Pei Dundun dreamt of the taste of ice cream. Now that summer had passed, his dad wouldn’t give him ice cream anymore. Could he still have one last cone this year?
Early in the morning, he urged Pei Rong, “Dad, look at my ice cream.”
Pei Rong thought about teaching him the virtue of patience, but considering that stocks could wait until winter to be sold, he wouldn’t let Pei Dundun wait until winter to eat ice cream.
So he opened the stock trading app.
Pei Rong’s face turned green all of a sudden.
The closing price dropped by 2% yesterday, and today’s opening saw a 3% plunge.
Still dropping.
Pei Ge sat in his dad’s lap and saw the downward trend.
What’s going on?
It wasn’t like this before yesterday! How did that line break?
Pei Rong cruelly announced, “Kid, we’ve lost a hundred thousand ice creams.”
Pei Ge blinked, not fully grasping it, and whispered, “Dad, can we buy more?”
Pei Rong rested his chin on his son’s head, “Buy, increase the position.”
How could things go south when everything was fine? This must be a technical adjustment.
Pei Rong invested the remaining half of the balance, simultaneously making a heartfelt plea in his heart, ‘No more messing around, President Lu!’
The next day, he invested another half of the remaining half.
***
At three in the afternoon, Lu Energy plunged by 7%, and both Pei Rong’s cash flow and Pei Ge’s ice cream became trapped together.
Pei Rong closed his eyes, thinking, weren’t they supposed to never lose?
Was Lu Qin deliberately avoiding paying Pei Ge’s milk powder money?
Honestly, if Pei Ge hadn’t bought Lu Energy, he wouldn’t have increased the position when it dropped.
Trust had been seriously betrayed, and there’s even a feeling of being scammed by the father and son duo.
Forget it. Not selling meant no loss.
In the end, Pei Rong still bought an eight yuan ice cream for the innocent Pei Dundun.
“Remember this person named Lu Qin? He’s harvesting our family’s leeks.” (T/N: A metaphorical expression often used in financial or investment discussions. It implies that someone has taken advantage of or exploited the financial interests of another. )
The little child was supposed to have an eighty-yuan ice cream.
Pei Ge blissfully licked the ice cream and nodded heavily. “Okay.”
Oh, that’s really serious. Dad treasured the flowers and vegetables he planted. Watering them was hard work, and this guy named Lu Qin was despicable.
Pei Rong: “Give Dad a bite.”
He directly took a big bite, and Pei Dundun was accustomed to such actions from him.
Dad was an adult, so he should eat more.
Manager Zhao, the manager of Greenwood Manor, sent a message saying that they would host an important female client tonight. She had many wealthy friends, and if they can convince her to casually post something about the estate, it would help with publicity.
Usually, Manager Zhao could handle such matters himself, like sending a meaningful small gift or promising permanent membership services.
It’s okay if the other party didn’t agree.
Manager Zhao was just reporting as usual. If Boss Pei, who had been in the entertainment industry for five years, knew this Miss Lin, it would be even better.
Pei Rong didn’t know Miss Lin. He thought it’s not good to be a passive shopkeeper all the time. It’s better to take this opportunity to check the estate and prevent mistakes.
He had accumulated some experience from various occasions with Lu Qin before.
He put Pei Ge to sleep, placed him in a monitored crib, and asked Mrs. Zhang to keep an eye on him.
At four thirty, Pei Rong arrived at the estate by car, although it’s just a short walk away.
He first circled the kitchen, but the estate was too big, so he got lazy and went straight to the surveillance room, pulling up feeds from various cameras.
Everything seemed fine; Manager Zhao was very professional.
Pei Rong yawned and was about to go to the hall when the surveillance at the entrance showed that guests had arrived. A car parked steadily, and a tall figure got out of the car.
Pei Rong’s gaze condensed; wasn’t this Lu Qin?
His gaze instinctively followed Lu Qin’s figure, watching him appear in various surveillance cameras along the way, and finally entering... the private room reserved by Miss Lin.
