This Bad Luck is Awesome!

From the moment he’d first heard the car’s color, he had felt something was off, a faint premonition.

But he really hadn’t expected it to end up like this!

Looking at the scorched black frame, he couldn’t help but marvel, ’This is just too surreal, isn’t it?’

While he was lamenting how surreal and bizarre this all was, the store manager and Supervisor Zhang saw the scene.

Their vision went black, and their legs almost gave out.

If someone hadn’t been there to support them, they probably would have collapsed right onto the ground.

The new car Chen Mo had just bought from their dealership for 1.47 million first had its brakes fail and crash into a wall.

That was already absurd enough.

But it didn’t stop there!

The goddamn battery under the car spontaneously combusted.

With these two ultimate debuffs stacked together, they only had one feeling.

The sky was falling!

"Quick, call 911."

Feng Yu remained calm at the critical moment and immediately said to her colleague beside her.

"Okay."

Her colleague took out his phone and immediately dialed 911.

Feng Yu, however, scanned her surroundings and spotted the firefighting equipment on the wall.

Without a moment’s hesitation, she decisively opened the glass case and skillfully attached the hose to the water outlet.

The series of movements was as fluid as flowing water—crisp and agile.

It was the first time Chen Mo had seen such a clear example of what it meant for a woman to be so valiant and heroic.

"I’ll help you."

Seeing this, Chen Mo immediately ran over to help Feng Yu.

They turned the valve, aimed the hose at the raging flames, and a powerful jet of water instantly gushed out.

But the stream of water from the hose produced a strong recoil.

Feng Yu was a woman, after all, and didn’t weigh enough.

The force of the recoil made her a bit unsteady.

"Get behind me. I’ll take the front."

Chen Mo immediately swapped places with Feng Yu. With his weight advantage, things became a little more manageable.

But it was still a struggle.

"Hurry up and help!"

The store manager, who could finally stand steadily without support, saw Feng Yu and Chen Mo struggling and immediately waved his arm, shouting at his employees.

Chen Mo’s car, bought from their dealership, had crashed into a wall and was now on fire.

And he was the one actively helping them put it out.

The manager was so fucking embarrassed he could die.

"Old Zhang, go stand guard at the entrance. Don’t let anyone in except the firefighters."

"After this is over, everyone will gather in the main conference room. I’ll give everyone a bonus on the spot, but there are to be no photos on anyone’s phone. Got it?"

The reason the store manager was the manager was because he was capable. He quickly calmed down and gave orders to Supervisor Zhang.

’I can’t delete Chen Mo’s video, but I can sure as hell make sure my employees don’t have any photos, right?’

’It’s a problem a bonus can solve.’

"Understood."

Supervisor Zhang understood the manager’s thinking, nodded, and immediately went to stand guard at the entrance.

There were many 4S dealerships here, all for different brands.

When the fire truck arrived, everyone would surely know.

They would definitely gather to watch the commotion.

Competitors are rivals.

He had to keep these people out and not let them in to take pictures.

Otherwise, this incident would be all over the internet in no time.

With everyone’s help, the hose was stabilized, and the powerful jet of water continuously sprayed onto the burning car.

However, battery fires are difficult to extinguish. Usually, you can only put them out after they’ve burned themselves out.

All the water could do was prevent the raging flames from spreading elsewhere.

WEE-WOO WEE-WOO~

Within a few minutes, the piercing sound of a fire engine’s siren could be heard.

Several firefighters came running over with their hoses. After some brief prep work, the truck began pumping water.

Another firefighter took the hose from Chen Mo and the others.

’So that’s why they’re the professionals.’ They coordinated with perfect tacit understanding, easily suppressing the recoil from the water jet.

Under the spray of two powerful streams of water, the fire slowly began to die down.

But it was still burning.

Outside the dealership, many salespeople from nearby 4S shops had gathered at the entrance, taking photos and videos with their phones.

Supervisor Zhang and a few others stood guard there, preventing them from coming in.

Aside from the thick black smoke rising into the air, those people couldn’t capture anything.

A good ten minutes later, the raging flames were finally extinguished.

And now, all that was left at the scene was a scorched, blackened metal frame.

Everything else had been burned to a crisp.

Seeing this, Chen Mo’s eyes glazed over slightly.

His new car, which he’d spent over a million on, was now just a pile of scorched, blackened scrap metal.

