Chapter 40: The Gift Is Probably Not Very Proper

The next day.

Xu Mo woke up, opened the door, and walked out.

Almost as soon as he stepped out, Yang Jingxuan hurried over to Xu Mo and said, "Xu Mo, come to the window and look outside!"

Yang Jingxuan's action aroused Wan Hanyu's suspicion.

Come to think of it, Yang Jingxuan had been acting strangely since getting up; every so often she would run to the window to look.

It seemed as if something outside the window could catch her eye.

"What's happening outside?" Following Yang Jingxuan to the window and looking where her finger pointed, Xu Mo also saw the group of police officers downstairs, but to avoid raising Wan Hanyu's suspicion, his face showed no hint of reaction.

Instead, he smiled and gently pinched Yang Jingxuan's cheek.

"Why do you want to join the crowd when there are many people? Still, it's best not to go out during the day. You didn't bring any sunscreen when you left; if you get sunburned, how will you act like a star?"

Yang Jingxuan looked puzzled: what sunscreen or not?

She hadn't even planned to go out.

She called Xu Mo over simply to have him look at the police on the street, to ask how they could get out, and also to inquire about the next plan.

"No…"

Yang Jingxuan had just uttered a word when Xu Mo cut her off.

"If you really want to go out, that's fine, but you'll have to wait until you buy sunscreen."

Then Xu Mo looked at Wan Hanyu.

"Do you have a shopping app on your phone?"

"Yes." Wan Hanyu nodded.

She knew many wealthy people; some didn't even have a shopping app on their phones, and some didn't have a payment app at all, so she wasn't surprised that Xu Mo's phone lacked a shopping app.

"Can I borrow your phone for a moment? I'll buy sunscreen for her and transfer the money to you later."

Originally, Wan Hanyu considered lending her sunscreen to Yang Jingxuan first, but after glancing at Yang's skin, thought better of it, assuming her sunscreen wouldn't be suitable.

She simply unlocked the phone and handed it over.

Xu Mo took the phone, asked Wan Hanyu how to use the shopping app, then casually searched online for a sunscreen, added it to the cart, and also selected some other items, placing them all in the cart.

He then went to Wan Hanyu's side.

"Besides the sunscreen, I also bought her a birthday gift. Pay together; just put your address, and when the items arrive you can pick them up, and I'll transfer ten thousand yuan to you."

Taking the phone Xu Mo handed over, Wan Hanyu glanced at the newly added items in the cart, his expression turning odd as he looked up at Yang Jingxuan.

He thought, why would a girl like these things?

Moreover, who would give a girl these as a birthday present?

But despite his doubts, he asked nothing; it's no big deal for a rich person to be a bit odd!

He selected the items Xu Mo added to the cart and clicked pay.

"It's purchased. If nothing else, shall I… go back now?"

Actually, Wan Hanyu had wanted to leave since she got up, but Xu Mo was still half‑asleep, so leaving directly wasn't proper; she could only wait until he woke up, greet him, then leave.

"Alright, don't forget to deliver the items when they arrive."

"Okay."

…

After Wan Hanyu left, Yang Jingxuan grew increasingly uneasy.

What birthday gift did Xu Mo properly give herself? Her birthday had long passed! Besides, Xu Mo doesn't even know when her birthday is!

And she kept feeling that Wan Hanyu's glance at her earlier was a bit odd.

What gift did Xu Mo buy for her that made Wan Hanyu look at her that way?

She squinted and looked at Xu Mo.

This Xu Mo, the gift he bought, must be rather indecent!

Maybe it's something usable in a hotel!

Black stockings? Or something even more outrageous!?

Ignoring Yang Jingxuan's expression, Xu Mo went to the window and glanced outside.

"Don't worry about those people outside; they won't realize we're hiding here for a while. Stay in the hotel for the next two days, don't go anywhere. Once the items arrive, we'll figure out how to leave. For meals, call and have the hotel staff deliver them."

After speaking, he turned his head and glanced at Yang Jingxuan.

A thoughtful expression appeared on her face.

Wait for the items to arrive and then figure out how to leave?

It seems… they've mistaken Xu Mo!

Yang Jingxuan's eyes lit up as if she'd figured it out.

"Aha, I get it. You plan to wait two days, then when the online‑ordered black stockings arrive, wrap them around your head and break out, right?!"

"What nonsense are you spouting?"

"Huh? No… isn't that right? Then how do you plan to get out? You won't just keep hiding in this hotel, will you?"

"Of course not." Xu Mo shook his head: "The Investigation Team members aren't fools; they'll eventually realize we booked the room using someone else's ID to evade the police's sight."

Yang Jingxuan became a bit flustered.

"They can figure it out!? What do we do? We won't be discovered right now, will we?"

Xu Mo waved his hand, reassuring her.

He then used the suite's landline to call the front desk, asking them to deliver two meals to the room.

Immediately after, he slipped into the Restroom to freshen up.

Just as Xu Mo said, the Investigation Team members aren't stupid; on the contrary, they're quite clever.

But there's a saying that the clever are misled by their own cleverness.

Right now Han Fei certainly wouldn't think that Xu Mo is hiding in a hotel right under their noses.

Any place that requires an ID is networked with the Police, so once the ID is scanned here, the Police over there receive the notice instantly.

Han Fei bets that Xu Mo wouldn't dare risk booking a room.

But who the hell could have guessed that Xu Mo actually dares to? He just didn't use his own ID.

Live Broadcast Room No. 2.

The Water Friends are starting to lose patience.

"Do the Investigation Team members never sleep? I saw them searching this area right before I went to bed yesterday, and when I woke up they were still searching?"

"By the way, Xu Mo's nerve is truly huge; he actually dares to hide in a hotel right under the Police's noses?"

"This is what they call Dark under the lamp; even if you beat the Investigation Team to death, they wouldn't think that Xu Mo is currently enjoying himself in the Presidential Suite."

"The Investigation Team members sleep in cars, Xu Mo sleeps in the Presidential Suite; the Investigation Team members don't even dare to die in their sleep, while Xu Mo sleeps until dawn. I feel... the Investigation Team members' condition is more like Escapees!"