Rebirth at the Start: This Fate is Too Explosive!

Chapter 320 Tell Mom the truth, how much money do you have in total right now?

Gu Ruoning continued, "Then tell us exactly what your company does!"

After hearing the names of the companies Ye Fan mentioned, Gu Ruoning and Ye Linzhang seemed to be frozen in place, sitting motionless on the sofa, their eyes almost overflowing with shock.

The air in the living room seemed to freeze.

"Entertainment and film? Red Bean Group? And Mewe?"

Gu Ruoning's voice was slightly shaky, and she subconsciously repeated it, as if to confirm that she hadn't misheard. She and Ye Linzhang exchanged a glance, both seeing the same bewilderment and immense disbelief in each other's eyes.

How long has it been?

It's only been a little over four months since the college entrance exam ended!

This brat who grew up right under their noses, the son who caused them so much worry before the college entrance exam, has quietly started several companies.

"Mewe?" Gu Ruoning suddenly snapped back to reality, her tone carrying a strange sense of absurdity. "That...that app that's been really popular lately, the one that lets you post articles, pictures, and short videos? Those girls in my office's administration department are always glued to their phones, liking each other's posts and sending photos, and they even recommended I download it too...This...this thing was created by my son?"

It feels as unreal as suddenly discovering that the owner of the convenience store you pass by every day is actually the world's richest person.

Ye Linzhang's mouth was agape, and he couldn't close it for a long time. His fingers were unconsciously tapping his knees, clearly still trying to digest this explosive information.

An entertainment company, a group that sounds huge, and a social media app that's all the rage among young people... How did this kid manage to do all that?

Just as the elderly couple were reeling from the "corporate matrix," Ye Fan casually dropped another bombshell.

"Oh, by the way," he said casually, "besides these companies, I've also made some money in the stock market recently, mainly through short-term trading."

"???"

Gu Ruoning and Ye Linzhang felt that their brains were no longer working properly.

Running a company and being a boss isn't enough? Why go and gamble on stocks?

To ordinary wage earners like them, the stock market is not much different from a casino! Just how bold is their son?

An eerie silence fell over the living room, broken only by the ticking of the clock and the two people's slightly heavy breathing.

After a long while, Gu Ruoning took a deep breath and asked the question that had been lingering in their minds, the question that had left them most bewildered: "Ye Fan."

Her gaze sharpened, locking onto her son's eyes: "Tell me the truth, how much money do you have in total right now?"

The size of a company and its market value are concepts that are too abstract and distant for them.

Only the most tangible numbers could help them understand what their son meant by "career".

Ye Fan seemed to have anticipated this question.

He paused for a moment, as if calculating carefully (in reality, he was considering a number that would both shock his parents and not frighten them), and then slowly and clearly extended five fingers.

"How much?" Gu Ruoning's heart raced for no apparent reason, and Ye Linzhang also held his breath.

Ye Fan revealed a smile that was both youthful smug and an attempt to appear composed: "Five hundred million."

"boom--!"

These two words exploded like a thunderclap in the small living room!

Gu Ruoning and Ye Linzhang jumped up from the sofa as if they had been electrocuted!

The movement was so swift that it caused the sofa beneath them to move backward slightly, producing a screeching sound.

"Five...five hundred million?" Gu Ruoning's voice was high-pitched and trembling uncontrollably as he pointed at Ye Fan, as if he had just spoken in an alien language.

She swayed and almost lost her balance, but luckily Ye Linzhang, who was next to her, instinctively steadied her.

Ye Linzhang was completely stunned. He supported his wife, his eyes wide open, his mind blank.

Five million? That's an astronomical figure they could never even dream of. Fifty million? That's beyond their comprehension.

Five hundred million... This concept was so enormous that it caused their brains to completely shut down!

How many zeros are there?

Could this money fill this room if piled up?

They work hard all their lives, and the total amount of their wages might not even be a fraction of what they earn!

Looking at his parents' expressions, which seemed as if the sky had fallen and their worldviews had been shattered, Ye Fan thought to himself: "Thank goodness they didn't tell me the real number, otherwise they probably would have called an ambulance."

Five hundred million is shocking enough, but it also gives them some breathing room...

Ye Linzhang leaned against the back of the sofa, his eyes glazed over, muttering unconsciously to himself, "The ancestral graves... they must be emitting auspicious smoke again. I have to call my hometown and ask."

He tried to reach for his phone in his pocket, his hands shaking so badly he wouldn't obey him.

After the initial shock, Gu Ruoning's emotions surged like a flood.

She looked at her tall, handsome son with bright eyes and a confident smile, and then recalled the boy from six months ago who was anxious about his college entrance exam results and whom she had nagged to study hard...

A tremendous, indescribable sense of pride and excitement instantly overwhelmed her.

She first grinned, trying to smile, but as she smiled, tears welled up unexpectedly and rolled down her cheeks. In those tears, there was the ecstatic joy after the shock, the pride of seeing her son so accomplished, and a complex mix of reluctance and relief, a feeling of "my son has grown up."

"Mom..." Ye Fan's heart melted instantly. He walked over, opened his arms, and hugged his trembling mother tightly.

Gu Ruoning hugged her son tightly, burying her face in his broad shoulders. The suppressed sobs finally burst out, her shoulders heaving violently, and tears instantly soaked the fabric of Ye Fan's clothes.

Those were tears of extreme joy, tears of relief as a heart that had been hanging in suspense finally found peace and watched its child spread its wings and fly high.

"Why are you crying! Are you stupid! Your son has made something of himself, this is a great thing!" Ye Linzhang, standing to the side, tried to suppress the soreness in his nose and use a rough voice to cover up his own surging emotions. He blinked hard, trying to hold back the tears, but his eyes were already frighteningly red.

Upon hearing this, Gu Ruoning abruptly lifted her head from her son's arms, her face still streaked with tears. Her bloodshot eyes glared at Ye Linzhang like knives, and she said in a tearful voice, "I want to! What's it to you?"

The murderous intent in those eyes sent a shiver down Ye Linzhang's spine. The rest of his words got stuck in his throat, and he awkwardly touched his nose, completely deflated.