By the time they hurried back to the apartment they rented, it was already past midnight. The moment Xiao Yu entered Chen Mo's place, she became nervous. Thinking about spending the night with Chen Mo made her heart race like a startled deer.
"I'm going to the bathroom."
Chen Mo watched Xiao Yu's fleeing figure and chuckled. Sitting down at the computer, he began processing the photos Liang Zhihang had sent over.
He had to admit, the photo was indeed beautiful—especially since he was the subject.
It was quite a while before Xiao Yu emerged from the bathroom. Her face flushed, she hesitated for a long time before climbing onto the bed and lying down. "I'm going to sleep first."
"Go ahead."
He knew tonight was going to be a difficult night.
Turning his attention back to the computer, Chen Mo forced himself to calm down and continued coding. Under his hands, the code for the mobile operating system steadily grew longer.
Lying on the bed, Xiao Yu simply could not fall asleep. She could only turn over and watch Chen Mo typing away with full concentration. Recalling what had happened that evening, a shy, sweet smile curved her lips.
After an unknown amount of time, Chen Mo, who had been sitting before the computer, moved. Xiao Yu hurriedly shut her eyes, her heart tightening with nerves.
Looking at Xiao Yu's tightly closed eyes, Chen Mo's expression fell. After heading into the bathroom to brush his teeth and wash his face, he quietly climbed into bed.
Heaven had given him a choice, but he could not act on impulse. Impulse could easily lead to a life being made!
Xiao Yu's heart leaped into her throat. Her body stiffened, and she did not dare move. When the light went out and the room sank into darkness, she became even more nervous.
A few minutes passed. When she realized Chen Mo had not touched her, her tension slowly eased. Just as she opened her eyes to sneak a look at him, she found his bright eyes reflecting a faint glimmer in the darkness.
"So you were pretending to sleep."
Chen Mo smiled, and Xiao Yu smiled along with him.
"Isn't that allowed?"
"It is. But with such a beautiful woman sleeping beside me, what if I can't fall asleep?"
"Even if you can't, you still have to sleep."
"At a time like this, I'm reminded of a joke. A man and a woman sleep in the same bed, and the woman says he must not touch her at night or he's a beast. The next morning, she slaps him and says he's worse than a beast."
"Stop letting your imagination run wild." Xiao Yu's cheeks burned. "When I'm mentally prepared, I'll give all of myself to you. Is that okay?"
"Really?"
"Really."
"You said it. I'll remember that." Chen Mo laughed.
"Do you want to know the final answer? I'll tell you as a little bonus." Xiao Yu whispered into Chen Mo's ear, then kissed his cheek. Blushing, she rolled over, covered herself with the blanket, and lay perfectly still.
"Ruo Xi said you had a wild side. I didn't believe her before, but I do now."
Chen Mo wrapped an arm around Xiao Yu's waist, adjusted his position, tried his best to remain calm, and closed his eyes.
Xiao Yu's body tensed. Only after realizing he had no intention of going further did she relax, nestling into Chen Mo's embrace and falling asleep with a smile.
Nothing more was said that night.
Early the next morning, Xiao Yu woke up and felt the warmth of the large hand around her waist. Her face reddened slightly. She had slept exceptionally soundly last night, and even her usual mild insomnia had vanished without a trace.
Sleeping in Chen Mo's arms made her feel incomparably safe. She slowly lifted his hand away, stole a kiss on his face, then quietly got out of bed.
Even Chen Mo did not know when he had finally fallen asleep. When he opened his eyes, Xiao Yu was already gone. Only her faint fragrance lingered on the pillow.
"Did she sneak away?"
Looking at the empty side of the bed, Chen Mo thought of Xiao Yu's shy expression and smiled faintly. Just after washing up, he saw Xiao Yu return carrying breakfast.
"Come eat." Xiao Yu said, "There's nothing in your little kitchen, so I could only go out and buy breakfast."
