Chapter 7: Midnight Velocity! The Roaring Beast and the Tsundere's Awakening
Su Hongmian's favorability towards Shen Anyu had now reached a staggering seventy.
In the realm of human emotions, this was a threshold that many couples who had been dating for months might not even touch. It signified a perilous level of trust, an opening of the heart that allowed another person to step inside and wreak havoc. It was because of this high favorability that she hesitated only for a fleeting second before giving him her home address.
It was a detached villa located in the most expensive district in the center of Magic City, a place where every inch of land was worth its weight in gold.
Subsequently, Shen Anyu took Su Hongmian to a nearby VIP parking lot. There, under the cold, white glow of the halogen lights, sat a beast.
It was a red limited-edition Lamborghini. It didn't just look like a car; it looked like a predator crouching in the dark, waiting to pounce. Its body was crafted from full carbon fiber, gleaming with a dangerous, bloody luster under the lights, resembling a raging red fire frozen in time. Its appearance was aggressive, sharp, and breathtakingly beautiful—a mechanical masterpiece of violence and elegance.
This was actually one of the cheaper toys in Shen Anyu's garage, worth "only" thirty million Yuan. But to him, price was irrelevant; what mattered was the feeling. And right now, he felt like driving something that screamed power.
Su Hongmian looked at the red limited-edition Lamborghini in surprise, her beautiful eyes widening slightly. She wasn't a girl who had never seen money—her family was wealthy, after all—but the sheer aggression of this car took her aback.
She teased Shen Anyu, trying to maintain her composure, "Bad guy, I didn't expect you to be quite rich. Is this how you trick girls?"
However, she didn't pay too much attention to the wealth itself. Su Hongmian's widowed mother, Su Wanqing, was the chairwoman of Magic City's Brocade Famous Tea Company, with a net worth of several billion. A luxury car wasn't enough to dazzle her soul, but it certainly added a layer of dangerous allure to the man standing before her. He matched the car perfectly—expensive, dangerous, and fast.
"Get in."
Shen Anyu opened the scissor door. Su Hongmian slid into the low, bucket seat, the smell of premium Italian leather instantly enveloping her.
Close the door. The sound was a solid, expensive thud, sealing them in a private world.
Shen Anyu pressed the start button.
BOOM!
The V12 engine roared to life directly behind their heads. It wasn't a hum; it was a guttural growl, a beast waking from its slumber. The vibration traveled through the chassis, through the seats, and straight into Su Hongmian's spine, making her shiver involuntarily.
Shen Anyu stomped on the accelerator.
The Lamborghini didn't just move; it exploded forward. It roared like a giant dragon ascending to the heavens, or a red meteor tearing through the atmosphere. The g-force slammed Su Hongmian back into her seat, pinning her there as if a giant hand were crushing her chest.
This red limited-edition Lamborghini was hailed as the "fastest fighter jet on the ground," one of the most precious and extreme sports cars in Lamborghini's history. It was untamed, raw power.
In less than ten seconds, the digital speedometer had already soared past three hundred and fifty kilometers per hour!
Outside the window, the city of Magic City dissolved. The skyscrapers, the neon lights, the other cars—they all blurred into streaks of color, like a watercolor painting left out in the rain.
"Ah ah ah—!"
Su Hongmian sat in the passenger seat, her knuckles turning white as she gripped the safety handle. Her entire body was rigid, pressed against the leather by the terrifying thrust. She watched the world warping around her, her heart leaping into her throat.
She screamed wildly, the sound tearing from her throat, a mix of pure terror and exhilarating shock.
"You're crazy! Shen Anyu, you lunatic! This is the city!"
She was completely stunned. She expected a drive, maybe a fast one, but not this... this suicide run! At such a speed, physics became a cruel mistress. If there was a car accident, even a small pebble on the road could send them flying. There would be no need for rescue; the car would disintegrate, and they would go straight to the crematorium. Perhaps they wouldn't even need the crematorium—the sheer kinetic energy would vaporize them on impact.
