Seeing that his eyes were deep but he didn't answer, Gu Zhiyuan laughed.
"Mr. Li, are you scared?"
A fleeting, indescribable emotion flashed across Li Nanshan's handsome face. Then he rolled up the car window and stepped on the accelerator, overtaking Gu Zhiyuan.
He wasn't a businessman, and he had no interest in such games. Over the years, he'd always been calm and composed. The only time he'd lost control was because of that girl.
Seeing that Li Nanchuan ignored him, Gu Zhiyuan wasn't in a hurry. It seemed that all this was within his expectations.
Sure enough, such goading tactics only worked on a flamboyant playboy like Fu Qingye.
It was a pity that his target wasn't Fu Qingye.
Soon, only five cars were leading the race. None of these five cars was willing to give way to the others. They overtook each other one after another. Even the audience watching the live broadcast from the drone on the big screen had their hearts pounding. They'd never seen such an exciting race!
The five most powerful families in the capital had all gathered. Even the eldest young master of the Li family, who served in the political circle, had come. Such a grand occasion didn't happen every day!
"Hey! Wait, whose car is that silver one? Was it there before?"
"Damn! It's a professional racing car! The driving skills are so cool! Which young master's car is it?"
"The race is already halfway through, and it just shows up. How exciting!"
"Why does this car look so familiar? Wait, isn't this the Lightning that won second place in the national racing competition before? And the only female racer among the top five."
"Yeah! Is this great racer from our capital? I must go and get her autograph later. She's my idol!"
"Then you'd better be careful. She didn't even show her face during the race. Maybe she's an ugly woman! Hahaha..."
The five racers in the race couldn't see the live - feed. All they could see was the finish line ahead.
Soon, they reached the most dangerous turning. Even Jiang Zeshen, who was always confident, almost made a mistake there.
Seeing the black sports car that had steadily overtaken him, Jiang Zeshen unconsciously tightened his grip on the steering wheel. That was Li Nanchuan's car!
And right behind him was actually Gu Zhiyuan. He didn't know when Gu Zhiyuan had caught up. He took the turn smoothly, as if it was extremely easy for him!
Jiang Zeshen gritted his teeth. He didn't care about doubling the investment for Shen Youjin. What he cared about was his own face.
In the rear - view mirror, Fu Qingye, who had been dozens of meters behind him, suddenly stepped on the accelerator and showed off some skills. He even honked the horn provocatively at Jiang Zeshen.
But Fu Qingye didn't even have three seconds to gloat. Just as he was about to take the turn, a white sports car appeared from behind and blocked him in the blink of an eye.
Fu Qingye gritted his teeth in anger and quickly turned the steering wheel. He wished he could punch Bai Beichen's young face until his mother couldn't recognize him.
But before he could teach Bai Beichen a lesson, Bai Beichen had rushed forward. Fortunately, Jiang Zeshen was in front, which made it difficult for Bai Beichen to move forward.
The road here was narrow. It was already difficult to fit three sports cars. One of them had to give way to pass, but at this moment, all three sports cars were competing and no one was willing to yield.
Just then, a silver racing car suddenly appeared.
Like a bolt of lightning, it managed to pass through the bend where it was difficult for even one car to go, turning at an almost perfect angle at high speed.
The wheels sparked against the ground, and the dust it kicked up was like a cape. In the blink of an eye, it left everyone behind.
At the same time, a harsh horn sounded. Fu Qingye, Jiang Zeshen, and Bai Beichen were all shocked and stared wide - eyed in their cars.
Why was there another car? How could there be another car?
For the first time, the three young masters felt a sense of crisis. The level of danger and the smooth skills were as if the driver had received strict training!
Watching the bolt of lightning disappear, the three of them finally stopped entangled. Jiang Zeshen gave way, and they took the turn one by one and left.
A few minutes later, the road finally became smooth and safe.
