Gorgeous Female Tenants

Chapter 326: When Love Rivals Meet

A street of snacks, a small tavern.

When Xu Xiangbei walked towards the private room, Hua Ji and Qian Feng had already started drinking.

Tonight’s street race saw Xu Xiangbei defeating Qin Daming. Hua Ji was happier than when he won a race himself, drinking with great excitement and joy.

His alcohol tolerance wasn’t high, but he insisted on challenging Xu Xiangbei to drink, directly drinking from a beer bottle, finishing it in one gulp.

Respect is less important than obeying; under Hua Ji’s persistent persuasion, Xu Xiangbei had to agree to drink with him, tilting his head back to finish a bottle of beer.

Hua Ji, however, was spilling while drinking, losing a third of each bottle.

Even so, he drank too much.

Wiping the beer foam from the corner of his mouth, visibly intoxicated, he loudly shouted, "Ha, our Jiangcheng’s mountain road car god completely defeated the Earth Sea Highway car god. Still, Jiangcheng’s car god is great; Earth Sea’s car god is nothing."

Qian Feng laughed and reminded him, "Dr. Xu doesn’t seem to be from Jiangcheng either."

"I’m from Yangzhou. What about Manager Qian?"

"I’m a native of Earth Sea."

Hua Ji was obviously drunk, mumbling as if he had a cork in his mouth, "Hmph, better than Earth Sea’s trashy car god anyway."

Xu Xiangbei looked worriedly at Hua Ji. With such a small stature, his alcohol tolerance was definitely not good, always drinking directly from the bottle; he would surely get drunk.

Hua Ji ordered a few more bottles of beer from the boss and guzzled down half a bottle with Qian Feng. Xu Xiangbei wanted to advise Hua Ji to drink less, but Qian Feng waved his hand at Xu Xiangbei, signaling him not to worry about Hua Ji.

"Let him drink. You won the race today, and he’s very happy, wanting to drink to his heart’s content."

"But there’s no need to be so emotional, Hua Ji seems to have something on his mind."

Qian Feng sighed lightly, "In fact, his excitement does have a story behind it."

Xu Xiangbei loved hearing stories, and his interest was immediately piqued, "Oh? What story? Tell me about it."

"Earth Sea is his place of heartbreak. Revisiting old haunts naturally makes him sad. Hua Ji used to run a car repair shop in Earth Sea and had a girl he liked. She signed up for the Earth Sea Highway racing competition. She promised Hua Ji that if the car he modified could win her the championship, she would agree to date Hua Ji. Somehow, Liu Daming found out about this. Liu Daming also liked the girl. They were both competitors and rivals in love. Liu Daming helped Qin Daming modify a Lamborghini, and you know the outcome: Qin Daming won. The girl broke up with Hua Ji decisively. This matter weighed on Hua Ji’s mind, always hidden in his heart. You winning against Qin Daming today is akin to avenging him."

Xu Xiangbei suddenly understood; no wonder Hua Ji was slightly out of control and deliberately getting drunk—there was such a hidden story in his heart.

People say everyone has their own Fairy Zixia in their heart, which is not an unfounded claim.

After drinking too much beer, Xu Xiangbei needed to go to the restroom, and Hua Ji wobbled up, shaking his Shamate-style, rooster-like hair, and followed him to the restroom.

As they were returning to the private room together, they ran into a swaying big man from the opposite side. Hua Ji accidentally bumped into the man, almost getting knocked down, but Xu Xiangbei caught him.

The big man looked at Hua Ji first, about to leave, when he suddenly thought of something and pointed at Hua Ji in surprise, "Hua Ji? You little punk, you’re back?"

Hua Ji looked at the man, dazed and confused from drinking, unable to remember who he was.

"Who are you?"

The big man pulled a smirk and shouted toward a nearby private room, "Brother Daming, Brother Hua Ji is back."

The door to the private room next to them swung open, and two men walked out. One of them, a tall, thin man, upon seeing Hua Ji, with a face full of hatred, punched at Hua Ji without saying a word.

Xu Xiangbei swiftly grabbed the thin tall man’s wrist, feeling it’s all bone without any flesh; even if the punch hit Hua Ji, it would be powerless.

Infuriated by the fact that the man attacked as soon as they met, Xu Xiangbei gently tightened his grip, making the thin tall man scream in pain and squat down, holding his arm.

The thin man’s companion was stunned by his screams, no one daring to make a move.

The thin man was Liu Daming. He still wanted to attack, but seeing Xu Xiangbei glaring at him, he was so scared that he backed off.

His bony finger pointed at Hua Ji, "Hua Ji, is that really you? You really dare to come back."

With Xu Xiangbei by his side, Hua Ji was full of courage and said disdainfully, "Whether I come back or not is none of your business."

Liu Daming, with false bravado, said, "You forgot, I once told you if I met you again, I’d hit you every time."

Xu Xiangbei took a step toward Liu Daming, scaring him back several steps. Xu Xiangbei sneered, "Watch your mouth, Hua Ji is my friend. You can eat randomly, but you can’t speak randomly. Are you Liu Daming? Is Qin Daming’s Lamborghini modified by you?"

Liu Daming looked shocked, "Who are you, how do you know?"

Xu Xiangbei replied nonchalantly, "I beat him tonight. To be honest, his car modifications weren’t great. Despite all the tricks, he still lost to me."

Liu Daming’s face turned pale, fear in his eyes, "Ah, you’re the Dr. Xu who defeated Qin Daming?"

Liu Daming had been following the race all along. Many of the ideas were his, yet Xu Xiangbei won. He found it inconceivable.

He scrutinized Xu Xiangbei, puzzled that this unremarkable guy, without any striking abilities, could defeat Qin Daming.

At this point, a man with a shining bald head, glowing under the light, came humming a tune.

Seeing the newcomer, Liu Daming reacted as if he saw a savior and rushed over, "Iron Head, good brother, this guy injured my hand."

Iron Head widened his eyes, initially showing an angry demeanor, but upon seeing Xu Xiangbei, he immediately deflated like a wilted eggplant.

"Who dares... oh, isn’t this Dr. Xu? Long time no see."

Xu Xiangbei smiled, recognizing him as Boss Peng’s underling Iron Head, "Iron Head, did you wear a vest today?"

Recalling last time being beaten by Xu Xiangbei, Iron Head was worried and ingratiated himself, "What are you talking about? When did I wear a vest? In the face of your punches, whether I wear a vest or not makes no difference. Did my brother offend you? I apologize on his behalf. Please, forgive and forget."

Liu Daming was puzzled, not understanding why Iron Head was so afraid of Xu Xiangbei, acting so subservient.

"He didn’t offend me, but Liu Daming offended my friend."

Hearing that he didn’t offend Xu Xiangbei, Iron Head finally relaxed, grinning obsequiously, "Oh, I see. That’s simple then. Just let your friend teach Liu Daming a lesson to vent his anger. I guarantee Liu Daming wouldn’t dare fight back."

Seeing Iron Head speak so, Xu Xiangbei laughed, playfully pointing at Iron Head, "You’re too cunning. You’re making it impossible for me to do anything."