Navigate to Red Romance, I Need to Relax!

Driving the brand-new Mercedes-Benz, the two returned to the Fulung Garden parking lot, where Shen Lang parked the car in Xia Shuyi's reserved spot.

After getting out of the car, Shen Lang politely declined Xia Shuyi's persistent invitation to come to her place for dinner.

Shen Lang knew that if he couldn't resist the temptation and went now, what he'd be eating might not be dinner, but a fresh seafood feast!

Bidding farewell to Xia Shuyi, Shen Lang returned home alone. The takeout he'd ordered at noon, a 30-yuan barbecue rice bowl, was still hanging on the doorknob.

Shen Lang didn't want to waste it, so he took it inside, opened it, and started eating.

After wolfing down dinner, Shen Lang was about to take a shower when he felt a bunch of hard objects in his jacket pocket.

Shen Lang pulled them out and saw that, in addition to his rental apartment and Mercedes-Benz car keys, there were actually two bank cards of different colors.

One was the 500,000 yuan Xia Shuyi had forced upon Shen Lang in the car, and the other was Shen Lang's own bank card with 340,000 yuan, intended to pay for the car.

Shen Lang smiled helplessly, opened WeChat, and teased, "Sister Xia, you're no fun like this. I really don't want to be a kept man."

Four Seasons Peace: "I don't care, if I tell you to eat, then eat! {angry}"

Shen Lang was amused. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "So what's our relationship now? Does this mean you're keeping me?"

The other side hesitated for a few minutes before typing a reply: "Whatever, if you feel uncomfortable about it, you can also think that you're keeping me. Anyway, I've already decided on you~ {shy}"

Sleep Till Dawn: "But I don't want to keep you, and what kind of kept relationship has the mistress giving money to the employer?"

Four Seasons Peace: "I don't care, if I say you're keeping me, then you're keeping me. If you talk back again, I'll come down with a steel wool scrubber right now to find you!"

Sleep Till Dawn: "Sis, this is forcible abduction, I'm going to report you to the authorities! {tearful}"

Four Seasons Peace: "Nothing you say now will help. Just obediently give in to me. I'll be good to you from now on. {flowers}"

Sleep Till Dawn: "You rascal~ {flowers}"

As Shen Lang chatted, he couldn't help but laugh to himself.

The Landlady was getting more and more humorous.

After chatting for a good ten minutes, Shen Lang put down his hot phone and lay on his small bed, lost in thought.

Shen Lang had never been in a true relationship.

But he clearly felt that the relationship between him and Xia Shuyi was definitely not that of a boyfriend and girlfriend, nor was it a kept relationship.

After all, what kind of kept relationship has the mistress giving money to the employer? This was simply defying all logic.

No matter how chaotic the elite circles were, it couldn't be this chaotic, could it?

"Forget it, time for a shower!"

After pondering for a long time, Shen Lang was too lazy to analyze it further.

Life, whether good or bad, had to be lived. Thinking so much was useless; living in the present was the most correct approach.

The next morning, as Shen Lang had just woken up and was about to wash up, Su Lexuan sent a video call invitation.

Su Lexuan didn't want Shen Lang to appear in front of her other roommates, always feeling that Shen Lang would be targeted by these single roommates.

So, for all the time they had been interacting, Shen Lang had never appeared in front of Su Lexuan's other roommates; most of their conversations were voice calls.

Only when her roommates were asleep or not in the dorm would Su Lexuan secretly video call Shen Lang.

Today was Saturday, and her roommates had all gone home to be with their families.

Her best friend, Ye Xinxin, had also gone out to buy breakfast.

Su Lexuan was the only one in the dorm. After washing up, she immediately eagerly sought out Shen Lang to chat.

Su Lexuan had a very lively personality. After the video connected, her eager and adorable face appeared on screen, and her energetic voice came through.

"Shen Lang, are you awake? Are you free today?"

"Just woke up, brushing my teeth."

Shen Lang, toothbrush in mouth, raised an eyebrow and mumbled, "I'll drive over to find you in a bit."

In the first few days, when Su Lexuan called or video-called, Shen Lang, who was still quite socially anxious, might cough a few times to clear his throat before answering.

Or he might adjust his phone to a better angle to make himself more photogenic.

Now that their relationship was more familiar, and under the System's influence, Shen Lang's personality had gradually settled, and he wasn't as nervous as he was initially.

He simply propped his phone by the window, the camera pointed at his upper body.

Most couples in love were like this.

Although the attitude was a bit perfunctory, their feelings wouldn't diminish because of it; instead, they would become more intimate.

"Okay, okay!"

Su Lexuan sat cross-legged on her small bed, her two fair legs tucked under her, happily swaying back and forth. Then, as an afterthought, she asked, "Oh, Shen Lang, you have a car?"

"Yep, just picked up a Mercedes yesterday."

Shen Lang hummed proudly, "I'll drive you out to have some fun in a bit!"

"Mm-hmm!"

Su Lexuan didn't care what car Shen Lang drove, nor did she want to know.

She was just looking forward to where Shen Lang would take her later; this was a normal romantic logic for girls.

Moreover, Su Lexuan came from a well-off family. If her parents weren't worried about her driving skills, they would have gotten her a car to drive herself.

"Xuan~, open the door, I forgot my keys."

"Talk to you later, my roommate's back. Just pick me up at the school gate later."

Su Lexuan blurted out, flustered, and quickly ended the video call.

"Why does it feel like a secret rendezvous?"

Shen Lang shook his head exasperatedly and put his phone in his pocket.

After washing up, Shen Lang went to the underground parking lot.

The Mercedes-Benz he'd just picked up yesterday was coolly and stylishly parked in Xia Shuyi's exclusive parking spot.

Shen Lang took out the silver-white car key and pressed the unlock button.

The silver-white car honked twice, and its headlights flashed twice as well, giving Shen Lang an inexplicable sense of comfort.

Many new car owners feel this way for the first period after buying a car.

The better the car, the more accomplished the owner feels when pressing the unlock button before driving.

This feeling gradually fades, or even becomes annoying, once they tire of driving.

Pulling open the car door, Shen Lang sat in the driver's seat.

After admiring the exquisite interior for a moment, Shen Lang finally coughed twice, a little excitedly, and with clumsy English, activated the Mercedes voice assistant: "Hey, Mercedes~"

The Mercedes voice system popped up, a synthesized female voice saying, "How may I help you?"

Shen Lang had originally intended to navigate directly to Zhuhai University to pick up Su Lexuan.

But remembering a meme video he'd seen recently on Douyin posted by other Mercedes owners, Shen Lang took out his phone, started recording, and commanded in English.

"Navigate me to Red Romance, I need to relax!"

Ding dong! As a distinguished Mercedes owner, you should prioritize your career and family. Please do not bring Cadillac habits to Mercedes owners.

"Hahaha, that's so funny."

Shen Lang saved the video, chuckling wryly, and then navigated to Zhuhai University.