Chapter 76 A drop in the ocean

Lin Poluo deliberately held the car keys up in front of Xun Ji.

"The Jesko Absolut has finally been shipped back from Switzerland. I heard someone else wanted to buy it, but they even sold their house and still couldn't scrape together enough money. Oh my, you should have said something sooner; perhaps I would have been willing to lend you some money."

He had heard early on that this car was sold to a Chinese person; he hadn't expected this brat to be the one who got his hands on it.

Damn prick, what are you so smug about! It's just buying my leftovers.

Xun Ji complained frantically in his mind while maintaining his composure on the surface. "Is your family's money legitimate? Even if you dared to lend it, I wouldn't dare to accept it."

Lin Poluo wasn't angry; he leaned slightly toward Xun Ji. "Hey, the car is right outside. Do you want me to lend it to you for a drive?"

"A stinking car tainted by someone's foul mouth—even a dog wouldn't drive it." Xun Ji retorted expressionlessly.

Lin Poluo narrowed his eyes. "Oh my, you're flustered. You're flustered."

"If a dog bit you, wouldn't you be flustered?"

"Then you're a dog too. We're of the same kind, otherwise, how could you understand what I'm saying?" Lin Poluo showed no anger at being insulted, only the excitement of finding a kindred spirit.

"My ancestors, stop bickering!" A man with his hair in a braid, looking rather cocky, came down from upstairs.

His voice was steady and deep, like a cup of hot, strong tea.

"Brother You." Xun Ji retracted his fangs and greeted the man expressionlessly.

This Brother You was the owner of the club, so he still had to show him some respect.

Lin Poluo didn't say anything; he nodded at Brother You and turned to go to the coffee bar counter.

It seemed he was already accustomed to the pattern of their arguments stopping the moment he appeared.

"Brother You, it's a good thing you came down in time to prevent a great battle." A-Ming's cheeky grin brought the atmosphere back to life.

The man called Brother You looked helplessly at Xun Ji. "Every time you face off against him, you manage to start an argument within three sentences."

"We've been enemies since we were young, can't help it." Xun Ji just couldn't stand Lin Poluo's arrogant demeanor; he was even better at putting on airs than him.

Brother You rolled his eyes and muttered, "Like repels like."

"What did you say?" Xun Ji leaned his head forward, his face full of confusion; it looked like he really hadn't heard clearly.

Brother You didn't answer him. He had already seen Ling Yue and walked straight toward her. A smile finally appeared on his face, and with this smile, the corners of his eyes crinkled. "Hello, you must be Ling Yue. My name is You Mingzhi, and I am the owner of this club."

"Our club requires membership to make purchases here. Xun Ji has already told you the membership rules, right?"

Ling Yue nodded. "He told me everything; I understand."

You Mingzhi shoved his hands into his pockets. "Then let's go upstairs to pay the fees first."

Ling Yue followed him upstairs.

The membership fee was a one-time payment. The cost of 1.2 million was not low, but for Ling Yue now, it was a mere drop in the bucket.

However.

"The mini-program shows I am a Silver Card client. How do I upgrade, and are there any perks after upgrading?"

You Mingzhi explained, "Upgrades are mainly based on consumption levels; 1 yuan equals 1 point. There are four levels in total."

"Silver Card is a regular membership, which allows free use of the track."

"Gold Card not only allows use of the track but also grants the right to test drive new cars and a 10% discount on shopping."

"Platinum Card includes the above benefits. Besides a 20% discount on shopping, you can also get two free car wraps and ten free vehicle part replacements."

"Diamond Card includes all the above benefits and allows you to enjoy priority for everything in the club. At the same time, we can help Diamond Card clients purchase vehicles globally; this is a right exclusive to Diamond Card clients."

They can help with purchasing? Interesting.

Ling Yue checked; to upgrade to a Diamond Card, one needs to reach 5 million points.

Presumably, these 5 million do not include the money for buying cars.

Ling Yue had her own calculations, so she didn't say anything else.

Afterward, You Mingzhi introduced the club's history while leading Ling Yue and her group to the warehouse.

In the massive warehouse, there were five rows of parking spaces. Currently, only three rows were occupied, and the two rows at the very front were not full.

There were other guests in the warehouse selecting cars for consignment, accompanied by a club staff member providing one-on-one introductions.

You Mingzhi's arrival caused several guests to greet him one after another, and they engaged in an enthusiastic conversation.

Turning back, he found that Ling Yue had already walked quite far. He jogged two steps to catch up. "Sorry, I'm usually quite familiar with everyone, so it's hard to avoid chatting for a bit when we bump into each other."

Once in the garage, Ling Yue's gaze landed on the sports cars on both sides. After scanning them, she had already decided which ones to test drive later and hadn't noticed what others were saying at all.

Ling Yue withdrew her gaze. "Before coming, Xun Ji said the club's atmosphere was very good. It's true; it must be because there is an easy-going owner."

