Shamelessly Cheating in Broad Daylight!

After practicing driving for two days, Li Xian was clearly far more skilled than when he had first touched a car. He was no longer as timid either, no longer afraid to give it gas and crawling along at a snail's pace. He had turned a steel beast into a tortoise shell.

When he had first started driving, Li Xian had practically been a disgrace to the G-Wagon world and the scum of the off-road community.

After two days of frustration, however, he could finally let loose. No matter how good his skills were now, at least he would no longer have his lane inexplicably stolen by other cars.

The G-Wagon drove out of the gate. Li Xian seized the moment and stepped on the gas, accelerating just in time to merge onto the road ahead of a white car.

A minute or two later, the car entered the main road, and its speed gradually slowed to around thirty or forty miles per hour.

The traffic near Xinghai Square was the heaviest in the city. Even if he wanted to speed up, there was nothing he could do.

Following steadily behind an SUV, Li Xian spared some attention for Dong Linlin. The woman had been unusually quiet since getting into the car, making the atmosphere inside somewhat awkward.

She isn't going to give me the cold shoulder, is she?

I don't think I went too far... right?

Damn it, this is all the system's fault.

Li Xian mulled it over, completely lacking any self-awareness about how he had forcibly dragged her into the car just now.

She had been utterly unprepared and had somehow been pulled into the passenger seat. Her mind had been a little dazed from the moment she got in, and only now had she begun to recover.

Normally, someone with Dong Linlin's strong personality would not have lost her composure so badly. But who could blame her when she had run into Li Xian?

He was a steel-headed hothead. Anyone who faced him was doomed to lose.

What, dissatisfied?

Hmph. Double the price of your groceries.

Your grandpa would get criticized no matter how he played chess.

What could anyone do against a "tough guy" who was so reckless that even he feared himself, carried a forty-meter blade, and picked fights with the heavens, the earth, and the air?

The answer was: absolutely nothing!

Of course, he could be dealt with. All one had to do was strip away his courage.

Who had given him that courage?

Was it Liang Jingru...? Bah...

System Daddy: Come at me!

In any case, Li Xian had been watching Dong Linlin's every move from the corner of his eye. He had even taken his right hand off the steering wheel to test the waters.

Unfortunately, she paid no attention to his flirting at all. Her attention was fixed on the car's interior instead.

The car stopped at a traffic light. Li Xian glanced to the right and saw Dong Linlin examining the seat. He cleared his throat, breaking the silence. "The front seats have heating, ventilation, massage, and pneumatic adjustment functions. If you're interested, you can try them."

Dong Linlin looked at him in surprise. "They can massage you too?"

"Mm..." Li Xian nodded and said, "The third button in the row on the left side of the seat."

Dong Linlin pressed the button skeptically. Then she leaned back against the seat. Before long, a force began pressing slowly against the acupoints on her back. It was a little ticklish, but also very comfortable.

After a few minutes, Dong Linlin relaxed considerably and sighed. "This car really is expensive for a reason."

"Heh... It's expensive because of the engine. The interior is only average." Li Xian smiled.

"This is only average?" Dong Linlin disagreed. "Just the functions of this seat are far better than those in my Civic. Of course, I know they aren't really comparable."

At least you know your place.

Li Xian pursed his lips without speaking. At that moment, Dong Linlin leaned toward the car's fragrance diffuser and gently fanned the scent toward herself. "Where did you buy this fragrance? It smells wonderful. It seems to have an invigorating effect too."

I got it from a draw!

"This... is specially made." Li Xian obviously could not say it had been given to him by the system. He continued, "Besides purifying the air and removing leather pollutants, this fragrance refreshes the mind and calms the nerves. It also helps with fatigue while driving and road rage."

"Oh~~" Dong Linlin realized. "So that's how it is."

She had been irritated and on the verge of losing her temper earlier. She had thought she would be unable to control herself, but somehow her anger had suddenly been suppressed, and her emotions had gradually settled.

She had assumed her self-control had improved. She never would have guessed the reason was this.

She had to admit that even the system's junk had some inexplicable functions.

"Is this thing very expensive?" Dong Linlin asked.

How would I know whether it's expensive...?

Li Xian grumbled inwardly and improvised. "This fragrance was just developed by a foreign biotechnology company. For now, it's only supplied to a select group of people. I only have a little. As for the exact price..."

Li Xian did not finish, leaving her to draw her own conclusions.

"Uh... So it's priceless, even if you have the money?" Dong Linlin asked in surprise. She thought, The world of the rich really is impossible to understand. Everything they use is specially supplied.

