Seeing the person arrive, Gu Qinghan and Shen Lang were both shocked.
The other party, upon seeing Gu Qinghan kiss Shen Lang on the cheek, directly shouted, "Shut up—"
The newcomer was none other than Wang Yuyan, clad in snow-white robes and as beautiful as a celestial being.
Wang Yuyan's face, initially bearing a hint of a smile, instantly turned grim.
Upon hearing the voice, Gu Qinghan and Shen Lang instinctively pulled apart.
"Yuyan, you're back."
Shen Lang's face showed no guilt upon seeing Wang Yuyan, nor did he offer any explanations or excuses. Instead, he stood up with evident joy and stepped forward to help Wang Yuyan with her luggage.
Wang Yuyan was pushing a large suitcase with her right hand. After Shen Lang took it, he realized it weighed several tens of pounds.
Before Shen Lang left for Shu, Wang Yuyan had gone back to accompany her grandfather. Upon his return, he had forgotten to contact her, and seeing her now filled him with delight.
"Heartless fellow—"
Wang Yuyan chided Shen Lang playfully, "You returned yesterday, yet you didn't even call me. I only found out you were back from others."
"I heard that after your return, you not only clashed with Qi Tuojiang and Kong Wudao at the airport, extorting a billion from each, but also rushed to the Diwang Hotel this morning to snatch a bride. You're truly never still."
Wang Yuyan poked Shen Lang's chest with a finger, questioning, "Tell me, why haven't you contacted me from beginning to end?"
"Yuyan, you're wronging me. It's as if I haven't thought of you at all."
Facing Wang Yuyan's questioning, Shen Lang didn't say another word. He opened his arms and embraced Wang Yuyan, saying, "As soon as I got back, I wanted to contact you. However, I considered that you and Grandpa were moving to a new house, so I was afraid of disrupting your move."
"Heaven and earth as my witness, if it weren't for what happened this morning, I would have called you long ago to get an address and pick you up."
Hearing Shen Lang's words, Wang Yuyan unceremoniously exposed him, "Lying is unacceptable. But, who made you my Brother Shen? Fine, I won't hold it against you."
With that said, Wang Yuyan looked at Gu Qinghan with a playful smile and remarked, "Miss Gu, this is Yu Xiao's boyfriend, and also my fiancé. Next time you want to kiss him, you'll have to ask Yu Xiao and me for permission first."
Wang Yuyan was naturally sharp-tongued, wanting to poke at everyone she met. Shen Lang, fearing an argument between Wang Yuyan and Gu Qinghan, quickly interjected, "Yuyan, you must be tired. Let me help you take your luggage upstairs, and you can rest for a while?"
"I'm not tired, but I'm hungry."
Wang Yuyan hugged Shen Lang, looking pitifully at him, and said, "I've been moving to the new house these past few days and haven't had a proper meal. I'm so hungry now."
"Brother Shen, I want the Zhajiangmian you made last time. Can you make it for me again?"
Wang Yuyan still vividly remembered the Zhajiangmian Shen Lang had made last time because it was incredibly delicious.
"Of course."
Shen Lang smiled at Wang Yuyan's request and said, "I'll take your luggage to your room first, and then I'll make it for you. I definitely won't let you go hungry."
Shen Lang would agree to any request from Wang Yuyan that he could, let alone such a small one.
"Okay—"
Hearing Shen Lang's words, Wang Yuyan smiled, kissed him on the cheek, and then returned to her room. Shen Lang followed, carrying Wang Yuyan's suitcase to her room.
With Yu Xiao, Yu Fei, Wang Yuyan, Ye Shishi, and Gu Qinghan, the villa was becoming increasingly lively. However, Shen Lang also felt that he would have more headaches in the future.
After leaving Wang Yuyan's room, Shen Lang went straight into the kitchen to start making Zhajiangmian.
An hour later, Shen Lang brought four steaming, fragrant bowls of Zhajiangmian to the dining table.
Ye Shishi and Wang Yuyan, living on the second floor, could still smell the aroma of Zhajiangmian and rushed out of their rooms to the first floor.
Gu Qinghan, after a series of upsetting events, had lost her appetite. But upon smelling the Zhajiangmian, she immediately perked up.
Soon, the four of them were seated at the table.
Although Wang Yuyan had eaten Shen Lang's Zhajiangmian once before, she praised it profusely again.
"Brother Shen, your Zhajiangmian is too delicious. No one in this world can make Zhajiangmian better than you."
Wang Yuyan spoke while eating, savoring every mouthful and showering him with praise.
Ye Shishi and Gu Qinghan were similarly enthusiastic, exclaiming how delicious it was and lavishing praise on Shen Lang.
For a moment, Shen Lang became the object of admiration.
It seemed that sometimes, to conquer a woman's heart, one must conquer her stomach.
After finishing their noodles, Ye Shishi, Gu Qinghan, and Wang Yuyan all returned to their rooms, content. Shen Lang cleaned up the dining table and kitchen, then turned on the television to watch the Nanling Financial News.
He should have just not watched it. As soon as Shen Lang started watching, his eyes widened. Yesterday, when he watched the news, the stock of Nan Guo Winery had plummeted to a low of two yuan. Many had assumed it would continue to fall and had sold their holdings at a low price in the past few days.
However, after ten o'clock this morning, the stock of Nan Guo Winery had soared, rising from two yuan to thirty-eight yuan, and it was still climbing.
Shen Lang watched the news for half an hour and found that it had risen by another seven yuan, reaching forty-five yuan.
Seeing such an outrageous rise in the stock, investors who had already sold their shares at a loss rushed to buy them back, hoping to make a fortune.
This stock had now become the hottest one on the Nanling stock market, with many investors pouring their entire fortunes into it.
At this moment, Shen Lang received a call from Tang Wuzui.
Tang Wuzui's tone on the phone was tinged with a clear hint of smugness. "Shen Lang, have you been watching the Nanling Financial News channel?"
"I have. It seems you're truly extraordinary. You predicted it accurately."
Shen Lang had only half-believed Tang Wuzui's prediction of the stock's sharp decline followed by a surge. Now, he truly believed it, as everything had unfolded exactly as Tang Wuzui had anticipated.
"Tang Wuzui, it's forty-five yuan now. Aren't you going to sell?"
Shen Lang didn't know how much Tang Wuzui had bought. However, if Tang Wuzui had bought at the lowest point of two yuan, it had already increased more than twentyfold. He wanted to urge Tang Wuzui to sell soon.
"No rush, we'll talk later."
Tang Wuzui chuckled, "This is just the beginning. If I sell now, how much money will I make?"
"Don't worry, I said this stock would surge within a week, and it won't drop within this week."
Tang Wuzui said playfully, "You gave me ninety million yuan back then. When I returned it to you, it had increased a thousandfold. I'll return nine hundred billion to you."
"What?"
Hearing Tang Wuzui's words, Shen Lang's face turned pale with shock. He said, "Tang Wuzui, I understand now. You plan to use this stock to empty all the shareholders' money. This was all calculated by you in advance, wasn't it?"