Zheng Lingshan climbed into the Ferrari driven by Ye Xiao without any surprise; after all, she had previously been a car saleswoman at a Ferrari dealership, and she was familiar with every model in the Ferrari lineup—it was a fundamental part of her job.

"Where do you live?" After starting the car, Ye Xiao drove slowly away from Hongxing Automobile City and asked Lingshan.

Lingshan didn't look at Ye Xiao but stared straight ahead, "Just drop me at the labor market."

"The labor market now?" Ye Xiao asked, puzzled.

"Yep!" Lingshan replied simply.

"Do you really need that job?" he inquired, looking at her.

"Watch the road ahead," she reminded him, then continued, "Everyone needs a job, otherwise what will they eat?"

Hearing her response, Ye Xiao immediately nodded and chuckled, finding her point quite reasonable. He then smiled and suggested, "But you still need to eat before job hunting, right? Let me take you home first; have a meal, then you can go job hunting in the afternoon."

Ye Xiao did want to offer Lingshan some money, but on second thought, he decided against it. She seemed like the kind of person who took great pride in herself; if Ye Xiao insisted on lending her money, it could be akin to an insult.

In fact, what Lingshan was really thinking was that she didn't want Ye Xiao driving her home because the Ferrari was too conspicuous.

Whether Ye Xiao had read her mind or for some other reason, he suddenly smiled and said, "Are you afraid I'll find out where you live? You sure have a lot of fears."

"I... I don't!" Lingshan immediately denied, flustered that Ye Xiao had once again guessed her thoughts.

She hated when people saw through her, yet somehow, Ye Xiao managed to do so repeatedly.

"If that's not the case, then I'll just take you home," Ye Xiao said with a smile. "You can rest assured, I won't insist on staying at your place for a meal. Although I've helped you, my spirit is very much like Hao Ren's. Plus, I have to pick up the company's boss from work at noon."

After thinking it over, Lingshan agreed, as it was already 11:30 a.m. Looking for a job now would indeed be a bit unrealistic.

"Alright," she finally said, giving Ye Xiao her home address.

"That's more like it," Ye Xiao replied. "I'm just treating you as an ordinary friend, so don't overthink it. When I said I was your boyfriend at the dealership, it was just to find a pretext for doing the right thing. Don't take it seriously. Besides, if you really did fancy me, I'd have to think about it."

Hearing his words, Lingshan couldn't help but give a bitter smile. So many people pursued her, none of whom she was willing to entertain, yet here was Ye Xiao acting as if he were the wronged party—and besides, she hadn't said she liked him.

"This car isn't yours, is it?" Lingshan asked after a while, her tone nonchalant.

Ye Xiao immediately answered with a laugh, "Of course not. I'm just the driver for a company boss, a man who's pretty much penniless."

Listening to Ye Xiao's candid response filled with self-mockery, Lingshan felt a pang of doubt. Usually, people would try to embellish their status, but Ye Xiao was different, revealing his true, modest situation without any pretense.

Lingshan didn't say anything more. Although she didn't think Ye Xiao was a good person, he wasn't a bad one either.

Before long, the Ferrari stopped by the curb of a small street in Jinling District, a rather ordinary area home to regular people, not the place for the rich and powerful.

"Thank you for the ride," Lingshan expressed her gratitude as she got out of the car.

"Oh, it's nothing," Ye Xiao responded with a grin. "By the way, you don't have my phone number. Let me give it to you in case you need to call me for anything."

"No need!" she replied.

However, just as she finished speaking, they heard a voice that was seven parts drunk and three parts sober.

"How can you not need it? Show some manners!"

Hearing this, Ye Xiao looked over and saw a shabby middle-aged man with a beard, carrying a cheap, low-quality bottle of alcohol, walking towards them.

"Ferrari, nice car!" The man commented, belching after taking a glance at Ye Xiao's car.

Upon seeing this man, Lingshan's brows knit tightly, she reproached, "Dad, why are you drinking again? Didn't I tell you not to drink before lunch?"

"Ha ha, look at that, my girl's scolding me, ha ha!" Zheng Senlin wasn't angry at Lingshan's words; he laughed loudly as if he had been paid a compliment.

Lingshan turned to Ye Xiao with an apologetic expression, "I'm sorry, that's just how my dad is."

Getting out of the car, Ye Xiao walked over with a smile and extended his hand, saying, "Uncle Zheng, nice to meet you. I'm Ye Xiao, Shanshan's friend."

Lingshan hadn't expected Ye Xiao to get out of the car and greet her father, who looked almost like a beggar, and even offer a handshake. She knew her father's hands were filthy from not having been washed in days.

Zheng Senlin, seeing Ye Xiao reaching out to shake hands, didn't immediately grab his hand but chuckled instead: "Young man, interested in my daughter, eh? Hehe, my girl's pretty alright, but as you see, my hands are filthy. Shaking hands with me, perhaps you'd waste a lot of soap when you get home."

