Not Driving a Car in a Fit of Anger (Chapter Requesting Investment and Collection)

Chen Chao was a local from Bincheng. His family was quite wealthy due to demolition compensation, and he had a somewhat arrogant personality, enjoying showing off. This trait was evident from the very beginning of the semester.

However, this minor flaw alone wasn't enough to annoy Li Xian and his dorm mates. The main reason was his loose tongue.

Li Xian spoke his mind but had no ill intentions. Chen Chao, on the other hand, was all talk and loved to stir up trouble.

Who wouldn't find someone like that annoying?

During their first year, thanks to Chen Chao's mouth, their dorm, 414, had practically no secrets. This led to many awkward misunderstandings.

Through Chen Chao's gossip, everyone in dorm 414 was labeled a "freak."

Before the first year was even halfway over, Li Xian and the others began to distance themselves from Chen Chao. They kept to themselves, and things remained peaceful.

By their second year, a trivial matter caused the long-simmering conflict to erupt completely. Li Xian and Wang Meng, along with others, ganged up and beat Chen Chao out of the dorm.

From then on, Li Xian and the others in dorm 414 treated Chen Chao like a stranger. They avoided him when they saw him, and if they couldn't, it would at least result in a barrage of sarcastic remarks. If they got angry enough, they might even get into a fight.

Just now, if Peng Mengke hadn't intervened, they might have come to blows.

"Chen Chao, I'm quite curious. What's this unresolved conflict between you and Li Xian? It's been so long," Peng Mengke asked.

"Just some trivial stuff..." Chen Chao vaguely replied, then probed, "Back then, our dorm had a pretty big fight. Didn't you girls gossip about it?"

"Mmm~~ I heard Deng Qi and the others mention it..." Peng Mengke recalled. "They said you guys had a fight, but the specific reason wasn't made clear. But didn't you reconcile later?"

Reconcile my ass!

I moved out of the dorm!

It was so damn embarrassing.

Chen Chao chuckled self-deprecatingly. He accepted his fault by moving out of the dorm, not escalating the situation further.

Everyone understood that escalating the matter would benefit no one. Chen Chao wouldn't spread his embarrassing story everywhere, and Li Xian and the others didn't publicize it either.

The matter was contained within the male students. Very few girls knew the inside story, let alone Peng Mengke, who was on the fringes of the female social circle.

"There's nothing for me to say to him, and reconcile? Heh..." Chen Chao forced a smile, changing the subject. "With that mouth of his, who in our class doesn't know? He's infuriating..."

"Li Xian's personality is a bit blunt... easily offends people..." Peng Mengke, who used to be in the slightly overweight category, paid a little attention to Li Xian.

"Heh~~ He doesn't just offend people. Besides Wang Meng and a few others, who's on good terms with him... Alright, let's not talk about him." Chen Chao leaned closer and said, "This King Crab place is very authentic. I ordered all the signature dishes, I guarantee you'll like them... I'll pick you up when you get off work tonight, and we can go see a movie."

"We'll talk about tonight later. I might have to work overtime," Peng Mengke neither agreed nor refused, leaving herself some room to maneuver.

"Okay, we'll talk tonight then." Chen Chao had already invested a lot, so he wasn't in a hurry.

About ten minutes later, the dishes started arriving one after another. Li Xian's spread was clearly not as lavish as Chen Chao's, but he was eating with great enjoyment.

He didn't stand on ceremony with Dong Linlin, devouring the food like a starving ghost. In a short time, he had almost finished a plate of salmon sashimi.

"You eat too. Don't just watch me eat, it makes me feel a bit awkward," Li Xian put down his chopsticks and took a sip of tea.

"Heh heh... Watching you eat makes me hungry," Dong Linlin teased. She picked up a piece of salmon with her chopsticks, dipped it in soy sauce, placed it on her plate, then added a bit of wasabi to the salmon before finally putting it in her mouth and chewing slowly.

This was the proper way to eat sashimi with wasabi – distinct layers and full of class, unlike Li Xian who mixed the wasabi into the soy sauce haphazardly and then ate it.

Did he have to be so meticulous?

It's just raw fish that doesn't fill you up.

Li Xian twitched his lips and casually picked up a piece of ark shell and put it in his mouth. "I don't care about the details when I eat. I do whatever's comfortable. Sorry to make you laugh."

"No, not at all." Dong Linlin swallowed her food. "Eating with someone who has a good appetite makes me eat more too."

"Heh heh, didn't you say you've gained weight recently and need to be careful? You want to eat more? Aren't you afraid you won't be able to control yourself?" Li Xian said casually, then immediately felt like he might have said the wrong thing.

Dong Linlin didn't seem to mind much. "I just can't control my mouth, so... you have the sashimi, and I'll take care of the sushi."

