Meeting Sheng Qi's dark, ominous gaze, Bai Tang's lips curled deeper.
The girl's smile was radiant, her bright eyes faintly glinting with cunning light. The soft lamplight fell on her face, making this smiling visage appear pure and harmless.
Yet, the mischievous glint in those eyes made Sheng Qi want to press her face into the ground and rub it!
So asking for a beating!
"Staring at me with such deep affection—people will get shy!" Bai Tang said in a coquettish tone.
Sheng Qi took a deep breath. "..."
Was this girl deliberately trying to annoy him?
To prevent her from saying something earth-shattering again, Sheng Qi spoke with a serious expression: "I want to invite you to join my racing team!"
Bai Tang paused, somewhat surprised.
After all, her driving skills were considered quite poor in others' eyes; there was no reason Sheng Qi should seek her out!
Thinking of this, Bai Tang's smile deepened.
"Handsome, I really didn't expect you to like me this much. To chase after me, you'd let someone with my third-rate driving skills into your team."
Sheng Qi: "..."
Seriously, that smile was asking for a beating.
"Zhang Xiaochu's win—you helped him, didn't you?" Sheng Qi said expressionlessly.
Bai Tang smirked, her smile profound: "How could I help? That was all my Chu Ge's own skill!"
The words "Chu Ge" made Sheng Qi's brow furrow instinctively.
A nameless irritation stirred in his heart.
"I've watched every one of Zhang Xiaochu's races. His cornering technique has major issues—that's why he's never beaten Si Rui."
"But in yesterday's race, the sudden change in the corners was very similar to the way you handled the last corner in your match with Zhou Jiami."
Bai Tang hadn't expected this man to observe so closely.
He'd even noticed that.
But relying solely on that to invite her in—wasn't that a bit too risky?
As if reading her thoughts, Sheng Qi continued: "It's just an invitation, not a final decision. If you can't pass the final assessment, you'll still be eliminated!"
"No backdoor entry, huh?" Bai Tang pouted, a little disappointed. "Then I'm not joining."
Sheng Qi stared at her. "Are you sure?"
"Mm!" Bai Tang nodded with a smile. "I'm not joining."
After staring at her for a long moment, Sheng Qi couldn't help but ask, "Why?"
Bai Tang smirked, looking a bit flippant: "Because it's not through the back door, so I decline your invitation."
Sheng Qi fixed his gaze on her, as if searching for something. After a while, he nodded. "In that case, sorry for the intrusion."
With that, he stood up, paid, and left.
Bai Tang clicked her tongue. How rude!
Refuse him, and he flips out—what happened to the promised date?
Turning her head to watch Sheng Qi's retreating figure outside the window, Bai Tang's lips curled deeper, but the smile didn't reach her eyes.
Racing?
She didn't want to disrupt her current peaceful life just yet.
This face now was exactly the same as before. If those people found out she was still alive, then she'd really be close to death!
Right now, she had nothing—just the identity of a high school student, and she couldn't yet contend with them!
Until her wings were fully grown, she wouldn't be stupid enough to play with racing!
For now, what she needed to do was resolve the Bai family's affairs, then go back and reclaim everything that was hers!
Ten years...
Those people should pay the price for what they did back then!
The girl lowered her eyes slightly, the light in her gaze dark and cold, carrying a clear, bloodthirsty aura...