Zheng Senlin originally thought that after his words, Ye Xiao would definitely feel a bit embarrassed, but the fact proved otherwise.

Ye Xiao said with a smile, "Uncle Zheng, what I want to say is that Shanshan and I are just ordinary friends. At least for now, I haven't reached the so-called point of fancying Shanshan. My hand has been raised for quite a long time; Uncle Zheng, don't you think I'm too young to shake hands with?"

Zheng Senlin looked at Ye Xiao for a full five seconds, then, with a grin, reached out and held Ye Xiao's hand.

But it was at this moment that a smile appeared on Ye Xiao's face.

A trace of surprise crossed Zheng Senlin's face.

At this moment, in Zheng Lingshan's eyes, the two men were just shaking hands ordinarily, but Ye Xiao saw it differently. When his hand touched Zheng Senlin's, he felt a slight surge of True Qi in Zheng Senlin's palm. It was very faint, but as a practitioner of the Heavenly Book Nine Yang Divine Skill, Ye Xiao immediately detected it.

Because of this, Ye Xiao was secretly astonished. How could Zheng Senlin have True Qi fluctuations? Could it be...

After a slight surprise, Zheng Senlin looked at Ye Xiao.

Ye Xiao immediately tried to probe Zheng Senlin's body with the Nine Yang True Qi, wanting to see whether Zheng Senlin was indeed a Martial Artist. However, Zheng Senlin just laughed and said, "Young man, you've got a strong grip."

Why would Ye Xiao exert so much force? Clearly, Zheng Senlin was deliberately saying this, so Ye Xiao had to let go of Zheng Senlin's hand and, in turn, was unable to continue his investigation.

However, when Ye Xiao's hand parted from Zheng Senlin's, he distinctly saw a bizarre ripple in Zheng Senlin's eyes.

"What's the matter?" Zheng Lingshan asked, looking at the two men who were both all smiles.

Ye Xiao said, "Sorry, my strength was indeed a little too much, my apologies Uncle Zheng."

Seeing that Ye Xiao was very cooperative, Zheng Senlin immediately chuckled and said, "Just teasing you, and you took it seriously. It seems you're not planning to stay for dinner then?"

Although Zheng Lingshan did not want Ye Xiao to stay for dinner, after all, her family really didn't have anything nice to offer him, she felt bad hearing her dad putting it that way.

"Dad!" Zheng Lingshan looked at Zheng Senlin.

Just then, Ye Xiao's phone suddenly rang.

Ye Xiao immediately took out his phone, saw the number, and wryly said, "Ah, summoned by the boss, looks like I'm in for a scolding."

Ye Xiao answered the call right away.

Xia Mingyue's voice came through the phone immediately.

"Ye Xiao, where have you been?" Xia Mingyue's voice wasn't loud, but it was very deep, obviously, she was not pleased.

Ye Xiao quickly replied with a smile, "I stepped out, Mr. Xia, have you finished work? I'll come to pick you up. Oh, by the way, there's food at the company, aren't you eating there?"

"Do I need to report to you where I eat?" Xia Mingyue retorted immediately.

"Heh, no, no, I'll head back now!" Ye Xiao said.

Xia Mingyue responded, "No need to rush, there's no hurry!"

Ye Xiao spoke very calmly, it was unclear whether he was really not in a hurry or just pretending. However, he hung up the phone and hurriedly got into the car.

"Uncle Zheng, I have to go now, I'll bring you some liquor next time, and we'll have a good drink," Ye Xiao said with a smile.

"Liquor? Great, we have a deal. And remember, don't buy anything too expensive—I prefer quantity over quality," Zheng Senlin said unabashedly.

Ye Xiao immediately replied, "We'll go for both quantity and quality, see you!"

Ye Xiao was somewhat anxious now, after all, it was already 11:45.

Watching the Ferrari speed away, Zheng Lingshan turned to Zheng Senlin and said rather helplessly, "Dad, how many times have I told you? You can only drink after noon, or it's even more damaging to your health."

"Ha-ha, I'm fine, don't I know how much my daughter cares for me?" Zheng Senlin laughed, then as he watched the departing Ferrari, he said, "Shanshan, keep your distance from that Ye Xiao in the future."

"Isn't he a good person?" Zheng Lingshan asked, puzzled.

Zheng Senlin shook his head and said, "He's probably a good person, but you two are not cut from the same cloth. Listen to me."

Hearing her father's words, Zheng Lingshan was very curious; she didn't understand his meaning. She took it as perhaps her father thought Ye Xiao was too noble.

Right at that moment, a girl's voice came from the distance, "Uncle, look what I've got for you—the perfect snack to accompany your drink, pig face!"

Hearing this voice, Zheng Senlin and Zheng Lingshan immediately looked over. If Ye Xiao were here at this moment, he would have been very surprised, because the girl was none other than Feng Jiao from the Jinling District Guard Bureau!

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