Chapter 19
The two simple compliments had no fancy words or flattering smiles, but the soft and gentle voice hit Sheng Jinyu's ears, making the tips of his ears itch.
His lips curved up in an imperceptible arc, but he turned his head and whispered, "Assistant Su has a clever tongue and is good at complimenting."
Su He really fell into his trap and refuted seriously: "I am telling the truth, not complimenting you."
"Oh, I didn't say I don't believe it." Sheng Jin glanced at him with a smile, as if he had known for a long time that what he said was sincere, but he had to hear Su He's affirmation again before he would feel comfortable physically and mentally.
After Su He came to his senses, he looked at Sheng Jinyu as if he were looking at a child holding a certificate, and felt like laughing.
The two of them were whispering to each other, one in front and one behind, very close to each other. Seeing that Sheng Jinyu had no intention of paying attention to them anymore, the partner's flattery hit the horse's leg, so he had to shut up.
Sheng Jin tapped his fingertips lazily on the edge of the empty teacup. He had talked too much and his mouth was dry. The person next to him seemed to have a telepathic connection and picked up the teapot to fill it up for him.
Su He knew a little about tea and could tell that the organizer had prepared some top-grade Jin Jun Mei tea. Drinking too much of it could easily cause a sore throat, especially for someone with a high level of internal heat like Sheng Jin.
He reminded her, "Drink less, otherwise the fire-reducing soup I made for you will be useless."
Sheng Jin paused holding the teacup and looked up at him: "But I'm so thirsty, what should I do?"
He rarely used interjections when speaking, and the occasional words he said sounded indescribable. Su He bit his lip, thought for a moment, and said, "Then drink bottled water with me."
The young master showed no displeasure or rejection on his face. He took the water bottle beside him and drank it. It was too late for Su He to stop him. He murmured to himself, "That's my water."
Are you really so thirsty that you can’t even wait to get a new bottle?
Until the second half of the race, the contestants arrived at the finish line one after another, and the organizers were busy calculating the final rankings. Someone came to invite Sheng Jinyu, asking him to attend the award ceremony as the guest of honor.
Sheng Jinyu started walking, but Su He was still staring at the track, not knowing what he was studying. It was not until Sheng Jinyu walked to the door that he realized he hadn't followed him.
He looked over impatiently and said, "If you don't leave, just stay here. If you can't get in before the curfew, you can pack up and leave."
"Let's go!" Su He hurriedly packed up and followed.
He followed behind Sheng Jinyu and heard the suppressed laughter of Fang Tezhu beside him.
Su He turned around and asked in a very low voice, "What's wrong?"
Assistant Fang looked at his clear eyes and shook his head, explaining, "It's okay. We won't be back after the awards ceremony. We'll just leave from there."
He was really embarrassed to say that the last time his boss threatened to make Su He sleep in the garden, his expression was exactly the same as now, but he didn't see him really fulfill his promise and cruelly threw the dirty man out!
The group arrived at the award ceremony area. The driver who had been given the second prize by the MG team, Sheng Jin, came in second, which was a pretty good result.
Su He stood in the best seat in the audience and watched Sheng Jinyu hand the medals to the contestants and celebrate with them by opening champagne. Why was it the best? Because he saw a bunch of cameras and reporters waiting to rush to the front line for interviews.
Standing at this position, the shouts from the audience were deafening like a tsunami. Su He vaguely heard Sheng Jinyu's name, because there was a small group of his fans nearby, bringing a few small homemade cheering sticks.
He didn't think it was strange. Sheng Jinyu was a good driver, and it wasn't strange that his fans were cheering for him.
"Tsk, isn't it just because your family has some money? You think you're great because you're good-looking, and there are people chasing after you at every game. It's quite a big deal." A discordant voice suddenly came from behind, and several people echoed it one after another.
"That's right! If our team had his car and practice facilities, how could we only get second place?"
"Or maybe the previous time he committed a foul in the Australian tournament, the tournament didn't even give him a penalty. Who knows if it was because of the young master's family background that they didn't dare to offend him and just accepted the money to settle the matter..."
