Chapter 1218: Chapter 1193: So Proud, Yet So Fallen

"Where is he?" the bespectacled man scratched his head and muttered to himself.

"I bet that delivery guy is rushing to make his deliveries," someone nearby said with a laugh.

Hearing this, the bespectacled man found it quite reasonable. After all, seeing Ye Chen in a delivery uniform, it seemed only natural to watch the commotion, but survival is the most important thing.

How can one live without earning money?

But no one could have imagined that the delivery guy they were talking about was currently running towards the rooftop.

When Ye Chen entered the building, he was dismayed to find that the elevator was broken, so he had no choice but to run up the stairs.

This building had more than twenty floors, and he had to climb floor by floor. Including the rooftop, there were a total of twenty-one floors.

After all, life was at stake. Ye Chen reached the rooftop as fast as he could and saw Wang Qiang standing there. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Looking at the overweight man before him, Ye Chen knew he had been indulging in eating big fish and rich meals lately, which transformed his previously skinny figure into this.

Previously, Ye Chen had seen Wang Qiang as thin, but now he looked like a ball.

Actually, it’s not an exaggeration to say Wang Qiang looked like a ball. He was already short, and now his body had grown horizontally, so the only word to describe him was a ball.

Wang Qiang saw rescuers below shouting as they rushed into the building, "Stay back, or I’ll really jump."

"Don’t jump. Don’t let a moment’s impulse make you do something irrevocable," shouted the rescuers downstairs.

Hearing this, Wang Qiang shook his head vigorously and muttered to himself, "It’s over, all over. I’ve let my parents, wife, and kids down."

"If you die, what happens to them? Wouldn’t you be letting them down even more?" Ye Chen said calmly.

At this point, Wang Qiang realized there was someone behind him.

He turned around sharply and saw a familiar face—it was indeed his college classmate Ye Chen.

"Ye Chen, why are you up here?" Wang Qiang asked, shocked.

"Of course, I’m here to see you jump," Ye Chen replied with a smile.

Instead of being surprised, Wang Qiang gave a self-deprecating laugh and said, "I think so too. Now that you see me like this, are you satisfied?"

He recalled the scene when the two of them had met before.

One day, Wang Qiang saw Ye Chen on the road, riding a scooter and wearing a delivery uniform. Instead of feeling excited to see an old classmate, he had kept sneering.

Now, having fallen on hard times, he wasn’t surprised by Ye Chen’s retaliation in such a manner.

"Satisfied, very satisfied. So, one should be modest," Ye Chen kindly reminded him.

"Ye Chen, you’re right. It’s because I got too cocky. People called me a business prodigy, carving out a big piece in the business world at a young age, so I forgot who I really was, hurting a lot of good friends."

"I always felt I had an investment talent and wanted to make it big one more time. Recently, I invested my entire fortune in a stock called Donghua Pharmaceutical and even told my close friends to buy it too. But it turned out to be a total loss. I even bankrupted the company and am now drowning in debt. I really don’t have the courage to live anymore."

Wang Qiang confessed to Ye Chen about his experience and his reason for contemplating suicide.

Life truly is unpredictable; it’s like the saying—thirty years in the east, thirty years in the west.

Some people might get rich overnight, while others become penniless just as quickly. So, it’s important not to be prideful during prosperous times.

Wang Qiang is a living example. He looked down on others when he was rich, and now, in despair, he wants to jump off a building.

His life is like a play; as the saying goes, life is like a play, and a play is like life.

"Wang Qiang, you were always a very strong-willed person in college. Are you really willing to end it all? Are you satisfied with that?" Ye Chen constantly used words to provoke the man before him.

If it were someone else, they would usually avoid doing this, as it might push the already suicidal person to jump.

However, Ye Chen had the mind reading skill and knew Wang Qiang well, believing he wouldn’t truly jump.

Wang Qiang wanted to jump but was internally conflicted, not firm in his decision.

"What good is dissatisfaction? I’m already penniless. Creditors will soon come knocking. I’ve let my family down and those friends too. If it weren’t for my arrogance, I wouldn’t have ended up like this," Wang Qiang sobbed.

"System, help me check the information on that Donghua Pharmaceutical stock," Ye Chen said in his mind.

System: "Host, the stock market hasn’t been very good lately. This stock has fallen from its original price of 55 yuan to 5 yuan."

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen realized no wonder Wang Qiang was contemplating suicide. This stock had plummeted, as he said, leaving him with nothing. Years of hard work vanished overnight.

Unable to live that wealthy lifestyle anymore, anyone would be unable to withstand such a blow.

"But after analyzing, this stock price will rise again, reaching a peak of 66 yuan," the system added.

In his heart, Ye Chen couldn’t help but admire Wang Qiang as a business prodigy with sharp investment eyes.

For this investment, Wang Qiang hadn’t actually failed; the time simply hadn’t arrived yet.

This just showed Wang Qiang’s psychological resilience was poor, too smooth in the past, unable to handle setbacks and failure.

Moreover, he hadn’t really failed.

Having learned from the system that the stock will rise again, Ye Chen couldn’t miss such a good money-making opportunity.

He smiled at Wang Qiang and said, "You really are a business prodigy; your investment vision is spot on. You made the right choice with this stock."

Wang Qiang just felt Ye Chen was trying to comfort him, shaking his head and saying, "Ye Chen, you don’t need to comfort me. I know I’m already completely defeated and can’t recover."

He knew even if he sold his house and car, he couldn’t clear his debts. How would life go on after that?

It’s not a problem for someone to go from poor to rich, but going from rich to poor is hard to accept and adapt to.

Having gotten used to a wealthy lifestyle, Wang Qiang didn’t want to start all over again.

He knew death would be an end to all troubles, and his family wouldn’t be implicated due to his death.

"I’m not comforting you. After hearing about that stock, I’ve decided to invest 2 billion in it," Ye Chen said with a smile.

"Ye Chen, surely you’re joking. You’re just a delivery guy; how could you have 2 billion?" Wang Qiang asked, looking incredulous.

Looking at Ye Chen before him, Wang Qiang sighed and, with a face full of shame, said, "Ye Chen, I’m sorry, I was wrong before. Although you’re a delivery guy, I shouldn’t have ridiculed you. Now I’m not even as good as you. Please accept my apology."