You're Not Qualified, You're Not Qualified, Precisely Because of That You're Not Qualified

About ten minutes later.

"Whew... So, what do you think? Not bad, right?"

Pulling over to the side of the road, Liu Chen'ang was panting heavily, her eyes sparkling as she looked at Su Bai.

Su Bai himself wasn't particularly fazed. The thrill of speeding was something his current physical condition could easily handle.

However, Liu Chen'ang's flushed face genuinely caught him off guard.

Truly befitting an S-tier goddess.

Even with her androgynous style, the way her eyes shimmered with excitement and her gaze brimmed with emotion was utterly captivating.

What really stunned Su Bai, though, was how Liu Chen'ang's voice had changed in her exhilaration.

Normally, her voice was neutral—almost boyish, to be precise.

But just now, it had been unmistakably girlish—soft, melodious, and incredibly pleasing to the ear.

Su Bai had never heard a voice so enchanting in his life.

Not even Jiang Qiuran, who studied broadcasting, could compare.

Noticing Su Bai's strange expression, Liu Chen'ang's heart skipped a beat as she suddenly realized something.

Oh no!

She must have gotten too carried away and slipped into her natural voice.

Honestly, for a girl pretending to live as a guy—especially one as inherently delicate and feminine as her—it was no easy feat.

It took skill and dedication.

Luckily, Liu Chen'ang seemed to have a natural talent for acting.

She'd mastered voice modulation back in her teens and had been using it ever since.

But just now, the adrenaline from the drive must have made her drop her guard in front of Su Bai.

Yeah, that had to be it!

Otherwise, why would Su Bai look so shocked?

"Ahem! Uh, you know, my kidneys are kinda weak, and my throat's been acting up lately. When I get too excited, my voice ends up sounding girly. Uh... Su Bai, you don't mind, do you?"

"Why would I mind?" Su Bai chuckled.

"A lot of people think I'm too effeminate and don't wanna hang out with me."

Even as she tried to slip back into her "boy" persona, Liu Chen'ang's words still carried an unintentional hint of shyness.

If this were a real guy, Su Bai might have found it a bit odd.

But Su Bai knew the truth.

Instead, he found himself thinking, "Dude, you smell amazing!"

"Doesn't matter to me. As long as we share the same interests, that's all that counts for friendship."

"Mmm..."

"You look a bit unsteady. Let me drive back—I'm smoother behind the wheel."

"Yeah, yeah, Brother Bai, your driving is so steady."

Honestly, Liu Chen'ang sensed something incredibly mature and reliable about Su Bai.

Given that her parents were superstitious and often pulled ridiculous stunts, she'd unconsciously longed for someone dependable to lean on.

Most importantly, Su Bai was so accepting of her.

It stirred something unfamiliar in her heart—something far beyond the friendship she'd expected...

[Ding! Detected S-tier goddess Liu Chen'ang (Liu Chenyang), Favorability +3, current favorability 81]

[Ding! Detected S-tier goddess Liu Chen'ang (Liu Chenyang)'s favorability has surpassed 80 points. Bound as a cashback target.]

Not bad.

Su Bai grinned inwardly. Aside from buying property, he'd just unlocked another major cashback avenue.

But right now, more important than car mods was purchasing a sports car.

That empty parking spot at Yashi Pavilion just didn't sit right with him.

"Hey, Chen'ang, you got any connections for buying sports cars? I wanna grab a couple—expensive ones, flashy ones."

"Huh? But you just got this new car. How can you afford more? Your parents must spoil you rotten."

Liu Chen'ang was genuinely envious.

Instinctively, she assumed Su Bai was dipping into family funds.

After all, at the Panamera level, the idea of a college student buying it with their own money seemed laughably unrealistic.

Su Bai shook his head. "Nah, it's fine. I help manage some family investments, so I’ve got plenty of disposable cash."

He then showed her a few deposit notifications on his phone.

After all, the system's cashback always came as legitimate investment returns, and with his master-level financial knowledge, setting up conservative investments for his accounts was a breeze.

Even the wealthy heiress was left speechless by his explanations.

By the time Su Bai drove them back to the car show, Liu Chen'ang was practically gazing at him with stars in her eyes.

......

"Junior, I'm serious—you should keep your distance from that Liu guy. The way he looks at you... it's like he wants to devour you."

At noon, Su Bai took his senior Zhou Jialu out for Japanese buffet again.

As a card-carrying buffet enthusiast, skipping meals felt like a waste of his membership.

Plus, this place consistently served top-notch meat dishes.

Zhou Jialu wasn't as into meat, though. She preferred their delicate desserts and appetizers, which were exquisitely crafted with unique flavors.

After taking a small sip of seafood mushroom soup, she lifted her fox-like eyes and solemnly warned Su Bai.

Which only made him burst out laughing.

"Hey, what's so funny?"

Zhou Jialu lightly kicked him under the table.

"Don’t you think it’s hilarious? A woman who looks like she’d drain her husband dry is warning me to watch out for someone who might ‘eat’ me? It’s like the big bad wolf telling Little Red Riding Hood to beware of wild beasts!"

"You’re the worst! I’ve never drained you dry—if anything, it’s you who... Ugh!"

Whatever.

Jealousy aside, Zhou Jialu knew her place. She had no right to interfere with Su Bai's social life.

No right at all.

As the "housekeeper," she had to maintain the proper perspective—Su Bai could hang out with whoever he pleased.

If other girls knew her thoughts, they'd probably find them outrageous.

In this day and age, everywhere you looked, women were being fed advice on how to control and micromanage men.

But Zhou Jialu wasn’t the type to take advantage.

Su Bai treated her so well—it was only right that she reciprocated in kind.

Honestly, she’d been completely won over by Su Bai’s sheer... numerical superiority.

It had reshaped her entire way of thinking.

Whether in financial figures or... certain physical metrics, the man was just unreal.

Remembering their earlier escapades in the car, Zhou Jialu still felt her whole body burning up.

Her junior was something else. Sure, she’d teased him first, but once things got going, Su Bai had been way more intense than her.

Ugh...

A man like this was never meant to be monopolized by one woman. She just couldn’t handle it.

No way.