Chapter 58 Even a rabbit must feed on the grass near its burrow

To be honest, as a normal twenty-three-year-old man, Yang Chen was currently at his peak, and with six beauties surrounding him every day, to say he had no desires would be sheer nonsense.

Huang Min was a popular celebrity whose looks and figure were top-tier, and with her throwing herself at him so proactively, Yang Chen should have been unable to resist such temptation.

Yet, the moment he thought of Huang Min once struggling beneath Wang Sihai, Yang Chen instantly felt a sense of physical nausea.

Using mind-reading on Huang Min, Yang Chen instantly lost all sexual interest.

Because what Huang Min had in mind was that as long as she could film a video of herself sleeping with Yang Chen, Hua Jun, the president of Yihua Entertainment, would sign her and elevate her to the status of top film queen, comparable to international stars like Zhang.

In other words, Hua Jun had sent Huang Min to trap Yang Chen—this damn thing was a honey trap.

Yang Chen shoved Huang Min away, slammed the door shut, and didn't even want to spare a single word for her.

Huang Min hurriedly knocked on the door and said, "Director Yang, I'm sorry, I might have been a bit abrupt. Open the door and let me in so I can explain. Okay?"

Yang Chen ignored her, refusing to give her any opportunity to cause trouble.

Chen Xi, who had been chatting animatedly with Zhao Jing and the others in the next room, heard the commotion outside and immediately ran out to check.

With a quick mind, Chen Xi pulled out her phone to record Huang Min and questioned, "What does Miss Huang mean by coming to the hotel to harass our chairman in the middle of the night?"

Huang Min hurriedly lowered her head, blocked her face with her hand, and explained, "I'm not harassing Director Yang, I just had something I wanted to discuss with him. I suppose this isn't a convenient time, so we can talk another day."

Turning around in a rush, Huang Min quickly made her way out, adjusting her hat and sunglasses as she walked.

Chen Xi put away her phone, ran over, knocked on the door, and called out, "Director Yang, it's me, Chen Xi."

Yang Chen opened the door, poked his head out, and looked left and right.

"She's gone," Chen Xi said.

Yang Chen nodded and gestured for Chen Xi to come in.

"Director Yang, what did she want?" Chen Xi asked.

"She wanted to sleep with me. Isn't that a joke? I study the Spring and Autumn Annals, a pure gentleman through and through—how could I casually sleep with a woman I'm not familiar with?" Yang Chen replied.

Chen Xi quickly stepped forward and said, "Right, right, right. Director Yang is completely right. Those flashy vixens outside have slept with who knows how many men; for all you know, they're crawling with gynecological diseases. It's smart of you not to sleep with them—otherwise, if you caught something, wouldn't your whole life be ruined?"

Yang Chen instantly read Chen Xi's inner thoughts using his mind-reading ability.

"There are clean girls right by your side, much better than those filthy women. Why must you insist on not eating grass by the edge of your own nest? Since it's already grown, it'd be a waste not to eat it."

Good grief.

Yang Chen suspected that the system's mind-reading ability had malfunctioned. Could this really be Chen Xi's genuine inner thought?

She was right—why not eat when the meal was right here without even needing to move?

As Yang Chen was wondering how to phrase things to keep Chen Xi from leaving without making it awkward or abrupt, Chen Xi suddenly spoke up, "I don't think Huang Min will give up. For your safety, I'll stay here tonight. If she dares to come back, I'll beat her up!"

When a girl threw a pitch that direct, it would be simply unforgivable not to catch it.

Yang Chen stepped forward, grabbed Chen Xi's hand, and asked, "Did you realize back then that I used to watch you every day?"

Blushing deeply, Chen Xi lowered her head as a quick flush spread across her cheeks. She nodded gently and replied, "I'm not stupid, of course I noticed. But my family's financial situation wasn't good, and studying was my only way out. Back then, I just thought about studying hard and seeing if we had any ties to meet again in the future. I never expected we'd actually run into each other again. Don't you think this is destiny?"

Using mind-reading, Yang Chen confirmed that everything Chen Xi said was the truth.

