"What? You’re really not going?"

After work in the evening, Su Qing couldn’t help but ask as he dropped Shen Yi off at the entrance of her neighborhood.

Today, he knew that Wang Xing came to the company, and the two of them would definitely meet up. Of course, they wouldn’t be complete without Wolong and Phoenix Chick.

There were some things they didn’t have time to talk about during lunch, and now that Wang Xing was part of the business department, which was the most disciplined department, those with ability could feast and make tens of thousands a month through excellent performance. If lucky, they could even earn hundreds of thousands, and that’s just in Jiang City. If it was in the head office in the capital, a monthly champion in the business department wouldn’t dare to claim the title of champion if their salary was less than six figures.

Those with strong abilities and a bit of luck could buy a car and a house back in their hometown within two years. Although it’s not quite financial freedom, they undoubtedly belong to the high-income group.

But the drawbacks are also obvious. The competition in this department is fierce, and the pressure they put on themselves is not small. Everyone is doing their best to secure business. Without business deals, their base salary is even lower than that of ordinary employees in other departments. Without the ability, you wouldn’t even have the chance to pick leftovers.

It’s said that not a penny is gained without effort. Fortunately, Wang Xing had previously been involved in business-related work and had done well, so he quickly adapted after coming here.

Despite this, he still feels considerable pressure, constantly working hard to secure deals each day, hoping to earn a bit more. After all, after failing the civil service exam and being unemployed for a long time, he’s running low on money.

"Do you really want me to go?" Shen Yi bent down, leaning forward, and asked Su Qing sitting in the car.

"I don’t mind. After all, I’m dating a girlfriend, not looking for a mistress—what’s there to be ashamed of?" Su Qing replied with a grin.

He truly didn’t care about making his relationship with Shen Yi public, but Shen Yi herself felt she needed to be mindful of her image as a boss.

Although their company doesn’t mind office romances, the boss leading by example might spoil the company’s atmosphere.

After all, except for herself as the boss and Deng Jie from the business department, all the other department leaders were men.

There were quite a few young women in the company, even in the business department. What if a male leader got the wrong idea?

Pursuing someone is fine, but it’s those unspoken rules one fears—half coercion—and once such practices begin, the company’s culture can become unhealthy.

When leaders exploit subordinates, it’s not freely done; it comes with benefits, but those so-called benefits aren’t from the company?

The company’s resources are hers, essentially using her money to help subordinates chase girls, something she wouldn’t allow.

Moreover, once favoritism occurs, it would inevitably be unfair to other employees. Even though she’s with Su Qing, they haven’t infringed on anyone else’s interests. Su Qing’s role was never positioned as a company employee, and now he doesn’t even have a salary, so what more could he want?

It’s based on this mindset that Shen Yi hasn’t disclosed their relationship to anyone at the company, but the company’s veterans or department leaders have sensed their unusual relationship, though they remain uncertain of its nature.

"Really?" Hearing this, Shen Yi’s lips curved up, as she confirmed again.

"Of course! Would I lie to you?"

"Alright then, since you’ve sincerely invited me, I’m heading home now!" Shen Yi said, suddenly switching mid-sentence, nearly choking him.

"So if I hadn’t invited you, you would’ve just followed along, huh!" Su Qing laughed.

In response, Shen Yi’s eyes were playful: "Hmm, you guess!"

"You guess if I guess?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he received a light knock on his head, and Shen Yi playfully scolded, "Alright, enough with the witty banter. Why would I go with you to your gathering? If I went, it would make everyone feel awkward. Go and have fun; it’s not like there are any beauties there!"

Hearing this, Su Qing gave her a side-eye, "Hey, hey, hey, what about the social expert and Miaomiao, two girls, how could there be no beauties?"

"Them?" Shen Yi’s voice rose a bit but then laughed, "Well, yes, two little beauties. Enjoy yourself! Off I go!"

