Chapter 52 - The Empress Throws Up

“Heave-ho!”

Lin Fan carefully helped Long Yue into the back seat of Zhou Yan's car. His posture was just as if he were really supporting a pregnant woman, afraid of disturbing the fetus.

After Long Yue was seated, he then got in right after, sitting right next to her, and pulled the car door shut.

“Hold on tight, this old driver is setting off~!”

After the door was shut, Zhou Yan shifted gears and hit the gas, all in one smooth motion, quickly driving the car onto the road.

As a man who had gotten his driver's license back in the summer of high school and bought a car in university, now several years after graduation, he was already a very experienced driver.

“Oh right, Lin Fan, I almost forgot. I just remembered there's something I need to ask you.”

While driving, Zhou Yan suddenly remembered an important matter he had almost forgotten and asked:

“Do you still check the class group chat?”

“No, I haven't logged into that account in a long time.”

Lin Fan shook his head, then asked with confusion:

“Why? What's up?”

“It's nothing much, just that our class is having a reunion in a couple of days. We basically have one every year. I was thinking, since you're back now, do you want to come along?”

“Not going.”

Lin Fan refused directly, without a second thought.

Since graduating from university, aside from a few close dorm-mates, he hadn't contacted anyone else at all, and he hadn't looked at the class group chat in who knows how long.

Going to a class reunion was nothing more than seeing old friends you haven't seen in a long time, and he could meet up with his few real friends anytime. There was no need to go out of his way to join the crowd.

He wasn't the type of person who liked joining crowds in the first place. He hadn't gone to a single class reunion in the past few years, so naturally, he had no interest in going this time either.

“I knew you'd say that. Every year I ask, you give the same answer.”

Getting the long-expected answer, Zhou Yan smiled helplessly.

“If you knew I wouldn't go, why did you even ask,” Lin Fan retorted.

“Because this time, I really do hope you'll go.”

“Why?”

“Because this one is a bit grander; it's at a big hotel! Most of our class will be there.”

“Also, Ah Zhai is coming back in a couple of days, and he'll be at the reunion too. He heard you 'came back to life' and is making a special trip back from his hometown.”

“This is a great chance for the iron triangle of Dorm 618 to assemble once again!”

As he spoke, Zhou Yan turned his head to stare at Lin Fan, his eyes filled with anticipation.

This move made it a bit difficult for Lin Fan to refuse.

He felt that if he refused again, Zhou Yan would look really dejected and sad…

“That's true. It's been a long time since we all got together. Alright then, I'll join you guys for the fun this time.”

After a moment's hesitation, Lin Fan finally, reluctantly, agreed.

The main reason was that his other best friend was making a special trip back. The three of them hadn't gotten together in several hundred years; such a rare opportunity really couldn't be wasted.

“That's more like it! Our iron triangle hasn't seen each other in almost five years, hahaha.”

Seeing Lin Fan agree, Zhou Yan's face lit up with joy, and he couldn't help but step on the accelerator a little more enthusiastically, quickly overtaking the cars beside them.

“Hey, hey, hey, slow down,” Lin Fan quickly called out from the back seat.

Zhou Yan paid him no mind, his face full of confidence.

“Don't worry. It's not the first time you've been in my car; you still don't trust my driving skills? I'm an old driver with eight years of experience, I'm very steady!”

“If you don't believe me, I'll show off a drift I just learned!”

With that, Zhou Yan gripped the steering wheel with one hand and the handbrake with the other, preparing to perform the drift he had just learned.

However, before he could execute it, Lin Fan interrupted him:

“I'd advise you not to drift right now, and don't drive too fast either, or you'll regret it…”

“Hmm? Why?”

Zhou Yan asked, confused, but Lin Fan just gave a simple reply:

“Someone looks like they're about to throw up in your car…”

At that moment, Long Yue was leaning against the seat, her face a pale green, looking as if she were about to vomit but holding it back, on the verge of not being able to take it anymore.

“No, no, no! Sister-in-law, don't throw up! We're almost there! Hold on!”

Zhou Yan was terrified. He quickly slowed down, trying to drive more steadily, afraid that Long Yue would throw up in his car at any second.

Hic!

Long Yue suddenly let out a hiccup, her face turning even paler. She quickly lowered her head and covered her mouth.

“It's no use! She's really going to throw up!” Lin Fan yelled.

“Don't! Hold on a little longer, sister-in-law! I'm begging you!”

Zhou Yan yelled desperately, and throwing caution to the wind, he sped the car up again.

Initially, he was afraid of creating bumps by driving too fast, for fear that Long Yue would throw up. Now that she was about to throw up anyway, he couldn't afford to be slow!

He had to at least stop the car on the side of the road first! Otherwise, his beloved car was done for!

“How do you not even have a single plastic bag in your car?”

Lin Fan rummaged around in the car but couldn't find a single plastic bag.

“Obviously! This is a high-end car worth over five hundred thousand. How could I possibly keep plastic bags in it,” Zhou Yan retorted irritably while driving.

He had chosen this beloved car himself, and he cherished it like a wife, frequently cleaning the interior himself. Every item placed in the car was carefully selected. If he were to stuff a few plastic bags inside, wouldn't that defile his beloved car's image and lower its status?

“No plastic bags… well, in that case, I'm sorry, but your five-hundred-thousand-plus beloved car might have to suffer a little…” Lin Fan announced to Zhou Yan, full of regret.

He could see that Long Yue had already reached her limit and couldn't possibly hold on any longer…

Since things had already come to this, he was powerless to do anything…

He couldn't possibly make her swallow back down what she was about to throw up, could he? Although... that was something he was actually capable of doing...

“Don't! Sister-in-law! Just hold on for 1 more minute! Just 1 minute! We'll be there in 1 minute!”

Zhou Yan was burning with anxiety. He watched Long Yue's condition through the rearview mirror, and seeing that she was about to throw up, he couldn't help but let out a desperate wail.

“Don't! Don't! No! My car was just washed last week!”

“Sister-in-law! You can't! NOOO!!!”

Bleeeaargh~~~

Zhou Yan: “…”

Lin Fan: “…”

Following Zhou Yan's desperate cry, Long Yue violently vomited a colorful 'rainbow' all over the floor at her feet. The lingering aroma of barbecue filled every corner of the car...

Zhou Yan sat stunned and wooden in the driver's seat, his face ashen.

In the end, he was still unable to save his beloved car…

“Sorry, Yanzi…”

Lin Fan reached out and placed a hand on Zhou Yan's shoulder, apologizing on Long Yue's behalf.

Zhou Yan didn't say a word. He just woodenly gripped the steering wheel and kept his foot on the gas.

“Hey, hey, hey, Yanzi, isn't your speed getting faster and faster...”

“Don't do anything rash, Yanzi! Yanzi!!”

Amidst Lin Fan's shouts, the car driven by Zhou Yan roared down the road at high speed…

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