Chapter 217 Why would I lie to you?

After sending the message, he casually filmed a video of the airport, the camera panning across the flow of people and the signs overhead.

Then he sent a voice message, his tone carrying a hint of roguish flattery:

"Look, look, I'm really not fooling you. I just landed, I haven't even picked up my luggage yet."

"Hurry up and send me the location of the practice range. I'll definitely be there tonight."

Sitting next to him, Li Sisi took all of this in and nudged his arm with a half-smile:

"Oh? Which little beauty have you made an appointment with?"

"You're chatting so happily, your grin is almost reaching your ears."

Lin Chen knew perfectly well that Li Sisi wasn't the jealous type,

but he still had to be mindful of her feelings. He told a lie with a straight face, though he couldn't hide the smile on his lips:

"Heh, what little beauty? It's just a friend who's a police officer."

"She saw that I'm in pretty good shape and has been dragging me to practice Sanda with her. I couldn't turn her down."

This story was half-true and half-false, and even he almost couldn't hold back a laugh.

{The pickup artist technique truly doesn't lie to me; when it's time to conceal things, you must conceal them. You can't pick up girls if you're too honest.}

Li Sisi curled her lip and didn't expose him, her tone carrying a bit of feigned grievance:

"Oh, alright then."

"I was originally thinking of taking you back to my place to cook you a nice meal. Since you're busy, I won't bother."

"Don't do that,"

Lin Chen quickly coaxed her,

"Once I'm done with this busy period, I'll specifically come to your place for a meal, okay?"

"I'll take you home first. Be good."

Leaving the airport, the two headed straight for the parking lot. Lin Chen's mclaren was parked in the VIP area, its orange body dazzlingly bright under the sunlight.

He pulled open the car door, the engine roared to life, and once they hit the highway, Lin Chen stepped fully on the gas.

The car sped along like a bolt of lightning, the wind pouring in through the windows with a sense of freedom.

After dropping Li Sisi off at her residential complex entrance and watching her go upstairs, Lin Chen turned the car around,

heading straight for his large flat in Dingjiangyang, Beichen Delta.

As soon as he entered, he pulled out three exquisitely packaged gift boxes and placed them on the foyer cabinet, muttering:

"I've been back for a week and these three gift boxes still haven't been delivered. I'm truly busy to the point of confusion."

He tapped the gift boxes with his finger, counting them one by one:

"This one is for Zhao Dreamy, that one is for Counselor Su Qingran, and this last one, naturally, is for Huang Jiayi."

After pondering for a while, his eyes lit up:

"It's still early. I haven't seen that top-tier mature beauty, Zhao Dreamy, in a long time."

"She's been looking for me often lately, but I haven't had time for her. When I was in Shanghai last night, she even sent a message asking where I was."

"Now that I'm back, if I don't go find her, she'll probably throw a tantrum with me."

"Su Qingran is taking care of her grandmother and won't be back at school until tomorrow."

Thinking of Zhao Dreamy's mature and charming appearance, Lin Chen felt an itch in his heart and muttered with a wicked smile:

"I guess after I took her down last time, she completely can't leave me. Is she missing me that much?"

"Fine, then I'll go meet her today."

No sooner said than done, he picked up his phone and dialed Zhao Dreamy's number,

his tone deliberately casual and intimate:

"Mengyao, I'm back. Just got off the plane. Where are you?"

On the other end of the phone, Zhao Dreamy's voice carried a clear note of reproach,

along with a trace of hard-to-detect surprise. It was soft and sweet, making one's heart melt:

"Where else could I be?"

"It's my day off, so I'm at home. I just got back from shopping and I'm lying down resting."

"What a coincidence?"

Lin Chen laughed, his tone carrying a bit of deliberate flattery,

"Alright then, I'll come pick you up and take you to eat something delicious. Consider it my apology for not spending time with you before."

Zhao Dreamy paused for a moment, then a smiling, reproachful voice came through:

"Oh? Is the sun rising from the west today?"

"Being so proactive?"

"Hmph, seeing as you're being so sincere, I'll reluctantly agree."

"Come pick me up at my residential complex."

"Got it, I'll be there on time!"

Hanging up the phone, Lin Chen grabbed the gift boxes for Zhao Dreamy and the other two and hurried downstairs.

He didn't drive very fast, but the car's performance was too good. In less than thirty minutes, he arrived at the entrance of Zhao Dreamy's residential complex.

Just as he stopped the car, his phone rang. It was Zhao Dreamy, her voice sweet:

"Lin Chen, where are you?"

"What color car are you driving?"

"I'm at the entrance of the complex, but I don't see you."

Actually, Lin Chen had seen her long ago.

She was wearing a simple white dress, her long hair draped over her shoulders, with light makeup on her face,

holding shopping bags in her hand. Standing at the entrance, her aura was incredible, turning heads everywhere.

He didn't call back, but instead rolled down the car window and shouted loudly toward her:

"Over here! Mengyao!"

Zhao Dreamy blanked for a moment and subconsciously looked over,

her eyes full of surprise, as if she thought she had seen wrong.

She walked over quickly, reached the side of the car, and leaned down to look inside.

Her eyes widened even further, her tone carrying a bit of teasing and a bit of surprise:

"You... oh, not bad, Lin Chen. You actually rented a sports car to pick me up?"

"To pick up this big sister, you're finally willing to spend money?"

Hearing this, Lin Chen gave a low laugh, his fingertips lightly tapping the steering wheel, his tone carrying a bit of nonchalant humblebrag:

"Rented?"

"Mengyao, you underestimate me too much."

He looked up at her, a hint of playfulness hidden in his eyes,

"This thing, I bought it myself. I only picked it up a few days ago."

"I specifically drove it out to pick you up today."

As soon as these words came out, the teasing on Zhao Dreamy's face instantly froze,

her eyes went wide and round, and her mouth hung slightly open, unable to say a word for a long time.

She straightened up and walked halfway around the car,

her fingertips lightly touching the cool body of the car, the surprise in her eyes almost overflowing.

This kid didn't look very old,

his physique was incredibly good, and he was actually a hidden millionaire?

Before, she only thought Lin Chen was handsome and had a great body, and being with him gave her a great sense of security,

she even felt a little bit of a heartbeat, but she hadn't thought about money at all.

She didn't expect that this Handsome Guy she took a fancy to was actually so capable.

Zhao Dreamy's heart surged with waves, and the way she looked at Lin Chen changed,

adding a few points of scrutiny, along with some hard-to-detect ambiguity and attraction, and her tone softened quite a bit:

"You... you're not joking with me, are you?"

"You really bought this?"

"Why would I lie to you?"

Lin Chen pushed open the car door and got out, walking to her side and deliberately getting a bit closer.

The distance between the two instantly closed, and he could smell the faint scent of perfume on her,

"Don't believe me?"

"I'll show you the registration; it has my name on it."

He spoke as he reached for his pocket, but Zhao Dreamy reached out and stopped him.

"Fine, fine, I believe you, alright?"

Zhao Dreamy's cheeks flushed slightly, and she subconsciously took half a step back to avoid his scent,

but her heart was like a trapped deer, thumping wildly,

"I didn't expect it, Lin Chen. You're really hiding your light. I thought you were just an ordinary college student, but you're actually so rich."