บท 10: The Racer
บรรณาธิการ: EndlessFantasy Translation
"Well, you have to ask Lu Huai." Han Xiang really didn't know where Ying was.
"When are you coming back? Should I pick you up?" This was the first time Han Yang had taken the initiative to talk so much to Han Xiang.
Han Xiang smiled. This dilemma was quite interesting, so she deliberately teased him, "What's wrong? Are you worried about me?"
In the end, Han Yang did not say anything. He pursed his lips and waited for Han Xiang to get down to business.
"I'll be back on my own. I should be able to make it for dinner. Thank you." Before leaving, Han Xiang even winked at Han Yang.
Seeing that Han Xiang was in a good mood as she got into Lu Huai's car which had an Ultraman decal on it, Han Yang said to the driver, "You can go now."
Once in the car, Lu Huai showed her the pile of Ultraman figurines that he had placed in the car. Han Xiang was perfunctory as she watched the scenery outside the car window change bit by bit, from tall buildings to bungalows and small houses.
"Are we in the suburbs of S City?" Han Xiang was a little puzzled.
"Why are you asking when you already know?" Lu Huai looked at Han Xiang as if he was looking at a fool.
When the car stopped in front of a car repair shop, the driver reminded him, "Young master, Miss Han, we're here."
"Yes, yes, you can go back now."
After Lu Huai gave his instructions, he got out of the car first and started shouting, "Ying!"
A man walked out from the back of a small car that had been pushed up. He hugged the little fatty who was jumping up and patted his butt. "Good boy, you've gained weight again."
The man saw Han Xiang and greeted, "You heartless girl. I thought you had forgotten about me."
The man in front of her was very tall. He wore a vest and had a lot of muscle on his body. His facial features were strong and he looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old. He was smiling at Han Xiang, revealing his straight white teeth.
'This person knows me? It's weird, why don't I have any memories of him...? Was this person even in the original book?'
Lu Huai first explained for Han Xiang, "Xiang Xiang was almost kidnapped some time ago. She suffered a lot."
Looking at Han Xiang's widened eyes, Lu Huai added, "It was your mother who told me."
"Oh? Kidnapped? What happened?" Chang Ying revealed a thoughtful expression.
"It's hard to say."
"It's pretty impressive that you managed to escape. Did you get hurt or something?"
"Hmm... I bumped my head. I don't really remember some things after I came back." Under these circumstances, she could only pretend to have lost her memory. Han Xiang felt helpless.
Seeing that Han Xiang did not want to say too much, Chang Ying did not ask any more questions. He was ready to bring the two of them to work.
"Let's go. I've been waiting for you to come. I've bought everything. Let's go take a look."
Chang Ying pushed out a motorcycle with a rather cool design from the garage. He also carried a large bag of things and beckoned the two of them to get on.
Lu Huai urged Han Xiang to get on. When Han Xiang grabbed Chang Ying's clothes, the little fatty climbed onto the motorcycle nimbly and hugged Han Xiang's waist.
"Sit tight!" Then the speed increased and Han Xiang felt like she was about to be blown away, Lu Huai was still shouting excitedly.
Han Xiang had no choice but to bend down and hug Chang Ying's waist.
As she watched Chang Ying skillfully turn, overtake, and accelerate, Han Xiang suddenly thought of who Chang Ying was in the book!
He was the racer! He was the racer in the book who was sponsored by the male protagonist all the way to the World Racing Championships. He was the man whom everyone called "Chang Shen". That was who Chang Ying was!
Chang Ying parked his motorcycle under a tree. Han Xiang got off the motorcycle and looked up. On the door of the courtyard in front of her, there were three big words written on it: Chunguang Welfare Institute.
This was the place where the original protagonist, Han Xiang, was adopted. Why was she here?
Chang Ying had already carried a big bag of things and walked forward as if he was very familiar with it. The children playing in the courtyard stopped and shouted happily when they saw the three of them.
"Ying Ying!"
"Han Xiang and the fatty are here too!"
Chang Ying handed the things to Han Xiang and motioned for her to pass them to the children. Han Xiang was still in a daze.
When she returned home, Han Xiang still could not understand why the protagonist, who was a chaotic little devil, would do such things.
Was she misunderstood by everyone? Since she could not figure out anything, Han Xiang could only put it aside and focus on what she wanted to do.
When she went to school on Wednesday morning, Han Xiang was chatting with the little fatty Lu Huai when she noticed that there was a circle of people surrounding the bulletin board in front of the school building. The moment they saw Han Xiang, the crowd became even more noisy.
"Yo, the Han family is really powerful. They can even bribe the teachers to change their grades."
"Doesn't she usually not care about her grades? Why is she trying to find ways to fake it now?"
"How did she copy everything? This method is amazing."
Among them, the people with the loudest voices were people Han Xiang could recall. The one with the squinted eyes, was Li Ran, the one with the naturally curly hair, was Zhang Yue, and the one who only liked to wear pink clothes, was Zhao Han. These were the rich girls who did not like Han Xiang.
Lu Huai had already squeezed into the crowd to see the results. With his size, he easily reached the front.
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