Chapter 4

On January 1, 2014, in the morning after a thunderstorm, the sun finally emerged from the overcast sky, illuminating the entire earth. The clear blue sky was dotted with clouds that seemed to be gilded by the sunlight. The long beams of light penetrated the glass wall of Li Yuhao's room and fell onto the tidy floor. After a night of nightmares, Li Yuhao was once again startled awake by the crocodile in his dream, which had opened its blood-stained mouth. The room was eerily quiet, with only Li Yuhao's rapid breathing breaking the silence.

Li Yuhao rubbed his eyes and looked around, "Damn, I had nightmares all night. It would have been better to wake up in my shabby house. Sigh..."

Taking advantage of the sunlight streaming in, Li Yuhao finally got a clear view of the room's layout. The room's entrance was a glass wall, and there was a small pond at the door with a wooden walkway. The walkway led to a resting area with a table and two chairs on either side. The exquisite outdoor design made one feel incredibly comfortable. After pinching his Jingming acupoint, Li Yuhao got out of bed and walked downstairs to the cloakroom. The clothes inside were all suits and formal attire. He casually picked out a shirt and a pair of pants and put them on. He then walked out of the room...

As soon as Li Yuhao stepped out of the room, a lake came into view on the right, with water motorcycles and speedboats parked on it. On the left were some modern cubic buildings, a bit far from his room. Li Yuhao didn't pay much attention, as the single shirt he was wearing was not enough to keep him warm in the cold January weather, even with the sun shining. He rubbed his shoulders, preparing to retreat back into the room, when a middle-aged man quickly ran over, "Young Master, here are your clothes."

He was holding a pure white down jacket and a woolen hat in his hands.

This time, Li Yuhao did not refuse and put on the warm down jacket and hat, finally feeling the warmth. "Young Master, I have prepared breakfast. Would you like to have it?"

"No, I looked through the clothes in the room, and they are all suits. I need to buy some casual and sportswear."

"Alright, Young Master, I will notify Lotte Department Store to send over some clothes."

"No, I want to go out and shop myself. Prepare the car keys and money for me."

"Young Master, you are going out alone?"

"Didn't you understand me? Car keys, money."

"Yes, I will prepare them right away. Young Master, the garage is over there. Your father knows you like cars, so all the cars in there are gifts he personally prepared for you."

Following the man's guidance, Li Yuhao arrived at the garage. When the garage doors opened, he was dazzled by the sight. Inside were the top models from the world's best sports car manufacturers: Saleen, Koenigsegg, Bugatti, Pagani, Maybach, Bentley, Spyker, Ferrari, and Lamborghini. Li Yuhao walked in and touched the head of the bull on the Lamborghini Reventon. He then went to the Saleen Tuatara and touched it.

"Saleen Tuatara... Tara, hehe, quite interesting." Li Yuhao opened the driver's door, and the car key lay quietly on the seat. The interior of the car was filled with advanced technology. The dashboard was designed with a HUD (Head-Up Display) that projected the speed and engine RPM onto a glass panel in front of the steering wheel. The gear position was displayed on a small glass panel to the right, and other information was shown on a small HUD to the left. Even the passenger seat had a screen displaying the vehicle's dynamic information, showing the speed and G-force, making the ride experience more intuitive and thrilling.

"This is what a car should be. It feels like something from Star Wars." Li Yuhao sat down and pressed the start button. The engine roared, and the HUD in front of the steering wheel immediately displayed the speed '00mph' and engine RPM '00rpm.' The small glass panel showed the gear position '0.' Li Yuhao put the car in neutral and pressed the gas pedal, causing the engine to roar fiercely as the RPM shot up.

The man then walked in and handed Li Yuhao a wallet with both hands, "Young Master, your driver's license, ID, cash, and bank card are all in the wallet."

"Alright. I'll be going. I'll call you if anything happens." With that, Li Yuhao eagerly started the supercar and drove away. The man nodded to a man in black, who then pressed the earpiece, "Follow Young Master and ensure his safety."

"Yes!"

...

