Free Web NovelChapter 95: Chapter 95: A Frank Warning
"Hello, Miss sent me to open the door for you. Please, come in."
Wang Minli opened the door, a very kind smile on her face. freёwebnovel.com
"Ah, thank you. I’m a friend of your miss. My surname is Li."
"Mr. Li, you can just call me Aunt Wang."
Wang Minli offered her own form of address.
"Aunt Wang, has Zijing woken up yet? I hope I’m not disturbing her rest."
After entering the gate of Villa No. 1, Li Yuexing finally remembered what time it was and felt a sudden pang of regret.
’If he disturbed Yun Zijin’s rest by coming this early, would she get angry and refuse to lend him the car?’
"Miss is already up. She should be having breakfast right about now."
Wang Minli said, walking ahead to lead Li Yuexing.
"That’s good. I was worried I’d be disturbing Zijing’s rest."
Hearing Li Yuexing call her "Zijing" with such familiarity again, Wang Minli frowned slightly. Most people wouldn’t use such an informal term of address.
’This man looks presentable enough, but he has absolutely no manners.’
’If someone with malicious intent overheard this, it could start some nasty rumors about Miss, which would be terrible.’
"Mr. Li, have you known my miss for a long time?"
Wang Minli began to subtly probe for information.
"Oh, we haven’t known each other long, but Zijing and I hit it off right away. It feels like we’ve known each other forever."
Ever since he saw Yun Zijin driving the Ferrari LaFerrari, Li Yuexing’s attitude toward her had changed significantly.
Wang Minli let out two hollow laughs, her smile not reaching her eyes, making it unclear whether she believed him or not.
Soon, the two of them crossed the front garden and reached the villa’s main door. Wang Minli opened it. "Please, come in, Mr. Li. Have a seat here for a moment while I go get Miss. Xiao Zhao, please make some tea for Mr. Li."
"Right away, Aunt Wang."
Wang Minli gave Li Yuexing a slight nod before heading toward the dining room to find Yun Zijin.
The maid, Xiao Zhao, quickly prepared the tea and placed it on the coffee table in front of Li Yuexing.
"Mr. Li, please have some tea."
"Thank you."
「In the dining room.」
"Miss, Mr. Li has arrived. He’s waiting for you in the living room."
Wang Minli informed Yun Zijin of the situation as soon as she entered.
"Alright, I know."
As it happened, Yun Zijin had just finished eating. She wiped her mouth with a napkin, stood up from her seat, and left the dining room.
In the living room, Li Yuexing was attempting to use his good looks to charm the maids into subtly giving him information about Yun Zijin.
However, he got absolutely nothing out of them. The maids had all been hired recently. Their knowledge of Yun Zijin was likely limited to the fact that she was an incredibly wealthy and beautiful woman; beyond that, they knew nothing.
"Mr. Li, why bother my staff? If you want to know something, you could have just asked me directly."
Yun Zijin appeared in the living room. Li Yuexing put on a casual smile. "When did you get here, Zijing? They said you were just having breakfast. I didn’t disturb you, did I?"
He was just curious; it wasn’t like he was trying to dig up any deep secrets.
"I wouldn’t call it a disturbance, but you came over so early. Don’t tell me it was just to borrow a car?"
’If so, Yun Zijin had to admire his passion for cars.’
"Of course! If I get the car an hour earlier, that’s one less hour I have to wait. I timed my arrival perfectly. You have to keep your word, Zijing."
’So it really was just to borrow the car.’
"Fine. I’ll take you to the underground garage. You can drive it out yourself.
"But let’s get this straight first. If you scratch or dent it, you’re responsible for restoring it to its original condition. If it can’t be restored, I’ll be demanding compensation."
"You can rest one hundred and twenty percent assured! I’ll definitely take good care of it!"
Li Yuexing was a sports car fanatic to begin with, and his love for cars ran deep. He was always meticulous about their maintenance. Barring any unavoidable accidents, he would protect the car as if it were his own son.
Yun Zijin led Li Yuexing to an elevator in the villa that went directly down to the underground garage.
As soon as they stepped out of the elevator, the lights in the garage switched on in sequence. The space, which had been pitch-black, was instantly as bright as day.
As for Li Yuexing, when he saw the scene before him—which looked just like a car show—his eyes nearly bulged out of his head.
"Zijing, you really... you’ve been holding out on me!"
Previously, whenever he’d seen Yun Zijin, she was always driving the Ice Plum Powder or the Phantom. He had assumed she didn’t know much about cars, but he never expected to be hit with a shock of this magnitude.
Although he had quite a few cars at home himself, his collection wasn’t extensive enough to be considered a car show like Yun Zijin’s.
And with just a cursory glance, Li Yuexing spotted several models that were incredibly difficult to acquire.
For example, the Ferrari LaFerrari that he had failed to buy.
"Zijing, let’s not beat around the bush. From now on, you’re my sworn sister! As your big brother, I wonder if I might have the honor of coming over to borrow a car every now and then?"
Li Yuexing had already picked out the next few cars he wanted to borrow.
"You’re the heir to the great Li Group. Are you telling me you’re short on cars to drive?"
Yun Zijin didn’t believe that for a second.
"It’s just that you have a few models here that I couldn’t get my hands on. Don’t worry, I just want to get a feel for them. I won’t take them out for street racing."
Street racing is the hardest thing on a car. Unless it was absolutely necessary, Li Yuexing would never use a limited edition model for it.
Not to mention, these were Yun Zijin’s cars, so he would be even more careful to avoid such a thing.
"We’ll see how I feel. The Ferrari LaFerrari is over there. Here are the keys. Go take it.
"I have things to do in a bit, so I can’t keep you."
Yun Zijin had a spending task to complete today; she couldn’t waste too much time on Li Yuexing.
"You’re the best, Zijing! I’ll treat you to a meal next time I’m free!"
Li Yuexing took the keys from Yun Zijin’s hand and eagerly ran over to the Ferrari LaFerrari. With an excited expression, he took out his phone, walked a full circle around the car while filming a video, and sent it to their four-person group chat.
[Handsome Li-li-li-li-li: [video.mp4] Live from Zijing’s underground garage!! ´_>`Cool]
[Mr. Fu: Do you have any idea what you’re saying?]
[Sheng: Someone’s asking for a beating.]
[L: ...]
Seeing the six-dot ellipsis from Lu Yunque, Li Yuexing finally remembered what he was doing.
He had gotten carried away with excitement from borrowing the car he’d been dreaming of and had completely forgotten the most important thing.
Li Yuexing could only leave them on read and play dead.
"Zijing, I’ve got something to take care of at the office, so I’ll be going now. I’ll have the car back to you in a couple of days."
With that, Li Yuexing deftly slid into the car, started the engine to warm it up, and hit the gas, all in one smooth motion.
Only after Li Yuexing had driven the car out of the underground garage did Yun Zijin take the elevator back up to the first floor of the villa.
Since she needed to go out but didn’t feel like getting ready herself, Yun Zijin called Cheng Jun over to do her styling.
Because it was for a casual outing, the look was much simpler than for a banquet, taking only two hours in total.
"You’ve really gotten more and more skillful."
Yun Zijin looked at her reflection in the mirror, feeling as if she had become even more beautiful.
Just as she finished getting ready and was about to head out, Yun Zijin’s phone rang again.
