Honest Beta gets scammed

He Xiangchen opened the passenger door, raised his chin slightly, and gestured for Li Qing to get in.

"Let's go eat."

Li Qing said "Oh" and obediently sat down.

He Xiangchen closed the car door, walked around to the other side and got into the driver's seat. He Xiangchen glanced at Li Qing.

Seeing Li Qing looking at the car interior with a restrained yet curious expression, He Xiang thought for a moment, then raised his hand to rest on the steering wheel, lowered his eyes slightly, and his voice carried a hint of melancholy.

"Mercedes-Benz GLC300, sorry, that's all I can drive now."

"what?"

Li Qing was taken aback.

Of all He Xiangchen's words, he only understood the word "Mercedes-Benz," a very famous brand.

But the rest, like "300" and "you can only open this one," was completely incoherent and incomprehensible.

However, seeing that He Xiangchen's expression seemed a bit off, he didn't press the matter further and could only pretend that he understood, quickly replying, "Oh, it's nothing."

He Xiangchen smiled slightly, then started the vehicle and smoothly merged into the traffic.

When he left home today, he stood in his garage, looking at the rows of limited-edition supercars and top-of-the-line luxury cars, and fell into deep thought.

None of these cars seem to fit his current persona of being "ostracized by his family and bullied by his illegitimate child".

So, in order to maintain his image, He Xiangchen went to the nearest 4S store and picked up a cheap car.

In retrospect, the results have been outstanding.

As he expected, the country bumpkin trusted him even more.

Li Qing, standing to the side, glanced cautiously at He Xiangchen.

Seeing that he was focused on driving and not paying attention to her, she secretly took out her phone and started searching.

He didn't quite remember the full name, so he just typed in the keywords "Mercedes-Benz 300".

Soon, the corresponding search results popped up.

Li Qing opened a car website, scrolled through it for a long time, and finally found the one whose name matched the one He Xiangchen had mentioned.

Mercedes-Benz GLC300.

Official guide price: 47.93 - 53.13 yuan. (Found online; the author is poor, so I'm not sure if this is accurate. No offense intended to Mercedes-Benz, please forgive me.)

...More than half a million.

That's a lot of money.

Li Qing blinked, her mind a little slow to process what He Xiangchen meant. After thinking for a while, she seemed to slowly understand his meaning.

Ow—

It means that he is being bullied terribly by that illegitimate child, and his family doesn't care about him, so he can't drive those more expensive cars he used to drive, and can only drive this car that is "only" worth a little over 500,000.

So, was his expression just now because he felt embarrassed?

Li Qing: "..."

A very strange feeling welled up inside Li Qing. He felt as if his head had been hit hard by a money hammer, and he was a little dizzy.

He silently put away his phone and turned to look at He Xiangchen.

He Xiangchen felt his gaze, glanced at him, and smiled, "What's wrong?"

"No, it's nothing." Li Qing chuckled awkwardly and shook his head.

Perhaps this is the world of the rich?

He Xiangchen, unaware of Li Qing's thoughts, assumed he was just a little nervous and took the initiative to start a conversation.

"You've met the agent? Who is it?"

When it came to serious matters, Li Qing immediately perked up and honestly replied, "Oh, her name is Guan Li, she's an Alpha, and she's female."

"Guan Li..." Upon hearing this, He Xiangchen's fingers tightened on the steering wheel, and a hint of unease flashed across his expression: "I've heard of her."

He didn't know Guan Li, but the name did sound familiar.

Who knows, maybe he was the manager of some minor celebrity he used to hug? That's what happens when a womanizer has a lot of romantic entanglements.

Thinking about this, He Xiangchen suddenly felt a little strange.

He glanced at Li Qing and saw that the other party looked normal. He then realized that he had been overthinking things. Today was the first day that Li Qing met Guan Li. Even if there was something between them, Guan Li would not tell him those things.

Feeling inexplicably irritated, He Xiangchen didn't want to continue on this topic, so he changed the subject and asked Li Qing what her thoughts were on being an actor, and then they talked about other things.

The atmosphere inside the car became much more relaxed.

After their conversation, Li Qing's wariness of He Xiangchen had completely decreased.

He felt that although He Xiangchen's situation was complicated, he was quite easy to get along with and had no airs of a rich person.

Whenever He Xiangchen asked, he would answer without reservation.

The boundaries between the two were gradually narrowed, and later, Li Qing also began to relax and ask He Xiangchen some questions.

We chatted and laughed all the way until the car finally stopped in front of a large shopping mall.

Li Qing followed He Xiangchen out of the car and looked up at the magnificent building in front of him.

"Are we... eating here?"

"No." He Xiangchen shook his head with a smile.

"ah?"

The next second, before Li Qing could even ask why, He Xiangchen grabbed her shoulder and half-led her into the mall.

This intimate gesture made Li Qing stiffen and feel uneasy.

After all, He Xiangchen had a "criminal record," and bad memories rose in his mind. He subconsciously wanted to struggle, but when he raised his eyes slightly, he found that He Xiangchen was looking straight ahead without looking at him, his expression was natural, and he didn't look at him at all, as if it was just an instinctive action.

Li Qing hesitated for a moment, but ultimately didn't move, and followed He Xiangchen's lead into the room.

He asked in a low voice, "Weren't we here to eat? Then what are we doing at the mall?"

"I'll get you a new outfit."

He Xiangchen's gaze swept over Li Qing's slightly faded T-shirt and he laughed, "If you walk in dressed like that, you might be stopped at the door."

Upon hearing this, Li Qing glanced down at his clothes, which were ordinary but nothing wrong with them.

But then he thought about it again and realized that he hadn't bought any new clothes in a long time, so since he was already there, he might as well buy one.

Thinking this, Li Qing nodded and whispered, "Okay."

He Xiangchen seemed to have a target shop in mind, and he led him forward with a clear direction.

But as he walked, Li Qing began to feel uneasy again.

The rich aroma enveloped him completely. It smelled wonderful, but it seemed too strong. The air felt stagnant, making his temples throb and his head ache.

He knew these were He Xiangchen's pheromones.

Li Qing moved his lips, wanting to remind He Xiangchen to restrain his pheromones, but it seemed inappropriate for him to speak on such a private matter as pheromones, and besides, his slightly intimate actions with He Xiangchen had already attracted the attention of some people.

Feeling the gazes of those around him, Li Qing's cheeks flushed slightly, and he realized that this might not be appropriate.

His eyes darted around haphazardly, and he spotted a shop at random. Li Qing immediately said, "Hey, I'm going to buy a drink!"

As he spoke, Li Qing shrank back, successfully freeing himself from He Xiangchen's grasp, and quickly ran towards the shop.

He Xiangchen felt his arm suddenly go empty, and was slightly taken aback. He turned around and saw that Li Qing had already rushed to the entrance of a coffee shop, with his back to him, seemingly looking at the menu.

He raised an eyebrow slightly, put his hands in his pockets, and followed at a leisurely pace.