Section 34: I Like You

Wang Xiaoman looked like she was about to cry from anxiety.

Ronan also felt that the situation might be a bit serious, but he still asked relatively calmly,

"What exactly happened?"

Wang Xiaoman took a deep breath, composed herself, and then quickly recounted the events.

"...In short, after that night, Wei Wei just hasn't been right."

"She wasn't like this before. I could tell she was very unhappy. That week in Bo Ning District, I stayed with her and tried everything. Although she outwardly exhausted herself and seemed to be having a great time, I don't know why, I just felt something was wrong with her."

"After school started, she skipped class for three consecutive days. It took me a long time to find her, but she was just staring blankly in the dorm."

"Yesterday, I took her out for a walk, and she seemed to have made some kind of decision. I originally thought her mood had improved, but who knew that when I was going to find her for dinner today, I found out that Wei Wei had actually sent Miss Lingzi away and gone to participate in an underground car race by herself! She even told me not to interfere... I really had no other choice."

"I could only come to you."

Wang Xiaoman's face was flushed red. Although her speech was not very smooth, this time, Ronan finally understood the whole story.

What kind of crazy stunt was this girl pulling now?

A rich young lady inexplicably going to participate in a car race? Wasn't this risking her life?

Originally, according to Ronan's nature, since his previous attempts to explain the misunderstanding to Wei Wei had failed, he was simply too lazy to bother with the matter anymore.

However, she was Earl Will's daughter.

Ronan still remembered that on the eve of his departure for Azure Ring Island, Earl Will had asked Chen Du to relay a message to him, hoping that he could keep an eye on Wei Wei for him. It seemed the Earl had some understanding of his willful daughter.

Ronan frowned.

He didn't want to get involved in this matter. But Wang Xiaoman's helpless eyes made him feel a little soft-hearted.

If he didn't go, then Wang Xiaoman would inevitably go alone tonight. Was this clumsy little girl really suitable for that kind of place?

'Just consider it returning a favor to the Earl,' Ronan said to himself. After all, as an escaped convict from Crescent Prison, he was wanted throughout the empire. Earl Will daring to harbor him was actually taking a terrifying risk. Just for this point alone, Ronan couldn't just ignore Wei Wei.

If worst came to worst, he would just tie Wei Wei up and bring her back to Yi Lin Manor for the Earl to handle himself.

Girls were really the most troublesome things.

"Let's go. You should know the location of the underground car race, right?"

Having made up his mind, Ronan decisively returned to his room to change into travel clothes and walked out of the dormitory with Wang Xiaoman. "Do you have a car?"

Wang Xiaoman said timidly, "I do."

"As long as we make it in time," Ronan remained very calm.

Wang Xiaoman's face turned red. "I have a driver's license."

Ronan nodded. "Okay."

Wang Xiaoman was about to cry. "I have a driver's license... but I've never driven before. I can't let anyone know about Wei Wei's situation, so I didn't tell the driver."

Ronan was speechless.

"It's okay, I'll do it." He casually took Wang Xiaoman's keys, and the two quickly arrived at the campus parking lot.

"You, do you have a driver's license?" Wang Xiaoman suddenly realized after getting in the car.

"No."

Ronan was very calm.

"..."

Wang Xiaoman silently fastened her seatbelt, a little nervous. "Is it really okay?"

Ronan floored the accelerator:

"As long as you don't get carsick."

The northern highway of Azure Ring Island, a wide aerial road built around the mountains, was originally one of the most famous tourist attractions on Azure Ring Island. Here, one could see the famous "Azure Sea Sunrise."

But whenever night fell, it often became a gathering place for street racers.

The northern highway was sparsely populated, and the people who gathered here were often powerful and influential noble children, so the police were too lazy to bother. The unspoken rule was, as long as no one died, everything was fine.

Tonight, the top of the northern green mountain was particularly lively.

More than twenty luxury cars were parked haphazardly along the grass on both sides. A total of six sports cars of different models were roaring excitedly under the tuning of mechanics.

"Wow! One Dark Leader, two Judicators, one Rampaging Rhino, and also the Rose Sword and the new Blizzard model just released by Lin Corporation this year."

"Tonight's race is bound to be very exciting!"

Under the host's instigation, the atmosphere on the scene had been ignited to the extreme. A group of people cheered around the starting line of the six sports cars! Although it was early October, there were still a few unrestrained girls wearing bikinis under thin trench coats, occasionally screaming and flashing, revealing endless spring scenery.

"Tonight's night carnival is different from usual. You all know!"

The host was short, but he had excellent speaking skills. He reached out and pointed to the rose-red sports car:

"Let's give a warm round of applause to Miss Wei Wei from Yi Lin Manor!"

Everyone stood up and applauded!

Only the young man beside the Blizzard car showed disdain.

These people claimed to be nobles, but in reality, they were just descendants of low-ranking nobles. All of them combined weren't as significant as him, Lin Chenluo.

Despite this, although the Lin Corporation, where Lin Chenluo belonged, had developed rapidly in recent years, it still didn't have the qualifications to enter the noble stronghold of the Emerald Star Region – Bo Ning District.

In contrast, Yi Lin Manor was the overlord of Bo Ning District!

Therefore, Wei Wei's arrival would definitely capture everyone's attention. Not only were all the men present staring at her intently, but even the girls showed curiosity and a desire to approach and talk to her.

These people were veterans of social scenes. Although young, they were quite calculating. Getting involved with Yi Lin Manor naturally brought many benefits.

However, hearing the news that Wei Wei herself would be participating in the race still surprised them a little.

Among nobles, except for a few crazy ones – like Lin Chenluo, a lunatic obsessed with cars – most who played underground racing would provide the car and find excellent drivers to compete.

