Card maker? No, I'm a mechanic!

Chapter 145 Running Away with the Train (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets)

Mercer sneered and slammed his cane heavily on the ground with a dull thud.

"I know exactly which hotel you booked—"

After saying that, she didn't give Professor Lin any further chance to defend himself.

He turned around and, surrounded by bodyguards, got into the car.

The engine roared, the taillights left a red line, and then it sped away.

Professor Lin was left standing there, bewildered and looking utterly dejected.

"Cough cough—Old Lin," Jiang Zhe watched the car drive away.

I couldn't help but break the silence with a bit of a laugh.

"It seems this senior has issued a challenge to you. If you don't go,..."

"Next time she might not be so gentle, and who knows, five or six big men might come and pack you up and take you away."

"You talk too much, kid!"

Professor Lin glared at Jiang Zhe with annoyance, then hailed a taxi.

"Let's hurry up and go to the hotel to rest. I need to figure out how to get through this."

Outside the car window, the bustling street scene of the capital city was constantly receding.

However, the atmosphere inside the car was rather strange at that moment.

Jiang Zhe crossed his arms, his eyes looking out the window, but his peripheral vision kept darting to Professor Lin.

My face clearly showed that I really wanted to watch the drama unfold.

"Alright, alright, stop looking. If you keep looking, I'll lose face."

Feeling a little uneasy under his gaze, Professor Lin finally couldn't hold back any longer.

He sighed and said with a hint of helplessness.

"She is Messerway, the current head of the Imperial Capital Star Brilliance Chamber of Commerce."

"That is, one of those GG sponsors you saw before, flying around everywhere."

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"Back then—well, it's all old news now."

Professor Lin looked out the window, a hint of reminiscence flashing in his eyes.

"We were all very young back then, and we were all studying at Imperial College."

"I pursue pure technical theory, but she—she is a very strong-willed woman with a strong desire for control."

"Whether it's personality or something else—"

At this point, Professor Lin seemed to recall something terrifying and couldn't help but shudder.

"In short, it all ended because of differing philosophies, and she always wanted to keep me tied to her chamber of commerce as a cash cow!"

"But how can a grown man like me live off a woman?"

"So later I simply found an opportunity to trick her into going to the East District to buy an orange and wait for me—"

"Then—he took the opportunity to run away to the remote Tianlan City, and hid there for decades."

"Oh~"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhe raised an eyebrow, drawing out the last syllable, and immediately understood.

What are the differences in ideas? What is the difference in controlling nature?

Let's analyze what the old man did just now, and combine that with some other factors.

Jiang Zhe almost instantly imagined a scene where a rich woman would force herself on him.

As a result, the innocent scholar, overwhelmed by the burden, decided to carry the train away overnight to save his kidneys.

"Got it, the domineering female CEO's forced love."

Touching his chin, Jiang Zhe suddenly realized.

"Mr. Lin, it seems your physical condition wasn't very good when you were young. I'm sorry to have troubled you."

"What are you saying? What kind of nonsense is going on in your head?"

Professor Lin's thoughts were exposed, and his old face immediately turned bright red.

Then, in a fit of annoyance, she flicked Jiang Zhe on the forehead.

"This woman holds grudges fiercely. If she catches me this time, I'm afraid my old bones won't be able to get away with it."

Before long, the two finally arrived at the hotel that the professor had booked in advance.

But as soon as he got out of the car, Jiang Zhe's sharp eyes caught some details.

The young doormen in uniforms at the entrance moved with unbelievable lightness.

"They're all card masters?" Jiang Zhe thought to himself, amazed.

"In Tianlan City, a Level 1 Card Master can already work as a station attendant at the processing center, but here they're relegated to being a doorman?"

"It seems that the number of card masters in the capital city is severely oversupplied, and the competition at the bottom is fierce."

"Welcome to Xingyao Hotel. Do you have a reservation?"

Upon seeing the newcomer, one of the female doormen immediately greeted him with a smile, her voice sweet and her movements impeccable.

Even looking at Jiang Zhe's exaggerated outfit, there was no hint of anything unusual in her eyes.

"Tianlan Academy, Lin Zhengfeng, the top-floor suite that was booked before."

Professor Lin handed over a card as proof, his expression returning to its usual calm.

"Okay, Mr. Lin, please wait a moment."

The female doorman quickly confirmed the information, then smiled and extended her hand.

"Your room is ready. You can leave your luggage with me, and I will deliver it directly to your room through the internal passage."

"That's troublesome."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Zhe felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders and handed the burden over to the other party.

Upon arriving at the penthouse suite, Jiang Zhe's pile of luggage had already been neatly arranged in the living room by the doorman.

But as soon as he entered the door, Professor Lin was in a great hurry.

She pulled out an extremely formal suit from her luggage and was about to change into it.

He even went so far as to look at himself in the mirror repeatedly.

He kept adjusting his bow tie, muttering to himself.

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"Little Jiang, do you think I should prepare a gift for you later?"

"Should I buy some anti-aging products or rare jewelry? Or maybe I should go to the East City Trading Market and get some oddities?"

"She used to like these weird and quirky things—"

"Trading market?"

Jiang Zhe, who was still organizing his backpack, immediately lit up when he heard the word.

He was worried about where to find a replacement for the slime!

Moreover, he needed to test the waters and see how the market reacted beforehand, as he carried a backpack full of local specialties.

"Old Lin, is that place far? Is it chaotic?"

"It's not really chaotic. After all, in a place like the capital, everyone still has to abide by the rules on the surface."

Professor Lin glanced at Jiang Zhe through the mirror and knew that the kid was definitely planning to go on a shopping spree.

"However, those are mostly representatives of individual sellers and small and medium-sized workshops. There are indeed good products there, but most of them are just swindlers trying to make money."

"If you're going, don't believe anything those stall owners say. Just trust your own judgment."

"Understood!" Jiang Zhe nodded repeatedly, already having made his own plans.

But as he spoke, he couldn't help but turn to look at the clock on the wall, his expression showing some confusion.

"But Mr. Lin, didn't they say 8 PM? It's only a little past 3 PM now."

"What are you doing there so early? Are you working as a doorman too?"

"What do you know? You're still too young."

Professor Lin shook his head helplessly as he fixed his hair in front of the mirror.

"Even if a woman says it's eight o'clock, if you actually go at eight o'clock, you're dead meat."

"And judging from her temperament, she would actually be waiting there at five o'clock, or even four-thirty."

"If I don't go on guard duty early, I'm really doomed tonight."

As he spoke, he took a deep breath and then pulled out a bank card from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Zhe.

"This is a card with a starting capital limit of 100,000 yuan. The password is on the back."

"The official pre-event activities for this exchange event won't start for a few more days, so please take your time to explore the area on your own during this period."

"You can go to that market or find materials elsewhere."

Professor Lin patted Jiang Zhe on the shoulder and gave him earnest advice.

"If you make a profit, it's yours; if you lose—as long as it's for research purposes."

"Just get the receipts when you get back and have the principal reimburse you."

"If you run into trouble outside, just say my name, Lin Zhengfeng. But if you say my name, the other party seems even angrier—"

"Then stop talking nonsense and run!"