Damn it, I'm surrounded by insane Alphas!

Lu Lin couldn't stand staying in the club any longer. As soon as he sat down, he wanted to pick up his phone, and as soon as he picked it up, he wanted to open WeChat.

He remembered a phrase: Pavlov's dog.

Yang Pei noticed that he was distracted and suggested that they go to the racetrack in the afternoon.

Lu Lin's leg had finally started to improve, so even if he couldn't drive, he could at least go for a drive, right?

Ten minutes later, several sports cars filed out of the club's underground parking lot.

Bentleys are aloof, Cayennes are aggressive, each more ostentatious than the last. The clubhouse is located in the heart of the city, where land is incredibly valuable, and many people gather around to take pictures.

Lu Lin sat in the passenger seat of one of the cars, his head down, his mind completely focused on the phone screen in front of him.

He typed a few words, then deleted them, going back and forth for a long time before finally sending a cold, impersonal message:

【What are you doing? 】

Then he immediately placed his phone face down on his lap and looked out the window nonchalantly.

Yang Pei glanced at him, scoffed, and began to sing passionately, "Who can resist the pull of love!~~~"

Lu Lin ignored him. Two minutes passed, but the phone remained silent.

Lu Lin couldn't help but pick it up again and glance at it, then frowned and typed another line:

【I'm speaking to you, young master.】

After sending it, he was stunned for a moment, realizing he had clearly done something blatantly inappropriate.

"Too slow."

Yang Pei was trying not to laugh, wishing he could record it and show it to Zhou Chi and the others later.

Just then, Lu Lin's phone suddenly vibrated.

Shi Ran replied with a message: "I'm not home."

Lu Lin was stunned for a moment, then immediately became anxious.

【where have you been?】

Leaving the child at home alone?

Yang Pei finally couldn't hold back any longer, "Do you know what you look like right now?"

Lu Lin looked up and stared at him.

Yang Pei laughed as he said, "A concubine who has gone mad in the cold palace."

"You fucking..."

Lu Lin pretended to hit him, and Yang Pei dodged to the side, his elbow hitting the horn on the steering wheel.

"drop--!"

A sudden honk startled a pedestrian passing by, nearly causing him to fall.

Yang Pei quickly rolled down the car window, leaned out with a smile, and said, "Sorry, my buddy just got dumped, he's in a bad mood..."

When the passerby had regained their footing and turned around, Yang Pei suddenly froze.

Huh? Why does this person look so familiar?

He squinted and looked closely. Wasn't this the waiter from the bar?

Just as he was wondering, he saw the person standing next to Chen Feng.

Sometimes.

Yang Pei's eyes changed instantly; damn, this is going to be interesting.

Sure enough, Lu's expression had turned quite ugly.

Okay, so he wasn't home because he came out with Chen Feng. He just ran away from home and couldn't wait to meet someone else?

And it just so happens to be Chen Feng?!

Lu Lin grew angrier the more he thought about it, and coldly said, "Close the window."

Yang Pei paused for a moment, then nodded and reached for the window button.

Just then, a sound came from outside the window.

"Lu Lin".

It was Shi Ran calling him. Lu Lin's face stiffened, and he turned his head almost reflexively, but the car window slowly rose, and Shi Ran's face was gradually obscured by the glass.

Lu Lin panicked, "Damn it! Open it!"

The resentful Yang Pei frantically searched for buttons again, "Open, open, I'll open..."

Just then, the light turned green, and the cars behind started honking.

In his haste, he slammed on the gas, and the car shot forward instantly.

Lu Lin clung to the driver's seat, watching Shi Ran's figure grow smaller and smaller until it disappeared into the traffic.

"Are you fucking crazy?!"

Yang Pei also got anxious, "It's not my fault! Who told you to dawdle like that? What were you pretending for?"

Lu Lin opened his mouth, after all, Yang Pei was right.

As Yang Pei continued driving, he said, "Hey, I have experience with this kind of thing. You absolutely can't back down first. If you back down first, you lose."

Lu Lin remained silent, and Yang Pei, thinking his words had worked, slowly curled up the corners of his mouth.

He knew it; this was Lu Lin.

