Qiu Junze walked up to Lin Xingwan and her companions, deliberately raising his voice. "Lin, the campus beauty, long time no see. Who is this beside you... is it a driver arranged by the Lin family for you?"
The men following Qiu Junze burst into laughter.
Lin Xingwan shot Qiu Junze an annoyed glance. Wasn't he one of the ones who had messaged her yesterday, bragging about his cars and watches?
He had been a greasy man in college, a veritable oil barrel on social media. Seeing him in person, even the Daqing Oilfield would have to call him "big brother."
Just as Lin Xingwan was about to say that Zhou Jinbai was her friend, the man beside her spoke first. "My name is Zhou Jinbai, and I'm Xingwan's boyfriend."
"So, it's the campus beauty's new flame. I was wondering why you looked so unfamiliar," Qiu Junze said, appraising Zhou Jinbai from head to toe. He then asked, "Brother, what do you do?"
"Just found a job yesterday," Zhou Jinbai replied, his expression calm as always.
The surrounding onlookers immediately became gossipy.
So, Zhou Jinbai meant that he hadn't had a job until yesterday while being with Lin, the campus beauty?
A man who lived off his girlfriend!
He was truly embarrassing!
"If you're not satisfied with your job, you can come to me. After all, Xingwan has been my long-admired goddess. I can't just stand by and watch my goddess suffer with you?" Qiu Junze's words were a direct insult, implying Zhou Jinbai was incapable of supporting his wife.
This time, Lin Xingwan couldn't hold back. She said coldly, "Qiu Junze, I won't suffer."
Zhou Jinbai could feel Lin Xingwan's displeasure. He subtly shifted, positioning himself in front of her, blocking Qiu Junze's disgusting gaze. "Thank you for your kindness, but I can support Xingwan, and I will never let her suffer."
Qiu Junze felt like he was throwing punches at soft cotton, utterly ineffective.
Did this broke guy Zhou Jinbai not understand he was being insulted and mocked?
Instead, he was getting worked up himself.
"Brother, your Volkswagen looks quite special. It seems a bit different from other Volkswagens." Qiu Junze's attention shifted to Zhou Jinbai's car, a calculating glint in his eyes. Lin Xingwan found the sight utterly repulsive.
"It's alright, I've modified it a bit."
Qiu Junze's mouth twitched violently at Zhou Jinbai's response, feeling a surge of blood rush to his throat.
Someone modifying a Volkswagen worth tens of thousands? How impressive! He didn't believe it for a second!
With that kind of money for modification, wouldn't they buy something more expensive?
A poor loser pretending to be cool!
Heh!
Perhaps Lin Xingwan had bought the car for him too.
But Qiu Junze deliberately put on an exaggerated expression. "Oh? Modified? Coincidentally, I also had my Porsche modified. Why don't we compare whose modifications are better? We can exchange some experience."
Before Zhou Jinbai could reply, Lin Xingwan leaned in and whispered, "Qiu Junze wants to embarrass you. Let's go inside quickly."
The sweet, fragrant scent of the woman wafted into Zhou Jinbai's nostrils. Especially when she spoke, her warm breath tickled his neck, making Zhou Jinbai feel as if he were being gently scratched, a truly pleasant sensation.
Qiu Junze stared at this scene, his heart burning with anger and jealousy, threatening to consume his reason.
"Don't worry about me. A barking dog doesn't bite," Zhou Jinbai said, gently pinching Lin Xingwan's cheek. His words were soft, but they sounded particularly grating to Qiu Junze and the others.
"Zhou, who are you calling a dog?" Qiu Junze's face darkened.
"Of course, you," Zhou Jinbai said, his gaze chillingly fixed on Qiu Junze. He had always ignored barking dogs and never bothered to condescend to newbies from the beginner's village as a max-level player.
But today was a perfect opportunity to bring glory to his wife. If a cannon fodder came to add to his halo, why not?
"Who gave you, a stinking loser, the guts to curse at me? You're just a freeloading waste, and you think you're something? If it weren't for Lin Xingwan, I wouldn't even deign to talk to a piece of trash like you. Driving a ten-thousand-dollar car and acting all high and mighty?"
Qiu Junze erupted in a torrent of abuse. In his words, Zhou Jinbai was utterly without dignity, not worth mentioning.
"Qiu Junze, you've gone too far!" Lin Xingwan was furious. Even she found such vulgar words offensive, let alone Zhou Jinbai himself.
"Did I say something wrong? If it weren't for you, he wouldn't even be qualified to enter this hotel. He thinks he's hot stuff, but he needs to see if anyone even wants to dip him in sauce. What are you pretending for in front of me?"
Qiu Junze was accustomed to flattery and, seeing Zhou Jinbai's attire and car, completely dismissed him.
Lin Xingwan was about to say something else, but Zhou Jinbai pulled her back. "When I treat you like a person, try to act like one. Whatever you want to play, I'll go along with it."
"I think your mouth is the only thing that's tough on you. I won't make it difficult for you, lest people think I'm bullying you. Let's race our cars around this hotel's basketball court twice. Whoever finishes first wins, and the loser has to kneel and call the winner 'Dad'."
Zhou Jinbai looked at Qiu Junze, who was shouting in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh that God was indeed fair. He had given Qiu Junze an ugly appearance, and surely also a low IQ, so as not to make him look out of place.
His car only had a Volkswagen emblem. In reality, all its parts were made of top-tier foreign materials. The person who modified this car for him was an internationally renowned race car driver.
However, an SUV was not ideal for racing.
But... it wasn't impossible!
The crowd, however, interpreted Zhou Jinbai's silence as cowardice.
"Scared already? Where did that swagger from just now go?" Qiu Junze smirked smugly. "If you kneel and call me 'Dad' now, you won't be so embarrassed later."
The men standing beside Qiu Junze began to flatter him.
"Brother Qiu, if this guy were truly tough, he wouldn't be living off his girlfriend. Look at the scent of poverty on him, it's dragging down the class of the Banxia Hotel."
"It's a good thing he ran into you, Brother Qiu. An ordinary person would have been fooled by this loser. Campus beauty Lin, your taste in men is getting worse and worse. You ignore a high-quality potential stock like Brother Qiu, but treasure this poor loser. I don't know what you're thinking."
At this moment, Lin Xingwan felt both embarrassed and sorry for Zhou Jinbai.
She wanted to persuade Zhou Jinbai, but the man didn't give her a chance.
"Let's start. You take the inner lane, and I'll take the outer lane, so no one can say I'm taking advantage of you."
After speaking, Zhou Jinbai turned to Lin Xingwan and said gently, "I'm in a good mood today. Brother Zhou will take you for a thrilling race. Be good, get in the passenger seat."
"Zhou Jinbai, you..." Lin Xingwan was so anxious she was about to cry. He was still flirting with her at this point. This man truly wouldn't stop until he hit a brick wall.
"Shh, trust me." Zhou Jinbai rubbed Lin Xingwan's head. Lin Xingwan sighed helplessly.
A Volkswagen worth tens of thousands and a Porsche were in no way comparable!
But this man wouldn't listen to advice!
Fine, let him crash headfirst into the brick wall.
Lin Xingwan and Zhou Jinbai walked towards the cars.
Qiu Junze was in high spirits. "He even wants me to take the inner lane? How bizarre, truly bizarre. Can this loser not show off or he'll die? You guys be my witnesses, I'm definitely going to make this waste kneel and call me 'Dad' later."
Qiu Junze got into his car, and both cars drove to the starting line. More and more guests gathered around. The basketball court area was even more lively than the main banquet hall.