A person of high status doesn't sit under a precarious roof; that was roughly the meaning.

Wei Wei personally competing inevitably made people feel a bit uneasy, but at this moment, the atmosphere of the race had been hyped up to be incredibly enthusiastic, and the few rational people couldn't stop any of it.

Moreover, Wei Wei seemed to have a very firm attitude.

"If you lose, your newly bought [Rose Sword] will be mine."

Lin Chenluo chuckled dryly, "Sister Wei Wei, racing isn't suitable for women."

As soon as he said this, several followers whistled loudly.

Wei Wei leaned against the supercar [Rose Sword] and said coldly, "Stop the nonsense. If you're going to start, start quickly."

"Okay. We're all ready."

Lin Chenluo saw that the mechanics were all giving the 'all clear' signal and shouted loudly to the host:

"Jones! You can start!"

The host raised his megaphone, just about to speak, when suddenly, on the other end of the sparsely populated northern highway, a bright light appeared.

"What the f*ck... who's so inconsiderate!"

"Yeah! Coming here in the middle of the night to die!"

"Luckily the race hasn't started yet... How did the Ravens do the blockade?"

Everyone cursed, but that car looked quite small, yet its high beams were blindingly bright, directly hurting their eyes!

"Road closed! Road closed!"

The host, Jones, said through the megaphone, "Please pull your car over to the side of the road, please pull your car over to the side of the road!"

"There's a race about to happen here!"

However, no matter how Jones issued the ultimatum, that car seemed to ignore it, leisurely driving over at a neither fast nor slow speed.

Everyone was furious, only Wei Wei's expression changed slightly.

She recognized that car.

As the lights got closer, everyone could see that it was a very feminine sedan – the [Mini Dragon].

Although the price of this car wasn't low, compared to these six supercars, it was like a small witch meeting a great one.

The Mini Dragon slowly stopped, blocking the road.

Everyone cursed in anger. Some were preparing to go forward and intimidate.

However, at this moment, the Mini Dragon's car door opened, and a handsome young man got out.

His gaze swept across the entire scene, finally settling on the Rose Sword.

"Come with me."

Ronan's voice wasn't loud, but it strangely drowned out everyone's clamor and reached Wei Wei's ears.

Her heart skipped a beat.

She looked at Ronan stubbornly, "Why?!"

Ronan quickly stepped forward, ignoring the others, and just stared at Wei Wei, "It's not safe."

"Oh, I thought it was someone who would drive such a sissy car, turns out it's Young Master Ronan!"

Lin Chenluo's eyes lit up, and he suddenly mocked, "Does Miss Wei Wei need your permission to participate in a race?"

Everyone's gaze towards Ronan was also full of contempt and disdain.

Although it was said that this person also came from Yi Lin Manor, it was highly likely that he was just a target pushed out by the Earl. How could he compare to a genuine young lady like Wei Wei?

Most of these noble descendants also hung out in the various academies on Azure Ring Island and were in the same circle as Lin Chenluo. They had long heard about Ronan's glorious deed of [Guaranteed Admission] and naturally disdained associating with him.

Nobles were representatives of the elite! They had their own pride. Only a few shameless nobles would use methods like guaranteed admission. Most nobles still relied on their true talent and learning to get in.

Undoubtedly, in their eyes, Ronan was simply a disgrace to the noble circle.

Now, at the peak of their excitement, he actually wanted to stop this race. It was impossible for anyone to agree!

Even more people fanned the flames: "Miss Wei Wei? I heard Ronan is your cousin? Looks like if you want to race, you need your cousin's approval, huh?"

Ronan frowned and lightly clenched his fists.

Wei Wei, who was in front of him, uncharacteristically wasn't provoked or angered. She just looked at Ronan, biting her lip, and asked:

"What are you doing here?"

Ronan said calmly, "I told you, I'm taking you away."

"Why do you care about me?" Wei Wei asked.

"You are the Earl's daughter," Ronan replied.

"So... you still like Su Xiao?" Wei Wei's eyes were full of disappointment.

Ronan was silent for a moment.

He was very surprised by the logical connection between these two sentences and didn't understand why Wei Wei said this.

However, Ronan was a very honest person:

"No, she's my friend. I think she's a good person."

Wei Wei bit her lip until it bled, then suddenly hugged Ronan, shouting somewhat hysterically:

"So you don't like Su Xiao?"

"So you rushed over immediately after hearing about me from Wang Xiaoman, you still care about me."

"So... I still have a chance?"

Ronan was completely bewildered. It was the first time in his life a girl had actively hugged him, and he was very unaccustomed to it: "Calm down first, I don't quite understand what you're doing..."

"What else could I be doing!" The little devil girl hugged Ronan tightly, closed her eyes, and shouted loudly:

"I like you!"

The next second, the entire mountaintop echoed with this sentence.

Pfft!

Lin Chenluo, who was just about to take a sip of water and watch the drama unfold at Yi Lin Manor, was choked by this scene. He coughed wildly, and while coughing, he looked up with a look as if he had seen a ghost.

Damn, the plot can't have such a sudden twist, can it?

Everyone was stunned.

Ronan was completely dumbfounded, with only one sentence left in his mind:

"I like you!"

Having lived two lives, this was the most straightforward and direct girl he had ever met.

It was also the first and only time someone had actively confessed to him.

A big chapter of four thousand characters. To be honest, during the public period, a typical author only updates about four thousand characters a day. This book is expected to be put on the shelves in July, and there is still a full month of free reading. Coconut has been very generous, so please don't scold me for delaying updates. I get hurt easily. Good morning, daily recommendation.