098 Expected Development
Wang Heng returned to his workstation. Just as he opened Bilibili to start slacking off, he saw the executive-looking man come out of Lu Qi’s office and head straight for him.
Pressing Alt and Tab simultaneously, in an instant, the Bilibili page on the screen turned into a code editor—as an experienced programmer, Wang Heng had never been afraid of his ability to slack off without being discovered.
The man walked up to him and asked, “You’re Wang Heng, right? You’re the one who told Lu Qi to buy Bitcoin?”
Wang Heng had never had much patience for men, and since he wasn’t an official employee here, he naturally wouldn’t care about this person’s face.
He asked directly, “Who are you?”
“Uh, my name is Tan Meng. You can take a look at this…” As he spoke, the man with gold-rimmed glasses took a business card out of his suit pocket.
Wang Heng took the card and glanced at it.
A black business card, seemingly with a very high-end texture. Especially the title 【Investment Director】, which was specially gold-stamped, showing off the elite flavor.
Wang Heng put the business card on the table and asked, “That’s right. I gave Sister Lu a small suggestion. Is there a problem?”
A polite smile appeared on Tan Meng’s face. “How did you judge that Bitcoin would definitely rise?”
Wang Heng: “It’s simple. Because there is demand. And this demand is not just for a secret currency, but also for freedom, privacy, and decentralization. Also, do you know anything about blockchain?”
Tan Meng shook his head. “My previous investment cases rarely involved…”
“Then I suggest you learn a little about it. There’s a lot that can be done here. Whether it’s long-term investment, short-term speculation, or even harvesting leeks, it can be used.”
With that, Wang Heng typed a few times on the keyboard and started writing code.
Actually, to be precise, he was really writing code. But it wasn’t a company task, but his own warning app.
Tan Meng stood there and waited for a while. Seeing that Wang Heng didn’t seem to intend to pay attention to him anymore, he asked tentatively, “Is that… all you have to say?”
Wang Heng widened his eyes slightly. “Isn’t that enough?”
That tone, that demeanor, was as if a top student felt he had already broken down a problem and explained it thoroughly, but the slacker receiving the tutoring still didn’t understand.
A battle-hardened investment elite naturally had his own pride. Tan Meng smiled, shook his head, turned, and left.
“Asking such a brat for advice, I was really being stupid…” the investment director muttered to himself.
Seeing Tan Meng walk away out of the corner of his eye, Wang Heng also smiled.
It wasn’t that he couldn’t explain the ins and outs of Bitcoin, but the problem was, how could he explain his foresight? Since it was hard to explain, he might as well just send the person away with a few casual words.
**
In an ordinary residential room, Ye Kang looked at his daughter, hesitating. He had already made a decision, but how to explain it to the child was a problem.
“Dad, that money won’t come back, will it?” Finally, Ye Xun broke the silence first.
Her father nodded and said with some difficulty, “I have to go back to Lin City, liquidate the company’s assets, and prepare to respond to the lawsuit.”
Ye Xun asked, “Then when are we going back?”
“I booked a ticket for tonight,” her father paused here, “but only for me, not for you.”
The girl was startled. “You’re letting me stay in Rongdu?”
“Because it’s safer here. To maintain the company before, the money borrowed wasn’t just from banks, but also from two private lending institutions. I originally thought the bridge loan would come through quickly, hehe, didn’t expect the bridge to be blown up by Liu Rong… So the situation in Lin City might be a bit complicated. I want you to transfer to a school here in Rongdu. Coincidentally, I bought some properties in several cities across the country two years ago, and they are all under your name. This house in Rongdu is yours.”
As her father said this, he looked at this apartment of less than ninety square meters, still a little worried.
Such a small house, and the surrounding environment wasn’t very good either. Could this child get used to living here? And once he left, the child would be all alone. Could she take care of herself?
Ye Xun stared at him, but her vision suddenly became a little blurry.
“What’s wrong?” her father asked with a frown. “Why are you crying again?”
The girl wiped away her tears and shook her head. “No, nothing. Go and deal with the business with peace of mind. I can take care of myself.”
Her father was slightly relieved. “It’s good that you can be strong. Our family is in a special situation now, so we can only grit our teeth and bear it. I will arrange the transfer procedures for you as soon as possible so you can continue your studies here in Rongdu. The plan to study abroad is temporarily…”
Ye Xun interrupted, “Don’t worry about it. I will do well in the college entrance exam!”
**
Back in the dormitory, Wang Heng sat at his desk, opened his laptop, and saved the work results from the office today to his hard drive as a backup.
“The framework is almost done, about halfway through… It shouldn’t be difficult to put it on their phones then. Well, except for Lu Qi, it shouldn’t be difficult.”
Just then, he received a text message from Ye Xun.
【Senior Wang Heng, because of those troubles in Lin City, my father asked me to transfer to a school here in Rongdu. Also, what you said last time about debt, thinking about it now, it really makes sense. Anyway, thank you for your care.】
Wang Heng frowned and read it twice, then replied: 【Okay.】
Putting down his phone, he saw the hamster crawl out of the cage, run onto the keyboard, and type out a paragraph:
【Ye Xun is staying in Rongdu. How do you feel?】
Wang Heng shrugged and whispered, “How else can I feel? I guessed it long ago.”
He had seen enough of the nature of the worldline’s correction mechanism. Regarding the girls, it was basically Murphy’s Law with fancy maneuvers—as long as there was a possibility of evolving in the worst direction, it would definitely turn in the worst direction.
The hamster continued to dance, but just as it typed 【You have given up resistance】, and was two words short of ‘haven’t you’ at the end, it was slapped away by Wang Heng again.
“Get lost, don’t bother me.”
The hamster silently got up, found a small piece of paper, pulled a tiny pencil stub from its nest, and wrote a sentence.
Then, it raised its two paws high, like holding a banner in protest:
【Reject violence, start with yourself. Protecting small animals is everyone’s responsibility!】
Wang Heng picked up his phone and took a picture of the hamster holding the note.
“I suddenly remembered a way to play. I can be a pet channel uploader and use you for business…”
As he spoke, he revealed a meaningful smile. Thinking of the various tricks of pet owners later on, many ingenious ways to play had already popped up in his mind.
The hamster shivered and wrote on the back of the note: 【Reminding you, I am the Spacetime Administrator!】
Wang Heng smiled. “Of course. Don’t worry, I definitely won’t cause you any physical harm.”
