CHAPTER 41: CHAPTER 40: THROWING DOWN AT THE DROP OF A HAT (THIRD UPDATE)

After being led to the second floor by Luo Bing, Ye Qiu was about to go to the VIP room with Luo Bing to register his information and prepare for the assessment.

Just then, Luo Bing’s phone rang. Luo Bing apologized to Ye Qiu with a smile, then took out her pink Apple phone and answered the call.

"Hey, Dad, what’s up?" Luo Bing said affectionately.

Ye Qiu heard it was Luo Bing’s dad calling, so he smiled at Luo Bing and then looked around the area.

The second floor is different from the first floor. The first floor is a public registration area, so some racers who fancy themselves as competent register there and wait for the Automobile Guild to assess them.

The second floor is different; it’s a VIP area. The so-called VIP means you need to be led by at least an S-level racer to register on the second floor.

Therefore, there are fewer people on the second floor.

Ye Qiu looked around, noticing the metal and technological aesthetics similar to the first floor; he nodded approvingly. Suddenly, he saw a large LED screen on the wall ahead.

Ye Qiu glanced at Luo Bing, who was still on the phone, and then walked towards the large LED screen.

The LED screen covered an entire wall. When Ye Qiu got close, he had to look up to see the words "H City Professional Racing Information".

"H City Professional Racing Comprehensive Information Center."

Ye Qiu scanned the LED screen.

The giant LED screen was divided into several categories: H City Racer Points List, H City Teams Points List, H City Racers Comprehensive Strength List, and H City Teams Comprehensive Strength List.

"H City Racer Points List, first place is Wang Xuan? Points: 130052."

"Wang Xuan?" Ye Qiu frowned slightly, recalling the young man with red hair wearing a black leather jacket driving a Ferrari-F12berlinetta.

Recalling that night, a faint smile appeared on his face. After defeating Wang Jie, Wang Xuan came to take Wang Jie away, confidently saying, "Wang Jie will sooner or later reclaim the Porsche with his own hands."

Thinking of those confident words, Ye Qiu smiled slightly, unconcerned.

He then looked at the second place, seeing Situ Xin with 1295001 points, and furrowed his brow.

"Situ Xin? What’s his relation to Situ Yang?"

Ye Qiu wondered but didn’t dwell on it, looking further down and seeing several racers. When he saw Wang Jie in fifth place with 982222 points, he laughed, no longer interested in the leaderboard.

He moved his gaze to the Team Comprehensive Strength List.

The first place was the Fiery Sun Team, with captain Situ Xin.

Seeing Jiying Team captain Wang Xuan in second place, he thought: "That night during Luo Bing’s rescue, Wang Jie mentioned some team competition in H City, and it seems to be the struggle between Jiying and Lieyang. No wonder Wang Jie resorted to kidnapping Luo Bing; the team comprehensive strength ranking has utterly crushed them."

Seeing Lieyang scored 97 points and Jiying only 91, Ye Qiu was somewhat enlightened.

Then he saw the Racer Comprehensive Strength Rankings, with Situ Xin at the top, Racer Level SS-level, and Combat Power: 3371.

Second was Wang Xuan, SS-level, Combat Power: 3367, and understood that although Jiying Racing Team had higher points than Lieyang, in terms of captain Wang Xuan and the overall team, they didn’t match up to Lieyang Racing Team.

That’s why Wang Jie resorted to such despicable tactics.

"Wait, that’s strange. Why isn’t Situ Yang listed?"

Ye Qiu wondered but quickly remembered Luo Bing telling him that Situ Yang is now part of the Celestial Dragon Club, so he felt relieved.

The Celestial Dragon Club ranks among the top of Huaxia’s thirty clubs, with its headquarters in Shangjing, Huaxia’s capital city, naturally having robust strength.

And Situ Yang, being part of the Celestial Dragon Racing Team, wouldn’t appear in H City’s racing information.

Ye Qiu continued looking at the LED Racer Comprehensive Rankings, startled upon seeing Wang Xinrui below Wang Xuan in the rankings.

"Wang Xinrui, 19 years old, license level A-level, comprehensive score 3292, ranking third."

What surprised Ye Qiu wasn’t the other details, but Wang Xinrui’s age and being the only female in the top ten.

"How’s that? Am I impressive?"

While Ye Qiu was marveling at Wang Xinrui’s incredible talent at such a young age, a cool voice suddenly came from behind him.

Turning his head slowly, Ye Qiu saw a girl dressed in a white racing outfit, a pink baseball cap on her head, her cold and charming face carrying a faint smile.

Even though Wang Xinrui smiled at Ye Qiu, he still felt a chill, instinctively nodding: "You, you’re Wang Xinrui?"

"Yes, you don’t know me?"

Wang Xinrui was a bit surprised but soon shook her head, saying, "Haha, it’s normal not to know me!"

Ye Qiu nodded. He had been in the United States Professional Racing Alliance, engaging with super racers. Ever since he entered the professional racing circle, it had been like this, so it was normal not to have heard of regular racers, especially those from Huaxia, a country not prominent in professional racing.

"You..."

"You..."

Ye Qiu and Wang Xinrui spoke simultaneously, causing them both to feel awkward.

