This Bad Luck is Awesome!

Chapter 106: Chapter 93: Even Sending a Package Triggers a ’Ding’?

"You seem to think my place is nice. How about you move in with me?"

Pan Kejia seemed to snap out of her blissful state, looking up at Chen Mo with a complex expression as she spoke.

She didn’t know why she’d said that to him either.

’Maybe it’s a case of proximity breeding opportunity?’

If Chen Mo lived at her place, she would hold all the cards.

Then she definitely wouldn’t be the one getting pushed aside; it would be Xia Shiqing.

"Wouldn’t I be freeloading then?"

Chen Mo smiled. He had no intention of living at Pan Kejia’s place.

Even though she lived alone, it would be terribly awkward if her parents suddenly showed up.

For one thing, Pan Kejia’s father knew him.

He knew about his relationship with Xia Shiqing.

If he saw him living at Pan Kejia’s, things would get interesting.

"Haven’t I always been on the bottom...?"

Seeing that Chen Mo wasn’t interested, Pan Kejia felt a pang of disappointment and mumbled, not quite sure what to make of the feeling.

"What was that?"

Chen Mo raised an eyebrow. ’Tired of the passenger seat, are we? Want to try the driver’s seat?’

And so, after a short rest at the service area, the two got back on the highway.

Only this time, Chen Mo was in the passenger seat, and Pan Kejia was in the driver’s seat.

It’s just that her driving skills were a bit lacking, and the car swayed back and forth.

...

The next morning, Chen Mo drove home.

Pan Kejia, on the other hand, tossed three canvases covered in "maps" into the washing machine.

After tidying up, she changed her clothes and left for work.

She deliberately wore flats instead of high heels.

Because even in flats, the ground felt soft beneath her feet.

If she wore heels, she wouldn’t be able to walk at all.

’The driver’s seat is too much to handle...’

As Pan Kejia stepped into the elevator, she recalled the scene from last night when she was in the driver’s seat, and a blush immediately crept onto her charming face.

After getting home, Chen Mo remembered that Lu Mingzhe and Zhao Wan had brought him quite a few thank-you gifts when they came to visit last time.

Some of the gifts were for him, but most were for his parents.

So, he took stock of the gifts.

Among them was a case of ’88 Lafite—six 750ml bottles in total.

There was even a receipt, which listed the price as 9,888 yuan per bottle, for a total of 59,000 yuan for the six bottles.

There was also a case of twelve 500ml bottles of Feitian Moutai. The receipt showed it was from 2014.

The price for this case was 45,998 yuan.

In addition, there was Cordyceps from Nagqu in Tibet, ginseng from Changbai Mountain, cigars, and so on, which, according to the receipts, were also worth tens of thousands of yuan.

As for the various health supplements, skincare products, cosmetics, luxury silk scarves, and the like...

...and a few cartons of Hua Zi cigarettes, those were also worth several thousand yuan.

All the gifts added up to a value of around 300,000 yuan.

’I should mail some of this back home.’

Chen Mo thought for a moment. Many of these things were intended for his parents anyway, so it was the perfect opportunity to send them back for them to use.

Because it involved tobacco and alcohol, there were shipping restrictions on the quantity.

For cigarettes in particular, the limit was 400 sticks, which meant two cartons.

So, Chen Mo only sent back two cartons of Hua Zi, keeping the rest in case he had a use for them.

As for the alcohol, since it was all in its original packaging and the alcohol content wasn’t over 70%, it could also be shipped.

In the end, he kept a few cartons of Hua Zi and two bottles of Lafite.

He decided to ship all the rest back home.

He wasn’t a fan of baijiu, but his dad loved it.

And it was the Guizhou Moutai he had always longed for. His dad would probably call over a few relatives and friends for a good drink as soon as he got it.

’But this stuff is pretty valuable. It’s better to add some kind of anti-theft marking.’

Chen Mo recalled some news he’d read before about couriers swapping out customers’ valuable items.