"Heh heh... No problem. I was just worried I wouldn't eat enough," Li Xian said with a chuckle, pulling the sushi platter towards him.

The two chatted intermittently, and time slowly passed. In the blink of an eye, half an hour went by, and the plates on the table were almost empty.

Li Xian was half-full and still felt a bit unsatisfied. Dong Linlin comfortably rubbed her belly, clearly very pleased with the meal.

"Let's get out of here. I'll take you back," Li Xian said, glancing at the plates on the table.

"Okay... Waiter." Dong Linlin wiped her mouth with a napkin and called the waiter over to pay the bill.

The total for the meal was 815. Under the waiter's surprised gaze, Dong Linlin took out cash to pay.

The waiter glanced at Li Xian, his eyes seeming to ask, "As a man, aren't you going to do anything?"

Li Xian nonchalantly took out his phone, ignoring the waiter's look.

Holy crap!

This guy is amazing!

The waiter sighed in admiration, took the money from Dong Linlin, and went to the counter to settle the bill and get change.

"Customer, your total bill is 815. Your change is 85."

The waiter deliberately raised his voice. Li Xian finally looked up, still acting as if nothing was wrong. "Can we go now?"

[Mission: I think you want to ask me out - Completed. Time taken: 47 hours 05 minutes: 20 seconds.] [Mission Reward: Character Attribute Points +2, Two Lucky Draws, Character Dong Linlin Charm +1, Yordle Ancient Cologne +1.]

"Pfft... cough, cough, cough..." Li Xian coughed violently, startling the waiter and Dong Linlin beside him.

"Are you okay?" Dong Linlin asked with concern.

"I'm fine, I'm fine... I just choked..." Li Xian waved his hand, feeling extremely depressed inside. Giving her a little more Charm, I can tolerate that. It was a mission reward, after all. But what the hell is this Yordle cologne? Damn it, where's my knife?

Li Xian had no habit of wearing perfume; he thought men who wore perfume were sissies. The System sent him a bottle of cologne, wasn't that just messing with him?

I'm all delicate and soft now, and it's not your fault, System. What are you doing, discriminating against me?

Li Xian complained inwardly, but overall, he was quite satisfied with the rewards from this mission.

Two sequential missions had given him two Character Attribute Points. He wished for more good things like this.

Without a second thought, he put the attribute points into Appearance. Suddenly, a "ding" sounded in his head, accompanied by a System notification.

[Please Host pay attention to adjusting your body shape, otherwise you will not be able to unlock the Appearance upper limit.]

There was an upper limit?

You've got to be kidding me!

Li Xian had considered this possibility before, but he hadn't expected there to be a restriction. This broken System was clearly forcing him to lose weight.

Li Xian's expression shifted multiple times before he finally sighed and put the attribute points into Stamina.

Character Attribute Panel.

Host: Li Xian, Male, 24 years old, Height 182cm (Increased by 4cm), Weight 187lbs (Slightly Overweight).

Title: Quick Shooter (Active)

Level: Lv1

Appearance: 70 (Maxed Out)

Charm: 50

Strength: 51

Stamina: 55

Agility: 40

Unique Passive Skill: [Wish Come True]

Skill Card Slots: 4 [Iron Fist Boy], [Driving with One Hand is Super Cool], [One Shot Into the Hole], [Unlucky Bodyguard]

After adding two points to Stamina, Li Xian didn't feel any significant changes.

He hadn't used the two lottery draws yet. The cologne had directly appeared in his warehouse, and he wasn't in the mood to take it out and look at it.

His warehouse was now filled with a pile of "trash." Li Xian willed it open with a thought, and at the same time, he walked downstairs with Dong Linlin.

System Warehouse.

[Lazy Person's Bath Towel, Ultra-Thin Condoms, Functional Drink, Elastic Chest Binder, Calming Drink, Strong Hangover Relief Tablet, Random Shopping Discount Card, Currency Conversion Card, Yordle Cologne...]

Wearing Yordle insoles and socks, and with the perfume in his warehouse, how many things did these Yordles produce? Were they the System's suppliers?

Li Xian was speechless. He really didn't want to get involved with the Yordles, but their products were genuinely useful.

This was becoming annoying.

System, can't you find a better supplier?

He complained inwardly.

At the same time, he was thinking about how to consume warehouse space as he reached the first floor with Dong Linlin.

Two people followed behind them: Chen Chao and Peng Mengke.

"Mengke, did you see that?" Chen Chao said with disdain. "He actually let a girl pay. Li Xian really would do that. I knew it, no wonder he had money to come to Crab General; he's completely shameless."

Chen Chao's tone was laced with jealousy, and his eyes were filled with envy.

He really couldn't believe such a beautiful woman would pay for Li Xian. Why couldn't such a good thing happen to him?

"How about we split it?" Peng Mengke felt a little uncomfortable hearing Chen Chao's words. "I'll transfer the money to you. The total consumption was over 1400, right?"

