This Bad Luck is Awesome!

"Our technicians need to inspect your computer and phone. Don’t worry, it’s just a formality, a routine check. It’ll be quick."

Xiaofeng explained to Chen Mo the official reason for his visit.

Even though Chen Mo said he hadn’t saved or forwarded anything, they still had to follow procedure.

This wasn’t about giving Chen Mo a hard time; on the contrary, it was to help him.

If these photos were somehow leaked later, Chen Mo could become a suspect.

But as long as they performed the procedural check now and proved Chen Mo hadn’t saved or forwarded them, no matter what happened in the future, the blame couldn’t be pinned on him.

"I’ll cooperate."

Chen Mo was very cooperative, handing over his computer and phone.

Afterward, the technicians completely deleted the email sent by the foreigner, and after a routine inspection confirmed everything was fine, they left.

"Alright, we’ll head back for now. We’ve still got a lot to do. I’ll let you know when there’s any progress on the case."

Xiaofeng said his goodbyes and left, rushing back to the station to work on the case.

After closing the door, Chen Mo chugged a few gulps of water and sat on the sofa for a while to calm his nerves.

Even though he had only made a phone call, the ensuing large-scale operation—sealing off the floor, breaking down a door to make an arrest, the in-home inspection—was still quite a shock for an ordinary person.

DING!

"I’ve left."

His phone had just chimed.

Xia Shiqing had sent him her location.

"OK, I’m heading out too."

Chen Mo replied to her message, then tidied up his appearance in front of the mirror before heading out.

On his way downstairs, he saw the elderly residents of the building gathered together, discussing what had just happened.

However, since the police were being discreet and had only mentioned an arrest operation without specifying the reason, everyone was a bit baffled.

Then, the old folks started letting their imaginations run wild, and their theories grew increasingly absurd.

Chen Mo almost burst out laughing as he overheard them on his way past.

’By the time I get back,’ he thought, ’the version of the story making the rounds will definitely be beyond my wildest imagination.’

He walked to the entrance of the complex, hailed a taxi, and went to the address Xia Shiqing had sent him.

Villa Hot Pot.

He had eaten at this restaurant before; both the ingredients and the flavors were quite good.

It wasn’t cheap either, costing over 1,000 yuan per person.

Of course, Xia Shiqing had also been the one to bring him here last time, except back then they were with some colleagues from the company.

That time, Xia Shiqing had successfully completed a project with her team and took everyone out for a celebratory meal.

He remembered there were about ten of them last time, and the final bill was over ten thousand yuan. It was definitely not cheap.

’Feels like she just wanted to eat hot pot and needed a companion.’

Chen Mo mulled it over and felt this was increasingly likely.

"Are you here yet?"

Just then, a message from Xia Shiqing arrived.

"Just got to the entrance," Chen Mo replied.

"I’m at table XXX."

Seeing the message, Chen Mo immediately walked into the restaurant.

Led by a waiter, he spotted Xia Shiqing.

"You’re here. Have a seat."

Seeing him arrive, Xia Shiqing stood up with a smile and gestured for him to sit.

Xia Shiqing hadn’t worked overtime today, so she wasn’t wearing a suit.

She was wearing a simple, plain black T-shirt, form-fitting jeans, and Gucci’s "distressed" sneakers.

The outfit was simple and casual, but it couldn’t hide her stunning looks and amazing figure.

The simple T-shirt could hardly conceal her impressive assets, and the form-fitting jeans accentuated the curve of her waist and hips.

At 172cm tall, she was strikingly tall and stood out even without high heels.

"Have you been waiting long?"

Chen Mo asked, feeling a little embarrassed as he pulled out a chair and sat down.

Making a girl wait for him when they were out for a meal felt a bit ungentlemanly.

"I just got here myself. Let’s order."

Xia Shiqing shook her head dismissively and called the waiter over.

She didn’t have a large appetite, so she didn’t order much.

Chen Mo had skipped breakfast that morning and was starving, so he ordered a bit more.

For the soup base, they ordered the signature matsutake mushroom clear broth, which was delicious.

"What? Starving?"

Xia Shiqing looked at him teasingly.

"I skipped breakfast on purpose this morning just for this meal with you."

Chen Mo took a sip of tea and joked.

Xia Shiqing rolled her beautiful eyes at him.

"Something came up this morning. I reported a spy, and only left after that was all sorted out."

Chen Mo briefly told her what had happened that morning.

Xiaofeng hadn’t told him to keep it a secret, so he figured it was fine now that the person had been caught.

As long as he didn’t go spreading it all over the internet, it should be fine.

"A spy?"

Xia Shiqing was momentarily stunned. She blinked, her gorgeous face filled with surprise.

’Isn’t that the kind of thing you only see on TV or in the news?’

’How did Chen Mo get mixed up in something like that?’

"So, this is what happened..."

Since the food hadn’t arrived yet, Chen Mo gave her a brief account of the photo incident.

"Your luck is really something else."

After he finished, Xia Shiqing stared straight at Chen Mo with a very telling expression.

She felt like she was listening to a story.

"I remember there’s a reward for reporting things like this, right?"

Then, a thought occurred to her. She asked curiously, brushing her hair back.

"They said 500,000, but I have to wait until the case is closed."

Chen Mo nodded, smiling a little smugly.

"That much?"

Hearing the reward was 500,000 yuan, Xia Shiqing was also surprised. That was almost as much as Chen Mo’s stock market earnings.

She had calculated that Chen Mo’s stock earnings were just over 500,000, so the two combined would push his gains past a million.

"I should get a share."

She was happy for Chen Mo, she said teasingly.

"Alright, you’re paying for this one, but I’ll treat you to dinner."

Chen Mo shrugged. He had already had two meals on Xia Shiqing’s dime; it was about time he treated her to one.

"Are you using this as an excuse to ask me out to dinner?"

Xia Shiqing gave him a meaningful look.

"Take it or leave it."

Chen Mo took a sip of tea and glanced at her.

"I’d be a fool not to take it."

Xia Shiqing turned and picked up a paper gift bag from the chair next to her.

"Here, a gift for you. Thanks for the wealth code this time."

She handed the bag to Chen Mo, thanking him.

She hadn’t liquidated her stocks this time. She still had enough spare cash on hand and wasn’t in a hurry to sell.

But the profits were real. She had ridden Chen Mo’s coattails on this one, so she had specially bought him a small gift.

"It’s nothing expensive, just a small token of my appreciation. I hope you like it."

Xia Shiqing added this, worried that Chen Mo might think the gift was too cheap.

Chen Mo curiously took the bag and pulled out a palm-sized, square box in black and gold.

Seeing the Hua Zi logo and some text printed on it, he realized the gift was a watch.

It wasn’t a traditional mechanical watch, however, but a smartwatch.

"You can open it and have a look."

Xia Shiqing took a sip of tea, motioning with her eyes for him to open it.

"Alright then, don’t mind if I do."

Chen Mo smiled and, full of curiosity and anticipation, unwrapped the box.

When he opened it, he found it was actually Hua Zi’s Ultimate Design Sapphire Gold Edition watch.

That was Hua Zi’s most expensive... no, the most expensive smartwatch on the entire market.

Retail price: 23,999 yuan.

’Holy crap, Xia Shiqing calls this kind of gift "nothing expensive"? A "small gift"?’

’Is this what it means to be a rich lady?’

’I’m in love.’