CHAPTER 27

"Boom! Boom!"

The engine of the Porsche 911GT emits a deep and powerful roar. Xu Ran drove the car and slowly drove out of the underground parking lot of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. At the door, Jiang Wei, who had just applied for a long-term parking card for the hotel's VIP parking space for her, smiled and waved goodbye to her. The car merged into the traffic on the street. The good sound insulation completely isolated the noise and heat waves from the outside world. Only the folk songs she liked came from the Bose speakers. The prosperity outside the window slowly retreated, and the street scenes that had long been familiar to Xu Ran were very different at this moment. Although the prosperity in the past was good, it seemed to be incompatible with her. It was not her world. She was more like a passer-by and a stranger in this international metropolis. But now, Xu Ran feels that everything has changed. Even the billboards of roadside shops have become friendly. It is a feeling of integration. Owning a house in the imperial capital, owning a car of her dreams, and quietly lying in the bank card is one million yuan transferred by her father. With all these, she can finally stop living cautiously like before, and she doesn't have to look at the faces of those people she hates, and she can enjoy life according to her own preferences! This feeling is so good that the long queue of cars didn't make her feel impatient at all. Fifteen minutes later, the car arrived at the school gate. Xu Ran got out of the car, took out his student ID, registered with the guard, and was let through smoothly. It is very common for students to drive to and from school in college, and the guard is used to it. He just reminded her to register the vehicle when she has time. Not far away, Xue Xiaoxing and Liu Yiyi, who had just returned from the playground, were talking, and their eyes were suddenly attracted by a white sports car at the school gate. "Xiaoxing, what are you looking at?"

Liu Yiyi was looking down at her phone when she noticed her roommate looking towards the school gate. She turned around and asked, "Yiyi, does the person who just got off the sports car look like Xu Ran from our dormitory?"

Xue Xiaoxing said uncertainly. "What? Xu Ran? That's impossible. Did you see it wrong? Where is it?"

Hearing her words, Liu Yiyi asked in surprise. "It's right there, it's coming, look!"

Seeing the white sports car approaching, Xue Xiaoxing quickly pulled Liu Yiyi's arm and gestured. A white Porsche 911 slowly drove along the tree-lined road of the campus. The car drove very slowly, and when it got closer, the two girls finally saw the person in the driver's seat. Who else could it be but Xu Ran? At this moment, the two girls' mouths were so full of surprise that they could almost swallow an egg! Xu Ran also saw his two roommates at this moment. Seeing them standing on the side of the road, they obviously noticed him, so he slowed down the car, stopped beside them, and slowly lowered the car window. "Xiaoxing, Yiyi!"

Xu Ran leaned sideways, smiled and said hello to the two roommates outside the car window on the other side. Although they usually looked down on her and often ridiculed her, Xu Ran did not really break up with them and still maintained a superficial roommate relationship. Now, of course, she no longer needs to look at the faces of these two snobbish roommates, but Xu Ran has no intention of revenge. Although she has become a rich girl, Xu Ran's heart is still simple and kind. When she saw the two of them stop the car and say hello, she had no other intentions, it was just a courtesy between roommates. But obviously, Xue Xiaoxing and Liu Yiyi didn't think so. "Is it really you? Xu Ran! Why are you driving a Porsche? You can't rent it!"

Xue Xiaoxing said exaggeratedly. "Yes, Xu Ran, you didn't rent a Porsche just to attend Minister Feng's birthday party tonight, did you? Didn't I tell you that Minister Feng has already arranged a car? What are you doing?"

Liu Yiyi spoke in Shanghainese, shook her head and said, "Xiao Xing, Yiyi, my dad just bought me this car this morning. He came to see me today and said that summer is coming and the dormitory is too hot for me to bear, so he asked me to move out. He also bought me this car for my convenience in going to school."

Xu Ran explained with a smile. "What? Xu Ran, you said your dad bought you this car? You are kidding, this is a Porsche, it costs more than one million!"

Xue Xiaoxing obviously didn't believe Xu Ran's words, thinking that she was still trying to save face, and said with a hint of mockery. "My friend, let me correct what you just said. This car is the top model of the Porsche 911 series. It can't be bought for more than one million yuan. It starts at at least 300,000 yuan. And this car is obviously just picked up, and the temporary license plate is still hanging. You can't rent this kind of car from a car dealership!"

At this moment, a gentle male voice sounded from behind the two women. "Lin... Senior Brother Lin?"

Hearing the man's voice, the two girls turned their heads and saw a tall and handsome boy behind them. It was Lin Feng, one of the four most handsome boys in the school. It was rumored that Lin Feng's family owned several properties in the imperial capital. He usually drove a Ferrari LaFerrari to and from school. I don't know how many girls thought he was their idol! Suddenly seeing their idol in front of them, the two girls' heartbeats accelerated. Lin Feng ignored them, walked directly to the car window, bent down, and said politely: "You are Xu Ran, a freshman, right? Did you buy a new car? This car is good. I have always wanted to order a GT. But as a girl, you must be careful when driving such a high-powered car. Don't drive too fast, otherwise it will be dangerous!"

