The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

"Ling Yun, isn't that your ex-girlfriend? What a coincidence!"

"Wow, it seems like enemies are destined to meet again. This is going to be interesting!"

On the stairs, Zhou Hua and his friends whispered gloatingly.

They had all seen Li Wen before, so they recognized her at a glance, and their gossip instincts ignited instantly.

Ling Yun smiled and nodded.

"What a coincidence! I'll go pay the bill, you guys wait over there."

After saying that, he walked towards the bar.

Zhou Hua and his friends were not about to miss the chance to watch a good show. They exchanged a glance and immediately followed, eager to see what would happen.

In just a few steps, Ling Yun had reached the bar.

He glanced at Li Wen, who was standing behind him with an awkward expression, and nodded slightly to her.

Li Wen has a cool and aloof personality and is very thin-skinned, but she is not as shrewish as her mother.

Faced with this situation, her face turned bright red, so embarrassed she felt like she could dig a three-bedroom apartment out of the floor.

Seeing Ling Yun approach, she panicked and was about to remind her mother to stop throwing a tantrum and to pay the bill and leave immediately.

However, Ling Yun spoke up first.

"Auntie, the service charge at this restaurant is indeed 20%, which includes a 5% fee for private rooms."

"If you're short on cash, I'll cover the 20% service fee. After all, Wenwen and I are friends, and I'm here to help in an emergency!"

Li Wen's parents, who were throwing a tantrum, suddenly turned around and looked over.

Seeing Ling Yun's sincere smile, they instantly blushed, feeling incredibly embarrassed!

Even more embarrassed than them was Li Wen, who was standing at the back. She almost fainted on the spot and could only lower her head to hide her embarrassment.

"Pfft!"

Zhou Hua and the others couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Then he quickly turned his head, pretending to look at the night view outside the restaurant, but his shoulders were shaking incessantly.

"Damn! This guy's so mean!"

"That was a brilliant move, I give it full marks!"

Then look at Ling Yun, who continues to tease him in a seemingly concerned manner.

"Long time no see, Uncle and Aunt! If I had known you were eating here, I should have gone over and offered you a toast. How rude of me!"

"How about this, I'll pay for your dinner tonight. Consider it my treat, a farewell dinner for your family!"

It wasn't until then that Li Wen's parents realized what was happening.

Looking at Ling Yun's bright smile, they wished they could pounce on him and tear his despicable mouth apart!

The next moment, Li Wen's father shook his head, gritting his back teeth.

"We appreciate your kindness, but it's unnecessary. It's just a meal; our family can afford it!"

Ling Yun readily agreed, smiling and nodding.

"In that case, forget it. I'll treat you to dinner again sometime if there's a chance."

As he spoke, he turned to look at the female manager who was trying not to laugh.

"Miss, the bill is due. How much is the meal in the 'Gentle Breeze' private room upstairs?"

Before he finished speaking, he casually took out his bank card and handed it over.

"Hello, sir, the total cost of the meal at Qingfeng Xulai is 10,300, plus a 20% service charge."

"Rounding down, the total is 12,000 yuan."

The female manager smiled and announced the meal cost, then respectfully took the bank card and handed it to the cashier.

Li Wen's parents gasped in shock, secretly marveling at the situation.

"Spending over ten thousand on one meal, is this little bastard out of his mind?"

Just as they were secretly amazed, the bill was settled.

After retrieving his bank card and receipt, Ling Yun turned to Li Wen's family and said with a smile:

"Wenwen, Uncle and Aunt, I'm leaving now, see you later!"

After saying that, he waved to Zhang Lu and Zhou Hua, and they walked away together.

As soon as they stepped out of the restaurant, Zhou Hua and the others burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, did you see that? Li Wen's parents' faces turned green!"

"You're so mean, but it's really satisfying to see someone slap themselves in the face like that!"

Ling Yun shrugged, looking completely innocent.

"My buddy kindly helped them pay the bill, how can you call that being mean? It's a pity they didn't appreciate it."

