Pumped with his lunch and yet another dose of coffee, Arnold was ready to go on with the day. He'd settled the records of his bullet proceeds and now it was time to balance it with Mr Xiu. They were joint partners, after all. It was only right for him to keep Mr Xiu updated at every step of the way.He'd made 15 bullets with 9 of the coins that Mr Xiu had supplied him and he had sold them at a price of 500$ each. The price was gradually increasing with each sale and he was elated about this fact. It was a very good deal and G was fast becoming his loyal customer.Since Xiu and Arnold were joint partners, they split the total amount of the proceeds into two. There was one catch, though."What?" Arnold asked, wondering if Mr Xiu was teasing him."You're going to have to collect my personal account details from Jia. I don't want you to send the proceeds to my company account number. Jia knows all my personal details, so it's best if you just ask her.""Ask her?" Arnold was surprised th
Winning against Mr Black was just the beginning of Arnold's success in the stock market world. He went on to bag even bigger wins.First, the 250,000 dollars had been transferred into his account.Next, Mr Black had sent him a black card via email. It was a one time free pass for Arnold to have to book a live meeting with him. This was something that could come in handy, in his road to becoming one of the revered investors in the stock market world. Arnold knew he had to keep that card well, and he couldn’t afford to misplace or misuse it. Also, he was able to triple his earnings (the total 250,000 dollars) by investing in more opportunities. The ones most investors overlooked. He was implementing Xiu's lessons on seeing the hidden value and investing even when others thought a particular venture was useless.Then, he was quickly gaining fast traction in the investing world. His reputation was spreading and growing at equal intervals. Slowly, his name began to be whispered from the
It was a Friday night after a long week and Arnold needed to cool down. He wanted to do something impulsive, something that didn't involve all the hard work he did all week long (and all weekend long, too).He told his made a stop at his newfound favourite club just on his way to his apartment. He was still wearing his office wear, but he didn't care. He just wanted to have a fun, chill night to celebrate his wins so far. He didn't want to be that guy who always worked without playing even a little bit.He entered the club and went straight to the VIP section. There was an abundance of women and drinks. He loved both. He wanted both. And he had the money to get both."Give me your most expensive bottle of wine!" he yelled to the barman.When they served it to him, the music changed to acknowledge him and the spotlight shone on him. A lot of the people in the club stopped dancing to see who it was. Almost all eyes were on him.The server opened the bottle and poured it into a cup. He t
Vera's face held an ample amount of shock. She couldn't hold it in. She let it flow from within through to her face.Was she seeing clearly? Or had she gone crazy and was now hallucinating?Her ex, Arnold was standing in front of her. But, something wasn't right about him. He didn't look like what he was supposed to look like. He didn't look slim and hopeless, like the Arnold she'd left at the altar. No. He looked like an upgraded version of him.She looked down from embarrassment at the situation he was finding her in.Something clicked within her; it was the same audacity that had made her shout at the sales clerk without care, not minding who was watching her.She finally got the questios out of her mouth after trying severally. "Arnold? What are you doing here?"She looked at him now, her eyes clearly taking in his outfit. He didn't just look different, he dressed different. His suit looked like it had come right out of a magazine cover. He looked like he had come right out of a m
It was yet another weekend, exactly seven days after Arnold's encounter with Vera. He wasn't counting but he was conscious of this fact. It was an encounter that he didn't think he would forget un the near future. It had given him some kind of moment of evaluation. He'd tried to stop himself from thinking about his past life but it was hard. Even though he'd gotten into that accident and woken up with the system in him, he was still a part of his past self. He felt renewed but his present was an accumulation of all his past selves.Arnold had finished his weekend quota of bullets to be forged. He'd forged them all and he was ready to sell them to his regular buyer. It was always so refreshing when he was able to meet his goals. And, since he'd met his goals, he felt fulfilled even before selling the bullets. The proceeds would be a bonus.He arrived at the usual meeting point alone. As always. The new routine involved him coming alone without his car and with a duffel bag. So, ther
Mr Xiu felt a pull in his heart towards Arnold. He was like a son to him. The more he watched him grow, the more he grew proud of him. It was hard to keep it all in, but he found a way to do it. After all, he'd been good at keeping certain things to himself all these while.In all his years, he'd never seen someone so dutiful in serving another man like Arnold. It was so obvious how hardworking Arnold was with the way he dedicated most of his time to learning under his guidance.It pleased Xiu that Arnold was being rewarded for it. His new bullet - making business was beginning to grow so fast, it even shocked Xiu.Xiu had a lot of positive things to say about Arnold, but he tried his best to hold it in. It would be best if he didn't say it all and allow it to get into the young man's head. Step by step. Little by little. He would feed Arnold just the right amount of lessons and the right amount of encouragement so that he wouldn't upset the balance of things.Arnold was a beast in
Mr Xiu watch Arnold keenly as he explained in carefully chosen words how he would go about getting the coins without his help. He could see every change in the man's face and every shift in his demeanor. Which was why, he noticed it when it happened.Arnold's face remained the same after he mentioned the Ghost of Wall Street. Even when he said as dramatically and tactically as possible, that he knew him in person. There was no trace of shock on his face. The only shift in expression was that of Arnold's lips — a smirk he couldn't quite understand graced the young man's lips.What was in Arnold's mind?Instead of creating an unquenchable curiosity and a high level of shock factor in his mentee, Xiu was the one left confounded.What did Arnold know about the Ghost of Wall Street?Xiu could feel an uneasiness in his gut. It was so strong, it almost blocked the words from coming out of his lips. He tried to shake off the feeling, but he couldn't. It grew even stronger, leading him to t
The sun was setting as Arnold walked out of Xiu's corporation building. He looked at the sky for a moment, taking in the hues of nature. The little things were becoming more obvious to him. Years ago, he would have never been interested in watching the sun set or looking at the sky. He'd have been too busy thinking about how to get through the day and to the next day while being stuck behind the counter of his grocery shop.As he looked away from the sky, his eyes met with Jia, Mr Xiu's daughter. And all of a sudden, the setting sun and the clear sky couldn't compare to her beauty. It looked like she didn't have to try. She was just so damn beautiful and it was very distracting, he couldn't look away.He wanted her.He wanted to be her friend, he corrected himself.He wondered why he'd not yet gotten a quest from the system to get her. Wasn't that what had happened in the past? The moment the system realized that he felt something about Lisa, a quest had been generated almost immedia