Why would someone really be so desperate for a beta version?

Before, it was just a novelty; if anything displeased Lu Lin, he would dump her in a heartbeat.

He turned his head, looked at Lu Lin, and smiled smugly.

"What do you think? The pigeons have a point, don't they?"

Lu Lin didn't reply, but instead looked up at him for several seconds before slowly speaking, her tone unusually serious: "Do you think what I care about is winning or losing?"

Yang Pei was taken aback. "What do you mean?"

Lu Lin simply patted his steering wheel. "Turn around and go back."

Yang Pei seemed not to hear him clearly, "Stop messing around, aren't we going to the parking lot? If you go back now, I'll look down on you."

"Why should I care about your opinion? Turn around now."

Yang Pei chuckled. He had never been in a serious relationship and didn't know what it felt like for someone to be so infatuated with love. He just felt a pang of jealousy and turned the steering wheel to head back.

"You're finished, Lu Lin... I'm telling you, you're really finished."

Lu Lin ignored him and simply sent a message asking where Shi Ran was.

The thought of Chen Feng and Shi Ran together made him unable to wait a moment longer.

Shi Ran was in the store when she received the message.

He didn't want to go out today. Lu Lin didn't have a house key, and if he sneaked back, he wouldn't be able to get in.

But Chen Feng suddenly called at noon.

"Excuse me... are you free this afternoon? Someone gave me a bag before, and I'm looking to sell it. Have you been to any shops like this?"

He said he was really in a hurry to raise the money for the surgery, so he finally agreed.

Unexpectedly, they bumped into Lu Lin and his group on the road.

He was about to offer a few words of explanation when Lu Lin simply closed the window and left.

That's really arrogant.

What he didn't expect was that when the owner of the luxury store took the bag Chen Feng brought to be examined, it turned out to be a fake.

Chen Feng was stunned, a little embarrassed, and didn't dare to look at Shi Ran. "How could this happen... He said he bought it from a department store..."

Shi Ran roughly guessed what was going on. He guessed that the customers in the bar wanted to pursue him, saying "I'll give you something nice," but actually spending a small amount to buy a high-quality fake. Anyway, most people wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

Chen Feng is a naive kid; he probably took it seriously.

He was about to say a few words of comfort when a familiar voice came from behind him.

"AUV, what a coincidence!"

Shi Ran didn't turn around, but simply closed her eyes and took a deep breath in resignation.

The shop owner was still examining Chen Feng's fake bag when he looked up and his eyes lit up instantly.

My years of professional experience have given me the ability to tell the value of everyone's outfit at a glance.

Upon seeing a major client like Lu Lin, the shop owner's smile immediately became professional and enthusiastic. "Hello, hello, how can I help you?"

Chen Feng turned around and saw Lu Lin, then paused in surprise. "You are... the one from the police station last time?"

Shi Ran didn't say anything, but turned around and leaned against the counter, her face expressionless.

When you ran away from home, you were quite decisive. You were also quite arrogant when you closed the window and left. Why are you coming back now?

Lu Lin walked over with a smile, "What's wrong?"

The shop owner immediately explained, "Oh, this customer wanted to resell a bag, but after our appraisal, we found..."

She paused for a moment, then said tactfully, "It might be a little different from what the guests expected."

Lu Lin instantly understood. He looked at Chen Feng and asked directly, "Are you short of money?"

Chen Feng was taken aback by the bluntness of his question and Shi Ran was also dumbfounded. She tugged at Lu Lin's sleeve from the side.

Who asked that?

Lu Lin looked down, his gaze falling on the hand Shi Ran was using to tug at his sleeve, and smiled.

"Perfect timing, I also have something to sell."

Lu Lin looked up at Chen Feng, "But I'm not in a hurry to use the money, I can lend it to you first."

As he spoke, he raised his hand to remove the bracelet from his wrist.

Shi Ran glanced at it subconsciously.

Depend on.

The resale price starts at six figures; you're going to scare Chen Feng to death.

Shi Ran leaned closer and lowered her voice: "I'll figure something out, you don't need to worry about it."

Lu Lin paused, turned his head and stared at Shi Ran.

