She Hates Attention.
He had told her he would be here at one in the afternoon but when he did not appear even after waiting for a long time she decided to walk thinking he was about to reach and could meet him on the way. How could he even forget when it was just in the morning they had decided the timing?
"Umm...Miss Jiang, why don't you find a place till then to sit and rest. If you are still near your house, you should probably go and have some rest while sipping tea. I will be there by then." He awkwardly chuckled hearing her accusations.
It had been twenty minutes since she started walking and was way far from her home!
How could she cover back the same distance to take a rest?
"I have covered half of the way already by walking. Be here in ten minutes otherwise don't even bother coming."
The way she threatened him, it wasn't hard to detect that she was pissed, causing him to sped up after feeling the danger. It was a good thing he was near the residential area so as long as police won't stop him for driving at high speed, he could reach her within the given time limit.
Jiang Ying Yue looked around and groaned on finding no place to sit, realising she was in the middle of nowhere she kept on walking being left with no other option. It was raining yesterday but today the sun was dazzling emanating warmth to its full potential.
Within seven minutes of her walking, a shiny sports car of yellow-black combination going opposite to her stopped in the opposite lane.
Not a single car passed by her in last twenty-seven minutes so she was alarmed on watching an extremely eye-catching car coincidentally coming to halt near her and only hoped for the driver to not be the one she was thinking of.
With a swift drift, as the engine roared, the driver abruptly changed the lane by turning the car towards the direction he had just come from and stopped beside her.
The windows rolled down causing her to bend slowly to see who was sitting inside only to find the person she had been waiting for so long.
And he was also the one she had just hoped to not be the owner of this car after noticing its striking appearance.
"Miss Jiang, you told me to reach in ten minutes but I am here before the time limit. Ain't I amazing?"
"Look at my car! It is so impressive. I requested boss for so many months before he finally showed his generosity."
He was excited and was moved to tears by the end. He used to drive different cars every day when he was in the USA but ever since he entered this country, let alone different cars he was not even bestowed with a single car.
Every day he travelled to and fro in a taxi. It was not easy watching other youngsters drive astounding cars when he had to stand in a long line just to get a taxi.
Qin Zihao went on to complain while lamenting about the inconvenience he had to go through for so many months all the while Jiang Ying Yue stood there gritting her teeth as she tried hard to control her anger and keep in check her frustration.
Somedays Qin Zihao does an amazing job in infuriating her.
Had he even forgotten the locality they were supposed to go to? Doesn't he know about the uproar that will be caused because of this imposing car?
Mr Guo has specifically asked her to come in a low-key car as he did not wish for any unwanted attention upon him or his daughter. He was already getting hard to please day by day so how could she reject the only request he made to her?
She was going to lengths to please him so his heart could melt and he could return with her whereas this boy...!
Jiang Ying Yue tried to hold her anger by taking deep breaths, "Qin Zihao."
Maybe because she had to wait for him for so long out in the sun, her frustration because of that, combined with the anger after watching the car was slowly getting at its peak.
"Miss Jiang, why are you still standing there? Come inside."
"Moreover it is very comfortable and cool inside. You would feel as if you are in heav-"
"QIN ZIHAO!!!"
He was taken aback because of her loud growl. With confusion etched on his face, he blankly stared at her with question evident in his eyes; what did I do?
"Couldn't you have come in some different car?"
"Different car? No, I only have this one. Why?" He innocently replied still not understanding what went wrong.
"You know the address we would be going to?"
"Yes, isn't it two blocks behind the Carnival street?"
Pinching between her eyebrows, she tiredly explained after giving in to his innocence, "You think your car is suitable for the neighbourhood? We are not going to the university or a place where high-class people live."
"We are going to see his daughter who is not healthy. All the unnecessary attention would be grabbed as a result of his freaked out neighbours if we were to go in such a car. Moreover, he is someone who deeply hates being the centre of attention so it would be directly making him go hot under the collar."
"Ummm if we are going to see a sick girl it is really not appropriate to go in this car. I did not know that we were going to see his sick daughter." Scratching the back of his neck Qin Zihao sheepishly responded.
"In that case, let's park the car in the parking lot of the mall near the Carnival street and from there we could just walk to his place. It is not that far." He suggested it with puppy eyes because he really did not want to miss the chance of driving the car even if that requires them to cover the distance by walking.
It was after so many months he was getting to drive such a beauty. How can he let go of that opportunity? Knowing Miss Jiang's resistance to the attention, he already knew she would never agree to travel in his car again.
It might be the last time he could drive his baby before going to City S. Realising he couldn't bring the car to City S with him, Qin Zihao's heart grew heavy.
She would have forced him to change the cars if he had arrived earlier but looking at the time...they were already late. It would be a hustle to go back now.
"Alright."
Walking to the front seat, she was about to open the car door when it was opened on its own. Qin Zihao who was sitting inside the car flashed his white teeth on finding her dazed, "Hehe, it's automatic!"
Opening her mouth once and then twice, she closed it back not knowing what to reply. She was not fond of sports cars, but she can't even burst his excited bubble.
Being good was so difficult! She grieved at her thoughtfulness while settling on her seat and felt the car being brought to life.
Within twenty minutes, they had reached Carnival street and were already walking to Guo Leiwu's place after Qin Zihao had parked the car in the parking lot of the mall.
"Miss Jiang, who exactly is Mr Guo? You seem quite acquainted with him. How?"
Qin Zihao was not much aware of Guo Leiwu. The only thing he knew was that Guo Leiwu was someone important. That's it. But how? He was not sure.
Knowing somewhat about Guo Leiwu's current situation, he did not seem like someone who belonged to an upper-class family. Not just Miss Jiang, even her cousins seemed to know him well the way she had been ordered to bring him along.
Something needs to be different about Mr Guo in that case if he was that much valued by them, right?
"Couple of years back, one and only limited edition car was released in the market by LCJ. Do you know about that?" Instead of giving a direct answer to his question, she asked a question in return.
Usually, this was the information they were prohibited to share according to the identity policy they had signed, but since Qin Zihao was going to work in close association with her in near future she might as well let him know about his identity.
"LCJ? Isn't that the automotive company under Jiang Corporation? There are several marvellous cars which are released by them every year but talking about limited edition car, was it the one that was released almost five years back?" How could he, a car lover, would not know about it? Ask him a question about any car in the world and he would already be ready with the details not even known to higher-ups of the company with him.
"Uh-huh."
"How could I not know about the car that took the world by storm due to its unique structure and designs? Everyone knew that LCJ was turned into a brand overnight because of that car."
LCJ by then was already a famous company known for its cars but it got international recognition only after the launch of its first sports car.
The car had gathered lots of attention even before the release thanks to its PR management. LCJ had organised a preview event to disclose the first look of the car by driving the original and foremost manufactured version of that model in front of thousands of spectators.
That event was more than enough to uplift the hype before the official launch date. The photos and videos of the car had gone viral worldwide even before the event was concluded.
"You are right."
"What's up with that car though?"
"It was Mr Guo behind that car. He was the one who designed it."