Chapter 378 - 339: Home
At this point, the numerous Western financial consortiums had basically determined that Celestial Dragon Investment Company’s "target" was Fruit Group.
Consequently, whether it was the Dupont Consortium, Mitsubishi Technology Company, or the deeply hidden Moore Consortium, they all heavily invested in Fruit Group!
Their goal, naturally, was to suppress the negative public opinion online while also giving investors a boost of confidence.
As things stood, when it came to Fruit Group, most retail investors—even the die-hard "fruit fans"—were honestly too scared to enter the market.
After all...
Celestial Dragon Investment Company was simply too powerful. Last time, it had completely wiped out Fruit Group!
But this time, with numerous Western financial powers entering the fray, it was an undeniable signal to investors that they intended to protect Fruit Group.
Indeed, this maneuver by the Western consortiums attracted a significant number of returning investors, causing Fruit Group’s stock price to climb steadily.
This gave rise to a very strange situation.
On the internet and across social media, posts bashing Fruit Group were flying everywhere. Yet in the stock market, investors were full of enthusiasm, continuously pouring money into Fruit Group’s stock.
And Fruit Group’s stock price soared in response, repeatedly showing gains!
"This is the power of capital," Ye Ling couldn’t help but remark as he and Chen Lin witnessed it all.
To be honest, Ye Ling felt a little uneasy.
’Our target this time isn’t Fruit Group, so the Western financial powers’ little scheme has been completely foiled.’
’But what if my target *was* Fruit Group?’
’Then I’d probably be the one getting crushed, wouldn’t I?’
...
And just as the Western financial consortiums were feverishly driving up Fruit Group’s stock price, Celestial Dragon Investment Company had already quietly funneled its funds into Mitsubishi Technology Company’s stock market.
Compared to Fruit Group’s previously sluggish stock price, Mitsubishi Technology Company’s was clearly much higher!
Likely influenced by the recent joint effort of Western powers to suppress the Xia Wei Group, Mitsubishi Technology Company’s stock price had skyrocketed.
As of now, Mitsubishi Electronics’ stock had broken past 2,000 US dollars, and even its divisions unrelated to the chip industry had all seen a rise.
Of course, you couldn’t judge a company’s strength by its stock price alone.
Although Fruit Group’s stock price was far lower than Mitsubishi Technology Company’s, in terms of total market capitalization, Fruit Group’s had now exceeded two trillion, while Mitsubishi Technology Company’s was only around five hundred billion.
So, all in all, Fruit Group was likely stronger than Mitsubishi Technology Company!
However, when it came to market prospects, Mitsubishi Technology Company was undoubtedly superior to Fruit Group.
...
Celestial Dragon Investment Company’s full 3.3 billion US dollars had entered the market. For Mitsubishi Technology Company, this was no small sum.
However, the Western financial powers didn’t notice a thing.
This was mainly because those Western powers had their eyes completely fixed on Fruit Group, which allowed Ye Ling’s operation to proceed with incredible smoothness.
In less than half an hour, Chen Lin had completed the operation.
"President Ye, all funds are in place. We employed a phased entry strategy to minimize market attention, so we didn’t cause any major ripples."
Chen Lin reported.
"That’s it for today. Get some good rest. Tomorrow, we officially go to war!" Ye Ling replied, the corners of his mouth curling into a slight arc as he stretched lazily.
"Understood, President Ye!"
Chen Lin nodded, a trace of fatigue showing on his brow.
This time, the amount of capital Celestial Dragon Investment Company was maneuvering was simply too massive, and Chen Lin’s workload had been truly immense!
After ending the video call, Ye Ling stretched, stood up, and walked to the window. Gazing at the nightscape outside, he couldn’t help but narrow his eyes slightly.
’There was a time I stood at a window just like this, looking out at the world.’
’Back then, I was a nobody, just a freshman at Modu University, new to the city... and now, in the blink of an eye, I’ve grown to this point.’
’Even behemoths like Fruit Group and Mitsubishi Technology Company are now targets for my attacks.’
Recalling everything that had happened, Ye Ling felt as if it were all a dream, a bit unreal...
’Life is strange like that. No one can predict what will happen in the next second, or tomorrow.’
’Take me, for example. Could I have ever imagined that one day I would obtain a system?’
’Perhaps I fantasized about it while reading those web novels, but that was just a guilty pleasure. Subconsciously, I never believed such a thing could happen.’
’And yet, it really happened to me!’
"Stinky, what are you doing?"
Just as Ye Ling was staring out the window in a daze, Ning Ruoxi appeared by his side, blinking her eyes as she asked.
"My dear, I seem to remember you telling me that your favorite sight is the lighted windows of buildings at night?"
Ye Ling asked with a gentle smile.
"Yes."
Ning Ruoxi smiled sweetly at his words, her gaze also turning toward the window.
In the distance, the windows of several residential buildings glowed with an orange light. Though not as dazzling as the lights of the nearby skyscrapers, they gave off an incredibly warm feeling...
"Those windows... they represent a place to come home to, don’t they?" Ye Ling continued.
Hearing his words, Ning Ruoxi was visibly stunned for a moment. She looked at the young man before her, blinked, and then broke into a sweet smile.
She didn’t say anything, just looked at the boy in front of her.
"From now on, I’ll be your home," Ye Ling said with a faint smile, pulling the young woman into his embrace.
As Ye Ling spoke these words, Ning Ruoxi’s delicate body trembled slightly.
’That’s right.’
’Aren’t all those lights a symbol of home?’
’In this vast city, no matter how brilliant the lights of the skyscrapers are, they don’t truly belong to any one person.’
’Only those windows, glowing with an orange light, are a true home...’
"Stinky."
Ning Ruoxi tilted her head up to look at Ye Ling, her eyes blinking and sparkling like little stars, a truly beautiful sight.
"Hm?"
Ye Ling raised an eyebrow.
"Kiss me."
As she spoke, Ning Ruoxi stood on her tiptoes and pressed her lips against Ye Ling’s.
’She felt so incredibly happy right now!’
’Because this boy truly understood her.’
’What could bring more happiness than having a partner who truly understands you?’
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Inside the room.
The orange light illuminated every corner, and a hazy, intimate atmosphere began to brew...
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