A gem-blue silhouette blazed past on the outer ring road of Pingplain City, startling a leisurely sedan. The sedan driver, upon closer inspection, noticed a strikingly styled sports car overtaking him, its engine delivering a particularly powerful roar. "You're going so fast, aren't you afraid of getting a speeding ticket? You'll be fined and lose points!" the driver muttered, only to be delighted when the fixed camera ahead flashed. "Well, you've got me now—speeding means fines and points, not just a ticket! Wow, looks like you're not even registered," he exclaimed. Indeed, the sports car was not registered. Although the paperwork for this batch of vehicles had been completed, the ownership of the future buyers remained uncertain, so the license plates had not yet been issued in advance.
In fact, even if it were hung up, He Muqing would surely take it down given her personality—after all, it was a test drive, and overspeeding was certain. Now that the car was hers, any fines or points issued would be entirely her responsibility.
Fortunately, she promptly reduced her speed and gradually stabilized it to a normal level. Along the way, she must have been flashed by countless cameras—surely the traffic officers would be furious, having taken so many speeding photos, yet the vehicle had no registration plate to issue fines to. The sports car stopped by the roadside, and Qin Feng stepped down.
Heal Mengqing peeked out and asked, "Are you sure you don't want me to drive you? I'm not busy today—I've got plenty of time!"
"I have other matters to attend to," he replied, "So you'd better head back. Just be careful on the road." He thought to himself: Brother definitely wouldn't sit in your car—he'd rather drive himself.
"Oh, alright. I'll go then. I'll treat you to dinner sometime." She smiled.
Qin, the young noble, shrugged his shoulders, "I'm not really interested in dining out. If you'd like to treat me to a room, though, I'll be delighted—haha!"
In response, only the roar of the engine remained—the sports car sped off into the distance.
What's the rush? My brother didn't even say we had to head to the hotel right now. If the leadership had such plans, we'd be the decent people—without hesitation, we'd agree. He simply found a quiet spot, pulled out his long-undriven Jeep Compass from the small storage space, and drove it toward Ping Da. Twenty minutes later, he parked it elegantly beside two Aston Martins, stepped out with a graceful motion, and headed toward the classroom. Everyone—both classmates and teachers—had long since grown used to his habit of skipping classes. As he entered the classroom, he gave Chen Yue a cheeky wave and then strode straight to his seat, sitting between Su Wu and Lin Caiwei. With a relaxed arm movement, he wrapped his arms around the two girls' waists and grinned, saying, "My two wives—have either of you missed me?"
"Missed you? What for?" Su, the lady of the house, didn't hold back.
"Exactly. We were having breakfast together this morning. It's barely been two hours. How could we have missed you?"
Lin Meiyu was just as unyielding. He felt a deep sense of personal failure, pretending to be deeply hurt, yet the two of them remained completely indifferent. After a while, Su Wu spoke up, "By the way, this morning I encountered a rather unpleasant person who arrogantly invited me and Yueyue for lunch—truly, no self-awareness at all!" "What kind of person is this?" he furrowed his brows. Su Wu briefly recounted Ma Ke's "distinguished achievements." Lin Caivie had heard of this notoriously poor teacher before—Ma Ke had once made serious advances on Lin Meiyu, but after Lin Meiyu knocked him down, he had quietly given up. "Wow, among the esteemed teaching staff, there's actually such a mediocre performer," he exclaimed, stunned, "The administration seems completely unaware, letting him continuously harm the female students!" Over the years, numerous girls—adding up to at least a dozen—had been deceived both financially and romantically by Ma Ke, yet the administration consistently turned a blind eye.
"Supposedly, he's a relative of our department head. Of course, he's confident and unshakable," Su Wu said. "To invite me and Yueyue to dinner—such a person! It's truly astonishing. If he keeps pursuing Yueyue, I'll make sure he gets another beating, even worse than last time!"
"I'll handle this," Qin Feng said, nodding.
Just as the saying goes: when you need曹操, he appears.
Ma Ke appeared at the classroom door with a smile, speaking in what he thought was a very engaging tone: "Chen Yue, Su Wu, it's getting late. Why don't we leave now? I'll treat you both to a fine dinner!"
Su Wu nodded, pointing at Ma Ke. "That's exactly him!"
Chen Yue furrowed her brows—she hadn't even agreed to go with him earlier, yet here he was, persisting with his persistence. Truly unbearable.
Just as she was about to speak her refusal, Su Wu stepped in first and said, "Master Ma is being incredibly kind. Since you've been so generous in inviting us, let's go now—this will be a real inconvenience for you!" Hearing this, Ma Ke was instantly delighted and replied, "What inconvenience? To have the pleasure of dining with two such lovely ladies is truly my honor!" Chen Yue looked at Su Wu with a look of confusion. Su Wu gave her a subtle nod and then said, "Then let's go now. If we wait any longer, the better restaurants will surely be fully booked!" The two women stood up together and, as they were leaving the classroom, unconsciously turned back to give Qin the young man a sweet smile. Qin Feng made a 'V' gesture with his hands and winked at them. After the three had departed, he turned to the young lady and said, "It's time for us to go too, or else we'll miss a wonderful scene!" The young lady covered her mouth with a delicate smile, saying, "Your move is simply too stingy—Master Ma will surely suffer!" Outside, neither of the two women made any effort to invite Ma Ke to get into the car.
"Both of you, how are we going to get there?" He rubbed his hands, indicating he wanted to ride with them. Su Wu didn't even turn around, saying, "Don't you also have a car? Just drive it and follow us. We'll choose the destination—Su Yu and I will decide. You don't need to worry about anything else!" He had to reluctantly head to the parking lot nearby, pull out his aging, over-a-decade-old car, and slowly follow them.