So he ordered an invisible ink pen on Meituan.

After making a mark with this type of pen, it’s normally invisible.

But under a UV light, it becomes perfectly clear.

This way, it could serve as an anti-theft mark, but once the items arrived home, the marks wouldn’t be visible on the surface, so it wouldn’t affect their appearance.

Before long, a delivery guy brought the invisible ink pen.

Before making the marks, he took out his new DJI Pocket 3, turned it on, placed it on the table, and aimed the lens to record everything.

Then, he marked every single item he was going to ship.

He wasn’t planning on reselling any of it anyway, so it didn’t matter if he marked them.

Once he was done, he placed an order on the Shuntong Express platform.

Not long after, the courier came to his door to pick up the package.

"Hello, are you the one shipping some items?"

A young man in his twenties wearing glasses and a courier uniform asked after knocking on the door.

"That’s me. All of this needs to be shipped."

Chen Mo pointed at the items he had gathered on the floor.

The courier glanced at the items Chen Mo was shipping, a look of surprise in his eyes.

It was all fine wines, premium cigarettes, and various precious items like Cordyceps, ginseng, health supplements, and luxury goods.

The total value was immense; he had never handled such a valuable shipment before.

"These items are quite valuable and fragile. They’ll need extra packaging, so the shipping fee will be a bit higher."

"Do you want to purchase shipping insurance?"

He asked while giving the items another look-over.

"Of course I’m buying insurance."

Chen Mo didn’t even have to think about it. The insurance was crucial.

With insurance, if the items were damaged or lost during transit, the compensation would be based on their original value.

"I’ll take the items now. Once they’re weighed and the price is calculated at the station, you can just pay on the platform."

The courier said to Chen Mo after inspecting the items.

"OK."

Chen Mo nodded.

The courier then made several trips to move all the items to his tricycle and take them back to the station.

The Pocket 3 he had left on the table clearly recorded the entire process of the courier packing and taking the items away.

A little while later, Chen Mo received a notification on his phone that the packaging was complete.

He paid the shipping and insurance fees on his phone.

In the afternoon, he took the job offer Lu Mingzhe had given him and went to a law firm.

Since it was just a simple employment contract, he didn’t go to any of the big, well-known law firms.

For example, Modu had several Red Circle firms, which were considered the top tier in the legal world.

But the fees charged by their lawyers were too high.

It wasn’t that they weren’t worth the price, but he was only having an employment contract reviewed.

He didn’t need a lawyer of that caliber.

"Hello, how may I help you?"

The law firm’s receptionist asked with a polite smile.

"I need a lawyer to help me look over a contract."

Chen Mo said to the receptionist, holding up the employment contract in his hand.

"Do you have any requirements for the lawyer?"

the receptionist asked.

"Just a licensed lawyer with over two years of practicing experience will do."

Chen Mo thought for a moment and stated his requirements.

"This way, please!"

The receptionist immediately led Chen Mo to a lawyer’s office.

"Lawyer Zhang, this gentleman would like a lawyer to help him review an employment contract."

After making the introduction, the receptionist left.

"Hello, sir. My rate is 500 yuan per hour, and I bill for a full hour even if it takes less time. If you agree, we can start the clock now."

Lawyer Zhang explained his fees to Chen Mo with a practiced and composed demeanor.

In their line of work, lawyers billed by the hour.

"I agree."

Chen Mo had no objections. ’Specialized knowledge is a form of wealth. Makes sense.’

Brokerage firms also make money recommending stocks to people.

That’s also specialized knowledge.

"This is the employment contract."

Chen Mo handed the contract to Lawyer Zhang.

Lawyer Zhang took the contract and began to read it carefully.

In truth, a contract like this was as simple as it gets; with his professional expertise, he could understand it with a single glance.

"Chaolu Technology Co., Ltd., Deputy Head of the Investment Department... annual salary starting at 1,000,000 yuan..."

"No performance requirements, no need to be in the office..."

