Chapter 18: The Fiery Beauty

Su Mu opened the class group chat, and sure enough, everyone was discussing the gathering for tomorrow night.

Su Mu skimmed through it. The choice of hotel was quite interesting.

Kaiman Hotel?

Although Su Mu's classmates all came from well-off families, having a graduation dinner at Kaiman Hotel wasn't too big of a deal.

Su Mu thought it was just a bit of a coincidence.

He checked the initiators, Wang Mingqi and Zhu Haoyu.

Rich kids, not familiar with Su Mu, hardly exchanged a few words during the three years of high school.

Having gotten the general idea of things, Su Mu sent a message back to Jiang Xinxuan.

"Let's go together tomorrow night. We won't have many chances to meet after this."

"Sure, I was thinking the same."

What do you call an instant reply? That's the speed of Jiang Xinxuan.

Su Mu chuckled. Wasn't this girl just holding her phone waiting for his message?

"I'll pick you up tomorrow night."

"Okay, what are you doing tomorrow?"

"Miss me?"

"No, I just asked off the cuff."

Jiang Xinxuan could feel Su Mu's teasing even through the phone screen.

"I signed up for driving lessons. My theory test is the day after tomorrow, so I'll be home studying tomorrow."

Even a top student needs to hit the books.

How do they say it: Not afraid of classmates being top students, just afraid of top students going on summer vacation.

A top student's hard work is often unseen by others.

"So soon? I also planned to sign up. I wish we'd done it together."

With a regretful emoji, Jiang Xinxuan felt a tinge of disappointment.

If they learned to drive together, she'd have more time to be with Su Mu, right?

"I'll accompany you when you sign up."

Su Mu hadn't thought this through.

At the time, he just wanted to get his license quickly and didn't think to ask Jiang Xinxuan.

As compensation, Su Mu directly showed his sincerity.

"That's more like it. You study first, and I'll wait for you tomorrow night."

After exchanging good nights, the little couple each drifted into dreamland.

...

Su Mu woke up early.

Summer vacation was his only time to stay home for a while.

Thinking about going to college and leaving the old man alone in this big castle.

Su Mu decided to spend as much time as possible with his grandfather whenever he had the chance.

"Grandpa, good morning. Why didn't you wait for me before you started practicing?"

Rushing to Elder Su's side, Su Mu kept up with Old Master Su's movements.

"Are you serious, kid? I thought you were just interested for a moment yesterday."

Not stopping his movements, Elder Su didn't expect Su Mu to actually stick with it.

"Grandpa, do you think I'm that unreliable?"

"No matter what, you won't shake me off this summer. I'm determined to learn Tai Chi."

"You brat."

Elder Su didn't say much, just that his eyes were a little moist.

After finishing a set of Tai Chi, Su Mu grabbed a few slices of bread and went to his room to study.

If he didn't pass the theory test, it'd ruin his reputation as a top student.

Su Mu couldn't let that happen, no way.

Counted seriously, with a thick book, Su Mu took just over two hours to memorize it all.

So, being a top student requires talent too.

Not just anyone can claim to be a top student casually.

Looking at the time, there was still a while before dinner.

"I wonder if that beautiful woman from yesterday will show up again?"

He had Xiao Wang bring out the Lamborghini.

Su Mu's urge to drive hadn't passed, and he felt a faint anticipation in his heart.

At the same intersection, Su Mu kept an eye out.

Sure enough, his guess was right.

That bright red Ferrari 599 was parked at the intersection.

Seeing Su Mu's Lamborghini show up, the Ferrari accelerated and drove up.

"What a fiery beauty!"

Seeing the speed at which the Ferrari came up, Su Mu knew the lady hadn't turned off her engine.

She was just waiting there, and as soon as she saw him, she hit the gas and came up.

This time, with mental preparation, Su Mu didn't give the lady a chance to overtake.

The Ferrari 599 was completely dominated by the Lamborghini with no opportunity to pass.

At the same fork, this time Su Mu didn't just turn back.

He stopped there, waiting for the Ferrari 599 to pull alongside his car.

Su Mu lowered his window and gave the lady a thumbs up.

Su Mu meant no mockery; the lady's driving skills were actually quite good.

Unfortunately, she ran into him, someone with master driving skills.

Let's just say the lady had a bit of bad luck.

Expressionless.

Indeed, the lady in the Ferrari 599 was very pretty, just her expressionless face gave off a "keep away" vibe.

With a nonchalant smile, Su Mu hadn't planned on flirting.

He waved, stepped on the gas, and the Lamborghini drove off dashingly.

Through the rearview mirror, watching the Lamborghini grow smaller until it disappeared, the lady finally retracted her gaze.

Not just today; yesterday, the lady had also been deliberately waiting at the intersection.

Thinking highly of her driving skills, she was unwilling to be easily outmatched by Su Mu.

Wanting to find redemption, the lady wanted a rematch with Su Mu.

As it turned out, she wasn't as skilled as him.

Still, the lady wasn't ready to concede defeat easily.

Turning around, she went back the way she came.

Returning to the castle, Su Mu greeted his grandfather and went to his room to take a shower.

Putting on new clothes he bought, Su Mu decided to present himself as he truly was today.

Thinking it was almost time, plus having to pick up Jiang Xinxuan, Su Mu thought it better to leave early.

Of course, it's still Su Mu's philosophy.

Cars need to be driven in turns.

This time Xiao Wang brought out a Rolls-Royce Phantom.

Su Mu knew the bare price of this car was nearly ten million.

There were many cars of this caliber in the garage, and Su Mu wasn't picky and just got in.

"Yulong Lake Villa,"

"Okay, young master."

Lately, Su Mu frequented Yulong Lake Villa, so Xiao Wang was quite familiar with it.

When they were almost there, he sent a text to Jiang Xinxuan.

When the Rolls-Royce arrived at the entrance of the Yulong Lake Villa area, Su Mu saw Jiang Xinxuan already waiting there.

A punctual good girl!

Su Mu praised her in his heart.

Jiang Xinxuan had the capital to be demanding, yet she never did those annoying things.

Some women think men are naturally meant to wait for women.

Su Mu scoffed at this false theory.

Waiting for people is the most time-wasting thing; without a valid reason, Su Mu never liked to do those unnecessary time-wasting things.

"Xiao Xuan."

Su Mu changed cars too frequently.

Jiang Xinxuan didn't know the stopped Rolls-Royce was Su Mu's, so she stood there obediently.

Hearing Su Mu's voice, Jiang Xinxuan knew her boyfriend had arrived.

Smiling, Jiang Xinxuan walked over to Su Mu.

Su Mu noticed Jiang Xinxuan's recent change in dressing style.

She's becoming more and more feminine.

But Su Mu really liked this change in Jiang Xinxuan.