Fairytale Shelf Life [MTL]

Ch 42

Chapter 42

Song Zhi didn't go to Chen's house in the end.

Chen Yan replied very quickly this time, and immediately sent her a meeting location, which really seemed to be on call.

The positioning shows that it is an outdoor kart club, which is also in the east of Haishi, and Song Zhi will arrive soon.

As soon as he got out of the car, he saw the young man standing at the door, still wearing the black T-shirt that he had in the daytime, looking sluggish. And behind him, a group of men and women came out of the hall with cigarettes in their mouths.

She heard a boy gossiping and asking: "Brother Yan, who has such a big face, why don't you play half of the clearing game for us?

" go.

Chen Yan raised his eyes, glanced at her across the crowd, and then went to pay attention to the friends beside him.

"Don't inquire about those who shouldn't." He said arrogantly, "Withdraw from you, don't delay my entertaining distinguished guests." The

young man's tone was obviously very rude, but the man didn't seem to notice it.

The boy said goodbye to him with a playful smile: "Okay, okay! Brother Yan, let's make more appointments later, it's rare for you to go back to China, this month will definitely make you happy!" Chen Yan absently nodded lightly, and the group of people walked

towards Song Zhi left in the direction.

For some reason, she turned and faced the road, pretending to be waiting for the bus.

The smell of tobacco became stronger and stronger, and when they got closer, they realized that there was a man standing behind the bushes. When crossing the street, a short-haired girl with tattooed arms stared at Song Zhi, and finally whistled at her.

This group of people looked different from those on the yacht, and they were even more pedantic.

She couldn't help but take a few more glances, as if observing every aspect of the boy more comprehensively.

The crowd has not gone far.

Chen Yan slowly swayed to her side, and clicked softly, "Pretend not to know?"

Song Zhi looked at him sideways, and generously admitted: "Yes, otherwise I'm afraid I'll be beaten by the flower-armed lady who ordered the expulsion order." The

young man raised his eyebrows, "When did the eldest lady become so timid?"

Song Zhi was silent for a moment, and then she pointed out: "The real me is very timid. What you see is just an illusion."

Chen Yan put away his teasing gesture and looked at her suspiciously.

After a long while, he suddenly stretched out his hand to wrap her shoulders: "Go, float around twice to help you find courage." The

dry breath came, and Song Zhi seemed to be lying on the fine sand of a summer beach, scorched by the sun but unable to breathe. resist.

She knew that the boy saw the abnormality of her emotions, and wanted to recreate that day in London and take her to release her troubles in madness.

Because of this, Song Zhi didn't dodge his out-of-the-way arm, let his breathing become disordered, and his heartbeat went out of control.

Chen Yan carried her all the way into the club, and only let her go when choosing a car.

In the huge garage, sports cars, petrol cars, trams, go-karts are all available, and even a van is parked.

"Whichever car you like, you can drive it." The young man put on a generous and playful look.

With so many cars, it's actually easy to get dazzled.

But Song Zhi raised his finger to a tandem go-kart almost without hesitation: "That's it."

Chen Yan was a little surprised: "I thought you would choose one that you haven't played before."

Song Zhi smiled: "It's not to test your courage. Of course you have to choose the most exciting one."

The boy gave her a thumbs up, and the two jumped into the car and sat side by side.

The roar of the engine pierced the night sky, and they rushed off a ramp, speeding from the darkened garage to the white-hot empty track.

Chen Yan stepped on the gas pedal to the bottom, and the wind disheveled his black hair. Song Zhi looked sideways, and he could see the young man's wanton swaying all over his eyes, and instantly brought the time back to their first meeting.

It is also a shared racing car, and it is also a winding and ups and downs track. He drives himself to fly close to the ground.

Should feel her gaze.

As the speed of the car slowed down, Chen Yan turned his head: "What are you looking at me for?"

After being caught, Song Zhi still did not change his gaze.

It wasn't until the teenager stepped on the brake suspiciously that she said, "You know how to park. Don't forget that your duty is to teach me to drive, not to take me for a ride."

Chen Yan stared at Song Zhi, but she was serious.

"Wow. Do you really want to learn karting?"

The young man put one hand on the steering wheel and said nonchalantly, "Zhou Yichan, you won't fall in love with me, right? You're taking the driver's license test again, and you have to learn this again." It was clearly full of

jokes His tone of voice was his usual flirtatious style.

