You Were Reborn to Mend Regrets, Yet You Conquered the Campus Belle - Chapter 9:

Chapter 9: The Final 8-Minute Climax

“Young Master Lu, we’ve made a fortune.”

The price had risen by 2 yuan. Government bonds were not like stocks—an increase of 2 yuan meant their profits had doubled. Even for the Lu Group, this kind of massive profit was unimaginable.

And all of it was thanks to Young Master Lu’s precise foresight and strategic planning from afar.

At this moment, when Li Li looked at Lu Yiming, her gaze carried a complex emotion that was hard to define. How had he done it? Every step was just right, perfectly executed, as if he had everyone dancing in the palm of his hand.

“How much margin do we have left?”

“A little over 100 million.”

“Not enough.”

“But Young Master Lu, Wanguo has no strength to fight back anymore. This battle is already in the bag.”

“That’s right, Young Master Lu. Wanguo has used up all their moves. According to our initial estimates, they’ve already lost over 4 billion yuan. That’s not something Wanguo can possibly afford.”

No one could understand Lu Yiming’s words. Wanguo Securities was already like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered. How could there be any miracle left?

“Young Master Lu?” Even Li Li couldn’t believe that Wanguo could still put up a fight in such a situation.

“This is just the beginning.”

Only Lu Yiming knew that the true climax was just about to begin.

“How much time is left until market close?”

“Ten minutes.”

“Almost there.”

In his previous life, the final eight minutes became Wanguo’s swan song—and caused countless retail investors to fall from paradise into hell. In that one hour after the market closed, countless people climbed up to the rooftops.

What Lu Yiming wanted to prevent now was exactly that tragedy.

To cover up the enormous losses caused by misjudging the trend, Wanguo Securities exploited loopholes in the regulations and dumped massive volumes of sell orders. It was their final act of madness, and that madness triggered a wave of forced liquidations among long positions. Wanguo flipped the entire government bond futures market table.

“No matter what reason, no matter how big the short order, we take it all.”

“This…”

“Young Master Lu, we can only afford to take 300,000 more orders at most.”

Although the Lu Group had a large amount of capital on hand, that money had already been converted into government bonds. At this point, it couldn’t be liquidated in time. The remaining margin simply couldn’t support further short order purchases.

“Someone’s about to flip the table.”

Lu Yiming’s gaze never left the screen. The moment that would truly impact the course of history was about to unfold right in front of him. And shockingly, Lu Yiming even found himself looking forward to it.

Lu Yiming thought, “Manager Guan, this time, I won’t let you have your way. Even if it’s a false victory, I won’t leave it to you.”

There were two major mechanisms in government bond futures: margin control and position limits. But margin was monitored on a daily mark-to-market basis, meaning the exchange couldn’t track the adequacy of margin in real time for each trade.

To bypass these limitations, both long and short sides would borrow accounts from outside to open positions. These were traps long set in motion.

Manager Guan from Wanguo was gambling that the exchange wouldn’t dare to void those trades, even if they violated the rules.

“Young Master Lu, something’s happened…”

With eight minutes left until the market closed, a sudden short order of 900,000 contracts shocked everyone.

“900,000 contracts?”

What did that even mean?

“Impossible! Wanguo doesn’t have that kind of money!”

“How did they do it?”

Everyone rushed forward. What was meant to be a celebration for the longs had suddenly turned into a shocking reversal just before the close.

Everyone was dumbfounded—retail investors, Zhongjingkai, everyone stared in disbelief at the numbers flashing wildly on the big screen.

The price was instantly suppressed by 0.5 yuan.

It wasn’t just a loss of wealth—it was a terrifying signal.

“Take all of it.”

“This… Young Master Lu, our margin isn’t enough.”

“The exchange can’t monitor margin in real-time. No matter how much, we’ll take it all.”

“Young Master Lu, this is a violation of the rules.”

Not just a violation—this could even be illegal. Even though it exploited regulatory loopholes, no one dared act like this. The consequences could be severe.

“Wanguo doesn’t have margin. They’re dumping purely to crash the market.”

“Young Master Lu, if that’s the case, then we don’t need to respond.”

Li Li quickly understood Lu Yiming’s intention and guessed the scheme behind it.

If there really were violations, the exchange would definitely provide a clear ruling afterward. Otherwise, the entire market would collapse.

“I understand, and so do you. But do those retail investors understand?”

“Young Master Lu?”

“How many people do you think have the courage to face sudden ruin?”

“This…”

Li Li couldn’t answer.

The market was always dangerous, and every investor was told to be cautious from the start. But when faced with a sudden liquidation, how many could actually endure it?

Just as Young Master Lu said—if the price collapsed, countless investors would…

The consequences were too terrifying for her to imagine.

“Since both sides are exploiting loopholes, then we must at least offer fairness to the retail investors.”

Even if the outcome was uncertain, at that moment, Lu Yiming had to stand as a barrier in front of them.

“I understand. Today’s trading will be fully handled by me.”

Lu Yiming was the heir of the Lu Group, the future helm. He couldn’t be allowed to fall here.

At that moment, Li Li made up her mind—no matter the outcome, she would not let Lu Yiming bear this burden alone.

“This is not the time for that. Buy. No matter how many sell orders come in, take them all.”

“Understood.”

“Got it.”

Everyone’s faces grew serious.

The Lu Group’s trading seat went full throttle and instantly absorbed the 900,000 short orders.

“Young Master Lu, two more short orders of 900,000 each just came in.”

“Keep buying. Stabilize the current price. No matter how many, take them all.”

The great war had begun. A true battle of the century.

Everyone was stunned.

Watching the battle between bulls and bears had gone far beyond their understanding.

“This is madness. Everyone’s gone mad…”

The higher-ups at Zhongjingkai were drenched in cold sweat. No one expected it to escalate to this point.

The exchange received the news immediately. But at that moment, all they could do was watch the abnormal clash play out. They were powerless.

You can defend against honest men, but not against scoundrels.

Wanguo, like a cornered dog, was making its last desperate strike.

The Lu Group’s trading seat was giving its all to protect the frontlines.

But ultimately, both sides had broken the rules.

“Call them. Call them!”

They had to stop this madness.

But no one could get through to Wanguo. They had already thrown everything aside. This was war—a fight to the death.

On the bull side, the Lu Group replaced Zhongjingkai and became the final barrier protecting the longs.

This day, once destined to be remembered as the darkest in securities history…

Now, a dramatic twist was unfolding.