"You go first..."

"You go first!"

Both of them started speaking at the same time, then exchanged a glance and laughed. Just then, Luo Bing’s voice came: "Let me speak first."

Wang Xinrui and Ye Qiu exchanged a look and said to Luo Bing, "Alright, you go first..."

Seeing that they spoke simultaneously again, Wang Xinrui and Ye Qiu looked at each other. Wang Xinrui’s eyes showed a strange glint, and Ye Qiu, who was being stared at by Wang Xinrui, started to blush and quickly avoided her gaze.

"This guy is actually shy?"

Seeing Ye Qiu blushing and avoiding eye contact, Wang Xinrui became even more interested in this boy who was skilled in driving but shy in front of girls.

Luo Bing, noticing Wang Xinrui staring at Ye Qiu, felt a discomfort in her heart. She coughed slightly with a frown, then said to Ye Qiu, "Ye Qiu, my dad just called me to find him, so you..."

"It’s okay, I can manage on my own..." Ye Qiu said.

"Well, I’m really sorry, I..." Luo Bing apologized, "How about you wait for me, I’ll come back after talking to my father and help you..."

"No need, you go ahead." Ye Qiu interrupted Luo Bing.

Luo Bing thought for a moment, then nodded, glanced at Wang Xinrui beside her, and said with a frown, "Don’t you dare bully Ye Qiu."

"Hmph, who do you think you are? And what’s your relationship with him?" Wang Xinrui didn’t expect Luo Bing to speak to her like that.

Ye Qiu was also a bit surprised looking at Luo Bing.

Luo Bing, not knowing why she felt uncomfortable earlier, didn’t want Wang Xinrui and Ye Qiu to get too close, which is why she said those things.

Although she regretted her words upon seeing Ye Qiu’s surprised expression, she was provoked by Wang Xinrui’s lack of retreat and countered, "I’m Ye Qiu’s classmate, and we’re friends, so naturally, I’ll look out for my friend..."

Then looking at Ye Qiu, she said, "Ye Qiu, keep your distance from her, this girl is Wang Jie’s sister, so their family is no good."

Ye Qiu slightly opened his mouth, not expecting that Wang Xinrui and Wang Jie were siblings.

"She’s the one who’s no good!"

Wang Xinrui became anxious, but seeing Luo Bing’s disdainful eyes, and remembering that her second brother indeed tried to kidnap Luo Bing, she felt diffident, but still retorted, "Wang Jie did such things, he’s not a good person, but that has nothing to do with me."

"Hmph, you’re siblings anyway, you have a blood relationship, so you must have a bad heart." Luo Bing said.

"You..." Wang Xinrui was about to get angry.

Ye Qiu stood up and said to Luo Bing, "Well..."

"Step aside..."

"Wait a moment..."

As Ye Qiu was about to speak, Luo Bing and Wang Xinrui spoke at the same time, leaving Ye Qiu momentarily stunned.

Then he pulled Luo Bing, who seemed eager to confront Wang Xinrui, and said, "Luo Bing, didn’t your dad ask to speak with you? Hurry up and go!"

Upon hearing Ye Qiu’s words, Luo Bing gave Wang Xinrui a hard look, then nodded and said, "Alright, but Ye Qiu, be careful of Wang Xinrui, remember what I said..."

Ye Qiu nodded, and after Luo Bing gave Ye Qiu a worried glance, she turned away, ignoring Wang Xinrui.

"Phew..." Watching Luo Bing leave, Ye Qiu breathed a sigh of relief, but then thought of the almost-fight earlier between the two, found it amusing.

The usually graceful goddess turns out to be ready to fight at the drop of a hat...

Even fiercer than men...

"What are you laughing at?"

As Ye Qiu found it incredibly amusing, Wang Xinrui’s words startled him. He quickly waved his hands saying it was nothing, then started heading towards the first floor.

Now without Luo Bing to pull some strings for him, he obviously had to go queue on the first floor.

"Where are you going?" Wang Xinrui asked.

Ye Qiu paused and said, "I’m going to register and then take the driving test."

Wang Xinrui said, "Registering requires an introducer, who is your introducer?"

"Uh?" Ye Qiu was stunned, then touched the letter his father gave him, and looked at Wang Xinrui, saying, "I have an introducer..."

"Stop pretending, Luo Bing already left, you don’t have an introducer now, so I’ll be your introducer."

With that, Wang Xinrui ran over to Ye Qiu, pulled him, and headed towards the first floor.

"Ah? There’s really no need, I..." Ye Qiu panicked.

"No worries, I’m free anyway, I can be your introducer!" Wang Xinrui, for some reason, wanted to be Ye Qiu’s introducer at this moment, thinking perhaps she was just competitive with Luo Bing.

"This, this..." Ye Qiu was anxious.

Then as Ye Qiu and Wang Xinrui pulled at each other and walked towards the first floor, they bumped into that mountain-like Situ Xin and his men.

For a moment, Situ Xin and his group blocked the road, not intending to let Ye Qiu and Wang Xinrui pass.

Seeing the mountain-like Situ Xin, Ye Qiu frowned, while Wang Xinrui directly shouted, "Good dogs don’t block the road, Situ Xin, get out of my way..."