With that, Shen Yi went home with her dog, Da Huang, and she wasn’t worried at all that Su Qing, having money now, would fool around outside.

First, she had confidence in herself, second, she trusted her judgment in choosing men, and third, she trusted Sun Mumu and Lin Miaomiao even more.

These two girls, though they looked good, appeared quite juvenile, and she didn’t believe Su Qing’s taste would change. Besides, with Wang Xing around, what could possibly happen?

She was completely at ease.

Watching Shen Yi’s graceful figure sway as she walked away, he shook his head with a hint of resignation, internally admitting that this older sister had him wrapped around her finger.

He had been in two relationships before, and the first one was also with an older sister, but apart from being older, Liu Shuzhu didn’t exhibit any older sister traits in her personality.

On the contrary, Shen Yi embodied the older sister role to the fullest.

Once Shen Yi disappeared from sight at the entrance, Su Qing drove away.

As the secretary to President Shen, having a car was quite reasonable, so even though he drove Shen Yi’s car every day, no one would say anything. Meanwhile, the landlord lady’s coupe and camper were just collecting dust recently.

Owning too many cars was indeed unnecessary. Although he now considered himself relatively wealthy, he never thought of buying a lot of cars in the future. He had no collecting habit, no desire to build a garage and fill it with unused cars.

Before long, he arrived at the restaurant they had agreed upon with a few others.

"Hey there, my big boss, just waiting on you, hurry and take a seat!" As soon as the door opened, Sun Mumu greeted him.

The three of them had been there for a while and even started eating.

"What boss, I’m just a chauffeur for the boss."

"Come on, you’re now the Stock God, worth over a billion. Never realized it, but there was a bigwig beside me all along. I finally understand why President Shen treats you differently. I can’t believe I invited you to meals when you first joined the company; how could you split the bill with us so comfortably!" Sun Mumu teased.

Now that Wang Xing knew about his earnings, naturally, Lin Miaomiao did too. Lin Miaomiao knew, and the social expert would surely hear about it too—basically, a whole intelligence network.

"You’re wronging me—I was broke back then too!"

"Nonsense, do you really think I’d buy that? Now I get why you came to the company; you must’ve been targeting President Shen."

"You’re mistaken. I came for the money!"

"You’re worth over a billion and still say that, that’s too much!"

Even though he was wealthier now, Sun Mumu and the others weren’t distancing themselves just because of his newfound wealth.

Soon, the four of them began their little gathering, and because there were two girls present and he had driven there, even Wang Xing refrained from drinking.

"By the way, everyone online calls you the Stock God. Even if others can’t benefit from your knowledge, we should at least get something out of it. Enough talk, got any stocks you recommend? I want to earn some extra cash too," Sun Mumu asked.

Hearing this, Wang Xing’s eyes immediately brightened—he saw dollar signs.

After all, seeing his friend earning money, he was understandably envious.

After pondering for a moment, Su Qing checked his phone and spoke, "Although the overall market trend isn’t looking good, even making people wary of stocks, a small fraction still shows an upward trend.

For example, this one, going for short-term trading should be fine, but remember, within half a month, you must sell. I can only give you this advice, as far as how much to invest, that’s up to you."

While he spoke, the three at the table were closely watching the stock on his phone, remembering his words.

This stock was one of the few in the current market that was rising instead of falling. But its gains weren’t significant, even smaller than when the market was stable over a month ago, so he wasn’t particularly interested.

Moreover, he was busy lately and being in the spotlight, staying cautious was wise.

Most importantly, he had so much capital now that investing small amounts in stocks with such minor gains wasn’t worthwhile, and large investments could attract attention, potentially altering the outcome, so it wasn’t appealing to him.

However, Lin Miaomiao and the others didn’t mind. Investing a couple of ten thousand could still earn them some pocket money within half a month.

"Thanks a lot, Stock God, for your guidance! Here’s a drink in your honor!"

Su Qing: ...