368: With sunglasses on, I don't care about anyone.
As Li Qinghe's car pulled into a parking space at the Orchard Amo Residences project, Zhang Rui's eyes were drawn to a gleaming two-tone maybach parked next to it.
"He Zai, is this the one you're talking about, the one next to us?"
"Yes, it's the one next to us, and the parking space is permanent, so you can park here with peace of mind, there are no fees."
Li Qinghe smiled as he unbuckled his seatbelt and pulled a set of car keys from the glove compartment in the armrest.
He pressed the unlock button, and the maybach next to them lit up and unlocked.
Zhang Rui, in the passenger seat, had already unbuckled his seatbelt impatiently and pushed the door open to get out.
By the time Li Qinghe walked around to that side, Zhang Rui was already sitting in the driver's seat, caressing the maybach's steering wheel with adoration.
Su Yao watched Zhang Rui with doting eyes from the side.
From now on, she would be Mrs. Zhang.
"Sister-in-law, aren't you going to sit in and experience it?"
Li Qinghe urged Su Yao to sit in the passenger seat.
Su Yao paused, then gave a smile and, quite generously, opened the passenger door and got in.
Li Qinghe leaned against the driver's side window and handed the car keys to Zhang Rui: "Mr. Zhang, the weather is so nice today, don't you want to take sister-in-law for a spin?"
"Good, good, let's go, Yaoyao, we'll go for a drive first."
Zhang Rui was beaming with joy today; it seemed he had obtained a Singapore driver's license years ago, but he hadn't had many opportunities to actually drive.
He had rented cars a few times before to take his ex-girlfriend across the border to Malaysia.
Now, Zhang Rui, who hadn't touched a car since then, held the steering wheel with both hands, his heart surging.
He hadn't expected that his life's fortunes would change so dramatically since his cousin arrived on Singapore island.
Now he could actually drive a maybach worth millions of singapore dollars on the street; it was arguably the most glorious moment of his life.
Li Qinghe instructed Zhang Rui to take out a cool pair of sunglasses from the armrest.
Indeed, with small sunglasses on, one cares for no one.
With his eyes obscured, Zhang Rui's entire aura changed, and he called out to Su Yao with a flourish: "Wife, hold on tight, we're off!"
Su Yao merely smiled faintly, watching Zhang Rui's antics.
Li Qinghe discreetly moved away from the window and stood to the side.
With a roar of the engine, the maybach slowly drove out of the parking space and onto the street, its taillights disappearing from view.
Li Qinghe didn't stand there foolishly waiting; he took the elevator directly to the C-type unit.
This unit, like the D-type unit given to Emily, had the exact same layout and area, and the decoration was identical.
A duplex luxury home with a single floor area of 264 square meters was more than enough for Zhang Rui and Su Yao's living needs.
Li Qinghe sat on the sofa, slowly scrolling through his phone; Zhang Rui and Su Yao had gone out and wouldn't be back so quickly.
He could understand Zhang Rui's excitement at getting a luxury car, just as he had felt when he first bought his first Wrangler in Vietnam... Zhang Rui drove Su Yao, cruising along the bustling Orchard Road. As Singapore's vibrant commercial street, this road saw many luxury cars driving on it.
Zhang Rui blended in, becoming one of those admired by passersby.
The few kilometers of Orchard Road were quickly covered, and Zhang Rui turned the steering wheel, heading towards Chinatown.
He drove leisurely, taking the opportunity of checking the side rearview mirror to invite Su Yao: "Yaoyao, move in and live with me."
He had no qualms about leaving his Malaysian roommate.
The two had only temporarily come together to share an apartment, and that Malaysian roommate was already Zhang Rui's third co-tenant.
So Zhang Rui could move out at any time.
But Su Yao hesitated: "But if I leave, Liao Yuting won't be able to afford the rent there alone. We've lived together for years, relying on each other to stay here."
"Ah, this~~"
Zhang Rui also found himself in a bit of a predicament; this problem was indeed a bit troublesome.
He couldn't very well say he would pay the other half of the rent.
Zhang Rui hadn't yet gotten used to his change in status; he still retained his previous frugal habits, and a monthly rent expense of over a thousand singapore dollars was not a small sum for him.
The entire car suddenly fell silent because of this issue.
Su Yao also bit her lip, troubled. Now Zhang Rui was clearly about to soar due to his cousin's connections.
If they were still in a rented apartment before, living separately wouldn't have been an issue.
Given Zhang Rui's honest nature, he didn't have many qualities that would attract women.
Now, it was completely different.
Li Qinghe not only made Zhang Rui an independent director of his company but also provided him with a luxurious maybach.
This was probably a once-in-a-lifetime dream for many.
Not to mention, Li Qinghe also said he had arranged a high-rise duplex luxury home for Zhang Rui in Amo Residences, a top luxury residence on Orchard Road.
Su Yao knew without even seeing it how luxurious that mansion would be, absolutely beyond imagination.
Leaving Zhang Rui to live alone in a place like Amo Residences, where top wealthy individuals gathered.
Su Yao wasn't worried about his safety.
She was worried about their relationship.
In a country as realistic as Singapore, he possessed conditions far beyond ordinary people, with a luxury home to live in and a luxury car for transportation.
No need to guess, Zhang Rui would soon encounter beautiful women throwing themselves at him.
Su Yao never overestimated a person's self-control.
She couldn't blame Zhang Rui; that's just human nature.
If she wasn't by Zhang Rui's side, wouldn't that be equivalent to automatically surrendering ownership to other women?
In such a situation, no one would want the fruit they had painstakingly cultivated, just about to be harvested, to be taken away, pot and all.
This was absolutely the most regrettable thing in the world.
So, on one side was sisterly affection, and on the other, love leading to a beautiful life.
Su Yao hesitated.
If she moved into the luxury home to be with Zhang Rui, Liao Yuting would probably bless her, right?
But then Liao Yuting would be frowning, calculating her salary, and considering finding another roommate whose background she didn't know to share the rent.
If the chosen person had a good personality, that would be lucky; if not, it would be a long period of torment.
Su Yao's mind raced, and at the same time, she turned her head to look at Zhang Rui, who was driving.
Wearing those cool sunglasses, and with the luxury car as a backdrop, Zhang Rui somehow gained a few points of composure and steadiness.
Wealth was a man's greatest confidence.
They had already reached this stage in their relationship, and Su Yao felt that if she gave up on Zhang Rui, she would definitely regret it for the rest of her life.
Because she was just one step away from that different kind of life.
Looking at the genuine leather seats beneath her, and then the entire cockpit wrapped in genuine leather, Su Yao's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Zhang Rui, I have an idea I want to get your opinion on first, and then I'll ask Qinghe's opinion when we get back."
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