As they spoke, they arrived at the street.

After chatting for a few more minutes, they each took a taxi and left.

About five or six minutes later, Li Wen and her family came out of the restaurant.

Once inside the car, Li Wen's mother asked in confusion:

"Darling, didn't you say that Ling Yun, that little rascal, has all his money tied up in the stock market and is suffering heavy losses?"

"Judging from his demeanor just now, he doesn't seem to be short of money."

Li Wen rolled her eyes helplessly, hesitated for a moment, and then began to explain the situation.

"I happened to find out not long ago that he had already broken even and adjusted his portfolio, and the stocks he bought had received a major positive announcement and have already soared."

"I checked the stock market online a couple of days ago, and he's already made more than four times his initial investment on that stock, and it's still going up!"

"Based on his investment, he now has at least three or four million yuan in his hands, so of course he doesn't care about spending ten thousand yuan to treat someone to a meal."

"Wow! This little brat has three or four million?"

Li Wen's parents exclaimed in unison, their eyes filled with disbelief.

Then they fell silent again, their eyes flashing with regret and envy.

After a moment, Li Wen's mother said helplessly:

"If I had known it would turn out like this, I really shouldn't have let you break up with that brat."

"Putting everything else aside, this little rascal is quite generous; he's never stingy with you!"

Hearing her mother's words, Li Wen felt a surge of anger.

Unfortunately, what's done is done!

……

In the blink of an eye, it's a new week again.

On Monday morning, Ling Yun and Zhou Hua went to the group's compliance department again to cooperate with the relevant departments' investigation.

After the investigation was completed, Mr. Xu from the Compliance Department told them.

The investigation into them has officially ended. Starting today, all restrictions on Zhou Hua and his colleagues have been lifted, and they can return to work.

Ling Yun was the only exception; he still had one restriction remaining.

That means that you cannot leave the country before the trial of this case concludes, and you must cooperate with the judicial authorities.

Once the case enters the litigation stage, he will have to appear in court to testify and accuse Fang Changhai and Guo Zirong of commercial espionage!

There are no other restrictions.

On Monday afternoon, Zhang Lu came to the company again and met up with Ling Yun.

Then we went to headquarters together to discuss the cooperation plan to target Merrill Lynch with Chairman Zhao and others, and signed a cooperation agreement with the group and Hong Kong Island branch after the discussion.

Lingyun's requirements were clearly stated in this cooperation agreement.

He will receive 10% of the profits from the attack on Merrill Lynch, and this portion of the profits will belong to him alone, without having to share it with anyone else!

If he targets the entire European and American financial markets, he can also receive a 10% cut of any profits derived from his investment decisions.

Of course, getting that 10% return on his investment won't be easy for him.

He needs to accurately analyze the trends of Merrill Lynch and the European and American financial markets, formulate corresponding investment strategies, remotely direct the Hong Kong Island investment team, and target Merrill Lynch and the European and American financial markets.

The group offers very little room for trial and error; if his investment strategy goes wrong three times, this attack will be canceled!

If the sniping operation is unprofitable, he will naturally not get a penny, and all his hard work will be for nothing!

Ling Yun was not worried about this at all.

On Tuesday, he held another meeting with Chairman Zhao and Chairman Jin.

It has been confirmed that 200 million yuan has been transferred to the designated account, and several futures trading accounts are also ready.

In the afternoon, he went to see the new workplace in person.

For confidentiality reasons, the new workspace is located in a small meeting room at the group headquarters, rather than at Yuanda Futures Company!

Lingyun was very satisfied with the conditions of her new workplace.

Before we knew it, it was Wednesday morning.

Just after eight o'clock, Ling Yun arrived early at Building A, where the group's headquarters were located.

As it turned out, Zhou Hua and his group arrived even earlier and were already waiting in the lobby.

Upon seeing them, Ling Yun smiled and went up to bump fists with them.

"Hey guys, let's go upstairs together, I'll show you how to fly."

"Starting today, we will sweep across the international futures market and embark on our path to instant wealth!"