“...”
Miss Lin seemed to be quite beautiful?
Shortly after, the surveillance displayed the estate’s service staff delivering dishes inside, making several trips in and out.
Pei Rong had just checked the menu in the kitchen. Hmm, it seemed to be a romantic dinner for couples.
Suddenly, he lowered his eyelashes, and faint bluish veins could be vaguely seen on the hand that controlled the mouse. His fingertips moved, and the surveillance footage zoomed out.
No wonder President Lu could spare time for a date, even when the stock market evaporated billions of his money. Maybe it was the date itself that prevented him from having time to salvage the declining stock prices.
Stockholder Pei’s fist tightened, and he immediately opened the stock trading account, preparing to sell everything.
Judging from his past interactions with Lu Qin, who often stayed on set for half a month, the stock market was likely to experience a downturn.
Time to cut losses!
Pei Rong was in the midst of considering selling his stocks when Manager Zhao called, politely saying, “It’s good you haven’t left yet. I have an urgent matter at home; would it be possible for you to stay a bit longer?”
Was there anything he can assist with or offer advice on, even though most of the time there’s nothing specific going on?
Pei Rong replied, “Sure, take your time. Call me if you need anything.”
Leaving now would be risky. He decided to stay in the surveillance room until Lu Qin left.
Not long after, an employee approached, mentioning that Miss Lin had lost something earlier and wanted to check the surveillance.
Pei Rong immediately gave up his seat, saying, “Search carefully.”
Worried that Miss Lin and Lu Qin might come looking, Pei Rong had to leave.
To create a transparent and tranquil atmosphere, the estate used a lot of screen glass partitions. To avoid employees moving in and out of private dining rooms, affecting the diners inside, the estate had an internal passage.
Pei Rong walked along the employee corridor with thick carpets. Having studied the estate’s blueprints countless times with Jiang Yan, he was so certain that when he reached a certain point, Lu Qin would be on the other side. Making it seem more like a blind date than a casual meeting.
Inside the private room.
As soon as Lu Qin arrived, he made it clear to Miss Lin that he had no intention of getting married; this was just a regular meal, and he would foot the bill.
Most people would relax upon hearing this; Lu Qin’s unwavering personality was well known. However, Miss Lin was unfazed. Confident in her appearance and having heard about Lu Qin and Pei Rong, she believed she wouldn’t be inferior to Pei Rong.
She said, “Life changes every minute. Perhaps after this meal, Mr. Lu will have new thoughts.”
As they spoke, the waiter brought the food. Lu Qin, seeing the romantic dinner for couples, lost his appetite.
In the past, during ‘blind dates,’ Lu Qin would let the other person order, and no one ever ordered a couple’s set. To create a romantic atmosphere, it was necessary to increase the complexity of the dining experience.
‘If it’s Pei Rong, he wouldn’t like it either.’
Suddenly, a thought crossed Lu Qin’s mind, and he frowned, suppressing it.
Don’t think about him.
Miss Lin poured two glasses of red wine and elegantly handed one to Lu Qin, saying, “From my private collection, care to taste?”
Lu Qin didn’t take it.
Miss Lin was different from others; her interest in him far outweighed the awkwardness of rejection.
It would be troublesome if he didn’t outright refuse.
“I have erectile dysfunction,” Lu Qin said.
Miss Lin’s smile froze, and she set down the red wine.
Pei Rong, who just happened to overhear this: “...”
He bit his lip, leaned against the wall, opened his phone, and searched for [Does emotional stress cause erectile dysfunction?]
Yes.
He recalled saying, ‘Actually, you can quit,’ before leaving. What if he had made a wrong judgment?
Because of an unscrupulous quack halfway through and emotional trauma, erectile dysfunction was not entirely impossible...
Oh no, Big Beauty Pei suddenly became uneasy.
He might have been influenced by Pei Dundun, actually considering testing if this was true or not.
