24: Chapter 24 Bugatti on the Street

However, before Qin Yi could enjoy the thrill of extreme speed from the surging power, the car entered a congested section of the road...

Traffic in the Magic City is just like that; no matter what car you drive, as soon as it's rush hour, there's only one word for it—'jammed'!

Therefore, many people who choose to drive to work either leave early in the morning or stay late at night.

Of course, if you're the boss or a wealthy second-generation heir who isn't short on cash, there's no need to squeeze in with the commuters.

At this moment, the light at the intersection had just turned red; it would take at least three minutes before it turned green again.

Bored, Qin Yi looked left and right, then checked his rearview mirror.

He noticed that compared to the congested lanes on his left and right, Qin Yi's side looked a bit different.

In the left and right lanes, the front of every car was pressed tightly against the rear of the car ahead, one after another, for fear that someone would take the chance to cut in.

But looking at Qin Yi's side, although his car was close behind the one in front, the car behind him was at least thirty meters away by visual estimation.

Moreover, what was even more magical was that the cars on both sides seemed to have a tacit understanding not to try and squeeze into the gap, as if there were an invisible barrier between the car behind and his own.

Qin Yi gave a helpless smile; there was no helping it, this was the 'privilege' of a top-tier supercar.

After all, ordinary people kept a respectful distance from such top-tier supercars, fearing that a single accidental scratch would cost them their entire fortune in compensation.

Waiting for the red light was truly dull, so Qin Yi's gaze fell upon Xu Qian.

Perhaps because of the Bugatti's seats, Xu Qian's blue denim shorts seemed to have become a bit shorter. Looking at those smooth, fair, and beautiful legs, Qin Yi couldn't help but let his imagination run wild, and his Adam's apple inadvertently bobbed twice.

Xu Qian seemed to feel Qin Yi's burning gaze. A faint blush crept onto her cheeks before spreading rapidly; soon, even the tips of her ears were red.

Embarrassed by the staring, Xu Qian subconsciously placed her GUCCI bag on her lap, hoping to use it to cover her exposed thighs and also to give Qin Yi a subtle reminder.

Seeing this, Qin Yi sheepishly withdrew his gaze and then, pretending as if nothing had happened, casually remarked, "Oh, it's not even five o'clock yet. Why are there so many cars... is everyone getting off work this early?"

"Um, yeah, it's quite strange..."

Xu Qian hurriedly responded, but in her heart, she was thinking: Could it be that Mr. Qin wasn't looking at my legs just now? Did I overthink it again...

What should I do? This is so awkward...

But now that I've picked up the bag, it would also be weird to just leave it there...

So, Xu Qian quickly opened the bag, pretending to search for something to mask her incredibly awkward mood.

Seeing her rummaging through the bag, Qin Yi found it a bit amusing. He feigned curiosity and asked, "Did you forget something? Should I drive you back to the dealership to get it?"

"Uh, no need. I just..."

At this moment, Xu Qian's thoughts were racing. Out of the corner of her eye, she spotted a lipstick in her bag. She immediately grabbed it, held it up, gave Qin Yi an awkward smile, and explained, "I just wanted to touch up my lipstick. I was in such a rush to change clothes earlier that I forgot to fix my makeup... haha."

Qin Yi raised an eyebrow and followed her lead, replying, "Oh, okay. The lipstick does look a bit light."

While he said that, he thought to himself: It seems this girl Xu Qian isn't very good at lying; her acting is far too clumsy...

Since she had said it, she naturally had to play the part to the end.

Xu Qian could only bite the bullet, take out an exquisite makeup mirror from her bag, unscrew the lipstick, and start applying it pretentiously in front of the mirror.

Once upon a time, Su Mo was just like this, touching up her makeup in his passenger seat...

The girl before him named Xu Qian was not inferior to Su Mo in terms of looks or figure. Moreover, because she had already entered the workforce, she had an extra touch of maturity, and most importantly, she had the approachability of the girl next door. He really didn't know why he had been so infatuated with Su Mo back then...

Xu Qian carefully applied her lipstick while Qin Yi watched her wantonly, unable to help but recall two lines of poetry from 'Yan Ge Xing'.

Red lips hide pearly white teeth, her beauty like fine jade!

Qin Yi felt that at this moment, using these two lines to describe Xu Qian was quite appropriate.

