The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

At 9:30 p.m., the US stock market opened on time.

Just as Lingyun predicted, the Dow Jones Industrial Average opened 5% higher and continued to rise, soaring into the sky.

At this time, major European stock markets had already risen by more than 10% and were still rising.

Asian stock markets, which had already closed, also saw astonishing gains.

Faced with such a phenomenal market, the entire international financial market was jubilant.

Countless bulls believed that the clouds had finally parted and the moon was shining through, and spring had finally arrived.

Of course, countless short sellers around the world suffered heavy losses today.

Seeing that the financial market situation was basically as he had expected, Lingyun greeted Chairman Lou and General Manager Kong, packed his things, and took a car home to rest!

When he returned home, only Alyssa Chia was waiting for him in the villa.

From noon to afternoon today, they had all moved to their respective mansions, separating from Ling Yun for the first time.

Although they were moving, they actually took very little with them; it could be packed into a single box. Most of their belongings remained in the mansion.

In this way, when I come back to date Lingyun, I won't need to bring anything, as everything is available here.

Taking this opportunity, Leilei and Yanzi went back to their parents' homes to reunite with their families and have dinner together.

Looking at the suddenly quiet living room, Ling Yun felt somewhat uneasy.

He casually put his arm around Jia Jingwen's slender waist and asked with a smile:

"Honey, why are you here with me tonight instead of Leilei or Yanzi? Did you two make some kind of agreement? Tell me about it."

Jia Jingwen tiptoed and gave him a sweet kiss, then nodded with a charming smile.

"That's right, darling. From the perspective of protecting your health, we have indeed reached an agreement that we can no longer be as absurd as before."

"We can go on dates with you anytime from now on, but the most intimate activities must be restrained, and can only happen once a day, and only by one person."

"We made a dating order based on age. Today is the first day, and since I'm the oldest, I'm first in line..."

Next, she explained the contents of the dating and protection agreement in detail.

Hearing her introduction, Lingyun almost burst out laughing.

However, he also understood that there was no problem with this arrangement, and it was beneficial to both himself and Da Meiyuan.

After Jia Jingwen finished explaining the situation, he joked:

"From now on, I can only focus on dealing with one of you each night; I can no longer treat you all equally!"

"Let's start with you tonight. Haven't you always wanted to have a baby for me? Let's try together later, and no one will bother us."

When the topic of having children came up, Alyssa Chia became even more excited.

"That's great, darling. Tonight you belong to me alone. You can do whatever you want with me, I'll do whatever you want."

After a few words of joking and chatting, Lingyun took Jia Jingwen upstairs to wash up and change clothes.

What followed was, naturally, an incredibly sensual night.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the ocean.

New York, Goldman Sachs headquarters CEO office.

Lloyd sat in his office chair, his eyes shining with excitement as he watched Goldman Sachs' stock price rise rapidly.

In the new bailout plan announced yesterday, Goldman Sachs was among the nine Wall Street banks that were mandated to receive capital injections by the U.S. Treasury, receiving a share of $100 billion.

Not only that, but because of the huge losses incurred in its bet with Yuanda Investment, Goldman Sachs was also able to obtain a $150 billion emergency loan from the Federal Reserve.

Stimulated by these two positive news items, coupled with the global financial market boom, Goldman Sachs' stock price surged as soon as the US stock market opened today.

In just over an hour, Goldman Sachs' stock price has risen by more than 20%, heading straight for 30%!

If we take into account that Goldman Sachs narrowly escaped the previous sharp declines, the actual increase in Goldman Sachs' stock price would be far more dramatic than it is now.

The only imperfection is that Goldman Sachs' huge debt to Yuanda Investment, which it owes them, seems impossible to completely deny; at least a portion must be repaid.

Meanwhile, Lauder himself faced some unknown troubles.

But life is full of coincidences; what you fear most often comes to pass!

"Ding, ding"

The crisp, pleasant text message notification sounds rang out one after another, interrupting Lourdes' thoughts.

He picked up his phone and opened it to check the text message he had just received.

With just one glance, Lourdes' face darkened instantly, and a flash of fear crossed his eyes.

"Good morning, Mr. Lloyd. I wonder if you recall that secret meeting with Paulson last March? Perhaps you don't wish to remember it."

"But coincidentally, we obtained the audio and video recordings of your meeting with Paulson, from an old friend of yours..."

The second message that followed was an excerpt of something Lourdes said during that meeting, and the evidence was conclusive.

Lloyd knew perfectly well what Paulson had said back then.

He was also very clear that this Paulson was not the same Paulson.

This Paulson is not the current US Treasury Secretary, but John Paulson, a well-known hedge fund manager on Wall Street!

This guy also has another identity: one of the biggest short sellers during the subprime mortgage crisis and financial crisis, making a fortune!

His ability to make huge profits during the subprime mortgage crisis and the financial crisis was based on a very special financial derivative, which is also a type of collateralized debt bond.

Paulson used this CDO to secretly and aggressively short the US financial market.

The top investment bank that designed this collateralized debt bond was Goldman Sachs, and it was done secretly under Lloyd's direction.

Not only that, Goldman Sachs has been secretly cooperating with Paulson's hedge fund, brazenly playing the trick of the thief crying "stop thief!"

Lauder also understood that it was definitely that scumbag Lewis who betrayed him!

Sending a text message to your mysterious person—the purpose is quite clear!

That is to put pressure on him and force Goldman Sachs to repay the huge debt owed to Yuanda Investment!

If you don't cooperate with them, then you'll be exposed and then Goldman Sachs will push you out as a scapegoat to quell the anger of countless investors!

Once Lourdes understood these things, he was so angry he was practically fuming!

But unlike last time, he didn't vent his anger by smashing office supplies, which would have been pointless and only aroused suspicion.

He quickly composed himself and called the number that sent the text message.

As expected, the other party had already turned off their phone, giving him no chance to communicate at all.

After hanging up the phone, Lauder gritted his teeth and muttered a curse under his breath:

"You son of a bitch Lewis, you better pray to God I don't catch you, or I'll skin you alive!"

Just then, the investment director suddenly knocked on the door and entered the office.

Upon entering and seeing Lourdes's ferocious expression, the guy was momentarily stunned.

Fortunately, he understood that it's best not to ask questions that shouldn't be asked, as that would only cause trouble for oneself.

He quickly adjusted his expression and began to report the relevant situation.

"Information from Hong Kong Island indicates that Yuanda Investment is aggressively buying Goldman Sachs shares, clearly very bullish on the market in the next couple of days."

According to a source within Yuanda Investment, the company's investment strategy today still originates from its headquarters in Shanghai.

"I just had someone analyze the timing of Yuanda Investment's short-selling move, and it was absolutely perfect, truly astounding..."

Just as he finished speaking, Lourdes suddenly interrupted through gritted teeth.

"Without a doubt, it's that amazing little bastard pulling the strings behind the scenes. That bastard is becoming an increasingly serious threat to us."