Li Xian saw that she was interested in the fragrance and tentatively asked, "Do you want some?"

Of course I do!

"..." Dong Linlin kept silent. Her pride made it impossible for her to say so out loud.

She had thought Li Xian intended to give her some. Who could have expected him to provoke her instead? "Don't bother thinking about it. I only have this much, and I can't give it to anyone else."

You're really too much!

You did that on purpose, didn't you?

And those photos you sent me earlier must have been intentional too.

The more Dong Linlin thought about it, the angrier she became. Her cheeks puffed up slightly, and just as she was about to explode, Li Xian said, "However, since you're treating me to a meal today, I prepared something for you."

"Mr. Li, I was only joking yesterday." Dong Linlin spoke at once, forcing down her anger and barely maintaining her composure.

Li Xian frowned slightly and shamelessly said, "I took you seriously. I even made time to come pick you up. Don't think you can get out of treating me."

"Mr. Li..."

Dong Linlin wanted to say something else, but Li Xian gave her no chance. "I came all the way here eagerly to keep our appointment, and now you're telling me it was a joke?"

"I..."

"I bought two apartments from you. Is treating me to a meal really so difficult?" Li Xian suddenly slipped into full method-actor mode. His expression was sorrowful, tinged with anger, and even a little aggrieved. "I didn't want you to spend too much, so I specially went to the mall and brought you a meeting gift. And now you're telling me it was a joke?

"To be honest, I'm a little disappointed in you. I thought we shared the same hobbies, so we were friends. I never imagined you would treat a friend like this.

"Even if you don't consider me a friend, I'm still your client, aren't I? How could you toy with a client like this...? I really am..."

As he spoke, Li Xian reached back, pulled over a shopping bag, and tossed it onto Dong Linlin's lap.

[Driving with One Hand is Super Cool effect activated. Charm continues to rise, with certain special effects.]

Holy crap. [Driving with One Hand] plus [Quick Shooter]. This is going to be fun.

Dong Linlin suddenly became dazed. She stared blankly at Li Xian, then turned back to look at the shopping bag on her lap, sinking into deep self-doubt.

Did I do something wrong?

Did I go too far?

Was I the one who toyed with him?

Is that what happened?

Dong Linlin's gaze grew vacant, and she became somewhat dazed.

Li Xian stole a glance at her and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. I got her tangled up in it, didn't I? Oh, mother of god, this is too difficult. System, do you know how hard this is for me? You're really too damn awful.

Time to shift the blame. Shift it all onto the system.

Dong Linlin remained bewildered. She had never encountered a situation like this. Someone as shameless as Li Xian, a supreme specimen of humanity, was truly a first for her.

Even Manager Wang, the "lecher" she hated, did not possess Li Xian's ability to turn black into white.

Three to five minutes passed quickly.

The car drove eastward around Xinghai Square and finally stopped outside a restaurant near the Bin City World Expo Center.

Li Xian parked the car and said, "We're here. Originally... I was thinking we could eat at Qingshui Zhihun, but that place requires reservations, and who knows when we could get a table. Since you don't have much time, let's make do at this Crab General restaurant."

"Oh~" Dong Linlin came back to herself. When she heard him mention Qingshui Zhihun, her eyelid suddenly twitched.

What?

Qingshui Zhihun?

The average spending there is over fifteen hundred yuan per person. You really know how to pick a place.

Dong Linlin was about to explode, but then she heard Li Xian say they would go to Crab General instead, and she finally relaxed.

Crab General was not exactly cheap either, costing around four hundred yuan per person, but it was within what she could afford.

Wait!

Why did I think I was in the wrong?

He was obviously the one playing tricks on me. He was the one fooling me!

Dong Linlin looked at Li Xian's profile. Her vision blurred for a moment before she could see him clearly again.

She could not understand how she had been led astray by just a few words, losing her ability to think and even beginning to doubt herself.

Little did she know that Li Xian was equally shocked. The combined effect of the two buffs was actually this terrifying.

"What's wrong with me? Could it be that I haven't been in a good mental state lately?" Dong Linlin muttered. She looked at Li Xian again and thought, Why don't I feel like being angry with him anymore? What is going on?

With a score of seventy in looks, combined with the sustained effect of [Quick Shooter], even if Li Xian could not charm this beauty with a score of eighty into a daze, he could at least prevent her from developing any ill will toward him.

She was furious, yet could not vent it. The feeling was exceptionally complicated.

Li Xian did not know her current state because the effect of [Driving with One Hand is Super Cool] had already disappeared. He asked uncertainly, "Are you satisfied with the place I chose? Their specialty is king crab. I don't know how it tastes."

