This Bad Luck is Awesome!

Sometimes, the difference can be just a few seconds, but the result is night and day.

It’s just that Chen Mo’s racetrack was different from everyone else’s.

For others, driving too fast could be fatal.

But on his racetrack, driving too slow could also be fatal.

After all, he didn’t have the Summoner spell Barrier equipped.

He had to finish the final leg of the race within the 72-hour mark.

Fortunately, Chen Mo was an experienced racer, and he managed to finish the race just within the 72-hour cutoff.

However, to ensure a smooth finish, he had slammed on the accelerator and revved the engine too high.

The engine had overheated a bit and needed to cool down.

While it was cooling down, Chen Mo poured Pan Kejia a glass of water.

She opened the box and took the indicated dosage of the medication according to the instructions.

"Don’t take this again."

Chen Mo picked up the instruction leaflet, glanced at the listed side effects, and wrapped an arm around her shoulder, speaking softly.

"Well, I wanted to surprise you this time, so I didn’t have time to prepare, you know."

"I bought a different pill. Next time I want to surprise you, I can just take it for a few days beforehand. That one doesn’t really have side effects."

Pan Kejia hugged Chen Mo, her eyes hazy and alluring, and explained in a languid tone.

After speaking, she pulled open the nightstand drawer, took out a box of Yasmin, and handed it to Chen Mo.

He took it and studied the instruction leaflet for a moment.

It seemed to be fine, so he put it back in the drawer for her.

Nestled in Chen Mo’s arms, Pan Kejia felt a sense of peace wash over her.

"For the past two days, everyone at the company has been praising what a great eye for investment Xia Shiqing has, but I know you’re the one with the truly good eye."

"You’re truly amazing. You even predicted that Qiluo would become this huge."

Recalling the conversations in the company group chat over the past two days, Pan Kejia couldn’t help but look up at Chen Mo, her face filled with admiration and awe.

The world only knew that she and Xia Shiqing had a good eye for investment, but they had no idea that Chen Mo was the one supporting them from behind the scenes.

The person with the truly great eye for investment was Chen Mo.

Before Qiluo’s concert, no one thought she would become a hit.

The industry consensus was that Xinggui Film and Television had no chance of making a comeback.

But only Chen Mo was bullish on Xinggui Film and Television, which meant he had long anticipated Qiluo’s current level of explosive popularity.

It was just too incredible; she was thoroughly impressed.

"Just a basic play, no big deal."

Chen Mo smiled and patted her on the head.

"The single best investment I’ve ever made in my life was asking you out that day..."

Pan Kejia hugged Chen Mo tightly, her voice distant as if lost in thought.

She was thinking about what would have happened if she had never met Chen Mo, if she had never gotten together with him.

She’d probably still be stressing about the triple-quota performance target Xia Shiqing had set for her.

Eventually, she would have had no choice but to ask Old Pan for help to meet her quota, and her colleagues would be gossiping behind her back that she only knew how to run to her daddy for help.

As for beating Xia Shiqing, that would have been a complete pipe dream.

How on earth could she beat a Xia Shiqing who had Chen Mo’s help?

But now that she was with Chen Mo, even though he was supporting Xia Shiqing, he would support her too.

This put her and Xia Shiqing on the same starting line; at the very least, she wouldn’t fall too far behind.

Although it was still, in a way, getting help from a "daddy," her colleagues wouldn’t be gossiping about it behind her back.

Besides, her promotion to supervisor was now practically a sure thing.

She owed all of this to Chen Mo.

That was why she felt that the best investment of her life was asking Chen Mo out that day.

Although it seemed like she was just giving herself away for free at the time, looking back now, it was an absolutely massive return.

All you can say is that sometimes, a single choice can change your entire life.

"Then let’s have a rerun of that scene."

Chen Mo grinned, planning to relive their first encounter with her.

"Of course."

Pan Kejia was more than willing to play along with Chen Mo.

And so, they relived the night they first met.

This time, just like that other night, Chen Mo equipped the Barrier Summoner spell.

...

「The next morning.」

Ever disciplined, Chen Mo did about an hour of cardio at home.

After a quick shower, he left with Pan Kejia.

Pan Kejia went to the office, and he drove back to his villa.

Back at the villa, Chen Mo had to first charge his old phone; it hadn’t been charged in days and the battery had died.

He had made a special trip back to get this phone on Saturday morning.

But he only ended up coming home on Monday morning.

He couldn’t help it; he’d been too busy.

After plugging it into the charger, Chen Mo set the phone on his desk to charge.

He, in turn, opened his computer to check the stock market.

It was Monday, and after two days of building buzz, Qiluo’s popularity had completely exploded.

Needless to say, Xinggui Film and Television’s stock had already hit its limit up even before the market opened.

During the opening call auction, a massive number of institutional and retail investors had already placed buy orders at the 10% limit-up price.

After all, everyone knew that Xinggui Film and Television’s stock price was about to skyrocket.

Besides, buying stock in Xinggui Film and Television felt very safe.

Because Qiluo could never have a career-ending scandal.

That was the beauty of a virtual idol; none of the messy bullshit of the entertainment industry could ever touch them.

You can’t exactly sexually exploit a virtual idol, can you?

A virtual idol isn’t going to get a DUI or solicit prostitutes, right?

That’s why buying stock in Xinggui Film and Television felt so safe and secure.

As for the other artists under Xinggui Film and Television, they were all complete nobodies.

They were practically non-entities in the domestic entertainment industry.

Even if one of them got into trouble, the impact on Xinggui Film and Television would be negligible.

Qiluo’s success could smooth over anything.

Before long, the stock market opened.

Xinggui Film and Television’s stock immediately showed a gain of 10%.

14.94 +1.36 +10%

The share price rose from 13.58 yuan on Friday to 14.94 yuan.

Each share was up 1.36 yuan, and he had bought 33,200 lots.

In other words, his profit on the Xinggui Film and Television stock today reached 4.515 million yuan!