Silence. Deathly silence. In the rental house, the air that was agitated by ecstasy seemed to be instantly drained and solidified by Li Wei's text message, becoming colder than the Siberian cold current.
The ostentatious smile on Chen Fan's face disappeared inch by inch, and the eyes that still had a gleam of excitement were now covered by a thick layer of frost at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Chen Fan, what are you doing? I just heard from Zhang Wei that you invested all your money in the junk stock of Binhai Technology. Are you crazy? The person who sent the text message was Li Wei?
Zhang Wei, Li Wei. These two names that once occupied an important position of "brother" and "lover" in his life, now like two poisonous thorns, piercing his newly reborn heart mercilessly. In an instant, countless fragments of memory in Chen Fan's mind were pieced together, and all doubts were answered.
Yesterday afternoon, Zhang Wei's "concerned" phone call, those "brother"-like concerns, were not out of true friendship at all. It was clearly a carefully designed test to obtain intelligence! He wanted to know how miserable he was after being broken up and fired. What kind of situation. And at that time, I was still a little touched, and even felt guilty for doubting my brother. Looking back now, those moments of self-touching were so ridiculous and pathetic!
Chen Fan can be 100% sure that the next second after Zhang Wei hangs up the phone, he will tell Li Wei and Ma Chao the "miserable situation" he got from him as a funny joke. At this moment, they may be sitting in a high-end restaurant, holding a high-foot glass and sipping red wine, unscrupulously laughing at themselves, the fools who were trampled into the mud but still wanted to turn over with "junk stocks".
"Heh..." A low and hoarse sneer came out of Chen Fan's throat. In this laugh, there was no half of the previous ecstasy, only endless coldness and ridicule, which was both a sneer for their hypocritical faces. Mockery is a mockery of the naive and foolish self in the past.
Angry? Of course! It was a pain of being stabbed in the back by the person you trust the most, deep into your bones and suffocating. But compared with this surging anger, a more unfamiliar emotion was quietly occupying his heart. Calmness, an unprecedented, bone-chilling calmness. If the information from the future is an axe that can split the shackles of fate, then the betrayal of Zhang Wei and Li Wei at this moment is to temper this axe with the sharpest ice, allowing him to completely cut off the past and all unrealistic fantasies.
He did not call to question angrily, nor did he impulsively reply to the text message to show off the truth he already knew. Because he understood that doing so would not only gain a temporary verbal advantage, but also would not be able to gain any benefits. Hurry, it's meaningless, it's just the powerless roar of the weak. And he, Chen Fan, no longer wants to be the weak who is bullied. What he wants is not a simple slap in the face, but a murder! He wants them to pay the heaviest price for their stupidity and arrogance! Let them personally push a huge fortune out of the door, and then look up at their own glory in endless regret!
Chen Fan narrowed his eyes and slowly slid his fingers across the cold screen of his mobile phone. His brain was running at an unprecedented speed. A careful plan quietly took shape in his mind. He called up the input method and began to edit the reply to Li Wei. His fingers were stable and powerful, and every word was carefully calculated, as if it was a carefully arranged chess piece.
"Weiwei, I was wrong! I lost my head! I believed a rumor that Binhai Technology had an inside story, and I... I invested all the 30,000 yuan for the surgery fee prepared for my mother! Now it has reached the daily limit, and I can't sell it even if I want to! What should I do, Weiwei? Can you help me ask Ma Chao, he has many connections, is there any way to sell the stocks? Please! That's my mother's life-saving money"
Send! After sending the text message, Chen Fan threw the phone aside casually, his eyes were as calm as a bottomless cold pond, making it difficult to see the waves in it. He was betting that Li Wei would take this "desperate" text message as a perfect topic of conversation and show it to Ma Chao and Zhang Wei; betting that they would feel doubly happy because of their "stupidity" and "desperation"; and betting that their superiority would make them sneer at his so-called "inside information" and even do the opposite.
Sure enough, within five minutes, the phone rang loudly. The caller ID showed "Zhang Wei". Chen Fan's mouth curled up in a cold arc, like a hunter waiting for prey to take the bait, and a barely perceptible cold light flashed in his eyes. The fish took the bait.