Su He turned his head to look over. He recognized the racing suits these people were wearing. They were from the same team as the driver who had taken a shortcut and then slowed down in shame.
Su He happened to have watched the race in Australia where Sheng Jin received a warning for violations but was not penalized.
He wasn't one to hold back, so he spoke directly, "After that race, the race organizers published a report on violations. Sheng Jinyu didn't violate any rules, but the runner who maliciously pushed him off the track hasn't publicly apologized yet. Why don't you attack him?"
Su He's voice was quite loud. As soon as he said this, the surrounding area fell silent. Several drivers glared at him: "Who are you? Why are you meddling in other people's business?"
The leading driver, a man with a full beard, stood with his hands on his hips, looking very arrogant. He pointed at him and shouted, "Hey kid, who is he to you that you are so protective of him? I didn't say that. If you have the guts, go ahead and yell back at everyone who says that!"
"That's right! Hahahahahahahahahaha——"
Several drivers looked at each other and laughed, obviously thinking that this would make Su He speechless.
Su He said, "You know these rumors are unfounded, but you still dare to spread them. If your teammates who violated the rules on the court were so brave and ignored the rules, they might also win first place."
His tone was calm and didn't sound like he was arguing at all. It took people a while to think about what he said before they realized that his words were extremely aggressive.
"Fuck!" Those people immediately got angry and rubbed their hands together as if they were ready to come up and fight.
A few people were about to fight when they couldn't win the argument. Su He was a little panicked for a moment, but anger made him clench his fists. This group of people couldn't stand to hear the truth at all. They were like a group of bugs living in an ivory tower built by themselves. They speculated about other people's success with the greatest malice, and their defenses were broken once the fabricated shell was exposed by the truth.
The leading driver was so angry that he jumped off the stands and was about to push Su He.
Su He subconsciously retreated, but stepped on the edge of the stands and slipped in an instant and was about to fall!
Its heart skipped a beat, wondering if its head was going to be split open!
However, in the blink of an eye, a strong hand suddenly supported his back, and then used the chest to lift Su He up.
He turned his head and saw Sheng Jinyu's profile right in front of him. The latter grabbed the driver's arm and twisted it away with force. The pain made the man beg for him to let go.
"You can't use too much force with your hands!" Su He was anxious and was about to pull Sheng Jinyu's arm.
But Sheng Jinyu ignored him. Looking at the driver who had been so arrogant just now but now had lost his temper, he sneered, "You can't control your mouth or your hands. You've lived in vain."
The tone was so cold and fierce that it made people shiver. The manager of the opposite team arrived late, looking at them helplessly with sweat on his forehead, and no one dared to stop them.
Until Sheng Jinyu pushed the man away and said to him coldly: "Manager Sun, is it too much to ask your team to apologize to my people?"
"It's not too much! It's what I should do!"
The man called Manager Sun didn't dare to say no. He agreed repeatedly, then turned to scold the driver and pulled everyone to ask them to apologize.
Su He was still confused, and it took him a while to react. Why was he still leaning on Sheng Jinyu's arms! ?
Moreover, Sheng Jinyu's arms were naturally placed on his shoulders, as if hugging him. Su He looked at the person opposite who was reluctant to bow his head and apologize, and then looked at Sheng Jinyu.
"Why are you looking at me? Do you accept it or not?" Sheng Jinyu asked him.
Su He nodded blankly. He actually didn't hear what those people said to apologize. He was just very concerned about Sheng Jinyu's hand on his back. The warmth of the palm of his hand penetrated through the thin layer of shirt and made him feel a little itchy.
If he raised his hand to push it away, wouldn't he seem a little ungrateful?
The farce finally ended before it got any bigger, and the crowd of onlookers gradually dispersed.
Sheng Jinyu walked out with Su He in his arms, but his face showed an unsatisfied expression: "Boring, if you say you don't accept it, I can still use this as an excuse to talk about it."
"How else do you want to perform?" Su He asked curiously.
"Guess." Sheng Jinyu gave him an ambiguous answer.
