48: Car Accident

Holy cow, the system has changed its ways?!

Where’s that arrogant, foul-mouthed system from before?

Could it be dead?

“You motherf*cker.”

“You’re the one who’s dead!”

“I took pity on you and gave you something, and not only are you not grateful, you’re cursing me?!”

“How did I ever pick a bastard like you as a host? I must have been blind!”

That feels better ~

The old system is back ~

“....”

“You… forget it, I’ll try not to curse at you anymore.”

“I’ll help you find a world-class neurosurgeon.”

The system was starting to suspect that Li Youqian, this kid, might have been a bit… psychologically warped from all his cursing.

Why would someone seek out insults?

What kind of strange quirk was this?

“System, you’re the one who’s sick!”

“I’m perfectly healthy!”

This idiotic system actually thought he had a mental illness?

“Whether I’m sick or not, I don’t know, but if you don’t hit the brakes, you will be.”

Huh? What does that mean?

Holy cow!

“Screech ~”

“Bang!”

Li Youqian was driving behind a large truck, but for some reason, the truck suddenly braked!

Seeing that he was about to crash, Li Youqian sharply turned the steering wheel and slammed on the brakes.

A stylish drift later, he crashed into the green belt, and the front of his car was deformed.

“Holy cow!”

Qing Jie was playing on her phone in the car when a sudden immense force sent her phone flying out.

Thankfully, she had her seatbelt on, or she would have flown out too.

“President Qian, can you even drive?!”

“If you can’t drive, get a chauffeur. Did you buy your driver’s license?”

Not resorting to insults was her last shred of civility.

“This isn’t my fault, the car in front of me emergency braked, what could I do?”

Speaking of which, it made him angry. Li Youqian angrily opened the car door and got out.

Just as he was about to walk over and question the truck driver about why he braked, the driver stepped on the gas and left.

Left… left?

Li Youqian got a full dose of exhaust fumes from that.

“Hello? Is this the Modu Traffic Police Brigade? I’d like to report…”

Unable to stomach it, Li Youqian immediately called the police to report the truck. Thankfully, he had caught a glimpse of its license plate number.

“Comrade, we just checked the surveillance footage, and the vehicle you reported did not commit any traffic violations.”

“Furthermore, you were speeding. According to traffic laws, the penalty for speeding between 10% and 20% is a 50 yuan fine and 3 points deducted.”

…

Silence was the bridge of tonight.

“Do you have any other questions?”

“Hello? Comrade, are you listening?”

“We sympathize with your situation, but we hope that in the future…”

Li Youqian silently pulled out a cigarette, lit it, took a deep drag, and said:

“Thank you, Comrade Traffic Police. I have no other questions.”

“I’ll deal with the violation as soon as possible.”

After hanging up the phone, Li Youqian called a tow truck, then returned to the car to wait for the rescue vehicle to arrive.

“Aren’t you going to put up a warning sign?”

“What if another car rear-ends you?”

Li Youqian looked at the front of the car, which was already crashed into the green belt, and said helplessly:

“My dear sister, given our current location, who could possibly rear-end me?”

“Just relax and sit in the car; the tow truck will be here soon.”

Li Youqian needed to buy a new car. Although this one wasn’t completely totaled, it wouldn’t be repaired anytime soon.

He had just asked the 4S shop, and they said the car would need to be shipped abroad for repairs.

All the back and forth would take at least three months.

So he might as well just get a new one; it wasn’t like he couldn’t afford it anyway.

“Qing Jie, what do you think if I buy a Phantom?”

Since he was bored sitting there, Li Youqian decided to ask Qing Jie.

“A Phantom? How old are you? Driving such an old-fashioned car?”

Although the Phantom’s appearance wasn’t particularly striking, it was expensive!

Many big bosses drove Phantoms.

And the Phantom was also synonymous with Rolls-Royce.

“Then what should I buy? A Cullinan?”

The Cullinan was indeed good, but Cullinan… (a pun on "pants are difficult to wear")

“Why don’t you buy a sports car?”

“Forget it, you really shouldn’t buy a sports car. With your driving skills, you might just crash and kill yourself.”

…

Thank you for your concern, but it’s really not necessary!

The tow truck arrived quickly. It was Li Youqian’s first time riding in a tow truck, and how should he describe the feeling?

Quite novel!

The tow truck took Li Youqian to the international auto show venue. After handing over his car to the Mercedes-Benz staff, Li Youqian turned to Qing Jie and asked:

“Sister, are you staying at my place or a hotel?”

“Stay at your place? You’re thinking…”

Qing Jie was about to say, “You’re dreaming,” but then she had a thought: this guy was neighbors with Zhou Yushen.

So did that mean she might have a chance…

“Hmm? Thinking what?”

Li Youqian could probably guess those three words, but he still asked, unwilling to give up.

“You’re thinking… thinking of something bad!”

“But seeing as you sincerely invited me, I’ll reluctantly agree to stay at your place.”

???

When did I sincerely invite you?

I was just being polite, and you actually agreed!

Although you, sister, are quite attractive, I, Li, am not such a casual person!

“Then thank you, sister, for gracing me with your presence.”

“But I need to buy a car first, or I won’t be able to get back.”

After speaking, Li Youqian was about to turn and walk towards the Rolls-Royce exhibition area.

“Oh, don’t buy it today. I’m tired. Let’s just take a taxi back.”

Take a taxi?

Those two words didn’t sound like something a rich woman like you would say.

“Alright, then let’s take a taxi back.”

After speaking, Li Youqian used Didi Chuxing to call a ride-sharing car.

When the car arrived, Qing Jie looked at him with disbelief.

“This is the car you called?”

“Yeah, is there a problem?”

Li Youqian looked confused. Didn’t you tell me to take a taxi back?

“No, President Qian, we’re just saying, you’re someone who can afford a yacht worth billions.”

“Can’t we be a little less… frugal?”

Qing Jie said very tactfully.

This guy was truly eccentric!

“Oh, this is called riding a bicycle to a bar—save where you can, spend where you should!”

“Let’s go, don’t just stand there.”

After speaking, Li Youqian even gentlemanly opened the car door for her.

“Thank you very much.”

It wasn’t that she was delicate, but rather that she truly couldn’t understand Li Youqian.

He was clearly so rich, yet in some aspects, he was incredibly stingy.

But then again, it couldn’t really be called stinginess; it was more like… an unintentional act?

Had he just gotten used to it?

…

“Hmm? You live here?”

Looking at Jiujiangtang in front of her, Qing Jie was also stunned. She had some understanding of Jiujiangtang.

She naturally knew that it wasn’t a place one could buy just by having money.

“Yeah, isn’t it just a villa? What’s the big deal?”

Isn’t it just a villa…

This guy was so Versailles-like!!

Is this just a villa? This is a symbol of status and position!

But upon closer thought, it made sense. After all, it was the Zhou Family; how could they live in an ordinary villa area?

And since this guy was neighbors with Zhou Yushen, he naturally lived here too.

“No, you live in Villa No. 6?”

When they arrived in front of the villa, Qing Jie was once again shocked.

In China, the significance of No. 6 and No. 8 was self-evident.

They were the most top-tier residences in the entire villa area. Even with the Zhou Family’s status, they could only live in No. 7.

This guy, however, lived in No. 6 by himself. It seemed she had underestimated Li Youqian.

What a pity. Although he was handsome, he wasn’t her type, otherwise…

Hehe.