Chapter 27: Confession: Can You Date Me?
Hearing everyone discussing Duan Jingyao, Ming Yi showed no interest in the stranger and simply looked at Ming Yan beside her: "When can we start?"
"I guess we have to wait for a while. They probably didn't expect Duan Jingyao to come!" Ming Yan himself was surprised. He didn't expect Duan Jingyao to come here. After all, this was not a formal competition, but just a place for a group of people to play.
"Okay." Impatience flashed across Mingyi's eyes.
"Duan Jingyao is the strongest racer right now. He just won a heavyweight championship not long ago, so they are so curious." Ming Yan explained.
"Oh." Mingyi nodded expressionlessly, then looked around at the surroundings until her eyes met the person in front of her. His handsome features froze for a moment when he saw her, then he nodded gently at her and walked towards her step by step.
Seeing Duan Jingyao walking towards them, the eyes of the people around him fell on her. Mingyi quickly realized that he was the person everyone was talking about just now. She was a little surprised by his youth. She stood aside and watched him talking with Ming Yan. They probably had common interests. The two of them had a great chat and even exchanged contact information. Mingyi quickly retracted her gaze.
"Mingyi, remember to tell me if you feel uncomfortable later, okay?" Ming Yan couldn't help but remind her again before starting the race.
"I know. You've said it eight hundred times." Mingyi turned away with some disgust, thinking that he was still as noisy as ever.
She stepped on the accelerator and took control of the steering wheel. The wind blew in from the window, making Mingyi's hair fly, but she found a long-lost sense of pleasure. The days of going to work in the company step by step for so long made her feel a little boring. At this time, even the wind and the smell in the air were free. She liked this feeling.
Compared to the others, Ming Yi was the slowest, so naturally she was last. However, she never gave up. She turned to look at Ming Yan and asked, "Do you have a set time limit for the competition here?"
"There's no pattern, just occasionally. I'll call you next time." Ming Yan responded gently, seeing that she was happy today.
"Okay, then I'll find time to practice." Mingyi already had a plan in mind.
Because he was with Mingyi, Mingyan did not participate in the following activities, but sent Mingyi back to the apartment first. Mingyi has always been very active, and when she returned, she asked He Kejia to find a racing coach for her.
"Okay, miss." After receiving the instructions, He Kejia quickly began to collect information related to racing and famous teachers in the industry.
Ming Yi never expected that the racing instructor He Kejia found for her would be Duan Jingyao. Surprise flashed in his eyes, but he explained, "My senior brother had something urgent to do at home, so he asked me to replace him. If Miss Ming minds, you can cancel this lesson."
"I can do anything." In Mingyi's opinion, anyone can teach her as long as they have the real ability.
So that's how the two of them met. At first, Duan Jingyao was a little reserved. He just sat in the passenger seat and guided Mingyi's movements, telling her various key points and tricks. Mingyi stared at the steering wheel in front of her and suddenly said, "How about you show me?"
Duan Jingyao was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Okay." So the two of them changed seats, Mingyi sat in the co-pilot seat, she tilted her head to look at the person next to her, and in an instant, the person's eyes became different.
"Seat belt." Duan Jingyao reminded.
"Okay." When Mingyi lowered her head to fasten her seat belt, Duan Jingyao's eyes fell on the back of her white neck, and he quickly looked away.
When the third teaching session was over, Duan Jingyao suddenly said, "My senior brother is back. Do we need to take him back?"
Mingyi frowned. She didn't like changing teachers mid-session, so she just said calmly, "Is it necessary to change?"
"Of course not, but I have a competition soon and probably won't be able to come to class on time," Duan Jingyao explained.
"It's okay, come back when you're free. I can practice on my own first." Mingyi was still on vacation, so she had plenty of time.
"Okay, then do you want to come and watch the game?" Duan Jingyao suddenly asked.
"If there is time." Mingyi did not give a definite answer because she didn't know how long her interest in racing would last.
"Looking forward to your arrival." Duan Jingyao realized that this sentence seemed a little ambiguous after he finished speaking. He turned his head and found that her expression did not fluctuate at all because of his words. For a moment, he was a little disappointed.
Before Duan Jingyao left for the competition, he sent Mingyi the detailed schedule, even highlighting some areas in red. Mingyi couldn't help but smile when she saw the red highlights. She would sometimes reply to his daily messages, but other times, she was too lazy to reply and just left them there. She ultimately didn't get to see his competition because she had to go back to work. The project they had been collaborating on with the Lu family had entered a new phase, and she wasn't surprised that Lu Xiujin was the person she was contacting.
After they broke up, they met several times in public, but never met alone in private. Lu Xiujin seemed to have fully recovered, and Mingyi was happy for him. She thought that no one in this world can live without anyone else.
The two shook hands politely. An emotion flashed across Lu Xiujin's eyes, but he still remembered his family's instructions. He looked up at Mingyi and said gently, "Want to have dinner together tonight?"
"Sorry, I have an appointment." Mingyi didn't mean to reject him, she really had an appointment.
"Okay, let's make an appointment next time when we have time." Lu Xiujin's tone was a little disappointed.
