Urban Villain: The Game of Wealth and Women

{Chapter: 30 People sit at home and heaven's reward comes for them!}

Yan Ruyue's fingers hovered over the screen as she clicked on the news with a furrowed brow.

The headline described how Lin Yuan had invested 5 billion yuan in Spanish currency stocks the day before, and in a mere ten minutes, the value of his holdings had skyrocketed to 30 billion yuan.

Of course, the sensationalized headline made it sound as if Lin Yuan had earned that 30 billion in those first ten minutes alone.

The truth, however, was a bit different. After his initial investment, he sold off the stocks the following morning, accumulating that amount over time.

His actual gain for those ten minutes was 20 billion yuan.

But other news outlets had further inflated the story, embellishing the facts to an extreme degree.

Yan Ruyue continued scrolling through her phone, her screen filling with more notifications.

All the articles followed the same narrative—Lin Yuan had used his 5 billion to generate tens of billions in profits in just one day.

Some were even more dramatic, claiming he had made hundreds of billions with that same 5 billion!

If Lin Yuan had seen how the media was portraying him, he might have laughed.

Yan Ruyue skimmed through each article, her gaze distant and pensive.

Was this truly the same Lin Yuan who had once followed her around like a lost puppy?

His remarkable medical skills. His extraordinary stock trading prowess.

When had he become so exceptional?

Why hadn't she noticed this before?

"Do you see how incredible Lin Yuan is? Your mother doesn't want you to make the same mistakes I did. You need to find someone good," Song Xuan said with a sigh, looking at her daughter with concern.

Yan Ruyue didn't respond immediately. Instead, she excused herself and retreated to her room.

Lying on her bed, staring at the ceiling, her thoughts swirled around in turmoil.

Her resentment toward Lin Yuan wasn't just about him—it stemmed from the painful experiences with the men in her life.

Her father's infidelity. His cruelty. The constant violence he inflicted on her mother. It had all left deep scars in her heart.

The trauma from her childhood, the emotional and physical abuse, had bred a bitter misandry within her.

The idea of being engaged to any man had repulsed her.

When Lin Yuan began to follow her obsessively, clinging to her like a shadow, she had only grown more irritated. His relentless attention had made her hatred even stronger.

But then, everything started to shift.

Lin Yuan had backed off from their arranged marriage, giving her the space she needed to breathe.

Later, he revealed his extraordinary medical skills, saving her mother's life, healing old wounds, and repairing the fractured relationship between them.

She could never hate him for that.

Though she loathed her father, part of her still longed for the love and protection she had never received. The Chinese yew plant she kept—a silent, living reminder of her lost childhood—served as a substitute for the father she never had.

Now, Lin Yuan had become a legend in his own right, a figure of unmatched brilliance in the world of stock trading.

Her emotions were a tangled mess. She no longer despised him, and she was deeply grateful for everything he had done for her and her family.

But love? That was still something she could not bring herself to feel.

Yet, despite all that, an undeniable curiosity lingered about Lin Yuan.

How had he acquired such remarkable medical skills?

How had he mastered stock trading with such ease?

What else about him was she completely unaware of?

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Lin Yuan groggily woke up, rubbing his eyes as the notification buzzed through his phone.

"Huh? I'm just lying at home, and the heavens are rewarding me?" He muttered, still half asleep.

It didn't take long for him to piece it together. His phone was flooded with coverage—news outlets and social media were abuzz with reports of his achievements.

Earning 30 billion yuan in a single day was no small feat. And with his status as the heir to the Lin Family, it had propelled him to a level of fame almost overnight.

Lin Yuan couldn't help but grin at the extravagant comparisons being made. Some were claiming that even ten Warren Buffets together wouldn't be able to match his prowess in stock trading.

It was almost too absurd to take seriously, yet it made him chuckle.

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