High School Belle Fell in Love with Me

Chapter 384 - 186: A Bet with Only One Chance in a Lifetime (Part 2)

Then, I spent two hours at home, on edge and trembling with fear.

Xue Ning kept getting distracted, leaning by the door to listen for any sounds, afraid that Li Likun and his group would suddenly return.

Early the next morning, Li Yang drove Jiang Banxia on the road to Capital City. If not for returning Song Yu’s car, he would have preferred taking the high-speed train, as the second-class seat is half price.

In the car, Li Yang asked, "Master Jiang, your parents really agreed to let you drop out?"

"It’s not really dropping out, just taking a leave of absence. It gives them some hope. By the way... Xiangnu mentioned there are quite a few people who want to invest some money in Wanliu Capital and have me manage it, but I declined them all. That won’t cause Master Li any trouble, will it?"

Li Yang laughed and said, "In my lifetime, what I fear the least is trouble."

"It seems Master Li has never asked me what I want to do."

"Asking that would just make it seem distant."

"Then Master Li, do you want to invest some money?" Jiang Banxia said offhandedly, quite satisfied with Li Yang’s unconditional support.

She could refuse others’ money, but she really hoped Li Yang would invest.

Li Yang said, "Public funds have pretty high requirements for holdings; let’s not rush. If your popularity skyrockets and people throw hundreds of billions at you in the blink of an eye, then my investment would become a burden."

"That’s not going to happen. If I can even manage ten billion, I’d feel very successful."

Li Yang raised an eyebrow and said, "How about we make a bet? I think within a year, you can grow Wanliu Capital to a scale of five hundred billion, and within two years, break a trillion."

"What’s the bet?"

"If I win, you give me a massage, and I want the Dongguan style!"

"Hhhh..."

Jiang Banxia thought for a while and said, "Let’s change the bet. If you win, I’ll marry you!"

"Psh! You’re the one benefiting here!"

"I haven’t finished. If you lose, you have to marry me!"

"Are you really willing to bet this way?"

"Yeah, want to take the bet?"

"Deal! Let’s see if you’re the stock master or if I’m the massage god!"

Jiang Banxia curiously asked, "Aren’t you afraid I’ll deliberately win?"

Li Yang didn’t hesitate: "That would be your skill."

"Don’t worry, I’ll definitely do my best to let you win. But I won’t accept other people’s funds, except yours."

If in a year the scale isn’t up to five hundred billion, and Li Yang can gather five hundred billion, it’s still counted as his win.

Jiang Banxia really didn’t have confidence in reaching a five hundred billion scale; it’s an intimidating figure.

There are fewer than eighty public funds nationwide with a scale exceeding five hundred billion; surpassing five hundred billion would place one among the top hundred domestic funds.

"Settled."

Li Yang knew that five hundred billion was very difficult, but since Jiang Banxia was willing to try, he definitely wanted to accompany her.

Perhaps this is really the only opportunity, and one shouldn’t give up when it comes.

"By the way, whether it’s a year at five hundred billion or two years at a trillion, as long as one condition is met, it’s your win," Jiang Banxia added.

"Alright."

Li Yang continued driving seriously while Jiang Banxia enjoyed snacks and fruit.

The weather was good, so Li Yang didn’t rest, except for spending half an hour in a service area for a meal; the rest of the time was spent driving.

They arrived in Capital City that night.

Jiang Banxia had a new place to stay, right next to Wanliu Capital, where she rented a large apartment.

It was the famous Wanliu Academy.

Everything was readily available, which was thanks to Xiangnu’s help. It was ready for move-in.

Jiang Banxia was willing to be friends with Xiangnu; after all, Li Yang never said she couldn’t.

Unfortunately, Xiangnu was in Jiangbei at the time, and the keys were brought over by Song Yu. Jiang Banxia understandably treated Song Yu to a meal.

...

With Wanliu Capital promoting their two new fund products, Li Yang also began his re-examinations.

He had failed the courses in accounting and probability statistics, which were the most important subjects in the second semester of freshman year.

Of course, as long as advanced math is on the schedule, regardless of the semester, it’s important.

After all, it’s 5 credits, and failing it would be hard to bear.

Moreover, the re-exam for advanced math is usually quite difficult.

Li Yang originally thought the re-exam would have many previous questions, or it might even be the original test paper.

But upon receiving the test paper, he realized, damn... the instructors deliberately didn’t want him to pass.

In the end, he glanced around, relying on his keen eyesight to sneak a peek at someone else’s answers.

Then... he found they didn’t match his own.

He ultimately didn’t change his answers and, after handing in his paper, he returned to the dormitory and immediately pulled out that question, handing it to He Lewei.

"Help me take a look, did I get this question right?"

He Lewei quickly started calculating and soon gave the answer: "Three-fifths?"

Li Yang let out a sigh of relief: "Then I was right! Damn, I looked around the exam room and saw several people near me had half, almost made me lose confidence."

He really put a lot of effort into studying.

Although his foundation was weak, his intelligence was still intact, so he could barely keep up with the learning pace.

He Lewei smiled and said, "I can see you’re really anxious. Think about it, how high could the level be for those taking re-exams? This question was a bit harder, so it’s normal for them to get it wrong."

Li Yang was taken aback.

It seemed like he was overly nervous, so he hadn’t even considered that angle.

In that re-exam classroom, his exam results were probably the highest; was there even any need to copy others?

If he copied others, he would have fallen into a trap.

Actually, he didn’t know why he was nervous. Clearly, studying was just a formality, an experience of campus life.