This Bad Luck is Awesome!

"Take care, and please come again."

The handsome young receptionist held the door open for them, warmly watching them go.

After leaving the barbershop, Xia Shiqing realized she hadn’t received a notification on her phone about a deduction from her membership account.

"You didn’t use my membership card?"

Xia Shiqing asked.

"No. They said there was a promotion for adding funds, so I just got my own card," Chen Mo said, shaking his head.

Hearing this, Xia Shiqing nodded slightly and said nothing more.

By now, the sky had begun to darken, and traffic was gradually picking up.

Afraid of getting stuck in traffic, neither of them wanted to go too far for dinner.

As it happened, Chen Mo was in the mood for some barbecue, so they found a very popular barbecue restaurant in the mall next door.

"I’m going to the restroom."

Xia Shiqing handed her bag to Chen Mo and headed to the mall’s restroom.

Chen Mo slung the bag over his shoulder and leaned against the mall’s glass railing, waiting for her.

"Chen Mo?"

Just then, Chen Mo suddenly heard a familiar voice calling his name.

Turning around, he saw a girl walking toward him, waving.

"Li Ran? What are you doing here? Where’s Old Zhang?"

Chen Mo was also a little surprised to see her, and a delighted smile immediately spread across his face.

’I can’t believe I ran into an old friend here.’

"You don’t know him by now? Every time we go out shopping, he has to take a dump. He’s in the middle of it right now."

Li Ran complained, looking exasperated.

"That’s him, all right."

Chen Mo gave a helpless smile.

Old Zhang’s name was Zhang Weizhi. He was Chen Mo’s college classmate and roommate, and they were very close.

Li Ran was Old Zhang’s girlfriend. They had been dating since college, and their relationship was very stable.

Funnily enough, Old Zhang was his roommate, and Li Ran was his ex-girlfriend’s roommate.

Chen Mo and his ex-girlfriend had actually been the ones to set them up.

But now, he and his girlfriend had long since broken up, while those two were still going strong.

That’s life for you.

"You’ve changed so much! You’ve gotten so much more handsome. For a second there, I thought I was seeing things."

Li Ran looked Chen Mo up and down in surprise, remarking with a sigh.

Chen Mo really was different from before. He was much more confident, and his style and hairstyle had changed drastically.

"It’s alright."

Chen Mo waved his hand humbly.

"Chen Mo, was that beautiful woman just now your girlfriend?"

Li Ran asked, her tone slightly probing, her gaze complicated as she glanced at the Gucci bag Chen Mo was holding.

When Chen Mo and her best friend broke up, she had also felt it was a shame.

But there was nothing to be done; after all, it was their private business.

But seeing a top-tier beauty like this by Chen Mo’s side just three short months after the breakup, she felt a mix of complicated emotions.

She was happy for Chen Mo, but her feelings grew complicated again when she thought of her best friend.

Chen Mo was just about to shake his head and deny it when Xia Shiqing returned from the restroom.

"Chen Mo, is this your friend?"

To Chen Mo’s surprise, Xia Shiqing gently took his arm and asked with a dazzling smile at Li Ran.

"?"

’What the hell?’ Chen Mo was completely baffled by Xia Shiqing. ’What is she playing at?’

’Isn’t this a little too intimate?’

’Has our relationship gotten that intimate already?’

Seeing this, the look in Li Ran’s eyes grew even more complicated.

’It’s obvious. This great beauty is Chen Mo’s girlfriend.’

’No wonder he got so handsome. Being ’trained’ by a beautiful girlfriend would definitely make a difference.’

"This is my college roommate’s girlfriend, and also my friend, Li Ran."

"Li Ran, this is my friend, Xia Shiqing."

Chen Mo gave them a simple introduction.

When Xia Shiqing heard that Li Ran was his roommate’s girlfriend, a flash of embarrassment crossed her stunningly beautiful face.

She discreetly pulled her hand back from Chen Mo’s arm and greeted Li Ran graciously. "Hello."

"Hello. You’re very beautiful."

Li Ran also returned the greeting amicably and couldn’t help but praise her looks.

"Thank you, you’re very beautiful too."

After a brief exchange of polite compliments, the atmosphere suddenly fell silent.

Xia Shiqing felt a pang of regret.

’Just now, when I came out of the restroom, I saw Chen Mo chatting with a girl.’