Xu Ran nodded slightly to express her gratitude after hearing what Lin Feng said, and didn't say anything else. She knew that her two roommates in the dormitory were very fascinated by Lin Feng, but Xu Ran usually focused on studying and didn't have those thoughts. "There is a sports car club in our school. If you are interested, you can come and join the activities. We can make friends with cars."

Lin Feng said with a smile, then took out a business card from his pocket and put it on the passenger seat of the car. "Okay, I'll go when I have time."

Xu Ran nodded and smiled politely, not taking the matter to heart. "Okay, then you go ahead and do your work. I'll leave first."

Lin Feng waved his hand and turned away without further entanglement. This scene just now made Xue Xiaoxing and Liu Yiyi dumbfounded. After a while, Xue Xiaoxing came to her senses and hurriedly climbed up to the passenger window, asking in disbelief: "Xu Ran, is this car really bought by your father? More than three million?"

Her voice trembled slightly, and she was obviously suppressing her inner surprise and shock! "About that, it seems to be 3.3 million, and the store gave some discounts."

Xu Ran said with a smile. Looking at Xue Xiaoxing's expression at the moment, she felt quite amused. "Oh my god! Xu Ran, you have been hiding your true self all this time. You have hidden yourself too well!"

Xue Xiaoxing said exaggeratedly. Only then did she notice that Xu Ran in the car was wearing this year's latest Chanel dress, which she had seen in a physical store. This dress alone cost more than 40,000! And the latest LV women's series handbag on the passenger seat, a limited edition of 59,999! Xue Xiaoxing, who has always paid attention to luxury goods, recognized it at a glance. And the pile of luxury shopping bags on the back seat of the car, LV, SK-II, Hermes... Her eyes were red when she saw it! "What's there to hide? We are all classmates, and you don't know what I look like!"

Xu Ran said with a smile. "Ran Ran, you just said you were going back to the dormitory to pack your things. You are going to move out, where are you moving to?"

At this moment, Liu Yiyi, who had been standing behind Xue Xiaoxing, couldn't help but step forward and ask. "Wanliu Academy, my father bought me a house there. It's quite close to here, and it only takes more than ten minutes to drive there."

Xu Ran replied with a smile. "Wan... Wanliu Academy?"

Hearing this word, Liu Yiyi was still fine, but Xue Xiaoxing's mouth opened even wider! As a local of the imperial capital, Xue Xiaoxing certainly knew what kind of community Wanliu Academy was! Although Xue Xiaoxing also benefited from her parents' help and was allocated two small houses, they were both outside the Fifth Ring Road, and the total cost was only a few million. Compared with Wanliu Academy, it was simply not worth mentioning. "Yes, Xiaoxing, don't be so exaggerated, it's just a small house."

Xu Ran looked at Xue Xiaoxing's expression and couldn't help but feel a little funny. "No matter how small it is, it's still Wanliu's house, Xu Ran, you... Hey, you said your family is so well-off, why do you have to pretend to be an ordinary person? I may not have done some things well in the past, Xu Ran, don't take it too seriously!"

Talking here, Xue Xiaoxing finally figured out one thing thoroughly. This Xu Ran, who used to be ordinary, has suddenly become a rich girl! Thinking of what she did to her before, Xue Xiaoxing regretted it. How could a family that could easily afford the house in Wanliu Academy and a sports car worth more than three million be an ordinary citizen? If I treated her like that before, would she hate me? Would she retaliate? Speaking of which, Xue Xiaoxing is just a native of the imperial capital with a little money. It's okay to feel superior in front of those ordinary outsiders, but when she meets someone like Xu Ran, she feels very empty. Liu Yiyi is the same. Seeing Xu Ran now, she quickly put away her previous arrogant look and kept saying good things to Xu Ran. Seeing the two roommates, Xu Ran kept a polite smile on his face, but he was very moved in his heart. Before, in the hotel, my father told me not to be deliberately low-key in the future, and to show my strength when I should. She thought my father wanted to vent her anger for me. Now seeing the performance of the two roommates, she understood my father's good intentions. It turns out that being appropriately high-profile is also a kind of protection for oneself. Just like now, if there was no car, if there was no house in Wanliu Academy, if there were no luxury goods, would these two roommates treat her like this? Looking at the two roommates, Xu Ran found that she suddenly didn't hate them anymore. It was not that she forgave them, but that she felt it was not worth it and unnecessary. The greatest benefit of financial freedom is that it allows people to have the freedom to say no to people and things they don't like. And now, she has this freedom. "Ranran, aren't you going back to the dormitory to pack your things? It happens that we two have nothing to do, so let's go back with you to help you pack!"

Xue Xiaoxing said attentively. "No need, there aren't many things anyway, I can do it myself, you two go ahead and do your work, Baibai!"

Xu Ran waved to his two roommates, lightly stepped on the accelerator, and the Porsche 911 slowly drove away, leaving only a white silhouette behind the two girls.