Chapter 102 He's a Fan

Ren Tianhua looked at Chen Hero with a smile… and the woman beside him wearing a baseball cap and large sunglasses.

"Your girlfriend, Hero?" he asked.

Chen Hero curled his lip—why did everyone think Sharapova and he had a relationship that went beyond normal male and female friends…

"No," Chen Hero denied seriously.

The smile on Ren Tianhua's face widened, his eyes almost narrowed into slits.

"I understand, I understand."

Chen Hero really couldn't explain this to the manager. From the looks of it, Ren Tianhua hadn't recognized Sharapova, and the customers in the restaurant hadn't noticed her either. He didn't want to cause any unnecessary trouble, so he simply chose to remain silent.

"What would you like to eat, Miss?" Ren Tianhua placed the menu on the table and asked Sharapova in Russian.

Sharapova looked at Chen Hero, implying, "You order."

Chen Hero didn't know if Sharapova had ever eaten Chinese food before, but he had eaten here, so he ordered some dishes according to his own preferences. Of course, the flavors were tailored to what Russians liked.

Chen Hero didn't intend to treat Sharapova to authentic Chinese cuisine. He said the Chinese food here was good, from a Russian perspective. Anyway, he had brought so many of his Russian teammates here, and everyone thought it was delicious, so he felt that this restaurant should be considered good for Russians.

Ren Tianhua turned to instruct the kitchen to prepare the food.

Sharapova curiously looked around the small restaurant.

The decoration had a very Chinese feel to her.

Because it was quite late, there were only a few tables of customers left. If Chen Hero hadn't shown up, Ren Tianhua would have been preparing to close.

The dishes were served by the manager, Ren Tianhua, himself. The students who worked here part-time had mostly gone home, and it wasn't a holiday, so there were fewer staff members than usual. During the busy daytime hours, Ren Tianhua personally served dishes and poured water.

"Here are your dishes, enjoy."

After speaking, Ren Tianhua tactfully retreated to the side.

Sharapova took a bite, and her pupils behind the sunglasses radiated a look of surprise.

"It's really delicious!" she exclaimed in a low voice.

Chen Hero smiled: "Of course, who do you think brought you here? A genuine Chinese person, can a Chinese restaurant I take you to be bad?"

Then he gave a thumbs-up to the manager, Ren Tianhua, praising the delicious food.

"How did you find this place?" Sharapova asked with a smile.

"When I first arrived at the Zenit youth team, I said I would treat everyone to dinner, and they brought me here. This restaurant is quite well-known in Saint Petersburg," Chen Hero explained.

He didn't touch his chopsticks to eat, because he had already had dinner. And he knew these dishes weren't to his taste.

After eating a few bites, Sharapova put down her cutlery and wiped her mouth with a napkin.

"Is your injury really okay?"

Sharapova had asked this question when they met at the hotel entrance. She was surprised that Chen Hero could drive to pick her up, hence the question.

At the time, to avoid the reporters or passersby, Chen Hero urged her to get in the car quickly and didn't explain in detail, only saying it was fine.

Chen Hero shrugged: "Of course, it's fine."

"But the media…"

Chen Hero laughed: "You believe what the media says?"

Sharapova was mocked, and she glared at him: "Then why don't you come out and explain clearly?"

"Why should I explain? Let them guess if they want to."

Sharapova now believed that Chen Hero's injury really wasn't serious. But this also made her trip over here pointless…

Seeing Sharapova didn't say anything, Chen Hero seemed to have thought of something: "You weren't planning to visit me in the hospital, were you…"

"Who wants to see you!" Sharapova rolled her eyes and buried her head in her food.

Chen Hero chuckled. This silly girl, she gave herself away.

The focus of his question was actually on "hospital," but Sharapova's answer focused on "see." So she came to see me… Chen Hero didn't know why, but when he thought of this, he felt strange.

As if her thoughts had been read, Sharapova's mood was complicated, and she didn't taste anything during the meal.

