This Bad Luck is Awesome!

Chen Mo had noticed this problem as well.

In a fashion capital like Modu, the streets were teeming with all sorts of trendy and stylish people.

You’d run into a street-style photoshoot every few steps.

Compared to these pros, the outfit he had so carefully put together looked utterly tacky.

At that moment, Chen Mo realized the difference between a top-tier outfit and a normal one wasn’t just superficial. A profound sense of disappointment washed over him, and seemingly over every person who walked by...

’Once I liquidate my stocks, I’ve got to get a few new outfits,’ Chen Mo silently resolved.

Chen Mo hailed a cab and went straight to the address Xia Shiqing had sent him.

He’d looked it up online; it was a Chinese restaurant with an average cost of over 1,500 yuan per person.

’Rich ladies are on another level.’

Just as he arrived at the restaurant entrance, he saw a Tesla Model Y with a familiar license plate pull into the parking lot.

Two and a half minutes later, the driver’s side door finally opened.

First, an elegant foot in a nude, d’Orsay, red-soled high heel emerged, followed by a slender, delicate calf so fair it seemed to glow.

Then, Chen Mo saw Xia Shiqing, whom he hadn’t seen in a long time, get out of the car.

He hadn’t seen her in over half a year, but she was as radiant as ever.

She carried herself with the straight-backed grace of a bamboo stalk, her 172cm height giving her a natural aura of command.

She wore a beige silk blouse on top and a custom-tailored, navy blue business skirt suit on the bottom.

As she walked over from the parking lot, her steps were light yet powerful, possessing both the sharp efficiency of a corporate elite and a distinctly feminine, gentle rhythm.

Her beautiful hair fell like black satin, the ends permed and dyed into large, tea-colored waves. She hadn’t put it up, letting the curls cascade languidly over her shoulders.

CLICK, CLACK, CLICK...

Soon, Xia Shiqing was standing right in front of Chen Mo.

Xia Shiqing was already 172cm tall, and she was wearing high heels on top of that. They were nearly the same height, and Chen Mo felt like he had to look at her straight on.

And looking at her straight on allowed for a better appreciation of her perfect face.

A classic Eastern oval-shaped face, with features so perfectly proportioned they seemed to have been precisely calculated, without a single flaw.

With just a touch of light, subtle makeup, her beauty was simply breathtaking.

"I was just changing my shoes in the car. Sorry to keep you waiting."

Xia Shiqing smiled faintly, her eyes curving like brilliant crescent moons.

"It’s fine, I just got here myself."

Chen Mo waved his hand, hiding the astonishment in his eyes.

Just then, he suddenly recalled a saying from Tong Jincheng.

When you look at a girl, look at her eyes first. If you see she isn’t looking at you, then you can look at her legs.

Chen Mo looked at Xia Shiqing’s eyes and saw that she was looking at her phone, seemingly checking their reservation details.

So, Chen Mo’s gaze shifted straight down to her long, straight, fair, and beautiful legs.

Her skin was smooth and delicate, without the slightest blemish.

Real legs were so much better looking than the fake, stretched-out legs of those filter addicts on TikTok.

’A man could admire legs like those for a year.’

"Like what you see?"

Xia Shiqing waved her Louis Vuitton bag in front of Chen Mo’s face and gave him a gentle eye-roll.

Chen Mo really had changed. The old Chen Mo would never have dared to stare at her legs so openly.

"I’m sorry."

Feeling a bit ashamed, Chen Mo apologized to Xia Shiqing.

"Oh, there’s no need for that."

Xia Shiqing covered her mouth with a delicate hand and let out a soft laugh.

Then again, she thought he hadn’t changed that much; he was still just as earnest.

"I said I’m sorry, but not for looking at your legs."

Chen Mo wasn’t apologizing out of shame for looking at her legs, but because of the dirty thoughts that had just crossed his mind.

’So cringe!’

"Forget it. It’s only natural."

Xia Shiqing froze for a second, then immediately understood what Chen Mo meant. She was left a little speechless.

She could see it now. Chen Mo was no longer the steady, earnest subordinate she once knew.

"Let’s go inside."

Afterward, Chen Mo and Xia Shiqing went into the restaurant together, and a waiter led them to their reserved table.

