novelraw Chapter 121 : Unexpected Rise to Fame
Chapter 121 : Unexpected Rise to Fame
Chapter 121: Unexpected Rise to Fame
Outside the residential community, the sirens of the fire trucks wailed as firefighters raised their aerial ladders and water cannons to spray inside the building. With another team rushing into the building, working from inside and outside, they quickly brought the fire under control.
As for the mother and daughter, they had already been taken away by ambulance. The scene was cleared, but of course, the excavator operator from the neighboring construction site still came over cursing, looking for his vehicle.
Three hundred meters across the street from the community, inside an authentic Anhui Beef Noodle restaurant, three people were eating while occasionally glancing outside.
When he saw the excavator being driven back to the construction site, Lin Mo finally let out a sigh of relief. At least no further damage had been caused. Otherwise, even if his intentions had been good, it would have been troublesome—after all, the excavator operator was innocent.
He couldn’t possibly put on a big show and then leave someone else to take the loss.
“I’m telling you, this was a good deed. Don’t make it look like you committed a crime.” Miss Yuan took a bite of noodles, frowned at the mediocre taste, and said.
Hearing this, Lin Mo sighed helplessly: “If that machine had been mine, I wouldn’t have been guilty. But wasn’t I the one who went and drove it out? Sure, it was an emergency, but I still inconvenienced the guy, didn’t I?”
When he first saw that there were still people upstairs, although he worried about that mother and daughter, he hadn’t planned to rush in and save them himself.
After all, the thick smoke was overwhelming, the fire was strong, and he wasn’t a professional. He had no way to act.
But just as he was pulling the other two away, he turned his head and noticed the long-arm excavator parked at the neighboring construction site. In this situation, it was practically a rescue artifact.
Seeing that, he ran over without a second thought. Originally, he had intended to find the operator for help, but unfortunately no one was there. Luckily, the keys were still inside, and in the heat of the moment, he got on himself.
It just so happened he had a newly acquired skill to test, and with the fire situation urgent, he couldn’t afford hesitation. Saving lives came first.
Of course, that was just the surface. There was another matter Lin Mo had never dared to think too deeply about.
That was—did this fire have anything to do with his choices?
Although he knew it sounded far-fetched, every time he acquired a skill, it always ended up being used—whether actively or passively.
But regardless of whether his choices were connected or not, if he hadn’t noticed that excavator, he would definitely have run far away. After all, he was just a small guy with weak arms and legs!
Yet since he had seen it, how could he not use it? After all, being cool was a lifetime’s business.
Didn’t you see how, when he jumped down from the excavator, Miss Yuan nearly turned into a love-struck fool?
Although their words were cut short and never spoken aloud, Lin Mo could feel that both women’s eyes were glowing.
“Pfft, what are you scared of? What if I told you that construction site belongs to my family?”
Suddenly, Miss Yuan’s voice came.
Lin Mo jerked his head up, staring at her blankly for three seconds, then immediately stood up to leave.
“Where the hell are you going now?” Zhang Wei grabbed him back, pressing him into his chair.
Lin Mo took a deep breath: “I’m going back to put on a big show!”
Nonsense—since it was Miss Yuan’s family project, what was one excavator worth? If he’d known, why would he have run? He could’ve at least strolled around showing off.
Thinking about it now, he suddenly felt he’d missed out on a billion—what a perfect chance to show off, and he hadn’t grasped it.
Zhang Wei: .
Yuan Meng: .
“Enough, can’t you have a little backbone? Just now you ran faster than anyone, afraid you’d have to pay. And now you’re regretting it? Have some dignity, will you? I just thought you looked cool back there, but in the end—this is it?”
Indeed, when the excavator’s long arm lifted them up and Lin Mo’s figure was revealed, Miss Yuan had been stunned for several seconds.
His sharp features, resolute gaze, steady rescue operation—even in the face of raging fire and a mother and daughter at death’s door, he had not panicked.
That one moment alone matched the saying: “He whose heart holds thunder yet wears a calm expression—he may be worshipped as a great general!”
And when he finally rescued them and pushed open the excavator’s door, Yuan Meng felt as if the man carried a light around him.
And the result? The “great general” dragged them both away, saying he was afraid of paying damages. It made her laugh in anger—truly laugh in anger this time.
“Ah, regrets, regrets. Still, at least the result was good. It’s just a pity you two didn’t record it. What a waste!” Lin Mo said with a smile.
The college boy with a good mentality adjusted quickly. Sure, it was a pity he hadn’t managed to put on a big show, but with Miss Yuan as his shield, at least he avoided trouble later.
“What? That construction site just now was actually your family’s?”
At this moment, Zhang Wei suddenly exclaimed in shock.
The two: .
Seriously, was this guy’s reaction time always this slow? And this kind of man still went on blind dates? Any woman with the slightest scheming could swindle him out of everything.
Even if she left him with nothing, he’d still call her a good girl!
The two exchanged a glance, and Lin Mo asked: “Yuan Jie, are you sure you still want to carry out this operation plan?”
“Eh, maybe not. I’ll go back and rework it, try to come up with Operation Plan 2.0. I just don’t think he can handle high-end techniques like the Three Waves True Words. At worst, let him play to his own strengths and we’ll assist. After all, sincerity is the ultimate weapon!”
At this point, Miss Yuan also gave up on remodeling Zhang Wei. First, his personality wasn’t suitable; second, his building was right next to the fire. Even though the flames hadn’t spread, his place had definitely been affected.
