Chapter 26 The Instructor in Black Stockings

Lin Chen watched her deliberately trying to please him in this role-playing manner, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.

He particularly enjoyed this feeling of being pursued and being in control of everything.

"Yeah, I will. When I want to relax, I'll contact you."

Lin Chen responded indifferently as he pushed open the car door.

"I'm off."

After speaking, he straightened his clothes and walked through the school gate with a tall, upright posture.

His back view was dashing and flamboyant, causing several passing girls at the gate to glance at him repeatedly.

The afternoon class was Economics Basics, and it was also the first session of this course.

Lin Chen walked quickly into the classroom and found a seat toward the back.

Just as he sat down, he saw a figure standing on the podium, and his gaze was instantly drawn to her.

The lecturer turned out to be a young and beautiful woman.

She looked to be about twenty-five or twenty-six years old, with delicate features and fair skin.

She wore a pair of thin-framed glasses, which added a bit of an intellectual aura to her.

Her chest wasn't particularly full, but her legs were exceptionally long and straight.

She was wearing a simple Pencil Skirt,

which outlined her model-like figure to perfection; her temperament was cold yet carried a hint of sexiness.

At that moment, the system notification sounded in Lin Chen's mind again:

[Target female identified for pursuit: Liu Minting.]

[Target Rating: Looks 89,]

Height 175cm,

Health status is good,

Measurements 91/64/92,

Bust 36C,

Sexual experience: 3 times.]

[Pursuit Hint: Deep interaction with the target can earn 90 Scumbag Points,]

fitting the scumbag system's pursuit target criteria.]

A flash of surprise crossed Lin Chen's eyes, and he immediately began to calculate inwardly:

"For such a pair of long legs, she was only given a prediction of 90 points?"

"It seems her chest being a size smaller played a part,"

"But most importantly, she's already had three men. That's probably the biggest point deduction."

Although he was calculating in his head, Lin Chen didn't miss the lecture.

His gaze fell on Liu Minting on the podium, and he listened to her lecture with great interest.

The male students in the classroom were all looking at the teacher with focused expressions.

Presumably, most of them were only focused on those black stockings and weren't actually listening to the lecture.

Liu Minting pushed her glasses up with one hand, her gaze sweeping over the students below.

Her voice was crisp and carried a professional tone as she spoke eloquently:

"Since you've chosen investment-related majors, you need to have an understanding of basic investment products like Securities, Futures, and Options."

"Relying solely on theoretical knowledge from textbooks is useless—it's just fighting on paper."

"I have a suggestion for everyone: you can start with simple stock trading first."

"It's best to find some time to go to a Securities Company and open a stock account."

"Actual operation is the most effective form of stock education."

At this point, she paused, and her tone became a bit more serious:

"Let me remind you that the final grade assessment will be based on your Bank-Securities Transfer records to verify your initial investment amount;"

"In addition, you will need to print out your stock Return Curve for the semester and submit it to me."

"This part counts as a practical comprehensive score and will be directly included in the final assessment. It carries a significant weight, so everyone must take it seriously."

"Therefore, starting tomorrow, you can go and open accounts for trading."

"The earlier you start, the more experience you'll accumulate."

Liu Minting pushed her glasses again.

Her gaze slowly swept over the forty-plus students in the room as she asked softly,

"I'll do a survey first. Students who have already opened a Securities account, please raise your hand."

As her voice fell, seven or eight students in the classroom raised their hands one after another.

Lin Chen also slowly raised his hand.

He had just opened his account this morning.

Liu Minting looked at the students who raised their hands, and a smile of approval appeared on her face.

"Mhm, it seems many of you have the foresight to have prepared in advance."

She added:

"Additionally, I'll give you all an extra incentive."

"If anyone can double their stock return rate by the end of the year, I will give them a perfect score for their practical assessment."

"Alright, today's class ends..."

"Teacher, wait a moment."

Before Liu Minting could finish, a crisp yet somewhat cold female voice suddenly rang out, breaking the silence of the classroom.

The speaker was Xia Wanqing, who was sitting in the front row.

She turned her head and gave Lin Chen a provocative look,

then looked at Liu Minting on the podium and asked loudly,

"Teacher, you said there's a reward for doubling the return rate. What if someone can achieve a tenfold return in one semester? Is there an extra reward?"

As soon as these words came out, the entire classroom instantly fell silent.

The eyes of all the students turned toward Xia Wanqing in unison,

and then, they all turned toward Lin Chen at the same time.

Everyone knew that Xia Wanqing and Lin Chen had argued before, so these words were clearly aimed at Lin Chen.

Lin Chen, sitting in the back row, frowned slightly and complained inwardly:

"Tenfold in one semester, which is less than half a year?"

"Xia Wanqing is doing this on purpose, right?"

"She knows this sounds like a fantasy, yet she deliberately said it just to use a bet to make me look like a fool in front of the whole class. She's putting me on the spot!"

"This woman is really making me angry; she's not leaving me any face at all."

"Now great, with so many people watching,"

"if I can't do it, I'll probably be a laughingstock in school from now on. I might even become famous across the whole campus, but for all the wrong reasons!"

Whispers gradually began to rise in the classroom.

"Tenfold in one semester?"

"How is that possible?"

"Even a stock market expert would find that difficult, right?"

"Who is so arrogant?"

"To dare boast like that, is it someone from our class?"

"Could it be Lin Chen?"

"I saw the way Xia Wanqing looked at him just now; something's not right."

At that moment, Xia Wanqing spoke again, her tone even more provocative as she pointed in Lin Chen's direction and said loudly:

"Of course it's our classmate Lin Chen. He was bragging in front of me yesterday,"

"saying he could achieve a tenfold return on stocks within half a year. The timing is pretty much the same as the semester the teacher mentioned."

As her voice fell, all the students stared intently at Lin Chen.

There was curiosity, mockery, disdain, and a bit of anticipation for a good show.

Lin Chen helplessly covered his face, feeling a massive headache coming on.

He cursed Xia Wanqing a thousand times in his heart, but he could only force a faint, awkward smile onto his face.

For a moment, he didn't even know how to respond.

He hadn't expected Xia Wanqing to take his words to heart and deliberately bring them up in class to embarrass him.

Just then, Wang Hao, who was sitting not far away, suddenly burst into laughter.

His tone was full of schadenfreude as he deliberately said loudly:

"Lin Chen, I didn't realize you bragged without even thinking?"

"Tenfold in one semester? Why don't you just say you can fly to the moon?"

"I think you're just pretending to be an expert to look cool in front of girls, right?"

Wang Hao had always disliked Lin Chen and was always looking for a chance to kick him while he was down.

Now that he finally had something to use against Lin Chen, he naturally wouldn't let it go.

He deliberately jeered loudly, wanting to make Lin Chen's reputation even worse.