22: Chapter 22 Xu Qian, the Overthinker

At this moment, Xu Qian had just taken the keys from Zhang Bo's hand—specifically for that convertible Bugatti Veyron with the license plate 'Mo A 12345'.

Hearing her boss call her, she immediately turned around and looked at Xing Zhenkun: "Boss, you called for me?"

Xing Zhenkun nodded and beckoned, "Yes, come over here."

Xu Qian had no choice but to quickly walk over to Xing Zhenkun and ask, "Boss, do you have any other instructions?"

Qin Yi spoke up at this point, "It's not Brother Kun; I'm the one who wants to ask for this young lady's help."

Hearing this, Xu Qian felt delighted. The corners of her mouth curled up uncontrollably, and she responded with an excited expression: "Please speak, Mr. Qin. I was only able to earn so much commission today thanks to your support. So, no matter what it is, as long as I can do it, I will definitely give it my all!"

Seeing Xu Qian like this, Qin Yi chuckled and explained, "Haha, there's no need to be so excited. It's not a big deal. I just... wanted you to accompany me to the mall. I need to buy some gifts and wanted your help to pick them out..."

"Uh... go, go to the mall?"

Xu Qian was stunned. She hadn't expected Qin Yi to want her to go shopping with him.

Could it be that Mr. Qin really wants to hit on me?

It's already this late; going to the mall would take at least two hours.

After shopping, wouldn't we have to eat dinner?

After dinner, maybe we'd even watch a movie?

After the movie, it would be quite late. Maybe... we'd go to a hotel to get a room?

Although I do have a good impression of this Mr. Qin...

Isn't this progress a bit too fast...

If Mr. Qin really is thinking that, should I agree or not...

If I don't agree, will it make Mr. Qin unhappy?

If I offend Mr. Qin, will the boss fire me?

If I get fired, will the commission and rewards the boss promised me go down the drain?

...

In just a dozen seconds, Xu Qian imagined countless possibilities in her mind.

Seeing that Xu Qian hadn't responded for a long while, Qin Yi thought she was unwilling.

It made sense. After all, at most, he had only known Xu Qian for a few hours and they had only spoken a few sentences.

Given that, being able to reach a favorability rating of 80 was already quite good.

Moreover, judging by her intimacy value with the opposite sex, this Xu Qian shouldn't be an easy woman like Dong Zhixuan.

Thus, Qin Yi added, "If it's inconvenient, then forget it. Don't force yourself."

Even though Qin Yi said that, Xing Zhenkun's Face immediately turned dark and serious, and the gaze he directed at Xu Qian became somewhat cold and sharp.

In Xing Zhenkun's view, if Xu Qian really dared to refuse Qin Yi's request, she would be far too ignorant of how the world works!

The reason he was willing to break precedent and promise Xu Qian a 1% commission on the profit, pay a million out of his own pocket, and throw in a porsche 718 was entirely for Young Master Qin's sake.

If Xu Qian couldn't recognize the situation and didn't give Qin Yi Face, she would be slapping Xing Zhenkun's Face!

If she really was that ungrateful, then Xing Zhenkun wouldn't mind using some other methods.

Dong Zhixuan saw the change in Xing Zhenkun's expression clearly. With a thought, she thought she had caught an opportunity to mock Xu Qian and immediately chimed in from the side.

"Xu Qian, don't be ungrateful. Young Master Qin specifically asked for your company; what are you acting all reserved for? Think about it, if it wasn't for Young Master Qin today, with your performance of not selling a single car last month, you would have been told to pack your bags and leave long ago!"

Hearing this, Qin Yi glanced at Dong Zhixuan, and his disgust for this woman grew even more.

But Dong Zhixuan thought Young Master Qin had noticed her and immediately tried to curry favor with him again: "Young Master Qin, if she's unwilling to accompany you, I am. Young Master Qin, why don't you let me accompany you?"

After being inexplicably scolded by Dong Zhixuan, Xu Qian felt a bit annoyed. Her habit of overthinking had acted up again, causing Mr. Qin to misunderstand...

Qin Yi ignored Dong Zhixuan and instead looked at Xu Qian, waiting for her answer.