Mingyi did not lie, she did make an appointment with someone. Duan Jingyao came back from the competition, and this time, he was still the champion. He declined the celebration banquet and made an appointment with Mingyi to celebrate alone. He stared at the box in his hand, not knowing what he was thinking, his eyes full of tenderness.
"You're here so early?" Duan Jingyao had already arrived when Mingyi arrived, so she asked casually.
"I want to see you sooner." Duan Jingyao smiled happily at her, revealing a row of big white teeth.
Mingyi raised an eyebrow, watching him clear the opposite position for her: "I haven't congratulated you on winning the championship yet."
"Thank you." Duan Jingyao said as he handed her a box.
"What is this?" Mingyi glanced at the box, guessing what was inside.
"This is a gift I brought for you. I saw it the other day and thought it was very suitable for you, so I bought it. Don't you want to open it and take a look?" Duan Jingyao's tone was filled with anticipation.
Mingyi opened it as she was told. Inside was a diamond bracelet. She had a lot of jewelry like this, so she looked up at the person opposite her: "Why did you give me this?"
"I thought it suited you very well, so I bought it." Duan Jingyao subconsciously maintained his previous statement.
"Thank you." Mingyi chuckled. Doesn't this guy know that he will blush when he lies?
Mingyi enjoyed the meal very much. After hearing him talk about the competition, she regretted her absence this time, so she offered, "Tell me next time you have a competition."
"Are you going to come and cheer me on?" Duan Jingyao's eyes flashed with anticipation.
"Yes, I'll come to the scene to cheer you on." Mingyi nodded.
"Okay." Duan Jingyao was happy all night because of this sentence.
Ming Yi gradually delegated power to Ming Yuxuan regarding company matters, and Ming Siyuan had another conversation with her about this: "Do you find your work boring?"
"A little bit." The initial sense of accomplishment in getting the project lost its pleasant feeling after the second time.
"Okay, then go and do what you want to do. Your position will always be reserved for you." Ming Yuxuan was also trained by the Ming family, so he didn't have to worry about anything.
"Thank you, Dad." With her support, Mingyi was more motivated to experience things that she had never proposed.
Ming Siyuan didn't say anything, but just smiled and looked at his daughter standing in front of him. When she was born, their expectation for her was just to be happy.
Duan Jingyao and Ming Yi showed up together for this race. Ming Yan's eyes flashed with surprise, and he took a step forward: "Why didn't you tell me you were coming over?"
"Hasn't that been seen?" Mingyi looked at Mingyan with a smile.
Knowing that he didn't like others interfering in her choices, Ming Yan nodded and said nothing more. However, his eyes were always on Duan Jingyao. This guy looked at Ming Yi in the same way that Lu Xiujin looked at her back then, and she didn't seem to reject him. Ming Yan suddenly regretted bringing her here last time.
This time, it was Mingyi who reached the top. Duan Jingyao sat next to her and said to her with a smile, "Congratulations."
"Thank you." Mingyi was very calm and was not carried away by the victory. She had studied for so long and put in a lot of time, so it was only right that she got the first place.
Duan Jingyao was impressed by her calmness. How could someone always be so calm? Feeling his heartbeat quickening, he thought that maybe the next time he won the championship would be a good day to confess his feelings.
Mingyi, who won first place, began to get rid of the obsession with racing, but looking at the message sent by Duan Jingyao on her phone, she thought, why not go to a real race track before getting rid of the obsession completely.
During the past six months, Mingyi has gone from being interested at the beginning to striving for the first place, and now to being disenchanted with it. Mingyi thinks that maybe it is time to put a full stop to it.
The race was more exciting than Mingyi had imagined. Compared to the quiet audience at the concert, everyone in the racetrack was cheering with all their heart, rooting for their favorites. Mingyi was infected by the surrounding atmosphere and also shouted "Go Duan Jingyao!" This experience was new to Mingyi and she found it very interesting.
Everyone was cheering loudly for their favorite contestants. No one had the free time to pay attention to others. Everyone was doing their best to support the ones they liked. The whole venue was filled with voices calling for Duan Jingyao. Mingyi couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips. So so many people like him?
As expected, the champion was still Duan Jingyao. He stood on the podium with a look of high spirits, even smiling in Mingyi's direction. She heard the two girls in front of her excitedly say, "Ahhhhh, is Duan Jingyao looking at us?"
"He actually looked over here! Oh my god, Duan Jingyao is so handsome."
Mingyi, who was looking at him, quickly withdrew her gaze and quietly left. The scene was so noisy that she felt her eardrums were still hurting.
Mingyi went straight back to the hotel. She felt that this experience was pretty good and there probably wouldn't be a next time. Although the atmosphere was exciting, it was too noisy.
Duan Jingyao knocked on her door about an hour later. He still had the medal in his hand, which showed that he was willing to give away his honor. Mingyi opened the door and looked at the person outside: "What's going on?"
"Mingyi, I like you. Can you date me?" This was the first confession from Duan Jingyao in his life. He was a little anxious and a little nervous.
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