CHAPTER 64: CHAPTER 58: EXPOSED

Although outwardly appearing quite disheveled and continuously vomiting, Yu Jialiang’s mind was actually clear.

At the final stretch of the race, he watched helplessly as Qin Miao lost the championship, the reason being not hard to guess—Qin Miao’s car ran out of fuel at the last stage.

Compared to Qin Miao and Qin Yun, Yu Jialiang’s racing skills were nothing to speak of and would be easily overshadowed by the two. However, he did understand some basic racing knowledge.

On one hand, as a wealthy young man, he naturally enjoyed playing with cars, and they had undergone training before the race.

With his extra hundred-some pounds of weight in the car, it not only affected Qin Miao’s car speed but also increased fuel consumption. It was to be expected that he couldn’t outrun Qin Yun.

If it weren’t for him, Qin Miao would’ve easily taken first place in today’s race.

So standing before Qin Miao, Yu Jialiang felt a bit guilty, and even as he vomited, he could sense the negativity in Qin Miao’s words.

But aside from feeling embarrassed, Yu Jialiang didn’t feel much more guilt because, from his perspective, whether Qin Miao took first place was only a matter of title since the rewards for first and third were the same.

This couldn’t be blamed on Yu Jialiang, after all, he didn’t know that Qin Miao had a system, and the system’s first-place reward was so generous.

After catching his breath, Yu Jialiang awkwardly used the tissue Matthew handed him to wipe his mouth and said, "My bad. Without me, Qin Miao, you’d definitely be better than Qin Yun. No need to say more; give me your number, and we won’t join the evening event. Dinner’s on me as an apology."

Qin Miao shook his head. The race was over, and the rewards were set. Dwelling on whether he got first or why he didn’t was meaningless now.

Moreover, Qin Miao’s main goal for coming here was to experience racing. Initially, he hadn’t expected that experiencing a race could bring him so many benefits.

If he adjusted his mindset to when he first arrived, finishing a race and getting ten blue lottery spins, a 2 million racing fund, and a driver contract without any attachments was indeed like Emperor Qin Shi Huang touching an electric socket: absolutely shocking.

"You’re too kind," Qin Miao said after figuring it out. "The rewards for first and second are the same, so there’s no need for apologies."

"That’s not right. Pride is important. You can be gracious, but a man must have principles. No matter what, I’m treating you to dinner tonight," Yu Jialiang insisted.

At this point, Qin Miao had no reason to refuse. After nodding in agreement, he gave his phone number and said, "Let’s head back to the pit room."

"Alright," Yu Jialiang nodded while taking out his phone to note down Qin Miao’s number.

On the way back, Qin Miao opened his system.

[Ding!]

[Task: The Road to Fame (Completed)]

[Congratulations to the host for completing the task as the 2nd place.

You have received the following rewards: Blue Lottery Spins*10, Racing Fund*2 million, All Attributes +2.]

As soon as he saw these rewards, Qin Miao’s muscles tensed, preparing for the impact of receiving the rewards.

Soon, an indescribable, odd sensation swept through Qin Miao’s body—painful yet exhilarating and comfortable. It was very strange.

However, this sensation was brief, lasting only a moment, and Qin Miao quickly returned to normal.

As for the ten blue lottery spins, after giving it some thought, Qin Miao decided not to merge them into a single purple lottery spin.

Despite the allure of the purple lottery, and being fairly satisfied with the items it provided thus far, he felt that compared to those very rare high-value items, the Skill Card, whose effects he already experienced, was the most cost-effective item.

Qin Miao didn’t want too many; just keeping a Skill Card on hand for emergencies seemed fine.

If he wanted a Skill Card, then a ten-spin on the blue lottery was necessary, so he decided to keep them for now.

However, Qin Miao didn’t start the lottery immediately. To avoid complications, he decided to wait until he was back at the hotel to rest before starting the lottery.

As the two walked along the road carrying their helmets, Yu Jialiang joked, "Didn’t you say it was your third time driving on a track before the race? I don’t think someone driving on a track for the third time could win second place, and you didn’t get first place only because I was dead weight in the car."

Qin Miao shrugged helplessly, "You might not believe it, but it’s really my third time driving on a track. Is it possible that I’m just an unconventional genius driver? Having such great skills and achieving such a high ranking is purely because of my outstanding talent."

Yu Jialiang laughed, "That’s a good line, bro. I can’t even argue with that; you’ve succeeded in your bluff."

Qin Miao shook his head helplessly, he wasn’t bluffing. It was just that no one believed his words.