After sitting down, Xia Shiqing placed her bag on the chair beside her.

Chen Mo, sitting directly across from her, now noticed her well-hidden "assets."

They were very impressive.

The two of them looked at the menu and casually ordered a few of the restaurant’s signature dishes.

Xia Shiqing had driven, so she wasn’t drinking. Chen Mo didn’t drink much usually either.

Besides, there was no point in him drinking alone, so they just ordered a pot of rose tea.

It was surprisingly fragrant, with the distinct aroma of roses.

It smelled a lot like the Yunnan flower cakes he’d eaten before.

While waiting for the food to arrive, the two of them sipped their tea and chatted.

"Which company are you with now?"

Xia Shiqing asked casually, leaning back in her chair and fiddling with the Van Cleef & Arpels black onyx four-leaf clover on her chest.

"Unemployed. A free agent."

Chen Mo said with a relaxed expression, taking a sip of tea.

"In any case, thank you for the ’fortune code’ this time."

Xia Shiqing blinked and raised her teacup. "I’ll toast you with tea instead of wine."

"Not many people would dare to use that code."

Chen Mo raised his teacup as well, clinking it against hers as he spoke with a hidden meaning.

"Isn’t our line of work all about ’be fearful when others are greedy, and greedy when others are fearful’?"

"It was a gamble. If you win, you make money. If you lose, you lose a little. I can afford to lose."

Xia Shiqing smiled nonchalantly, her tone casual.

"Alright, I admit that figuring out the mindset of a rich woman is definitely one of my weaknesses."

Chen Mo was exasperated. ’Is this what a rich woman is like?’

He couldn’t seem to find a reason to refute her.

Those 130 lots of stock were practically his entire net worth, but to Xia Shiqing, it wasn’t much at all.

"I was still a bit too cautious. If I had used company funds, I would have earned a lot more and could have booked it as a major performance achievement."

Xia Shiqing tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, a flicker of regret crossing her exquisite face.

"Supervisor Xia is lacking in performance results?"

Chen Mo found that a little hard to believe.

"You think this supervisor position is easy to hold on to?"

Xia Shiqing rolled her bright eyes at him, her tone tinged with exasperation.

It was true that a company partner was her relative, and she was certainly capable.

But the company’s chairman and other partners also had children and relatives, and they were capable too.

Others wanted her position just as badly. So it was either she kept moving up, or she’d be pushed down and have to give up her spot.

Whether it was moving up or just holding on to her current position, she needed the performance results to back it up.

So the pressure on her to perform was actually quite intense.

"True. Back then, I also dreamed of taking your spot one day. A shame..."

Hearing this, Chen Mo recalled the fiery ambition he’d had when he first joined the company, when he’d fantasized about sitting in the supervisor’s chair.

Too bad that later on, I was kicked to the curb.

At his words, Xia Shiqing couldn’t help but break into a knowing smile.

Who among her subordinates hadn’t thought about taking her position?

"So, if you get any more ’fortune codes’ in the future, we should exchange notes. I’ll be sure to thank you properly."

Xia Shiqing leaned her graceful figure forward slightly. Her exquisite face was only a few dozen centimeters from Chen Mo’s, her eyes locked directly onto his.

This time, meeting Chen Mo, she could clearly see a powerful confidence in him.

Although she didn’t know where this confidence came from, it was obvious that Chen Mo had undergone some kind of change she wasn’t aware of.

This one trade alone showed that Chen Mo might have some secrets, and it was possible they could be of help to her in the future.

Staying in touch with Chen Mo was a no-loss situation, even if he didn’t end up being helpful.

If Chen Mo did have another fortune code, he could bring her immense value.

Besides, she had a gut feeling that Chen Mo could bring her good luck.

And her intuition had always been sharp.

With a great beauty like Xia Shiqing so close to his face that he could even feel her breath, Chen Mo had to admit his heart was starting to race.

’Good thing I took off my Mi Band before I left home. Otherwise, it’d probably be beeping like crazy with heart rate alerts right now. How embarrassing.’

"Are you trying to use a honey trap on me?"

Chen Mo composed himself and met Xia Shiqing’s gaze without flinching, asking in a thought-provoking tone.