by love.