Club Owner

West Mountain was fairly remote, but groups of spoiled young rich heirs loved flocking there.

That was because there was a racing club on West Mountain.

Qi Si did not know much about the club. He only knew that the owner behind it was extremely mysterious; to this day, no one even knew the owner's surname.

Still, that did not stop them from having fun there.

The club had no special entry requirements. Anyone could enter, regardless of status, as long as their driving skills were good enough.

All sorts of people gathered at the club, but once someone entered its grounds, no one dared cause trouble inside.

There had once been someone reckless enough to get into a conflict with another racer inside the club.

The club explicitly prohibited fighting, but that person had ignored the rule.

In the end, both people involved in the fight were thrown out of the club and forced to pay astronomical compensation fees.

The one who had started it came from a business family as well. He liked using his status to bully others and feared nothing because of his family background.

Yet after that incident, he vanished completely from high society.

Seeing this, the other person hurriedly apologized and offered compensation. He had nearly given up half his family fortune just to preserve his foundation and avoid becoming nothing more than an "I heard" in other people's conversations.

After that incident, no one dared make trouble at the racing club on West Mountain again.

The club owner was not entirely untouchable, either. As long as they followed the club's rules, members still enjoyed a great deal of freedom.

At the very least, the membership threshold was low.

Even someone with the original owner's half-baked racing skills could pass, which showed just how inclusive the club was.

The moment Qi Si arrived at the club entrance, he saw Xiao Chou waiting by the gates.

Qi Si drove over, stopped in front of him, and rolled down the window.

"Yo! Who are you waiting for?"

The moment Xiao Chou saw Qi Si, he broke into a wide grin.

"Young Master Qi! I was waiting for you, of course."

Qi Si gave a soft snort. "What? It's not my first time here. Do you think I can't find the way?"

Xiao Chou did not argue. He simply smiled at Qi Si.

Qi Si sighed. Why did this kid look so foolish?

No wonder he could not beat that green-tea younger brother of his, who was so black-hearted and ruthless, in the book.

"Get in."

Xiao Chou froze and stared at Qi Si in surprise, thinking he had misheard.

"Young Master Qi, are you telling me to get in? Into your car?"

"What else? Is there another car here for you to get into?" Qi Si looked at Xiao Chou as though he were an idiot.

"Uh..." Xiao Chou looked around. At that moment, Qi Si's was indeed the only car nearby.

"Hurry up. Stop dawdling and wasting my time." Qi Si put on an impatient expression.

Xiao Chou did not dare hesitate any longer and quickly opened the rear passenger door.

He did not dare casually sit in the front passenger seat.

"What are you doing?" Qi Si frowned.

"Huh? I... I-I-I'm getting in the car." Xiao Chou looked at Qi Si in confusion.

Seeing how stupid he looked, Qi Si was so irritated that he laughed.

"Am I your chauffeur?"

"Huh?" Xiao Chou paused, then caught on.

After hesitating for a moment, he shut the rear door, walked around to the front, and opened the passenger door.

As he sat in the passenger seat, Xiao Chou felt utterly dazed, as though he were dreaming.

Before today, he would never have dared dream that he could ride in Qi Si's car—let alone sit in the front passenger seat!

It was far too unreal!

Qi Si glanced at the dazed Xiao Chou beside him and felt a little troubled as well.

At a glance, this guy clearly could not stand up to that younger brother from the Xiao Household.

Qi Si said nothing. As an outsider, it was not appropriate for him to interfere so directly in Xiao Chou's grievances with the Xiao Household.

Xiao Chou recovered quickly enough. By the time they reached the parking lot, he had returned to normal, with no trace of anything unusual.

"Young Master Qi, are you racing today?" Xiao Chou asked.

Thinking about his half-baked skills and for the sake of his own life, Qi Si shook his head. "No. I'm here to watch the races today. By the way, who's competing? What's the prize?"

"Young Master Zhang and Young Master Lin are both racing! Oh, and Bo Shao is here too!"

"Bo Fuyu?"

"That's right!" Xiao Chou moved a little closer to Qi Si and lowered his voice mysteriously. "I also heard that the club's star racer is here today. I just don't know whether he'll be competing."

Qi Si's thoughts stirred. "What's the prize today?"

"Speaking of the prize, Young Master Qi, you'll never guess it. This time, it's actually ten percent of the development rights for the Wangjiang land!"

"They're playing that big?" Qi Si asked in surprise.

"Exactly!" Xiao Chou found it hard to believe too. When he first heard about it, he had thought it was a joke.

Only after arriving did he realize it was true.

"I really want to know who the club owner is. He can just put up ten percent of Wangjiang's development rights as a prize. That's incredible!"

"It might not necessarily be his. He might only be lending out the venue."

Qi Si knew about the Wangjiang project too. It had been mentioned in the original novel: the development rights for Wangjiang were in Bo Yanqi's hands.

Bo Fuyu had only gained the upper hand in the Bo Household because he had hitched a ride on his uncle's coattails.

It could be said that without Bo Yanqi's help, Bo Fuyu would never have become the future head of the Bo Household.

But the original novel had never explained how Bo Fuyu had gotten aboard the Wangjiang ship.

Qi Si rubbed his chin. If he took first place this time, could he not nip Bo Fuyu—the future threat to the Qi Household—in the bud?

The moment the thought surfaced, Qi Si immediately dismissed it.

First, even if he really took first place, Bo Fuyu, as Bo Yanqi's nephew, would still have other ways to get involved in the project.

Second, he did not have that kind of ability. His driving skills really were average.

There were plenty of professional racers among the drivers here. If he competed, he would only be serving himself up on a platter.

"That's possible, but even so, that's still amazing!"

Xiao Chou's voice pulled Qi Si's attention back.

"What? Do you want to race too?" Qi Si asked.

Xiao Chou scratched his head awkwardly. "I'm just going out there to have some fun. I never thought about placing. Besides, my car isn't good enough."

Everyone knew what kind of position Xiao Chou held in the Xiao Household. The only reason he had the clothes he wore now was because the Xiao Household feared being criticized for treating him too excessively.

But that was all. As long as he looked presentable, it was enough.

So Xiao Chou truly did not own a good car.

"I remember you never used to join this kind of excitement. What, do you want that ten percent of the development rights too?"

Xiao Chou's expression changed, and the smile that had been hanging on his face could barely remain.

He did want it, though he also knew he was indulging in a ridiculous fantasy.

He had already prepared himself for Qi Si to ridicule and mock him, just like every time before.

He was used to it.

But the next second, Qi Si said, "You want the development rights so you can gain a foothold in the Xiao Household, right? But have you considered something? Even if you get those development rights, you'll only be benefiting your younger brother. You don't really think that this alone will let you live securely in the Xiao Household, do you?"

Even if Xiao Chou's father changed his opinion of him because of this, Xiao Chou would only end up living an even more miserable life.

How could the current madam of the Xiao Household possibly allow Xiao Chou to surpass her own biological son?