Chapter 295 - 159: Xu Xiyue: Willing to Be Your Lover

Chapter 295: Chapter 159: Xu Xiyue: Willing to Be Your Lover

But soon, the smile on her gorgeous face vanished.

"But early this year, my parents were killed in a major car accident on the highway. I was left all alone, with no family left in this world."

"I pulled myself together, wanting to fulfill my parents’ hopes for me and become a top investor, so I worked even harder."

"Maybe I really am the jinx everyone says I am, cursed to bring misfortune. Since then, not a single one of my investments has succeeded."

"Even when my analysis was crystal clear and my judgment was beyond cautious, on projects that everyone agreed were sure things... they still failed in the end."

"Today, I finalized my resignation, and Sky Dome immediately deleted every trace of me from their official website."

"They even took the initiative to terminate my non-compete agreement. Not out of kindness, but because they figured no other company would ever hire me, so they might as well save the compensation money. Heh..."

As Xu Xiyue spoke, she couldn’t help but laugh in self-mockery, her beautiful eyes misting over.

"This smoke is really getting to my eyes."

She fanned the smoke away with her slender hand.

But her eyes only grew more moist.

"My parents are gone, I can’t fulfill their hopes for me, and I can’t continue with the career I love most..."

"I don’t know what’s the point of my life going on."

"It’s been five years since I graduated. I’m just so tired."

"I hope the trip from this rooftop to the ground takes just five seconds."

Tears streamed down her gorgeous cheeks, yet she suddenly felt inexplicably relaxed.

As if she were finally being set free.

"Haven’t you thought about giving it one more shot? Won’t you have regrets if you just give up like this?"

Chen Mo lit a Hua Zi as well. He could feel the weight of her emotions.

"Of course I have regrets. But who would give me a good platform and a real chance now?"

A look of self-mockery crossed Xu Xiyue’s pretty face, and a flicker of resentment flashed in her beautiful eyes.

"With your looks, I’m sure a lot of people would give you a chance. You’re just not interested?"

Chen Mo glanced at her. She was a bit disheveled, reeking of alcohol and smoke.

But he could still make out her gorgeous face and delicate figure.

He was sure the bosses of many large venture capital firms would be interested in her.

Unless she was the one who was unwilling.

"I’m not even afraid to die. Do you think I’d care about something like that?"

"But they just want to sleep with me. They’re willing to spend money to keep me as a trophy, but they won’t give me a real platform or a chance to work."

"Because they’re afraid I’ll lose all their money and bankrupt their company. Heh..."

Xu Xiyue laughed at this, but it was a bitter sound.

Since she’d entered the industry, countless bigwigs had propositioned her, some openly, some subtly.

But back when she was successful, she had disdained such methods to get ahead.

Now that she was considered a jinx, all she wanted was a chance, but none of those men dared to give her one.

Giving her a chance was like throwing away their own.

Hearing this, Chen Mo couldn’t help but shake his head.

He hadn’t considered that angle.

To him, Xu Xiyue was honey.

But to everyone else, she was, without a doubt, pure arsenic.

Far too toxic.

No one dared to touch her.

"I can give you a platform and a chance. Come work for me, and I’ll help you fulfill your parents’ dream."

Chen Mo looked at her earnestly, extending the invitation once more.

"I know Panshi Venture Capital. It’s in this building, but it’s too small."

Perhaps sensing that Chen Mo’s invitation was genuine, Xu Xiyue politely but seriously declined.

"It is a bit small, I’ll grant you. But what if I could guarantee that every project we invest in will be a success?"

Chen Mo smiled faintly, his tone radiating absolute confidence.

His own unique constitution, after all, was no laughing matter.

Xu Xiyue was purely unlucky. He, however, was not.

"You don’t sound like you’re in venture capital. No one in the VC world would ever say something like that."

Xu Xiyue studied him with her beautiful eyes for a few seconds, then shook her head.

’She didn’t believe him. Who could possibly guarantee that every single one of their investments would be a success?’

’Even she, back before this past year, would never have dared to make such a claim.’

Venture capital, by its very definition, was *risk* capital.

The risks were enormous; it was common to have projects that didn’t return a single cent.

Moreover, VCs typically invested in startups, some of which were nothing more than a small team of a few people.

They had nothing but a handful of people and an idea compelling enough to sway an investor.

The risks involved in successfully incubating such a project were immense.

No one could ever guarantee success.

If you invested in ten thousand such projects, you’d be lucky if even ten of them succeeded.

"Do you follow the stock market?"

Chen Mo didn’t press the point, changing the subject to the stock market instead.

"Not closely."

Xu Xiyue stubbed out her cigarette, shaking her head slightly.

"Know who Xia Shiqing is?"

Chen Mo asked, watching her.

"I know the name. She’s gotten really famous in the last few months. Her performance has been incredible."

Xu Xiyue nodded slightly. As a fellow member of the financial world, she had of course heard of Xia Shiqing.

She and Xia Shiqing were even known as the ’Two Golden Flowers of the Financial World.’

But speaking of Xia Shiqing brought a complex wave of emotion to her heart.

Before this year, her own status and influence in the financial world had far surpassed Xia Shiqing’s.

But this year, their roles seemed to have completely reversed.

Xia Shiqing’s career had skyrocketed, as she made a name for herself again and again in the stock market.

No matter how bearish the outlook on a stock, as long as Xia Shiqing got involved, its price was guaranteed to soar.

The most recent deal with Xinggui Film and Television, which Xia Shiqing had personally spearheaded, had once again made her the talk of the financial world.

While she...

"And do you know why her momentum has been so incredible these past few months?"