"You washed the clothes I changed out of yesterday?" Chen Mo sat down beside Xiao Yu.
"Mm."
"Getting a girlfriend really pays off." Chen Mo took the porridge Xiao Yu handed him and smiled. "You should move in with me from now on and buy me breakfast every day."
"You want me to wash your smelly socks every day, don't you?"
"You saw right through me. I'll have to drag you over here more often from now on." Chen Mo laughed.
"You dare?" Xiao Yu's face reddened. "Since you live off campus, you can cook something for yourself. Stop ordering takeout all the time. I saw the pot in your little kitchen—it's clearly never been used."
"You'll come cook for me?"
"In your dreams."
"I usually don't eat breakfast." Chen Mo finished his porridge and picked up a piece of bread beside him. "At noon, I make do with the school cafeteria or somewhere outside. For dinner, I eat out after working out."
Xiao Yu's chopsticks paused in her hand as she seemed to drift into thought.
"After breakfast, I'm heading back. I need to study for the accountant exam and stop by the dormitory."
Thinking of what had happened last night made Xiao Yu's cheeks burn again. It was her first time staying out all night, and she had gone on a date with Chen Mo. Ruo Xi and the others would definitely misunderstand.
"It's the weekend today. I'll take you out for the day."
"We played all night last night. Too much fun isn't good either, and it wastes money." Xiao Yu said, "Let's go next week. Take me out to 'uphold justice.'"
"As you command, heroine."
"Smooth talker."
After breakfast, Chen Mo took Xiao Yu back to her dormitory.
The video of Chen Mo saving the baby girl last night had already been posted online. But because the lighting had been too dim, his face could not be seen clearly in the video, so they were not disturbed.
After leaving the school, Chen Mo went to the Administration for Market Regulation and found a nearby company registration agency.
Now that matters had settled down, he had sold the antivirus program and had the funds. If he registered the company now, then by the time it received its business license, the mobile operating system should be nearly complete as well.
"Hello, sir. Is there anything I can help you with?"
The moment Chen Mo entered the registration agency, a female sales representative came up to greet him. "Our company handles company registrations, patents, and trademarks. Professionals follow up throughout the process, certificates are issued quickly, and we can even advance registered capital and provide a registered address for company registration."
"I want to register a company," Chen Mo said.
"Certainly, sir. Please have a seat." The female employee smiled and invited Chen Mo to sit. "What type of company would you like to register?"
"A sole proprietorship legal entity," Chen Mo said.
"If it's a sole proprietorship legal entity, future company loans, financing, and listing will be somewhat troublesome. Are you sure, sir?"
"I'm sure."
Chen Mo nodded. This was his company, and he had no intention of giving shares to anyone.
"Then what will the company's registered capital be? Our company can advance the registered capital." The female employee smiled.
"Fifty million in registered capital. No advance is needed."
The sales representative's eyes lit up at Chen Mo's words. Fifty million without needing an advance—that sentence revealed far too much.
This somewhat handsome young man before her was a wealthy man. Such a young and handsome rich man—if she could win him over, she would not need to keep working herself to death here every day.
The sales representative's smile grew warmer, and her movements became gentler as she flirted with Chen Mo, openly and subtly.
"Sir, prepare several company names—preferably three to five. I'll search them for you to see whether they've already been taken, which will make registration more likely to succeed. Otherwise, it'll be troublesome if the company name is already in use."
Chen Mo turned a blind eye to her little gestures.
"Okay."
After thinking for a moment, Chen Mo wrote down three names on the paper the sales representative handed him. Once he had entrusted the company registration to the agency, Chen Mo left.
Next, he could focus on coding the mobile operating system's source code. As soon as the operating system was released, his company would make a stunning entrance.
But the company did not even have a single employee yet, and he did not know how to manage one. That was another problem. He would have to find a professional manager later.
After returning to the dormitory, Chen Mo turned on his computer and continued coding.
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