Chapter 165: Bullying the Honest

Chen Yang took a midnight train to Xingcheng train station, and the person picking him up, Shen Anna, was very dissatisfied.

"Boss, couldn't you pick a more convenient mode of transport? I was tossed around by Yexin until late last night, then got up at 5:30 a. m. to pick you up—this is killing me!"

Hearing her words, Chen Yang felt as if he'd discovered a new continent, and curiously asked, "Anna, what exactly did you two mess around with last night?"

Shen Anna froze for a moment, then realizing, her cheeks instantly flushed like a ripe apple. She, somewhat annoyed, reached out and mercilessly pinched Chen Yang's thigh, scolding, "You jerk, what dirty thoughts are filling your head? We were just chatting, nothing else!"

Chen Yang grimaced in pain, feeling a bit wronged, and said, "I didn't even say you did anything..."

Shen Anna snorted coldly, "How could I not know what your dirty mind is thinking? Rest assured, my orientation is still normal."

Chen Yang immediately recovered his smile and said, "So does that mean you've got a target lately? Who is it?"

"No!" Shen Anna again solemnly declared to Chen Yang, "I don't want to date right now, so you guys don't need to worry."

Chen Yang thought she hadn't moved on from her previous relationship, so he asked, "Wang Yichen is supposed to have a court hearing this week; do you want to go watch?"

Shen Anna shook her head. "You go! I'm no longer interested in that person."

"Then I won't go either." Chen Yang had been dealing with Wang Yichen only for Shen Anna's sake. Since the main party isn't even concerned, why would he waste his time and energy?

Shen Anna seemed unwilling to discuss Wang Yichen further; after starting the engine, she asked Chen Yang, "Should I take you to the company, or send you home?"

"Send me home first!" Chen Yang wanted to go home, take a shower, then take a taxi to Sunshine Garden Community to meet up with his aunt's family.

While driving, Shen Anna told Chen Yang, "Thanks to you not attending that gathering, otherwise you'd have been furious to death!"

"What happened?" Chen Yang hadn't attended the Xingcheng Capital Alliance meeting, so he didn't know the details. Afterwards, no one called him either.

Shen Anna said, "I don't know much about the stock market, but listening to them talk makes my blood boil. They said they'd jointly push the stock up high, then pull out in batches, leaving you to hold the bag. This is outright bullying of honest people!"

"Why make me hold the bag?" Chen Yang also hadn't expected that Yexin and the others would come up with such a result. No wonder no one called him afterwards; anyone who dared to call would likely get cursed out on the spot.

Shen Anna laughed through tears, saying, "They said you have the best luck and have never suffered a loss. As long as you're left to the end, everyone stands to make money."

Chen Yang's good luck mainly comes from his precognitive ability, knowing the floor price of a certain stock. But he isn't omnipotent; he doesn't know the trend of every stock. If he teamed up with these people to hype stocks other than Xingcheng Heavy Industry, he wouldn't be confident of getting out unscathed either.

"Which bastard came up with this devilish idea?"

"That Zhuo guy from Dongjiang Securities!" Shen Anna said angrily, "I originally thought this person had decent character, but turns out he's just as shameless."

Chen Yang sighed, he hadn't expected Zhuo Wenyuan to be so shameless. After a moment of silence, he asked Shen Anna, "What's the attitude of Sis Yexin and Chief Qi of Xingcheng Securities?"

Shen Anna said, "Yexin said you can stay to the end, but everyone must take a share of the profit so you don't suffer a loss. Chief Qi also agrees with her view."

Seeing that someone was still speaking up for him, Chen Yang felt a bit warmer inside, and then asked, "So what was the final outcome they settled on?"

Shen Anna shook her head and said, "It's just a temporary plan: they want to first double Xingcheng Heavy Industry's stock, then have certain people withdraw first, and you'd be last."

Chen Yang couldn't help cursing, "What are they dreaming? My funds are all tied up in there, and they've all run off—who's going to take over my position?"

When Shen Anna heard that Chen Yang had put all his savings into it, she also grew nervous. "You'd better cut ties with them soon!"

Chen Yang nodded. Since Zhuo Wenyuan wanted to make him the sucker, he would just bow out. Let Zhuo Wenyuan take his crew and play; he wanted to see what tricks Zhuo could pull.

After finishing the alliance topic, they chatted a bit more about company matters. About half an hour later, Shen Anna finally dropped Chen Yang off at the staff housing of Shida Affiliated Middle School. As they were about to part, Chen Yang urged Shen Anna, "Don't tell Sis Yexin about my withdrawal for now; I'll call her myself later."

Shen Anna didn't ask why, just nodded, then drove off to the company.

After returning home, Chen Yang first took a shower, then lay on the sofa to think for a while. He held six million shares of Xingcheng Heavy Industry at a cost of 16.7 each; selling them all at once would be somewhat difficult.

At this point, it all depends on Zhuo Wenyuan's side. If they're willing to take the shares, he'd naturally be pleased. If not, many possibilities could arise.

First, the most optimistic scenario: other capital also favors Xingcheng Heavy Industry. They would take over Chen Yang's shares and then join forces with Zhuo Wenyuan's group to push the stock up.

Second, if no capital steps in, the stock would be slammed down as soon as Chen Yang tries to sell, while Zhuo Wenyuan's group would pick it up low and continue pushing it up. This outcome would be very unfavorable for Chen Yang.

Third, Chen Yang could secretly sell while Zhuo Wenyuan's group is raising the price. Whenever they place a lock-up order, he would dump the stock. In that case, his shares would likely sell smoothly, but he'd offend all the capital in the alliance.

After thinking it over, there didn't seem to be a better option. Chen Yang felt he should go with the third approach—sell regardless of whether Zhuo Wenyuan's group or other capital is pushing the price up, aiming to unload all six million shares of Xingcheng Heavy Industry within two days.

"Look out for number one, or heaven will destroy and earth will annihilate!" As for the consequences of offending those capitals, he didn't care. At worst, he'd just go trade stocks elsewhere.

After making his decision, Chen Yang called Zhao Qian. "Dear sis, could you go register later today? I still have a few things to handle."

"Hmph, you liar, I knew you'd stand me up again." Zhao Qian's voice over the phone was both angry and disappointed.

Chen Yang immediately assured, "Don't worry, bro this time I definitely won't stand you up. Around 10 o'clock, come to the Shida Affiliated Middle School staff housing to pick me up."

Zhao Qian burst out laughing in anger. "Bro, you're something! You were supposed to take me to register, but now I have to go pick you up instead."

Chen Yang chuckled, "You just got your license, didn't you? This is a perfect chance to get some practice."

Hmph, you come by taxi yourself. If you're not here by eleven, I'll go register myself! Zhao Qian said and then hung up the phone.