3 – Chapter 3
“Keep It Down”
Upon hearing this, Cheng Lin immediately expressed her heartfelt gratitude to the person beside her.
Almost instinctively, she grabbed his hand and began to say, “Thank you, thank you so much.”
“Uh…
The people in front, seeing the scene behind them, were completely baffled.
“Sit properly!”
His voice was very deep, carrying an unquestionable tone, with a hint of suppressed anger.
Even the boys among them felt a jolt in their hearts upon hearing it, let alone a girl.
Sure enough, he had lost his temper.
He had been waiting for this fire to continue burning, but unexpectedly, it was just those two words, and then there was nothing more.
His sudden change in tone had genuinely startled Cheng Lin as well.
Especially when she saw his dark, grim expression, she immediately sat still like an obedient student, not moving an inch. Both hands were placed neatly on her legs.
Fu Siyu did not continue his reprimand. In the past, he would have directly ordered the car to stop and told her to get out and scram.
But now, after that one shout, his anger suddenly dissipated.
Perhaps it was because of the aggrieved look on her face—after all, she was just a kid, still in school. Why bother arguing with her?
After a few minutes of silence, Cheng Lin also realized that she had been in the wrong. She parted her lips and cautiously said to the person beside her, “I-I’m sorry, I didn’t mean it earlier. I really just wanted to thank you.”
“Mm…”
“Then…” She carefully observed his expression. “Are you still angry now?”
“Uh…” Silence, more silence.
It made her feel a little uneasy.
“I…”
“Keep it down. I want to rest for a bit.”
He gently opened his eyes and glanced at her.
When her gaze met his ink-black eyes, Cheng Lin felt as if her own eyes had been scorched.
His eyes were truly beautiful, with deep, well-defined features like a foreigner’s.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she turned her gaze to the window, but her thoughts had already drifted far away.
…
Ten minutes later, the car came to a steady stop in front of the teaching building where her exam was being held.
There were still ten minutes before the exam started.
“Thank you.” She pulled a hundred-yuan bill from her bag and placed it in Su Bin’s hand.
“Driver, keep the change.”
“Hey…”
Su Bin was also dumbfounded. Did she really think he was a taxi driver?
“Is it not enough? I usually only pay a little over forty yuan when I take a cab from the airport.”
Today, she had told him not to bother with the change. Could it be that it wasn’t enough?
“No need for money…”
A man like Fu Siyu, accepting money for giving someone a ride? If word of this got out, wouldn’t people laugh their heads off?
He didn’t dare accept this money.
“Why not?”
“There’s no ‘why’ about it.” He handed the money back.
Cheng Lin insisted on giving it, and the two went back and forth, finally prompting Fu Siyu to open his eyes.
“Put the money away.”
A sudden remark silenced them both.
“Why?”
“Because this car is mine.”
That simple statement left her stunned for several seconds.
“This car…” she began slowly.
A smile tugged at Su Bin’s lips: This girl is quite amusing. Who in this day and age drives a Bentley around as a taxi?
“Let’s go.”
Fu Siyu was in no mood to say much more to her here, as he still had to get back for a meeting.
“Yes…”
“Hey, wait a moment!”
Almost as soon as the car started moving, she grabbed hold of the window. Her body was pulled forward by the motion of the vehicle…