Chapter 169: Ambushed

Chapter 169: Chapter 169: AmbushedAll morning, Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan didn’t have a moment of rest until half-past eleven, when the job fair was nearly over, and their recruitment activities for today finally ended.

"Brother-in-law! I’m totally exhausted and don’t want to move at all," Xu Shanshan said, leaning her head on Li Yifei’s shoulder.

Li Yifei knew Xu Shanshan was tired and gratefully said, "Shanshan, I really can’t thank you enough for today."

Xu Shanshan said with her eyes closed, "Don’t just say it, show it. I want something more tangible."

"Then what do you want? Just say it, and I’ll definitely satisfy your request today," Li Yifei reassured her.

Even though there was no longer a need to pretend in his relationship with Xu Yingying, Li Yifei had gotten used to being called brother-in-law by Xu Shanshan and had even grown accustomed to referring to himself as brother-in-law in front of her.

"You said it yourself, no backing out now," Xu Shanshan immediately turned her head, playfully staring at Li Yifei.

"Of course. When have I ever gone back on a promise?"

"That’s true, so let me think... how should you thank me?" Xu Shanshan blinked her eyes as if she couldn’t quite decide what she wanted from Li Yifei.

Li Yifei wasn’t in a rush, busying himself with tidying up various things, especially the resumes of the job applicants.

By the time he had finished packing up, Xu Shanshan had made up her mind. Slapping Li Yifei on the shoulder, she said, "I’ve got it. We’ll go have dinner first, and then watch a movie together. You don’t mind, do you?"

"How could I mind? We’ll have dinner first and then watch a movie." Li Yifei readily agreed to such a simple request.

"OK!" Xu Shanshan snapped her fingers and immediately stood up.

After they left the job fair, Li Yifei led Xu Shanshan straight to the parking lot.

Xu Shanshan’s gaze swept across the parking lot. "You drove here, brother-in-law? Now that you’re a president, shouldn’t you be driving a nice car?" she asked.

"You know my position as president is just for show."

"Even mascots can’t be just anyone, you know. And since they’ve made you the mascot, they should at least make it look dignifying. Otherwise, you’ll be embarrassing the company when you go out... Wow, look at that stunning Porsche! When will I ever own one?"

Seeing the Porsche that Su Mengxin had left for Li Yifei, Xu Shanshan’s eyes immediately lit up.

"Hehe, is that car really that nice?"

"Of course, it’s the latest model Porsche 991! It’s just too cool. If I could drive a car like this in my life, I’d be satisfied," she exclaimed.

"Then go ahead and drive it," Li Yifei said, tossing the car keys to Xu Shanshan.

Catching the keys, Xu Shanshan burst into excited exclamations. The keychain had the Porsche emblem. She sprinted to the Porsche, pressed the key fob, the lights flashed on, and she swiftly opened the door and sat inside.

Li Yifei also got in, and Xu Shanshan immediately said, "Brother-in-law, you sure are a great mascot, even having a Porsche to drive."

"It belongs to the boss. No one drives it when it’s here, so it was lent to me. But this car is too feminine, and if I had any other car, I wouldn’t drive it."

"Brother-in-law, it’s a Porsche! If you drive it out to pick up girls, you’d be successful with each one. And yet, you still dislike driving it? I can’t believe you."

Li Yifei sighed and said, "I’m not some young spoiled brat chasing after girls."

"Come on, brother-in-law, you’re only twenty-six, the prime age for dating. These days guys over thirty are still driving sports cars to pick up girls. Besides, these young ladies care only if you have money and drive a luxury car, regardless of how old you are. Even if you were as old as seventy or eighty, or looked like a demon, you would still have beautiful girls trailing after you."

Li Yifei was immediately at a loss for words, "Can you even drive at the age of seventy or eighty?"

"Well, that’s true. Anyway, I’m just going to enjoy it for now." After saying this, Xu Shanshan started the car, with the engine roaring to life, and the Porsche took off, almost hitting another car across the way.

"Hey, hey, take it slow," Li Yifei quickly called out.

"Hehe..." Xu Shanshan braked and laughed sheepishly, "The throttle is really responsive; I barely touched it and the car just shot forward. I thought I was driving my own car."

"Slow down, get used to it first."

This time, Xu Shanshan was much more careful, and the Porsche didn’t shoot forward again. It exited the parking lot slowly. However, once on the main road, the car took off like a wild horse let loose, quickly overtaking one vehicle after another.

"Hey, hey, the speed limit here is fifty; if you drive that fast, how many fines will I get?" Li Yifei called out again.

Xu Shanshan slowed down and said, "Really? Last time the police stopped us, they didn’t fine us, did they?"

Li Yifei was instantly exasperated and said, "I just used another car to block the camera. It’s not that the police recognized me."

"Ah, so it’s actually true. Then I’ll drive slower," Xu Shanshan immediately stuck out her tongue.

"So you thought I knew people, huh? This is just insane," Li Yifei said with a wry smile.

