CHAPTER 485: CHAPTER 485 YE FAN MEETS AN ACQUAINTANCE

In the blink of an eye, everyone left. Remaining were only Huang Feipeng, Zhao Mingyuan, and Kong Rou, along with Ye Fan and Xu Qianqian. Huang Feipeng approached Ye Fan with a look of shame and said, "Brother, your driving skills are truly miraculous. Your skills don’t seem to be learned from professional channels; they seem as if honed on the battlefield, invincible. Whether it’s understanding the car’s performance or mastering its structure, it’s beyond my comparison."

Huang Feipeng was speaking the truth. He was practically a semi-professional driver, yet he’d never seen such godlike driving skills, and naturally, he was completely outmatched. Especially when he couldn’t win even with his dirty tricks, he was genuinely awestruck.

Of course, there remained some dissatisfaction and resentment in his heart, yet he didn’t show it.

Whether it was to win Xu Qianqian’s admiration or to earn Ye Fan’s goodwill, he had no choice but to act this way.

Having already embarrassed himself thoroughly, if he didn’t even have the courage to admit defeat, he’d lose self-confidence and become worthless. Nothing could be more unacceptable than this.

"Admitting defeat isn’t entirely without merit." Ye Fan said blandly.

"Brother, do you have time? If possible, I would like to learn from you and have you impart some of your experience." Huang Feipeng said expectantly, thinking that if Ye Fan could be his mentor, his gains would be unimaginable.

"Not interested." Ye Fan decisively refused.

"Brother, please reconsider, Huang Feipeng is genuinely eager to learn something from you." Kong Rou hurriedly pleaded.

"Brother, I’ve never begged anyone before, please take me as your disciple." Huang Feipeng implored earnestly.

Ye Fan shook his head indifferently.

Seeing Ye Fan’s resolute attitude, Huang Feipeng could only turn his pleading gaze to Xu Qianqian, whispering, "Qianqian."

"Let’s talk about the apprenticeship later." Xu Qianqian said perfunctorily, having some understanding of her brother-in-law. In his eyes, such matters are trivial; taking on a disciple is a joke. Even she might be seen as a child not fully grown, let alone Huang Feipeng’s attitude. It would be impossible for him to consider taking a disciple.

"We’ll discuss it later then." Huang Feipeng echoed reluctantly, then collected his emotions and looked at Ye Fan, saying, "Brother, since we’re meeting for the first time, let me host and invite you for a drink. I hope you’ll do me the honor."

He had originally prepared a grand wine party, but now it seemed they could only have a small gathering among themselves.

Staying behind was awkward for everyone, and attending a wine party was also awkward, hence they had to leave disappointed.

Moreover, Ye Fan was Xu Qianqian’s brother-in-law, so he could only host him alone.

"Alright." Ye Fan agreed.

He was just starting to implement his plan for Xu Qianqian, so he couldn’t leave at this moment.

The group of five drove to the destination, led by Huang Feipeng.

Meanwhile, Huang Feipeng’s circle was abuzz. Those who had left uploaded videos of the race to their social media, causing a stir throughout the circle.

"What?"

"The car god lost to a reckless kid, really?"

"Good loss, Huang Feipeng showed off a lot with his driving skills; now he’s embarrassed."

"Who exactly is this guy who dared to challenge Lu Chao, whose driving skills are so formidable, and is Xu Yi-jie’s brother-in-law? What kind of person is this?"

"Xu Yi-jie, what kind of brother-in-law is that? Is he Xu Yi-jie’s boyfriend, and she’s using the relation as an excuse? It must be that way."

"In terms of driving skills, his abilities are too impressive, and he’s great at fighting too."

"Check out this person, when did such a character appear in the circle?"

As the video spread within the circle, more people were shocked. Huang Feipeng’s influence wasn’t strong enough, those attending his birthday party were relatively close acquaintances, while those who weren’t close or had little interaction didn’t bother to attend his party. But as news spread widely, all the rich young men and women within the circle came to know of Ye Fan.

Some racing enthusiasts even regarded Ye Fan as a legend, all wishing to find him and become his disciple.

Many were curious about Ye Fan’s identity and started inquiring.

Apart from the various discussions, Ye Fan’s group, led by Huang Feipeng, arrived at a club. Since Huang Feipeng was hosting, Ye Fan didn’t mind, following his own plan to keep Xu Qianqian company, while seeking opportunities for her to deeply realize that continuing to mess around like this would be a waste of time.

Clearly, Huang Feipeng frequented this club, as the staff immediately greeted him warmly, saying, "Ah, Young Master Huang, it’s been a few days since you came."

"Mm-mm." With the staff’s enthusiastic attitude, Huang Feipeng felt even more proud and smiled arrogantly before saying, "Do you have a private room?"

"Young Master Huang, it’s your honor to be here; how could there possibly be none? I’ll vacate a reserved room for you, is that good?" The staff said servilely, displaying a flattering smile.

Giving a regular customer another’s reserved private room is a typical practice.

Even if there were private rooms, saying this would make customers feel prestigious; it’s a status symbol.

The truth was, there really were no private rooms available, so the staff wasn’t lying.

But offering the private room to Huang Feipeng and dealing with the reserved customer was no problem, this was a usual practice and had become habitual for them.

"You’re sensible, there will be heavy rewards afterward." Huang Feipeng said arrogantly to the staff.

"Thank you, Young Master Huang." The staff smiled broadly and thanked him, quickly bowing and saying, "I’ll lead you to the private room, Young Master Huang."

"Lead the way." Huang Feipeng said casually.

Led by the staff, the five arrived at the private room entrance.

"Young Master Huang, please." The staff was as always respectful.

"Brother, you go ahead." Huang Feipeng courteously offered.

This scene fell in the eyes of the staff, and his perception of Ye Fan changed.

"I’ll go freshen up; you guys go ahead." Ye Fan said softly.

"Alright, Brother, we’ll wait for you." Huang Feipeng replied, entering the private room first with Xu Qianqian and the others.

Ye Fan didn’t actually go to freshen up, the reason he excused himself was that on the way to the private room, he encountered an acquaintance whom he somewhat knew.

He had to avoid Huang Feipeng and the others, as he might still have a use for this acquaintance, so he went to see if he could probe their thoughts.