This Bad Luck is Awesome!

Time passed quickly.

In the blink of an eye, it was Friday afternoon, closing time for the market.

After hitting its daily trading limit right at Monday’s open, it went on to hit the limit again for three consecutive days.

From Monday until today, it had hit its limit up four times in five trading days.

Today, Friday, was the only day it didn’t hit the limit, but it still saw a high gain of 8%.

After five trading days of growth, Ruisheng Pharmaceutical’s stock price now stood at 18.34 yuan.

His cost basis was 11.6 yuan, meaning each share had risen by 6.74 yuan.

With 1,100 lots, that was 741,400 yuan!

"A little over 740,000 yuan earned in just five trading days."

Chen Mo looked at the bright red numbers, a satisfied smile spreading across his face.

It really made a difference having more principal to work with.

The last time he bought Guanlan Automobile, the percentage gain wasn’t any smaller than Ruisheng Pharmaceutical’s.

But because his principal had been so small, the amount he earned was relatively little compared to this time.

With the same rate of return, the more principal you have, the more you earn.

’The good news isn’t over yet. I bet there’s more explosive growth coming next week.’

Chen Mo stroked his chin, a suspicion forming in his mind.

His return on Guanlan Automobile had been nearly 200%, while this stock was only at 58% so far.

So, he figured it was due for another major surge.

And a major surge would definitely be driven by more good news.

DING~

"Old Mo, are you still holding on to Ruisheng Pharmaceutical?"

Just then, Old Zhang sent him a message on WeChat.

"I’ll let you know when it’s time to sell."

Chen Mo quickly typed back a reply.

’People change so fast.’

’Last time he was calling me ’Godfather’.’

"Respect!"

"You free tonight? My treat for dinner. Let’s grab a few drinks."

Old Zhang quickly sent another message.

"OK, send me the location."

"Location, my ass. The usual spot."

...

That evening, Chen Mo arrived at the "usual spot" Old Zhang had mentioned.

It was a food stall they had frequented back in their college days.

The barbecue and grilled fish were delicious.

When Chen Mo got there, Old Zhang was already waiting for him at a table.

"Old Mo, over here."

Seeing him arrive, Old Zhang immediately stood up and waved.

"Li Ran didn’t come?"

Chen Mo asked with a smile, seeing he was alone.

"Sigh, she’s working overtime at the office. I’ll pack some food for her to take home later."

Old Zhang shook his head helplessly.

She’s a natural-born workhorse. What can you do?

"Let’s order first."

Chen Mo and Old Zhang called over a waiter.

Neither of them needed to look at the menu; after coming here so many times, they knew all the best dishes by heart.

They ordered a Wanzhou grilled fish, along with some barbecue and cold appetizers.

And of course, ice-cold beer was a must on a hot summer day.

Soon, everything they ordered was prepared and brought to their table.

The two of them ate and chatted, clinking their glasses from time to time, completely at ease.

It was as if they were back in their college days.

"You mentioned wanting to buy a car last time. Have you picked one out?"

Old Zhang asked while munching on some edamame.

"Pretty much. I’ll go buy it after I sell this batch of stocks."

Chen Mo clinked glasses with him and nodded.

"What car are you planning to get? Paying in full or getting a loan?"

"A Laycan. Paying in full."

"Damn!"

Old Zhang chugged a large gulp of beer, looking at Chen Mo with envy.

The Laycan was a luxury electric car worth over a million yuan.

And he was buying it in cash.

’Looks like Chen Mo really struck it rich.’

’No wonder he’s using a MateX6. That phone isn’t cheap.’

"It’s a shame I couldn’t win the license plate lottery for a blue plate. I had to settle for this."

Chen Mo said with some regret. He actually had a different car he liked more.

But it was a gas car, which required a blue plate.

"Well, nothing to be done about that. You’ll just have to wait."

Old Zhang was in the middle of eating a skewer when a sudden thought struck him. "Hey, Old Mo, what do you think about me getting a job at Porsceh?"

"Then you could buy the car from me, and I’ll quit right after I get the commission."

"A true genius. I’m green with envy over that brain of yours."

Chen Mo gave him a look of admiration.

"Hahaha, just kidding."

Old Zhang clinked glasses with Chen Mo. That’s what good buddies do when they drink together—say whatever’s on their minds.

Even if it was unrealistic.

BZZZT... BZZZT... BZZZT...

