CHAPTER 252: CHAPTER 143: LENIENCY FOR THOSE WHO CONFESS

After waking up, Han Lie still felt a bit unreal.

He lay in bed for another 10 minutes, staring blankly at the ceiling, savoring the events once more before lazily getting up.

He glanced at the time. Good heavens, it was already 9 o’clock.

Han Lie hurriedly got up to take a shower and then packed up to head back to his dorm.

Upon opening the bedroom door, a cacophony of shouts came from the living room once again.

Han Lie, stretching, walked over to see Wang Xiaotian asleep on the sofa, while Fang Tongzhi, Liu Yingjun, Ma Ke, Wang Hong, Old Hu, and the others were still playing enthusiastically.

Good heavens, what an addiction!

Zhao Shengnan was not there, but Lou Xiaoxiao had already gotten up, sitting obediently next to Ma Ke.

She wore little makeup, her hair simply tied into a ponytail. Plain as broth, her entire being radiated an aura of innocence and compliance.

But Han Lie still remembered her sultry yet understated expression when she lifted her head yesterday.

That was a kind of licentiousness that defied description.

Looking at her now, tsk tsk, the contrast was too stark.

So Brother Lie once again personally experienced a truth—never judge a woman by her appearance; they are all born actresses.

Ma Ke, who was facing Han Lie, was the first to greet him, "Yo, Young Master Han, up already?"

"Yeah."

Han Lie looked around and asked casually, "How come it’s just you guys left? Did the others leave?"

Liu Yingjun replied nonchalantly, "They couldn’t handle it anymore and went to a room next door to catch up on sleep. Didn’t you sleep well yesterday? You got up quite late."

Brother Lie gave a wry smile and sighed, "Ah, don’t even mention it."

Anxious to return and check the stock market, Han Lie wasn’t in the mood to chat any longer. He decisively took his leave, "Alright, you guys have fun. I’m out of here."

Liu Yingjun waved enthusiastically, "Take care, Young Master Han! We won’t see you out!"

"Stop it! Don’t stand on ceremony. Given our relationship, there’s no need for such empty courtesies!" Han Lie said with a magnanimous smile, then turned to leave.

As long as Liu Yingjun and Ma Ke didn’t find out, he wouldn’t feel guilty.

Firstly, they initiated it. Whether it was him, Han Lie, or some Wang Lie, it was bound to happen sooner or later.

Brother Lie wouldn’t accept the blame for seducing his ’sisters-in-law’; he was the one being taken advantage of, and what’s more, he wasn’t even paid!

Secondly, Han Lie didn’t consider Liu Yingjun and Ma Ke friends.

If it were a friend’s partner, Han Lie wouldn’t touch them, not even if his life depended on it.

But the thing is, in this circle, what true friends are there?

They’re all just a bunch of sycophants and opportunists. They’ll praise you and cling to you when you’re influential, but the moment something goes wrong, they’ll scatter faster than anyone. They might even jump at the chance to take a bite out of you.

Only minors would talk to them about ’brotherly loyalty.’ Anyone who has navigated society for a few years can distinguish real relationships from fake ones.

So, what was done was done. Han Lie felt no psychological burden.

However, upon hearing the word "relationship," Lou Xiaoxiao’s eyes curved, and she couldn’t help but laugh.

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By the time he returned to his dorm, the stock market had already opened.

Today was the last trading day of the week. As expected, Wei Hua was performing exceptionally well.

Han Lie didn’t pay much attention to the trading screen. Instead, he specifically checked out online forums and Tao County.

There were a lot of posts about Wei Hua, and the fervor was still abnormally high.

In comparison, the two true leading stocks, which had consistently hit their upper limit, attracted little attention.

When the ’Divine Stock’ surged in the future, the enthusiasm was also high. However, the circumstances were entirely different: that stock was the core leader guiding the entire market, so its popularity was understandable, and the hype truly concentrated only after it hit its seventh consecutive limit-up.

But Wei Hua was just a catch-up leader in the current main trend, with two true dragons ahead of it; it wasn’t its turn to be the top dog.

Moreover, it had just begun its run for the third consecutive limit-up; the intense focus was premature.

That’s why it was deemed ’abnormally high.’

Fellow investors, take note! In situations like this, you must heighten your vigilance.

For example, after the ’Divine Stock’ was suspended from trading, many stock market influencers began to hype up World Treasure. Everyone saw what happened: those who bought in at high prices during those days were completely trapped, while the ’Divine Stock,’ upon resuming trading, remained dominant.

However, for Han Lie, this kind of anomaly was actually a clear opportunity.

Having foresight is just too important.

Wei Hua’s stock traded lackadaisically in the morning. Although trading volume increased and turnover was high, making it seem like the institutional players were cashing out and running, Han Lie remained unperturbed.

When the market opened in the afternoon, the situation changed dramatically: the stock surged on massive volume, hitting its upper limit.

Buy orders piled up rapidly, reaching 200,000 lots in under 30 seconds.

Well then, job’s done.

Normally, holding stocks over the weekend can be quite risky.

However, each situation required specific analysis. With Wei Hua, it wasn’t a case of market makers fleeing, but more likely the company’s actual controller preparing to cash out. So, the sell-off wouldn’t happen now.

When exactly then?

Next week, it will rise on low volume, then pull back after the rise, and finally surge to new highs on renewed volume—that last surge on high volume will be the true exit point.

Han Lie wasn’t at all worried about being unable to sell at that point.

The ’Chief Helmsman’ would surely buy in at the peak, propping up the stock price to help the company’s actual controller cash out.

This tactic would be obsolete in ten years.

Another point: with so many clueless retail investors swarming in, the stock wasn’t hitting consecutive daily limits. This meant there was ample turnover. The average cost basis of those holding profitable shares was being pulled higher each day, so the selling pressure wouldn’t be too intense.

Many novices might wonder: the ’Divine Stock’ soared so high, from around 5 yuan to 27—a five-fold increase—so why did it stop falling around 18 yuan once the rally ended?

That’s because the shares bought at a 5 yuan cost basis had long since been sold off. Through continuous turnover, the average cost of all shares currently on the market was now above 20 yuan.

With a cost basis over 20 yuan, when the price dropped to 17 or 18 yuan, most retail investors simply held onto their shares, unwilling to sell at a loss.