Chapter 113: Next time, it has to be in a place where there's no one else

A Maserati is still quite conspicuous in a small place like Jin Da.

Especially when the window rolls down and everyone sees such a young and pretty girl in the driver's seat, they can't help but steal a few extra glances.

Then they see Xu Heng step out from the passenger seat, as if announcing to them that the flower already has an owner.

In this instant, the fantasies of countless young boys about clinging to a rich woman and living off her are ruthlessly shattered.

Damn it, why is it that every time there's a rich and pretty girl, someone else gets there first?

The group feels both envious and gnashing of teeth, wishing they could replace Xu Heng as the man in Ren Man's passenger seat.

Xu Heng doesn't care about these needle-like gazes; he smiles to greet and bid farewell to Ren Man, then turns and leaves.

Caring about the eyes of others only makes one's own life more exhausting.

Xu Heng generally doesn't pay attention to things that don't affect his business or life.

After the cooperation with Ren Man was finalized this time, Xu Heng's life entered a brief period of calm once again.

Sheng Bo has been flying to Modu frequently these past two weeks; not sure what triggered him, he spends almost all his time glued to his girlfriend.

As for the remaining two, Cheng Huaiyu is still researching how to tinker with wingman tactics, and Zhao Gaoyang is still battling in the stock market.

Xu Heng reminded Zhao Gaoyang that he could stop once he'd made a little money, as the stock market trend for next month might not be good.

But Zhao Gaoyang disagreed with his view, saying that the current stock market is all about chasing the rise and killing the fall, so one can't let up at all; besides, the market is doing so well, having already broken through 6,000 points, so how could it possibly fall when things are booming?

Xu Heng shook his head upon hearing this.

Greed is human nature, and the stock market infinitely magnifies this nature in people.

Ever since Zhao Gaoyang made a bit of petty profit in the stock market, he has been blinded by interests; he can only see the temptations of the market now, but cannot see the traps behind those temptations.

The stock market has never been a vault for the public to manage their wealth, but a meat grinder for wealth.

The companies and traders who can make big money in the stock market more or less have received information and forecasts in advance, allowing them to accurately grasp the market trend.

As for the remaining retail investors like Zhao Gaoyang, they can at most eat two mouthfuls of leftovers under the manipulation of big capital; if they still harbor delusions of carving a few pieces of meat from the hands of capital after eating the leftovers, the final result is being harvested like leeks by capital.

If the stock market were really as easy to make money in as Zhao Gaoyang thinks, there wouldn't be so many retail investors who can't bear the risks jumping off buildings every year.

On the evening of October 31st, Xu Heng and Jiang Mengyuan returned to school from the city center.

On Wednesdays, when they customarily have the afternoon off, the two of them always find time to go to the city center to hang out.

Jiang Mengyuan expressed that she wanted to see his company, and Xu Heng nodded in agreement, indulging the young girl's every wish.

However, there really wasn't anything fun in the company; a bunch of programmers and artists were all busy in front of their computers with dark circles under their eyes.

Tang Zhi had only been sleeping three or four hours a night for several nights.

This period is a critical stage for the release of Three Kingdoms Kill; although they aren't the ones in charge of the Three Kingdoms Kill project, they still have to pay attention at all times.

Plus, the R&D progress of Ultraman Duel isn't fast, and as the person in charge of this project, he must lead by example, working overtime every day to urge his subordinates to speed up.

Seeing Xu Heng bring a girl different from the last time to the company, Tang Zhi was stunned, but quickly reacted.

"Boss!"

"This is my girlfriend, I brought her to look around the company." Xu Heng introduced Jiang Mengyuan to him.

Tang Zhi nodded slightly, wisely not asking about Dan Yuyue.

After all, for a young and wealthy little boss, having a few extra girlfriends is a very normal thing.

After Tang Zhi finished reporting the R&D progress and only Xu Heng and Jiang Mengyuan were left in the office, Jiang Mengyuan finally took off her introverted mask and asked with a giggle if Xu Heng exploited these employees every day, as they looked like they hadn't slept.

Xu Heng spread his hands to indicate that this had nothing to do with him, as he had never been very strict with the company's requirements.

The people managing this group were Tang Zhi and the few team leaders appointed by Tang Zhi, and the overtime was requested by them voluntarily, which had nothing to do with Xu Heng.

It was the first time Jiang Mengyuan had heard of people requesting to work overtime voluntarily, so she asked him in surprise what product the company made.

"Have you watched Ultraman? Our company's main business is making Ultraman into cards to sell." Xu Heng explained.

"Never watched it."

Jiang Mengyuan had been a Japanese anime fan since she was a child, and her family was well-off, so the authentic discs her relatives bought from the Island Country came in bundles.

So, unlike those kids who waited in front of the TV to watch the channels, she had less exposure to Tokusatsu, limited to just knowing the image of Ultraman.

Xu Heng said that wouldn't do, that she was a very unqualified girlfriend for not even knowing her boyfriend's company products, and then he pulled her onto his lap and spent the afternoon watching Tiga Ultraman with her.

Although they were watching TV, Xu Heng's two hands were not behaving at all.

One hand was wrapped around Jiang Mengyuan's waist, while the other was wandering on her leg.

Today, the little girl was wearing pure white cotton socks, the kind that didn't reach the knees; a pair of legs as white as jade were exposed under Xu Heng's eyes, and although they weren't as slender as Dan Yuyue's or Ren Man's, the leg shape was exceptionally good—round and fleshy, feeling soft when pinched.

Xu Heng felt that keeping his hand on her leg was very comfortable, so he just stayed there and wouldn't let go.

Anyway, she was his girlfriend, so he felt no guilt in touching her.

But Jiang Mengyuan couldn't stand his mischievous left hand and muttered discontentedly, "Don't touch my leg."

Xu Heng said "Oh," then truly let go of his hand, and turned to reach for another place.

"?"

"Promotes blood circulation, good for development."

Facing her puzzled gaze, Xu Heng said without a shred of shame.

"Re... really?"

"Really."

The afternoon time was short and beautiful; after the sun set, Xu Heng reluctantly withdrew his hand, while saying seriously: "You have a real problem here, you need to massage it more often in the future."

"A problem?!" Jiang Mengyuan widened her big eyes.

It was already so embarrassing once; if it needed to be touched often, that would be too much.

"O... okay." Jiang Mengyuan said weakly, "But next time, it has to be in a place where there's no one else."