Although it was already 11 PM, the roads in Jincheng were still quite busy.
He wove through the other vehicles with a calm expression, drawing a chorus of honks that Chen Jiaojiao found incredibly stress-relieving.
"Very good, keep it up, don't stop."
"..." Hu Jiasheng turned his head to look at her meaningfully.
The car was going fast, and he still had the mood to get distracted?
Chen Jiaojiao cursed at him.
"What? Drive your car properly, why are you looking at me?"
Was she truly that pure, not realizing the ambiguity of her words?
Or was she a master of disguise, hiding her emotions so no one could discern them?
Hu Jiasheng found her to be a rather amusing person.
"Miss Chen, besides being beautiful, has anyone ever complimented you on being interesting?"
"Of course! Beautiful, good figure, good skin, good family background, good personality, I've been praised for everything."
Not bad.
As expected of a girl raised in wealth, full of confidence.
After Chen Jiaojiao finished speaking, Hu Jiasheng nodded silently, not adding to the conversation.
She let out a cold laugh and looked at him.
"Why aren't you talking anymore? Speechless? Is this the first time you've met a woman as difficult to deal with as me?"
Hu Jiasheng smiled faintly again. "You are indeed very special."
"How many girls have you said that to? It's too cliché, not interesting at all, it doesn't pique my interest."
"Oh? Miss Chen thinks I'm deliberately trying to get your attention?"
"Aren't you? Mr. Hu, I'm curious, how old are you this year?"
"You don't look very young either. Do you have a girlfriend? Are you trying to chase me? I'm sorry, we're not a good match."
Hu Jiasheng hadn't expected her to be so direct, but directness was better.
"Miss Chen thinks I'm chasing you? Is this how you've always been pursued?"
At night, going to someone's doorstep to ask them out, isn't that considered chasing?
Chen Jiaojiao looked proud.
"Too many people have pursued me, and they've used too many strange methods. I'm immune to them now, I can't remember them all."
"Especially someone like you, so unoriginal and lacking in novelty, I simply can't remember. So you don't need to bother."
Hu Jiasheng nodded.
"I didn't expect to give Miss Chen such a wrong impression, it's my fault. I apologize."
Still not admitting it?
If you like someone and want to chase them, just say it. Why are you so cowardly, afraid to even say it?
Chen Jiaojiao felt a bit embarrassed.
"Do you have a girlfriend?"
"No."
"Then if you're interested in me, you are. Just admit it boldly. What's there to be afraid of?"
"The problem is, we just met, and I don't have that kind of interest in you."
Chen Jiaojiao almost spat out a mouthful of blood, right in his face.
Are you here to apologize to me or to annoy me?
How can there be such an annoying old man in the world?
She didn't want to talk to him anymore, so Chen Jiaojiao angrily turned her head away.
Seeing that he had made her angry.
Hu Jiasheng paused for two seconds, then smiled faintly again.
With his left hand on the steering wheel, he reached out with his right and patted her arm.
"Alright, alright, I was just kidding, don't be angry. I admit, I am indeed a little interested in you."
That's more like it!
I, Chen Jiaojiao, am not so devoid of charm that a man would keep contradicting me like this.
She proudly turned her face back.
"You don't need to say anything more. Liking me is a testament to your good taste, but as I've told you, we're not a good match."
Hu Jiasheng suppressed a smile.
"Is it because I'm older than you, Miss Chen? Do you prefer younger men?"
Can't I like someone my own age?
Must it be either older or younger?
Chen Jiaojiao rolled her eyes at him again.
"So, how old are you really this year?"
Hu Jiasheng played coy and didn't answer.
"I thought Miss Chen was different from ordinary people, but it seems I was mistaken. Since we're not a good match, then so be it."
With that, the car turned onto a boundless road.
He darkened his expression, stomped on the accelerator, and sped forward madly.
Although it wasn't a convertible, driving with the windows down at two hundred kilometers per hour still felt quite thrilling.
Chen Jiaojiao couldn't help but glance at him.
"You've had too much to drink, slow down a bit."
"Are you scared?"
"I'm afraid that if something happens, and it's found out we were drunk driving, we'll be roasted by netizens."
Hu Jiasheng slowed down the car.
There was no one around, only the two of them on the road. He seemed lost in thought.
Suddenly, he sharply turned the steering wheel, making a U-turn.
Chen Jiaojiao, who was just getting into the mood, was puzzled by his actions.
"What are you doing? Going back already?"
"It's getting late. I'll take you back to sleep."
"You just woke me up when I was about to sleep. Now that I'm full of energy, you want to send me back."
"Then we're not going back. We'll go somewhere else."
"Where to?"
"What place in Jincheng have you wanted to go but haven't been? I'll accompany you around."
Isn't this still him trying his best to be good to me?
Chen Jiaojiao's pride flared up again.
"That's not necessary. As I said, I won't be with you. It's useless no matter how many places you take me to."
"So sure?"
"Of course. You're still single at your age, and I don't want to waste your time. Why would I lie to you?"
Hu Jiasheng snorted and sped off again.
Soon, they returned to the city.
Hu Jiasheng looked out the window as he drove and spotted a giant, neon-lit building by the roadside, driving the car towards it.
As he expected, it was a bar.
Chen Jiaojiao, dressed as she was, was completely out of place in a bar.
She didn't want to go.
"I didn't realize you liked coming to places like this? But I don't. Go by yourself."
Hu Jiasheng closed the driver's door, walked around to the passenger side, and grabbed her.
"There's a male stripper show inside, the guys are very fit. Are you sure you don't want to see?"
Chen Jiaojiao had lived in Jincheng for nearly twenty years and had never heard of any bar introducing such a show.
He discovered it as soon as he arrived?
"How did you know? You like watching this kind of performance too? You're a man, and you like watching male models? No wonder you don't have a girlfriend!"
Her words had a double meaning.
But Hu Jiasheng ignored her and dragged her into the bar.
The booths and dance floor were crowded, a DJ was on stage, and the place was lively, but there was no sign of any male models.
"Didn't you say there were male models? Where are they?"
"Do you like watching them that much?"
"You're not tricking me, are you? What woman doesn't like it? Tall, handsome, good physique, and you can be happy without spending money, so why not watch?"
Hu Jiasheng pulled her to sit at the bar and ordered her a margarita.
"Then you sit here and watch, I'll go call someone out right now."
Saying that, he took off his neatly tailored suit jacket and tossed it onto the bar counter.
Chen Jiaojiao thought he knew someone there who could actually call out male models.
She watched his long legs and broad back while happily sipping her drink.
To her surprise, Hu Jiasheng walked into the dance floor, weaved through the bustling crowd, placed his hands on the speakers, and jumped onto the stage.