Chapter 22 What is your relationship with him?
"How did you end up here?" he asked.
As he said this, he unconsciously frowned, which Shen Mengqing noticed.
She remembered that Zhu Shaoming was also there, and easily deduced the reason, asking him, "Lily?"
Looking at the silent Yu Xin, Shen Mengqing knew he had guessed correctly.
Shen Mengqing smiled and complimented, "You're quite pretty."
Not only is she beautiful, but Lily also seems to come from a respectable background, just like Wan Zhen, with her exquisite appearance from head to toe.
Yu Xin's eyes flickered slightly, and she opened her dry lips, but couldn't utter a single word.
The two stood there in silence for a while. Shen Mengqing's legs were almost stiff. She patted her skirt and said, "I'm going to change my clothes."
Yu Xin, holding his helmet, said, "I'll wait for you here."
"Why are you waiting for me?" Shen Mengqing asked him, puzzled.
Yu Xin said, "Didn't you want to race cars?"
Shen Mengqing found it amusing and glanced at Yu Xin indifferently, saying, "I have friends with me, and besides, someone has already sat in your passenger seat, so I won't join in."
She turned around decisively, leaving Yu Xin with her back to her, and walked towards the changing room.
There were many styles of racing suits, and she chose a classic red one. Luckily, the air conditioning in the store was very strong, otherwise she would have really suffered from heatstroke.
Li Qinghe stood at the door waiting for her. When she came out after changing her clothes, he smiled and said, "You look great in this outfit."
"Thanks."
Shen Mengqing also looked up at him. Li Qinghe was wearing black clothes, which made him look very calm. Compared to a race car driver, his temperament seemed more like that of a captain.
The two walked side by side toward the arena. Yu Xin was already sitting on the sofa in the rest area, while Zhu Shaoming sat next to him with one leg dangling, staring intently at Shen Mengqing and Li Qinghe who were heading to the arena.
Yu Xin didn't look up, but stared at the empty ground, seemingly lost in thought.
Zhu Shaoming said to him, "Don't worry, I've already spoken to Li Qinghe, he won't betray his brother. But I just don't understand, what's so shameful about your identity that you're hiding it from people?"
“Look at Li Qinghe, he’s openly pursuing girls, isn’t that great?” Zhu Shaoming, still not satisfied, nudged Yu Xin’s knee and added fuel to the fire, “Why don’t you go show off your driving skills? You could easily overtake Li Qinghe’s car. I saw you driving pretty fast when you were with Zhu Lili earlier.”
Yu Xin glanced at Zhu Shaoming, a sharp, cold light flashing in his eyes, and said, "I was driving really fast on purpose."
Zhu Lili had been spending all her free time at the racetrack lately, and when she saw Yu Xin arrive today, she immediately followed him into the car, and no one could stop her.
Seeing that she wouldn't get out of the car, Yu Xin originally wanted to take the opportunity to scare her a little and make her give up. He drove much faster than usual, and when he drifted, his lower body even left the seat. Unexpectedly, Zhu Lili got even more excited and clapped and cheered next to him.
When Zhu Shaoming heard about this, he laughed so hard he rolled on the floor, clutching his stomach and saying, "You'd better watch out. Zhu Lili has been determined to get whatever she sets her mind to since she was little. She's really going to pursue you. She'll go through fire and water for you. What's a car race to her?"
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This was Shen Mengqing's first time racing a car, so Li Qinghe planned to take her for a spin first to let her get a feel for it.
After getting into the car, he didn't start driving immediately. He looked at Shen Mengqing with a slightly serious expression and asked her in a deep voice, "If I have to hide something from you, will you be angry?"
Shen Mengqing was stunned, wondering why he would suddenly say this at this time.
She jokingly tightened her seatbelt and asked, "You don't know how to drive a race car, do you?"
Li Qinghe chuckled and said, "Then you can still get off the bus now."
After a moment, he suppressed a smile and said, "I'm serious."
Shen Mengqing pondered for a moment, then shrugged and said, "I won't be angry."
What could Li Qinghe be hiding from her? Even if he were, it would probably be something trivial, something she wouldn't care about.
"That's good." Li Qinghe was relieved.
Perhaps to take care of her, Li Qinghe drove very steadily the whole way. Every time the car shook a lot, he looked at Shen Mengqing apologetically. Even though Shen Mengqing said it was okay, he didn't dare to drive too fast.
At the same time, there were two or three other cars running in the track. One of them was probably driven by a racetrack instructor who was driving around on his own since he didn't have any students to train with. Every time he passed Shen Mengqing and Li Qinghe's car, the instructor would deliberately step on the gas pedal hard, overtake them in a high-profile manner, and even arrogantly turn his head to look at them.
