Chapter 32: You Can Completely Trust Her

“Hello, I’d like to buy a car.”

“Hello, sir. Do you have a specific model in mind?”

“Do you have the top-spec E300 in stock?”

“We do.”

“In full. Card.”

Shen Manman: ???

In just a couple of sentences, Su Cheng had bought a car?

It was like buying groceries at the market.

Even when buying groceries, people haggled over the price!

With just three lines, Su Cheng left the salesperson completely dumbfounded.

“Sir, don’t you need me to walk you through it first?”

“Print out the paperwork first, then we can talk about the rest.”

This customer was quite the high roller.

So young, yet paying in full without even negotiating for a discount, and accompanied by such a pretty girl.

Definitely a rich second generation.

Looking at the girl’s age, she was probably still in school, right?

Some customers genuinely did not need a walkthrough; they knew more about the car than the salesperson did.

Still, sitting down to talk discounts was standard procedure!

In three sentences, this man had spent six hundred thousand.

The salesperson figured the young guy was probably using his father’s secondary card on an impulse buy.

Since he wanted to buy it outright, why not let him? It didn’t take any extra effort anyway.

If that impulse wore off, he would probably back out.

The salesperson scrambled to draw up the paperwork.

Beep, beep, beep, beep, beep, beep.

The six-digit PIN was entered.

“Congratulations, Mr. Su. You are now a distinguished Mercedes owner.”

The entire dealership was somewhat stunned.

It was their first time seeing anyone buy a car like this.

Su Cheng did not care what others thought. It was his money, and he could spend it however he liked.

As for why he chose an E-Class over an S-Class or a sports car?

First of all, the S-Class was too expensive and too flashy; an E-Class was more than enough.

Small-business owners worth hundreds of thousands or a couple million rode in an E-Class.

Big bosses worth tens or hundreds of millions also rode in an E-Class.

The whole point was to remain enigmatic, keeping everyone guessing about his true depth.

As for sports cars.

Young men in their twenties might like them a bit more.

He could always buy one for fun down the road.

But it definitely could not serve as his daily driver.

Mainly because it lacked a back seat.

The front cabin was too cramped; there was no room to stretch out.

Secondly, Su Cheng personally loved this car.

In his previous life, his goal had always been an E-Class.

Yet from start to finish, he had never managed to drive one.

When Su Cheng’s career was just getting started, he drove a Chery^[1].

Later, after earning a promotion, he took out a loan on an Accord.

Household expenses were endless; money was needed here, money was needed there.

Where would he ever find spare cash to buy a car?

In this life, his dream was finally fulfilled.

If anyone knew the inside story, they might say behind Su Cheng’s back that he lacked vision.

However, buying a car you liked was far better than buying a car other people liked.

Lastly.

And most importantly.

From beginning to end, Su Cheng believed that Natsuki would never lie to him.

He did not just believe in the power of the brand; he believed in Natsuki!

After taking delivery of the car.

Su Cheng still had a little over two million left to his name.

Zzzzz-rip~

Ssshhh-peel~

Peeling off the protective film felt better than doing drugs.

The dealership was already handling the paperwork and temporary license plates, determined to make sure Su Cheng drove it off the lot today.

【Congratulations to the host for completing the [Displaying Talent] quest】

【Obtained: 200 honor points】

【Achieved life achievement: [Spending Lavishly]】

It had taken Su Cheng a mere two hours to finish this challenge quest.

Truth be told.

It felt pretty satisfying.

Once the paperwork and temporary plates were sorted out.

Su Cheng drove off with Shen Manman.

On the road.

Su Cheng chatted with Shen Manman while he drove.

“You know, you’re the very first girl to sit in my passenger seat.”

Guys who acted like central heating, warming up every girl they met, probably said that line to dozens of girls.

Oh, you’re the first one to ever sit in my passenger seat.

In reality, who knew how many had already sat there.

Maybe some stories had even played out in the back seat.

And if the guy rode a motorcycle.

He would most likely say, “You’re the very first person to sit on the back of my bike, you know.”

But Su Cheng had just picked up this car, and Shen Manman had accompanied him the entire time.

There was no faking this.

“Ah… then shouldn’t I show my appreciation?” Shen Manman tucked her hair behind her ear.

“How do you want to show it?”

Su Cheng kept his focus on the road, glancing at Shen Manman only from the corner of his eye.

“Like this.”

Right as the words left her mouth.

Smooch~

Su Cheng felt a sudden, gentle touch against his cheek.

“Whoa, hey, hey, I’m driving! That’s dangerous!”

“Which kind of driving are you talking about?”

“Actual driving on the road, of course. It’s really dangerous. You definitely can’t do that again.”

“Hmph, well, that was my first time, too!”

“Then we’re even!”

“Hey, isn’t this car an automatic? Why are you holding the gear shift the whole time?” Shen Manman asked, thoroughly confused.

It was not like he needed to shift up and down.

Su Cheng was used to driving stick. Even after switching to an automatic where manual shifting was not needed, he felt restless unless his hand was resting on the gear lever.

“This gear shift has a great feel to it. You can put your hand on it to see.”

“Ah, can I? Won’t that be dangerous?”

“This doesn’t affect anything.”

“Then let me try…”

Shen Manman placed her slender, graceful hand on the lever.

Su Cheng smoothly placed his hand over hers.

They had held hands once before in the elevator.

Even so, Shen Manman still felt an involuntary jolt, though she did not pull her hand away.

Right now, she had only one question in her mind.

Is this what moving fast feels like?

This gesture of his.

To call it natural would hardly be right.

Yet it was not particularly awkward either.

Except her heart was beating quite a bit faster now.

As if she had been drinking, a rosy flush quickly spread across Shen Manman’s face.

“You can pull your hand away now,” Su Cheng reminded her.

“Huh?” Shen Manman had not registered his words yet.

“If you don’t pull it away, that watch of yours is about to call emergency services for you.”

Only then did Shen Manman notice that the Apple Watch Su Cheng had given her also had a heart rate display.

It had just skyrocketed all the way from 75 to 160.

It was right on the verge of sounding an alarm.

Shen Manman hastily pulled her hand back, instinctively touching her burning cheeks.

“Don’t be nervous.”

“Mm… I’m not nervous.”

“If you’re not nervous, why is your heart rate so high?”

Shen Manman: …

You’re asking when you already know the answer!

“Maybe the watch is glitching!”

“Ah, glitching? A brand-new watch breaking already? No way, I’ve got to take this up with them.”

Su Cheng flicked his left turn signal and switched into the U-turn lane, preparing to turn around.

“You… The watch isn’t broken… No need to turn around.”

“If the watch isn’t broken, then your heart rate really was that high, wasn’t it?”

“Mm,” Shen Manman responded softly, too embarrassed to meet Su Cheng’s gaze.

“Wait, why are you still turning around…”

“I took a wrong turn. I have to get back to that intersection from earlier.”

Shen Manman: ???

Only then did she realize that Su Cheng had just been teasing her.

He!

Was!

Truly the worst!

“Where are you heading tonight?”

“My counselor asked me to have dinner with him. He probably wants to talk about something.”

“Oh, okay.”

The two of them first returned to the office to pack up the untouched Japanese meal for Shen Manman.

After dropping her off at school, Su Cheng arrived at the restaurant he had agreed upon with Old Zhang.

Inside the private room, besides Old Zhang, were a man and a woman.

Both looked quite young, perhaps only a few years older than Su Cheng.

Su Cheng guessed they were probably former students Old Zhang had previously supervised?

“Ah Su^[2] is here.”