He cleared his throat, and when he raised his head again, his face had changed into a panicked and bewildered expression, and his acting was perfect. He pressed the answer button, his voice was crying and trembling, as if he was really in a desperate situation: "Hello... Weizi..."
"Fanzi! You are really crazy!" Zhang Wei's roar of "hate iron and steel" came from the other end of the phone. The voice was full of exaggerated "concern", but if you listened carefully, you could hear a trace of gloating that was difficult to conceal, "Li Wei showed me the text message! Thirty thousand yuan! Did you really throw it all in? Do you know what kind of rubbish Binhai Technology is? It's a bottomless pit! Which jerk's gossip did you listen to! "
Chen Fan could even vaguely hear a suppressed sneer from the other end of the phone. It was very light, but it was undoubtedly a woman's voice, Li Wei. At this moment, the last bit of warmth in his heart disappeared, and the trust and friendship he once had completely vanished.
"I... I don't know, Weizi!" Chen Fan's acting skills reached their peak at this moment. He cried, his voice was full of regret and fear, and every trembling syllable seemed to burst out from the bottom of his heart.
"I was cheated! What should I do now? The stock price has reached its daily limit and I can't sell it even if I want to. I'm so anxious! This is my mother's life-saving money!" He deliberately emphasized the three words "life-saving money", and every syllable was full of despair, as if he was really in a desperate situation.
"Don't worry, don't worry! "Zhang Wei pretended to "comfort" Chen Fan, but his tone was full of gloating, as if he had seen Chen Fan's miserable appearance. "Listen to me, this thing is a scam by the dealer to raise the price and sell! Today's limit up, tomorrow it will definitely be the limit down! As soon as it's nine o'clock tomorrow, you should sell it at the limit down price! How much you can get out is as good as it is! Do you understand?"
"Limit down?" Chen Fan asked "horrified", his voice full of just the right amount of panic, "Then...how much money will I lose?"
"Losing money is better than losing all your money!" Zhang Wei's tone was unquestionable, as if he was giving alms to a stupid loser, "Listen to me, it's right! Ma Ge is here too, he has a wide range of connections and is much more informed than us. He also said that this stock will collapse tomorrow! "
Ma Chao is here too? Chen Fan's eyes became colder. This play really has all the main characters. Everyone is playing their own roles, but they don't know that they have already become chess pieces on other people's chessboards.
"Well... okay then." Chen Fan pretended to be depressed as if his last hope was extinguished, and said weakly, as if he had been completely defeated by fate, "Weizi, thank you... If it weren't for you, I... I really don't know what to do."
"Hey, what nonsense! Who are we going to follow?" Zhang Wei laughed, and the laughter was full of hypocritical heroism, but it couldn't cover up the pride in his heart, "Okay, calm down first, and remember to place an order early tomorrow! I have something else to do here, so I'll place it first! "
"Okay..."
After hanging up the phone, all the expressions on Chen Fan's face disappeared instantly, as if the panic, despair and helplessness before were all a wonderful performance. He stood quietly in the same place, with only the sound of rain coming from the window, which gradually weakened, as if he was mourning for this broken friendship. He picked up the phone, without any hesitation, and directly blocked and deleted all the contact information of "Zhang Wei" and "Li Wei". From now on, these two people are dead in his world, as if they had never appeared.
After doing all this, he looked around the dark and damp rental house that carried his three years of youth and humiliation. The piles of instant noodle buckets in the corner recorded countless lonely and desolate nights; the yellowed real estate information on the table, It is the testimony of his struggle for his dream; the cheap T-shirts on the hangers have faded long ago, but still have traces of time. Everything here symbolizes his failed past and the shackles he is eager to get rid of.
And now, he wants to say goodbye to this past completely. He found the only decent backpack in the closet, packed a few clothes, and put his ID card, bank card and the mobile phone that changed his destiny close to his body. As for other things, he didn't take any of them. Those items carrying painful memories were left in this shabby room, and were covered with dust along with the past.
He walked to the door and took a last look at the room, without a trace of nostalgia in his eyes. Then, he mercilessly He closed the door, as if closing a door to the dark past. Outside the door, the air after the rain was particularly fresh, and a gorgeous rainbow spanned the city's skyline, heralding a new life and symbolizing the new life he was about to start.
