Chapter 372 - 181: Appealing to All Tastes, Lu Mingzhe Prepares a Big Surprise

Chapter 372: Chapter 181: Appealing to All Tastes, Lu Mingzhe Prepares a Big Surprise

When Shen Qingying saw Chen Mo’s posture, a flash of understanding lit up her beautiful eyes. She knew what he meant.

They had already developed a tacit understanding. Now, most of the time, all it took was a single gesture or a word from Chen Mo.

And Shen Qingying would know exactly what he meant and what she needed to do.

So, as a reward for her moving and elegant dance performance, Chen Mo transferred hundreds of millions in "pocket money" to her from an overseas account.

Of course, aside from this "imported" pocket money, he would also give her some actual pocket money.

Things like sending her red envelopes or making smaller transfers.

This didn’t count toward her monthly allowance; it was an extra bonus.

’Thinking back on that audiovisual feast just now, this little reward was well worth it.’

...

「The next morning.」

The disciplined Chen Mo and Shen Qingying were already up early, practicing their duet dance.

After all, one minute on stage takes ten years of practice offstage.

To master the art of dance, one must practice diligently and relentlessly.

And as it happened, Chen Mo was very diligent, and Shen Qingying was an obedient and excellent student.

So they were a perfect match.

After they finished practicing their duet, Shen Qingying rested for a short while and was mostly recovered.

Chen Mo made some breakfast. After they ate, she went to the bathroom to get the pants and shoes that had been soaking in a basin since last night.

She put the pants in the washing machine and started scrubbing the shoes with a brush.

Seeing this, Chen Mo simply smiled and nodded without saying anything.

After she had washed the clothes and shoes and hung them up to dry, she came over to the sofa and snuggled into Chen Mo’s arms.

She lay with him on the sofa, watching a variety show on the projector screen.

The two watched TV and chatted, while Chen Mo occasionally scrolled through his phone.

As Chen Mo’s finger swiped across the screen, it suddenly stopped.

He had seen a news headline that caught his interest.

#XianjiTechnologyCompanySuspectedOfInsiderBidding

He had expected Lu Mingzhe to take immediate action after learning about the situation last night.

But he hadn’t expected him to move this quickly.

It had only been one night, and the news was already out.

He clicked on it and saw an official announcement posted by Chaolu Technology Company.

"Recently, our company has been preparing to participate in the bidding for a large-scale project. Xianji Technology Company is our biggest competitor."

"Our company upholds the principle of fair competition based on merit. However, Xianji Technology sent an executive to collude with one of our own executives in an attempt to obtain our reserve price and win the bid using inside information..."

"This behavior is an undeniable violation of the law and a blatant disregard for the fairness and authority of the bidding organizer. Our company absolutely cannot accept such actions..."

"Yesterday, our company reported this to the police. The personnel involved from both sides have been taken in for questioning and have confessed to everything..."

"Finally, we would like to advise Xianji Technology Company that competition between tech companies should be based on solid technology and products, not on illegal tricks played behind the scenes..."

Chen Mo carefully read the entire announcement from Chaolu Technology Company.

From the announcement, Chen Mo deduced that Lu Mingzhe must have called the police last night, and that both Wang Chengxuan and Feng Jianhong had likely been arrested.

After their arrest, they immediately confessed everything.

Chaolu Technology must have obtained their confessions before daring to publish such an announcement, calling them out by name.

Without concrete evidence, a company wouldn’t normally go so far as to name names and burn all bridges.

’If this is confirmed, Xianji Technology Company’s eligibility to bid will be revoked.’

A thoughtful expression flickered in Chen Mo’s eyes after he finished reading.

’Now that the matter has been thoroughly investigated, Xianji Technology Company is in deep trouble.’

’If their plan had succeeded and no one had found out, everything would have been fine.’

’They would have happily secured the massive order, surpassed Chaolu Technology’s performance, and leaped to the position of industry leader.’

’Their stock price would have soared. It would have been a massive win.’

’Unfortunately for them, they ran into Chen Mo.’

’Of all the mistakes they could have made, their biggest was not watching where they were going and bumping into him.’

’They even spilled red wine on his pant legs and shoes, bringing him bad luck.’

’And when Chen Mo has bad luck, it means someone else is about to have it much, much worse.’

’This time, the unlucky ones were Feng Jianhong and Wang Chengxuan, as well as the company behind them, Xianji Technology.’

’Now, not only would their bidding eligibility be revoked and the order lost, but they would also be placed on an official blacklist.’

’This would restrict their eligibility for future tenders, making it difficult for them to participate in any bidding ever again.’

’Moreover, Chaolu Technology would now most likely secure the order. As one’s fortune waned, the other’s would wax, and the power gap between the two companies would only grow wider.’

’Consequently, Xianji Technology’s stock price was bound to plummet.’

’They had, in every sense of the word, lost so badly they were numb.’

"Business competition is truly unscrupulous."

"This kind of inside dealing happens all the time. They’re lucky they even found out. If they hadn’t, that order would have been gone for good."

"Yeah, once they know your reserve price, all they have to do is bid a little lower to win."

"Too bad you can’t short Xianji’s stock, otherwise I’d definitely short the hell out of it right now."

"Chaolu Technology is about to take off. I heard they’re going public soon. Won’t their valuation skyrocket after this?"

"..."

There were many other onlookers under the trending topic, just there to enjoy the drama.

But no one was particularly shocked. These kinds of dirty tricks and inside deals were common whenever bidding was involved.

People were used to it and were simply watching the spectacle unfold.

Chen Mo didn’t linger on these comments, continuing to scroll through the news feed.

Soon, he scrolled to a rather laughable headline.

#XianjiTechnologyDeniesAllegations, DemandsChaoluTechnologyDeleteSlanderousPostOrFaceLegalAction...

Chen Mo almost laughed. ’They’re still in denial, even now?’