Supernatural Insight Eyes-Chapter 44 - 00 Making Friends

44: 0044 Making Friends

44: 0044 Making Friends

“Defeated…”

Huo Qian stared at the red sports car stopped in front, his mind wandering.

It had been a long time since he had tasted defeat.

In everything he did, Huo Qian was the best, and although racing was just for fun, he aimed to be number one.

It was hard to tell what color Huo Qian’s face was, he remained silent for a while, then suddenly, a smile appeared.

He walked over to Ye Qiu on his own initiative.

Shen Mengchen was still there, chiding Ye Qiu for his reckless driving.

Ye Qiu simply smiled lightly without a word of explanation, infuriating Shen Mengchen even more.

“You won, and I admit defeat wholeheartedly,” Huo Qian said, approaching the calm Ye Qiu, who did not show any signs of smugness despite his victory.

“It was just luck, and good fortune, nothing more.

You’re also very strong, I admire that,” Ye Qiu replied earnestly.

“Whether it’s luck or good fortune, that too is a form of strength,” Huo Qian shook his head.

Looking at the calm Ye Qiu, he thought even more highly of him.

Had anyone else won against the racing king, they would be arrogant, with their heads held high in the air.

But Ye Qiu was nothing like that; he was still casual and laid-back, hardly resembling someone who could have executed those dangerous turns.

Even after the race was over, Huo Qian’s mind was still replaying the last moments of the scene.

The drifting turn of Ye Qiu was something only a madman would do.

At the first curve, forty degrees, this fellow accelerated to the maximum, the entire car completely sliding on the road.

Throughout the process, there was no panic at all, smooth as flowing water, flawlessly natural.

Any extra movement in that race would have been unnecessary, but Ye Qiu achieved perfection.

The second curve, thirty degrees, gave Huo Qian another reason to call Ye Qiu mad for maintaining the highest speed in a must-slow-down segment, completely disregarding the risks of crashing into a mountain or shooting off the road.

This thirty-degree curve was also a major reason for Huo Qian’s defeat, as he was not as ruthless as Ye Qiu.

He slightly eased up at a critical moment, not going full throttle because if he pushed to the max, he wasn’t sure he could control the car properly, risking a fatal accident.

Lacking total confidence, he didn’t dare gamble with his life, which gave Ye Qiu the chance to overtake him.

Defeated was defeated, even if the man in front of him looked ordinary and carefree now, he had won Huo Qian’s acknowledgment.

Seeing Huo Qian approaching, Shen Mengchen’s muddled mind began to clear quickly, and she looked curiously at Huo Qian.

Huo Qian smiled lightly, “His driving skills are even better than mine; you should be focusing on him instead.”

Hearing this, Shen Mengchen glanced at Ye Qiu, then quickly looked away with a huff.

She was too lazy to watch him.

“My name is Huo Qian.

How about we become friends?” Huo Qian’s gaze returned to Ye Qiu, extending his hand.

Ye Qiu smiled and nodded, “Ye Qiu.”

Their hands gently clasped.

The men looked at each other and laughed, sharing a moment that seemed to acknowledge each other’s mettle, which puzzled Shen Mengchen standing aside, unsure of what was happening between them.

“Brother Ye Qiu, I, Huo Qian, have decided we are friends.

The winnings from the bet will be delivered to you by Xiaohu.

I have other things to attend to now.

We’ll have long days ahead; next time I’ll be the host, and you must come,” Huo Qian said.

“Of course,” Ye Qiu nodded, finding Huo Qian to be quite generous.

Despite losing the race, he didn’t sulk, proving to be a broad-minded man.

Ye Qiu was more than willing to make friends with such a person.

Huo Qian got into his car, waved at Ye Qiu and Shen Mengchen, and quickly disappeared into the rainy night.

After a short wait, Huang Xiaohu indeed brought both the betting money Shen Mengchen had staked and the winnings.

“Godlike, here’s the 100,000 yuan you originally staked, and the 700,000 yuan you won,” Huang Xiaohu handed over two large bags of money to Ye Qiu and his companion.

“Thank you,” said Ye Qiu.

Huang Xiaohu scratched his head and chuckled, “Godlike, from now on, you can call me Xiaohu, and then there’s…

Sister-in-law, I’ll be going now.”

After saying that, Huang Xiaohu too drove away.

“Sister-in-law…

What sister-in-law?” Shen Mengchen looked around, wondering who this green-haired guy was calling sister-in-law!

It took Shen Mengchen a while to realize, and she clenched her teeth—this damned Huang Xiaohu was calling her sister-in-law, when did she become Ye Qiu’s woman!

Ye Qiu kept silent, secretly chuckling inside.

“Stop dallying, let’s get going, or we might get caught by those racing fans again, and they’ll keep us here a while longer.” Ye Qiu felt several cars were approaching.

Clearly, they were the same drivers and fans from before.

Shen Mengchen took the two bags of money, and they got into their car, started the engine, and the red Bugatti Veyron quickly sped away.

