How Hard can Losing Money even Be?

The next morning, Benny woke up early as usual.

However, unlike every other day, breakfast had already been taken care of.

When he walked into the kitchen, he found Hong Yueyao busy preparing food.

The aroma of porridge filled the apartment.

Benny looked around.

With nothing to do, he returned to the living room and opened the system interface.

[ Tycoon Investment System ]

System Fund: ¥5 million

Personal Wealth: ¥54.9 million

Second Business Cycle: 89 Days Remaining

Benny stared at the familiar screen.

Then a silly thought occurred to him.

"I suppose it would be even better if the system had a shop."

After all, most systems in novels had shops.

Unfortunately, his system only handed out money.

Still, if it actually had a shop...

Benny grinned.

Things like luck repellents would be quite useful.

Or items that could sabotage competitors.

Of course, he wouldn’t use them on other people.

He would use them on himself.

Imagine investing in a company and then activating a Luck Repellent.

The company would probably collapse immediately.

The thought alone nearly made him laugh.

Just then, his phone vibrated with a message from Lucy.

Benny opened it and it read.

"Boss, I’ve gathered the team and we’re currently waiting for your instructions.

Do you plan on purchasing as many shares of Titan Manufacturing as possible?"

Benny blinked and then he looked at the time.

7:10 AM.

His eyebrows immediately furrowed.

Why were they already working?

Work shouldn’t start before nine and nobody should be working after three.

Benny immediately called Lucy and the call connected after only a few rings.

"Boss."

Lucy sounded fully awake.

"Why are you working already?"

Lucy was caught off guard.

"Huh?"

"It’s seven in the morning."

"Oh."

Lucy looked around the office.

"The company starts work at seven."

Benny froze.

"What?"

"Seven to three."

Lucy answered honestly.

"It’s written in everyone’s contract."

"Did noone complain about how inhumane that was?"

Lucy blinked several times.

Inhumane? How was this inhumane? This was way better than 996 that most get.

The workday ended at three in the afternoon.

Many people would happily fight for a position like this.

"No, Boss. There haven’t been any complaints."

Then she silently added in her mind:

If there is one complaint, it’s that you change your mind too quickly.

Yesterday, you were talking about acquiring livestreaming businesses.

Then you called in the middle of the night and started talking about stocks and equity investments.

Now it’s Titan Manufacturing.

At this rate, keeping up with your train of thought is harder than the actual work.

On the other side of the phone, Benny fell into thought.

Since nobody objected, then there wasn’t much he could do.

But then again, he also knew that this was way better than work hours he had back in the past.

"Alright then."

Lucy immediately straightened.

"Regarding Titan Manufacturing?"

"Yes," Benny nodded,"Get as much as you can."

Lucy quickly opened her notebook, "Understood."

"You can also use the one million that was originally set aside for the cafe."

"All of it?"

"All of it."

Lucy’s hand paused briefly.

There you go again.

She decided to verify it this time, "Boss..."

"Mm?"

"Are you certain?"

"Of course."

Benny answered without hesitation.

"The more shares we can buy, the better."

Lucy slowly closed her notebook.

"Understood."

After ending the call, she looked around the office.

Every employee was staring at her.

Xu Ming adjusted his glasses.

"What did the boss say?"

Lucy took a deep breath.

Then she announced, "We’re buying everything we can get."

The room instantly fell silent.

A few seconds later, everyone hurried back to work.

Whatever their boss had seen, they intended to find out.

After the call ended, Benny put away his phone and headed out for breakfast.

The rest of the morning passed quietly.

A few hours later, Benny, Selena, and Hong Yueyao arrived at the bank.

The taxi stopped in front of a tall glass building near the city center.

The moment Hong Yueyao stepped out and looked up, she froze briefly.

The familiar logo hanging above the entrance immediately caught her eye.

Eastern Prosperity Bank.

The moment she saw the familiar logo, Hong Yueyao paused.

Then she turned toward Benny, "You should have told me your account was here."

Benny looked confused.

"Why?"

"Because I work here."

"...Oh."

For a moment, Hong Yueyao didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Eastern Prosperity Bank was one of the most prestigious banks in the city. Securing a position here had not been easy, and she had worked hard to earn it.

Normally, she would have taken the opportunity to say a little more.

But after everything that had happened yesterday, mentioning her job suddenly felt insignificant.

With that thought, she shook her head and put the matter aside.

"Come on."

She gestured toward the entrance.

"I’ll show you around."

With that, the three entered the bank together.

The lobby was spacious and elegant.

Polished marble floors reflected the overhead lighting.

Employees moved efficiently between service counters while customers sat in waiting areas scattered throughout the hall.

Everything appeared normal.

At least at first.

After only a few steps, Hong Yueyao noticed something unusual.

A surprising number of employees seemed to be looking in the same direction.

Some were whispering among themselves.

Others were pretending to work while secretly stealing glances.

Following their gaze, Hong Yueyao immediately recognized the source.

"Isn’t that Ma’am Lin Mei?"

She muttered unconsciously.

"What happened?"

Selena asked.

Before Hong Yueyao could answer, movement appeared ahead. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

A woman in a fitted black business suit was already walking toward them.

Her posture was elegant.

Her expression calm and professional.

Every step seemed to attract attention from the surrounding employees.

It was Lin Mei.

The moment she noticed Benny, she had immediately changed direction and headed straight toward him.

Around the lobby, countless eyes followed the scene.

Some employees looked surprised.

Others looked curious.

A few younger male staff members looked openly jealous.

After all, the young man standing there was currently accompanied by three beautiful women.

The sight alone was enough to make many people envious.

Meanwhile, Benny simply raised a hand,"Good morning, Lin Mei."

Lin Mei smiled politely.

"Good morning, Mr. Benny."

Standing nearby, Hong Yueyao nearly forgot how to breathe.

Her body stiffened instinctively.

Lin Mei.

Senior Relationship Manager.

One of the most influential people in the branch.

Someone whose words carried far more weight than her own.

If Lin Mei wanted to, a single comment from her could affect Hong Yueyao’s entire career.

The thought alone made her nervous.

As a result, she couldn’t even bring herself to greet her superior.

Meanwhile, Selena quietly observed the woman standing opposite them.

The more she looked, the more uncomfortable she felt.

It wasn’t because Lin Mei was beautiful.

Nor was it because she was obviously successful.

Rather...

It was the way she looked at Benny.

The feeling was subtle, difficult to explain yet Selena instinctively disliked it.

Without hesitation, she stepped forward.

Then wrapped an arm around Benny’s and pulled him slightly closer and then she asked,"Who is she?"

For a brief moment, the atmosphere in the lobby became strangely delicate.