“I want to support you.”
Mu Chengguang blushed, feeling shy as she responded, “Well, now that we’re married, of course, you should support me.”
Shuai Chang smiled slightly, “So I quit my job.”
“What? Are you going to start a business?”
“I don’t have initial capital right now; can you lend me some?”
“Huh?” Mu Chengguang blinked, her expression blank as she tried to digest what Shuai Chang had just said.
“Are you saying you really quit your job?” she asked cautiously after processing his words.
Shuai Chang nodded.
“No longer a teacher?”
He nodded again.
“Starting a business?”
He nodded once more.
“To support me?” she asked, her face turning red.
Shuai Chang laughed, “Yes, to support you.”
“Great! No problem! How much do you need?” Mu Chengguang responded eagerly.
Shuai Chang needed to accumulate as much capital as possible. He had considerable knowledge about stock investments, and the more capital he had, the more profit he could make.
Only with sufficient capital could he use what he knew to start a business and earn big money.
Shuai Chang asked, “How much can you lend me? I need it for two months during the summer break; I can pay you back after that.”
Mu Chengguang thought seriously for a moment, “I have about two million in liquid assets.”
Shuai Chang replied, “That’s good; leave fifty thousand for emergencies and give me one hundred fifty thousand for investments.”
Mu Chengguang affirmed, “No problem.” She opened her wallet and handed him a card, saying, “Mr. Nan, my future good life relies on you.”
She completely trusted Nan Yu.
Shuai Chang took the money and immediately dove into the stock market.
His study became his office, where he analyzed stock trends and the conditions of the companies represented by those stocks every day.
He invested one hundred fifty thousand in Ocean Shipping Company, and the stocks continuously soared. By the evening’s close, they had hit the daily limit. Stocks cannot be bought or sold when they reach their limits. Shuai Chang received news that the second son of Ocean Shipping Company was caught using drugs, and first thing the next morning, he liquidated his assets. After the news broke at noon, Ocean Shipping Company’s stock plummeted and dropped to its limit within an hour, looking unlikely to recover anytime soon. With his keen insight, Shuai Chang netted three hundred thousand after fees from this single stock operation, turning his capital of one hundred fifty thousand into one hundred eighty thousand in just two days, an astonishing return.
Every day he busily earned money. Meanwhile, Mu Chengguang invited her childhood friends out for a meal, and Yan Qinghe showed up on time.
The friends spoke casually with one another. Liu Zhi arrived last and blurted, “Why didn’t you bring Mr. Nan along, Mu Xiaoye? Aren’t you two inseparable?”
Mu Chengguang tossed an apple at Liu Zhi, who caught it with both hands.
Feeling pleased, she teased, “Our Mr. Nan is a person of great responsibility, unlike you who has time to play every day.”
Yan Qinghe, who hadn’t met Nan Yu, adjusted his glasses and asked, “Oh? Isn’t he a teacher? How did he become someone who does great things?”
Yan Qinghe spoke gently. Upon hearing his words, Mu Chengguang squinted her eyes and smiled, saying, “Mr. Nan quit his job; he said he wants to support me, so he’s decided to start a business.”
Yan Qinghe, Liu Zhi, and Qian Xiang exchanged surprised glances. Yan Qinghe asked nonchalantly, “To support you, he quit and started a business? Mr. Nan seems to care about you a lot. However,” he shifted his tone, “I’ve heard teachers don’t make much salary; where is he getting his capital?”
“I’m lending it to him,” Mu Chengguang replied matter-of-factly.
Yan Qinghe asked, “…How much?”
Mu Chengguang explained, “I have a total of two million in liquid assets; Mr. Nan is leaving me fifty thousand for emergencies, and he’s borrowing one hundred fifty thousand from me, which he’ll pay back after summer.”
“Are you crazy?!” Liu Zhi exclaimed angrily, standing up.
“He asks you for money, and you just give it to him? He even leaves you fifty thousand for emergencies, and this makes you think he is good? In two months, if he runs off with the money, where will you find him?”
Mu Chengguang understood that Liu Zhi had misunderstood Nan Yu. She hurried to clarify, “No, Mr. Nan would never run away. My money is his money.”
Qian Xiang said ominously, “Actually, when you first mentioned introducing your boyfriend to us, I secretly investigated Nan Yu. He comes from a poor background. I always thought his motives with you weren’t pure. Just the other day, I saw how affectionate you two were, so I didn’t bring it up. Now, it seems he really is after your money.”
Author’s Note: Hahahaha, Mr. Nan has been exposed.
Chapter 30: The Scumbag’s Betrayal Revealed
Mu Chengguang shivered from the air conditioning in the private room, “I admit I was wrong! I’ll explain! After I’m done talking, you all can’t get angry.”
“Let’s hear what you have to say first before deciding if we’re angry or not,” Liu Zhi coldly snorted.
It was impossible for friends not to be upset after being deceived.
Under the aggressive stares from the three, Mu Chengguang swallowed hard and began recounting her obsessive efforts over the past five years to win Nan Yu’s heart through persistence and persuasion. “Even though we didn’t have a good start, you see, after we got married, Mr. Nan has been very responsible. He loves me, and I love him. He is my legal husband; lending him some money should be okay, right?” Mu Chengguang spread her hands.
“Just for doing all that, he’s willing to marry you? Now I believe Nan Yu really loves you,” Liu Zhi raised his middle finger at Mu Chengguang.
“I don’t think so,” Yan Qinghe said softly with pursed lips, “Mu Chengguang, have you considered the possibility that Nan Yu married you to make you wholly rely on him, and then he’d take your money and leave? In the end, you’d lose both your love and your wealth. In the novels I’ve read, this ending seems quite reasonable.”
“No, that won’t happen! I can feel that Mr. Nan truly loves me!” Mu Chengguang insisted. She could judge whether a person was genuinely good to her from the heart. Perhaps before going overseas, Nan Yu was dismissive. But when she returned, he began to treat her wholeheartedly. She didn’t know what brought about this change, but she couldn’t deny that Nan Yu truly cared for her.
Qian Xiang gloomily added, “Before all this, shouldn’t you explain why you’ve been married for a year without telling us?”