As a result, both of them were rather silent during the subsequent dinner.

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Ren Tianhua originally planned to watch the fun from the side. It seemed that Chen Hero had found a very beautiful girlfriend this time. There weren't many women who were tall enough for him to look up to.

But he never expected that other than a bit of conversation at the beginning, the rest of the time one person was burying their head in food, and the other was staring blankly into space.

Such a great opportunity, and he didn't even know how to take advantage of it. Ren Tianhua was anxious for Chen Hero—was this still the Chen Hero who was known as the "Prince of Nightclubs" and popular with countless female fans?

Could it be that the young couple was having a fight?

Impossible, right?

They were still talking and laughing just now, how did they suddenly become silent?

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After finishing dinner and paying the bill, the two of them walked out.

Ren Tianhua saw them off at the door: "Come again when you have time, Hero." He looked at the woman next to him, who was still wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap, "Also, I wish you a pleasant time!"

Chen Hero knew that this enthusiastic boss still misunderstood the relationship between him and Sharapova, but the relationship between them was indeed difficult to explain to others. Because even they didn't know what their relationship should be, what kind of mood they should use to face each other.

After saying goodbye to Ren Tianhua, Chen Hero said to Sharapova, "I'll take you back."

Sharapova, however, opened her hand and held it out in front of Chen Hero.

"What?" Chen Hero didn't understand what was going on.

"Give me the car keys."

"Huh?"

"I want to go for a drive, can't I?" Sharapova urged.

He never expected Chen Hero's reaction to infuriate her again: "You know how to drive?"

"Give me the car keys, and you'll know if I can drive!"

Sharapova suppressed her anger and said through gritted teeth.

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Chen Hero regretted it, he regretted it very, very much that he had handed the car keys to Sharapova…

Now, sitting in the passenger seat, he was wearing a seatbelt, his hands were holding onto the handle above the door, and his legs were curled up, almost reaching the seat…

"You…you drive slower!!" Chen Hero shouted while he could still breathe.

This time, Sharapova burst out laughing: "This is what driving is all about! Woo-hoo—Yaha!!" She was even in the mood to shout loudly!

"Crazy woman! Fool!!" Chen Hero was so scared that he even cursed in his hometown dialect. He was really scared… He was sitting in the passenger seat, which supposedly had the highest fatality rate in car accidents, and watching the situation in front of him change rapidly.

A car was coming head-on, and she charged at it. There were cars on both sides, leaving only a narrow passage, and she charged through it.

The glaring headlights shone in Chen Hero's eyes, making it impossible for him to see anything clearly. In this situation, Sharapova even slammed on the accelerator.

She even overtook on a double solid line while facing oncoming traffic! Three cars roared past each other, and Chen Hero thought for a second that his life was definitely going to be lost to this crazy woman's street racing. He never expected that in the next second, it would be like bursting out of a tunnel, with a whoosh, she overtook!

But he was still so scared that all ten toes were clenched…

There was an intersection ahead, but the light was red…

"Red light!" Chen Hero wailed.

There weren't many cars at the intersection, but even so, running a red light would result in a fine!

But Sharapova didn't show any intention of braking. Chen Hero's heart was in his throat again—at this time, he couldn't even bother to curse…

He saw Sharapova turn the steering wheel sharply at the intersection, and at the same time, she pulled the handbrake very smoothly!

A series of squeaking sounds rang out, the tires and the ground produced intense friction, and even smoke rose up. Then Chen Hero saw the intersection outside the window suddenly turn to the left, and the corner building that was originally on the right appeared directly in front of him!

Just when he thought the car would crash into it head-on, the view changed again!

A new road appeared before his eyes…

Out of the corner of his eye, he only caught a glimpse of Sharapova's hands moving quickly, but he had no idea what she was doing…

This was a complete newbie!

Then the car shot forward, still very fast! The accelerator was revving loudly.

"We…we made it?" Chen Hero asked, still shaken.

"Never seen drifting before, kid?" Sharapova replied calmly.

