Chu Yi chuckled, not believing it herself. "Bai Tang is just a half-baked amateur. Would Zhang Xiaochu trust her? Isn't that like joking with his own life?"
Sheng Qi said nothing, just stared at the screen as the car engine died.
At that moment, Zhang Xiaochu had also recovered. The close call just now was over, and he couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Sister Tang, that was impressive!"
Bai Tang remained calm. "You've already put some distance between you and Si Rui, so now you can only go full throttle—no stopping!"
"Any advice from Sister Tang?" Zhang Xiaochu asked with a smile, suddenly no longer feeling tense.
"Speed up!" Bai Tang curled her lips into a roguish grin. "Overtake him!"
Zhang Xiaochu glanced sideways at Bai Tang, his smile deepening.
He increased the speed, gripping the steering wheel tightly.
"Do you really love this car?" Bai Tang asked out of nowhere.
Zhang Xiaochu replied, "This is my baby!"
"Is winning against Si Rui more important, or your baby?" Bai Tang asked.
Zhang Xiaochu froze. "What are you getting at? What do you want to do to my baby?"
Bai Tang smiled, the curve of her lips carrying a hint of mischief. "Just answer my question."
Zhang Xiaochu hesitated, and in the meantime, the speed kept climbing.
Bai Tang's gaze fell on his hands gripping the wheel, her smile deepening.
"Looks like it's a tough decision... In that case, I'll make it for you!"
Zhang Xiaochu's mouth twitched. He didn't look at Bai Tang, but he could sense the dangerous aura radiating from her.
"What exactly are you planning?" Zhang Xiaochu asked.
Bai Tang looked at the car still some distance ahead and said with a grin, "Teaching you how to wreck a car!"
Hearing the girl's half-joking remark, Zhang Xiaochu couldn't help but frown slightly.
Before he could speak, the girl's voice, tinged with amusement, continued, "Next, speed up and chase after them. Follow my lead through the curves!"
Without giving Zhang Xiaochu a chance to respond, Bai Tang went on, "There's a sharp turn two hundred meters ahead. Drive on the left side and pick up speed. Don't let off the gas until I tell you to—keep your foot on the pedal!"
"I've got a weird feeling of dread—why is that?" Zhang Xiaochu said.
"Feeling dread is normal. Keep driving forward!" Bai Tang said playfully, her lips curling. "Racing is all about the thrill, isn't it?"
The girl's confident yet slightly lazy voice inexplicably stirred something in Zhang Xiaochu's heart.
He pressed down harder on the accelerator.
Bai Tang's lips lifted into a smile.
"Slow down! One-hundred-twenty-degree turn! Speed up!"
Bai Tang gave instructions methodically, and Zhang Xiaochu executed them with remarkable precision, pulling off a clean drift through the curve.
After that first successful turn, their coordination grew noticeably smoother.
As they progressed, the curves became sharper, and to Zhang Xiaochu's surprise, Bai Tang could almost instantly gauge the road ahead and make the most accurate decisions.
Zhang Xiaochu was amazed at how well she knew the terrain.
He was familiar with this road himself, but he couldn't match her level of detail and precision.
He felt that maybe he needed to see this girl in a new light.
After several consecutive curves, the gap between Zhang Xiaochu and Si Rui had narrowed to less than ten meters.
The speed kept increasing, and the distance between the two cars shrank until they were finally side by side.
The moment he caught up, Zhang Xiaochu felt both excitement and tension.
Bai Tang glanced indifferently at the car beside them, a hint of a smile in her eyes, and said calmly, "There's a curve a hundred meters ahead. Overtake him!"