Digital Frenzy

In a rented room at three in the morning, Li Ran stared at the computer screen, his fingers trembling slightly. On the screen, the Dogecoin he had bought three months ago with all his savings was skyrocketing at an unbelievable speed. The candlestick chart soared like a rocket, and in just a few hours, the numbers in his account had multiplied twentyfold.

It all started half a year ago. As an ordinary programmer, Li Ran lived a nine-to-five life every day. Until one day, he saw someone discussing virtual currency on a forum, phrases like "hundredfold return" and "financial freedom" deeply pierced his heart. At that time, he was worried about his mother's surgery fees, and the mortgage and car loan felt like two mountains pressing down on him, making it hard to breathe.

With a mindset of trying it out, he exchanged all fifty thousand yuan he had in his card for Dogecoin. At first, the price was lukewarm and even dropped at one point, with friends around him advising him to cut his losses. But for some reason, Li Ran persisted. He studied various cryptocurrency forums every day, followed every tweet from Musk, and firmly believed that Dogecoin would eventually explode.

The turning point came on that ordinary Tuesday. Musk suddenly tweeted about Dogecoin, instantly igniting the market. The price of Dogecoin began to soar, and Li Ran's account balance was also jumping wildly. He dared not blink, fearing he would miss any change in the numbers.

As the price continued to climb, Li Ran's heart was in intense struggle. Selling would instantly bring him millions of wealth, solving all his financial difficulties; holding on might lead to even greater gains or could instantly drop to zero. Ultimately, at the moment the price peaked, he chose to sell.

The instant the bank notification beeped, Li Ran slumped in his chair, tears streaming down his face. He had never imagined that he had truly achieved financial freedom. The next day, he quit his job, paid off his mortgage, and arranged the best treatment for his mother.

Now, whenever someone asks about his secret to success, Li Ran always shakes his head: "It was just a crazy gamble. The virtual currency market is like a rule-less sea; some ride the waves while others sink to the bottom. I was lucky, but I know that this kind of luck won't last forever.