Chapter 212
Ye Zhenzhen felt like she had lost a lifetime's worth of face today.
She kept her eyes tightly shut, fumbling blindly in Gu Ran's pants pocket.
Through the thin fabric, she occasionally brushed against the young man's firm, warm thigh muscles.
The sensation felt like an electric current, sending a tingling numbness from her fingertips straight to her heart.
How was this looking for keys? It was pure torture!
"Did you find it yet?"
Gu Ran lowered his head slightly, his warm breath fanning against her ear, his tone carrying undisguised teasing.
"If you don't find it soon, I'm going to have to start charging a fee."
"F-found it!"
Ye Zhenzhen withdrew her hand as if she had been electrocuted. Clutching the car keys tightly in her palm, she dashed out of the office as if fleeing for her life.
Behind her came the young man's hearty yet wicked laughter.
......
The underground parking lot.
Ye Zhenzhen sat in the driver's seat of the Audi A6L, both hands gripping the steering wheel tightly, her palms covered in sweat.
She took several deep breaths to barely calm her racing heart.
"You... sit tight."
Ye Zhenzhen turned her head and spoke to the calm-looking guy in the passenger seat, her voice trembling slightly.
"Don't worry, I bought full insurance."
Gu Ran leaned lazily against the seatback and crossed his legs.
Ye Zhenzhen: "..."
There was no talking to him.
Gritting her teeth, she shifted into drive.
Her toes carefully... lightly tapped the gas pedal.
The car moved.
Like a startled snail, it inched forward about five centimeters, and then...
Screech!
A sudden brake.
The inertia jerked them both forward.
Gu Ran looked out the window at an old man hobbling along who still easily overtook their car, and he couldn't help but click his tongue.
"Dr. Ye, if I may be so bold to ask, are you giving this car CPR? Why is it jerking like this?"
"Shut up!"
Ye Zhenzhen was dying of embarrassment and anger.
This was her first time driving such an expensive car. She felt like she wasn't sitting on a leather seat, but on hundreds of thousands of RMB in motion!
She was so nervous her calves were cramping, and this bastard was sitting next to her making sarcastic remarks!
"Alright, alright, I won't speak."
Gu Ran raised his hands in surrender, but the corners of his mouth were curving up wildly.
"Drive slowly, no rush. We have plenty of time tonight."
The more he said that, the more panicked Ye Zhenzhen felt.
She felt like she wasn't driving, but defusing a bomb.
The car crawled through the empty underground parking lot at an outrageously slow speed.
After finally getting on the road, a new show began.
Turning?
She turned on the blinker fifty meters in advance, wishing she could just get out and push it around the corner.
Passing another car?
She completely stopped and turned off the engine, waiting for the other party to go first.
She even silently repeated to herself three times, "You can't see me, you can't see me."
A bicycle whooshed past them, and the boy riding it even looked back.
His eyes were filled with care and confusion for the "female luxury car driver."
Ye Zhenzhen's face was so red it could drip blood.
"Gu Ran, how about... you drive instead?"
She begged with a crying tone, her mentality completely broken.
"No."
Gu Ran flatly refused.
"Why?"
"I drank."
Gu Ran pointed at himself, his face full of righteousness.
"There are thousands of roads, but safety comes first. Drunk driving is illegal; we must be good citizens of a society ruled by law."
Ye Zhenzhen: "..."
When you were acting like a hooligan in the office just now, I didn't see you remember you were a law-abiding good citizen!
She could tell now, this guy was intentionally trying to see her make a fool of herself today.
"Gu 'Dog' Ran, I hate you!"
"Don't be like that, sister."
Gu Ran leaned over and kissed her cheek.
"If you hate me, how will you 'punish' me as you please tonight?"
Ye Zhenzhen's brain instantly short-circuited, and the steering wheel almost slipped.
Countless restricted scenes flashed through her mind.
Are you sure it's a punishment and not a reward?
"Gu 'Dog' Ran, shut up!!!"
This bastard, no ivory could ever come out of a dog's mouth!
Accompanied by the girl's embarrassed shouts and the young man's triumphant laughter, the car slowly swayed down the road.
The cars behind them were blocked and honked incessantly. The continuous beeping sounds made Ye Zhenzhen's palms sweat even more.
Gu Ran, however, was very calm, even pulling out his phone to browse the forums.
"Look, the forum exploded."
Gu Ran slowly read the comments on the forum.
[Extra, extra! The 'WeChat' servers are overloaded! The technical team is rushing to repair them!]
[What's the mysterious grand prize package? Does anyone know?]
[Holy crap, I just matched with the beauty of the foreign language department! She even accepted my friend request! WeChat is awesome!]
Hearing the young man's peaceful voice, the tension in Ye Zhenzhen's heart dissipated quite a bit.
"You... are really amazing."
She couldn't help but sigh.
"Of course."
Gu Ran put away his phone, looking proud.
"So, as the girlfriend of such an amazing person, shouldn't you also step up?"
He reached out and gently placed his hand over Ye Zhenzhen's hand on the steering wheel.
"Don't be afraid, step on the gas boldly. This car performs well and is very steady. Even if you scrape or bump it, the worst that happens is we get a new one."
His voice was neither light nor heavy, but it carried a reassuring power.
Ye Zhenzhen looked at him, and as if possessed, she increased the pressure on her foot.
The car accelerated smoothly and merged into the traffic.
......
When the car finally stopped under the girls' dormitory building, Ye Zhenzhen felt like she had just run a full marathon, her back completely drenched in sweat.
"I... I'm here."
She unbuckled her seatbelt and frantically tried to open the door to get out.
"What's the rush?"
Her wrist was caught once again.
Before she could react, Gu Ran leaned over and sealed her lips once more.