Su He didn't continue to guess, but finally couldn't help but remind him: "Um...your hand, I feel a little itchy."
Sheng Jinyu was stunned. He looked at his hand that was stuck on Su He's body, and a rare expression of embarrassment appeared on his face, but it disappeared in a flash. Soon, he naturally withdrew his hand and put it in his pocket.
He looked away and said sarcastically, "Why haven't I seen you so sharp-tongued before, Assistant Su? It seems you really are a hidden talent."
Having said that, he did think so. Su He had been obedient in front of him for so long that he almost doubted whether the "fate that was spied on" was just a false dream.
Only at this time would he feel that the Su He in the "foresight" had some overlap with the person in front of him now.
"You heard it all."
Su He felt a little embarrassed. He was indeed impulsive this time and did not consider the consequences. If a quarrel had really broken out and the cameraman was nearby, it would probably have been a big news.
The two had already walked out of the noisy arena, and the last ray of sunlight in the sky was about to disappear.
Sheng Jinyu stood on the lawn and turned around, with the sunset behind him showing alternating cold and warm colors.
He smoothed his champagne-soaked bangs, revealing his smooth forehead, and said casually, "I've been here since you argued with them that I didn't violate any rules. It's really hard for you to watch those boring things."
The "boring things" he mentioned were most likely those competition discs, but Su He didn't quite agree with this statement.
He shook his head and said, "That's not boring stuff."
Sheng Jinyu paused, not expecting him to say that, and looked up at him.
"Those discs total 49, recording the 32 races you participated in. Drivers had accidents, big or small, in almost every one of them. The average speed was 250 mph, with minor scrapes and serious crashes and fires. No one would risk their life on such a 'boring thing'."
These words came out almost without thinking. Su He had to admit that he was briefly attracted by the Sheng Jin and the people in those discs who devoted all their energy to shining in the field they loved.
Su He's own life used to be boring, so he appreciated this kind of enthusiasm.
He spoke so seriously that Sheng Jinyu also became serious, which was unusual for him. He looked at Su Ke's clear eyes reflecting the glow of the setting sun, and vaguely saw his own reflection in the other's pupils.
A moment ago, Sheng Jin thought that Su He's statement of having watched all his discs was just an exaggeration, but now it seems that it may not be false.
Su He looked at him and continued, "Racing is the most honest competition among extreme sports. There are no shortcuts. Those who discredit you are just jealous of you. And you also said that the you sitting in the car is yourself."
Sheng Jinyu was stunned for a moment, then blurted out: "When did I ever say that..."
"A year and a half ago." Su He remembered it clearly, because that disc was the last one he had watched, but it was the third game that Sheng Jin and Gongkou participated in.
"You said this at a press conference after winning the Holy City Challenge, because the reporter asked you why you chose to become a driver."
There was a brief moment of blankness on Sheng Jinyu's face, and he couldn't help but fall into memories. After a long time, he finally remembered.
At that time, he had just had a big fight with Sheng Zonglan, and chose to form his own racing team. He used the dividends from his own investment to build a racing team that belonged entirely to him.
Whether it is the honor of the team or the medals and benefits he has won, they all belong to him alone.
At that time, he wanted to never return to China and fight Sheng Zonglan to the end.
Sheng Jinyu suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly and snorted, "I almost forgot."
He was silent for a while. The last bit of sunlight in the distance disappeared on the horizon. Sheng Jinyu suddenly smiled with relief. He walked towards Su He with his arms folded, leaned slightly, and looked at Su He with a scrutinizing gaze.
Su He was a little confused by the sudden approach of someone, but he heard Sheng Jinyu sigh softly and say, "Assistant Su, do you care about me so much? Do you know that this will cause misunderstandings?"
"Misunderstanding...what?" Su He asked.
"If we get rumors about this, it will be very difficult for me. The Sheng family will not allow it. Their heir is having an affair with a male assistant." Sheng Jin said solemnly.
“This is the only relationship we can have.”
Su He raised his head in a daze. He vaguely felt that Sheng Jinyu was hitting him, but his worry seemed a little unnecessary.
"Of course."
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