He wants to adopt a younger sister, but his aloof wife disagrees.

9:25 a.m.

Jianghai Global Financial Center, 66th floor.

The sunlight was blinding through the huge floor-to-ceiling windows. But the atmosphere inside the office was as cold as an icebox.

Han Xiao sat in front of the row of multi-monitor displays, his fingers hovering over the keyboard, his palms slightly sweaty. His eyes were fixed on the opening auction trend of [Zhao's Real Estate] on the screen.

At this time, the stock price was still at yesterday's high, with all stocks showing gains.

"Boss, the Zhao family is still holding on."

Han Xiao's voice was hoarse, with a hint of trembling as if he were about to take revenge:

"They were still placing large buy orders during the pre-market auction to create the illusion that the stock would hit its daily limit as soon as it opened, thus luring retail investors to buy in and take over the shares."

"normal."

Jiang Che sat in the boss's chair, holding a cup of freshly ground Blue Mountain coffee in one hand, and gently tapping the table with the other:

"They've already pledged their shares, so even a one-cent drop would be a loss for them. They have to push the price up."

Su Xiaoruan sat on the sofa next to them, holding a bag of potato chips in her arms, blinking her big eyes at the two of them.

Although she couldn't understand the red and green lines on the screen, she could feel the chilling murderous aura emanating from her brother.

"Brother, is that Zhao family... the same group of bad guys who bullied sister last time?"

"right."

Jiang Che took a sip of his coffee, turned to her, and smiled gently.

"Little Softie, watch closely."

"Today, your brother will teach you a lesson. In this world, you don't need a knife to kill someone; sometimes, all you need is a string of numbers."

……

9:30.

The stock market opens.

"Let's do it."

Jiang Che put down his coffee cup and softly uttered two words.

"receive!"

A fierce glint appeared in Han Xiao's eyes, and he slammed his finger down on the Enter key.

The 500 million yuan that had been laid in advance, along with the large amount of shares accumulated in the past few days, were transformed into tens of thousands of sell orders in an instant, crashing down on the buy orders like a raging flood!

[Zhao's Real Estate], which was originally rising slowly, suddenly experienced a 90-degree vertical drop on its candlestick chart in just one second!

slam-la-

Buy one, buy two, buy three... those large orders that the Zhao family used to support the market were instantly wiped out!

The stock price plummeted!

+2%……0%……-3%……-5%!

In just one minute, the amplitude reached as high as 7%!

Retail investors panicked. Speculative capital fled.

Funds that were originally hoping to profit from the trend instantly turned into a stampede-like exodus when faced with this overwhelming selling pressure.

"Smash it! Smash it to death!"

Han Xiao roared, his hands flying across the keyboard. He had never fought such a wealthy battle in his life; five hundred million bullets gave him the thrill of controlling life and death.

……

at the same time.

The Zhao Group headquarters, Chairman's office.

"What's going on?! Who's dumping shares?!"

Zhao Jianguo, the head of the Zhao family, stared at the huge, alarmingly green bearish line on the screen and smashed his teacup to pieces in a rage.

"We can't find anything, Chairman! The other party is using multiple accounts, and their methods are extremely ruthless, like they're throwing money down like they're out of their minds!" the trader reported, sweating profusely.

"Hold on! Hold on for me!"

Zhao Jianguo's eyes turned red. "The collateral line is right below! Once it falls below the collateral line, the bank will force liquidation! Then we'll all be finished!"

"Quick! Transfer all the working capital! We must drive the stock price up!"

However, it was no use.

The tide is gone.

Once panic spreads, it won't just be Jiang Che dumping shares; it will be tens of thousands of retail investors across the entire market dumping them.

That kind of power is enough to destroy everything.

……

10 o'clock sharp.

[Zhao's Real Estate] hit the daily limit down.

Millions of sell orders pressed down on the limit-down board, like a tombstone, announcing the death sentence for the Zhao family.

in the office.

Han Xiao slumped into the chair, panting heavily, but his face was beaming with ecstatic joy.

"Boss! It's sealed off! This time, the Zhao family has lost at least 3 billion in market value!"

"Moreover, their pledged stocks have already been liquidated! If they don't replenish the margin, the bank will force liquidation tomorrow, which would result in a series of limit-down days!"

Jiang Che looked at the glaring green line with a calm expression, as if he had only done a trivial thing.

"That's it?"

Su Xiaoruan, munching on a potato chip, said somewhat disappointedly, "I haven't seen enough yet, why are you stopping?"

"Because they are already dead."

Jiang Che stood up and walked to the French windows.

Just then.

"bite--"

The elevator doors opened.

A series of rapid high heel sounds came from behind.

