Chapter 698: Chapter 698: 698: Having Three to Five is Enough

Jiang Xu watched for over ten minutes, but couldn’t figure out what Yikali intended to do.

Until he saw a comment from a netizen in the comment section.

[Yikali is so cute and polite despite her noble status, why do I feel she’s somewhat similar to An Nuonuo?]

[Hey, the person above, don’t say it, you really shouldn’t say it.]

[The two girls do share quite a few similarities, both so adorable and with sweet voices.]

[Yikali and An Nuonuo are more or less on par in various aspects.]

[However, if you consider status and potential, then Yikali is definitely one step ahead.]

[Ah, I missed out on An Nuonuo, I can’t miss out on Yikali again.]

…

At first glance, these comments seemed insignificant.

But upon closer consideration, there’s quite a lot to discern.

And once there was an opening, the rest of the rhythm skewed in that direction.

Many ‘netizens’ began comparing the two individuals.

Then, subtly hinting that Yikali might be a tiny bit better than An Nuonuo.

Because it wasn’t very obvious, only the very observant would notice it.

“Not at all, not at all,” Yikali shook her head repeatedly after seeing these comments: “I’ve met Sister Nuonuo, and she is countless times better than me in every way.”

Then the live chat burst anew with comments like Miss Yikali is so humble, love it, love it, and so on.

Jiang Xu continued to watch.

Yikali went on to say, “Since I’ve been here, I’ve made many new friends.

My favorites are Brother Xu and Sister Nuonuo.

They’re both so nice, and they’re very loving.

I also visited Nuomi Group and invested a little bit of money there.

It’s a great company indeed.

Everyone should buy more stocks from the companies under Nuomi Group; they’ll surely bring in substantial returns.”

Because of Yikali’s statements, the stock prices of those listed companies under Nuomi Group increased significantly.

All together, in just those few minutes, their market value increased by more than twenty billion.

“I underestimated you,” Jiang Xu said with a solemn expression.

At first, Jiang Xu really thought Yikali was just a girl who was loved and well-protected by her family.

Now, it seemed he was too naive.

Indeed.

How could a child raised in such a family ever be truly innocent?

Even if she were genuinely naive, she would definitely have various strategists around her giving counsel.

Yikali’s move could be described as killing two birds with one stone.

No, it should be said, three birds with one arrow.

First, by setting the tone, she made netizens believe she was almost equal to An Nuonuo.

Second, by promoting Nuomi Group in the live stream, she influenced the stock price, potentially bolstering the fondness between Jiang Xu and An Nuonuo.

Third, it was also a way to tell Jiang Xu that she could cause his family company’s stock price to rise today, and plummet tomorrow.

So, one should never underestimate anyone.

Even a small vendor on the street might deliver a fatal blow at a critical moment.

Jiang Xu couldn’t help but laugh.

The person who came up with such a strategy was definitely formidable.

However, it didn’t have much effect on him.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Dinner is ready, Brother Xu.”

An Nuonuo walked in and was a bit surprised to see the live stream on the computer: “Why is Yikali streaming?”

And on their own platform, no less.

Jiang Xu wrapped an arm around her waist, pulled her over, and seated her on his lap.

He told An Nuonuo, in a calm voice, everything he had figured out.

Jiang Xu didn’t intend to keep this matter from her.

An Nuonuo seemed a bit down.

Jiang Xu knew what she was thinking at the moment.

I originally thought Yikali was a friend worth making.

When they first met, An Nuonuo felt that Yikali was very much like herself and felt a strong kinship, treating her like a younger sister.

But later on, Yikali’s actions were indeed not so good.

And now she’s caused such a scene.

It made An Nuonuo somewhat sad.

“Let’s go, let’s eat,” Jiang Xu patted her shock absorber, “The most important thing in the world is a good meal.”

“Sure,” An Nuonuo put away her emotions and flashed a toothy smile, “Today’s menu is rich, and it’s also quite expensive; the cost exceeded a hundred thousand.”

After eating, Jiang Xu lay on the sofa, motionless.

He felt warm all over.

Just like eating a ‘Great Revival Pill’ in a martial arts novel, ‘doubling one’s strength.’

But this was normal.

After all, at his age, consuming so much nourishment in one go would definitely have a remarkable effect.

“Brother Xu, I’m going to see Jiang Huiyan, you rest well at home,” An Nuonuo said with a panicked look and ran off.

Because she noticed that Jiang Xu’s occasional glances at her were eerily green, incredibly frightening.

She knew all too well what that look meant.

“You can’t run away,” Jiang Xu laughed like a villain, “After I’ve absorbed the ‘Great Revival Pill’s medicinal power,’ I’ll show you a thing or two.”

Meanwhile.

After finishing her live stream, Yikali asked her assistants about the viewer statistics.

“My little princess, excluding our purchased views, there were over six million real users by the end of the live stream.”

“That many?” Yikali’s eyes lit up.

“Yes, little princess, your charm is unmatched. This was without any advanced promotions; otherwise, there would be only more.”

But she didn’t say everything.

A lot of that six million were inflated, too.

Many users would enter the live stream, pause for a few seconds to a couple of minutes, and then leave, and they were also counted.

Yikali then asked, “How much did we spend this time?”

“My little princess, between buying traffic and the paid supporters, we spent nearly ten million.

Then at the start of the live stream, there were about thirty million in various donations.”

“Not bad,” Yikali was pleased, “Such a small amount of money for such a strong effect.

Get ready, I want to live stream again tonight.”

She found that she was starting to like live streaming.

In the live room, the flattery and envy from the viewers made her very happy.

She wanted even more people to know her, to praise her.

At the same time, she also wanted to boost Jiang Xu’s performance and increase his favorability towards her.

Little did she know, Jiang Xu had already seen through her tricks.

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“Ga ga ga…”

In the villa where Jiang Shan and Chen Yue lived.

An Nuonuo, holding Jiang Huiyan, paced back and forth in the room.

The little one laughed heartily, waving hands and kicking feet joyfully.

Jiang Huiyan now looked a lot like Chen Yue with chubby cheeks and was incredibly adorable.

The little fellow An Ping could walk now and most of the time clamored to play with his sister.

Just now, Li Yuanjuan had brought him over.

“Sister… sister…”

An Ping toddled over, his speech not very clear, stammering.

An Nuonuo squatted down, showing her little sister to An Ping.

He kept laughing while holding Jiang Huiyan’s little hand.

Jiang Huiyan also couldn’t stop laughing when she saw her brother.

Seeing this scene, Li Yuanjuan chuckled, “Nuonuo, if you have three or five more kids, the house will be even livelier.”