Li Yuhao drove out of the estate and immediately got lost. Fortunately, the map on his iPhone was powerful. He took out his phone and opened the map, "Hmm, I'm not in Seoul? This is Goyang? Yes... Gangnam! Right, S/M is here. Maybe I'll get lucky and meet an idol. 'Estimated arrival in 40 minutes, turn left onto XXX.'" Following the mechanical voice of the navigation, Li Yuhao drove toward his destination, muttering to himself, "Sigh... I should have asked Lin Yuer for a signature or her phone number last night. Having dinner with a celebrity would be the life. I wonder if I'll ever meet Lin Xiaolu again."

Yesterday, Li Yuhao had just arrived in this unfamiliar place, feeling disoriented and chaotic. He also encountered a car accident. If it hadn't been raining and his speed had been below 80 km/h, he might have been sent back to Earth. So, when he saw Lin Yuer, he didn't get overly excited. Especially since, on Earth, when he heard about Lin Yuer and Li Shengji's relationship, he had already wanted to tear Li Shengji to pieces.

However, yesterday, when he saw Li Shengji being pinned down by his own people like an ant and Lin Yuer looking worried, a sense of kindness welled up in him, and he didn't want to hold a grudge. Life is hard enough.

As he drove, Li Yuhao hummed the song he had listened to on the plane, "Loser, a coward pretending to be brave, a useless beggar, the you in the mirror..." Now that he knew Korean, he sang the song with more ease.

While driving, he kept muttering, "Girls' Generation, T-ara, Sistar, Apink, AOA, GSD, Miss A, f(x), Rainbow's Kim Jae-kyung, Kim Tae-hee, Song Ji-hyo, my beloved IU... Shake it, oh shake it... Shake it up, shake it for me..."

At this moment, the internet was buzzing with the news, "Following last night's 'Aston Martin One-77,' another 10 billion won luxury car, the 'Saleen Tuatara,' appeared on the streets today."

However, this news was only hotly discussed on car enthusiast websites. The front page was dominated by a shocking entertainment news story: "Girls' Generation's Lin Yuer and Variety King Li Shengji are in a hot romance."

Li Shengji and Lin Yuer had been dating since around September last year, for about four months. During this time, the media had repeatedly photographed Li Shengji and Lin Yuer on dates. Each time, Li Shengji would drive to Lin Yuer's house to pick her up, go for a drive, and then drop her off at home.

Li Shengji's agency responded, "The report is true. They have been dating for four months since they developed a mutual liking. We hope for your support." S/M Entertainment, Lin Yuer's agency, cautiously made a brief response, "They are in the stage of getting to know each other."

However, the most sensational photo was of Li Shengji standing in front of the 'Aston Martin One-77,' talking to someone smoking. "Last night, Li Shengji and Lin Yuer went out on a date as usual, but they crashed into a 10 billion won luxury car. After the accident, it was determined that Li Shengji was fully responsible. According to a car dealership owner, the 'Aston Martin One-77' is a limited edition of 77 units, and this was the first crash. The repair cost is estimated at 1 billion won."

At the Girls' Generation dormitory, chaos ensued, not because of Lin Yuer's relationship, but because Li Shengji had crashed into a luxury car, with repair costs reaching 1 billion won, the price of an apartment.

As a car enthusiast, Taeyeon was the first to call Lin Yuer, "Yuer, did you really... really crash that Aston Martin One-77 last night?"

"Yes."

"Wow, did you see the news? The car dealership estimates the repair cost could be 1 billion won. What are you going to do? Did you ask the owner for leniency?"

"Ask the owner? How? Yesterday... yesterday... forget it. Shengji will handle it. Unnie, I have to go."

Li Shengji, with his hand bandaged, sat in front of his agency's president, who was pinching his Jingming acupoint. "Shengji, here is the detailed bill for the car repair, 940 million won. When are you going to pay it? Otherwise, it will affect your future. Why did you have to crash into a limited edition luxury car, and get caught by the media? There's no way to settle this privately now. Set an example and pay the compensation in front of everyone. It would be best if you could ask the owner if you can pay in installments."

"President, I, I..."

"What's wrong? Don't you have the money? You've earned a lot in the past two years. You can afford this. By the way, what happened to your hand?"

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