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Seeing Liu Xiaobao's panicked escape, He Chaoqiong couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle before turning back to bed.

After taking a shower, Liu Xiaobao sat in the bathroom for a long time. He thought He Chaoqiong must have fallen asleep by now, but when he returned to the bedroom, he found He Chaoqiong still lying on her side on the bed reading a magazine.

Seeing that He Chaoqiong was still awake and was so boldly tempting him, Liu Xiaobao was unsure whether he should go to bed with her.

"You...why aren't you asleep yet?"

He Chaoqiong put down the magazine in her hand, smiled at Liu Xiaobao, and replied, "I'm waiting for you to sleep together, Mr. Bao!"

Looking at He Chaoqiong's curves as she lay on her side, and her beautiful face, Liu Xiaobao felt a nameless fire rising in his heart.

However, considering He Chaoqiong's identity and the fact that he was not familiar with her, Liu Xiaobao suppressed his impulse.

"Didn't I tell you to go to sleep first? Why do you have to wait for me to sleep together?"

Liu Xiaobao probably never expected that his casual question would elicit such a dumbfounded answer from He Chaoqiong.

He Chaoqiong replied to Liu Xiaobao with a fawning smile, "Of course I'm waiting for you to inspect the goods, Mr. Bao!"

Then Liu Xiaobao was taken aback and asked, "Inspect the goods? Inspect what goods?"

He Chaoqiong answered again without any hesitation: "To verify if I am a virgin! If you don't let Mr. Bao verify it, I'm afraid you will look down on me after February 2.9th, and even stop treating me as your woman!"

Liu Xiaobao was stunned for a long time after hearing He Chaoqiong's words.

However, Liu Xiaobao quickly understood what He Chaoqiong meant.

Indeed, as He Chaoqiong said, if Liu Xiaobao couldn't confirm that He Chaoqiong was truly a virgin, he might look down on her because she had been married before.

After figuring out the reason, Liu Xiaobao, who already had a nameless fire raging inside him, could no longer hold back and immediately pounced on He Chaoqiong.

"Alright, since you've been so blunt, I doubt you'd feel at ease if I didn't test it, so I won't hold back!"

As Liu Xiaobao finished speaking, the sound of a silk robe being torn echoed in the bedroom.

Before long, a harmonious melody filled the bedroom...

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A spring breeze blew without restraint overnight.

The next day, Liu Xiaobao and He Chaoqiong woke up at one o'clock in the afternoon.

"Chao Qiong's wife, it's time to get up. We still have important business to attend to today!"

Last night, after being officially confirmed by Liu Xiaobao and his younger brother, He Chaoqiong is indeed a virgin, just as she said.

Therefore, after inspecting the goods, Liu Xiaobao no longer looked down on He Chaoqiong because she had been married before.

That's why Liu Xiaobao used such an affectionate nickname for He Chaoqiong at this time.

Since he was He Chaoqiong's first man and had promised to marry her, there was nothing wrong with calling her his wife. After all, it was no longer appropriate to call her "Miss He".

He Chaoqiong was tormented by Liu Xiaobao all night last night. Although she has now slept for eight hours, her body is still not cooperating with her after losing her virginity.

However, upon hearing Liu Xiaobao's call, He Chaoqiong got up.

After He Chaoqiong finished washing up and getting dressed, Liu Xiaobao found that He Chaoqiong had become much more charming and attractive today, which almost made him lose control and push her down again.

Fortunately, Liu Xiaobao was still rational enough to know that He Chaoqiong had just lost her virginity and that he had important business to attend to today, so he held back.

After the two went downstairs, Liu Xiaobao noticed that Hu Ruoling and the others were looking at him strangely, so he called Su Jie over and asked, "Su Jie, don't you think Long Liu and the others are looking at me strangely today?"

Su Jie rolled his eyes at Liu Xiaobao: "How can I not blame you? You made way too much noise last night, Mr. Bao. I suggest you improve the soundproofing of this house."