But Shen Anyu... Shen Anyu was laughing.
At this moment, Shen Anyu was very excited. The constantly rising speed, the blur of the world, the roar of the engine—it all stimulated his adrenaline, making him feel incredibly exhilarated. His blood boiled with the thrill of the hunt, the thrill of control.
A man should drive the fastest car, drink the best wine, and play with the most beautiful women! Only then would he not have lived in vain!
His [Grandmaster-level] martial arts cultivation gave him reflexes that were superhuman. Time seemed to slow down for him. He saw every gap in traffic, every shift in the road surface, every movement of the cars ahead before they even happened. Combined with his [Top-Tier Driving Skills], he navigated the crowded city streets like a phantom, weaving through traffic with surgical precision. It was a dance of death, executed with perfect grace.
He drifted through corners, the tires screaming in protest, the smell of burnt rubber filling the cabin, yet the car remained perfectly under his control.
"Scared?"
Shen Anyu held the steering wheel with one hand—casual, relaxed, at ease—while looking at Su Hongmian with a half-smile. His dark eyes gleamed with a devilish charm in the dashboard lights.
Su Hongmian, this tsundere little girl, turned to look at him. Her face was pale, her chest heaving violently, but her eyes... her eyes were shining with a strange light.
She snorted, forcing her trembling voice to be steady.
"Hmph! I'm not scared at all, you lunatic! Drive faster if you dare!"
She had never imagined that she, a good girl who followed all the rules, would have such an exciting day!
Tsundere was just an appearance, a shell to protect herself. In reality, Su Hongmian was a good girl. From childhood, under the strict discipline of her widowed mother, Su Wanqing, Su Hongmian had lived a life of rules. Be home by nine. No boyfriends before university. Study hard. Be polite.
She was a bird in a golden cage.
But now, the cage door had been ripped off. She was actually being taken on a joyride through the city at breakneck speeds by a man she had only known for half a day!
This was simply insane!
He was crazy! And in this moment, she felt crazy too!
The fear was there, yes, but beneath the fear was something else—a throbbing, electric current of excitement. It was stimulating. It was addictive.
Shen Anyu seemed to have awakened the wildness deep within Su Hongmian, the rebellion she had suppressed for twenty years. Her adrenaline spiked, her dopamine levels soared. She felt alive in a way she never had before.
Where there is pressure, there is rebound! From childhood, under the strict discipline of her widowed mother, Su Wanqing, Su Hongmian was not allowed to do anything that crossed the line. She walked the straight and narrow path.
And now... she was flying off a cliff with a smiling devil.
Su Hongmian's beautiful eyes looked at Shen Anyu beside her. The streetlights flashed across his face, illuminating his sharp jawline, his confident smirk, his calm focus.
She had to admit, he was a man who greatly attracted her! He was like a black hole, pulling her in with irresistible force.
He was truly very different! Tall and handsome, possessing miraculous medical skills that cured her instantly, and now displaying top-tier driving skills that made her blood boil...
Su Hongmian was just a twenty-year-old girl still in the ivory tower of university. At the age of first love, encountering a man like Shen Anyu—who had a strategy, power, and such overwhelming charisma—was truly irresistible!
[Ding! Detected destined heroine Su Hongmian's favorability +10, plundering +30,000 Destiny Points!]
[Ding! Detected destined heroine Su Hongmian's total favorability 80, an additional +30,000 Destiny Points plundered!]
Shen Anyu heard the system notifications ringing in his mind like sweet music. He let out a soft exclamation of satisfaction internally.
It was an unexpected pleasant surprise. He hadn't expected that reaching eighty in total favorability would grant an additional thirty thousand Destiny Points. That was a considerable sum, enough for thirty single draws or a good chunk towards a hundred-draw.
This made Shen Anyu curious and expectant; if the total favorability reached ninety, or one hundred... how much additional Destiny Points would be rewarded? The potential was staggering.