"Can I give you the middle finger?" Chen Hero asked.

"Rogue!" Sharapova scolded.

"Your sister…you're driving my car speeding, drifting, wearing down my tires, using low gears with high revs to wear down my engine, and you still have the nerve to call me a rogue?" Chen Hero felt that the woman who seemed so normal in front of the media had suddenly become so crazy?

"Hmph, I didn't expect such an arrogant guy to be afraid of racing!"

"I'm happy to watch Schumacher race on TV! You're not afraid of death, but I'm afraid of death, okay!" Chen Hero, who had just graduated from driving school and got his license, couldn't adapt to this unrestrained driving style at all… He was still in a state of being cautious and afraid of accidents.

Just as the two of them were racing and bickering, they suddenly heard a shrill siren behind them, and the red and blue flashing lights of a police car were reflected in the rearview mirror!

"Damn it!"

Chen Hero was speechless. This crazy woman had even summoned the police cars. This time, they were doomed!

He was about to tell Sharapova to stop, but his body suddenly fell back against the seat—this woman had accelerated again! She wanted to shake off the police cars!

Chen Hero's face turned ashen…

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The siren became louder and louder, and the number of cars with flashing lights behind them had increased from the initial one to four…

Finally, they cornered the black Land Rover Discovery 3, which was openly speeding in the city.

Sharapova angrily slapped the horn on the steering wheel.

"Silly now, aren't you? Told you to run!" Chen Hero, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was now speaking sarcastically.

"I'm not familiar with this car. If it was my Land Rover, I would have escaped for sure!"

"Stop complaining about the car. You should think about what to do when the police find out that the one who was speeding was the famous Maria Sharapova." Chen Hero crossed his arms and leaned back in the passenger seat, looking like he was enjoying the show.

Sharapova turned her head and glared at him: "You're the same!"

Chen Hero spread his hands and shrugged: "What am I afraid of? It's not the first time I've been in the negative news in the newspapers. Besides, I'm afraid of death, but I'm not afraid of the police," he said leisurely.

"Aren't you Zenit's city hero? Go and talk to the police. Maybe they're your fans…" Sharapova was trying to find a way to escape.

At this moment, the four police cars had completed the encirclement, and a policeman from one of the police cars got out and approached the Land Rover.

Sharapova quickly lowered her head and pressed down the brim of her baseball cap. To drive, she didn't wear sunglasses, and now the only disguise she had left was this hat.

Chen Hero looked at her flustered appearance, sighed, and pulled open the car door and walked down.

"Hi, guys," he greeted the officer in Russian.

The policeman who came up was stunned for a moment after seeing Chen Hero, and then a smile appeared on his face.

"Hero!" he shouted in surprise.

Chen Hero was quite satisfied with the policeman's reaction, which showed that his fame and charm were still great.

"Ha, ha… It's me, you see…" He pointed to the car behind him.

The policeman tilted his head and looked over, seeing the person sitting in the driver's seat who had been keeping their head down and wearing a baseball cap.

"Your girlfriend?"

Chen Hero originally wanted to deny it, but when he thought about how to explain this matter? If he denied it, and the other party asked what relationship this woman had with him, wouldn't it be even more troublesome?

He might as well admit it to avoid the other party asking any further questions.

So he nodded: "Yeah, I came out for a drive with my girlfriend, and then…uh, accidentally, accidentally speeding…"

The policeman laughed when he heard his pale explanation.

Chen Hero himself knew that this explanation was very stupid—from being chased by one police car to being chased by four police cars, it couldn't be said to be accidental speeding no matter what…

This policeman fan didn't give them a pass just because it was Chen Hero, but shook his head: "That won't do, Hero. If it was just my car, I would have let you go, but now…" He looked at the driver sitting in the driver's seat who refused to raise their head and said, "You have to come to the station with me."

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ps, Just got back from dinner with Geng Xin, Qishi Erbian, and Ming Mei, adding another chapter immediately!