Old Zhang’s phone, sitting on the table, started vibrating. Someone was calling him.

"It’s Li Ran. I gotta take this."

Old Zhang picked up his phone and swiped the screen.

"I’m out drinking with Old Mo. It’ll probably be a little while longer. It’s just the two of us, what are you thinking?"

After saying a few words, Old Zhang put the call on speaker and looked at Chen Mo. "Old Mo, say something."

"Li Ran, keeping him on a tight leash these days, huh?"

Chen Mo said with a laugh to the person on the other end of the line.

"I don’t trust you two together. I’m worried that after a few drinks, I’ll end up being the third wheel."

Hearing Chen Mo’s voice, Li Ran laughed as well and joked back.

"Well, your worries are a bit misplaced. You should be more worried about us going to a business KTV after we’re done drinking."

Chen Mo added, deliberately teasing.

"Zhang Weizhi, recite the family rules for when you’re out."

"Gambling?"

Li Ran’s tone shifted as she quizzed Old Zhang.

"Lose my wife and kids," Old Zhang answered practicedly.

"Drugs?"

"Family ruined, life destroyed."

"Vice?"

Hearing this, Old Zhang hesitated for a moment. "Be blessed with many children and grandchildren?"

"Vice?!"

"Achieve new glories?"

"VICE?!!"

"Become an emperor with your sisters by my side! I’ll be a groom in every corner of the land, with mothers-in-law as far as the eye can see!"

"You son of a BITCH..."

A greeting that was off the decibel charts came from the other end of the line, and Old Zhang immediately hung up.

"Badass."

Chen Mo raised his glass to him in admiration.

"You’re the one who introduced us."

Old Zhang shot him a glance, his eyes full of playful resentment.

"So, you guys broke up?"

"Not a chance."

The two continued drinking, eating skewers, chatting, and shooting the shit.

DING~

Just then, Chen Mo’s phone chimed.

He glanced at it; someone had sent him a WeChat message.

But his hands were greasy from the skewers he’d just finished, so he didn’t rush to look at it.

But it quickly chimed a few more times as several more WeChat messages came in one after another.

"Who is it?"

He wiped his hands with a napkin, and when he picked up his phone, he saw the messages were from Xia Shiqing.

He opened them and saw they were several voice messages.

"Have you had dinner yet? I just got off work and had dinner my mom made at home."

"There’s so much to do in the proprietary trading department. I’m swamped. It was so much easier when I was just a junior manager."

"Those few people under me who wanted my position now avoid me whenever they see me at the office."

"The weather’s supposed to be nice tomorrow, Saturday. Want to go out on a date? I can drive over and pick you up?"

...

He listened to the messages one by one, his expression growing stranger with each one.

’Something’s off.’

’Something’s very off.’

’He felt that Xia Shiqing had been acting strangely ever since this Monday.’

’Before, their interactions had always been on a friendly basis.’

’All their chats and conversations were limited to what friends would discuss.’

’They never delved into each other’s private lives.’

’But Xia Shiqing had changed in the last few days. She had started sharing details of her daily life with him.’

’Just like the voice messages he had just heard.’

’Asking if he’d had dinner, sharing what she ate that evening.’

’Telling Chen Mo about everything that happened at work, big or small.’

’In short, the feeling Xia Shiqing had been giving him these past few days...’

’...was like a girl in a relationship sharing her daily life with her boyfriend.’

’This was very wrong.’

’Dude, I was just trying to get in your pants, and you’re actually falling for me?’

’But on second thought, that didn’t seem like Xia Shiqing’s personality.’

’Xia Shiqing was a very level-headed woman. She didn’t believe in love, only in money.’

’How could she possibly fall in love with him in such a short amount of time?’

’It was unrealistic.’

’So, for the moment, he couldn’t figure out what Xia Shiqing was thinking at all.’

Because the food stall was a bit noisy, Chen Mo had played the voice messages out loud, so Old Zhang heard them too.

"Dude, what... what is this...?"

Old Zhang stared at Chen Mo, dumbfounded and in disbelief.

He almost suspected he was hearing things.

He recognized the voice instantly. It was the gorgeous woman who had been with Chen Mo the other day.

How could a woman of that caliber sound so... proactive with Chen Mo?

She was even arranging the date and offering to drive over to pick Chen Mo up?

It was completely backward.

How the hell long had it been? How did Chen Mo evolve into this?

Was this really the same brother he had shared a dorm with for four years?