Chapter 712 - 663: Master Qin Arrives! (2)
Looking at the strange way Ma Yunbin was staring at Chen Yunyun, Qin Fan could easily see through the little schemes brewing in his heart.
Is this love at first sight?
He knew that the love affairs of these super-rich brats were mostly nonsense. However, he also knew that Ma Yunbin still had his principles and a bottom line. Mutual consent and parting on good terms—Ma Yunbin adhered to that basic principle, at the very least. Since that was the case, he might as well go with the flow. After all, he had just come out to wander around anyway.
"Alright, let’s head over there then," Qin Fan agreed with a smile, turning and walking toward his Bentley.
"Qin—"
Chen Yunyun instinctively wanted to call out to him, but she stopped herself the moment she opened her mouth. What would she even say if she stopped him? She couldn’t think of anything.
"Ahem, beautiful Miss Chen, would you do me the honor of joining us for lunch later?"
The other super-rich scions exchanged knowing glances and smirked. They quickly returned to their own cars, leaving the entire space for Ma Yunbin to make his move.
"Well, what about my car?" Chen Yunyun asked, embarrassed, pointing at its front where the bumper panel had been knocked loose in the collision.
"That’s easy! I’ll make a call and have someone tow it for repairs immediately. You can ride in my car. By the time we finish lunch, it’ll be fixed," Ma Yunbin said with a perfect gentleman’s smile, clearly understanding her concern.
"Well... alright. Thank you for your trouble," Chen Yunyun said, biting her lip as she subconsciously glanced at the figure of Qin Fan opening his Bentley’s door.
"Okay, let’s go! We can’t keep Young Master Qin waiting!" With that, Ma Yunbin nonchalantly reached out to take Chen Yunyun’s arm. However, before he could touch her, she flinched and swiftly dodged him.
"Oh—my apologies. I’ve been abroad for a long time and got used to foreign customs. Sorry about that, Miss Chen," Ma Yunbin said, feigning awkwardness with a flushed face.
If Qin Fan saw this, he would have definitely sneered. Been abroad for a long time? Has this shameless guy, who was once caught in a honey trap where he was stripped naked, tied up, and whipped, ever even stepped foot outside of Huaxia?
Despite being a big shot from Four-nine City, he had, in fact, never left Huaxia. This made him a definite oddity in the circles of Four-nine City. But in this situation, after the initial feigned embarrassment, Young Master Ma’s face was utterly shameless. As someone who had once been stripped naked and whipped after falling for a honey trap, this little scheme was nothing to him.
Huh? Is there really some custom of holding hands like that abroad?
Ma Yunbin’s words left Chen Yunyun a little baffled. She had studied in Spain, so how had she never heard of such etiquette? Still, despite her doubts, she half-believingly said it was fine. Her gaze flicked toward Qin Fan’s Bentley one last time before she finally followed Ma Yunbin into his Lamborghini.
A one-sided farce, born from a complete mismatch in status, came to a close amid the roars of several supercars. During the drive, Ma Yunbin made a call to have the Volkswagen CC taken away for repairs. He talked expansively the entire way, but Chen Yunyun only responded half-heartedly. Yet this, far from cooling Young Master Ma’s ardor, only piqued his interest even more.
This was exactly the type of girl he wanted! The kind who would line up and throw themselves at him with just a crook of his finger were just too damn boring.
Amidst the lengthy conversation, the supercars escorting the Bentley slowly drove toward the most bustling part of the city center. Ahead, a nine-story building made entirely of bulletproof glass windows was already surrounded by all sorts of sports cars. A raised platform stood there, exuding luxury as it sparkled with a dazzling golden light.
The many scions of wealthy and influential families who were standing outside chatting all fell silent upon seeing Young Master Ma’s iconic limited-edition Lamborghini approach. They all turned to look at the incoming car.
But in the next instant, when they saw the Bentley with the signature "66666" license plate, the scions outside were completely dumbfounded.
Holy shit! Isn’t that Young Master Qin’s car? Don’t tell me Young Master Qin is also here for the ribbon-cutting ceremony!
At this thought, they all immediately straightened up, their arrogant expressions turning serious. They held their breath, waiting for the person to get out of the car.
SQUEAK!
As Ma Yunbin’s Lamborghini braked, the Bentley driven by Qin Fan and the other cars all stopped behind it. With the click-clack of car doors opening, Qin Fan stepped onto the red carpet with a broad smile.
His appearance set the crowd abuzz. Those scions rushed over in a wave of excitement. The incident with the Bo Family at the Jinling Mansion was a huge scandal, but in Jiangzhou, almost no one took the negative publicity seriously. After all, if people like the Ye Family, Ma Yunbin, and even Lai Shenxiang weren’t concerned, why on earth would they need to be?
"Young Master Qin!"
"Young Master Qin!"
"Young Master Qin!"
As if telepathically connected, the crowd of scions eagerly greeted the approaching handsome young man. Only after greeting him did they turn their attention to Ma Yunbin. Even though Ma Yunbin was the club’s chairman, they all understood the hierarchy.
"Hmm." Casting a casual glance over the excited crowd, Qin Fan nodded in acknowledgment. He then looked at Ma Yunbin, who was standing behind him, and asked, "What time is the ribbon-cutting? Is this everyone?"
"Young Master Qin, it’s at ten thirty-six! You’re the only big shot for the ribbon-cutting. They wanted to contact some high-level officials, but I vetoed it. This is just a supercar club for fun. Making a huge fuss, especially in the current climate, would create too much negative attention," Ma Yunbin replied with a wry smile.
Meanwhile, Chen Yunyun was completely flabbergasted as she stared at the supercars parked on both sides. She wasn’t a materialistic person, but the sight was overwhelming. There were supercars worth tens of millions everywhere, many of them global limited editions. What was the total value of all these cars? Billions?
Based on this alone, these young men who were always so deferential to Qin Fan were clearly not simple characters. At this thought, her expression changed again as she looked at Qin Fan’s back. Even though she had looked into his background before, knowing something and witnessing it firsthand were two completely different things. At this moment, she couldn’t help but feel the need to keep a respectful distance.
Facing the fawning attention from the crowd of young masters, Qin Fan didn’t put on any cold airs. He smiled and exchanged pleasantries with each of them.
Amidst the light conversation, ten thirty-six slowly arrived.
When the golden bell on the high stage began to toll, the group of high-status young men immediately escorted Qin Fan up to the platform. The utterly stunned Chen Yunyun was also pulled along by Ma Yunbin, who had his own motives.
The time froze at ten thirty-six. As the final chime of the countdown bell sounded, Qin Fan, who had only come to watch the fun, stood in the center and cut the thick red ribbon. Beneath the roar of ceremonial cannons, the dozens of faces on the stage were captured in a photograph.
For Qin Fan, that should have been the end of it.
But when he stepped onto the third floor of the club, he was left dumbstruck.
As far as the eye could see, the room was filled with nearly all of the country’s current first and second-tier popular female celebrities.