Xu Qian hurriedly explained, "No, Mr. Qin, don't listen to Sister Zhixuan's nonsense. It's not inconvenient at all. I was just thinking... thinking about... which mall to go to..."

"Are you sure it's convenient? Don't force yourself; I don't like forcing people to do things they don't want to do." Qin Yi looked at Xu Qian with a Face full of sincerity and spoke softly.

Xu Qian nodded, looking as if she had made a major decision. She thought, 'Whatever happens, happens. I'm single anyway. If something happens with such a young, wealthy, and handsome guy, I'm not the one losing out.'

"Yes! I'm sure, I'm not forcing myself!"

Hearing this, Xing Zhenkun's originally dark Face immediately broke into a smile.

"Haha, alright then. Xiao Qian, go accompany Young Master Qin to the mall later. Remember to treat Young Master Qin well for dinner on my behalf. Don't be afraid to spend money; just get a reimbursement from finance later. Oh right, I recommend a place for dinner. The UV French Restaurant on the Shenjiang Bund is very good—it's Michelin three-star quality. It's very close to Young Master Qin's neighborhood. When you go, you can give them my name; I'm a VIP there and don't need a reservation."

After Xing Zhenkun finished speaking, he reached out and patted Qin Yi's shoulder, giving him a 'you know what I mean' look.

Qin Yi was a man with three years of experience as a simp; how could he not know what Xing Zhenkun meant? But he didn't want to appear too proactive.

After all, a simp who simps until the end usually ends up with nothing...

So, Qin Yi didn't respond and just gave a faint smile.

Xu Qian also understood the meaning behind Xing Zhenkun's words, especially that part about it being 'very close to Young Master Qin's neighborhood...' The boss's hint was a bit too obvious.

A flush of pink inadvertently climbed onto Xu Qian's pretty Face. She felt a bit too embarrassed to look at Qin Yi and gave a dull response before changing the subject: "Then, I'll go return the car keys to the supervisor first..."

"No need, give the keys to me. I'll drive later." As Qin Yi spoke, he reached out his hand toward Xu Qian.

"Uh, then, I'll go to the car to get the keys for Mr. Qin." After Xu Qian finished, she ran toward that Bugatti Veyron.

Qin Yi was a bit confused. Didn't Xu Qian have the keys in her hand? Why did she need to go to the car to get them?

Seeing things develop to this point, Dong Zhixuan felt extremely awkward.

She wanted to cling to Young Master Qin's leg, but she wasn't stupid. Young Master Qin clearly wanted to hit on Xu Qian. If she stayed any longer, she would likely be humiliated by that little bitch Xu Qian.

If that happened, the boss would definitely side with Xu Qian to save Young Master Qin's Face.

Then wouldn't she become a clown and let everyone else laugh at her?

She looked around and saw that the other sales staff had gone to get cars and weren't paying attention to her. So, she sensibly and quietly retreated from the trio's sight.

However, even though she thought no one noticed, Qin Yi had actually seen her every move.

It was just that Qin Yi didn't want to bother with her. He had thought about using her humiliation to increase Xu Qian's favorability.

But Qin Yi didn't like that method. Moreover, he didn't think doing so would increase Xu Qian's favorability; instead, it would make him look petty.

Xing Zhenkun saw Qin Yi's confusion and explained with a smile: "Young Master Qin might not know. This Bugatti is a bit different from other luxury cars. It has three keys. The one Xiao Qian just had, with the small plastic tag hanging from it, is the valet key. Its quality isn't as good as the other two."

"I see. So of the other two, is one a spare?" Qin Yi followed up.

"Not exactly. Of the other two, one is the owner's key, mainly used for keyless entry and normal driving. The important one is the other—the Speed Key. I wonder if Young Master Qin likes racing? Do you enjoy the thrill of extreme speed?" Xing Zhenkun teased, looking at Qin Yi with a smile.

Qin Yi shrugged. What a joke—he had just obtained God-level Driving Skill. If he had the chance, he would definitely go for a high-speed run.

"Naturally. After all, a man's romance isn't just about 7,000 RPM!"

