"Yo~ it's you, Young Man. Are you feeling better?" Derek Carter opened his half-squinted eyes and said with a cheerful smile, "Look at you, sweating all over from the heat. Come on, have a slice of iced watermelon to cool off." As he spoke, he took a crisp watermelon from the freezer beside him, gave it a slap, and it split into several pieces. He even picked out the biggest piece and handed it over.
"Ah, I'm fine now, thank you, uncle." Ryan Walker felt a bit embarrassed, but the weather was just too hot, and he couldn't resist the temptation of chilled watermelon. After thanking him, he took the piece and took a bite.
"Hiss~"
The cool, sweet juice slid into his stomach, sending a shiver of delight through his whole body, and the heat instantly dissipated quite a bit.
So, the old and the young squatted in the shade, munching away at the watermelon. In no time, a seven or eight jin watermelon was completely devoured.
After wiping his mouth, Ryan Walker felt much more refreshed. Just as he was about to speak, there was a creak from the roadside not far away, and a white Maserati sports car pulled up.
Seeing the sports car, Ryan Walker was stunned for a moment. Wasn't this the same car that almost knocked over Granny Zhang yesterday and then just sped off? No matter what, at the very least, they should have stopped to check what happened, right!?
Without hesitation, he walked over and gently knocked on the car window.
"Vrrr~~"
The electric window slowly rolled down, and there was a girl sitting in the passenger seat. She looked about seventeen or eighteen, with a beautiful face and lightly tanned skin, her eyes clear and bright. Her short black hair and bright yellow sportswear made her radiate the vibrant energy of a youthful girl.
Ryan Walker was slightly taken aback. She must still be a high school student, right? She was probably very popular among the boys at school.
"What is it?" The short-haired girl seemed a bit tired. After a week of nonstop investigation and pursuit, her energy was seriously depleted. Especially since yesterday, when she almost caught "her," but failed at the last moment and "she" escaped again.
"I'd like to ask, was it you driving this car around 3:30 yesterday afternoon?" Ryan Walker took a deep breath, trying to keep his tone calm, since it was possible someone else had been driving the car yesterday.
After speaking, he glanced at the driver's seat.
Huh? Another beauty!
She looked to be in her twenties, with an oval face and long, jet-black hair simply tied in a ponytail. Her skin was fair and delicate, smooth as silk. She wore sunglasses perched on her high, elegant nose, giving her an icy, unapproachable aura.
What a beautiful woman! In Ryan Walker's limited social circle, he had never seen a beauty of this level.
Two rare beauties, plus a luxury sports car, inevitably set Ryan Walker's imagination running wild.
"Yesterday afternoon?" The short-haired girl frowned slightly, thinking carefully. Wasn't that when they were tracking and chasing "her"? She immediately looked at Ryan Walker with a wary gaze. "That's right, I was driving at that time. If you have nothing else, please leave. We're busy."
So it really was them, and with such a bad attitude. Ryan Walker couldn't help but shake his head and sneer, "You two look all proper and decent, but how can your hearts be so black?"
"Proper and decent? Black-hearted?" The short-haired girl's pretty face froze, and she flared up in anger. "What do you mean by that? Explain yourself!"
The girl was already in a bad mood, and now someone suddenly jumped out to insult her. In all her life, she'd never been so humiliated. This guy was just too much, completely unreasonable.
Even the woman in sunglasses turned her head slightly, her brows furrowing.
"What, you still have the nerve to act fierce? Don't you know you were driving too fast yesterday and knocked an old lady down?" Although the other party seemed to have some background, Ryan Walker spoke with confidence and didn't back down at all. "At the very least, you should have stopped to check what happened, right? So uncivilized!"
The short-haired girl's expression changed, turning tense and guilty. The old lady fell yesterday? She was about to ask for details, but that "uncivilized" comment seemed to hit a nerve, completely igniting her anger. Her face went pale, and she couldn't control herself—she reached out through the window, grabbed him by the collar of his tank top, and yanked him toward the car window. "Who are you calling uncivilized?"
Ryan Walker was caught off guard as she grabbed him, stumbling half a step forward before regaining his balance. He was surprised—this girl looked like a high schooler, but how could she be so fast and strong?
But since Ryan Walker was in the right, once he made up his mind, he wouldn't back down. He planted his feet firmly on the ground, resisting her pull, his face showing even more mockery. "What? So you can do such heartless things, but no one is allowed to call you out? Judging by your expression, are you thinking of silencing me? Go ahead, do it! What, don't dare? Oh, right, maybe you want to call your powerful sugar daddy to get rid of me? I'm so scared."
The short-haired girl was also a bit surprised. With that yank just now, she was confident that even a burly man would have been pulled right up against the car, but she only managed to move him half a step. Still, that surprise vanished the moment he opened his mouth, and she was so angry she was shaking.
A powerful sugar daddy? What do you take me for...
"I'll beat..."