How can I justify myself as a Magnate if I don't indulge myself?

Chapter 78: Chapter 74: Could This Be My Brother? (Thanks to the First Alliance: [If Xiye Has Dreams] Boss!)_2

Looking at Gu Xinran's expression, Gu Heng reached out and gave her a flick on the forehead, "What are you thinking about?"

"Ow! It hurts!"

Clutching her head, Gu Xinran wasn't ready to give up and inched closer to Gu Heng with a sly look, "Brother, be honest with me, do you have a directory of rich women nationwide? And because of some powerful 'physiological function' of yours, has Director Lin become unable to live without you?"

Gu Heng: "???"

He really wanted to crack open his cousin sister's head to see what exactly was inside...

He did have a strong 'physiological function.'

But what the hell was this national rich women's directory?

If he had such a thing, would he have suffered all these years? Even being swiped by a rich woman's joy stick would be better than damn poverty.

Tao Miaomiao stood by the side, barely surfing the net and listened to the two's baffling conversation with complete confusion...

"Alright, stop messing around. After we finish eating, we'll set off and try to get home before dinner," he said.

After saying that, he walked towards where he had parked his car.

Gu Xinran quickly pulled Tao Miaomiao along to keep up with Gu Heng's pace...

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Upon reaching the parking spot, he fished out his keys from his pockets, pressed the unlock button, and as the car lights flashed, Gu Heng first opened the back door of the car, moved some stuff from the back seat to the passenger seat to make room for two people to sit, and then said, "I didn't know you couldn't go home earlier, so I brought a lot of stuff. You two will have to squeeze in a bit.

It's just a few hours' drive home anyway."

Right now, Gu Xinran wasn't listening to a word Gu Heng was saying, her mind in total disarray...

Although many girls wouldn't recognize car brands other than the traditional luxury ones like BBA and Porsche...

Clearly, Gu Xinran was not one of them...

She had studied in Shanghai for several years, seen plenty of luxury cars, and was very familiar with the Bentley's big B logo...

What she couldn't accept was that such a luxury car belonged to her cousin brother?

This was impossible!

"Brother... this car, was it given to you by Director Lin?"

Just as Gu Heng was about to ask them to get in the car, he heard Gu Xinran's incredulous tone...

However, he was already prepared for Gu Xinran's surprise and retorted, "Even if I were mooching off Lin Ran, do you think Lin Ran would give me a Bentley? She makes a million a year, and to buy this car, she'd have to save for four years without eating or drinking. Do you think your brother has that much charm for her to spend her years of savings on a car for me?"

Gu Xinran: "???"

She knew Bentleys were expensive, but she wasn't clear on the exact price.

Now, hearing that the car cost 4 million from Gu Heng, she couldn't help swallowing hard and asked, "Then how did you come by this car?"

Listening to Gu Xinran, Gu Heng was laughed out of irritation, "So my Bentley can be a gift from a rich woman, can come from various channels, but it can't be that I bought it myself?"

"You bought it?! I don't believe it!"

Gu Xinran was so astonished her mouth could have fit an egg...

As Gu Heng said, she did consider various possibilities, but it never crossed her mind that the car could be bought by Gu Heng himself...

She had grown up with this cousin brother, who was also a veritable 'bad example' according to her parents, always hearing phrases like, "Don't ever follow your cousin brother's example, not studying well means not getting into college and having no prospects in life."

While she had her sense of right and wrong and wouldn't distance herself from Gu Heng because of that.

But as she met more and more outstanding people during her years at university in Shanghai, she gradually accepted the reality of Gu Heng's mediocrity...

Now seeing this "mediocre" cousin brother again, she found him completely different from what she had imagined...

Not only was he intimately close with a boss she felt she had no right to contact, but he also owned a luxury car worth millions?

How was she supposed to come to terms with this massive contradiction!

Just as Gu Xinran was still hesitating, a green vehicle registration book was thrown onto her.

