A Strange Person

"Did you have fun at the race today?" Qi Wang was driving Qi Si's car.

He had left his own car at the company, planning to have the driver pick him up there tomorrow morning.

"It was pretty fun." Thinking of Augus, Qi Si unconsciously revealed a faintly sweet smile.

Qi Wang saw Qi Si's expression through the rearview mirror, and his gaze darkened. "Did you meet someone?"

The last time he had seen that kind of smile on Qi Si's face was when Qi Si mentioned Lin Weiwei.

It couldn't be that woman Lin Weiwei again, could it?

His people had reported that Lin Weiwei had gone to West Mountain today as well.

He had wondered whether Lin Weiwei had gone there specifically to find Qi Si, but he was also afraid of wronging Qi Si.

Besides, Qi Si had said he would come home for dinner that evening, and Qi Wang did not want to ruin the meal.

He had planned to ask after dinner.

Qi Si had been far too well-behaved these past few days. Ever since Qi Si had come of age, how long had it been since he had seen such an obedient little brother? He did not want a Lin Weiwei to shatter this warmth between them.

Now that he saw that expression on Qi Si's face, Qi Wang's heart sank uncontrollably.

"Huh? I did meet someone." Thinking of Augus, Qi Si's smile deepened without him realizing it.

Qi Wang tightened his grip on the steering wheel. "Who was it? Do I know him?"

Qi Si frowned and thought about it. Did his brother know the top racer at West Mountain Club?

He was not sure whether Qi Wang knew him, but he had probably heard of him.

Augus was so famous. Since his brother had found someone to race on behalf of Qi Corporation, he must have looked into the racers' information.

"It was Augus. Brother, do you know him?"

Qi Wang froze.

"Augus?"

"The top racer from West Mountain Club. Brother, you know him?"

"I know him. What? You met him?" Hearing that it was not Lin Weiwei, Qi Wang quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as it was not Lin Weiwei.

"Yeah. I ran into him in the hospital parking lot last time too. When I saw him today, I went over and chatted with him for a bit. I even got his contact information, hehe." Qi Si snickered after saying that.

If an ordinary person smiled like that, they would probably seem a little lecherous. But when Qi Si did it, not only did it not seem lecherous, it was even a little cute.

Of course, that might have been the filter of an older brother.

Qi Wang was somewhat surprised. "Really? He seems pretty easygoing, then."

He remembered that Augus was from M Country and had always been very arrogant.

Other than the club owner, he had rejected everyone else who had tried to approach him.

Before Augus signed with West Mountain Club, he had declared that no one could beat him on the track.

Naturally, that statement had provoked the dissatisfaction of many racers. During that period, racers who challenged Augus had come in endless streams.

Of course, Augus did not accept every challenge. He only accepted challenges from the top-ranked racers.

Without exception, they had all lost to Augus.

As a result, the country's racers had been mocked mercilessly during that time.

Later, a mysterious racer appeared and raced Augus once. Augus lost by a narrow margin.

It was said that racer was the owner behind West Mountain Club, which was why Augus had signed himself over to West Mountain Club.

But those were only rumors. No one knew what the truth was.

As for the owner of West Mountain Club, no one knew that person's identity even now.

All anyone knew was that the club owner was no simple figure—a tyrannosaurus that could not be provoked.

"By the way, Brother, who was the racer you hired?"

Qi Wang glanced at Qi Si in surprise. "You didn't know?"

Qi Si awkwardly looked at his brother, shrinking his neck a little in guilt.

Qi Wang merely gave him a helpless look. "Even if I don't ask you to help out at the company, you should at least pay some attention to your own family's affairs, shouldn't you?"

Qi Si gave another "hehe," deliberately playing dumb.

Qi Wang could do nothing about him and ultimately said nothing more.

"Just a racer who isn't very famous."

Qi Si asked in surprise, "Why didn't you hire someone better?"

Qi Wang explained, "Qi Corporation never intended to compete for that ten percent development rights. We were only participating for the sake of it. Word of this race got out early, and every family came well-prepared. It's not that Qi Corporation can't compete, but there's no need to."

"How is there no need?" Qi Si asked in confusion.

"Qi Corporation has business dealings with Wangjiang, and the negotiations are nearly complete. That ten percent of development rights isn't very important to Qi Corporation."

The land rights and development rights in Wangjiang were all in the hands of the Bo Household. Which companies got a share of the pie depended entirely on a word from Bo Yanqi.

Bo Yanqi had put up ten percent of the development rights, but Qi Si could not understand what Bo Yanqi was trying to do either.

"Brother, when did you start coordinating with Bo Yanqi?" Qi Si asked in surprise.

Qi Wang had just stopped the car. Hearing Qi Si's question, he looked over in confusion. "How did you know it was Bo Yanqi?"

"Uh..." A cold sweat ran down Qi Si's face. He had nearly forgotten that his persona was that of a rich second-generation heir who only knew how to eat, drink, play, and cause trouble.

"Well... I heard Augus mention it while watching the race just now. He said Bo Yanqi was the one who hired him for this race."

Surprise flashed in Qi Wang's eyes. "Who took first place today?"

Since Qi Corporation had no intention of fighting for the development rights, Qi Wang had not paid attention to who came first.

"It was Augus."

Qi Wang frowned. "You mean Bo Yanqi hired Augus to race, and he took first place?"

"Yeah."

"What is Bo Yanqi trying to do? He put up the development rights as a prize, then had his own man win the prize back?"

Had he not intended to give up the development rights from the very beginning?

Then what was the point of putting on this show?

Qi Wang could not understand Bo Yanqi as a person.

"Who knows what Bo Yanqi is thinking? Wasn't he always a very strange person?" Qi Si said carelessly.

Qi Wang thought about it and found that reasonable.

"Forget about him. Hurry up and buy the groceries. Once we're done, we need to get home and cook. Aren't you hungry?"

"Hungry, hungry! Big brother! Food, food!"

"Stop messing around. Watch the road."

"Oh."

The two brothers wasted quite a bit of time on the road. Once they arrived at the supermarket, they knew exactly what they needed and acted quickly, finishing their shopping in half an hour.

Even so, it was already past seven in the evening when they got home.

Qi Wang carried the ingredients into the kitchen to cook.

"Do you need my help?" Qi Si asked.

"Don't come make trouble for me. Go play on your own. I'll call you when it's ready."

"...Okay." He had been thoroughly rejected.

Qi Si took it well. After seeing that Qi Wang truly did not need his help, he returned to his room.

He grabbed some clothes and took a shower first. When he came out, he saw that he had unread messages on his phone.

Qi Si paused, thinking of something, and hurriedly unlocked his phone.

He saw a message Augus had sent him five minutes ago on Green Bubbles.