"I haven't been here before either, but I've heard their food is pretty good and reasonably priced."

Things had come this far, and Dong Linlin did not want to dwell on it anymore. They were already there. Was she supposed to take a taxi home?

Li Xian observed her secretly and was delighted. Damn, I pulled it off.

"See how you like the meeting gift I got you. I'm not very good at choosing things." Li Xian pointed at the shopping bag on her lap.

Dong Linlin had been dazed earlier and had not really noticed the bag. Now that Li Xian mentioned it, she opened it curiously. Several exquisite boxes came into view, each printed with the Dior logo.

"Dior... perfume?" Dong Linlin was pleasantly surprised. She took out the boxes and examined them, thinking, How did he know I like Dior perfume?

Li Xian had really just gotten lucky. He had originally wanted to buy Chanel, but the Fu Jia New World shopping center did not have a Chanel counter. In the end, he had chosen Dior over Estée Lauder.

"It's perfume..." Li Xian nodded. "I don't know much about perfume. The sales clerk recommended these and said they were the most popular Poison Series. I don't know whether she was just fooling me."

"Dior perfumes have different series for different groups of people, and there isn't much difference between them. However, the Poison Series really has been the most popular in recent years." As she spoke, Dong Linlin opened the packaging and smelled it.

"Heh, who cares what series it is? As long as you're satisfied, that's what matters. This makes us even." Li Xian smiled and muttered, "The name is funny too. Poison, then Blue Poison, Red Poison, Purple Poison, White Poison... Why not call one Syphilis Poison?"

"Pfft..." Dong Linlin rolled her eyes at him, barely holding back her laughter. "Your way of thinking..."

Suppressing the urge to complain, she rummaged through the bag and found six or seven bottles of perfume. "Why did you buy so many? Don't tell me they're all for me?"

"Dream on!" Li Xian tugged at the corner of his mouth. This girl is pretty greedy.

Of course, he could not say that out loud. He continued, "Pick two bottles. That should be enough to cover one meal."

I can pick two bottles!

Dong Linlin's eyes lit up. It was not greed driving her, but the irresistible temptation of Poison. She loved Dior products and had virtually no resistance to them.

Li Xian had happened to hit the mark, though there had been an element of luck involved.

After agonizing over it, Dong Linlin finally chose one bottle of White Poison and one of Purple Poison. Then, with a sweet smile, she thanked him. "Mr. Li, thank you for the gift. I usually can't bear to use perfume like this. How about I treat you to another meal next time? Even if you choose Qingshui Zhihun, that's fine."

She felt a little pained as she said this. But when she thought that two 100-milliliter bottles of Poison would cost three or four thousand yuan, she gritted her teeth and made the promise.

"No need, no need." Li Xian waved his hand. I make millions every minute. What kind of man makes women keep treating him to meals? Besides, this time there was a reason.

He truly did not care about the meal. His main concern was the chain quest. It was not easy to obtain attribute points or get a draw at present.

"Then... I'll owe you a meal, or I can transfer the money to you..." Dong Linlin said.

"Really, there's no need..." Li Xian said seriously. "It just so happens that I need your help. From what you told me last time, you seem to know quite a bit about furnishing homes. My two apartments are empty, so I'd like to ask you to take care of them for me."

"No problem, Mr. Li."

"Then it's settled." With that, the two of them got out of the car together.

The Crab General Japanese restaurant had a traditional Japanese-style storefront. A huge red king crab specimen was mounted on the wooden signboard. It was hard to tell what it was made of; it was probably foam.

Li Xian and Dong Linlin went up to the second floor and found a seat by the window. The server immediately brought them tea and menus.

"Mr. Li, you can order first." Dong Linlin pushed the menu toward him.

"Stop calling me Mr. Li this and Mr. Li that. It sounds strange. If we're friends, just call me by my name. If you want to be polite, Li-ge or Brother Xian is fine." Li Xian took the menu without ceremony and spoke casually.

Li Xian was rather casual about forms of address. Calling him "brother" sounded more familiar. Titles like Manager Li, Young Master Li, and Young Master Xian were all just formalities.

"Uh... Brother Xian?" Dong Linlin tried.

Li Xian looked up at her. "Right, aren't you older than me...? Forget it, whatever. Just call me Brother Xian."

Dong Linlin: "..."

If someone taped his mouth shut, he would actually be a pretty decent person.

Li Xian glanced over the menu a few times and called the server over to order. At that moment, a man and a woman approached from the front. The woman suddenly called out, "Li Xian? What a coincidence. I never expected to run into you here."

"Hm? Who are you?"

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