"Hurry up and get in the car after you're done looking, stop dillydallying,"

Having said that, Gu Heng took a seat in the driver's chair…

There really wasn't a need to make such a fuss and show her the green book…

But then he thought that if he clarified with Gu Xinran now that the car was his own purchase, someone back at home could speak for him, and he'd have to explain himself less…

After all, in the eyes of his family's relatives, the words of Gu Xinran, a university student, carried much more weight than his own, which could save him a lot of explaining.

Flipping through the green book and looking at the car's brand and number plate, then seeing the owner's name on it clearly written with [Gu Heng], Gu Xinran couldn't remain skeptical no matter how much she didn't want to believe it…

This luxury car worth millions truly was purchased by Gu Heng…

Feeling bewildered, she and Tao Miaomiao got into the car, and with Gu Heng's maneuvering, the vehicle slowly started…

Handing back the green book to Gu Heng, Gu Xinran remained silent for two minutes before slowly asking, "Brother, can you tell me what exactly has happened to you over these years?"

While Gu Heng was setting the navigation to the address Lin Ran had sent him, he nonchalantly recited the excuse he'd prepared in advance: "Delivered takeout for two years, saved some money, then a friend took me to trade foreign exchange futures.

I had some luck and made some money."

This explanation might still be hard for the average person to understand.

In the common perception, it's almost impossible for someone with virtually no capital to amass tens of millions within a few years, without resorting to illegal activities, right?

However, for Lin Ran who specialized in finance, this excuse was a bit more credible than winning the lottery.

After all, trading foreign exchange futures is a method of making money with an extremely low barrier to entry, requiring hardly any specialized knowledge. Almost anyone can enter, and it's not unheard of for ordinary geniuses to start with tens of thousands of US dollars and achieve tens of millions within a few years...

In simple terms, trading foreign exchange futures is akin to a legal form of gambling.

If you're bold enough and your luck holds, you might just make a fortune from it.

But that's just the most ideal scenario; the truth is, out of ten thousand people who jump into the forex market, only a very few make money, and the vast majority are cleaned out by the big financial tycoons who treat them like mowed weeds…

But whether it's plausible or not doesn't matter to Gu Heng; he only needed to provide a legitimate source of income.

Still harboring some doubts, Gu Xinran couldn't help probing: "Then, Brother, can you tell me how you made it?"

Her question hit right on Gu Heng's blind spot, and just as he was thinking about how to sidestep the question, the System's voice appeared in his mind...

[Last January: Long position in soda ash, entered with $50,000, exited with $62,000. February: five times leverage on long LPG positions, exited with $320,000, March...]

In just an instant, the System had stuffed a list of justifications for nearly a hundred million in cash into Gu Heng's brain...

To ensure the plausibility of the funds for its "mortal" host, the System had indeed put its heart into it...

He recited all the justifications prepared by the System, except for the last income of $66.66 million he left out, and as Gu Xinran listened, her eyes grew brighter until she couldn't help blurting out: "So, Brother, you've made more than 20 million now?"

Gu Heng thought about it and realized that the number was about right, so he nodded slightly.

Gu Xinran: "!!!"

All the futures ups and downs Gu Heng had just mentioned were data she had seen in her professional courses...

He spoke so logically and in such detail—right down to the purchase and selling prices—that her doubts immediately dissipated.

Suddenly, Gu Xinran's impetuousness resurfaced as she popped her head from the backseat to the driver's seat, her hands clasped, and her face full of excitement, she said, "Brother! Gu Xinran has wandered aimlessly all her life, only regretting that she's never met a true leader. If you do not despise me, I wish to take you as my sworn father!

From now on, you call me sister, and I'll call you sworn father! Each of us will speak our own mind!"

"Becoming your sworn father is fine, but later you need to transfer 200 yuan to me via WeChat."

"Why?"

Gu Heng sighed and feigned a sorrowful demeanor, "Just now, when you leaned forward from the back seat, you were caught by the camera. It's 200 yuan for 3 points, wait until you transfer the money to me and then we'll discuss whether I'll take you as my sworn daughter or not."

"!!!"

Sitting quietly by the side, Tao Miaomiao watched enviously at their playful banter...