Chapter 218 - 140: 72-Hour Race, Overtime Will Cost Lives
He watched as Wei Luyao’s body jolted as if she’d been electrocuted.
Her pretty face flushed crimson in an instant, and her phone, poised for a selfie, became unsteady in her hand.
Chen Mo knew right away: she was a total rookie who’d never been in a relationship.
Wei Luyao was stunned, her brain short-circuiting for a moment.
She hadn’t expected Chen Mo to suddenly place his hand on her leg!
This sudden, unprecedented act of intimacy sent a powerful shock through her, both physically and mentally.
’Wasn’t their relationship developing a little too fast...?’
"Hold your phone steady and take a good picture."
Seeing that her phone was about to fall, Chen Mo couldn’t help but laugh and deliberately tease her.
Hearing Chen Mo’s teasing words, she finally snapped out of the shock that had overwhelmed her.
"You’re so bad! I’m not taking pictures with you anymore. I’ll take them by myself!"
Wei Luyao shot Chen Mo a look of shy indignation, then stood up. She walked back to her seat, her slender legs clad in black stockings and her feet in small black leather shoes.
’It was bad enough that he caught her off guard, but then he had to go and tease her about it.’
’He’s so bad!’
Before things had gotten flirty between them, she had thought Chen Mo was a pretty serious guy.
But now that they had entered this flirty phase, she was discovering that Chen Mo was not only bad, but he was also a total pro at it!
’How long has it been? And he’d already advanced their physical contact to this stage.’
’No wonder my roommates said Chen Mo was a pro who’d dated at least ten girls.’
’Now I really believe them!’
Chen Mo just smiled and let her go back to her seat.
’Another boundary of physical intimacy crossed. The next time will be much smoother.’
However, although Wei Luyao said she would take pictures by herself, as she kept shooting, the angle of her selfies began to change.
The camera angle shifted to include them both, and she began snapping photos with the two of them in the frame together.
After they ordered their set meal, it wasn’t long before it was served.
Chen Mo and Wei Luyao ate their dinner while enjoying the璀璨 night view below.
Since the restaurant was revolving, the view was constantly changing as they ate.
It was a very novel experience.
"Nice view, but the food is just average."
After eating for a while, Chen Mo gave his verdict on the restaurant’s food.
"I think so too."
Wei Luyao nodded in agreement.
But this was normal. Many restaurants were all about the ambiance.
Especially for internet-famous restaurants, the food was never their strong suit.
How many people came to a restaurant like this for the food, anyway?
They were all here for the unique experience of a revolving restaurant and the neon nightscape of the Bund below.
Chen Mo and Wei Luyao ate and chatted, and two hours quickly passed.
By this time, the restaurant had completed exactly one full revolution since they had arrived.
It was a complete experience.
"Let’s go."
Seeing that the night view outside had returned to what it was when they first sat down, Chen Mo stood up.
"Mm-hmm."
Wei Luyao naturally leaned over and took his arm, and the two walked out together.
Many customers ate for two hours just to experience a full rotation, then left as soon as it was complete.
They took the elevator down from the Oriental Pearl Tower and went for a stroll along the Bund to walk off their meal and do some sightseeing.
"Should we go have a look inside?"
As they walked, Wei Luyao spotted a shop called ’Choc Choco Chocolatier’.
It had a sign that said "Chocolate Museum."
"Let’s check it out."
Chen Mo had no objection. All girls like chocolate.
Especially chocolates made into all sorts of beautiful shapes.
Inside the entrance, a button and a display screen were set up on the wall.
On the display screen was a string of numbers.
The screen read: I am the xxx-th chocolate lover.
Pressing the button would increase the number by one.
"Let’s press it too!"
Wei Luyao was very interested. She pulled Chen Mo over to the button, and they each pressed it once.
The number on the display changed from 00710677 to 00710679.
"Those two added numbers are ours."
A happy smile spread across Wei Luyao’s youthful face as she saw the number increase by two.
It was a mark they had left together.
She thought about how every time they came here in the future, they would remember that two of those numbers were theirs.
It was a memory that belonged exclusively to them.
She even took out her phone and snapped a picture of the numbers as a memento.
She also decided to make 710679 her phone’s lock screen password.
"Very meaningful."
Chen Mo smiled and nodded. ’Girls who are new to dating find romance in everything.’
Afterward, the two of them started to wander around the chocolate museum.
Inside, there was a life-sized, old-fashioned car made of pure chocolate.
There were also various small stone lions, pixiu, qilin, and other mythical beasts from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, all made of chocolate.
What Chen Mo found a bit ridiculous was that, in an effort to live up to the word "museum" in its name...
...the shop had also made various "antiques" like bronze zun and ding vessels out of chocolate.
’Quite the idea,’ he thought.
As they wandered, they saw chocolate lollipops for sale.
Hmm, 100 yuan for four.
"Let’s buy a few to try."
Chen Mo bought two, one for him and one for her.
After unwrapping the transparent shell, Chen Mo and Wei Luyao tasted the chocolate lollipops.
It just tasted like chocolate. Nothing special.
’Well, the price was certainly special.’
After leaving the shop, they saw a place selling ice cream bars.
The ice cream bars were wide rectangles, with various landmark buildings of Modu carved on them.
For example, there were several landmarks on the Bund like the Oriental Pearl Tower, as well as a design of the Expo Garden.
Below the design were the three words, "I love Modu."
"Let’s try one."