Chapter 231 Are you excited? Are you surprised?

Lin Chen leaned back in his chair and said leisurely,

"Each of them holds 200,000 shares, and you hold 800,000. All of you combined make exactly 3 million shares."

Li Sisi was pleased and muttered to herself, 'At least you have a conscience, giving me the most.'

She didn't say anything, though. She picked up the first delivery and opened it.

Inside were copies of an ID card and signed documents. The photo showed a young girl with delicate features and a pretty face.

Li Sisi curled her lip, not paying much attention.

After all, Lin Chen was never short of beautiful women around him.

She opened the second one; it was another girl, looking quite young and still very attractive.

Li Sisi's expression darkened slightly.

When she opened the third one, she felt a bit better.

This woman looked to be around thirty-eight, with a gentle temperament and good looks, but at least she wasn't that kind of delicate Young Lady.

But as she continued, she opened one, a beauty; another, still a beauty.

At the end, there was even a pair of twin sisters who looked exactly alike, their eyes full of spirit.

Li Sisi's movements stiffened, the smile completely vanished from her face, her lips twitched, and her expression became strained.

She suddenly looked up, her gaze complex as she stared at Lin Chen, her tone a mix of gritted teeth and disbelief:

"Lin Chen, these eleven women... you haven't slept with all of them, have you?"

Looking at her angry yet helpless expression, Lin Chen couldn't help but chuckle. Without any pretense, he gave a slight nod.

"I..."

Li Sisi opened her mouth, her heart filled with both shock and anger.

There was also an indescribable feeling. She couldn't find the words for a long time, finally squeezing out:

"I admire you... I really do."

She paused, then asked curiously:

"Did you know all these people since college?"

With a smile on his face, Lin Chen nodded slightly without saying much.

Li Sisi pressed further:

"They... don't know about each other's existence, right? You contacted them all individually?"

Lin Chen gave an "mm," which served as an admission.

After a few seconds of silence, Li Sisi suddenly burst out laughing.

She laughed so hard she was rocking back and forth, tears almost coming out.

Lin Chen was baffled by her laughter and raised an eyebrow:

"What are you laughing at?"

Li Sisi stopped laughing and wiped the corners of her eyes, her gaze mischievous and playful:

"So this is still an underground operation? None of them know about each other, and you're the only one juggling them all?"

She leaned in and lowered her voice, her tone suggestive:

"It seems if you want to get everyone into one big bed, I'll have to be the one to help you."

Lin Chen's eyes lit up, and he instantly perked up. He leaned over and took her hand, his tone flattering:

"My Sisi understands me best! It really was worth doting on you!"

Li Sisi pulled her hand back, a strange smile curling her lips, her eyes filled with a bit of defiance:

"Sure, I'd like to see if you can handle it when the time comes."

"Since the shares you gave me are more than theirs, I'll help you with this."

She paused and leaned closer to Lin Chen, her voice even lower and teasing:

"Let's take it step by step. First, we find a chance to bring two together, and then slowly add more?"

"I also want to see just how strong you really are."

Lin Chen looked at Li Sisi's somewhat provocative and curious gaze.

"How strong am I? You'll find out tonight."

...

Sure enough, early the next morning, Li Sisi truly witnessed Lin Chen's current prowess.

Leaning against the headboard with her body aching and weak, her hair a mess, she didn't even have the strength to raise her hand to tidy it. Looking at the fully dressed Lin Chen, she felt both angry and embarrassed, her voice carrying a lingering laziness and reproach:

"Lin Chen, so you were just faking it before?"

"You were just laying low and building up your strength, weren't you?"

"I need to rest today, I really can't... even walking is a struggle."

Lin Chen turned back and raised an eyebrow at her, a smile he couldn't hide in his eyes, his tone casual yet slightly smug:

"Alright, alright, look at how pathetic you are."

"There's nothing urgent anyway."

As he tied his shoelaces, he said casually:

"I've already arranged for someone to handle the branch office registration; it should be done by this afternoon."

"By the way, regarding the meeting with ByteDance you mentioned, didn't we agree on Saturday? Then we'll fly to Beijing on Saturday and take the chance to look around."

After saying that, he reached out and ruffled Li Sisi's hair, his tone light:

"I'm heading back to school now; I have classes."

Before Li Sisi could respond, the door closed with a "click," and he left the apartment with a brisk step.

Today was Teacher Liu's class. When Lin Chen arrived at the classroom, there were still a few minutes before the start. Liu Minting was standing at the podium organizing her lesson plans, her simple knit sweater accentuating her increasingly slender figure.

Only, she wasn't wearing her usual eye-catching black silk stockings.

Lin Chen's eyes lit up, and he approached her, his tone teasing:

"Hi, Teacher Liu, why aren't you wearing black silks today?"

"I specifically came two minutes early just to see you."

Liu Minting's movements paused, and she looked up to glare at him. The look seemed fierce but lacked any real bite.

Instead, it carried a hint of imperceptible shyness. She curled her lip, her tone a bit sharp yet coquettish:

"It's cold! What are you shouting about? Hurry back to your seat."

Lin Chen didn't move. His gaze fell on the shallow V-shape of her neckline, and he deliberately drawled with a mischievous smile:

"Oh? It's cold? Then Teacher Liu, since you have plenty of meat on your chest, are you not afraid of the cold?"

Liu Minting's face instantly flushed red. She reached out to swat him, saying stubbornly:

"What nonsense are you talking about! You're so improper!"

Lin Chen dodged with a laugh. Before she could retort further, he pulled out his phone, opened the securities account app he'd already prepared, and held it before her eyes, his pride practically overflowing:

"Alright, I'll stop teasing you."

"By the way, there's a little over a month until the end of the semester, right? Look, the market value of my stocks has already increased eightfold."

He pointed at the numbers on the screen, his face beaming:

"See that? Over 4 million."

Liu Minting's movements froze instantly, her eyes filled with disbelief.

She still remembered that at the start of the semester, this kid had teased her in front of the whole class, saying if he could turn 500,000 in seed money into ten times that by January 31, 2015, she would have to kiss him in public and agree to any one of his requests.

At the time, she had just taken it as a child's joke and hadn't given it any thought, even retorting with a few laughs. She never expected...

She snatched the phone away, her fingers sliding quickly as she flipped through the transaction and bank-to-securities transfer records. The more she looked, the wider her eyes grew, and her voice even trembled slightly:

"You... you actually did it? So fast?"

Lin Chen reached out to take the phone back and tucked it into his pocket, his tone nonchalant, even a bit boastful:

"What's the rush? There's still over a month until the agreed time."

"But if I go all-in now, it'll only take less than two limit-up days to reach tenfold."

"Teacher Liu, tell me, is this exciting? Is it a surprise?"