This kiss wasn't as intense as the one in the office earlier; instead, it carried a hint of comfort.
"A reward for you."
Gu Ran gave her a light peck on the lips and said with a smile.
"Female driver, thanks for your hard work."
Ye Zhenzhen's face turned red again.
She pushed the young man away and fled in panic, not even daring to look back.
Gu Ran watched her panicked, fleeing back, his smile deepening.
He leaned against the seatback, savoring the sweetness that lingered between his lips and teeth.
He took out his phone and sent Ye Zhenzhen a message.
[Silly Bear: Tomorrow morning, I'll pick you up for class.]
......
Dormitory 302.
Ye Zhenzhen pushed the door open. Zhao Xiaoxiao and Chen Jing were gathered together watching a movie.
Seeing her return, Zhao Xiaoxiao immediately pressed the pause button and came over with a gossipy look on her face.
"Oh, our goddess is back?"
She said, winking and making faces.
"How was your alone time with Boss Gu?"
"It... it was alright."
Ye Zhenzhen guiltily lowered her head, changing her shoes, completely avoiding their gaze.
"Alright?"
Zhao Xiaoxiao circled in front of her, pointing at her lips with a mischievous smile.
"Look at this little mouth, so red and swollen. What happened, did you just go eat insanely spicy hotpot? Or were you accidentally 'bitten' by some creature?"
"I... that was..."
Ye Zhenzhen's brain spun rapidly.
"That was from discussing the first day of class tomorrow, I talked... I talked until my mouth was dry!"
"Oh——"
Zhao Xiaoxiao and Chen Jing exchanged a glance and dragged out their words in unison.
"So discussing studies takes that much of a toll on the lips, huh? We saw everything. That Audi was parked downstairs for almost half an hour. As for whether the car was rocking or not, well, we wouldn't know~"
"Zhao Xiaoxiao!!!"
Ye Zhenzhen was so embarrassed she wished the ground would swallow her whole. Grabbing her pajamas, she bolted into the bathroom.
"I'm taking a shower!"
Behind her, the unbridled, hysterical laughter of her two terrible friends echoed.
...
Meanwhile, in Dorm 404.
When Gu Ran pushed the door open, Zhang Qi and Li Ming were practically dancing in front of the computer screen, looking more excited than if they had just won the lottery.
"Brother Gu! My dear brother! You're finally back!"
Zhang Qi rushed over the moment he saw him.
"After you left, we posted the compensation announcement just like you said. Not only did those guys stay, but they also camped out in the forum, spamming the chat to ask what the big gift pack is! The server is almost crashing from all their spamming!"
"Nicely done."
Gu Ran patted his shoulder and tossed them a few cans of cola he had brought back from the company.
"Go to sleep early tonight and get some good rest. We have big things to do tomorrow."
A sharp glint flashed in Gu Ran's eyes.
We've already had the appetizers; now it's time for the main course!
...
saw a female celebrity tied up and stuffed in the trunk! Little did he know, countless cameras were aimed at him at this moment - this was a new type of reality show. The first randomly selected passerby was caught in less than an hour. But when Xu Moru was selected, things started to take an unexpected turn. "Damn, this isn't how the script goes. This Xu Moru is too bold, he's not following the rules at all." "Crap, is this guy taking it seriously?" "The female celebrity has been scared to tears!"
ut it can buy an entire year of absolutely perfect training results! Su Yu stared at his empty wallet and decisively opened up various online loan platforms. “Borrow a thousand bucks! Recharge my vitality!” Boom! His vitality broke a hundred points, shattering the limits of the human body! “Borrow ten thousand bucks! Recharge my combat skills!” Boom! A basic punching technique so common it was everywhere instantly maxed out, revealing the ultimate assassination technique of Five Elements Unity—Inner Force! When a rich kid hired assassins for a midnight ambush, aiming to break both of his legs, they instead ran headfirst into a monster—a human-shaped tyrannosaur, brimming with dragon-like vitality. With just two fingers, Su Yu snapped a steel staff reinforced with alloy. Staring at the killer’s stash of stolen cash—a staggering quarter-million dollars—he showed a corporate-sincere smile: “Thanks for the pre-exam gift pack, Mr. Zhao! I’m gonna go re-invest this!” Three days later, at the National Martial Arts College Entrance Exam, while everyone else struggled just to reach the passing line, Su Yu threw a single punch—and more than a thousand vitality points literally detonated the entire arena!
iemie, male, Race: Moon. Hobby: Collecting anomalies. At first, he thought he possessed two systems: the Crimson Rainbow Moon and the Clear Cold Frost Moon. One day, he discovered that he himself could also become a system for others, holding the chessboard of fate. The Eighth Epoch, also known as the Eternal Moon Epoch. Humans, witches, elves, bloodline descendants, specters, demons, and spirits together compose a new history. Walking the path on behalf of the moon, before he knew it, Chen Miemie's footsteps were followed by all manner of strange and wondrous anomalies. As time passed, many titles circulated about him—The King in Yellow, Lord of Anomalies, Heart of the Eternal Moon, and more. "Me? I'm just a traveler who enjoys collecting interesting creatures," Chen Miemie said.
ing gift was a patch of barren land, and disciples were all picked up along the way. He spent fifty years diligently building three "ramshackle little sects," thinking he could finally live a carefree life relying on his disciples. But right at the fifty-year mark, he was suddenly swept away by a spatial rift and exiled to the Chaos Desolation, the Disorderly Ruins. There was no spiritual energy there, only slaughter. Relying on the cultivation feedback from his disciples, Gu Changyuan hacked his way through a sea of blood for eleven hundred years. When the system finally fished him back out, he discovered the ramshackle little sects he'd built back then had developed a rather... unusual style. Hold on... I vanished for a thousand years, so how did my ramshackle little sects become holy lands?!