Although they were all wearing helmets and their faces were hidden behind the masks, Shen Mengqing could tell that the person was definitely mocking them. A fire rose in her heart, and she wished she could grab the steering wheel and drive herself.
After completing one lap, Shen Mengqing couldn't wait to unbuckle her seatbelt and get out of the car. She said to Li Qinghe, "I'm going to drive one myself for a bit."
Many cars were parked at the starting point. Shen Mengqing walked around carefully selecting one, and finally stopped in front of a white car.
"This one suits you perfectly."
Yu Xin's voice suddenly rang out behind her. Shen Mengqing didn't turn around, but asked him, "Why?"
"The car is relatively small and lightweight, with quick gear shifts, making it easy to control," Yu Xin said earnestly.
Shen Mengqing then turned to look at him and said in a flat tone, "You know quite a lot."
She reached out and opened the car door, noticing that Yu Xin hadn't changed her clothes yet, and said with a smile, "Shall we have a competition?"
Yu Xin raised an eyebrow; this was the first time someone had dared to provoke him on the field.
He picked up the helmet and said, "Okay."
Yu Xin got into his blue sports car, and when Shen Mengqing's white car slowly arrived at the starting line, he stepped on the gas and drove to the spot next to her.
As soon as the referee gave the signal to start, the two cars, one white and one blue, sped off like arrows released from a bow almost simultaneously.
Shen Mengqing had already memorized most of the route while she was in the car. After the start, there was a long stretch of straight road. She confidently stepped on the gas and drove with an air of speed that left everyone else in the dust.
She glanced at the rearview mirror; Yu Xin's car was just behind her, almost catching up, but he clearly had no intention of overtaking her and was happy to stay behind.
Shen Mengqing complained that he lacked competitive spirit and decided to push him, so he sped up again, wanting to bring Yu Xin up the pace as well.
Not long after, they reached the bend. Shen Mengqing cautiously reduced her speed. The bends on this track were quite difficult for someone who rarely raced, and her lack of experience affected her performance. Yu Xin used a beautiful turn to leave her far behind.
Shen Mengqing then realized that Yu Xin hadn't been letting her pass at all, but was instead building up his strength for the turn.
His move completely lowered his opponent's guard. Shen Mengqing cursed him inwardly as a scheming man and tried his best to catch up after successfully turning the corner.
Indeed, as he said, the white car suited Shen Mengqing perfectly. She accelerated with ease, and the car moved as gracefully as a porcelain-white carp swimming on the track.
When she finally spotted Yu Xin's blue sports car in her field of vision, another familiar car appeared to her right—it belonged to the driving instructor.
Shen Mengqing's fighting spirit intensified. She spotted the gap between the two cars, judged that the next bend would be a while away, seized the opportunity, and squeezed through.
She was driving too fast, making a whooshing sound as she passed the two cars. When there was no more cars in front of her, she laughed heartily.
The coach, seeing himself overtaken, was unwilling to accept it and tried to catch up. However, as soon as he accelerated, the car that had been driving alongside him also accelerated and blocked his way. No matter how he used his skills, he couldn't overtake it.
He grumbled a few times, but being outmatched, he could only slink behind it.
The rest of the journey went smoothly, and Shen Mengqing reached the finish line without any obstacles.
She had a great time, and after taking off her helmet and getting off the car, she realized that Li Qinghe and Zhu Shaoming were watching the game from the side.
When she came over, Li Qinghe clapped his hands and said, "You drive much better than me."
Shen Mengqing grinned and said, "It's alright."
Yu Xin arrived later. Seeing that everyone was there, Zhu Shaoming, always eager for excitement, said, "If you like racing, you can ride with Yu Xin next time. He's a very good driver; he holds the record here."
After saying that, he added, "The first two records were his."
Shen Mengqing's smile faded slightly: "I prefer to drive by myself; it's not very convenient to drive with other people."
She glanced at the time and said to Li Qinghe, "I'll go change my clothes first."
It was almost lunchtime, and all the customers who had come in the morning had left. Shen Mengqing was the only one left in the women's changing room. After changing her clothes, she went out, but the person waiting at the door was not Li Qinghe, but Yu Xin.
Everyone in the lobby had gone to lunch, and Zhu Shaoming and Li Qinghe were nowhere to be seen. Yu Xin leaned against the door and coldly asked her, "Is anyone inside?"
Shen Mengqing glanced into the changing room again, and after confirming, said, "No."
Yu Xinsong walked in, closed and locked the door with one hand, put his arm around Shen Mengqing with the other, and turned around to slam her against the door.