Having been complimented, You Mingzhi was in a pretty good mood. He crinkled his eyes. "We cleared out some cars at the beginning of the year; currently, there are 41 cars on consignment."

"To consign a car at the club, one must first meet conditions such as being a popular model, or having rarity, or being a classic discontinued model, etc."

"At the same time, we do not accept accident cars, flooded cars, etc.; they must be able to withstand any inspection."

Xun Ji added from the side, "We are all in the same circle; if a car has been in an accident, everyone will know to some extent."

"If someone secretly brings it here to sell and gets caught, they won't be able to survive in this circle in the future. This is a rule everyone silently adheres to."

"To put it bluntly, no one is lacking that bit of money; there's no need to lose face like that."

You Mingzhi handed Ling Yue a tablet. "The specific details of the vehicles are on here. Take a look first, then pick some you want to test drive, and we'll head to the track."

Ling Yue began to study it carefully.

The tablet contained an internal mini-program; the type of each car, the condition of the car body after inspection, etc., were all written clearly and explicitly.

A-Ming squeezed out and ran to a sports car with a laser iridescent-grey body. He patted the hood and said to Ling Yue, "This one, it's my car. You can try it; it's really quite nice to drive."

He wasn't a salesman, so his selling skills were just that.

Ling Yue didn't really like the car wrap, but the car's exterior was not bad.

Ling Yue made an 'OK' gesture at A-Ming, found the vehicle corresponding to the parking spot number on the mini-program, and added it to the test drive list.

She first selected a round herself, and afterward, under the recommendations of Xun Ji and You Mingzhi, she added a few more.

A total of 18 cars were to be test driven.

"I think this car is nice; I want to test drive it now." Beside them, a very annoying voice sounded.

He stood in front of a matte black sports car, looking provocatively toward the distance.

The staff member accompanying the car selection said in a difficult position, "Mr. Lin, I'm sorry, this car has already been locked by Ms. Ling. You currently need to wait in line."

"Wait in line?" Lin Poluo's tone was dissatisfied. "She just joined, and I am a Platinum Card client. You want me to wait behind her?"

Lin Poluo had never met Ling Yue before, and having just heard You Mingzhi talk about paying the fees, he guessed that Ling Yue had just joined.

Ling Yue couldn't be bothered to pay attention to him.

Under normal circumstances, just making eye contact with this kind of person was a silent invitation to a verbal battle.

Therefore, she didn't even give Lin Poluo a glance.

The staff member thought inside, *What a lunatic, so annoying. If you don't want to wait in line, start your own club; no one is fighting you for it.* However, on the surface, he remained very humble and apologetic.

"Enough, I'm not talking to you." Lin Poluo pushed the staff member aside and walked straight toward Ling Yue without looking sideways. "Let's have a competition; whoever wins gets to test drive that car first."

Ling Yue handed the tablet to You Mingzhi. "Boss You, please prepare the car first."

This meant she had absolutely no intention of paying attention to Lin Poluo.

Was he actually being ignored?

"Hey, I'm talking to you!" Lin Poluo was very unhappy and reached out to push her.

Zang Lanyi moved as fast as lightning to stand in front of Ling Yue. She grabbed Lin Poluo's wrist with one hand, first pulled him forward, then used hidden strength to push him backward. Three crisp cracks sounded.

"Ah! What are you doing?!"

Lin Poluo's face turned pale from the pain; his hand must be dislocated!

Zang Lanyi shielded Ling Yue, looking at the pained Lin Poluo with a cold face, not saying a word.

Xun Ji was not as fast as Zang Lanyi. By the time he rushed over, the tall woman beside Ling Yue had already taught Lin Poluo a lesson.

He glanced at Zang Lanyi quickly and walked to Lin Poluo, yelling angrily, "Are you sick? If you have a grudge against me, come at me. Picking on others, what kind of person are you!"

Lin Poluo was just unhappy. Seeing Xun Ji made him want to make him uncomfortable. He hadn't achieved his goal just now, and now that he saw a new breakthrough point, he thought he would try to provoke him. Sure enough, the dog was flustered; he was so happy!

All along, in his father's heart, he could never compare to Xun Ji in anything. No matter how hard he tried or how outstanding he was, his father would always say, "You should learn from Xun Ji; his grades are good, and he is thoughtful in his dealings with people." He kept bringing it up, over and over, until it was annoying to death. If he liked Xun Ji so much, why didn't he go be Xun Ji's father?

Of course, he didn't dare say this to his own father. Consequently, Lin Poluo felt that it was all because that dog Xun Ji was too good at putting on airs that he won the favor of the elders. Actually, in private, this person still had to sell his house to buy a car; he was just like him, a good-for-nothing rich second generation who only knew how to spend money. Why was it that in his father's heart, he couldn't compare to him anywhere?