"Such a coincidence?" Jiang Cheng faintly sensed that something wasn't quite right.
Seeing that Jiang Cheng understood what he meant, Shen An gave him a 'you get it' look.
"Right? It's a huge coincidence, isn't it? At first, I thought it was just a matter of our social circles, but this Xu Zhi is from Peng City. I asked some friends in Peng City whose families are in finance, and the rumors they heard were even slower than Xu Zhi's. Yet, Brother Cheng, your entry time was clearly faster than Xu Zhi's."
"Do you know if he has any prior record of investing in things like this?"
Speaking of this, Shen An looked smug.
"Heh, Brother Cheng, you and I are on the same page. Don't look at me like I'm usually unreliable..." halfway through, Shen An clicked his tongue and changed his phrasing.
"Actually, I'm just too reliable. As soon as I heard the news, I went to check. In the past few months of Company's investment transactions, there's absolutely no record of similar investments. In other words, these two follow-up investments weren't because he knows the industry; it's more like someone gave him a tip-off in advance."
So he hadn't invested before, yet these two times he managed to hit the exact same investments as Jiang Cheng.
If it wasn't a coincidence, then something fishy was going on.
Jiang Cheng replied, "Are you saying we have a leak on our end?"
Shen An waved his hand. "That's not what I mean. Since no one in Kyoto is doing this, it obviously wasn't leaked by me. I only found out yesterday that you were working on Love Book, but Xu Zhi started manipulating his entry three days ago. I originally thought he was following your lead, but since you say he isn't, then it really is quite the coincidence."
Looking at Shen An's slightly exaggerated expression, Jiang Cheng reached out and patted his shoulder. "Where did you hear this news?"
At this, Shen An leaned in again and lowered his voice.
"Yesterday at noon, I went to a dinner party with my dad. There were a few people from within the system there. They were talking about Company, and then they mentioned Xu Zhi, saying he's very young and knows how to make arrangements. He helped their sons make a bunch of money last time, and these past few days he's been saying he'll help them make another round. You understand the subtext..."
How could Jiang Cheng not understand this kind of dinner party?
Gao Qiqiang was famous for making 'arrangements' like this.
The reason Xu Zhi was brought up was to hint that they should be'sensible'.
However, Xu Zhi's approach was actually the same model Jiang Cheng used when he brought Zhao Cheng and the others in.
In Huaxia, one usually has to choose between power and wealth.
Of course, that's only on the surface.
How do you bring money and power together?
This is how it's done... Actually, when it comes to short-selling, as long as one is well-informed, it's not unheard of for others to follow suit and enter the market.
But Jiang Cheng's intuition told him this wasn't that simple.
After patting Shen An's shoulder, Jiang Cheng replied, "I see..."
After he said that, Shen An didn't press further.
He only said, "Brother Cheng, just say the word if you need anything."
"Alright!"
The three women finished looking around quickly. Just as the conversation ended, they walked down from upstairs.
Jiang Churan had rehearsals in the afternoon, so Jiang Cheng didn't plan on staying too long.
Planning to wrap things up quickly, he turned to Jiang Churan and asked, "What do you think of this house?"
Since hearing Shen Shuang's words, she had calmed down somewhat.
Now, seeing Jiang Cheng say this, her heart couldn't help but skip a beat again.
But even if she was starting to accept it, her expression was still a bit unnatural.
After all, this was a large house. She wanted it, but the price was already in the tens of millions.
"I really like it. And the lighting is very good; I looked around, and there aren't any dark rooms."
Hearing this, Jiang Cheng walked over and naturally put his arm around Jiang Churan's shoulder.
His tone was calm, yet filled with an unquestionable certainty. "If you like it, then we'll buy it. It's close to your school, so you can come straight here after rehearsals. Tomorrow, I'll have someone come over to set up a practice room for you, so you can come and practice whenever you want."
Xu Yan and Shen Shuang hadn't even recovered from the shock of Jiang Cheng saying he'd buy it outright before they heard him mention setting up a practice room for Jiang Churan.
Both of their expressions instantly became even more envious.
"..." Xu Yan was speechless.
"..." Shen Shuang was also speechless.
After two seconds of silence, Shen Shuang saw Jiang Churan's bewilderment and spoke up, her composure breaking. "Holy... Big shot, let me ask you one more time, are you looking for another girlfriend?? I'm also in urgent need of a practice room."
Although Shen Shuang's family was very wealthy and she was surrounded by rich guys,
and she had seen many people buy luxury goods for girls on a whim,
she had truly never seen someone buy a house for their partner before even discussing marriage.
Generally speaking, even for someone marrying into a wealthy family, having a house bought for them would be news-worthy.
She hadn't doubted that Jiang Cheng was just talking big.
But she thought that after looking, he would at least hesitate, or use the house to entice Jiang Churan into submission and buy it for her after they had been intimate.
She never expected Jiang Cheng to buy it right here, right now??
How long had they even been dating?
Xu Yan wanted to chime in after Shen Shuang finished.
But in the end, she held back.
At this moment, Jiang Cheng was simply too dazzling in her eyes; she was afraid she wouldn't be able to help herself.
Mainly because this was just too domineering. Only overbearing CEO-themed TV shows would dare to film something like this...
Right now, she only had one thought in her mind: she also wanted to find a boyfriend who considered her every need.
Of course, it wasn't for the sake of a big house, but just to experience this kind of sweet romance... Xu Yan shouted toward Jiang Churan, "Ranran, aren't we best friends? Haven't I been good to you??"
Jiang Churan knew the two women were saying this to help ease her embarrassment.
After giving them a grateful look, Jiang Churan directly denied it. "We are indeed best friends, but as for you being good to me... like I said, it's just average..."
Hearing this, Xu Yan felt like she was done for... Xu Yan: "...Sigh, forget it, I'm done with this..."
After saying that, Jiang Churan wasn't as nervous anymore. Instead of a fake refusal, she said to Jiang Cheng, "This house is way too big. I don't need something this large; a two-bedroom one would be fine."
Why two bedrooms?
She had planned it this way: now that she was with Jiang Cheng, if Xu Yan and the others came over, there would be a room for them to stay in.
Hearing this, Jiang Cheng immediately laughed. "What's the difference between two bedrooms and five??"
After saying that, Jiang Cheng said to Lin Jie, "Bring the contract over and process it for her. Be quick about it."
As soon as these words came out, Lin Jie's eyes instantly lit up. A wide smile spread across his face as he quickly replied, "Yes, Mr. Jiang! I'll go prepare the purchase contract right away!"