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Um, do you want me to pay you the sparring fee?
What's going on?
What does he mean by not opening the door for me?
Did I scare the girl by acting out just now?
I'm not a bad guy!
"Why don't you open the door?" Xu Ning spread his palms in a gesture of helplessness.
The girl gently lowered the car window a little, just a crack, not even wide enough to fit a hand through.
Large question marks popped up above Xu Ning's head.
I told you to open the car door, why are you lowering the window?
"Didn't you tell me to lock the car and never open the door, no matter what?" The girl looked at Xu Ning innocently, a little proud, as if waiting for Xu Ning to praise her for doing a good job.
Xu Ning's mouth twitched uncontrollably, a sense of absurdity welling up inside him.
You're really obedient!
I told you not to open the car door under any circumstances, and now you won't even let me in, is that it?
Xu Ning found the girl a bit naturally ditzy!
"Okay, I'm telling you now, you can open the car door." Xu Ning tried his best to match her thought process.
Sure enough, the girl immediately unlocked it, and Xu Ning was finally able to get in the car.
"Let's go, we're going to the Police Station!"
"You probably haven't given a statement or been a witness before, have you?"
"Today I'll let you experience it."
"Don't worry, this time won't be charged."
Xu Ning said with a smile, worried that the girl wouldn't cooperate.
When the girl heard that, she actually seemed a little excited and joyful.
"Police Station?"
"I really haven't given a statement before!"
"Will the Police Officer treat me like a criminal being interrogated?"
"And will they use all those tiger benches and chili water on me?"
"So should I resist stubbornly or confess leniently?"
"Oh no, I'm so nervous!"
Xu Ning's mouth slightly agape, he bit his lip, his eyes a little unfocused.
You're so dramatic!
It's just giving a statement and being a witness, why are you acting like you've committed a crime?
And what's with the tiger benches and chili water?
Do you think this is one of the Ten Great Tortures of the Qing Dynasty?
Xu Ning really couldn't understand her thought process, and after a long silence, he finally managed to utter a few words, "Just improvise!"
Because the Hanjiang Road Police Station was not far, even with the girl's snail-like driving speed, they quickly reached their destination.
Taking the statement took about an hour, and by the time Xu Ning and the girl walked out of the Police Station, it was already past midnight.
The sleepy girl couldn't help but yawn, but then suddenly remembered that opening her mouth so wide was unladylike, so she quickly covered her mouth with her slender, fair hand, resulting in a yawn that was anticlimactic and unsatisfying.
Xu Ning was also a little tired, so he softly asked, "Still practicing driving? If not, we'll just go home."
The girl's big eyes seemed almost unable to stay open, and she said in a tired voice, "Too sleepy! No more practice! But now I want you to be my designated driver and take me home, my eyelids are fighting each other!"
Xu Ning naturally wouldn't refuse business that came to him, at least his current state was still better than the girl's.
Not long after getting in the car and setting off, he heard a purring sound like a kitten coming from beside him.
Xu Ning turned his head in surprise, only to find that the girl had already fallen asleep in the passenger seat, her head nodding, sleeping soundly!
He shook his head helplessly, lamenting that the girl had no sense of precaution at all.
Upon reaching their destination and entering the underground parking garage, Xu Ning saw a middle-aged woman dressed elegantly waiting there.
Is this the girl's mother?
Xu Ning immediately became wary.
It wasn't because he felt guilty about anything he had done to the girl on the way.
It was simply that his first designated driving experience had left a very deep impression on him.
If he hadn't reacted quickly then, the slap would have really landed on his face!
The current situation was similar; if this middle-aged woman suddenly attacked, he would at least be prepared.
"Mom! Why aren't you asleep yet?" After getting out of the car, the girl playfully pounced on the middle-aged woman like a swallow returning to its nest.
The middle-aged woman dotingly stroked the girl's head, but her gaze inadvertently lingered on Xu Ning.
And just as Xu Ning's heart skipped a beat, the middle-aged woman spoke with a smile.
"Do you want to say he's a coach or a designated driver?"
"Mom isn't an unreasonable person; if you really have a boyfriend, Mom won't object!"
The girl looked at her mother with innocent yet suspicious eyes, completely unaware of what her mother was saying.
The middle-aged woman couldn't help but sigh, truly worried that her naive daughter would be deceived by a philandering man.
Just look, does this young man in front of her look anything like a designated driver or a coach?
Forget it, it's late today, she'll have a good talk with her daughter tomorrow.
"Hurry home and sleep!"
With that, she linked arms with the girl and prepared to go upstairs.
The girl didn't think too much, she turned around, waved goodbye to Xu Ning, and then followed her mother.
Xu Ning watched their retreating figures, standing rooted to the spot, starting to question life.
You're just leaving like that?
"Um, should we settle the coaching fee?" Xu Ning weakly spoke up.
Although they had been to the Police Station to give a statement, which took up a lot of the girl's time, normally Xu Ning could have waived the coaching fee entirely.
However, thinking that the 200 yuan coaching fee would turn into 20 million after the system's reward amplification, Xu Ning had no intention of waiving it.
The girl and the middle-aged woman both stopped, turning back.
The middle-aged woman's expression was surprised, while the girl seemed a little shy and embarrassed, very apologetic, and cutely stuck out her tongue.
"Sorry! Sorry!"
"I forgot about it!"
The girl quickly ran over, pulled out 250 yuan from her wallet, and handed it to Xu Ning.
"200 for the coaching fee, 50 for the designated driving fee, is that okay?"
Xu Ning was tempted to say he didn't want the designated driving fee, but that would be too disrespectful to 5 million.
[Congratulations to the host for working hard and earning 250 yuan, a hundred thousand times amplification reward of 25 million yuan]
"Next time I want to practice driving, I'll still look for you!" The girl waved her hand and turned to follow the middle-aged woman with light steps.
"Okay, if you look for me to practice driving next time, I'll bring you a gift!" Xu Ning said with a smile.
Having earned 25 million from the girl, he wouldn't feel the slightest bit of heartache even if he bought her a very expensive gift.
Looking at his balance, 232 million, full of security!
He just hoped there wouldn't be any unexpected large expenses recently; he just wanted to save enough money to buy a large villa quickly.
Walking out of the underground parking garage, Xu Ning went straight to the nearest hotel, booked a room, and fell asleep on the bed.
He had intended to sleep in, even until noon, as long as he got enough sleep.
But at just past five in the morning, Xu Ning was woken by his phone alarm.
He instinctively jumped up, ready to wash up, but after getting out of bed, he immediately realized, then laughed wryly.
This alarm was still set for picking up Xiao Dong, and now the task of picking up and dropping off Xiao Dong was over, he had forgotten to turn off the alarm.
He could only helplessly return to bed and go back to sleep.