After hearing Su Jie's words, Liu Xiaobao turned to look at Hu Ruoling and the others with some embarrassment. Then, without even having lunch, he called He Chaoqiong and left home.

However, Long Liu also came to protect him, which made Liu Xiaobao feel embarrassed for a long time.

It wasn't until Liu Xiaobao arrived at the Peninsula Hotel and saw the group of stock traders that He Chaoqiong had brought that he finally forgot about the embarrassing incident.

He Chaoqiong brought a total of eighty-five traders to Liu Xiaobao this time. Liu Xiaobao didn't ask her where she found so many traders, but these people were enough for him.

After meeting the group of traders, Liu Xiaobao immediately took them to Tianbao Group.

Then Liu Xiaobao assigned them a task to test their operational skills.

Three days later, after the test, only 15 out of 85 traders failed, leaving 70 still usable.

Liu Xiaobao did not retain the fifteen unqualified people, but kept the seventy traders who passed the test.

In the following days, Liu Xiaobao did not let these seventy people idle. He personally supervised them in trading, buying and selling, and repeatedly practiced their skills.

It wasn't until January 1, 1994, that Liu Xiaobao allowed them to stop and rest for a day.

On the evening of January 3, 1994, Liu Xiaobao once again summoned all seventy traders to the 34th floor of Tianbao Group.

Aside from the seventy traders, the entire thirty-fourth floor only had He Chaoqiong, Su Jie, Hu Ruoling, and Long Liu.

At this moment, Liu Xiaobao solemnly gave instructions to everyone present.

"From now on, for the next two weeks, we will be conducting a closed-off operation here. Except for going to the toilet, you must stay in front of the computer while eating and sleeping. If anyone leaks information about what's happening here, don't blame me for being ruthless! Of course, I won't let everyone work for nothing. After this battle is over, everyone will receive a five percent reward for the profits they handled. So, even if it's just for yourselves, you have to stay focused and hold on. Do you all understand?"

"Understood!" Upon hearing the reward of five profit points, all seventy traders were eager to get started.

Liu Xiaobao nodded, then turned to Su Jie and Long Liu, Long Qi, and Long Ba and said, "Su Jie, you and the three Mr. Longs go and collect all the phones and pagers from everyone."

Su Jie and his three companions nodded, and then, as instructed, collected all the phones and pagers from the seventy traders and gathered them in one place.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Xiaobao said to He Chaoqiong, "Wife, for the next period of time, you will be in charge of our food, drink and other necessities. But whenever you send something over, don't let outsiders in. Just leave it at the elevator entrance, and I will have Su Jie and the others pick it up."

He Chaoqiong didn't know what Liu Xiaobao needed so many traders for before, but Liu Xiaobao had told her on the way to Tianbao Group.

It wasn't that Liu Xiaobao didn't want to keep it a secret from He Chaoqiong; firstly, because those traders were all He Chaoqiong's people, and He Chaoqiong would definitely find out about this battle in the Hong Kong stock market afterward.

Secondly, Liu Xiaobao already regarded He Chaoqiong as his wife, and he felt that he should trust her.

So Liu Xiaobao simply told He Chaoqiong and also handed over the logistics tasks to her.

He Chaoqiong's logistical support was not for nothing. Although she had accepted Liu Xiaobao as her husband, she was a strong woman herself and was unwilling to miss such a money-making opportunity.

Therefore, after learning about Liu Xiaobao's plan, He Chaoqiong immediately allocated 2 billion yuan and handed it over to Liu Xiaobao, asking him to manage it together.

It wasn't that Pansy Ho couldn't raise more funds, but rather that Liu Xiaobao instructed her to keep the matter confidential. Therefore, Pansy Ho only mobilized her personal assets and did not request any more funds from the gambling king.

Since Liu Xiaobao considered He Chaoqiong as his wife, he naturally wouldn't mind helping her make money, so he readily accepted He Chaoqiong's funds.

After arranging the logistical support, Liu Xiaobao called Su Jie and Long Liu together and gave them instructions.

