This Bad Luck is Awesome!

"That really happened?"

A look of utter astonishment appeared on Boss Xu’s face when he heard what Chen Mo said.

In truth, he already knew about this.

The manager had given him a full account of what had happened before he arrived.

This included the initial suspicion that Chen Mo had installed the camera himself to blackmail them.

One could say the suspicion was reasonable.

But if it turned out he hadn’t installed it himself, then the suspicion was unreasonable.

And if it was unreasonable, all they could do was apologize and compensate him.

"The police were there at the time. If you don’t believe me, Boss Xu, you’re welcome to go and ask them."

Chen Mo chuckled, saying it half-jokingly.

"That won’t be necessary. I absolutely believe you, Mr. Chen."

Boss Xu immediately shook his head and waved his hands dismissively.

He already knew about it, after all.

Even if he didn’t, couldn’t he just ask his manager?

’Go all the way to the police station to ask about this? I’m not crazy.’

"This was our manager’s fault. I apologize to you on his behalf."

"How about this? I’ll give you 3 million in compensation, and all other terms will remain unchanged. What do you think?"

After some thought, Boss Xu had added another million.

Hearing this, Chen Mo couldn’t help but smile to himself.

’He really just threw in another million.’

’That manager’s accusation was proving to be quite valuable.’

But he had no intention of agreeing just yet.

The main reason was that this whole affair was simply too malicious.

If he hadn’t been blessed with his unique constitution, he wouldn’t have heard the ’DING’ when he took off his shirt.

He would have never discovered the camera in the room.

If Pan Kejia had arrived and they were filmed being intimate...

...and it was subsequently uploaded online.

’Wouldn’t that have made me a real movie star?’

At that point, Pan Kejia’s career would be over. She would be utterly ruined and disgraced within the industry.

So, even though the other party’s attitude was sincere, he wasn’t going to let it go that easily.

"My girlfriend and I planned to spend the night here, but we almost ended up as unwilling actors. Boss Xu, do you have any idea what kind of impact that would have on me and my girlfriend?"

"This is the kind of thing that can ruin a person’s life."

Chen Mo still avoided the topic of money, continuing to emphasize the severity of the situation.

He wasn’t just being dramatic; this sort of thing had happened before.

The victim, a young woman, couldn’t handle the way people looked at her afterward and ended up taking her own life.

"I understand how you feel, and this is indeed our responsibility."

"Alright, I don’t want to delay you and your girlfriend any further."

"I am willing to offer you 4 million yuan in compensation and gift you our highest-tier Purple Gold VIP Card. With it, you can stay in any room at our hotel for free, with all service fees waived."

"Even if we’re fully booked, we’ll arrange a room for you at another Carlton Hotel. Also, any meal at the hotel costing less than 3,000 yuan will be complimentary."

"Do you agree to these terms?"

Boss Xu had added another million and upgraded what would have been a Black Gold VIP Card to the highest-tier Purple Gold VIP Card.

Free stays in any room at the hotel.

Including the presidential suite!

One had to know, a night in the presidential suite of a five-star hotel was far from cheap.

If someone were to stay in the presidential suite every single day for a year, they could probably fleece the hotel for all it was worth.

Chen Mo felt that this Purple Gold VIP Card was even more valuable than the extra million.

He mulled it over. With this latest million, the total compensation now reached 6 million.

Plus a Purple Gold VIP Card.

’This is a very generous compensation package.’

"To acknowledge a mistake and correct it is the greatest virtue. I trust that under your management, Boss Xu, this hotel will only get better from here."

A smile finally broke across Chen Mo’s face as he looked at Boss Xu and spoke.

"Thank you for your kind words."

Seeing Chen Mo finally agree, Boss Xu let out a long sigh of relief.

The tension that had gripped him finally began to ease.

’Now that Chen Mo has relented, this matter can be considered settled.’

’The price of 6 million and a Purple Gold VIP Card is steep... but for me, it’s actually acceptable.’

’First, the 6 million. To make the camera incident go away for that price is an absolute steal.’

’Besides, it’s not like I’ll have to pay the 6 million all by myself.’

’We’re a hotel chain; an incident like this affects the entire brand.’

’Even though the problem is with my hotel, it’s only reasonable for the parent company to help shoulder some of the burden when a crisis hits, right?’

’It wouldn’t be out of the question for the corporate headquarters to chip in, would it?’

’After all, I saved the brand’s reputation this time.’

’When I think about it that way, resolving this issue for 6 million is an absolute bargain.’

’Then there’s the Purple Gold VIP Card.’

’Nominally, it allows for free stays in any room.’

’But who actually lives in a hotel every single day?’

’Besides, the rooms aren’t full every day. If Chen Mo stays when a room is otherwise empty, it won’t add much to our costs.’

’It’s just a little extra pay for the housekeeping staff, an almost negligible expense.’

’As for the presidential suite, that’s even more of a non-issue.’

’It’s rarely occupied for more than a few days out of the entire year.’

’It’s almost always empty.’

’So if Chen Mo wants to stay, let him. It still won’t cost us much.’

’At most, we’d pay a little more in service fees to the staff.’

’I’ve even heard of competitors renting out their empty presidential suites by the hour to wannabe socialites for photo ops.’

’That just goes to show how high the vacancy rate for a presidential suite is.’

’The 3,000 yuan dining credit is the only part that stings a bit, since that represents a tangible cost in ingredients.’

’But when compared to the losses Chen Mo is helping us avoid, it doesn’t seem like much at all.’

’All in all, while it looks like I’m giving away 6 million and a Purple Gold VIP Card... I’m actually the one coming out way ahead.’

"Shall we draw up an agreement?"

Boss Xu proactively suggested signing a non-disclosure agreement with Chen Mo.

"No problem."

Chen Mo readily agreed. He was all too familiar with this sort of thing.

Subsequently, Boss Xu had someone print two copies of the agreement and even brought out the official company seal.

"Due to certain internal matters at the hotel, and in light of Mr. Chen Mo’s assistance, the hotel voluntarily and proactively compensates Mr. Chen Mo with 4 million yuan for emotional distress, a 2 million yuan gratuity, and one Purple Gold VIP card."