Zhu Liuyue’s face had been completely calm just moments before.
It wasn’t until she heard Ye Yunche’s panicked shriek on the other end of the line that she slowly curved her lips upward.
Her brow lifted slightly, and she said with a smile:
“Where are you?”
Her voice had that cool, aloof quality typical of a confident woman.
But as she spoke, her tone curved upward at the end, as if hooked with a tiny barb, carrying a hint of seductive charm.
Ye Yunche had originally wanted to say, “Where I am is none of your damn business!”
But hearing that voice, he felt as though someone had brushed a feather across his palm—tingling, numbing, strangely pleasant.
For some reason, his train of thought took a turn, and he answered instinctively:
“At Daqishan.”
Daqishan was the winding mountain road closest to the city, just a thirty-minute drive from downtown.
Because it was so remote, the people who went there at night were mostly motorcycle and street-racing enthusiasts.
It was also Ye Yunche’s usual stomping ground.
“Good.” Zhu Liuyue nodded.
Ye Yunche was confused. “Good what? What’s good about it?”
“Since you’re planning to stand me up a second time, your future sister-in-law will have to come drag you over in person. I’ll be there in half an hour.”
“……Wait, you’re joking, right? Hey—hey hey hey—”
Before Ye Yunche could finish his protest, the call ended.
He stood there dazed, clutching his phone, his amber pupils frozen wide as he tried to process what had just happened.
One of his buddies nearby caught the scene, smirked, and slapped him on the shoulder, teasing:
“Whoa! Yunche, has a flower finally bloomed on that iron tree? You got a girlfriend?”
Another friend chimed in, joking:
“Everyone knows Yunche doesn’t like girls. If anything, you should guess whether he’s got a boyfriend instead.”
“Scram—!” Ye Yunche threw a solid punch at the guy, cursing, “I don’t like girls, and I don’t like guys. I only like myself.”
His friend laughed.
“Haha, that’s some advanced thinking. Narcissus, huh? But wait—I heard a female voice on the phone just now. What’s the deal?”
Ye Yunche scratched his head.
A flicker of irritation crossed his handsome face.
He said with a huff, “Who else? That crazy woman Zhu Liuyue. She just said she’s coming over to drag me out. She hasn’t even officially gotten engaged to my big brother yet, and she already thinks she’s my sister-in-law?”
“You don’t like Zhu Liuyue? She’s pretty hot, isn’t she?” his friend teased.
Ye Yunche twisted his lips into a grimace, his face falling. “What does her being pretty have to do with me? She’s my big brother’s woman, not—”
He stopped himself mid-sentence.
Then he waved his hand, deflated, and said, “Maybe she’s just talking. Let’s go check out that car you just finished modding.”
“Yeah, let’s go.”
The group of friends gathered and headed toward their racing club at Daqishan.
…
By the time Zhu Liuyue arrived at the Daqishan racing club, Ye Yunche was in the middle of a bet.
“If you lose, you have to call me Grandpa.” That was some punk across from Ye Yunche.
Zhu Liuyue stepped closer and saw that it was a young master from the Zhao family in their social circle—also a notorious playboy.
Ye Yunche, of course, wasn’t about to back down. He pointed at his own nose and said, “Fine! If you lose, I’ll call you Grandson.”
The Zhao kid didn’t even catch the trick at first.
He smiled and nodded happily. “Deal!”
As a result, a burst of loud laughter immediately rang out around. When he realized what was going on, he was so angry that his face turned deathly pale and then flushed red.
He shouted:
"Ye Yunche, you bastard! I think you're too scared to race with me. What God of Racing of Daqishan? Bah!"
On normal days, Ye Yunche would never have held back his anger.
He would definitely have just gone up and fought.
But before he left home today, his older brother Ye Yunjin had given him a stern warning. Tomorrow was his engagement ceremony with the Zhu family.
If he dared to cause trouble, he'd make him pay a heavy price!
Actually, the main thing was that the twins were different from other twins.
Or rather, they had a strong sense of co - feeling.
Whether it was the feeling of pleasure or pain, it would be shared equally between the two of them.
So if Ye Yunche had a safe race today, it would be fine. But if he got injured, his older brother would feel the same pain, and there would surely be a change in the engagement ceremony.
Therefore, Ye Yunche gritted his teeth and said, "Who's afraid! Tomorrow is my older brother's engagement ceremony. Otherwise, I'd definitely beat you down."
The young man from the Zhao family taunted, "Yeah, it's Brother Yunjin's engagement tomorrow, not yours. Are you too scared to race tonight? Are you having a guilty conscience?"
After a pause, he looked at the people around and laughed mockingly, "Or are you suffering from kidney deficiency?"
As soon as he said this,
There was even louder laughter from around.
Ye Yunche was so angry that he clenched his fists tightly. He was extremely angry but helpless.
Although he was a bit of a rascal and carefree, he still knew what was more important.
He couldn't act on impulse today.
Just as he gritted his teeth and was about to endure it,
A clear and crisp female voice suddenly came from the outer circle.
"Who said we're not daring to race?"
Everyone stepped aside and made way.
Zhu Liuyue walked slowly from afar. Her eyes were sharp and proud, and she carried an air of arrogance befitting a young lady.
When the young man from the Zhao family saw her, he burst into laughter and said, "Sister Liuyue, are you promising to race on behalf of Ye Yunche?"
Seeing this, Ye Yunche quickly walked up to Zhu Liuyue.
But he stopped when he was just a step away, maintaining a polite social distance.
His voice was a bit anxious.
"Zhu Liuyue, what on earth are you doing, you crazy woman? I promised my older brother not to cause any trouble today."
"Tomorrow is your engagement ceremony. If something goes wrong, then..."
Before he could finish his sentence, he was interrupted.
Zhu Liuyue said calmly, "It's not you who will race."
"Ah?" Ye Yunche was stunned.
Not only Ye Yunche but also the young man from the Zhao family was stunned.
He stammered:
"Sister Liuyue, what do you mean by that? If it's not Ye Yunche racing, could it be you?"
This was originally a joking remark.
After he said it, there was a soft laugh from around.
But unexpectedly, Zhu Liuyue actually nodded seriously.
She replied:
"Yes, I'll race with you."
Before the young man from the Zhao family could respond, Ye Yunche's eyes flickered. In a moment of desperation, he subconsciously grabbed her arm.
He said excitedly:
"Zhu Liuyue, stop being crazy! This is a car race. Do you think it's the same as your normal driving?"
Zhu Liuyue's gaze fell on the hand that was holding her arm.
Ye Yunche quickly withdrew his hand as if he had been burned.
Then he adjusted his tone and said:
"Well, I'm just worried that you're being impulsive.
"If something happens to you, what about your engagement ceremony with my older brother?"
At this moment, Ye Yunjin, who was far away in the general manager's office on the top floor of Ye's Group, furrowed his brows all of a sudden, looking quite puzzled. He looked at his hand, which was tinged with a warm sensation. What was going on?
