"President Chu, making money in the gold market takes time. Results won't appear immediately. How about we have a drink and wait for the fruits of victory together?"
"You make sense, Mr. Ye. What would you like to drink? I'll have someone prepare it."
"Anything is fine. I'll drink whatever you're having, President Chu."
And so, the two sat together, sipping coffee and chatting casually.
Ethan Ye felt his heart surging with excitement.
In both lifetimes, he had never been this close to his goddess.He had never sat face-to-face with her, chatting, sharing a quiet moment.
What did this mean?
It meant he had taken a huge step forward.
He was one step closer to victory.
He gazed at her beautiful face and drifted into another fantasy.
After he earned profits, Ruoxue would admire him.She would trust him completely, even hand over all her assets for him to manage.He would dominate the financial markets and earn enough to help her develop the Jiangnan land.Spending more time together, their relationship would naturally deepen.Eventually, they would be together.
A perfect ending.
As for Alex Lin, he could stay wherever he pleased.
"This is how a protagonist should rise," Ethan Ye thought proudly.
But the gold market had no intention of cooperating.
While he was daydreaming, gold suddenly surged by one percent.
Ethan Ye had gone all-in short on gold, using 20x leverage, and he hadn't set a stop-loss.
As a result, Chu Ruoxue's account instantly showed a floating loss of 20%—a loss of ten million.
Chu Ruoxue turned to him."Mr. Ye, this…"
Ethan Ye was stunned.He had never encountered such a situation before.In the past, gold always moved according to his trades.
Although surprised, he forced himself to remain composed in front of her."Don't worry. This is just normal market fluctuation. Everything is within my expectations. Just watch—it will drop soon."
"If Mr. Ye says so, I'll wait," Chu Ruoxue said with a polite smile.
But she was soon proven wrong again.
Gold surged another percentage point.
Floating loss: 40%.Loss amount: twenty million.
Ethan Ye froze.
Chu Ruoxue couldn't sit still."Mr. Ye, what is happening?"
Panic was beginning to creep into him.
Why was the price still rising?This wasn't how it usually went.Normally, he bought and everything went well.
But today, the gold market felt… off.
Still, he kept up appearances in front of her."This is normal. Gold often fluctuates between one to two percent daily. Now that it has risen two percent, it will soon fall."
"Really?" Chu Ruoxue's expression grew doubtful.
"Of course. Otherwise, how could I have helped Lin Investment earn billions?" Ethan Ye responded, trying to regain confidence.
Hearing this eased her tension slightly.
But fate seemed determined to embarrass him.
Gold rose another 0.5%.
Floating loss: 50%.Loss amount: twenty-five million.
Ethan Ye almost swore out loud.
It felt like he was being slapped across the face.
Chu Ruoxue stood up abruptly."Twenty-five million is not a small amount."
Although she was a wealthy heiress and the CEO of Licheng Group, she deeply understood how hard it was to earn money.
Losing twenty-five million in the time it takes to drink a cup of coffee?How could she tolerate that?
"Mr. Ye, are you sure gold will drop?" she asked sharply.
"It… should," Ethan Ye replied weakly.
Chu Ruoxue pointed at the screen."In such a short time, gold surged by 2.5%. This only happens with major positive news. It won't fall until the sentiment cools down. Look—there's a positive news headline."
The market feed displayed breaking news:A major country announced an upcoming round of large-scale money printing, weakening its currency and driving gold upward.
Ethan Ye's mind went blank.
In panic, he blurted,"I'm sorry, President Chu. I didn't foresee this—it happened too suddenly. It's not my fault; the market moved unexpectedly. I'll switch to long positions immediately!"
He quickly closed all short positions.
Then—once again—he went all-in.
This time, he went long on gold.