Between seventy and eighty thousand yuan sitting on the seat made no difference to Shen Mengchen’s expression, whereas Ye Qiu couldn’t help but look back from time to time.

I just won seven hundred thousand!

Sizzling, it feels so awesome!

“Including this seven hundred thousand, plus the one million given by Chairman Shen, now I’m also worth over a million.” Ye Qiu felt rich for the first time, although his previous earnings were substantial, they were all taken by the old lecher, and he didn’t even get a single dime.

But this time it was completely different, not only was his monthly salary millions, but he also got a mansion, instantly turning him into a minor tycoon.

Shen Mengchen rolled her eyes at Ye Qiu, who was starry-eyed, and despised him deeply.

It was just a few hundred thousand yuan.

At this moment, Ye Qiu somewhat regretted and said, “If I had known earlier, I would have bet my one million.

What a pity, what a pity, with the odds of seven to one, that would have been seven million if I had won!”

Ye Qiu’s expression of deep regret, as if he had lost seven million, pained Shen Mengchen beyond tolerance.

What infuriated her the most was recalling that the reason Ye Qiu could win seven hundred thousand was also because she had lent him one hundred thousand to win it, and this guy, carrying one million himself, still borrowed from her without spending his own money, which was utterly shameless!

Shen Mengchen glared at him with wide eyes, just staring at Ye Qiu, despising him intensely!

Feeling uncomfortable under Shen Mengchen’s intense gaze, Ye Qiu awkwardly coughed and changed the subject, “Miss, don’t you want to know how I won?”

Indeed, upon hearing this topic, Shen Mengchen’s expression changed instantly, curiously asking, “How did you win, even surpassing the racing king Huo Qian?”

Ye Qiu smiled and said, “A very important reason I was able to win was your help.”

“Me?” Shen Mengchen was startled, she didn’t do anything, merely sat in the passenger seat, how could she have possibly helped Ye Qiu surpass Huo Qian?

Ye Qiu had guessed that Shen Mengchen wouldn’t understand and explained, “Actually, in racing, the Bugatti Veyron isn’t the most suitable model, although its engine is powerful, its cornering performance is poor.”

“Do you know why I pulled you into the car?” asked Ye Qiu.

Shen Mengchen shook her head blankly; indeed, she didn’t know.

If she had to give a reason, it was probably that Ye Qiu wanted to embarrass her, which was the only reason Shen Mengchen could think of.

“The Bugatti Veyron’s tires lack strong gripping power, sports cars focus on cool appearances, while racing cars focus on the tires, especially for real race cars, good tires are like a second engine.”

“I had you sit in the passenger seat, first, to slightly reduce the tilting during drifting, stabilize the car body, and keep it from going off the track.”

“Also, you should know that I didn’t start at the fastest speed and didn’t drift initially.

Do you know why?” Ye Qiu asked again.

Shen Mengchen still shook her head, unaware that a simple car race, a competition of speed, could have so much depth?

Ye Qiu continued, “Initially, I deliberately slowed down, and every time I turned, my speed was different.”

“Why would you do that?” Shen Mengchen asked proactively.

“Because I was conditioning the tires, to make them grip better for me in the final stages.

I intentionally changed speeds frequently at turns to increase the friction of the tires.

Thus, even when I started drifting, I could precisely control the car body from flying off.”

After Ye Qiu’s explanation, Shen Mengchen finally understood.

So there were so many tricks in a race, especially as a racer, one needed to know much more.

Comparing to her previous understanding of racing and speed contests, Shen Mengchen realized how shallow and ignorant she was after hearing Ye Qiu’s explanation.

This guy actually knew so much!

In Shen Mengchen’s eyes, Ye Qiu gradually became more mysterious, like a Doraemon, always pulling out a gadget or displaying a skill that left people wide-eyed in amazement.

She was eager to know what else Ye Qiu couldn’t do or wasn’t good at.

Being about the same age as her, how could he know so much?

He was truly puzzling.

Shen Mengchen was deep in thought when suddenly, she noticed that Ye Qiu had stopped the car after taking a turn.

“Hey, what are you doing?” Shen Mengchen asked in bewilderment as she saw Ye Qiu suddenly get out of the car.

“You stay in the car and absolutely do not get out,” Ye Qiu instructed with a serious look, making Shen Mengchen’s heart tighten.

Could there be bad guys?

She sat in the car, her gaze fixed on Ye Qiu, wanting to see what was actually happening.

Not far away, a car stopped slowly as it saw Ye Qiu stepping out.

Shortly after Ye Qiu had driven a distance, he had noticed this car following him and stopped for safety’s sake.

The car door slowly opened.

Then a figure jumped out of the car, their footsteps ‘tic toc’ as the heels hit the asphalt road.

The figure gradually approached, revealing a clear face, and as Ye Qiu saw this face, he suddenly froze.

The smiling face gently uttered six words: “Brother Ye Qiu, I’m here!”

Immediately, Ye Qiu was tightly embraced by the figure in front of him!