’The look in that girl’s eyes as she gazed at Chen Mo was so complex and unusual, as if there was some kind of story between them.’

’Remembering that Chen Mo had been in a relationship before, I assumed Li Ran must be his ex-girlfriend.’

’It reminded me of plots I’d read in novels, where a stunning beauty would appear by the male lead’s side, pretending to be his girlfriend to help him show off in front of his ex.’

’Thinking about how I’d profited from his stock tip and then received 100,000 in hush money from him today, I just wanted to do him a small favor.’

’That’s why all that just happened.’

’But when Chen Mo introduced her, I realized I had been mistaken.’

Just as the atmosphere was getting a little awkward, Zhang Weizhi finally appeared.

"Old Mo? What a coincidence!"

When Old Zhang saw Chen Mo, he was also pleasantly surprised to run into him here.

But as he got closer and got a good look at the change in Chen Mo, he was stunned.

"Holy shit! Old Mo? You... this change is too damn big, isn’t it? Did you get plastic surgery?"

Disbelief was written all over Old Zhang’s face. It had only been a few short months since they’d last seen each other, yet it was like he was looking at a completely different person.

It wasn’t just the changes in his appearance and style; even his aura had changed. The man exuded confidence.

"I was hiding my true power before. I’m not pretending anymore. I’m laying my cards on the table."

Chen Mo smiled coolly and lifted his chin slightly.

A move like that might seem greasy to girls, but in guys’ eyes, he was a total stud!

"Old Mo, I now admit you’re the most handsome guy in our dorm."

Old Zhang was almost speechless. He looked at Chen Mo a few times with a sense of wonder and conceded wholeheartedly.

"Finally stopped being stubborn about it?"

Hearing this, a huge smile spread across Chen Mo’s face, and he was overjoyed.

What could make a man happier than a sincere compliment from one of his bros?

Especially when your bro admits to your face that you’re handsome. That means you’re *really* handsome!

’The validation from that was off the charts.’

’I didn’t put enough money on the card.’

’Chen Mo felt that 1199 yuan wasn’t expensive at all. It was totally worth it.’

’That stylist, Mark, is the real deal.’

’He even felt he hadn’t put enough on the card and thought he should have added more.’

"And this is?"

Then, when Old Zhang saw Xia Shiqing standing next to Chen Mo, he was once again shocked, a look of awe involuntarily appearing in his eyes.

’A goddess-tier beauty like her... why is she standing next to Chen Mo?’

’And Chen Mo is even carrying her bag?’

’She couldn’t be Chen Mo’s girlfriend, could she?’

’No way, no way, no way?’

He was the kind of guy who was afraid his bro would suffer, but also afraid his bro would be driving a Land Rover.

He was genuinely happy for Chen Mo that he had gotten more handsome.

But if Chen Mo had a goddess-tier girlfriend like Xia Shiqing, he could only say that the heavens must be blind.

"My friend, Xia Shiqing."

Chen Mo introduced her simply.

"Hello."

Another round of friendly greetings.

"Old Mo, how’ve you been lately?"

The two hadn’t seen each other in a while. Old Zhang clapped Chen Mo on the arm and asked with a concerned smile.

"Pretty good. Made a bit of money in the stock market."

Chen Mo nodded lightly.

"By the way, Old Zhang, I’m thinking of buying a car soon. You know a bit about them, got any recommendations?"

Chen Mo remembered something and looked at Old Zhang to ask.

After graduation, Old Zhang had also knocked around the finance industry for a while before getting kicked to the curb, just like Chen Mo.

Chen Mo chose to become a delivery driver, while Old Zhang went to work as a car salesman at a 4S dealership.

Ever since getting his driver’s license during the summer break of his freshman year, he hadn’t touched a car and didn’t know much about them.

"You’re buying a car? Then you can just come to me! Perfect timing to boost my sales numbers."

Hearing this, Old Zhang gave Chen Mo a surprised look. It seemed Chen Mo had really made some money.

’He even has money to buy a car.’

But he was immediately happy for his bro, and on top of that, it was a chance to boost his own sales.

"Me buying a car from you... might not necessarily be a good thing."

However, Chen Mo said this with a profound, meaningful look.

’Normally, giving Old Zhang some business would definitely be a good thing.’

’But with my ’constitution’... it was hard to say.’