Originally, Shen Anyu had planned some simple and crude methods to conquer her quickly. But now, feeling her gaze on him, seeing the mixture of fear and adoration in her eyes, it seemed that slow cooking might taste even better. Savoring the conquest, breaking down her defenses layer by layer, watching the proud swan bow her head... that was the true aesthetic of a villain.
At a speed of three hundred and fifty, the city flew by. In no time at all, they arrived at the district where Su Hongmian's home was located.
Shen Anyu slowed the car down smoothly, the engine purring deeply as they cruised into the quiet, tree-lined streets of the villa area.
As for the traffic police who had been chasing them earlier, sirens wailing? They had long since been outrun. And even if they caught up on camera, they had gradually dispersed, seemingly having received orders from higher up to stand down.
In this city, the license plate of this car was a pass.
This was one of the benefits of being a top noble; a large number of people would clean up after him, handle the mess, and erase the traces, even without him needing to issue a single instruction.
The car glided to a stop at the gate of the Su family Villa.
Silence descended inside the car, a stark contrast to the roar of the engine just moments ago. The atmosphere was heavy, charged with tension and unsaid words.
Shen Anyu turned off the engine. He turned his body slightly, looking at Su Hongmian with a smile that didn't quite reach his eyes—a smile of possession.
"Mianmian," he said, his voice low and husky in the quiet cabin. "How about being my girlfriend?"
With eighty favorability, he was confident Su Hongmian would agree! She was already falling, whether she knew it or not.
As for girlfriends... well, he was a villain. There was no rule that he could only have one anyway. He wanted them all.
"Ah?"
Su Hongmian was startled. She blinked, her clear black and white eyes staring at Shen Anyu, quite surprised.
"We... we've only known each other for half a day..."
Her pretty face gradually flushed a deep, alluring crimson, spreading from her cheeks down to her elegant neck.
Clearly, her tone was not very firm. It wasn't a rejection; it was a weak defense, a final struggle of her rationality against her emotions.
What's so strange about being a girlfriend for half a day? He and Lin Keqing had only known each other for ten minutes before establishing a transaction!
Shen Anyu didn't retreat. He leaned in.
He placed one hand against the window behind her head and the other on the back of her seat, effectively trapping her in the passenger seat. This was the classic 'Kabedon' maneuver, executed with lethal grace.
He looked at Su Hongmian, his face inches from hers. Su Hongmian involuntarily recoiled, pressing her back against the leather seat, her heart pounding against her ribs like a trapped bird.
Shen Anyu inhaled deeply. He could smell her faint perfume—a scent of jasmine and innocence—mixed with the pheromones of arousal and fear generated by the high-speed drive.
"But I feel like we've known each other for a lifetime!"
His voice was soft, hypnotic, weaving a web around her.
"I believe that falling in love with someone doesn't take long. Sometimes, a second is enough!"
He stared deep into her eyes, his gaze intense and burning.
"Do you believe in love at first sight?"
Su Hongmian stared back, her mind swirling. The adrenaline, the handsome face, the dominant aura... her defenses crumbled.
"I... I believe!" she whispered, her voice trembling.
At this moment, Su Hongmian's brain had completely crashed. Her logic circuits were fried. She didn't even know to push Shen Anyu away. Her heart pounded so loud she feared he could hear it, her chest rising and falling rapidly with every shallow breath. She even forgot to breathe, captivated by the abyss in his eyes.
Just as the atmosphere reached a critical point, just as Shen Anyu was about to lean in closer...
"Hongmian??"
The Villa gate suddenly opened.
An extremely surprised, magnetic, and mature female voice rang out, shattering the bubble of intimacy inside the car.
Shen Anyu paused and looked over.
Standing at the gate, wearing elegant home clothes but still exuding the aura of a queen, was Su Hongmian's widowed mother, the renowned chairwoman of Magic City's Brocade Famous Tea Company, Su Wanqing!
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