This Bad Luck is Awesome!

Xihe.

Inside Xia Shiqing’s office.

She was focused on the various data displayed on her computer screen.

DING~

Her phone, sitting off to the side, rang.

She glanced at it and saw that the female netizen had replied.

She immediately opened Xiaohongshu and read the message.

"Are my ’snowy peaks’ majestic?"

Xia Shiqing’s beautiful eyes narrowed, a flicker of confusion crossing her pretty face.

’Why is she suddenly asking about this?’

’Could the method of thanking him have something to do with it?’

"My size is..."

She trusted her online friend, so she shared her size.

"Wow, you’re so blessed, sis. I’m really jealous."

"Since you’re so gifted, you can thank him like this..."

Soon, the other person sent her a method for expressing her gratitude.

She read it with the focus of someone studying a research paper, her eyes glued to the screen, not missing a single word.

"Okay, I’ve got it memorized. Thank you so much!"

After reading it, she typed out a thank-you message.

After sending the reply, her eyes filled with contemplation. Her mind replayed the method, imagining how exactly she would carry it out.

"How interesting."

Chen Mo couldn’t help but smile when he saw Xia Shiqing’s reply.

He was quite curious to see how Xia Shiqing would react if she ever found out that her female online friend was actually him.

Even someone as composed as her would probably have a hard time keeping it together.

’She should be messaging me any second now.’

Chen Mo saw the small green dot under Xia Shiqing’s profile picture disappear and knew she was probably typing a message to him on WeChat.

DING~

"Are you free tonight? I’d like to come over to your place to thank you."

Sure enough, he immediately received a message from Xia Shiqing.

The content was exactly what he had expected.

"I’m free. Just come on over whenever."

Chen Mo smiled and typed back his reply.

"Okay."

After chatting with her for a bit, Chen Mo opened his chat with Pan Kejia again.

There was no helping it. Xia Shiqing was coming over tonight.

Pan Kejia would have to be rescheduled again.

"Change of plans. Come later."

He thoughtfully gave her advance notice that she’d been bumped.

"Chen Mo, you bastard, you bumped me again! Don’t even bother coming!"

"If I open the door for you when you get here, then I, Pan Kejia, will bark like a dog!"

A voice message from Pan Kejia quickly arrived.

Chen Mo played it and couldn’t help but chuckle at her flustered voice trying to sound tough.

’Looks like someone’s going to be barking tonight.’

...

「Evening came quickly.」

After work, Xia Shiqing first went home to change her clothes before heading over.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK~

Hearing the knock, Chen Mo knew Xia Shiqing had arrived.

CLICK~

He opened the door to see the poised and lovely Xia Shiqing standing at the entrance.

She was wearing a slip dress again today, but this one was white, unlike the ones from the past two days.

The style was similar, though, offering a tantalizing glimpse of her majestic ’snowy peaks’.

On her feet, she wore a pair of nude Valentino studded flats.

Compared to high heels, they were a little less sexy and a little more mature.

"I’ll tell you the code later. Next time, you can just let yourself in."

Chen Mo smiled, took her delicate hand, and led her inside.

"Okay."

Xia Shiqing nodded lightly.

Once inside, she sat on the sofa, her beautiful eyes fixed on Chen Mo as if she were contemplating something.

"What’s wrong?"

Chen Mo asked, giving her an unobtrusive glance.

"About the Hongyin Jingtong matter, I want to thank you again."

"I saw a new way to show gratitude online today, and I was wondering if you’d like it."

Xia Shiqing blinked her bright eyes and looked right at him as she spoke frankly.

"What kind of method?"

Chen Mo already knew everything, of course, but he pretended to be clueless.

"It’s..."

Xia Shiqing placed a delicate hand on her own fair shoulder, her slender fingers then gently toying with the two straps resting there.

Watching the stunning scene unfold before him...

"I like it."

Chen Mo gave his answer directly.

...

SPLASH SPLASH~

The sound of running water came from the bathroom sink again.

Before long, Xia Shiqing emerged from the bathroom.

The two straps on her shoulders were now back in their proper place.

The white slip dress on her delicate frame also looked normal again.

Although, there seemed to be a faint mark on it, as if it had been wiped.

A faint blush still lingered on her stunningly beautiful face, and the exquisitely applied lipstick was gone, her lips restored to their natural vermilion hue.

"Where did you learn all this?"

Chen Mo pulled her into his arms and deliberately whispered the question next to her beet-red ear.

"I learned it online myself."

A flash of guilt crossed Xia Shiqing’s eyes. She instinctively turned her head away and spoke softly.

She didn’t want to admit that her female online friend had taught her.

She didn’t want Chen Mo to think she was completely clueless.

"Very good. I liked it a lot."

Chen Mo earnestly affirmed her method of gratitude.

"Then just let me know whenever you want to use this method in the future."

A charming smile appeared on Xia Shiqing’s face, and she seemed to let out a sigh of relief.

"Okay."

Chen Mo seemed to remember something and made a point to ask, "How many more days?"

"About three days."

Xia Shiqing knew what Chen Mo was asking. Based on her usual cycle, she gave him a timeframe.

"Good. I’ll be looking forward to that day."

Chen Mo patted her perky bottom, a smile of anticipation on his face.

A peculiar light flickered in Xia Shiqing’s bright eyes; it seemed she, too, was thinking about that day.

"It’s getting late. I should be heading back?"

Xia Shiqing lifted her pale wrist to check the time, then looked at Chen Mo with her bright eyes.

"Okay, I’ll walk you down."

