My Leg's Gone Numb!

"What about the remaining thousand you promised?"

The moment the G-Wagon pulled out of the parking lot, Cao Xue couldn't help urging Li Xian to settle the balance. She was a total money-grubber, dead afraid he'd stiff her on the payment.

Two grand for a slap—that money was way too easy to make.

But hell, if it let him blow off steam, what did it matter if he gave her ten thousand?

Money couldn't buy happiness, but it sure bought his.

Right now, cash was the last thing Li Xian was short on.

"I've already transferred it to you on VX!"

After generously sending Cao Xue the thousand, he shifted his focus back to the car, gripping the steering wheel carefully as he kept the speed around forty kilometers per hour.

Driving a G-Wagon like this was pathetic enough to choke on.

But there was no helping it—he hadn't touched a car since the day he got his license, which was four or five years ago now. He was way out of practice.

For now, he had to take it slow and get reacquainted. In a few days, he'd probably have the car's full performance unlocked.

That wasn't just hot air!

Back when he took the driving test, he'd passed every subject on the first try. He had a real knack for driving, and he'd even learned on a manual transmission. Handling this automatic was more than enough.

"Li Xian, is this Mercedes really yours?" Cao Xue accepted his transfer, glanced at her VX wallet balance, then suddenly asked.

She'd noticed the car earlier, but she'd been more focused on her wallet. Now that it sank in, she was getting curious about the ride.

After all, it was a G-Wagon—with that bold, handsome exterior, it was hard not to draw attention.

Cao Xue was pretty clueless about cars, but she knew the big names: Mercedes, BMW, Audi, Volkswagen. Her gut told her this big Benz wasn't cheap.

"Yeah, it's mine. What about it?" Li Xian replied flatly, eyes still fixed straight ahead.

Practicing on a main road in the baddest G-Wagon around—he couldn't afford to slack off. He wasn't worried about someone hitting him, but hitting someone else would be a problem.

"It's really yours? I never pegged you for hiding something like this!" Cao Xue exclaimed in surprise, running her hands over the buttery leather seats. "This big Benz must be a few hundred grand, right?"

"A few hundred grand?" Li Xian shook his head with a chuckle. That might cover a wheel and some interior trim.

"Too low?" Cao Xue saw him shake his head and gasped. "Don't tell me it's over a million? Damn, that's a luxury ride."

Her eyes flickered as she sized Li Xian up from head to toe. Who would've thought this fat guy in cheap clothes, puffing on White Pagoda Mountain cigarettes, was driving a million-plus car?

Ugh, she should just gouge her own eyes out.

No, Zhang Ning, that idiot, should gouge hers out.

Just as Cao Xue was lamenting her own blindness, Li Xian shook his head again.

At that moment, they hit a traffic light. The front was red, so he stopped the car, turned to her, and said, "Look it up on Baidu yourself. I don't have time to explain—I need to focus on driving."

"Over a million isn't enough?" Cao Xue was stunned, nearly jumping out of her seat.

"Keep it down. The light's green." Li Xian sighed in exasperation, releasing the brake and giving it some gas.

"Oh, oh..." Cao Xue quickly covered her mouth, then whipped out her phone. Glancing at Li Xian, she whispered, "What model is this big Benz?"

"Mercedes-Benz G65, limited edition."

Cao Xue opened her browser, silently repeating the model name he'd said, typed it into the search bar, and started looking.

In a moment, a flood of results popped up about the Mercedes-Benz G65—like the first G-Wagon appearing in Magic City, who the owner in Capital City was, and further down, the official price and performance specs.

V12 6.0T, 1000 Nm, 630 hp, 0-100 km/h in 5.3 seconds...

None of that made sense to her.

Diamond-stitched manual leather seats, black-and-orange color scheme bursting with sportiness, traditional gear stick, mechanical handbrake, three differential locks...

She didn't get that either.

Front seats with five functions: heating, ventilation, massage, pneumatic adjustable side bolsters for full wrap-around support, automatic pneumatic adjustable side bolsters...

That she could sort of grasp—seats that massage? That sounded awesome!

Okay, none of that was the point.

The point was the official price listed.

Base price: 3.5 to 3.78 million yuan. All in, about 4.3 million.

Seeing that terrifying number, Cao Xue felt like she'd been struck by lightning. Her whole body jolted, and her phone slipped from her hand onto her thigh.

"Holy crap, over four million? This car of yours is insane." Cao Xue's voice trembled. She felt blood rush to her head, her heart pounding faster, and her gaze at Li Xian turned blazing hot.

Like he was her beloved little sweetheart—no, even cuter than cash.

"Damn... traffic jam." A long line of cars stretched ahead, and Li Xian stopped with a sigh.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught Cao Xue in the passenger seat staring straight at him, making him totally uncomfortable. "Can you not stare at me like that? I'm driving. A four-million car's nothing—there are plenty of multimillion rides out there, and plenty of off-roaders better than mine."

What a fuss over nothing!

In Li Xian's eyes, four million was just the entry point for luxury cars, nowhere near the tens-of-millions ones.

But the G-Wagon was a legend—that made it different.

That might sound a bit arrogant, but it's the truth.

Am I getting a little full of myself?

With a system, it's hard not to get carried away.

"Four million. That could buy a two-hundred-square-meter apartment in the best neighborhood in Xinghai Bay," Cao Xue said, her mind always on Bin City real estate, naturally using it as a comparison. "In the High-tech Zone, you could get two. Jinzhou goes without saying—basically, anywhere in the city center, you can live wherever you want."

Li Xian rolled his eyes at that. Do you think I don't know?

The road ahead was clear now, and Li Xian had no time to deal with her. He started the car and kept driving.

This girl seemed possessed, still muttering away. After finishing with the houses, she moved on to Lu Yang.

Waving her hands around, she exaggeratedly described how Lu Yang had been bragging about his thirty-something-thousand BMW 3 Series.

"You have no idea how insufferable he was. And Zhang Ning kept showing off to me, saying she had good taste for landing a high-quality meal ticket. I wanted to throw up. That slap just now felt so good—I've wanted to hit her for ages." Cao Xue made a disgusted face.

"Heh." Li Xian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The dynamics between girls were really complicated.

"Li Xian, if Zhang Ning finds out your Mercedes cost over four million, she'll definitely regret everything. No, wait." Cao Xue paused. "She's probably already regretting it. She loves studying cars, watches, clothes—stuff like that. She must've figured out your Mercedes is worth a fortune."

"Heh. Whether she regrets it or not has nothing to do with me anymore." Li Xian said flatly. "By the way, your place is near Heishijiao, right? We're almost there."

"Yeah. It's Penglai Garden, next to the bus stop." Cao Xue answered instinctively, then suddenly noticed something off in Li Xian's tone. "You're not trying to kick me out, are you? Don't do that!"

Li Xian smiled but said nothing. Sharp. That's exactly what I mean. You're way too noisy.

With you bothering me like this, when will I ever get the car home?

"No way!" Cao Xue dragged out the word, softening her voice. "Don't make me leave, okay? I won't annoy you anymore. I'll shut up, I promise. I'll just take some pictures, alright?"

Ha. Nothing you say will work!

Li Xian still ignored her, even stepping harder on the gas. The Heishijiao station was right ahead.

After about three minutes, they finally arrived. Li Xian smoothly pulled the car over to the curb.