To be fair, Xu Shi is a very honest person.

For example, when he said he was going to take Gu Yi for a drive, he really just meant driving.

The moment the garage door opened, Miss Black Rabbit was stunned. "These...are all yours?"

Hey!

Although she knew in her heart that Xu Shi was a rich man, with a mansion and luxury cars as standard equipment... she was still inexplicably shocked when she saw the dazzling array of items in the garage.

"Alka", "Banshee", "Cerberus", "Koshihikari"... these are all expensive hovercrafts, any one of which would cost hundreds of millions or even nearly ten million.

Goodness, you're quite the big spender... Gu Yi had only seen these things online before, and hadn't paid much attention to them since moving in.

I had no idea that Xu Shi had this side to him.

"OK."

Xu Shi smiled and said, "It's one of my hobbies... Pick one you like and I'll take you for a couple of laps."

"Then...this?"

Gu Yi didn't really understand either, or perhaps she just thought they were all cool and liked them, so she just picked one randomly based on her gut feeling.

There shouldn't be much difference, right?

But what Miss Black Rabbit didn't expect was that racing was far more exciting than she had imagined.

"Aaaaaaahh ...

The moment the hoverbike went full throttle on the road, the resulting surge of power made her instinctively scream, "Hey, hey, hey, Xu Shi, slow down! We're going to crash!"

It was just on the main road—it was already past midnight, and with the press conference going on, the 18th District was quite deserted. There were hardly any cars or pedestrians.

But Miss Black Rabbit still felt like she was going to be thrown out the next second. She hadn’t expected it to be this scary before she came!

"What did you say? I can't hear you!"

Xu Shi, wearing a helmet, ignored her shouts and yelled, "Hold on tight!"

As they were talking, they drifted again, lowering the car and changing direction just a second before they were about to crash.

Speaking of which, his superb driving skills are one of his few special talents—starting around the age of sixteen, he discovered his inexplicable passion for these flesh-and-metal vehicles, and from then on, he couldn't stop.

His collection of various motorcycles is a good example of this. In comparison, he finds sports cars and executive cars, which are four-wheeled vehicles, to be rather ordinary. He only bought a few for daily use and to show off.

He's someone who loves to have fun and knows how to have fun. At least, putting everything else aside, his high level of skill in this area is quite explosive in the entire motorcycle circle of Night City.

Such extreme maneuvers are just routine for him.

But it was clear that Gu Yi knew nothing about these things, and after a while, she could only close her eyes tightly.

At first, she was just holding onto the side armrests, but in the end, she was also tightly hugging Xu Shi's waist.

"Huff... huff..."

When Miss Black Rabbit got out of the car, her legs were a little weak. In the end, Xu Shi helped her up a few times before she could stand up.

"You...you...couldn't you drive slower?"

Her voice was trembling, and her face was covered in cold sweat when she took off her helmet.

"This is nothing!"

Xu Shi chuckled, grabbed a bottle of water and tossed it to her, "What kind of racing is this if it's slow... Are you scared, little black rabbit?"

"Who's afraid?!"

Gu Yi retorted, her neck stiff, "I'm not scared at all, I'm perfectly fine...cough cough!"

She choked before she could finish speaking, vividly illustrating what it means to be stubborn.

In fact, she feels much the same way she did when Xu Shi came to her door and planted a bomb.

Xu Shi couldn't help but chuckle. How could I not know if she was scared... To be honest, this was already considered him taking care of a newbie. If he used some advanced techniques, he didn't even want to think about what would happen to Miss Black Rabbit.

"Are you feeling better?"

He leaned against the car and asked.

"……hold head high."

Gu Yi paused for a moment, then nodded.

Once she calmed down completely, she found that she was no longer afraid; all that remained in her memory was the excitement, and her previous frustration vanished.

—Although it wasn't a big event like before, it was still a proper participation, right?

Or perhaps, like everyone else, she wanted to leave her own mark on Xu Shi's memories of tonight—that was what she longed for.

Miss Black Rabbit became happier and happier as she thought about it, and even chuckled out loud. At least for her, the emptiness she felt tonight had been filled.

But now she looks different—she can't wear that dress when she's out racing, so Xu Shi lent her his motorcycle outfit.

It fits a little too well, and at first glance, it looks a lot like the feeling she gave Xu Shi when they first met, but it's not so messy; instead, it has a more youthful and lively feel to it.

Xu Shi found it pleasing to the eye.

Gu Yi felt the same way—to be honest, in her eyes, Xu the bastard in his motorcycle outfit wasn't as sinister as he usually looked in his suit and tie; he seemed much more innocent.

This guy is really handsome... Thinking back to his bold actions just now, Miss Black Rabbit felt a little shy and blushed.

She didn't even realize that the awkwardness she once felt about Xu Shi having a villainous face had disappeared without her noticing.

"Want to go on another lap? Or go home?"

Her face was already flushed, so Xu Shi didn't notice much. He just remembered something and reminded her, "By the way, you mustn't tell Su Lin about this. I'll be driven crazy if she finds out."

That's true. Although Director Su always obeys her young master, she has always maintained a strong opposition to this matter.

The main concern is that something might happen to him; what if something bad happens to him... Xu Shi could understand Su Lin's motherly mentality, but being nagged by her was quite unbearable.

"oh?"

Gu Yi blinked, then looked at him with a mischievous smile, "Mr. Xu, you don't want Sister Su to know that you were out racing cars in the middle of the night, do you?"

That's enough.

Xu Shi rolled her eyes at her. "I only brought you out because you seemed upset... Can't you have a conscience?"

"Tch, you were the one who suggested racing, I didn't mention it."

Miss Black Rabbit's eyes gleamed mischievously. "Then, if you don't want me to tell anyone... how about you teach me to drive?"

Actually, she wouldn't tell anyone. In her opinion, this was the first little secret she and Xu had kept, and she didn't want anyone else to know.

"Want to learn?"

"OK."

Gu Yi nodded eagerly; she was still very interested in exciting things.

At least next time I come out, I won't be in such a sorry state.

"How about I ride back now?"

"Forget it, I haven't lived enough yet."

"Don't underestimate me! I set the record for the 'God's Descent' mountain road extreme race..."

Gu Yi muttered a rebuttal, but as she spoke, her stomach suddenly growled.

"Gurgle—"

(End of this chapter)

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