Xu Shanshan chuckled and said, "It’s fine, it’s fine. When the time comes, just find a few more driving licenses to take the points, it’s not like one gets twelve points deducted, just a fine. As a president, you wouldn’t care about that."

Despite saying this, Xu Shanshan still slowed down the car. Although the highway was wide, there were still quite a few vehicles on the road. She didn’t have Li Yifei’s skills. It was one thing to have a little fun, but car racing was something she didn’t dare to do.

After driving for more than an hour, Xu Shanshan had no idea where she had driven to. Only when she saw a mid-range hotel ahead, did she finally stop.

They went in, directly requested a private room, ordered a few dishes, and began to eat. All the while, Xu Shanshan kept saying how thrilling it had been to drive that car.

However, after eating for a while, Xu Shanshan rubbed her head and said, "Why do I feel dizzy..." and then she collapsed onto the table with a thud.

Just as Li Yifei called out to Xu Shanshan, he too clutched his forehead and toppled over onto the table.

The door to the private room opened, and two people walked in; one of them was Qin Shaodong, who had raced with Li Yifei that day.

As soon as Qin Shaodong entered, he said triumphantly, "Damn it, I’ve finally caught you, kid. You dared to mess with me. You think you can fight? Now, see if you can still fight. A bit of knockout drug and I’ve knocked you two out."

Another man in his thirties, with a sleazy smile, said, "Young Master Qin, how was it? The drug worked well, didn’t it?"

"Good! Indeed, it’s good. Make sure you get me more of this in the future. Whenever I take a fancy to a girl, I’ll just knock her out," Qin Shaodong replied.

"No problem, but regarding the price..."

Qin Shaodong glared at him and said, "Cut the damn crap. Do I, Qin Shaodong, ever lack money? Just make it happen."

"Alright, Young Master Qin, just a reminder: the drug lasts for about an hour. Once an hour has passed, the affected person will wake up. To wake someone immediately, just rub white spirit on their nostrils. In less than two minutes, they’ll surely come to."

"What if they’re in pain? Will they wake up?"

"No, they absolutely won’t. This drug is strong. During that time, the person is like a dead body, completely unaware of anything. Even if you were to stab them with a knife, they wouldn’t wake up."

"Alright, I’ve got it. Now get out and close the door," Qin Shaodong said impatiently, waving his hand.

The creepy guy quickly backed out and closed the door behind him.

At this moment, Qin Shaodong laughed smugly, then walked over to Li Yifei, "Kid, you’re still too green to fight with me. I’ll see that you don’t get out of this alive today."

"Kid, how shall I play with you today? Heh heh, you think you can fight? Then I’m going to beat the crap out of you, haha." Qin Shaodong laughed excitedly but didn’t immediately start beating him. Instead, he glanced at Xu Shanshan and said, "This chick is damn pretty. After I’ve had enough of beating you, I’ll tie you up and play with your woman right in front of you. That’ll piss you off, haha..."

After another bout of proud laughter, Qin Shaodong wound up a fist and aimed a strike at Li Yifei’s head.

But before his fist could make contact with Li Yifei’s head, it just wouldn’t smash down. A hand caught his wrist like a vicious clamp, rendering him completely immobile.

Following the hand that had grasped him, Qin Shaodong felt shivers down his spine because that hand belonged to Li Yifei, who shortly after lifted his head and revealed a bright smile at him.

"You... you drank the knockout drug, didn’t you?" Qin Shaodong stammered out the question.

"You think that little trick of yours would work on me?" Li Yifei’s smile grew wider as he tightened his grip. Qin Shaodong instantly felt as though his wrist was being crushed and couldn’t help but scream aloud.

A chicken drumstick was suddenly stuffed into his mouth, cutting off his cries instantly.

"Mmph mmph..." Qin Shaodong shook his head, trying to pull the chicken leg out of his mouth, but Li Yifei’s fist had already landed on his abdomen. The punch was delivered with precision to Qin Shaodong’s stomach, causing his stomach to cramp and his eyes to bulge in pain.

"Stay put. Make another move, and I’ll break your legs," Li Yifei huffed coldly and released Qin Shaodong’s wrist.

Qin Shaodong collapsed to the ground, clutching his stomach. Even the chicken leg in his mouth was forgotten, as the pain was too much for him to think of anything else.

Li Yifei stepped forward, pressing down on Qin Shaodong’s shoulder, and the man immediately fell to the ground. After struggling for a bit, he failed to get up. Li Yifei’s foot was like a mountain crushing him.

Li Yifei scoffed again, "Kid, last time you sent people to beat me up, I wanted to have a little chat with you. Now that you’ve come to me willingly, you’ve really saved me some effort."

At this point, Qin Shaodong was truly frightened, trembling all over and trying to plead, but with the chicken leg stuffed in his mouth, he couldn’t even speak. He had always thought he was so impressive, but only today did he realize that in this situation, he was like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, with no ability to resist at all.