He lowered his head and slowly approached Shen Mengqing.
"Is it inconvenient to play with other people?"
Yu Xin repeated her words carefully, and after a few seconds of pause, she kissed Shen Mengqing fiercely, like a beast released from its cage.
His kisses were haphazard yet incredibly aggressive. Shen Mengqing now believed that he must have been holding back during the race; if he had put that same energy into the race car, she would have been crushed by him.
At first, Shen Mengqing subconsciously tried to respond to him, but Yu Xin gradually went crazy, biting her lips.
Feeling the stinging pain on her lips, Shen Mengqing frowned, angrily opened her mouth and bit back, then raised both hands to block Yu Xin's chest and pushed hard.
She rubbed her slightly swollen and numb lips, glared at Yu Xin, and said angrily, "Are you sick in the head?!"
Yu Xin chuckled softly, his eyes darkening.
He grabbed Shen Mengqing's right hand, his fingers deftly weaving between her five fingers, his strength almost crushing her finger bones. Then, with their fingers intertwined, he held it up in front of her eyes and said, "Have you forgotten what you did for me with this hand a few days ago? How come I've become a different person? It's inconvenient for us to race cars, so what's convenient? Is it convenient to go to your house now?"
Shen Mengqing shook his hand, trying to break free, but was held even tighter.
She relaxed, softened, and looked up to see what he wanted to do.
Yu Xin tried to slow her breathing and asked Shen Mengqing, "What is your relationship with him?"
"Who?" Shen Mengqing asked knowingly.
Yu Xin snorted coldly and irritably spat out those three words: "Li Qinghe".
"Oh, just a friend."
Shen Mengqing's eyes flickered.
Yu Xin stared at her for a few seconds, her tone growing colder: "Still not telling the truth?"
He pressed down again, viciously trying to bite her. Shen Mengqing shrank back and said, "I'll talk, I'll talk. Last time I went home for the Dragon Boat Festival, my family introduced me to someone through a blind date."
Dragon Boat Festival?
Memories gradually flooded into Yu Xin's mind. He remembered Shen Mengqing that day, wearing a pure white dress and a scarf wrapped around her upper body, with bright makeup.
He was deeply impressed.
It turned out that she had dressed up so carefully to see Li Qinghe, not to come see him.
Yu Xin felt completely trapped in a strange emotion, a mixture of hatred and resentment, as if he were sandwiched between two walls, his breath constantly being sucked away. His breathing became uncontrollably erratic, and even his heart was gradually being compressed to the size of a fingernail. When he looked up, all he could see were dark walls all around him, and not a trace of the clear sky could be seen.
His heart pounded violently as he fought for more oxygen, his blood churned, and a turbulent energy swirled in his light brown eyes as he desperately needed an outlet to alleviate the suffocating feeling.
Shen Mengqing's off-shoulder T-shirt revealed half of her shoulder, overlapping with the image of her scarf slipping off in her memory. Yu Xin could no longer restrain herself and bit down on that smooth, porcelain-white skin.
With a dull ache in her shoulder, Shen Mengqing pushed him away, turned her head and saw a slight red mark on her shoulder. She reached up and pulled her clothes up to cover it, still angry, and questioned Yu Xin, "What exactly do you want to do?"
After getting his revenge, Yu Xin's eccentricity subsided somewhat, and he said firmly, "Don't see him again."
Shen Mengqing felt he was being unreasonable, but she still patiently said, "He is my friend, and our companies also have business dealings, so how could we not meet?"
"Then don't meet with him alone."
"Yu Xin, you..."
Yu Xin raised her still tightly clasped hands again and said, "I won't let go until you agree."
Shen Mengqing and he stood facing each other, staring at each other, until a commotion seemed to come from outside. Shen Mengqing couldn't help but panic and admitted defeat, saying, "Okay, okay, I promise you."
Yu Xinwei's lips curved into a barely perceptible smile, but his tone remained unchanged: "Really?"
"Okay, now you can let go of my hand."
As if he didn't quite believe her, Yu Xin stared at her for a while before slowly withdrawing his hand.
He leaned down and kissed the spot on Shen Mengqing's lips before biting it, as if stamping a seal.
"You must not break your promise."
He said.
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Author's note: (Suddenly dark)
Xinzi is still reminiscing about her sister Gaga on Dragon Boat Festival; she's incredibly jealous.
No need to say who broke down [shy][shy]
Xinzi felt she was about to burst out of her skin, so she revealed a bit more [shy].
Ah Qing was secretly jealous and said a few sarcastic things, haha.
I'll post another 6,000 words tomorrow for the holiday!! [Sprinkling flowers][Heart]
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