16: Chapter 16: Favorability Increases Again

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the random mission—Join a top-tier supercar club! Reward: God-level Driving Skill!]

[Ding! Completed System mission, received 10 System points!]

[Ding! Detected that Xing Zhenkun's favorability toward the host has increased by 10 points. Current favorability is 40!]

As the System prompts ended, Qin Yi felt a surge of mysterious power flooding into his mind.

Countless driving Secret Manuals, racing bibles, and exquisite skills for vehicle modification and maintenance flowed into his heart like a trickling stream, enlightening him and making everything clear.

Just then, the door to the VIP room was gently pushed open, and Xu Qian walked in with light steps, holding a stack of brand-new license plates in her hands.

She carefully lined up the license plates, a professional smile overflowing on her face.

"Boss, Mr. Qin, these are the license plates our dealership has specially selected and reserved. There are five in total for you to choose from," Xu Qian introduced in detail. "Mo D 99999, exceptionally noble, priced at 4 million; Mo B 11111, simple and elegant, 3.5 million; Mo H S8888, stylish and cool, 2.8 million; Mo Q S6666, auspicious and lucky, only 2.48 million; and finally, this Mo A 12345, a unique Straight Sequence, priced at 12,345,000."

"Pfft..."

Hearing the astronomical price of the last license plate, Qin Yi spat out the tea he had just sipped before he could even swallow it.

He took the tissue Xu Qian handed him, wiped the corners of his mouth, and asked with wide eyes, "Is this price... for real? It feels a bit... arbitrary."

Xu Qian smiled awkwardly. She actually felt the price was ridiculous too, which was why she had saved the most expensive license plate for last.

She stole a glance at Xing Zhenkun, and Qin Yi followed her gaze.

"Brother Kun, you set the price for this 12345 license plate, didn't you?" Qin Yi asked in a teasing tone.

Xing Zhenkun rubbed his nose and smiled somewhat awkwardly, "Hehe, I did set it. Young Master Qin, this is a rare Straight Sequence! Plus, it's a Mo A plate. How could I not sell it for a high price?"

"Haha, the license plate is indeed good, but the price of 12,345,000 is a bit exaggerated. Brother Kun, you aren't planning to sell it at all, are you?" Qin Yi hit the nail on the head.

Having his thoughts read, Xing Zhenkun had to confess, "Hehe, to be honest, I didn't plan on selling it originally."

Hearing this, Xu Qian immediately panicked.

"Uh... Boss, I'm sorry. I really didn't know you weren't planning to sell it..."

"It's fine, it's not your fault, and you don't need to apologize. If you hadn't brought it out, I would have almost forgotten about this license plate."

"Just as well, if Young Master Qin likes it, then this license plate will be my introductory gift to him. How about that?"

Hearing this, the heavy stone in Xu Qian's heart finally fell.

She had originally worried that the boss would blame her, but now it seemed she had overthought it.

However, when she heard that Xing Zhenkun was going to give the priceless license plate to Qin Yi for free, she still couldn't help but gape in surprise.

Although ten million plus was a bit of a premium, it was still worth at least several million. The boss was just giving it to Mr. Qin for free? This was too inconceivable...

Qin Yi shook his head and refused, "This gift is too heavy; I can't accept it."

"Young Master Qin, you've bought so many luxury cars from me today. It's just a license plate; how can I take more money from you?" Xing Zhenkun insisted.

Qin Yi thought for a moment and proposed a compromise, "Brother Kun, those words are too serious. Friendship is friendship, and business is business. To be honest, I quite like all these license plates. How about this: I'll take all five. Why don't you calculate a total price and just round it down for me?"

Xing Zhenkun burst into laughter after hearing this, "Young Master Qin is indeed a straightforward person! We'll do as you say!"

He turned to Xu Qian and instructed softly, "Xiao Qian, go draw up a contract. Follow Young Master Qin's suggestion. The commission is still yours!"

Xu Qian was ecstatic, her eyes wide as if they were about to pop out, sparkling with excitement. Her mouth was shaped like an 'O'; this was truly an unexpected surprise.

"Thank you, thank you, Boss." Xu Qian was a bit incoherent.

Xing Zhenkun pointed at Qin Yi with a face full of smiles, "Don't thank me. If you're going to thank anyone, it should be Young Master Qin."

Xu Qian looked at Qin Yi, her eyes filled with seventy percent gratitude and thirty percent bashfulness.

"Thank you, Mr. Qin..."

[Ding! Detected that Xu Qian's favorability toward the host has increased by 10 points. Current favorability is 70!]

Oh boy...

Is favorability rising this fast? It's already at 70?

Speaking of which, if favorability reaches 90, it seems the opposite sex might even throw themselves at me...

While Qin Yi was daydreaming to himself, the System prompt sounded again.

[Ding! Friendly reminder to the host: there are only 30 minutes left until the Newbie Reward Period ends! Host, please hurry! Once the Newbie Reward Period ends, the System will grade the host's performance based on the total amount of double cashback received. If the grade is failing, 5 points will be randomly deducted from the six-dimensional attributes.]

Holy crap, there's even a grading System...

Dammit, if the grade is failing, that would be disastrous...

Randomly deducting 5 points from six-dimensional attributes... if it all gets deducted from Intelligence, wouldn't I become a moron?

Even if it's not deducted from Intelligence, Charisma wouldn't be okay either.

I was counting on the System to return to my Peak...

No, I must hurry. In this last half-hour, I need to harvest another wave.

Having made up his mind, Qin Yi turned his gaze to Xu Qian and said in a gentle voice, "Alright, we'll talk about our business later. Don't just stand there; hurry and draw up the contract. Also, urge Old Zhang. It's almost 2:30; why is he so slow!"

Hearing Qin Yi's words, Xing Zhenkun's heart stirred. As an experienced veteran, he keenly caught the underlying meaning in the words and understood instantly. He couldn't help but laugh inwardly: This kid definitely has feelings for Xu Qian.

Xu Qian, however, didn't seem to think deeply about the meaning behind Qin Yi's words. She just replied with a "Yes" and quickly left the VIP room to prepare the contract and urge Old Zhang.

After Xu Qian left, Xing Zhenkun gave Qin Yi a thumbs up and said in a teasing tone, "Young Master Qin, you really are a man of character. That phrase 'talk about it later' was used perfectly!"

Qin Yi, however, looked bewildered and asked in confusion, "What man of character? What used perfectly? Brother Kun, what on earth are you talking about?"

He truly didn't mean it the way Xing Zhenkun thought; those words had just slipped out.

...

Not long after, Xu Qian and Zhang Bo returned to the VIP room together.

Xu Qian first handed the contract for the license plates to Qin Yi: "Mr. Qin, this is the contract for those five license plates. The total price is 25,125,000. According to the boss's instructions, rounding down the fraction makes it 25 million."

Qin Yi nodded with satisfaction. Although it was only a hundred thousand or so cheaper, for him, it was a small, better-than-nothing surprise.

After all, they were running a business; he couldn't demand more discounts just because his spending was high.

Thinking this through, he readily signed his name on the contract and swiped his card to complete the payment.

[Ding! Detected that the host spent 25,000,000.00 huaxia currency to purchase 5 Shanghai license plates. The System has determined this expenditure to be genuine and valid. During the Newbie Period, all expenditures receive double cashback from the System. 50,000,000.00 huaxia currency has been cashed back and has now arrived in your account!]

[China Merchants Bank] Your account 2046 received a deposit of 50,000,000.00 huaxia currency on July 01 at 14:05. Available balance: 1,112,803,499.00.