22: Chapter 22 Stop flirting... I can't take it anymore!

Li Jiaqi poured herself another cup of sake. "Junior Luochuan, let me toast you. Thanks!"

Tang Luochuan smiled and raised his cup, and the two clinked glasses.

Li Jiaqi looked at him and suddenly felt a bit dazed.

This kid… is truly generous.

She couldn't help but glance at Shen Muyan beside her.

Shen Muyan was chewing on that piece of tuna in small bites.

She knew this feeling all too well—for someone used to being poor, suddenly being pampered with real money, the first reaction isn't happiness, but anxiety.

"They say money is for showing women, not for spending on them! Little brother, you're actually quite good, willing to spend money on Shen Muyan." Li Jiaqi suddenly said.

This made the atmosphere a bit ambiguous again.

"No way~~ The junior is just being kind."

"I think he's got ulterior motives… Hahaha!~"

This remark made Tang Luochuan laugh as well. The young man replied, "Sister, what you said sounds reasonable, but in reality, it increases the dating costs for guys!"

"Why??"

"Because girls know this saying too, and they're afraid that guys are just trying to show off without actually spending! So…" He sighed, "Girls these days won't lift a finger until they see the prize! They've gotten smarter too."

Li Jiaqi looked thoughtful; it was indeed the case.

Girls have learned their lessons from this, so the cost of dating naturally went up.

"That doesn't include me~" Shen Muyan suddenly interjected. It was originally just a casual conversation between Tang Luochuan and Li Jiaqi, but Shen Muyan felt like everything was hinting at her.

"I wasn't talking about you!" Li Jiaqi rolled her eyes. "Don't take everything personally, we're just chatting."

"Oh~" Shen Muyan still looked at Tang Luochuan with trepidation. The young man thoughtfully grabbed a tissue and handed it to her, "Sister, wipe your mouth!"

Li Jiaqi had completely given up on the idea of hitting on the young man, so she took the initiative to help foster their relationship.

She nudged the young man hard with her elbow, "Can't you wipe it for her? You don't even know how to do that?"

"Uh…" Tang Luochuan was stunned. This girl was a bit intense.

"No need, I'll do it myself!" Shen Muyan hurriedly took the tissue.

After the meal, they were all full.

When leaving, Li Jiaqi put her arm around Shen Muyan and whispered in her ear, "Shen Muyan, this guy is good! You should seize the opportunity…"

"Ah? How do I seize it? I don't know how…"

"Just be obedient, he'll know what to do…"

…

In front of the go-kart club, Shen Muyan hesitated.

180 for two people, 8 minutes!

This price-performance ratio was a bit low for Shen Muyan and Wang Fangfang.

"It's only a few minutes for 180, it's not worth it." Shen Muyan tugged on the young man's shirt.

"Don't talk about money when we're out having fun! Let's just play a few more laps…"

"But…" Shen Muyan wanted to say something else, but remembering Li Jiaqi's reminder, she gave up.

She didn't have those tricks, so she just had to be obedient.

Tang Luochuan rented a kart each for Wang Fangfang and Li Jiaqi, letting them play as they pleased.

As for himself, he sat in a double-seater go-kart with Shen Muyan.

He gave the driver's seat to Shen Muyan; he was here to pick up girls, not to drive.

"Sister! Relax, don't be nervous!"

"Oh, oh!"

"Have you played this before??"

"No… it's my first time…"

"Haha, sister's first time is actually with me~"

Shen Muyan had just gripped the steering wheel when she heard this and was completely stunned.

She didn't even dare to respond to that. What did he mean by her first time being with him??

Tang Luochuan was very satisfied with the current situation; the girl was already flushed all over from his teasing.

As long as he added a little more fuel to the fire…

Just as he thought this, the girl started the car!!

"Vroom—"

Shen Muyan slammed the accelerator to the floor, and the go-kart shot out like a wild horse losing its reins.

"Holy crap! Sister, slow down!"

Tang Luochuan was thrown back against the seat by the inertia, nearly biting his tongue.

Shen Muyan gripped the steering wheel tightly with both hands, her mind was blank, and she couldn't hear Tang Luochuan's voice.

She couldn't feel the speed of the car either; she was driving purely on reflex.

"Relax… relax… don't hold the steering wheel so tight…" Tang Luochuan's voice trembled in the back seat. He regretted it; he truly regretted it.

If he had known, he wouldn't have teased her so hard.

This wasn't picking up girls; this was risking his life!

"I, I can't relax…" Shen Muyan's voice carried a sob. "What you said just now… my, my mind is so messy… I'm scared…"

"Hit the brakes!!"

"Oh!"

Just as he finished speaking, Shen Muyan pressed the accelerator even deeper, and the car went even faster!!

"Bang!"

The buffer tires on the side were dented, and the go-kart finally stopped.

Both of them were panting heavily.

Shen Muyan slumped over the steering wheel, tears streaming down her face.

She wasn't angry at Tang Luochuan, but rather hated her own incompetence.

Even though the guy was 'bullying' her, she couldn't fight back with words like Li Jiaqi.

She could only suffer in silence!

It wasn't that she wanted to fall out with him, but she couldn't catch what he was saying, feeling like she couldn't get on the same wavelength as Tang Luochuan.

And she had crashed the car; she was truly stupid to the core.

"Shen Muyan, are you okay!" Tang Luochuan quickly unbuckled his seatbelt and immediately put his arms around the girl beside him.

On the other side, Wang Fangfang and Li Jiaqi were having a great time and noticed what happened here.

"Shen Muyan crashed?" Wang Fangfang had just finished a lap. "Let's go check."

Li Jiaqi was driving her go-kart behind them and shouted, "Don't go over there. I can feel how thrilled that kid Tang Luochuan is from all the way over here! Look at him, holding Shen Muyan; he's grinning so hard not even an AK could keep his mouth shut."

Here, Shen Muyan snuggled into the young man's arms, sobbing softly, "I'm sorry, I messed up."

"It's okay! Let's not play this anymore; let's see if there's anything else. Is that okay?"

Tang Luochuan helped the girl down.

Shen Muyan didn't even realize that she was being held by the young man, or how ambiguous their actions were.

She was still immersed in the 'first time' comment and the moment of the crash.

This wasn't what she had imagined; she was supposed to have a lot of fun, but she had actually crashed the car!

Shen Muyan felt very self-reproachful.

"I'm sorry, I ruined your fun too."

Tang Luochuan was inwardly amused, "I'm having a great time playing with you right now…"

But aloud he said, "It doesn't matter, none of that is important."

…

On the other side, in the classroom.

The study hall session had long ceased to be a study hall; everyone was chatting and playing games.

The location for the class gathering was set at a local cuisine restaurant; it was only about a hundred or so per person.

"I don't think that'll work. Let's eat Western food next time! My sister and I often go to a Western restaurant over by Xintiandi…"

"I think a private kitchen would be nice. Actually, 300 yuan isn't that expensive!"

Chen Hao, Sun Lei, Zhao Kai, and a few other boys were still chattering away.

Zhang Ming slumped on the desk and whispered, "If only Luochuan weren't away, look at them all pretending to be high society."