The Great Sage Returns from Ten Years of Imprisonment

Ling Yun certainly didn't politely decline the invitation from this stunning beauty from the Western Regions because Ya Ya's assets weren't as impressive as Yang Mi's.

The real reason was that he wanted to keep a low profile as much as possible and avoid any possibility of revealing his identity before attending the global financial summit in mid-November.

Besides this global financial summit, the upcoming national financial work conference this weekend is also one of the reasons!

This National Financial Work Conference is attracting much attention, and many Chinese and foreign journalists will surely flock to the event for on-site interviews!

In this situation, it's entirely possible that media reporters will take photos of Ling Yun.

He's so young and handsome that it's hard for him not to attract attention once he appears at the venue!

If he gets exposed for having dinner with Ya Ya and Dong Xuan, and is then linked to the National Financial Work Conference by the media, it will be very difficult for him to hide his identity!

That's why Ling Yun declined Ya Ya's invitation.

It wouldn't be too late to have dinner with these two beauties after I've attended the Global Financial Summit and finalized the deal to exchange my investment for Hearst Group shares by the end of November.

By then, even if my identity is accidentally exposed, it won't matter!

Before we knew it, it was already past three in the afternoon.

In his office, Lingyun is studying and formulating investment strategies for the coming period.

As Deputy Director Zhang previously stated, due to confidentiality requirements, he will reduce his visits to the CIC headquarters for the foreseeable future.

Unless there are extreme market conditions with sharp rises or falls that require his personal presence on-site, he can remotely direct operations from home most of the time.

Just as we were busy, Mr. Chen suddenly knocked on the door and came in.

After greeting everyone upon entering, he immediately spoke with great enthusiasm:

"I have some good news, Lingyun. The French government just announced that it will inject 105 billion euros into France's six largest banks to resolve their liquidity problems!"

"Following this, the Swedish government announced it would guarantee $2050 billion in bank liabilities, and ING Group received a €100 billion capital injection from the government."

"Other European countries are joining in to rescue their markets, and European stock markets surged as soon as they opened. Everything is exactly as you predicted; it's simply amazing..."

Listening to President Chen's introduction, Ling Yun couldn't help but chuckle.

He put down his teacup, pointed to the chair opposite him, and gestured for President Chen to sit down and talk.

After Mr. Chen was seated, he calmly said:

"This was all expected, not surprising at all. Take ING Group, for example; if the Dutch government hadn't injected massive amounts of capital, it would have gone bankrupt in less than three months!"

"If ING collapses, the entire Dutch financial system will quickly collapse, so the Dutch government has no choice but to bail it out. The same applies to Sweden."

"It could even be said that the situation is the same across the entire European financial market. With European countries taking turns to rescue their markets, a surge in European stock markets today is a foregone conclusion."

"But everyone should not be too optimistic. We should stick to our established investment strategy, take advantage of the surge in US stocks tonight, and make sure to secure profits before the European stock market closes, then exit the market and observe."

"The international financial market is currently very fragile, at a critical stage of the battle between bulls and bears, and it's unlikely to see a sustained surge. I will give instructions on when to reverse course and short the market..."

Next, he mentioned several investment strategies, which Mr. Chen nodded in agreement with.

After the discussion, General Manager Chen got up and left the office to get back to work.

Lingyun checked the situation of major European stock markets online, and after confirming that everything was under control, he turned his attention back to formulating investment strategies for the coming period.

By the time he finished, it was already past five in the afternoon.

He shut down his computer, tidied up his things briefly, went upstairs to visit the joint investment team, and greeted General Manager Xie and Secretary Zhou.

International oil prices have been falling continuously for some time now.

Although there were some minor rebounds during this period, the overall downward trend remained unchanged.

For example, international oil prices rebounded to above $70 today, but this is just a flash in the pan, and will return to the old path of continued decline tomorrow.

Since Lingyun had already decided on a firm short-selling strategy, the joint investment team is now very free. All they need to do every day is turn on their computers and check the market; they don't have to do anything else.

While chatting with President Xie and Secretary Zhou, Ling Yun smiled and gave a reminder.

Tell them not to get agitated by today's rise in international oil prices; in a couple of days, international oil prices will soon fall again.

Upon hearing his reminder, Mr. Xie and the others nodded and smiled.

In fact, they all knew very well that Ling Yun was not saying this to the joint investment team, but to the investment departments of each airline!

The investment departments of various airlines are all going long on international crude oil futures today. The wisest choice would be to take profits when they are available and then go short on international crude oil futures!

After chatting with Mr. Xie and the others for a while, Ling Yun took his leave.

Carrying backpacks, he led Zhong Tao and the others down the elevator and took a car back to the luxury villa near Chaoyang Park!

When he returned home, Leilei was already waiting for him.

Last night, Leilei was supposed to be with Lingyun, but she went home with her parents and had a family meeting!

Lingyun lives in a large courtyard house in Houhai, keeping her parents and grandparents company.

My date with Leilei last night has to be rescheduled to tonight!

As soon as they met, Leilei immediately snuggled into Lingyun's arms and said excitedly:

"Honey, after I got home last night, my parents talked for a long time and then told me their decision!"

"From now on, as long as I'm with you, they won't interfere anymore. Whether we get married or not, they won't ask; it's up to us to decide!"

"But they have one condition: we must have at least one baby so they can have a grandchild to take care of. We must fulfill this task."

"Hahaha"

Ling Yun laughed loudly, casually put his arm around Lei Lei's small waist, picked her up and spun her around twice.

Then he put her down, smiled, lowered his head, and gently kissed Leilei's sexy red lips.

"It has to be my father-in-law and mother-in-law. They're so open-minded. This is exactly the result I wanted."

"We should repay their kindness with kindness. We need to work hard and have a bunch of adorable babies as soon as possible to fulfill their wish of having grandchildren!"

"Not only them, but my parents also want to have a grandchild soon, and my grandparents even want four generations under one roof. We have a heavy burden on our shoulders!"

Leilei snuggled closer to him, giggling sweetly.

"Get lost! I'm not a sow giving birth to a bunch of babies. You're dreaming!"

Amidst their banter and flirting, Lingyun had already changed into slippers.

Then, he put his arm around Leilei and walked towards the living room, ready to enjoy their romantic time together.

They had only taken a couple of steps when Leilei suddenly reminded them shyly.

"My ovulation period is approaching, why don't we start trying tonight? Maybe we'll just happen to catch it."

Ling Yun looked at her stunningly beautiful face and smiled even more brightly.

"That's a great suggestion! I couldn't be more excited than you are! You seem even more eager than I am. I'll definitely work hard tonight and try to hit the bullseye!"

"Screw you, what kind of 'cultivation' is that? It sounds awful!"

Leilei blushed and pinched Lingyun.

As they spoke, they entered the living room and sat down on the sofa.

Leilei nestled into Lingyun's arms, wrapped her arms around his neck, whispered sweet nothings, and occasionally gave him a kiss.

After a brief, intimate moment, Ling Yun got up from the sofa and went upstairs to wash up and change.

Leilei straightened her lace nightgown, which had been lifted up to her waist, and swayed gracefully towards the dining room to prepare dinner!