37: : Excited Jiang Yan, roaring Pagani
The roar of the Pagani's engine echoed throughout the entire garage.
Jiang Yan was startled by the sudden sound.
He looked towards where the sound was coming from.
The perfectly aerodynamic black Pagani sat there like a ghost in the night.
Its iconic quad headlights lit up, and the thundering engine spoke of the car's immense power.
With just one glance, Jiang Yan was captivated by the stylish Pagani.
Jiang Chen pressed the car key button again, and the gull-wing doors slowly rose.
Cool, it was truly too cool.
Looking at his brother, who was stunned in place, Jiang Chen revealed a triumphant smile.
You little rascal, I'll totally amaze you.
"Still staring? Get in."
Jiang Chen patted Jiang Yan, then walked with a proud stride and got into the Pagani first.
He felt great about showing off in front of his brother.
"Holy cow, bro, is this your car!?"
"This is seriously too cool!"
Jiang Yan snapped back to reality, exclaiming, and quickly ran to the passenger seat.
Seeing his brother get in, he pressed the button on the center console to close the gull-wing doors.
"If you like it, you can drive it later."
Jiang Chen said to his brother casually.
"Really, bro?"
Jiang Yan looked at Jiang Chen with sparkling eyes, his excitement overflowing.
"What's real or fake about it? If you want to drive, just drive. We'll find an open space later and let you try it."
"This is a sports car with a lot of horsepower, after all. I'll let you get familiar with it first, and you'll need to be careful if you drive it later."
This Pagani is equipped with a 6.0-liter V12 twin-turbo engine, delivering 800 horsepower, and accelerates from zero to one hundred in just over two seconds.
It was normal for Jiang Chen to be concerned since Jiang Yan had just gotten his driver's license.
Jiang Yan nodded repeatedly: "Alright, bro."
Impatiently pulling the seatbelt over and buckling up, he was already imagining himself driving the Pagani.
"Mhm."
Jiang Chen turned the steering wheel, and the Pagani drove out of the garage.
Although it was already ten o'clock at night, Shenzhen's CBD was even livelier at this time; the real nightlife hadn't even begun.
The house rewarded by the system was located directly above a shopping mall. After exiting the garage and turning, one would find themselves at the mall's entrance. Although Shenzhen is a first-tier city with an endless stream of luxury cars and sports cars.
However, when Jiang Chen drove this Pagani, valued at over fifty million, it still caused quite a stir in the area, especially since it was a Pagani with a blue license plate.
Which rich family would put a blue license plate on such a car?
Pedestrians on both sides of the road, upon seeing the Pagani, those unfamiliar with it marveled at its coolness, while those who knew about it were astonished to see half a small fortune on wheels. But without exception, they all stopped and took out their phones to take pictures.
"Wow, honey, look how cool this car is."
A couple, the girl grabbed her boyfriend's arm and shook it.
"It's just okay, just a sports car, not practical at all."
He said, pretending to be indifferent, pulling the girl away, while secretly glancing at the car.
He was afraid that if his girlfriend kept looking, she would go up and ask for his WeChat.
Some self-media creators who often stake out this area specifically to photograph luxury cars.
They were like gluttons who smelled meat, picking up their equipment and chasing after the car to film it.
"Bro, they're all filming us, huh?"
Jiang Yan looked through the car window at the people who were constantly chasing and filming them, and said to Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen also felt helpless at this. In just a few hundred meters, there were three or four traffic lights, so he couldn't drive very fast. Therefore, those filming could completely chase and film them, only a few meters away, almost close-up shots.
And for these people, he couldn't just get out of the car and stop them, could he? Anyway, the car windows were privacy-protected, so he might as well let them film.
However, Jiang Chen felt pretty good about this feeling of being in the spotlight.
"I see them, just ignore them."
Just then, the green light turned on, Jiang Chen stepped on the accelerator, and the Pagani let out another fierce roar, shooting out like an arrow from a bow.
Leaving behind a crowd of exclaiming photographers.
The Pagani broke free from the constraints of the traffic lights and soon got onto the highway, where there was truly nothing left to hold it back.
(Author's note: The traffic police can.)
Boom, boom, boom!
Jiang Chen aggressively floored the accelerator, and the Pagani's exhaust roar echoed through the sky, giving him and Jiang Yan a taste of what speed and passion were all about.