Although someone would definitely compensate him, he still felt a little emotional.

This was his first car, after all!

How could he describe this feeling?

It was like you finally worked up the courage to approach a pitiable girl from a tragic home—with a gambling father, a sick mother, and a brother still in school.

You wanted to help her out and, while you were at it, have your first time.

But before you could even "get in the car," the girl was taken away by the cops for engaging in illegal activities.

’Yeah, it’s pretty much that feeling, right?’

After the fire was put out, a firefighter came over to ask about the cause.

After Feng Yu spoke with him for a bit, the firefighter took a few photos and then his team packed up.

Seeing the fire extinguished without any other damage besides the car, the store manager wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He let out a long sigh of relief.

Looking at the mess before him, his mind was in turmoil.

But he knew this was no time for turmoil. If he couldn’t give Chen Mo a satisfactory compensation plan...

...he believed things would get many times worse than they were now.

"Mr. Chen, it’s not very convenient here. Shall we talk in my office?"

The store manager forced a smile and invited Chen Mo to his office.

"Alright."

Chen Mo nodded. This really wasn’t the place to discuss business.

Soon, the store manager led Chen Mo, Feng Yu, and her colleague to the office.

"Please wait a moment, the three of you. I need to step out and make a call."

The manager had someone pour them three cups of tea, then left to make his call.

As for who he was calling, did that even need to be said?

He was just a store manager. The current situation involved a problem with the car itself.

He definitely had to contact the person in charge of the brand’s China division.

In the office, Chen Mo leisurely sipped his tea.

He was as steady as a rock. No matter what compensation plan they proposed, if it didn’t meet his expectations, this matter wouldn’t be over.

Feng Yu and her colleague watched the manager’s retreating back, knowing he was definitely calling someone higher up in the company.

As for what he was saying on the call, everyone had a pretty good idea.

"Mr. Chen, your luck is really something else."

Feng Yu dabbed the fine beads of sweat on her forehead with a tissue, a smile playing on her lips as she looked at Chen Mo.

A flowerpot nearly falls on your head while you’re walking, you run into a Class-A wanted criminal while delivering food, a spy sends you the wrong photo.

And now you run into something like this while buying a car.

Without a doubt, the brand would definitely compensate Chen Mo with a sum of money.

And that sum would be anything but small.

Her colleague also looked at Chen Mo with envy, marveling at his good fortune.

"Hah, it’s all just bad luck."

Chen Mo shook his head humbly.

"You don’t have to call me Mr. Chen, either. It’s too formal. You can just call me by my name."

Chen Mo said to Feng Yu with a smile.

"How about this: on the job, we’ll use titles. Privately, you can call me Feng Yu or Xiao Yu."

Feng Yu nodded in agreement. She also felt that Chen Mo always calling her Officer Feng was too polite.

"Alright, Feng Plant..."

After the three of them had been chatting in the office for a few minutes, the door opened.

The store manager took a deep breath and walked into the office.

"Mr. Chen, I am very sorry for giving you such a terrible car-buying experience. We express our deepest apologies."

"We admit that the brakes and battery of your car had some unexpected problems, but we assure you, we did not know beforehand that this car had issues. You have to believe us on this."

"But regardless, the problem exists. It has nothing to do with you. This is our responsibility, and we will not shirk it."

"After communicating with our head office just now, I have a compensation proposal for you. Please, take a moment to consider it."

The store manager, combining the budget head office had just given him with his own rapid thoughts, looked at Chen Mo.

"First, your purchase price of 1.36 million yuan, we will refund it to you in full, not a single yuan less. The remaining 110,000 yuan in expenses for acquisition tax, insurance, and so on, we will also compensate you for out of our own pocket. That’s a total of 1.47 million yuan."

"Then, to compensate for the terrible experience we’ve caused you, we will voluntarily pay you 2 million yuan for emotional distress, and we hope that you will delete the video from your camera."

"Furthermore, considering your fondness for our brand, we will gift you a brand-new Laycan, the same model you purchased. You can choose all the options—max them all out, it’s fine. We will place the order for its production immediately."

The store manager laid out his entire compensation plan for Chen Mo in one breath.

PS: Today is the author’s birthday. I’d also like to wish a happy birthday to any readers who share the same birthday. Please have some virtual cake with me!