Lawyer Zhang had initially assumed it was a very ordinary employment contract.

But after reading these details, he was stunned, his eyes filled with disbelief.

’This Chaolu Technology Co., Ltd., is it the one I know?’

’How could they possibly offer an employment contract like this?’

Deputy Head of the Investment Department was one thing, and an annual salary starting at one million yuan was also understandable.

After all, it was a tech company; they had money and could afford it.

But what the hell was this "no performance requirements"?

And what was the deal with "no need to be in the office"?

The contract looked real, but after reading those few clauses, it felt fake.

Real, yet fake—it completely bewildered him.

"Is there a problem?"

Chen Mo noticed the hesitation in Lawyer Zhang’s eyes and couldn’t help but ask curiously.

’Is there something wrong with the contract?’

’That can’t be right. Would Lu Mingzhe and his wife really try to screw me over?’

"From a legal standpoint, the document itself is fine. There are no hidden trap clauses; it’s a standard employment contract."

"However, these few clauses seem problematic to me. They’re illogical."

Lawyer Zhang voiced his thoughts.

He even had a suspicion that while the content of the contract was fine, the person who created it might be the problem.

Or perhaps, the contract itself was a fake.

Not a contract drafted by Chaolu Technology Co., Ltd.’s HR department, but a forgery created by someone else.

"As long as the document and its contents are fine, that’s all that matters."

Hearing that there were no issues, Chen Mo was relieved.

"Mr. Chen, perhaps you misunderstood me. Who gave you this contract?"

Seeing that Chen Mo didn’t seem to get his point, Lawyer Zhang asked him directly.

"Their boss gave it to me. I did him a favor, you could say, so he gave me this contract as a way of thanking me."

Chen Mo didn’t go into detail, offering only a simple explanation.

"Then there’s no problem."

Hearing this, a look of understanding dawned in Lawyer Zhang’s eyes.

Now, the contract suddenly made perfect sense.

"By the way, if I take this position as Deputy Head of the Investment Department, even if it’s just in name, will it affect my ability to trade stocks in the future?"

Chen Mo seemed to have thought of something and posed the question to Lawyer Zhang.

"As long as you don’t casually trade this company’s stock, it won’t be an issue. The rules for tech companies are different from those for financial institutions."

Lawyer Zhang patiently explained.

As an executive of a tech company, you just have to avoid using inside information to trade the company’s stock.

As for buying other stocks, who’s going to stop you?

It’s not like you work for a financial institution.

"Okay, thank you, Lawyer Zhang."

After paying the fee, Chen Mo left the law firm with the contract and went straight home.

Once home, Chen Mo picked up a pen and filled in his personal information on the contract.

He then signed his name.

Since he had confirmed the contract was fine and wouldn’t affect his stock trading, he naturally didn’t hesitate any longer.

After all, it was an annual pre-tax income of one million yuan. It would be foolish to turn down free money.

"Sister Wan, I’ve signed the contract. You can send someone to pick it up."

After signing, he sent a WeChat message directly to Zhao Wan.

"Okay, I’ll have my secretary get it."

Zhao Wan replied quickly.

Before long, the secretary who had visited his home with Lu Mingzhe and Zhao Wan came by and picked up the contract.

There were two copies of the contract; Chen Mo kept one, and the secretary took the other.

After that, Chen Mo rested at home.

DING!

It wasn’t until a little after 6 p.m. that the familiar notification sound suddenly rang in his mind.

He was about to have bad luck again!

But what was going to cause the misfortune this time?

Before he even had time to think, his phone buzzed.

[Shuntong Express Official Account: Your package has arrived at the Modu distribution center and is being prepared for shipment to the Jiangcheng distribution center. Estimated delivery time... ]

Seeing this notification, a thoughtful expression appeared on Chen Mo’s face.

The ’DING’ had just sounded in his head, and then a notification about the package arrived.

’Could this bout of bad luck be related to the package I shipped out today?’

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