Chen Mo leaned down and gave her naturally colored lips a kiss.

Just like last time, he walked Xia Shiqing to her car and watched her drive out of the complex.

Then, he got into his Panamera and drove toward Pan Kejia’s home.

Pan Kejia had sent him her location. It was a rather nice residential complex.

The price per square meter in this area was around 160,000 yuan, and the units weren’t small, mostly over 150 square meters.

In other words, an apartment in Pan Kejia’s complex cost at least 24 million yuan.

"She really is a rich woman."

Chen Mo remarked with a smile as he stepped into the elevator.

Pan Kejia’s father was a partner at Xihe, and apparently a Modu local who had benefited from early demolition and relocation compensation.

She was also an only child, born in Rome.

It was a case of having all her buffs stacked.

The elevator doors opened. He had arrived at the 20th floor.

DING-DONG~

Arriving at the door of apartment 2001, Chen Mo rang the doorbell.

TAP TAP...

Soon, Chen Mo heard the sound of slippers padding across the floor inside.

The sound stopped right at the door.

But the door didn’t open. It seemed someone was standing just behind it, deliberately not letting him in.

Chen Mo thought back to Pan Kejia’s earlier voice message and couldn’t help but smile.

’She’s still holding a grudge.’

DING-DONG~

Chen Mo pretended not to know and rang the doorbell again.

A few seconds passed, but still no one opened the door.

However, Chen Mo could see a figure moving through the peephole.

Obviously, Pan Kejia was right behind the door.

"Looks like she fell asleep. Oh well, time to go home and get some sleep."

Chen Mo shook his head, muttering to himself, and turned to leave.

CLICK~

The moment he turned, the sound of the lock turning came from behind him.

"Oh? I thought you weren’t coming. I just fell asleep."

Pan Kejia opened the door, glaring at him with her beautiful eyes and speaking in a sarcastic tone.

Chen Mo turned back around, and the corners of his mouth lifted into a slight smile when he saw the door was open.

He glanced at Pan Kejia. Since she was at home and waiting for him, she was dressed very lightly.

She was wearing a black lace slip nightgown, which left half of her ’snowy peaks’ on display.

Her long, slender legs were wrapped in black stockings, looking incredibly sexy and alluring.

"Nice battle attire. I like it."

Chen Mo looked her up and down and gave a sincere compliment.

"What does it matter to me if you like it? It’s not like I wore it for you."

A hint of pride flashed in the depths of Pan Kejia’s eyes, but she spoke with a dismissive tone.

"You’re already wearing the battle attire, and you’re still playing hard to get."

Chen Mo chuckled, wrapped an arm around her graceful, delicate body, and pulled her into the apartment.

He shut the door behind them.

Nestled in Chen Mo’s arms, Pan Kejia immediately caught that familiar scent.

"You really do smell like her again!"

Pan Kejia stood on her tiptoes, her black-stockinged feet lifting her up, and opened her lipstick-coated cherry-red lips to give Chen Mo’s shoulder another gentle bite.

She never knew she liked biting people so much, but Chen Mo always made her so angry that she couldn’t help herself.

"I told you in advance, didn’t I?"

Chen Mo looked at the red lipstick mark and bite mark on his shoulder and shook his head helplessly.

"Couldn’t you have showered and changed before coming?"

Pan Kejia’s eyes widened as she grumbled, a hint of grievance in her voice.

’You could at least pretend.’

’Treat me like a foolish woman and lie to me, at least.’

"Okay, will do next time."

Chen Mo nodded, agreeing that she had a point.

"It’s not early. Let’s not waste any more time."

Chen Mo cupped her soft, fair chin and leaned in to kiss her brightly painted lips.

The two of them hit the highway for the night.

But in this new environment, Pan Kejia seemed to let herself go even more.

Chen Mo experienced all sorts of driving modes, while she, as always, helped him draw the map.

After a few downpours, the two pulled into a service area to rest.

"This is a nice apartment."

Chen Mo had just "driven the car" with Pan Kejia in many places around the apartment, which was equivalent to giving the whole place a thorough tour.

"My dad bought it."

Pan Kejia rested her head limply on Chen Mo’s shoulder and said lazily.

"Your father didn’t buy it, but ’daddy’ wants to buy one," Chen Mo said, naturally continuing her sentence.

"Mhm. My father didn’t buy it. My *daddy* did."

Pan Kejia didn’t argue back. ’Daddy’ it was. She accepted it.

Chen Mo smiled and stroked her head, a contemplative look flashing in his eyes.

He really was thinking about buying an apartment.

He hadn’t planned on buying a place in Modu before. For one, he simply couldn’t afford it.

Even if he emptied out his entire family’s savings and took on a 30-year mortgage, he still couldn’t afford an apartment in Modu.

Besides, you needed to be eligible to buy property in Modu.

If you weren’t eligible, you couldn’t buy even if you had the money.

But things were different now.

He had money, and he was very good at making it!

Plus, as a "Model Citizen for Courageous Acts" in Modu, he had been granted eligibility to purchase property.

With money and eligibility, there was really nothing to hesitate about.

After all, property in Modu was generally a high-quality asset, and it was still appreciating even in the current economic climate.

It was worth noting that property values were falling in many other cities.

"Mhm, I can start looking at apartments now."

He thought about his rental, which really was a bit too small.

It only had two rooms, and one of them was his gaming room.

With only one bedroom, it was likely that Xia Shiqing would be spending the night often in the future.

’If Xia Shiqing also has a talent for drawing maps, how am I supposed to get any rest?’