No doubt, Zhang Wei would be busy tonight. At the very least, he’d need to clean up the place to make it livable. If the damage was worse, he might not even be able to stay there tonight.
Sure enough, not long after, Zhang Wei received a call from his landlady, telling him to hurry back and check the situation, see if there was any damage, and to contact her if needed.
“Eh, Yuan Jie, you two want to come with me?” Zhang Wei asked.
He was still clinging to Operation Blind Date 1.0. After all, if Lin Mo could change dramatically in such a short time, so could he. At the very least, he could improve his fashion.
Say what you will—just look at Lin Mo’s current outfit. Compared to his old clothes, this looked stylish and tasteful. Zhang Wei wanted to upgrade too!
“Forget it. I don’t think the cool and elegant route suits you. Just stick with the sincerity persona.” Miss Yuan waved him off.
After what had just happened, she had lost interest. Who knew what Zhang Wei’s place looked like right now? And yet still drag him to carry out the plan? That would take a heart of stone.
“Eh, Yuan Jie, how do I do the sincerity route?” Zhang Wei asked in confusion.
Lin Mo: “Just act normal. Keep your IQ steady.”
“Alright then, I’m off!”
Zhang Wei paid the bill and jogged back to his community. The two remaining exchanged a glance and smiled.
“By the way, you can actually drive an excavator?” Miss Yuan finally asked.
Lin Mo grinned, unable to hide it: “I know a little~”
“Get lost, you looked pretty skilled to me! So cool! I want to learn too, teach me!” Yuan Meng said excitedly.
Lin Mo’s smile collapsed: “Wait—shouldn’t you be praising me first? And why would you want to learn that? What, Missy, you want to experience life on a construction site?”
“I just think it’s cool! So, will you teach me or not?”
Lin Mo shook his head: “No. No time. And if you really want to learn, just go to a driving school, right?”
He could drive, but that didn’t mean he could teach. Just like massage and bone-setting—he was a master at using it himself, but if you asked him to teach, all he could do was say:
“First like this, then like this, finally like this… aba aba aba…”
“Pfft~ Acting all smug. Fine, don’t teach me, I’ll learn myself!”
After saying this, Yuan Meng stood and left. Seeing this, Lin Mo quickly followed, planning to hitch a ride. But Miss Yuan said their routes were different and told him to take a cab himself. Then she hit the gas and sped off.
Lin Mo: .
Damn, utterly heartless. His mind was now a galloping herd of horses, unstoppable.
Helpless, he took a bus and transferred to the subway, heading to his cousin’s place.
Just as he exited the subway, Lin Mo got a call from Zhang Wei.
“Old Mo, you’ve gone viral! Quick, check the video I sent you!” Zhang Wei’s words came out of nowhere, leaving him stunned.
Lin Mo quickly opened Zhang Wei’s WeChat and instantly widened his eyes—it was a video of him using the excavator to save people.
The video began with the excavator rescuing the mother and daughter trapped in the burning bedroom. It was clear the driver’s skills were superb.
But the climax of the video came after the rescue—when he pushed open the excavator’s door.
A fair, handsome face, youthful and energetic, dressed stylishly and tastefully. Yet such a young, absurdly handsome man emerged from a dirt-stained excavator. The contrast was striking.
Anyone could tell at a glance he wasn’t a professional driver. Yet such a person had driven into the flames to save lives.
With trendy background music and the moment of him opening the door slowed down, one could clearly see the breeze brushing past him, his lips curving in a faint smile—casual yet carrying a trace of pride.
The caption was just as clever: 【I stand in the fierce wind, aspiring to the world. Who is the hero?】
The video spread quickly online, especially since it had been shot so clearly—obviously by someone close at the scene.
“Don’t tell me you filmed this again?” Lin Mo asked in surprise. After all, Zhang Wei had a track record.
“Of course not. I didn’t even think of it back then. If I had, I would’ve filmed it myself.” Zhang Wei hurriedly denied it, though his tone carried deep regret.
“Forget it. Since it’s Yuan Jie’s family’s project, it’s fine even if I show my face. At least the video makes me look three times cooler.”
Lin Mo always focused on the oddest points. While most people would be thrilled to go viral and share with friends, he worried about the aftermath of “stealing” the excavator.
Hearing this, Zhang Wei rolled his eyes over the phone. Looking at the mess in his apartment, he felt that he and Lin Mo were like two piles of firewood—Lin Mo’s side blazing bright, while his got doused with a bucket of piss.
“Damn it! It was supposed to be about my blind date, but you ended up stealing the spotlight! So unfair!” Zhang Wei gnashed his teeth.
“How about I set my place on fire too, so you can enjoy yourself again?”
“Goodbye!”
After hanging up, Lin Mo was in high spirits. He opened the video’s comments section, and the next second, nearly fainted.
【If I could date someone like this, I’d accept a dislocated jaw.】
【I’d accept azoospermia.】
【I’d accept limp and flat.】
【I’d accept kidney deficiency.】
The top comments were all from women. What should have been a positive, inspirational video had turned into something perverse in the comments.
Reading them, Lin Mo was completely rattled. Was this how women complimented men? Who the hell were they calling limp and flat? Looking down on him, were they?
Especially the top-liked comment—it made him feel stalked.
【Has depth
Has integrity
Support him】
Lin Mo: .