Chapter 689: An Agreement with Chu Min

"Chen Yang, it's been two days already, and Tang Qingquan's side has made several tens of millions, how can you still have the mind to play games here?" Seeing Chen Yang playing Landlord in the office of Three Stone Technology Company, not even opening the stock market software, Chu Min was very angry.

"I'm not short of money, what's wrong with playing a game?" Chen Yang gave Chu Min a lazy glance; this woman was racking her brains to stir up trouble between him and Tang Qingquan, and he wasn't going to fall for it.

Chu Min reminded Chen Yang, "Did you forget about your bet with Tang Qingquan?"

Chen Yang calmly said, "We didn't have any stake, so how can that count as a bet?"

Chu Min said with a serious expression, "Chen Yang, don't you want to prove in front of Chu Ning that you're stronger than Tang Qingquan?"

Chen Yang impatiently retorted to Chu Min, "Even if I proved I'm stronger than Tang Qingquan, what would change? Would your Chu family call off this engagement?"

Chu Min shook her head.

Chen Yang sighed and said, "Since nothing can be changed, why waste time on someone who doesn't want to do anything?"

Chu Min's big eyes darted around quickly, and suddenly she had an idea. "Chen Yang, Tang Qingquan stole your woman. You can go get revenge on him! I know which stock they bought; you can get someone to drive down the price of their holdings, making them lose money. Isn't that satisfying?"

Chen Yang gave her a look and said testily, "Forcibly suppressing the stock price would cost at least double. Now it's a bull market; going against the trend, even if Buffett showed up, he'd lose his shirt. Are you really hoping I go bankrupt?"

Upon hearing that it's a bull market now, Chu Min immediately became excited. "Chen Yang, since it's a bull market, you should definitely go play in the stock market—who would complain about having too little money?"

Chen Yang ignored Chu Min and continued playing his own game of Landlord.

"Chen Yang, if you don't want to buy stocks, then tell me which stock you can buy. If you don't want to make money, then let us make some!"

Chen Yang asked her, "What's in it for me?"

Chu Min suddenly raised her orchid finger, blushing coyly as she said, "I can offer myself to you!"

Seeing her act coquettish for the first time, Chen Yang got goosebumps.

"Big sis, I only have one request: as long as you make money, just disappear from my sight for a few days. Okay?"

"Okay!" Chu Min, knowing Chen Yang had no interest in competing with Tang Qingquan and not wanting to waste energy, agreed.

Chen Yang told her, "At the start of a bull market, securities firms and banks—these financial heavyweights—usually take the lead. You just go find the leader of that sector and follow by buying."

Upon hearing that, Chu Min exclaimed in surprise, "Tang Qingquan bought financial stocks. No wonder he's so confident—he must have gotten insider information early on."

Chen Yang didn't respond, merely reminding the other party, "Miss, I've already pointed out the investment direction—can't you disappear now?"

Chu Min giggled and said, "I can only promise to disappear temporarily. If I don't make money, I'll still have to come find you!"

Chen Yang gave her another eye roll, then continued playing his own game.

Chu Min wasn't angry; she turned and went back to her own office.

After the afternoon market close, she came over again.

"Chen Yang, I inquired a bit—the financial stocks have already been active for a few days; getting in now would be buying at a high. Why don't you recommend some other stocks to me?"

Chen Yang recalled his stock‑trading experience from his previous life, then told her, "If you have patience, you can first buy some agriculture‑related stocks. I expect the agriculture sector to have a big surge at month‑end."

Chu Min had full faith in Chen Yang's stock‑picking ability. But she didn't intend to end the conversation there; instead she joked, "If the agriculture stocks don't rise by month‑end, you'll have to offer yourself to me—how about that?"

Chen Yang hadn't expected her to still not give up; he gave a wry smile and said, "You don't even like men—why bother with this kind of joke…"

Chu Min gazed at Chen Yang with lingering affection and said, "For you, I can make an exception just once."

"Never mind." Chen Yang refused without hesitation: "I can't afford to provoke the women of the Chu family."

Chu Min suddenly sighed and said, "From the moment I first saw you, you've already provoked me. Before, with Chu Ning around, it wasn't convenient for me to act. Now that you've broken up, I definitely won't let this chance slip by."

Chen Yang hadn't expected Chu Min to be so persistent, so he asked her a very practical question: "Miss Chu, even if I agreed, would your Chu family's elders agree?"

Chu Min said nonchalantly, "This is between us; why should we care about others' opinions?"

Chen Yang said solemnly, "If the Chu family elders disagree, I'll have to pay a heavy price for your willfulness. Have you considered my feelings?"

Upon hearing that, Chu Min furrowed her brows. After a moment of silence, her demeanor also turned solemn.

"Chen Yang, if I manage to convince my grandfather and my parents, will you agree to date me?"

Chen Yang thought Chu Min was being overly optimistic. Since the Chu family had already let Chu Ning leave him, they wouldn't slap themselves in the face and then let Chu Min approach him.

"If you really can convince them, I can give it a try."

Seeing Chen Yang agree, Chu Min left happily.

As for that, Chen Yang didn't take it to heart. He fundamentally didn't believe Chu Min could succeed.

What annoyed him was that, after finally getting Chu Min to leave, Wang Lei came running over again to nag.

"Director Chen, it's been several days already and you still have no intention of entering the stock market. Isn't that inappropriate?"

"What's inappropriate about it? The stock market doesn't pay me a salary—do I have to clock in every day like a job?"

"Director Chen, I don't mean it that way. Even if you don't want to compete with Tang Qingquan, you at least need to put up a show. Otherwise, when it comes time to settle accounts, if you have nothing to show, people will think you're just messing with him."

"Fine, then tomorrow I'll just randomly buy a stock to get by."

Seeing Chen Yang's perfunctory attitude, Wang Lei let out a helpless sigh. If things continue like this, his days of leaving Modu are already counting down.

"Director Chen, why don't you recommend a stock for me? First I'll save up some capital. In case Tang Qingquan seeks revenge on us, we'll have the means for a comeback."

Chen Yang also recommended agriculture stocks to Wang Lei. Based on his years of stock‑trading experience, sector‑rotation stocks, if you get in early, basically you can profit. And the feedback from Lan Qiyun also made him very optimistic about the prospects of agriculture stocks.

Of course, Chen Yang only recommended stocks to Chu Min and Wang Lei; he himself still took no action.

On one hand, he had no interest in this competition at all. On the other hand, Tang Qingquan has many subordinates, multiple stock accounts, and plenty of funds.

If they really were to compete, just managing the trades would wear him out.

And these past few days, he has been waiting for an email.