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It was the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, early morning.

Fine, salt-like snowflakes began to fall from the sky over Shanghai.

The city was still shrouded in a gray silence, but the longing to return home had already made countless people unable to contain themselves.

Jiang Chen, wearing a black Arc'teryx windbreaker and large Ray-Ban sunglasses, pulled a simple suitcase and walked into the cold underground parking garage.

He pressed the car key.

"Beep beep!"

Not far away, in that black Audi A6L, Jiang Chen opened the car door and sat in the warm and comfortable cockpit.

The "smell of money"—a blend of high-quality leather and a subtle cologne—energized him.

Without the slightest hesitation, he pressed the red start button with the words "START/STOP" engraved on it with his slender fingers.

"Buzz—Boom!"

A deep, powerful roar, unlike any other four-cylinder engine, instantly came from the engine compartment!

The 3.0T V6 engine is awakened from its slumber, and its sound echoes in the silent underground garage, like a prehistoric beast awakened, with unparalleled majesty and power!

Jiang Chen skillfully operated the central control screen.

The navigation system was activated.

A clear and melodious female voice rang out.

"Navigation started, destination set."

The final goal is clearly displayed on the screen.

[Destination: Jiangjia Village, XX County, XX City, XX Province.]

[Total distance: Approximately 1000 kilometers.]

Estimated time: 10 hours and 30 minutes.

Jiang Chen's lips curled up slightly.

He reached out and turned on the car stereo.

The rousing, passionate melody, brimming with a sense of story, instantly filled the entire train carriage.

It was that song, the most fitting one for the occasion—"Returning Home in Glory"!

"I should be under the car, not inside..."

No, that's wrong.

Jiang Chen frowned and switched to the next song.

This time it's right.

"In the vast sea of ​​people, we are all the same; we will feel lonely and lost..."

As the background music filled with lofty aspirations played, Jiang Chen's gaze became incredibly resolute.

He took a deep breath, slowly shifted into D gear, and gently pressed the accelerator.

Outside the car window, tall buildings stood tall, and neon lights flashed.

The city that held his three years of youth, sweat, and countless hardships is rapidly receding into the distance.

Jiang Chen glanced at the Oriental Pearl Tower spire gradually receding into the distance in the rearview mirror.

He said silently to himself.

Goodbye, Shanghai.

"Thank you for your three years of hard work."

"When I come back next time, I'll stand taller and see farther!"

An hour later, the black Audi A6L officially entered the G42 Shanghai-Chengdu Expressway.

Once on the highway, the top-of-the-line A6L's rock-solid driving quality is fully demonstrated.

Jiang Chen maintained the vehicle speed at 120 km/h and activated the adaptive cruise control and lane keeping assist functions.

The entire vehicle seemed to be firmly pressed to the road by an invisible hand, and no matter how big trucks roared past, the vehicle did not shake at all.

Jiang Chen could even free his hands, resting only one finger lightly on the steering wheel.

That sense of ease and comfort was something I could never have imagined when I was driving that beat-up Jetta from the company.

Time flies by, passing by unnoticed.

After driving for nearly three hours, the car had left the area of ​​Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai and entered Anhui Province.

Jiang Chen's stomach also started to rumble.

He glanced at the navigation; Yangcheng Lake Service Area was five kilometers ahead.

This is the largest five-star service area on this highway, with complete facilities. It's a perfect place to get off, grab a bite to eat, use the restroom, and relax.

Jiang Chen turned off cruise control, activated the turn signal, and skillfully drove the car onto the service area's ramp.

The service area was packed with cars.

All kinds of vehicles traveling from the north and south choose to rest here.

Jiang Chen drove slowly, looking for a parking space.

Sudden.

His gaze was drawn to a car parked in a parking space not far away.

It was a white SUV that looked brand new.

The blue sky and white cloud logo on the front of the car is exceptionally eye-catching.

It's a BMW.

What made Jiang Chen's lips unconsciously curl into a smile was that the model of the car was exactly what he had guessed yesterday—a BMW X1.

The most entry-level and cheapest model in the BMW SUV family.

And even more coincidentally...

Right next to the white BMW X1, a slightly overweight young man wearing a black down jacket was leaning against the car door, casually smoking a cigarette.

His face was filled with an undisguised smugness and sense of superiority, and his gaze would occasionally sweep over the ordinary family cars around him, his eyes full of disdain.

Although it was just a view from behind.

But Jiang Chen recognized him at a glance!

That familiar back view, that affected manner!

Who else could it be but his arrogant cousin, Jiang Wei?!

Jiang Chen's smile became even more playful.

It's true, what you wish for comes true.

He didn't drive straight over.

Instead, he turned the steering wheel and slowly parked his all-black Audi A6L, with an aura powerful enough to overwhelm the entire scene, in a newly vacated parking space diagonally behind the white BMW X1.

This location is absolutely superb.

He could clearly see Jiang Wei's every move.