After this race, Qin Miao thought there wouldn’t be much further interaction with Yu Jialiang, so he didn’t bother explaining further.

Though they walked back to the pit room, their cars were parked very close to it, and after three or four minutes of walking, they had already arrived at the pit lane.

At this time, Yu Jialiang’s friends’ cars had already returned to the pit room.

Qin Miao also noticed a graceful figure standing at the door of the P-room, gazing toward the entrance of the repair area.

Seeing that Qimeng hadn’t noticed him, Qin Miao had no intention of suddenly scaring her.

Although the two of them had already slept together, the speed of their relationship’s development was a bit too fast. After changing his identity and perspective, Qin Miao was still unsure of what kind of attitude he should have in interacting with his girlfriend.

So, to avoid making her unhappy, Qin Miao decided to just call out to her.

"Qimeng, I’m here!"

Hearing someone call her, Qimeng turned around with a hint of confusion, only to see Qin Miao carrying a helmet and waving at her with a cheerful smile.

Unlike a little girl, who would get overly excited to see her victorious boyfriend return, Qimeng simply walked up to Qin Miao with a proud smile on her face.

Then, under the bewildered look of Yu Jialiang, she hooked her arm around Qin Miao’s neck and planted a light kiss on his lips.

"Great job! Here’s your reward!"

Qin Miao smiled, licking his lips, and then said somewhat regretfully, "I thought everyone in this race was stronger, so I decided to carry less fuel to improve my average lap speed and secure my place. Unexpectedly, their skills were just so-so. If I had carried just half a lap more of fuel, the championship would definitely have been mine."

When chatting with Yu Jialiang, Qin Miao could remain composed, even if things didn’t go as planned, and communicate normally.

However, in front of his girl, Qin Miao couldn’t help but want to show off.

"Yes, yes, I know, but second place is already great, far beyond my expectations." Qimeng didn’t hold back her praise.

"By the way, let me introduce you, this is Yu Jialiang, my... friend." Naturally, Qin Miao didn’t forget about the third wheel next to him.

Though he had some issues with him, Qin Miao didn’t show it publicly.

"Hello, I’m Qin Miao’s girlfriend. My name is Qimeng." Qimeng greeted with perfect manners, leaving nothing to criticize.

Yu Jialiang also smiled, shook hands with Qimeng, and replied with a grin, "You’re really beautiful, sister-in-law. I didn’t expect Qin Miao to be so lucky. He even mentioned you while waiting for the race to start in the car just now."

After some more small talk, Yu Jialiang said, "Don’t forget about the matter, I’ll call you when the time comes."

Since Qin Miao was about to head to the podium to receive his trophy, and Yu Jialiang couldn’t wait to show off in front of his friends.

After all, placing second meant he had won his bet with them.

After Yu Jialiang left, Qin Miao went to the changing room to take off his racing suit. Making sure he hadn’t left anything behind, he prepared to head to the podium for the ceremony.

However, as Qin Miao and Qimeng just stepped out of the P-room, they saw Qin Yun, who hadn’t had time to take off her racing suit, appear at the door, clutching her helmet.

Qimeng was a bit puzzled why this beautiful Yun was here.

Given how long Qin Miao had defended against her on the track, he roughly guessed why she was here—it was probably to demand an explanation from him.

After all, Qin Miao’s defensive maneuvers in the recent race were quite questionable.

If Qin Miao encountered someone defending like that against him, he would’ve been frantically reporting back over the radio.

However, Qin Miao had already changed out of his racing suit, so she didn’t recognize him at first glance.

Young and slightly thin-skinned, Qin Miao dared not approach her, suspecting she was here to cause trouble, and intended to leave as if he didn’t know her.

But just as the two of them stepped out of the P-room, intending to head to the podium, she blocked Qin Miao and Qimeng.

"Hello, may I ask if the driver of the red AMG GT has returned?"

Having finished the race and driven the car back to the P-room, Qin Yun immediately asked an engineer which P-room was responsible for the second-place finishing red AMG GT.

After getting the exact location and coming over, Qin Yun found that the car hadn’t returned, so she stopped this couple coming out of the P-room to inquire.

Hearing the question, Qin Miao kept a neutral expression, but Qimeng looked slightly puzzled at her boyfriend and gave him a questioning look.

There seemed to be only one red AMG GT in this P-room, and it appeared Qin Miao was the driver.

Qin Yun, being a business elite, might not have top-notch driving skills, but her ability to read expressions and analyze was definitely sharp.

Seeing Qimeng’s expression, she began to suspect Qin Miao, whose expression was a bit stiff.

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