Chapter 40: Provocation, Wastefulness

After several days of negotiation with Tong Jun, they finally chose Binhai City as the place for their business to take off. Binhai City is a special zone, adjacent to Hong Kong, the Pearl of the Orient, with relaxed policies and numerous development opportunities.

Before leaving, Li Yi saw him off at Honghua Airport.

Tong Jun chuckled, not saying much, but patted his chest and said, "Xiao Li, don't worry. Even if I lose everything, I won't lose the money you gave me."

Li Yi patted his head, "Don't talk like that. I'd rather lose everything than lose you as a brother!"

Tong Jun was touched and wiped his eyes.

Li Yi gave Tong Jun a bear hug.

Tong Jun sniffed and said, "Xiao Li, graduate soon, I'll be waiting for you in Binhai!"

Li Yi pushed him, "Go on, don't be so sentimental! When I graduate is not up to me, is it?"

Tong Jun chuckled, waved, and strode through the security gate.

Li Yi sang loudly, "You're leaving, no need to worry, since ancient times, miracles have appeared for heroes! This journey to Binhai, a thousand miles of success, we'll meet again, and drink to our hearts' content!"

A flight attendant happened to be dragging a suitcase over. Seeing Li Yi passionately bidding farewell to his friend, she was taken aback and then shouted, "Hey! This is a public place, please don't make a loud noise!"

Li Yi waved at Tong Jun's broad back and turned to leave.

"Hey! Stop!" The flight attendant quickly followed, her heels clicking on the polished floor.

"You called me?" Li Yi looked at the beautiful flight attendant.

"Didn't you hear a beautiful lady talking to you?"

"Really? Where?" Li Yi looked around.

The flight attendant was exasperated, "What are you looking at! Me! I'm the beautiful lady who just spoke to you!"

"Oh, beautiful lady! What's up? Do you think I'm handsome and want to buy me a coffee?" Li Yi chuckled, his eyes roving over her body without restraint.

The flight attendant rolled her eyes, "Narcissist! What were you howling just now? This is an airport, you're so loud, it affects others."

"Oh, you think my singing is howling? What kind of taste do you have? Besides, who did I affect? Why didn't they come out and say something?"

"You! Unreasonable!"

"You're not airport security or management, you have no right to discuss this with me!"

"You!"

"Bye—" Li Yi shrugged and walked out.

The flight attendant was so angry that she gritted her teeth and strode past Li Yi, walking out.

Li Yi walked out of the airport and saw a silver-white Toyota Camry parked outside. A very handsome man, seeing the flight attendant come out, got out of the car smiling, hugged her, opened the car door, and invited her in.

Before getting in the car, the flight attendant proudly lifted her chin at Li Yi.

Li Yi cursed, "What's so great about having a car! I can buy a few of them in a minute!"

The man heard and laughed generously, "Poor guys always like to brag!" His eyes were full of disdain.

Li Yi angrily said, "Brat, who are you cursing?"

The man sneered, "If you can really buy a car, I'll take back my words and call you grandpa. If you can't, you know who the brat is!"

The flight attendant frowned, "Kang Ping, don't cause trouble, let's go!"

Kang Ping chuckled, "What trouble can I cause in the southern province? It's a long day, not finding some fun would be boring, wouldn't it? Kid, do you want a ride to the car city?"

Kang Ping stared provocatively at Li Yi, his right hand tapping the Toyota's body, exuding a rich kid's arrogance.

"No need! You go first, I'll be right there. If I don't, I'm not human!" Li Yi said coldly.

"Got guts! See you at the car city entrance!" Kang Ping opened the car door and turned back, "Don't forget to bring your girlfriend, if you have one!"

The Toyota's exhaust spewed out a cloud of smoke and sped off.

When had Li Yi ever been so frustrated? He immediately hailed a taxi and said, "To Southern Car City!" Thinking of Kang Ping's provocation, he realized he needed a female companion to keep up the momentum. He thought about it and the only suitable female friend he had was Guo Xiaoling. Liu Ruosi's personality wouldn't allow her to go out and have fun with him, so he decided to trick Guo Xiaoling. He said, "Driver, go to Southern University first."

At the girls' dormitory, Li Yi called Guo Xiaoling down.

"What's up?" Guo Xiaoling was casually dressed in a tracksuit, with a high ponytail.

"Come with me, I need your help."

"Okay, wait a moment, I'll change clothes." Guo Xiaoling agreed without hesitation. In the past, Li Yi wouldn't have dared to think of this, but after all they had been through, she had a much better opinion of him.

"No need! I like this youthful look." Li Yi took her hand and walked out, "Hurry up, the taxi is waiting outside!"

"Hey!" Guo Xiaoling tried to pull her hand away, but Li Yi held it tightly, and she couldn't break free.

Only when they reached outside the campus did Li Yi let go of her hand and smiled, "We've held hands now, you know?"

"You did it on purpose!" Guo Xiaoling glared at him.

"Let's go." Li Yi pushed her into the car.

"Where are we going? To the movies?"

"To Southern Car City."

"Li Yi! Are you crazy! Taking a taxi to Southern Car City? It's so far!" Guo Xiaoling was almost shouting. She didn't know that Li Yi was now rich and had already paid back Wang Haibo's money. She was still saving every penny to help Li Yi pay it back, so seeing him be so extravagant made her anxious.

Li Yi laughed, "It's a bit far, taking the bus would be too much trouble with all the transfers."

Guo Xiaoling said, "Wasting money isn't troublesome? You!"

"It's quite far!" The driver, seeing their student attire, kindly reminded them. After all, taking a taxi was still a luxury in this era, especially for such a long distance.

Li Yi took out his wallet and handed a hundred-yuan note to the driver, "Brother, just take us there!"

"Ha ha, since you're students, I'll give you a discount, 98% off." The driver took the money with a smile and gave Li Yi the change.

Guo Xiaoling felt a pang of pain, "Li Yi, you're so wasteful!"

Li Yi laughed, "The real wastefulness hasn't started yet!"

The road was clear, and there was no traffic.

At this time, Southern Car City, strictly speaking, couldn't be called a city; it was just a common name. It consisted of a dozen or so sales offices and a few second-hand foreign car dealers.

Li Yi shook his head.

Sigh! Rebirth is a bastard! Making you relive the hardships you've already experienced.

Guo Xiaoling, thinking she was being clever, said, "Li Yi, did you find a job here? Are you rushing to an interview or to start work?"

Li Yi looked at her, simple, plain, clean, bright like the sun, pure and spotless.

He sighed, "The dead Li Yi had good taste! Having a girlfriend like this isn't bad at all!"

Li Yi pointed ahead, "Let's take a look. Ha ha." Neither confirming nor denying.