Chapter 47: A Big Profit

Seeing Shen Yan suddenly move such a large cardboard box back into the dormitory, the few people there cast curious gazes his way.

Lin Yang asked, "Old Shen, where did this box pop out from, and what's inside it?"

"It was sent by Chen Shanni's mother."

"The pattern on the box is clear enough, see for yourself."

Shen Yan found a pair of scissors to cut the sealing tape, took out all the components and screws, and laid them out on the floor in order.

A computer chair is nothing rare; Shen Yan didn't even need to look at the manual, and in less than five minutes, the final form of the computer chair stood before him.

Its appearance was simple and elegant, with a classic black and gray color scheme that gave people a sense of stability and class. The surface used high-quality leather material, the seat cushion was filled with sponge, making it full of elasticity and soft, and the base used high-strength steel material connected to five-claw silent casters. Additionally, it was equipped with user-friendly details: rotatable armrests, an adjustable lumbar pillow, a retractable footrest, and it could be adjusted for height and reclining, allowing one to sit or lie down.

The production cost was clearly not cheap.

Lin Yang sat on it to get a feel for it, his eyes immediately lighting up, and he exclaimed, "Old Shen, this thing must cost several hundred; it's extremely comfortable. I'll go buy one myself later."

A trace of envy flashed in the eyes of the others.

Who wouldn't want to live more comfortably, but their pockets were simply too shallow.

After showering and drying his hair, Shen Yan discovered a few new messages on his phone from Hao Anqi.

She said she had gone to eat meat burgers with her roommates and even sent a photo over.

"Handsome Yan, the meat burgers on the third floor of our cafeteria is really good."

Below that was a picture of Hao Anqi holding a cup of Fanta, her face full of smiles; the term "sweet girl" was perfectly fitting for her.

Shen Yan: "Does your family never keep poultry, like rabbits or soft-shelled turtles?"

Hao Anqi: "What do you mean?"

"With a foodie as big as you around, I'm afraid they'd be stewed within two days."

At the Communication University of China's third-floor cafeteria, Hao Anqi, who was eating a meat burger and drinking Fanta, saw this line of text, and her cheeks immediately puffed up like a little hamster hiding food, adding a touch of cuteness.

Ahhh! Is this blockhead implying that she is a pig because she likes to eat so much?

Shen Yan replied: "Don't think of yourself like that, little piggies aren't as cute as you."

"Hmph! You're the pig, a stupid and blockheaded big pig."

After hitting send, a heart-stirring smile appeared on the corner of Hao Anqi's mouth.

Beside her, a neutral-looking girl named Wen Xiaoyan with ear-length short hair shook her head helplessly at the sight and sighed, "An Qi is beyond saving; she's a total love-struck fool."

Another girl with straight bangs who followed a cute style, named Wen Qingqing, rested her chin in her hands, revealing a lovesick expression, and said, "If I had such a handsome boyfriend, I'd be love-struck every day too."

Wen Xiaoyan rolled her eyes and looked at the last girl, a bespectacled one who was silent and focused on stuffing her face, saying, "Jingjing, it's a good thing you're in the dorm, otherwise this life would be unbearable."

Wang Jing looked up at her blankly, completely unaware of what had happened; Wen Xiaoyan covered her forehead with a look of utter despair.

Hao Anqi felt no shame at all; instead, she said triumphantly that you single dogs wouldn't understand. The girls immediately suffered a critical hit and pounced on Hao Anqi to tickle and scratch her.

"Giggle giggle!"

Silver-bell-like laughter filled the third floor of the cafeteria, drawing frequent gazes from others, who then revealed kind smiles.

After the horseplay, Hao Anqi sent Shen Yan a dance video. The content was "Don't Need Money If It's Not Trendy," with a rhythm like a leaping flame—passionate and stirring, sometimes light and airy. It was something she had just recorded that afternoon.

Watching the swaying figure in the video, Shen Yan's heartbeat quickened a little without him realizing it, and he asked, "What's this, trying to seduce me?"

Hao Anqi: "Seduce your big head (blushing). I've always danced alone before; next time, will you accompany me? (kiss)"

"What's in it for me? (smirk)"

Hao Anqi's cheeks felt slightly warm. This smirk had deep implications and required careful thought. Hmph! She thought he was a dull blockhead, but it turns out he's a fake prude.

"Depends on your performance!"

Shen Yan: "Alright, I'll try it with you later."

Switching out of the interface, he saw someone had added his QQ earlier; upon checking, he realized it was Chen Shanni.

After accepting, the other party sent a message of thanks.

"Thank you for today!"

Shen Yan: "It's a small matter!"

Chen Shanni pondered in her dorm for a long time, not knowing what else to say.

The conversation ended there!

Without a ripple, after the news of Haitong Group's restructuring was announced, the stock price rose again and again, reaching 11.2 per share—more than double the initial 3.6.

Knowing there wouldn't be any more gains, Shen Yan ran under a big tree during a break in military training and liquidated everything. His principal was 300,000, and with five-fold leverage, that was 1.5 million. After deducting the platform's 1.2 million in financing and the daily interest, he was left with 3.15 million in his account.

With such a huge sum of money falling into his pocket, Shen Yan's heart suddenly raced, jumping wildly in his chest like a bird startled into flight.

My god! This was his first time seeing so much money.

Rich! He was rich! What should he do now?

Just at this moment, Yu Youwei walked over with light steps, a smirk on her face, and then slapped Shen Yan, who was leaning against the tree trunk and grinning foolishly.

"Hey! What are you grinning about all by yourself?"

Shen Yan gave a start, turned his head, and discovered it was Yu Youwei. He couldn't help but roll his eyes and said, "Can you stop being so reckless? You'll scare someone to death."

Yu Youwei, like a child, revealed a mischievous smile of success and said she scared him on purpose, blaming it on him being too timid.

Shen Yan's intense reaction just now reminded Yu Youwei of a scene from their childhood. Back then, Shen Yan was walking home from school, and she had been lying in wait behind a wall. She suddenly jumped out, let out a loud "Ah!", and clawed the air, pretending to be a ghost. Shen Yan had been so scared his face turned pale, and he stood there in a panic, unable to react for a long time.

Afterwards, he even threw a rare temper tantrum, chasing after her and shouting that he was going to beat Yu Youwei up.

After the excitement, Yu Youwei sat directly on the ground. Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, leaving patches of light on the ground like beautiful paintings. Yu Youwei said, "Shen Yan, it'll be National Day in another week. I heard you can buy bus tickets at the supermarket; let's go together later."

Shen Yan wasn't surprised that bus tickets could be bought at the school supermarket; it was just the supermarket and the station reaching a cooperation, placing printing machines in the supermarket to share profits, which was convenient for students while both sides made money.

Why not do it?

However, this ticketing method had a drawback: you could only buy tickets, and refunds had to be handled at the bus station.