Chapter 14 I won, so you have to kiss me first.

"News is everywhere every day. Why must you hide under the table to read it?"

Xia Wanqing clearly didn't believe him. She rolled her eyes, her tone dripping with mockery.

"I think you're not reading news at all, but chatting with some girl, aren't you?"

In her heart, she felt that Lin Chen, this guy...

...looked decent enough, but his intentions were surely impure. He was probably some Second-generation rich...

...using the excuse of being Wanrou's classmate to flirt around.

Lin Chen felt a bit helpless being rebuked by her. He had to think fast and follow her lead to deliberately change the subject:

"I really wasn't. I just saw in the news that the stock market has been doing well lately and the Broader market has risen quite a bit. I was just taking a casual look."

"Huh?"

Upon hearing the words "stock market," Xia Wanrou immediately looked up. The smile on her face vanished instantly.

It was replaced by deep concern as she said hurriedly,

"I advise you not to trade stocks. Really, don't!"

"My dad traded stocks and lost a lot, a lot of money."

Her tone carried a hint of lingering fear, and her eyes dimmed as she added in a low voice:

"I heard from my mom that back in 2008, my dad traded stocks and lost the value of an entire house all at once."

"When he came back, my mom scolded him terribly, and there was no peace in the house."

"Since then, our family has never been allowed to mention stock trading again."

Lin Chen couldn't help but smile seeing her worried face.

With a hint of helplessness in his eyes, he looked at Xia Wanrou and asked intentionally:

"Let me ask you, what is our major?"

Xia Wanrou froze for a moment and subconsciously blurted out:

"The Investment major in the Department of Finance!"

After saying it, she realized and her cheeks turned slightly red.

She scratched her head awkwardly and gave a timid smile:

"Oh... it seems like our major is about learning things like stock trading, hehe."

"Yes, stock trading is considered one of them,"

Lin Chen nodded, his tone relaxed.

"I just wanted to take advantage of the fact that classes haven't officially started to open an account and test the waters. I'll treat it as practice; I might not necessarily make much money."

"Practice? And you're thinking of making money?"

"I think you've gone crazy wanting money!"

Xia Wanqing immediately spoke up to rebuke him, her tone full of disdain and mockery.

"You haven't even attended a single class, you don't even know the most basic knowledge, and you're already thinking about opening an account to trade stocks and get rich?"

"I think you won't give up until you hit rock bottom. When the time comes and you've lost everything and are crying for your parents, don't come complaining to us!"

Lin Chen's expression gradually darkened as well.

He originally just wanted to ease the atmosphere, but Xia Wanqing was pushing her luck.

From beginning to end, she had been targeting and mocking him.

Even with his good temper, he was starting to lose his patience.

He was her new classmate after all, and today they had proactively invited him to a movie.

Even if she didn't like him, was there a need to be so aggressive and sharp-tongued?

A surge of anger rose in his heart. Lin Chen looked up.

He stared straight at Xia Wanqing, his tone carrying a hint of provocation and certainty:

"How about we make a bet?"

Xia Wanqing was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting him to suddenly propose a bet.

She then let out a cold laugh, her tone full of disdain:

"Oh? I said a few things and you don't like hearing them, do you?"

"You even dare to bet with me?"

"Fine, what's the bet? How do we bet?"

"I'd like to see what kind of tricks you can come up with!"

A faint smile played on the corners of Lin Chen's mouth, his eyes sharp as he said word for word:

"From your words today, I can tell you've always thought I was here to pick up girls."

"You think my approaching you sisters is with ulterior motives, right?"

Xia Wanqing's expression changed slightly, but she didn't deny it, only letting out a cold snort:

"Otherwise? You think I'd believe your nonsense?"

"Fine, since that's how you see me, let's have a bet,"

Lin Chen's tone was firm and resonated with conviction.

"I bet that in my upcoming stock trading, I will increase my capital tenfold within six months."

"If I do it, I win; if I don't, I lose."

"What?! Tenfold in half a year?"

Xia Wanqing burst out laughing as if she had heard the world's biggest joke, the mockery in her tone growing even stronger.

"Lin Chen, have you gone crazy wanting money and started talking nonsense?"

"That's simply impossible, absolutely impossible!"

She leaned forward, her eyes full of contempt:

"My dad has been trading stocks for over a decade. What kind of market conditions hasn't he seen?"

"He said that among a million Stock traders, there might not even be one who can increase their capital tenfold in half a year!"

"What's more, you're a novice who hasn't even opened a stock account."

"You probably don't even recognize a K-line chart. You're clearly a Stock illiterate, yet you dare to talk so big?"

Lin Chen didn't argue or get angry. He just stared at her quietly.

His tone carried a hint of urgency and certainty:

"Just say it, do you dare to bet?"

He had the system's support. Although he didn't know if the system would help him with stock trading...

...he was confident that even without the system, relying on his memories from his past life and his understanding of the stock market, increasing his capital tenfold in half a year was not impossible.

This was not just a bet, but also an opportunity to prove himself and a hidden source of satisfaction.

He wanted to make this woman, who had been mocking him, shut up completely.

"Bet! Why wouldn't I bet?"

Xia Wanqing was provoked into a temper. She slapped the table, her tone resolute.

"I accept this bet!"

"You definitely won't win. When the time comes, I'll see how you fulfill the bet!"

"However, we need to make it clear: what are the stakes?"

She only just realized that they had been so focused on arguing that they hadn't set the stakes yet.

Beside them, Xia Wanrou had already stopped eating her dessert.

With her large, sparkling eyes wide open, she looked at Lin Chen and then at her sister.

Her small face was full of curiosity and tension, as if she were watching an intense match, not even daring to breathe loudly.

Other customers in the dessert shop, hearing Lin Chen's words, also looked over one after another.

Their eyes were full of surprise and mockery as they discussed in low voices.

"Who is this young man?"

"He's so young, but he talks big. Tenfold in half a year? He must be dreaming."

"He looks like a Second-generation rich guy hitting on girls here, deliberately bragging without a script just to get the girl's attention."

"Exactly. Stock trading isn't that easy."

"Tenfold in half a year is simply a fairy tale."

Xia Wanqing heard these discussions clearly. The mockery at the corners of her mouth grew even stronger.

Her eyes were full of triumph, as if she could already see Lin Chen losing miserably.

Lin Chen ignored the surrounding discussions and Xia Wanqing's triumphant gaze.

He stared closely at her, his tone calm but carrying an unquestionable power:

"The stakes are simple."

"If I win, you have to proactively kiss me."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xia Wanrou let out a small "Ah" and covered her mouth.

Her eyes grew even wider, her face full of shock.

Xia Wanqing's face instantly turned ashen. She suddenly stood up.

Pointing at Lin Chen, she trembled with rage:

"Lin Chen, you're shameless!"