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

Holy crap, why did Xing Zhenkun's favorability increase again...

Qin Yi's words immediately reminded Xing Zhenkun of a Hollywood movie he had seen: "Haha, it seems Young Master Qin has also seen 'Ford v Ferrari'. What a coincidence; that's also one of my favorite movies."

Speaking of this, Xing Zhenkun seemed to be reminiscing. He paused for a moment before continuing: "I still remember at the end of the movie, when the car was out of control and the racer was on the line between life and death, he calmly spoke those lines..."

"'When the engine reaches 7,000 RPM, the sense of everything around you begins to fade. The car becomes weightless. All you can feel is your own body moving through time and space. 7,000 RPM—that's where you find it. You can feel it coming. It creeps up on you, whispers in your ear. The only question that matters is—who are you?'"

However, Qin Yi hadn't actually seen the movie Xing Zhenkun mentioned. Under the influence of the God-level Driving Skill, he had just blurted out that line for some reason. He hadn't expected Xing Zhenkun to misunderstand.

Well, a misunderstanding was fine. At least it increased favorability by 10 points.

Qin Yi was quite curious now. He wondered if Xing Zhenkun's favorability broke through to 80, would it also trigger a System mission?

If favorability from the same sex rose to 90, he didn't know what would happen.

Fortunately, at this time, Xu Qian arrived before the two of them holding an exquisite white box, interrupting their conversation.

"Mr. Qin, these are your keys." As Xu Qian spoke, she respectfully handed the box to Qin Yi with both hands.

Qin Yi took it and opened the box directly. The box was divided into two layers. In the first layer lay two keys quietly.

One was black with chrome accents on both sides and a red-backed Bugatti logo on the Face. The black and red color scheme was very striking.

The other was silver and relatively simple, with only a large silver letter 'B'. It looked very elegant.

Lifting the second layer, there was another key—the valet key with the small blue plastic tag that Xu Qian had just been holding. Its quality was indeed inferior to the other two, feeling very plasticky.

Xing Zhenkun explained from the side: "That silver one is the Speed Key. When this key is inserted into the designated slot, the vehicle's speed limiter is temporarily deactivated, releasing its full power potential to provide the driver with the ultimate speed experience. You could say this is the key that releases primordial power, instantly allowing this car's top speed to soar above 400 km/h."

"Whoa... 400 kilometers? Isn't that faster than a normal high-speed train..." Qin Yi couldn't help but be a bit shocked. After all, he really hadn't driven such a fast car before, and the words slipped out.

"Haha, but Young Master Qin, don't drive that fast on public roads. Once our club's track is finished, let's go experience it properly on the track!"

"Haha, alright, Brother Kun, it's a deal! When the track is ready, you must notify me immediately."

"Definitely! Alright, Young Master Qin, it's getting late. I won't disturb you two any longer. Xiao Qian, make sure to treat Young Master Qin well for me!"

On Xu Qian's pretty Face, there was still a faint blush as she nodded and agreed.

Afterward, Xing Zhenkun left.

Now, in the massive showroom, only Qin Yi and Xu Qian remained. The atmosphere was slightly awkward.

Qin Yi cleared his throat, put on a cold and aloof expression, smiled faintly, and said, "Let's go. Time to drive."

After Qin Yi finished speaking, he walked straight toward that convertible sports car.

"Oh, okay..."

Xu Qian responded and, with her head lowered shyly, followed obediently behind Qin Yi, step by step.

But who would have thought that Qin Yi would suddenly stop? Xu Qian almost crashed into Qin Yi's back, only managing to brake in time...

"Aren't you off work? Don't you need to grab a bag or change your clothes or something?" Qin Yi turned around, sized up Xu Qian, and asked curiously.

Reminded by Qin Yi, Xu Qian finally realized that she was still wearing her dealership uniform. Moreover, her wallet, daily makeup, and the keys to her rented room were all still in her bag.

"Uh, sorry, Mr. Qin. Please wait a moment for me; I'll go get them right now..."

After Xu Qian finished, she ran quickly toward the locker room.

Qin Yi watched Xu Qian's retreating back, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up. He murmured to himself, "She's quite interesting..."