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William headed straight for a carport where three people were gathered: one staff member and two H Country nationals. There were requirements and fees for renting cars at the racetrack, and even if someone met them all, it could still be difficult to rent one.

But William considered himself quite lucky. Not only had he successfully rented one, he had also signed a three-month contract right away.

Xin Chun watched William walk over and greet them in English.

"Here to have fun again today?"

"If I don't drive a lap, my hands get itchy."

"Who's the person following you? Is he here to drive too?"

William glanced at Xin Chun. Xin Chun was turning his head curiously to look around, as though he could not understand their conversation and was more interested in observing the surroundings.

"He can't drive. He doesn't know anything about racing, but he's going to ride with me for a lap."

One of them laughed. "You're not going to scare him, are you?"

William said nonchalantly, "If he's brave enough, he won't be scared."

"He can't understand Y Language?"

"He can't," William said. "I'll go change first."

William told Xin Chun to wait there.

Xin Chun nodded.

After William left, the three ignored Xin Chun and began chatting among themselves in H language.

"I thought William had brought another fat sheep over."

"Haha, one fat sheep bringing along another fat sheep. Nice one. You'll be lucky if you can fool this idiot. He's stupid and rich."

"We have you to thank for that."

Before long, William returned after changing clothes. The three stopped talking and, without showing the slightest sign of anything unusual, resumed chatting with William. Xin Chun walked over.

"So, how much did this fat sheep pay to rent the car?" He spoke in Mandarin.

The staff member was from Hua Country, and his expression changed at once. The other two H Country nationals understood some Chinese and sensed that something was wrong.

William looked baffled. "Why are you asking that?"

Fat sheep? Were they calling him that?

Xin Chun said, "You got scammed. They..."

Xin Chun repeated what he had just heard.

William immediately looked at the three of them.

The staff member said, "We never said anything like that. We were speaking H language just now. Did he hear wrong?"

The other two quickly echoed him.

They had spoken Y Language when talking to William, deliberately making Xin Chun unable to understand. They intended to muddle through this matter first.

But Xin Chun took out his phone, tapped it, and played a recording. It was their conversation from moments earlier. Then Xin Chun said fluently in Y Language, "What is your employee number? I'm filing a complaint."

"And you two, don't be so arrogant in Hua Country."

"You speak Y Language?!" William's mouth fell open, his face full of astonishment and disbelief.

In the end, even the racetrack owner was alerted. Not only did he fire the staff member on the spot, he also blacklisted the two H Country nationals. From then on, every racetrack in S City would bar them from entering or competing.

The racetrack owner also compensated William by waiving all fees for three months.

Only then was the matter settled.

Throughout the entire ordeal, William stood stiffly to one side, watching Xin Chun handle everything. The racetrack owner apologized and said supervision had been inadequate, while the three people had lost all face as they were thrown out.

Once it was resolved, Xin Chun handed William the compensation card issued by the racetrack owner.

William swallowed. "You, you..."

Xin Chun asked, "Where do I change?"

"Huh?"

Ten minutes later, Xin Chun showed William what it truly meant to go as fast as the wind. His racing skills were far better than William's.

William got out of the race car in a daze. Only when he heard the door close did he come back to himself. "How can you drive a race car? No, why do you speak Y Language? Didn't you say you couldn't understand it?"

Xin Chun said, "You believe everything people tell you? Just like how that staff member and those two H Country nationals fooled you. The racetrack is so big, and you never thought to ask anyone else?"

"Are you missing a screw in your head?"

William said, "...You, you insulted me."

Xin Chun said, "You deserved it. We're going back."

He turned and left.

William immediately chased after him. "You speak Y Language. You deceived Owen. I'm going back to expose you to my cousin."

"Try it." Xin Chun remained unmoved. "I helped you today, and you're going to repay kindness with hostility?"

William's expression turned hesitant.

Xin Chun said, "You seem to have forgotten something. What did you plan to do by bringing me to the racetrack?"

"Do you think Owen trusts you more than he trusts me?"

"Or do you think telling him about this would really affect me, make Owen's feelings for me change?"

Xin Chun stopped and faced William.

William froze. "You, you knew all along."

This man was incredibly calculating. His cousin was not being completely played, was he?

Xin Chun gave a cold laugh. "Heh. You'd better behave."

William swallowed again.

After they returned, nothing happened. William seemed to want to say something to Owen, but ultimately said nothing.

The next day, Xin Chun and Owen went to the company. William followed them out, saying he wanted to take a look too. When he saw Owen driving, William recalled Xin Chun's driving skills and asked why he was not driving.

Xin Chun looked innocent and surprised. "What are you talking about? I can't drive."

"..."

William stood there with his mouth open, utterly dumbfounded.

Was this another lie to fool his cousin?!

Your methods were truly impressive.

The company project was progressing smoothly. They needed to go abroad to sign a contract. The business trip was scheduled for three days, but the president was quite hospitable and directly booked them a hot spring hotel and a skiing excursion, so they could stay another two days.

Xin Chun was going on the business trip as well, and William insisted on going after he found out.

"I'll pay my own way. You don't need to spend money on me."

William glanced at Xin Chun and said to Owen, "I, I want to go skiing too."

Annie, Ivy's girlfriend, was also paying her own way to go. She had come to Hua Country to see Ivy, and if she could go skiing, of course she would not miss the chance to spend time with her girlfriend.