...

However, Qin Yi's attention was so focused on Xu Qian that he didn't notice the light had turned green and the car in front had already moved.

The cars in the lanes on both sides began to move, but Qin Yi remained stationary.

Behind Qin Yi's car was a Mercedes-Benz S450 with a man and a woman inside, likely a married couple.

The woman in the passenger seat saw that the light was green, but the car in front wasn't moving and she didn't know what it was doing.

So, the woman pointed at the car and said angrily, "Hubby, what's wrong with the car in front? The light is green, why isn't it moving?! Honk the horn and urge him!"

The man was looking at the car in front with eyes full of envy. He turned a deaf ear to the woman's words and shook his head, refusing her request.

"Honk the horn? Forget it, I think it's fine to stop for a bit..."

The woman turned to look at the man, frowned, and asked back, "Hey, what's wrong with you? Usually, you drive so aggressively, acting like you're king of the world and won't back down for anyone! What happened today? Had a change of heart? Are you going to honk or not?"

The man still refused: "No..."

"Fine! You won't honk, right? If you won't... I will!"

After the woman finished speaking, she reached out to press the steering wheel.

The man quickly grabbed her hand and, for once, spoke up firmly, scolding her, "You wasteful woman! Are you stupid? Do you really not recognize that brand of car?"

The woman was a bit confused. She craned her neck and looked forward, only seeing a large silver letter 'B' on the rear of the car.

So, the woman said disdainfully, "Tch, I thought it was something special. It's just a Bentley. I haven't seen that model before, is it the latest one? How expensive can it be?"

The man was stunned. He looked at the woman speechlessly for a moment before finally snapping, "To hell with you! What Bentley? That's a Bugatti! A Bugatti! Do you know what a Bugatti is? One of the most expensive sports car brands in the world! The cheapest one from this brand costs twenty to thirty million!"

Hearing the man's words, it was the woman's turn to be stunned. Her mouth dropped open into an 'O' shape as she pointed at the car in front, looking incredulous: "How much did you say? Twenty to thirty million?"

"Now you're scared, right? Why do you think I'm staying so far away from him? I estimate this car costs fifty or sixty million at the very least. If we even scratch a bit of paint, selling our car might not even be enough to pay for it!"

The woman pursed her lips. Although she was shocked by the man's words, she was still a bit stubborn and muttered, "Is a Bugatti that amazing? A Bugatti shouldn't be allowed to block the road when the light is green, either."

The man sighed and said gloomily, "It's not just that the Bugatti is amazing, but that Bugatti is also sporting a straight flush plate. One-two-three-four-five. Do you think someone who can have that kind of license plate is an ordinary person? I'm telling you, just that one license plate alone is probably enough to buy four or five of our cars..."

Hearing this, the woman completely lost her temper.

Fine, then we'll just wait...

The woman also came to her senses. Waiting through another red light was a small matter, but if she had accidentally honked the horn just now and made the person in that car unhappy, their family might have been in serious trouble.

In a place like the Magic City, there were too many rich and powerful people. They were just small business owners; there was no need to bring trouble upon themselves over something like this.

...

However, Qin Yi didn't make the car behind wait too long.

Xu Qian was only touching up her lipstick, after all, so it didn't take much time.

She closed her makeup mirror and only then noticed that the car in front was gone and the green light had already started counting down. She hurriedly reminded him, "Mr. Qin, the light is green. Aren't you going?"

Qin Yi snapped back to reality, thinking to himself what was wrong with him, acting like he'd never seen a woman before—it was truly embarrassing...

In the next second, with a 'boom,' the Bugatti roared and dashed through the intersection during the final second of the green light.

The air-shredding roar of the Bugatti stunned the pedestrians on both sides of the road.

A delivery guy on an electric scooter who had intended to run the light was startled by the sports car that suddenly sped past. He couldn't help but curse loudly, "Holy crap! What the hell! Do you even know how to drive!"

...

Meanwhile, the couple in the Mercedes-Benz S450 stared at each other in shock.

After a long while, the man slowly shifted gears, stepped on the gas, and grumbled in a Magic City accent, "Damn, that little brat was just waiting for the last second to show off!"

...

In this manner, stopping and starting along the way, it took an hour before Qin Yi's car finally entered the International Finance Center at the Bund in the Magic City.