Chapter 10: The Five Million That Represents Respect

"What?"

Yàn Qīngwén's heart skipped a beat when she heard Liú Dì's words! How brazen! How vulgar!

"Liú Dì, what nonsense are you spouting!"

Yàn Qīngwén stood up abruptly, her face turning red all the way to her neck.

"Haha!"

Old Master Yàn's eyes brightened as if he had found a glimmer of hope. He laughed heartily, "Young people and their emotions—this is all perfectly normal, perfectly normal!"

Liú Dì scratched his head and said, "I'm not in a hurry. After all, this matter would require Wénwén's consent, right?"

"I don't agree!" Yàn Qīngwén exclaimed. "And don't call me Wénwén!"

"Entering your Yàn family isn't something I aspire to, but since Wénwén will need assistants around her, right? I could start with a job!" Liú Dì continued to speak with a smile.

"I don't need anyone!" Yàn Qīngwén was so angry she stamped her foot.

"Wénwén, don't be rude!" Old Master Yàn scolded Yàn Qīngwén with a glare and then turned to Liú Dì, "Liú Dì, you can have any position you want. Just say the word, and I will make it happen! No one will be able to interfere!"

After saying this, Old Master Yàn glanced meaningfully at Ouyáng Fēngyù, who was standing off to the side.

"Let me think..." Liú Dì suddenly clapped his hands together. "How about something close to Wénwén? I could be her driver!"

"What, a driver?"

Everyone was momentarily stunned.

Old Master Yàn shook his head slightly, as if he had seen through everything, and said with a smile, "A driver it is, but Liú Dì, our company has a rule: if you become Wénwén's driver, you must be on call 24 hours a day."

"So, from now on, you will have to live at the Yàn family estate. Even if I, the old man, want to play a game of chess, you must come at my call and not embarrass me."

Liú Dì sighed lightly. The old man's intentions were clear. He had not given up on making Liú Dì his adopted son. In fact, he had only become more determined.

But who was Liú Dì? He was someone who valued his freedom and had always been unrestrained. Once the issue with Ouyáng Fēngyù was resolved, no one would be able to stop him if he wanted to leave. The idea of being interested in Yàn Qīngwén was just an excuse. As for being a driver for the Yàn family, that was merely a joke.

Liú Dì simply didn't want to see Yàn Qīngwén harmed by malicious people.

"Alright, I accept," Liú Dì nodded slightly.

"You... Liú Dì, you are shameless!"

Yàn Qīngwén was now so angry that she felt her whole body was on fire. Her own father was siding with this outsider, this interloper!

"I'm so mad!"

"He really managed to worm his way into our Yàn family!" Yàn Kāikāi clenched her fists secretly and whispered to Yàn Xīnxīn, "Look how he's making our sister angry. We absolutely cannot accept him! Later, we must find a way to get rid of him!"

Old Master Yàn was finally satisfied and laughed once more. "As for this driver business, let's put it aside for now. No matter what, Liú Dì is our Yàn family's benefactor. I have prepared a little token of appreciation, and I hope you will accept it."

With that, Old Master Yàn gestured to the butler beside him.

The old butler took out a bank card from his pocket and respectfully placed it in front of Liú Dì.

Money?

Liú Dì was taken aback. Money was indeed a good thing. He was truly poor, in desperate need of money—no house, no car, no job. But in the Yàn family's environment, this money probably wouldn't be easy to take.

With Ouyáng Fēngyù watching closely, and the disdainful looks from Yàn Qīngwén and her sisters, how could he hold his head high in the Yàn family if he accepted it? Where was his dignity? If he took their money, he would be looked down upon!

"This money, I can't accept it. I didn't save people for a reward but to have a clear conscience!"

Liú Dì pushed the card back with a calm expression.

As expected, he didn't want it; he wanted more! His goal was to marry Yàn Qīngwén and directly take control of the Yàn family's entire fortune. He wanted both the money and the beauty!

Ouyáng Fēngyù was gnashing his teeth in anger at this moment, wishing he could expose Liú Dì's scheme on the spot!

"Oh, is that so?"

Old Master Yàn was a bit disappointed and sighed, "Liú Dì, the five million in this card is indeed not much. With your talent, earning this kind of money wouldn't be difficult. But if you don't take it, I, as an old man, will feel guilty."

What? Five million? There's five million in that card?

Liú Dì instantly regretted it! Dignity? What good is that? How could it compare to the practicality of five million?

Magic Boy: "Liú Dì, if you needed money, why didn't you say so earlier?"

Ding...

Liú Dì received a text message on his phone: "You have successfully registered a coal futures trading account."

Ding...

"Your account has been debited: ¥16,000."

"Magic Boy, what are you doing?"

Liú Dì exclaimed in his mind. He only had ¥50,000 in his account!

Magic Boy: "I know you need money."

"Calm down. Let the data fly for a moment."

Ding...

"Your account has been debited: ¥6,000."

Ding...

"Your account has been debited: ¥4,000."

"You still have time to quote movie lines?"

Watching his balance deplete quickly made Liú Dì's heart pound.

Ding...

"Your account has been credited: ¥16,240."

"Your account has been credited: ¥5,120."

"Your account has been credited..."

"Money is coming back?"

Liú Dì's eyes widened in disbelief as the incoming transactions on his phone continued to grow. Each was just a little more than what had been debited earlier.

"Your account has been credited: ¥6,235."

"Your account has been credited: ¥15,386."

"Your account has been credited..."

What's going on? My savings are increasing!

Magic Boy: "I just registered you for a coal futures trading account. In this kind of trading, speed is everything. Every millisecond counts as money."

"When the market opens, all futures experience slight fluctuations."

"I used your account to quickly buy low and sell high, earning small profits at lightning speed."

"Only my billion-level floating-point operation speed can pull this off!"

Ding...

"Your account has been debited..."

"Your account has been credited..."

The message tones were coming in rapidly.

Liú Dì was stunned.

The most unbelievable thing was that within just a minute or two, his account balance had grown from ¥50,000 to ¥1.25 million!

Although each profit was only ¥100-500, the trading speed was incredible!

Ding ding ding ding ding...

Liú Dì's phone was almost freezing up from the constant notifications.

"Mr. Liú Dì, are you alright?"

It was the butler beside Old Master Yàn who spoke up, sincerely saying, "Mr. Liú, as soon as the master heard about you, he instructed me to investigate your background."

"When he learned about your eye condition, the master became very concerned. The master is a kind person. If you don't accept this money, he will feel guilty for the rest of his life. Please, accept this five million."

Liú Dì let out a bitter smile.

In just a few minutes, he genuinely didn't need this five million anymore!

By now, his account had probably executed tens of thousands of trades, and his balance had already reached an astonishing ¥7.5 million!

And it was still growing!

It was unimaginable. Some people may never earn this much money in a lifetime. But he had done it in just five minutes!

"Alright, then I'll accept it. Please tell Master Yàn not to worry!"

Liú Dì forced a bitter smile, unable to describe his complex emotions.

"Tch, this Liú Dì wanted money all along, playing hard to get! Shameless!"

The twin sisters muttered softly.

"Haha, now I'm at ease!"

Old Master Yàn finally relaxed, laughing heartily. "Wénwén, this afternoon, take Liú Dì to the mall to buy some clothes. Since Liú Dì is going to be our family's driver, his attire must not be lacking!"

The luncheon ended on a note of relative harmony.