I've been back from Hong Kong Island for half a month.
Zhou Chen's life gradually returned to normal, and the heated discussions about him gradually cooled down.
Only some stock market investors hoped that Zhou Chen would continue to trade foreign stocks and get a share of the profits, so they went to Zhou Chen's Weibo every day to ask him questions.
Zhou Chen has not responded to this.
He read all the comments and private messages from these investors, and many of them suggested that he set up a private equity fund and were willing to join in.
In fact, the day before Zhou Chen went to Hong Kong Island, several business owners from mainland China contacted him, wanting to cooperate with him in stock trading. And it wasn't just one or two of them.
However, he politely declined them all.
While Zhou Chen was enjoying a fulfilling university life, participating in campus activities, spending time in the library, playing basketball, and so on,
The impact of Zhou Haide's actions eventually came to light, and was exposed by some media outlets, making the Li family the focus of discussion.
Li Meihui immediately engaged in various public relations efforts to minimize the impact of the incident, and her management of the family business undoubtedly drew everyone's attention back to him.
The bet between Li Xiaolong and Zhou Chen was naturally unearthed.
After learning about this exciting bet,
Suddenly, the people of Hong Kong Island became more interested in Zhou Chen, and the discussion about the Li family was instantly replaced by Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen's legendary story has been written into numerous short essays, depicting how he started from scratch, created multiple national chain stores, and while doing business, he also became a provincial champion, as well as possessing exceptional athletic talent, winning first place medals in the 100-meter dash at multiple sports meets.
All these achievements are concentrated on Zhou Chen alone, leading the people of Hong Kong to collectively marvel that Zhou Chen is a true genius, and an extremely rare all-rounder, because he can excel in multiple fields, something Li Xiaolong cannot compare to.
Zhou Chen's reputation as a genius spread throughout the streets and alleys of Hong Kong Island in just a few days.
The Li family
Li Xiaolong is still facing the wall in confinement, under house arrest.
But he was fully aware of what was happening outside. With nothing to do all day, he spent his time, apart from pondering where he had gone wrong, reading the newspapers and magazines that the housekeeper brought him.
Seeing the media praising Zhou Chen and belittling him, Li Xiaolong did not fly into a rage, because from the moment he lost to Zhou Chen, he had anticipated this scene and that he would become Zhou Chen's stepping stone.
"Young Master, Madam has arrived!"
There was a knock on the door. When the nanny opened it, a wealthy woman's face appeared; it was Li Meihui.
Li Meihui would come over every day to talk to Li Xiaolong.
"You knew all along?"
Li Meihui glanced at the newspaper and asked.
Li Xiaolong nodded.
Do you hate him?
"I don't hate. Losing is losing, and I can afford to lose."
Li Meihui was very pleased with Li Xiaolong's condition. She was worried that Li Xiaolong would harbor resentment towards Zhou Chen because of this blow and would not be able to get out of the hatred. This would affect the relationship between the Li family and Zhou Chen. After all, Zhou Chen is now the largest shareholder of the Li family. If Zhou Chen had more shares, he could become the head of the Li family.
“I will buy back all the shares he holds in the future, and I will make up for what he owes the family.”
"Xiaolong, Mom believes in you, but I hope that you can become more mature and cautious in your actions through this failure. Meeting such a formidable opponent as Zhou Chen is both your misfortune and your fortune, because only by climbing over a high mountain can you see a broader view."
Li Meihui did not intend to discourage Li Xiaolong. In the future, the Li family would eventually be handed over to Li Xiaolong. If she were to be too harsh and tell Li Xiaolong about her father Li Zhenrong's high praise for Zhou Chen, it might cause Li Xiaolong to become despondent.
Li Zhenrong once said that the truth behind Zhou Chen's winning bet was not as simple as obtaining inside information. If you think about it carefully, even figures like the Li brothers would find it difficult to obtain inside information from large foreign capital firms, let alone Zhou Chen. Therefore, it is possible that Zhou Chen made an accurate prediction based on his own insight.
Although it's hard to believe, it's still higher than the probability of Zhou Chen getting access to top-tier foreign capital. In fact, from Zhou Chen's rapid rise to every business development to his perfect grasp of stock trends, he has never failed, which explains the winning outcome of this gamble.
This gives the impression that Zhou Chen possesses the ability to foresee the future, which sounds absurd, but it is indeed the case.
Does it make sense to say that it's luck once or twice, or luck every time?
This only proves one thing: Zhou Chen is no ordinary person.
When Li Meihui heard her father, Li Zhenrong, suspect that Zhou Chen might be from the future, she initially thought she was hallucinating. However, seeing Li Zhenrong's serious expression and his repeated instructions to her to be on good terms with Zhou Chen and not to become enemies, she knew how much her father valued Zhou Chen.
Even among Hong Kong's top businessmen, Li Zhenrong did not treat them this way.
This shows what kind of position Zhou Chen holds in Li Zhenrong's heart.
Li Meihui snapped out of her reverie and, seeing Li Xiaolong's hesitant expression, roughly guessed what he wanted to say.
"He is now in prison, receiving the punishment he deserves."
Although no name was mentioned, both mother and son knew who they were talking about.
Li Xiaolong opened his mouth, but ultimately swallowed back all the words he wanted to say.
“I’m leaving now. There are still many companies to handle. Before you take over, Mom will help you manage them. No matter what, you will always be my son and the future heir of the Li family.”
After Li Meihui finished speaking, she left the room.
After closing the door, Li Meihui exhaled, her eyes suddenly turning cold. She muttered to herself, "Zhou Haide, you ruined the first half of my life, plotted against my Li family's fortune, and even betrayed my son, making him a pawn in your game. Going to jail is too lenient for you. I gave you a big gift, which you've probably received by now. Aren't you surprised..."
A cold smile appeared on Li Meihui's face.
Meanwhile, inside a prison on Hong Kong Island,
Zhou Haide arrived at the meeting room looking reluctant.
He didn't know who wanted to see him. It was Zhou Chen before, but he felt that this time it probably wasn't Zhou Chen.
After all, given Zhou Chen's reaction at the time, it's unlikely he would change his mind in such a short time.
But who else could it be besides Zhou Chen?
Li Zhenrong, or Li Meihui?
If it were the Li family father and daughter, or other members of the Li family, they would definitely come to see him make a fool of himself and mock him.
However,
When Zhou Haide stood before the huge glass window and looked at the figure sitting there, waiting for him, his gaze fixed on him…
He was stunned.
"Zhou Haide, it's been a long time."
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There was a power outage, so I only managed to finish one post this morning. I didn't mean to delay the update, my darlings.
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