Bravely, Yang Chen pulled Chen Xi into his arms. Very cooperatively, Chen Xi pressed her face against his chest, listening to his thunderous heartbeat.

"His heart is beating so fast, has he finally figured it out?" Chen Xi thought to herself.

Mainly, she had already made up her mind; if Yang Chen hadn't figured it out, it would have been a bit unreasonable.

Lowering his head, Yang Chen slowly began his advance toward Chen Xi.

Chen Xi offered only a symbolic resistance and raised no objections.

Having mind-reading was truly wonderful. Yang Chen could now look at the answers in Chen Xi's mind on one hand while tailoring his moves to her on the other. Wasn't that absolute mastery over her every step of the way?

Before long, Chen Xi could no longer withstand Yang Chen's fierce assault, and her defenses completely collapsed.

At nine in the morning, Yang Chen and Chen Xi arrived at the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China headquarters.

Zhao Kun, the president of the headquarters, personally received Yang Chen.

Zhao Kun agreed without a single moment of hesitation to the 2.01 billion interest-free loan requested by Yang Chen, completing the loan disbursement right then and there in front of him.

"Thank you, President Zhao. There's one more matter I need your help with. Sihai Investment's foreign exchange account holds 1.85 billion USD. I'd like to transfer these funds to your foreign exchange account, and you can convert them into RMB for us domestically at the real-time exchange rate. Sihai Investment happens to have a wealth management product worth 11.0 billion pending redemption urgently, and this sum will perfectly resolve that imminent crisis," Yang Chen said.

"We can certainly do that... but, Director Yang, once you have funds, you must pay back our bank a portion; you can't give it all to the wealth management clients," Zhao Kun said with a smile.

"President Zhao shouldn't just look at what's immediately in front of you. I'm trying to restore Sihai Investment's reputation now so that people will actually buy new wealth management products when we issue them in the future. Only by selling wealth management products will we have the capital to resume work and production, and the real bulk of it is in real estate. Only once the real estate side recovers can the money owed to your several banks be repaid," Yang Chen explained.

Zhao Kun nodded with a smile and said, "Understood, understood. It was my own short-sightedness. Haha... Go ahead and transfer the money then. Once our foreign exchange account receives the funds, the headquarters will convert it into RMB at the real-time exchange rate and transfer it to Sihai Investment's account. As for you helping us short-sell foreign capital institutions, we've basically borrowed all the shares available from foreign securities firms. In addition, we've shorted those companies' one-month options. This time, we're planning to pour in 150.0 billion USD—our lives and fortunes are all pinned on you, so you absolutely cannot make a single mistake, or all of us old guys are finished."

"Relax, as long as I put in the effort, everyone gets a slice of the pie," Yang Chen said with a smile.

"Haha..." Zhao Kun laughed heartily.

Making a profit from this operation was secondary; the primary goal was to settle a blood feud from fifteen years ago, showing global capital that the Dragon Kingdom was no longer a place they could harvest at will, and that anyone daring to come and wreak havoc in the Dragon Kingdom's capital market again must be mentally prepared for retribution.

Yang Chen only needed to sit back, wait for the short-selling to succeed, and collect his dividends; as for how to bring the earned money back, that was a matter for the major banks.

Since Yang Chen was rarely in the capital, the various bank presidents naturally had to show their hospitality.

Zhao Kun called the presidents of the Commercial Bank, Construction Bank, and several other major banks, inviting them to join him in treating Yang Chen to dinner at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse that evening.

At three in the afternoon, Guo Yi, president of Sihai Entertainment, completed the contract signing with the Wanda Group along with his team. Wanda Pictures also completed its equity change procedures, and from that moment on, Sihai Entertainment became the second-largest shareholder of Wanda Pictures.

Guo Yi led his team straight back to Jiangcheng, while Yang Chen, having finally made a trip to the capital, intended to look around.

Moreover, since he had taken Chen Xi's virginity last night, it was only fitting to buy her a small gift as a token of appreciation.

When shopping in the capital, SKP was an absolute must-visit; even without buying anything, one could simply go to broaden their horizons and see what the lives of the wealthy truly looked like.