Chapter 118: A Bet with Wang Yichen

Ma Chaoyun was extremely torn. If he listened to Chen Yang, he'd have to slap himself twenty times in front of his coworkers. He would become the biggest laughingstock at the company and definitely wouldn't be able to stay.

If he didn't, Chen Yang would sue him in court. By then, not only might he lose his job, he could even end up in jail.

Just as Ma Chaoyun hesitated, a cold voice came from behind Chen Yang.

"In broad daylight, you actually want someone to slap themselves. General Manager Qi, this place is totally unsafe—you even let gangsters in."

Chen Yang turned his head and saw a gray-suited man wearing gold-rimmed glasses staring at him. Beside him stood a man and a woman. The man was someone Chen Yang had met before—the CEO of Xingcheng Securities, Qi Yunxiang. The woman had her arm linked with the gray-suited man's, appearing intimate; she was likely his partner.

"General Manager Qi, when did your company start keeping dogs?"

Qi Yunxiang gave an embarrassed smile. Although he had only met Chen Yang once, he had done thorough research on the company's major client data.

He knew Chen Yang was not only the chairman of Old Hundreds Agricultural Products Trading Co., Ltd., but also had a close relationship with Liu Shijie, the boss of Sunshine Real Estate.

Earlier, Su Mingyue had resigned, and he had been worried Chen Yang might close his account, affecting the company's business. After observing for a few days and seeing that Chen Yang's account transactions remained frequent, he relaxed. He never expected Chen Yang to show up at the company today.

Just now Chen Yang had Ma Chaoyun slap himself, and he happened to overhear it. He really didn't know what to say about this. After all, Ma Chaoyun had indeed spread rumors unfavorable to Su Mingyue, and he had personally warned Ma Chaoyun to watch his words and actions. He never expected it would still cause a big disaster.

"Who are you calling a dog?" Before Qi Yunxiang could speak, the man in gray clothes flew into a rage, shook off his female companion's hand, and threw a punch at Chen Yang.

He was slightly shorter than Chen Yang, looked rather refined, but his body was strong; his punch came with a fierce momentum.

Chen Yang hadn't expected the gray‑clothed man to strike directly; he gently pushed Su Mingyue aside, then kicked the man hard in the chest, sending him flying back.

"Damn it!" The gray‑clothed man, having suffered a dark loss, grabbed a nearby swivel chair and tried to smash it into Chen Yang.

Seeing this, Qi Yunxiang hurriedly grabbed him. "General Manager Wang, calm down. It's all a misunderstanding!" He then turned to Chen Yang and said, "General Manager Chen, let's talk this out properly. If it's our company's fault, I'll apologize."

Ma Chaoyun had originally seen the gray‑clothed man's appearance as a savior. After hearing Qi Yunxiang's words, his expression turned awkward again. It seemed the company had no intention of protecting him.

The gray‑clothed man looked at Qi Yunxiang, both angry and bewildered. "General Manager Qi, he's been defecating on your company's head, and you're still going to apologize to him?"

Qi Yunxiang quickly put on an apologetic smile. "General Manager Wang has misunderstood; General Manager Chen didn't mean that."

The gray‑clothed man hadn't expected Qi Yunxiang to remain consistently polite toward Chen Yang, and he grew suspicious. He had met everyone of status in Xingcheng, yet there was no such person as Chen Yang. Could he be from another province?

After the gray‑clothed man calmed down, Qi Yunxiang then gave both sides a self‑introduction.

"General Manager Wang, this is Chen Yang, chairman of Old Hundreds Agricultural Products Trading Company."

"General Manager Chen, this is Wang Yichen, general manager of Wang Clan Real Estate."

Chen Yang felt the name Wang Yichen was somewhat familiar; after thinking for a while he recalled that Shen Anna's ex‑boyfriend also bore that name, and he seemed to be from Wang Clan Real Estate too. In that case, this guy is that heartless scoundrel!

"General Manager Qi, the Wang Clan Real Estate you mentioned—could it be the one whose land was snatched by outsiders?" After saying that, Chen Yang glanced at Wang Yichen and spoke mockingly: "I thought someone was being so arrogant, but it turns out he's just a paper tiger."

Wang Yichen pointed at Chen Yang, red with anger, and cursed: "You Chen bastard, who are you calling a paper tiger? If you've got the skills, go train!"

Chen Yang ignored him, shifting his gaze back to Ma Chaoyun. "So, will you apologize now, or shall I send you a lawyer's letter in a few days?"

Ma Chaoyun knew he couldn't escape. If he didn't apologize, there was an eighty‑to‑ninety percent chance he'd lose his job. He was about to apologize to Chen Yang and Su Mingyue when he heard Wang Yichen say:

"General Manager Qi, this Chen fellow is bullying my investment consultant. Why are you still speaking for an outsider? Are you not welcoming my investment here?"

Qi Yunxiang quickly said this was a private matter between Chen Yang and Ma Chaoyun, and Xingcheng Securities was not in a position to intervene.

Chen Yang continued to mock Wang Yichen: "You have no opinion at all about stock trading, yet you rely on a worthless consultant as an advisor—no wonder you lose money!"

Wang Yichen's face flushed with anger. Objectively speaking, hiring Ma Chaoyun as an investment consultant hadn't earned him any money. But since Chen Yang disapproved of it, he felt compelled to support it.

"You Chen, stop pretending. If you've got the ability, let's compete—whoever loses has to kneel and bark like a dog!"

Chen Yang froze for a moment. He couldn't understand why someone Shen Anna once liked would speak and act so childishly.

"What, you don't dare to compete?" Seeing Chen Yang silent, Wang Yichen took it as cowardice and instantly became excited.

Chen Yang asked him, "How do you want to compete?"

Wang Yichen thought for a moment, then said: "Each of us picks a stock, holds it for three days, and whoever's stock rises more wins."

"No problem!" Chen Yang told Wang Yichen, "Since you trust Ma Chaoyun so much, let's raise the stakes: each of us puts in fifty million, and we must be fully invested before the competition ends."

Wang Yichen glanced at Ma Chaoyun, who, for his own future, was also ready to give it his all. He said confidently, "General Manager Wang, rest assured—I will definitely win!"

Wang Yichen immediately agreed to Chen Yang's proposal.

Ma Chaoyun then sat back at his work computer, carefully re‑analyzing the several quality stocks he had previously added to his watchlist, and finally chose Xinfei Technology, which had hit the daily limit down for four days but showed signs of a rebound.

Wang Yichen also looked at Xinfei Technology's data, which looked quite stable. He then bought the stock full‑position at an average price of thirty‑two yuan without hesitation, and the stock promptly hit the sky‑high limit as soon as he acted.

After Chen Yang had gathered his funds, he decided to use Xingcheng Heavy Industry—a stock that had earned him a lot of money—as his trump card in the showdown with Wang Yichen.

Xingcheng Heavy Industry's share price had fallen back to seventeen yuan and five jiao. To avoid pushing the price up to the limit like Wang Yichen had done, Chen Yang chose to build his position in batches. Whenever the price hovered around seventeen yuan and five jiao, he bought. After it rose, he paused and waited for others to sell. By repeating this buy‑pause‑buy pattern, he ultimately purchased 2,777,700 shares of Xingcheng Heavy Industry at an average price of eighteen yuan before the market closed.

Seeing Xingcheng Heavy Industry close at a final price of eighteen yuan and five jiao, both Wang Yichen and Ma Chaoyun laughed.