What does that mean?

So you two are on the same side, and I'm the outsider?

Lu Lin was so angry that he wanted to shake off Shi Ran's hand, but once he raised his hand, he couldn't bear to actually do so.

He took a deep breath and looked at Chen Feng.

"Give me your payment QR code. That idiot lost 20,000 last time, I'll transfer it to you."

Chen Feng hesitated for a moment, then turned to look at Shi Ran.

"That's not a good idea..."

Lu Lin was most annoyed by his behavior, always sticking close to Shi Ran with an innocent look on his face.

He stepped forward, shielding Shi Ran behind him.

"What's wrong with that? My money is his money. We're like brothers, we sleep together—"

I suddenly got kicked in the calf.

"hiss--"

Lu Lin winced in pain, met Shi Ran's gaze, blinked, and suddenly smiled.

"Hurry up, or we'll miss our chance! We have something to do later."

Chen Feng immediately took out his phone, showed his payment QR code, and asked Shi Ran in a low voice, "So... are we still going to eat at the buffet later?"

Before Shi Ran could even answer, someone else got impatient.

"Why go to a buffet? With his tiny appetite, he'll only take a couple of bites of anything and then put it down. How can he possibly understand what a buffet is like?"

Chen Feng looked up at him, his expression subtle.

"You know him so well."

Lu Lin raised his chin. "Otherwise what? Open his WeChat and see who's pinned to the top of his chat list!!"

Shi Ran closed her eyes beside him. "Chen Feng, you go back first. I'm going out for some fresh air."

After saying that, Shi Ran turned around and left. Lu Lin quickly collected the money and chased after her. As soon as he went out, he saw Shi Ran standing by Yang Pei's car.

Still, still, laughing.

"Feed—!"

A roar suddenly rang out, startling Yang Pei. He turned around and saw Lu Lin walking towards him angrily, his expression as if he had caught someone cheating.

Yang Pei laughed, "Holy crap, whose mad dog is this?"

Shi Ran sighed helplessly, pointed to himself, and Yang Pei laughed even louder, "You two are a perfect match, a match made in heaven."

Lu Lin walked straight up to Shi Ran. "What were you two talking about?"

Shi Ran looked at him and said, "Why do you meddle in everything? 'Why don't you plant a listening device on me?'"

Lu Lin seemed to seriously consider it for two seconds.

"May I?"

Shi Ran rolled her eyes, turned around and opened the passenger door, looking at Yang Pei.

"Young Master Yang, could you give me a ride?"

Just as Yang Pei was about to nod, he was pulled off the driver's seat.

"Let's take a taxi home." Lu Lin plopped down in the car. "I'll reimburse you."

Shi Ran laughed from the passenger seat, "Reimbursement? Do you even have any money left?"

Lu Lin blinked and leaned closer, looking completely innocent. "I don't have any money. Someone in my family earns money."

Shi Ran let out an "oh" sound, drawing out the tone.

"Oh, I thought someone had run away from home and abandoned their family."

He paused, his tone slightly teasing.

"Young Master cried so hard, really."

Lu Lin's eyes lit up. "It's the one that cried?"

Shi Ran shook her head. "There's someone else in the family who cried too."

Lu Lin leaned closer, staring into his eyes, "Really?"

Shi Ran stared at him, then suddenly laughed, "Oh dear, Young Master Lu, why are your eyes so swollen from crying?"

Lu Lin was stunned, realizing he had been tricked, and immediately retreated.

Shi Ran smiled and reached out to grab him.

"You didn't cry? What a pity, I was going to prepare a gift for you."

Lu Lin's eyes lit up again. Poor Linzi.

Shi Ran smiled mysteriously and said, "Hand."

Lu Lin subconsciously reached out his hand, only to realize that he was no different from the young master who was usually being trained. A suppressed laugh came from behind him.

He turned around and saw Yang Pei holding up her phone, practically wanting to start a live stream.

Lu Lin yelled and slammed on the gas.

The car suddenly sped off, and dust and grime clung to Yang Pei's face.

(Ahhhhh I'm here! There's more to talk about tomorrow. Little Lu hasn't had any meat yet, has he?)