Song Zhi had learned it a long time ago, but inexplicably, he suddenly felt his body temperature rise. Maybe it's the hot summer night, maybe it's the go-kart fuel.

She took a deep breath, and picked up his joke: "Yes. Then Chen Yan, will you teach me?" Chen

Yan lingered on her for a while, and finally surrendered with a smile: "Teach, how dare I not teach when the eldest lady speaks?"

As he said that, the boy leaned over and introduced the steering wheel of the racing car to her seriously:

"This go-kart has been specially modified to greatly restore the official racing car. I will tell you row by row from top to bottom. The yellow button is DRS, the rear wing is changed to reduce drag and increase speed; the blue color on the side is used to adjust the power output..."

The cabin of the tandem kart is very narrow, and the two sit at the same time, even closer than their deskmates in the classroom. The sleeves are connected, and if you don't pay attention, you will touch your arms.

At this moment, the young man leaned forward, almost bowing his head to Song Zhi's. While breathing entangled, she couldn't help being distracted.

She didn't care about the functions of those colorful buttons and knobs on the steering wheel, and all her attention was captured by the boy himself.

So much so that when Chen Yan finished his lecture, he asked: "Can you remember?"

She, who was the best at studying, actually fell silent with guilt!

After a moment of silence, Song Zhi said warmly, "From the second row, if you repeat it again, I will definitely remember it.

" You can open it casually, open it boldly, I have the bottom line."

Song Zhi glanced at him, pursed his lips lightly, and immediately looked forward eagerly.

Unexpectedly -

this kart is different from a sports car, it doesn't move when you step on the gas pedal!

She died before she could make it out, and the drag racing plan failed at the beginning, and she couldn't even start it...

Song Zhi turned his head and saw Chen Yan smiling happily.

"Pfft, you're so cute and silly." He smiled and took out his phone, "Wait a minute, I have to keep a souvenir."

She was obviously a little annoyed, but she couldn't help laughing along with him.

Song Zhi turned his head away in amusement and embarrassment, and stretched out his leg to kick the young man, "Stop playing, tell me how to start it!"

Chen Yan then reached out to help her move the ignition paddle and put it in the correct gear.

"Now, step on the gas pedal." He commanded, but his hand was still on her side of the steering wheel.

Song Zhi didn't ask why, and completely trusted his arrangements.

I saw that while she was stepping on the accelerator, the young man's hand was slowly releasing the clutch.

As expected, the car started to move, Song Zhi immediately raised his hand to control the steering wheel, and Chen Yan just retracted his hand.

The backs of their hands lightly rubbed against each other, like a shock of electricity, with sparks flickering.

But no one had a special reaction, only the air was silent for a moment.

"So it's so difficult to start the car?" Song Zhi asked as he turned the steering wheel.

In fact, there was no intentional drift, but due to over-steering, the tail of the go-kart still rubbed against the deceleration tire beside the track.

The car jumped slightly, Chen Yan's Adam's apple rolled, and there was only a "hmm".

The atmosphere changed subtly, and the air was heating up.

Song Zhi felt something and simply stepped on the accelerator. At high speed, she reminded the boy: "Chen Yan, I'm going to try the buttons on the steering wheel one by one, you have to protect me!"

Chen Yan recovered.

Finally sat up straight and put both hands on the steering wheel. He slightly curled his lips, and responded, "Well, I'll protect you."

Song Zhi ignored it, and took advantage of this last chance to test every part of the racing car.

As a result, a late-night crazy car race was staged in an empty club—

sometimes, the engine was squeezed to the limit speed, and when cornering at high speed, half of the car was slightly lifted into the air, and she was completely pressed against the boy's arms. While the girl was yelling loudly, Chen Yan tried his best to turn the tide, causing the go-kart to speed past the shoulder of the soft tire.

Or, the torque of the rear wheels is constantly changing, the wings of the car are adjustable like the 007 car in the movie, and the air flowing through it changes frequently. At this time, the car will bounce up and down like a spring.

Song Zhi laughed: "The DRS button is so much fun, we seem to be surfing on the sea!"

And Chen Yan would respond indulgently: "So much fun, Zhou Yichan, I see you and I go to London to be a racing driver Forget it."

"Good idea!"

The girl retorted, the go-kart leaped into the air, and the beam of light instantly raised dust like stars.

On a scorching summer night, incandescent lights illuminate the vast track, and the entire club becomes Song Zhi's private playground.