Gu Zhiyuan took the lead, followed by Jiang Zeshen, with a silver bolt of lightning in between. Behind them were Fu Qingye, Li Nanchuan, and Bai Beichen in that order.
"I feel like the silver car is deliberately trying to outdo the playboy. It deliberately blocked him when it passed by just now. It's like it's deliberately provoking him."
"I don't think so! The Fu family has invested in this race. Isn't this openly slapping the Fu family in the face?"
"Yeah! This race is actually a gimmick for the launch of the X - series of new cars. It can't be so ignorant of the situation, right?"
"Look! Look! The playboy has overtaken. He's not only overtaken the Lightning but also Jiang Zeshen."
"There's only a hundred meters left to the finish line. General Manager Gu has left them so far behind. It seems that the first place belongs to General Manager Gu."
"Yeah, the gap is too big... Holy shit!!! What's going on? What just flashed past my eyes?"
"This is really lightning! So cool! Even if she's an ugly duckling, I don't care. I'm going to marry her! Aaaaaah —"
"..."
On the broad and clear big screen, when Gu Zhiyuan was less than ten meters from the finish line, the silver racing car, which had fallen behind Bai Beichen, shot out like an arrow from a bow. In full view of everyone, the car body was as agile as a dragon and broke through the finish line at breakneck speed.
The gun indicating the end of the race sounded. Gu Zhiyuan chased after it and came in second.
Looking at the silver car, he wasn't angry at all. Instead, he had a smile on his lips.
She was truly his own protégé. Now she had even outshone him. Should he be proud?
Behind him, Li Nanchuan even managed to overtake Jiang Zeshen by half a car body at the last moment. And both Fu Qingye and Bai Beichen had accidents almost at the same time.
One car suddenly stalled, almost causing an accident.
The other car's tires skidded for some reason, and it even spun in place. It took several seconds to stabilize the car and cross the finish line, but it had already come in sixth.
Bai Beichen looked at his swollen arm. His hand holding the steering wheel was already shaking. It seemed that pushing himself too hard wasn't a good thing!
Jiang Zeshen, who had been in the lead at the beginning, was now in third place. But he didn't care anymore. He just stared fixedly at the silver racing car.
Was it Shen Youjin? But could such a slender and delicate arm really master such advanced driving skills? He didn't want to believe it.
Amid the cheers of the crowd, the door of the silver car opened. A pair of long, slender legs appeared, followed by a graceful figure and a face as bright as a peach blossom and radiant. The answer was revealed.
"Isn't this the illegitimate daughter of the Shen family?" Someone recognized her. "The Lightning is her? How is that possible!"
Listening to all kinds of whispers, Shen Youjin always had a smile on her face. She took the prize money from the organizer and was about to leave.
If it weren't for winning against Jiang Zeshen this time, she wouldn't have shown up in such an occasion. After all, although the name Shen Youjin had a bad reputation, the name "Lightning" was a legend in others' mouths.
But today's result was a bit unexpected for her. She thought there was a chance that Fu Qingye would beat Jiang Zeshen, but she didn't expect it to be Li Nanchuan!
Sure enough, life was full of surprises.
"Little protégé, it seems that your driving skills have reached perfection during the time I was away."
Gu Zhiyuan walked over and said to her with a smile.
Shen Youjin looked at him proudly. Her eyes were no longer those of a timid and heart - broken little girl.
"Sister, my hand hurts so much. Can you help me apply some medicine?" Seeing the two of them talking, Bai Beichen walked over and showed her his red and swollen arm. Because he'd been too nervous and used too much force when turning the steering wheel just now, there were streaks of blood on his already injured arm. It looked painful. After saying that, he didn't forget to glance at Gu Zhiyuan. "Brother, you won't be angry, will you?"
Gu Zhiyuan was slightly stunned. The look in his eyes when he looked at Bai Beichen changed, and the smile on his lips turned cold.
"Master Bai, was your injury really caused by someone else?"