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Half an hour later, Grand Hyatt Hotel in Binhai City. This is one of the top five-star hotels in Binhai City. The luxurious atmosphere is overwhelming. Only the rich and noble can come and go here. The marble floor is as smooth as a mirror, the crystal chandelier emits a dazzling light, and the air is filled with a faint smell of high-end perfume.
Chen Fan was wearing a cheap casual suit that cost no more than two hundred yuan in total, and he was standing in the magnificent, palace-like lobby with a half-worn backpack on his back. He looked so out of place. Passing by All the guests were well-dressed, elegantly behaved, and exuded confidence and calmness in their gestures. The faces of the receptionists and waiters also wore professional yet scrutinizing smiles, as if they were looking at the uninvited guest who "accidentally" entered this place.
If the former Chen Fan stood here, he would probably have been ashamed and embarrassed, unable to even raise his head, and wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. But at this moment, his heart was calm. His clothes may be shabby, but his heart and his vision have long been equal to these people, or even higher, because of the information from the future.
He straightened his back and walked straight to the front desk, ignoring the surprise that flashed in the eyes of the receptionist.
"Hello, open a room." His voice was not loud, but steady and powerful, with an aura that should not be underestimated.
"Okay, sir. What type of room do you need? We have superior king-size rooms, deluxe river view rooms and executive suites." The receptionist kept a professional smile and introduced in a formal way.
"Executive suites." Chen Fan said without thinking. He only had more than 30,000 yuan in his card now, and staying in an executive suite that cost thousands of yuan a night was undoubtedly a luxury. But he had to spend this money. This was not only a reward for his first victory, but also a strong psychological hint. He, Chen Fan, deserved the best! He must get used to and integrate into this world he was about to conquer as soon as possible!
The receptionist's eyes were obviously stunned for a moment, but she quickly returned to professionalism: "Okay, sir. The executive suite is 3,888 yuan per night. Please show your ID card. "Chen Fan calmly handed over his ID card and bank card, swiped the card, signed, and the series of actions were smooth and without hesitation.
When the POS machine printed out the purchase order, the front desk lady handed the room card and documents back respectfully with both hands. Her eyes had changed from the initial scrutiny to a trace of real curiosity and respect. In this place, clothes cannot completely define a person, but the confidence to spend money can.
Under the guidance of the waiter, Chen Fan took the high-speed elevator to the executive floor on the 32nd floor of the hotel. Swipe the card and open the door. A nearly 100-square-meter lavish The space was unfolding before his eyes. The soft and comfortable top-grade carpet made him feel like he was stepping on the clouds; the luxurious furniture with a full sense of design, each of which was worth a lot of money; the spacious bathroom with separate dry and wet areas, equipped with the most advanced bathroom facilities; and the floor-to-ceiling windows that covered an entire wall!
Chen Fan walked slowly to the window. From here, he could see the dazzling night scene of most of Binhai City. There was an endless stream of vehicles under his feet, and the lights of the cars gathered into golden rivers of light, winding through the city streets; in the distance, there were the lights of the cruise ships on the Huangpu River, and the lights of the financial center on the opposite bank that went straight into the city. The skyscrapers in the sky sparkled with dazzling light in the night, as if they were the beating pulse of the city.
This is where he should stand! This is the scenery he should see! Compared with here, the dark and damp rental house is simply hell. An unprecedented ambition surged in his chest. He opened his arms, as if to embrace the whole world and the glorious future that would soon belong to him. From this moment on, his life will be like the city under his feet, brightly lit and without darkness!
"Buzz..." At this moment, the mobile phone in his pocket , the familiar and unique vibration came again. Chen Fan's heart jumped! He quickly took out his mobile phone, and the mysterious black dialog box on the screen appeared as expected. It was his future self who sent a new message!
He clicked it with great expectation, thinking that it would be instructions about the next operation of Binhai Technology, or the code of the next bull stock that would soar. However, when he saw the content of the message clearly, his pupils suddenly contracted. The content of the message was completely beyond his expectations. It was short, but full of an unquestionable sense of command and an unprecedented sense of urgency.
"Su Wanqing. Tonight at 10 o'clock, the 'Phantom' bar on the first floor of the hotel. Save her. This is your most important ally in the future. If you miss it, you will never recover."