"I almost forgot about the main reason I came back!"
Su Xuan drove back to his three-wheeler and transferred the remaining packages to the Koenigsegg, planning to deliver the last few parcels in his luxury car.
This scene once again shocked the crowd that had yet to disperse.
Are you freaking kidding me? You're driving a hundred-million-dollar luxury car, yet you still treat delivering packages as your main business? Don't you dare tell us you earned all your money from being a courier! If it was that lucrative, we'd all quit our jobs to deliver packages!
Delivering packages has its rewards! It lets me experience an exciting life!
Su Xuan didn't mind their opinions. He turned to Li Ranran, who was still following him and refusing to leave. "Li Ranran, go back to the hotel and find someone to return my three-wheeler to the delivery station. Thanks!"
The three-wheeler has been with me for a while now. I've grown attached to it. Even with a luxury car, I can't just abandon it.
He then told Li Ranran the location of the delivery station.
"Got it!" Li Ranran took the three-wheeler keys from Su Xuan's hand and puffed out her lovely chest proudly.
VROOOM!
Su Xuan sped off in the Koenigsegg, leaving everyone in the dust.
"Teehee! Boss Su is hilarious!"
Watching Su Xuan leave, Li Ranran found herself liking him more and more. Then, for reasons unknown, she didn't go back to find someone to help. Instead, she swung a long leg over and mounted the three-wheeler herself.
This is a mission from Boss Su! I have to complete it personally! I can't trust anyone else with this!
With her waterfall of silky hair flowing in the wind, Li Ranran rode the three-wheeler toward the delivery station, her expression serious amidst the astonished gazes of passersby. She had become a unique sight on the road.
「A dozen minutes later.」
At the entrance of the Jade Water Villa complex.
"Huh?"
Su Xuan stopped the Koenigsegg a short distance from the gate and narrowed his eyes.
A man and a woman were arguing at the entrance. The man was none other than his high school classmate and desk-mate, Zhao Ankang.
"Zhao Ankang, I want to buy a house here! The one that costs five million!" the woman yelled, one hand on her hip and the other pointing at the man's face. "I don't care if you have to borrow or rob someone, you must get me the money! No house, no wedding!"
"Xiaoxia, let's look at some other places, okay?" the man pleaded, his head lowered. "This is the first place we've seen, and you already want to buy it. That's a bit hasty. And please, keep your voice down. We're making a scene."
"What? Am I embarrassing you?" she shot back. "You're so poor you can't even afford a five-million-dollar house, and you have the nerve to say I'm embarrassing you? Just one word: are you buying it or not? If you're not, I'll go find a man who can!"
With that, the woman crossed her arms and turned her face away.
"Sigh, you..." The man helplessly lit a cigarette and began to smoke sullenly.
This can't be right! Su Xuan pursed his lips, watching from his car. Back in high school, Zhao Ankang's family ran a company that earned several million a year, at least! Because he was rich, he often treated me, his desk-mate, to big meals at nice restaurants. How can he not even afford a house for his wedding now? I have to ask him what's going on!
VROOM!
Su Xuan tapped the accelerator, pulled up next to Zhao Ankang, opened the passenger door, and said, "Get in!"
But, to his complete surprise, Zhao Ankang didn't get in.
Instead, Zhao Ankang's fiancée climbed into the car!
What the hell... Su Xuan was dumbfounded, staring at the woman now seated in his passenger seat. Did I really just poach my old classmate's fiancée? What is this mess? If I'd known this would happen, I never would have driven over! A lapse in judgment! A serious lapse in judgment!
"Hey, handsome!" Sitting in the passenger seat, the woman tucked a strand of hair behind her ear and gave Su Xuan what she believed was an attractive smile. "Were you eavesdropping on me just now? That part about... wanting to find a man who could afford to buy me a house here?"
She continued, "I have to say, it was pretty brave of you to just drive right over and open the door for me. Weren't you afraid I'd reject you?"
"It's a misunderstanding, a complete misunderstanding!" Su Xuan said awkwardly. "Actually, I..."
"Relax, I'm not going to reject you!" the woman interrupted, smiling radiantly. "To be honest, I noticed you a while ago. I saw you watching me from your car for quite some time... I didn't expect you'd be into my type of woman. You have great taste! The truth is... I said that on purpose for you to hear. I thought you were pretty nice, too. By the way, do you live in this complex?"
"No!" Su Xuan replied with extra seriousness.
"That makes sense. Driving a car this nice, you should be living in a villa," the woman's smile grew even brighter. "I absolutely adore villas, especially the kind with front and back yards, where you can plant flowers and keep a few cats and dogs..."
"Hold it!" Su Xuan reopened the car door and declared righteously, "Please, Sister-in-law, get out of the car. I need to have a word with Brother Zhao!"
What? The woman's face changed instantly. Brother Zhao? Zhao Ankang? You're Zhao Ankang's friend? Why the hell didn't you say so earlier!
She got out of the car with a scowl, both annoyed and reluctant. For a moment, she even considered kicking the car, but ultimately, she didn't dare. The car was simply too exquisite; she couldn't bring herself to do it.
"Brother Zhao, get in!" Su Xuan invited again, seeing Zhao Ankang still standing there in a daze.
"Su... Su Xuan, is that you?" Zhao Ankang scraped the soles of his shoes on the pavement before daring to get into the car.
"Of course it's me!" Su Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Don't tell me you've already forgotten your old high school desk-mate!"
"I haven't forgotten, I haven't forgotten!" Zhao Ankang shook his head hurriedly. He carefully touched the interior of the Koenigsegg and said, "I just never expected to see you driving such a nice car. I remember back in high school, your family was struggling financially. You were always scrimping and saving. I was worried you weren't getting enough to eat, so I often took you out... heh heh, heh heh!"
"You can say that again! I think I gained weight from all the food you bought me!" Su Xuan laughed, patting Zhao Ankang on the shoulder. Then, with a guilty conscience, he added, "About what happened with your fiancée just now... It was a complete misunderstanding. You can't be mad at me."
"Not mad, not at all!" The pat on the shoulder seemed to help the tense Zhao Ankang relax. He chuckled. "I wouldn't even be mad if you took her to a hotel room. That would be her good fortune!"
"You can't joke about that!" Su Xuan chided.
"Old friend, do me a favor!" Zhao Ankang suddenly glanced at the woman standing outside. "Please, just drive. Get me out of here. I don't want to see her face ever again!"
"Are you sure you want to leave her?" Su Xuan asked.
"I'm sure!" Zhao Ankang said with grim resolve. "A three-legged toad might be hard to find, but two-legged women are everywhere!"
PFFT!
"Hahaha!"
The Koenigsegg roared to life and drove commandingly into the complex, since there were still packages to be delivered inside.
"Salute!"
The security guard at the gate didn't even dare to ask questions. He simply snapped to a salute and let them pass. It was a far cry from the old days when Su Xuan couldn't even get his three-wheeler past the gate.
"Alright, talk," Su Xuan said after parking in a quiet corner of the complex. "Tell me your story. What's happened all these years?"
Hearing this, Zhao Ankang burst into tears and grabbed Su Xuan's hand.
"Bro, I've had it so rough!"