Jiang Yan screamed: "Woohoo—"
Holy cow, it's too fierce, too exhilarating.
The strong G-force pressed Jiang Chen firmly against the seatback, adrenaline began to surge, and his heart rate accelerated.
Jiang Chen was still accelerating.
But the speed was simply too fast, so fast that the streetlights on both sides of the road were just blurry blurs flashing by.
Jiang Chen suddenly snapped back to reality, glanced at the speedometer, and a feeling of dread instantly welled up in his heart.
(Author's power descends: If you write any more, you'll get caught.)
Reason overpowered emotion.
Jiang Chen quickly reduced the car's speed to 120 km/h. He wasn't a professional racer and was afraid he couldn't control this performance monster.
Jiang Chen remembered the speed he had just seen and was filled with trepidation. He turned his head and glanced at Jiang Yan.
"..."
Whoa, this kid isn't scared at all.
Through the car's interior lights, one could clearly see a blush on his face, even, caused by excessive excitement.
Seeing the speed decrease, Jiang Yan turned his head and asked, "Bro, why aren't you going faster?"
Jiang Chen's mouth twitched, his hands gripping the steering wheel tightly, maintaining his brotherly authority, and he sternly lectured: "I was just demonstrating the car's speed for you. Remember, you can't drive like me; it's very dangerous. In the future, you must strictly obey traffic rules!"
He would absolutely not admit to his brother that he was scared.
"Got it, bro."
Jiang Yan thought Jiang Chen was lecturing him, so he dared not disobey and could only nod repeatedly.
Jiang Chen maintained a speed of 120 km/h, drove for about half an hour, then exited the highway and began heading towards a winding mountain road.
Driving halfway up the mountain, there were many stalls set up here, offering everything from daytime coffee and nighttime drinks to yakitori and lemon tea.
Many cars were parked along the roadside, and several sports cars were vaguely visible.
When this Pagani appeared here, it again caused quite a stir.
Jiang Chen ignored these gazes and got out of the car with Jiang Yan, casually choosing a lemon tea stall to buy two cups of lemon tea.
The plastic surgery-faced proprietress, wearing a white tight-fitting T-shirt, smiled and handed the prepared smashed lemon tea to Jiang Chen and Jiang Yan.
Looking at the sports car in the distance, which was clearly expensive, the proprietress enthusiastically invited them:
"Two handsome guys, would you like to sit and chat with my friends and me?"
"They're all beautiful women, you know."
After saying that, she pointed behind her.
Jiang Chen looked over; there were several camping chairs arranged, and a few lightly dressed girls sitting on them.
Unfortunately, they all had the same type of plastic surgery face as the proprietress. Although beautiful, Jiang Chen still preferred natural looks.
Moreover, he had his brother with him. If he hadn't brought Jiang Yan, he wouldn't mind sitting down for a chat if he was bored.
Jiang Chen directly refused: "Sorry, my brother and I have something to do."
After saying that, he took out his phone to scan and pay, then turned and walked towards the Pagani with Jiang Yan, not giving the proprietress another chance to speak.
The proprietress watched the two brothers leave and sighed helplessly.
"What a shame, they're quite handsome and drive a sports car. It would have been great if I could have landed one."
However, she didn't think about it anymore, turned around, and walked towards her sisters to discuss how to make money.
Jiang Chen and Jiang Yan, at this time, drove up to the mountaintop and found a place to park the car.
Getting out of the car with Jiang Yan, he familiarized himself with an open scenic spot.
Jiang Chen had been here before, but he didn't know when more and more people started knowing about it, and many even began setting up stalls halfway up the mountain.
Jiang Chen and Jiang Yan found a spot and sat down on the ground.
Jiang Yan looked at the brightly lit port on the distant coastline, and then turned his head to overlook the night view of the steel forest that seemed to never dim.
Jiang Yan couldn't help but exclaim: "Big brother, it's truly beautiful here."
He stretched out his hand, feeling the wind flow through his fingertips, while before his eyes was a scenery he had never witnessed in person.
Jiang Chen put his hand on Jiang Yan's shoulder, smiling;
"In the future, I, your big brother, will let you see scenery a thousand, ten thousand times more beautiful than what you see now."
They raised their lemon teas, clinking them together, and the two brothers took out their phones to take a photo, freezing the moment.
Behind them was the great city where countless people flocked, striving and working hard to establish themselves and gain a foothold.
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