Shen Qingge rushed in, phone in hand, her face filled with disbelief and shock.

She was in a meeting at the company when she suddenly received news that the Zhao Group's stock price had crashed and Zhao Jianguo had suffered a heart attack and been rushed to the hospital.

Jiang Che was the first person she thought of.

"Jiang Che! Was that you?!"

Shen Qingge rushed to Jiang Che, staring at the screen showing the stock price plummeting to its daily limit, her chest heaving violently.

"Did you smash up the Zhao family's plate?"

Jiang Che turned around, looked at his wife's shocked expression, and reached out to tidy her slightly messy hair:

"Why are you running so fast? Aren't you afraid of twisting your ankle?"

"Don't interrupt!" Shen Qingge grabbed his hand, her eyes flashing with an alarming light. "Is it really you? Where did you get so many chips and funds?"

"It was Han Xiao who did it."

Jiang Che pointed to Han Xiao, who was still grinning foolishly beside him, and said, "I just gave a little... small suggestion."

"You call this a small suggestion?!"

Shen Qingge looked at the limit-down stock and took a deep breath.

She knew all too well what this meant.

The Zhao family has gone all in on the "Qingyun Project," but now their stock price has collapsed, their cash flow has dried up, banks are withdrawing loans, and suppliers (that is, her) are pressing for repayment.

The Zhao family is finished.

That local tyrant who had dominated Jianghai City for over a decade, that behemoth who had nearly driven the Shen family to the brink of ruin, was effortlessly crushed by her "gold digger" husband in just one hour.

"husband……"

Shen Qingge looked at Jiang Che, her eyes filled with an overwhelming adoration.

She suddenly stood on tiptoe, ignoring Su Xiaoruan and Han Xiao beside her, and kissed Jiang Che's lips directly.

It was a kiss filled with excitement, adoration, and catharsis.

"Well……"

Su Xiaoruan quickly covered her eyes with potato chips, but her fingers secretly peeked out from under her eyes:

"So embarrassing..."

Han Xiao, on the other hand, wisely buried her head in the keyboard.

For a long time, the lips are divided.

Shen Qingge's cheeks flushed, but her smile was incredibly radiant:

"This is a reward."

"Mr. Jiang, you look really handsome today."

Jiang Che wrapped his arms around her waist, basking in the admiration from this powerful woman, a slight smile playing on his lips.

"Now that the Zhao family has fallen, there are some things that should be taken back."

"What?"

"Spoils of war".

Jiang Che picked up his phone and dialed a number.

That was a phone call from the bank, the Zhao family's biggest creditor.

"Hello, this is Clear Capital."

"I heard that the 'MixC New World' shopping mall under the Zhao Group is going to be auctioned off to pay off debts?"

"No need for procedures. I'll take it."

"40% off. Cash only."

hang up the phone.

Jiang Che turned to look at Su Xiaoruan, who was still secretly eating potato chips, and Shen Qingge, who looked puzzled.

"Little Softie".

"Huh? Brother called me?" Su Xiaoruan wiped the crumbs from the corner of her mouth.

"The Zhao family's 'MixC New World' is one of the most high-end luxury shopping malls in Jianghai City."

Jiang Che said calmly:

"Now, it belongs to our family."

"Didn't you debut? You don't have any endorsements yet?"

"Starting today, you are the global ambassador for 'MixC New World'."

"From now on, you can take whatever brand you want to wear in that mall."

"Consider this... your debut gift from your brother."

boom--!

Su Xiaoruan dropped the potato chips she was holding onto the ground.

Shen Qingge was also stunned.

Buy a shopping mall as a gift? Or a landmark shopping mall in Jianghai City?

This is quite a gesture...

"elder brother!!!"

Su Xiaoruan screamed and pounced on Jiang Che, clinging to him like a koala.

"I love you to death! I want to take care of you in your old age! I want to have your babies..."

"Shut up." Shen Qingge pulled her off the stage with a dark face. "What do you mean, 'give birth'? Do you want to break your legs?"

"Hehe, raw...raw strawberry cake!" Su Xiaoruan immediately changed her mind.

Looking at this noisy family.

Jiang Che stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, overlooking the city.

【Ding! 】

[Congratulations, host, on completing the side quest: Destroy the Zhao Group.]

[Reward: God-level Real Estate Management Skill]

[Cash rebate received: 5 million (profit from this short selling).]

[Shen Qingge's admiration level has skyrocketed, unlocking a new pose (literal meaning, please explore on your own, host).]

Jiang Che smiled.

These days of living off a woman are getting more and more promising.

Next, we need to take over that shopping mall and take these two women to "stock up" while we're at it.