"No, no... I'm not as stingy as Li Xian. How could I let a girl pay!" Chen Chao said righteously. He had gone to great lengths to get closer to her and didn't want to lose it over something small.

Over a thousand yuan wasn't much to him. His monthly salary was five to six thousand, plus over ten thousand in subsidies from his family, more than enough for dating.

"Chen Chao, I'll still transfer it to you," Peng Mengke insisted, taking out her phone.

"No need, really, no need. You can treat me next time," Chen Chao refused emphatically.

They walked out of Crab General just before and after Li Xian. Chen Chao, to avoid Peng Mengke, quickened his steps and came up behind Li Xian. This also gave him the opportunity to mock Li Xian.

"Fatty, you ate well, huh?" Chen Chao sidled up to Li Xian and casually put an arm around his shoulder, sneering. "If you're short on cash, just tell me. I can't give you a lot, but a thousand or two is no problem."

"We're not close, are we..." Li Xian glanced at him sideways and bumped Chen Chao with his backside, making him stumble. "Get lost."

"Damn it... I was trying to be nice, and you treat it like a donkey's liver and lungs. Just keep pretending," Chen Chao steadied himself and said.

Li Xian gave him an impatient look and said, "Dog Chao, if you're itching for a fight, just say the word, and I won't hold back."

"I can't be bothered with you..." Chen Chao retorted verbally, but he was a little intimidated. He pulled out his car keys and dangled them in front of Li Xian. The Mercedes-Benz logo on them was very conspicuous.

He said proudly, "Big bro just got a new car, I'll give you a ride." Glancing at Dong Linlin, he added, "It's not good for you girls to take a taxi and pay for it yourselves."

Chen Chao's smug look made Li Xian really want to slap him, but seeing the car logo on his keys made him burst out laughing.

"Hahaha... A Mercedes-Benz, which one is yours?" Li Xian scanned the parking lot. There were two Mercedes-Benz cars in total: a G-Wagon, which was his, and a brand-new white Mercedes-Benz GLC300.

"Beep beep..."

Chen Chao pressed the car key, and the white GLC300 let out a series of beeps. He then said, "This is the latest model GLC300 this year, only about fifty thousand yuan, not expensive!"

"Oh~~ indeed not expensive. Your family must have paid a lot for it, right?" Li Xian said unhurriedly.

"Heh, what's it to you? It was bought by my family, do you have a problem with that?" Chen Chao said dismissively. "Don't tell me a car bought by your family isn't yours. Your family doesn't even have one. I live in a family like this, you can't envy me!"

The new car bought by his family, spoken of by Chen Chao with such righteous confidence, made Li Xian look at him a little differently.

However, the more Chen Chao said it, the more Li Xian wanted to laugh. Even Dong Linlin, who was watching the show from the side, was amused.

What was going on today?

Was it like a son meeting his father?

No, it was like a grandson meeting his grandfather.

Dong Linlin thought to herself, her gaze shifting to Li Xian's Mercedes-Benz G65.

"What a coincidence..." Li Xian chuckled as he took out his car keys and pressed the button. The headlights of the black steel beast next to the white GLC300 flashed. "My family also got me a new car."

He walked over to the G-Wagon and patted the hood, saying, "It's not expensive either, maybe four or five million."

"Hehehe..." Dong Linlin giggled, covering her mouth.

"Li Xian, is this car yours?" Peng Mengke walked over, surprised.

"Yeah, it's mine," Li Xian nodded in response.

At this moment, several passersby gathered around, looking at the steel beast and exclaiming in admiration.

"How could it be yours?"

"Impossible..."

"You're just a poor loser."

Chen Chao stood there dumbfounded, his face full of disbelief, muttering to himself.

"Alright everyone, let's go, we're leaving." Li Xian opened the passenger door for Dong Linlin to get in first, then got into the driver's seat himself.

Just as he was starting the car, Chen Chao suddenly rushed in front of the car, shouting, "Li Xian, where did you borrow this car from? It can't possibly be yours."

"Rumble rumble..."

Li Xian stepped on the accelerator, rolled down the window, and said, "Why is it impossible? It's as possible as your mom telling you that you're not your dad's biological son. Get out of the way..." He revved the engine again. "My car's visibility isn't great, and you're so tall... I can't see you."

The implication was that he hadn't seen him and might run him over, so Chen Chao shouldn't blame him.

"I..." Chen Chao's face instantly turned red. He felt a burning sensation on his face. Seeing that Li Xian wasn't joking and seemed genuinely about to run him over, he quickly took two steps back, clearing the way.

"Idiot," Li Xian cursed, rolled up the window, and then floored the accelerator, drifting onto the road.

ps: Next week there will still be trash recommendations on the PC end. I'm begging for all kinds of support. I'm really at my wit's end.