Chapter 14

The car left Shihua Road and entered the Eastern Expressway, and the speed finally picked up. The cool breeze, the gentle music, and the stunning beauty beside him driving with effortless grace—all of it made Ethan Cooper stick his head out to look at the scenery outside the window, unable to help but sigh: Modern life is so damn wonderful.

The sigh had barely left his lips when a Bentley zoomed past them. At the same time, an old man stuck his head out of the car and suddenly vomited with a loud “wah.” The wind, carrying the vomit, splattered solidly onto the face and body of Ethan Cooper, who was just as oblivious to traffic etiquette.

A stench instantly filled the car. Ethan Cooper said in a deep voice, “Sister, catch up with him!”

“Ethan Cooper, don’t worry, I’ll make him pay!” Megan Brooks, who had seen the whole scene clearly, was instantly furious. She floored the gas pedal, and the car’s speed shot up to the max. “So what if you’re rich? So what if you drive a luxury car? You get carsick in such a nice car and still have the nerve to show your face? I’ve seen people embarrass themselves, but never anyone this shameless…”

Ethan Cooper used the tissues that the furious Miss Su had thrown at him in her rush to wipe the filth off himself, feeling rather wronged inside. Was I the one in a hurry? Seems like you’re the one who’s anxious, right? But as the scenery on both sides started to blur past and the wind whipped his hair straight up, he began to get nervous. The feeling of soaring through the clouds when using qinggong was exhilarating, but being dragged along for someone else’s wild ride was a whole different experience.

On the Eastern Expressway, a strange scene unfolded: a Bora was weaving and speeding madly after a luxury Bentley up ahead. Anyone who didn’t know better would think “Fast & Furious 5” was being filmed in Shenzhen.

The cars ahead, seeing in their rearview mirrors that a small-engine Bora was so fierce and wild, all quickly made way. When they saw that the driver was a stunning beauty with peachy cheeks and almond eyes, the veteran drivers were even more shocked, thinking: Beauty, you can chase me, but please don’t kiss me!

The Bentley, still oblivious, continued on its way. Only when the Bora caught up and started honking like crazy did it realize it was being chased. The turn signal flashed rapidly, and the Bentley sensibly pulled over. It wasn’t that he couldn’t afford trouble, he just didn’t want it. This was a nearly ten-million-yuan luxury Bentley—the “B” on the hood wasn’t just for show. Even a scratch from the Bora behind would be a huge loss.

The Bentley stopped. Megan Brooks pulled up close, slammed on the brakes, and the car spun 180 degrees to a sudden stop right in front of the Bentley, leaving only half a centimeter between the two hoods!

What a beautiful emergency stop, what amazing driving skills, what a formidable heroine! All the drivers who saw this couldn’t help but praise her. But Ethan Cooper’s face had turned pale with fright, and when he turned to look, he saw that Megan Brooks’s face was even paler than his.

Heaven knows, I really didn’t do it on purpose! Megan Brooks looked at the Bentley in front of her, still shaken. She had only meant to park beside it, but the speed was too high and she braked too hard, resulting in this accident.

The Bentley’s driver didn’t look much better than the two in the Bora. It took him several seconds to recover, then he hurriedly got out to check the front of the car. Even a scratch, let alone a dent, would cost more than the entire cheap Bora was worth.

Seeing that there was still a tiny gap between the two cars, the driver finally relaxed a little. He was about to angrily scold the woman driving the Bora, but before he could, she was already in front of him, pointing at his head and cursing him out: “How do you drive? Did you buy your license? So what if you drive a Bentley? Does driving a Bentley mean you can vomit wherever you want? Does driving a Bentley mean you can pollute the environment? Does driving a Bentley mean you can dirty someone else’s clothes and just drive off…”

The Bentley driver was stunned by this torrent of abuse. It took him a while to realize that the old man in the back had accidentally dirtied someone when he vomited. He thought it was something serious, but it turned out to be just this trivial matter. The driver immediately sneered with disdain, “Hey! Miss, is it really worth making such a fuss over something so trivial?”

As the saying goes, mistakes can be forgiven, but attitude cannot. The moment Megan Brooks heard him call her “Miss,” she exploded again: “Who are you calling ‘Miss’? Your mom’s a ‘Miss,’ your dad’s a ‘Miss,’ your whole family are ‘Misses’! You must apologize to me, and the old man who vomited on my brother must apologize to him too, or I won’t let this go…”

Seeing this woman so fierce and ready to fight, the Bentley driver, already annoyed, started to get angry. But thinking of the old master in the car, who had just gotten off a plane and was in a hurry to see the young lady at home, he had to swallow his anger. He pulled out a thick wad of cash and tossed it at Megan Brooks, then turned to get back in the car.

Just as the thick wad of colorful bills was about to hit Megan Brooks, a hand shot out of nowhere and caught the money right on target.

“Take your paper money back!” Ethan Cooper hurled the cash in his hand hard at the Bentley. Back in Liao, he was dirt poor, and even after coming here, he’d never seen so much money. But precisely because he’d never seen it, he thought this colorful paper was the kind of joss money burned for the dead, so he used all his strength to throw it at the car.