"For the next period of time, you 653 members will take turns assigning one person to guard the entrance to this floor and prevent any outsiders from entering. The rest of you will be responsible for keeping an eye on the traders and making sure they cannot contact the outside world. Understand?"

Su Jie and Long Liu all knew that what was about to happen was of great importance, so they all nodded seriously in agreement.

At this moment, Hu Ruoling came over and asked Liu Xiaobao, "Mr. Bao, what about me? What should I do?"

Liu Xiaobao didn't laugh. He said to Hu Ruoling very seriously, "Miss Hu, I will be handling the Hong Kong stock market operations myself from now on. So you have to stay behind me at all times and be responsible for relaying my instructions to the traders. Remember, you must relay every single word of my instructions to them without any error. Do you understand?"

Hu Ruoling nodded seriously: "I understand, Mr. Bao. Don't worry, I will definitely do this job well."

With all preparations in place, Liu Xiaobao returned to the traders and told them to rest in front of their computers.

At five o'clock in the morning, Liu Xiaobao woke up the group of traders, transferred one billion yuan to their respective stock trading accounts, and then issued his first order.

"It's 6:00 AM on January 4th. From this moment on, use the funds I've given you, plus five times leverage, to short sell all the red-chip stocks on the Hong Kong stock market. I'm going to short the Hong Kong stock market! Begin the operation!"

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Upon hearing Liu Xiaobao's order, all the traders were dumbfounded.

They were all well aware that the Hong Kong stock market was currently in a bull market, with not only the overall market index rising, but also the stock prices rising almost every day.

But now Liu Xiaobao is telling them to short all the rising red stocks and buy on dips. Isn't this going against the market trend and courting disaster?

Therefore, upon hearing Liu Xiaobao's order, all the traders froze on the spot, and none of them took any action as instructed.

Seeing this, Liu Xiaobao was too lazy to explain to these traders. His face immediately turned cold, and he scolded them.

"What are you all standing there for? Time is of the essence, so hurry up and do what I tell you!"

After being reprimanded by Liu Xiaobao, the traders finally came to their senses. Although they didn't understand why Liu Xiaobao was courting death, they still followed his instructions and began to operate.

There was nothing they could do. Although these traders didn't know Liu Xiaobao's identity, they were recruited by He Chaoqiong, and they were well aware of He Chaoqiong's identity. Therefore, they dared not disobey He Chaoqiong's orders or disobey Liu Xiaobao's commands.

After all, the Ho family, the gambling kings, are not people like them to mess with!

Seeing that the traders had started to act, Liu Xiaobao gave Su Jie and the others a wink, then found a computer and sat down, while Hu Ruoling stood behind him as instructed.

Liu Xiaobao ignored Hu Ruoling and immediately began his plan to short the Hong Kong stock market.

After Liu Xiaobao's previous battle in the stock market, he still had 153.7 billion yuan in funds.

However, Liu Xiaobao had spent over two billion yuan on things like opening a jewelry store for Li Jiaxin, acquiring ATV, and purchasing shopping malls.

So now Liu Xiaobao only has 151 billion in his account. Adding the 2 billion invested by He Chaoqiong and the 20 billion brought by Hu Ruoling at the old man's request, he can now use a total of 173 billion.

Previously, Liu Xiaobao transferred 1 billion yuan to each of the 70 traders as principal, so now he only has 103 billion yuan left that he can use.

Although this amount of money sounds substantial, it pales in comparison to the HK$600 billion that Morgan Stanley International has invested in the Hong Kong stock market.

Moreover, Morgan Stanley International Fund, a large international conglomerate, has other substantial funds backing it up, so Liu Xiaobao's more than 100 billion is really nothing.

Liu Xiaobao was not arrogant enough to think that he could do whatever he wanted with his more than 100 billion yuan, so he did not take action immediately, but sat in front of the computer and waited quietly.

He needs to wait for the best opportunity to enter the market, so that he can both keep Morgan Stanley International in the dark for a while and maximize the profits of the funds he has.