It's like playing an exciting racing game in reality, the karts are speeding or stopping suddenly, the anti-collision tires on the road shoulders are knocked crookedly; the bottom of the racing car brings out a string of sparks, the friction sound of tires and the laughter of teenagers and girls Intertwined, compose the most wanton and indulgent tune in this midsummer.

They fly shoulder to shoulder, and they will invariably fall towards the center of the car at high speed, leaning on each other tightly.

The heart bumped to the ear with the car, and in the strong wind, the touch and throbbing became more and more clear.

The wind and heartbeat stimulated Song Zhi's nerves, making her even more unscrupulous, trying again and again, learning little by little, recklessly rampaging on the track based on intuition.

Because she knows: Whenever the overturned car is eliminated, the boy beside her is her patron saint, omnipotent, and can always turn things around for her.

But the girl doesn't know that these things are boring and simple for F1 racers.

Chen Yan, however, took the trouble and unconditionally allowed her to explore her own car sense.

When the night wind changed from warm to cool, the girl had already driven his custom-made beginner go-kart in a decent manner.

After dozens of laps, Song Zhizao engraved the track in his heart. The latest lap was completed without any bumps, no "dolphin jumps" and no drifting when cornering.

As soon as the car crossed the finish line, she slowed down, looked at the young man with bright eyes, and asked, "How is it? How long is this lap?" "

59 seconds, congratulations, you successfully entered the one-minute mark." Chen Yan also looked at him with sparkling eyes. to her.

"Yes!"

Excited, the boy Song Zhichao raised his right hand, intending to give him a high-five.

Unexpectedly—

after Chen Yan hit her lightly, he squeezed her hand tightly with his fingers.

The palms touched each other, the burning sensation kept coming, and the fine numbness seeped into the heart.

Song Zhi's breathing was tight, and she unknowingly let go of her foot on the gas pedal. Something was wrong, and she was about to withdraw her hand.

But the boy had already pushed her hand back to the steering wheel first.

"Drive well." He said, "Don't just learn to drive with one hand."

Seemingly normal reasons, but there is always a little bit of cover-up.

Song Zhi suddenly remained silent, her high and excited mood fell, and she returned to reality in an instant.

It's almost time to say goodbye.

The go-kart was driving at the most stable speed tonight, and the two people sitting side by side tacitly kept silent.

Suddenly, Song Zhi opened his mouth to break the silence.

"That's it, Chen Yan." She said, "Thank you for teaching me to drive unconditionally, but—" It was

a bit difficult to say, but in the end I had to say: "But you should go back to London, don't give up that share High-paying business."

The girl's attitude suddenly became weird, as if she was afraid of something, so she retreated. It changed back to the Zhou Yichan in memory, who was about to flee in a hurry when there was a slight wind blow.

Chen Yan didn't think too much at the moment, so he just said with a smile: "Your tone, why do you make it look like you are parting from life and death?" "

Miss, are you treating me as a tool again?" I just want to throw it away."

Usually at this time, the girl would smile at each other, calling himself a capitalist and choking with him.

Now, she doesn't even look at him.

She said in a low voice and decisively: "I'm sorry Chen Yan, but in the future, let's not see each other again."

Huh——

the car stopped suddenly, and it was Chen Yan who slammed on the brakes.

"What do you mean?" His smirk disappeared, replaced by astonishment.

The car stopped, and Song Zhi had no excuse to avoid it.

She could only look sideways, looking directly into the boy's eyes: "You heard me."

Chen Yan frowned, staring at her for a moment.

After a while, he asked with a bit of anger: "Zhou Yichan, are you playing with me?"

Everyone else had passed the security check at the airport this morning, but she sent a message asking him to stay.

In the past, he would never look back on this kind of missed matter.

But when Chen Yan thought of the girl's lost appearance, she stood at the boarding gate, but she couldn't take that step no matter what.

At that moment, he knew:

she was more important than he imagined.

He can't go.

The boarding announcement repeated Chen Yan's name, but he turned around without hesitation and returned to the city behind him.

After dealing with the business of temporarily breaching the contract, and finding a hotel for her stay, she eagerly went to the driving school to meet her.

However, at this moment, the girl will regret it overnight.

But when they met in the afternoon, she was clearly looking forward to it.

Thinking of this, Chen Yan's anger was suppressed again.

He said persuasively: "You have to give me a reason. Is it because your father doesn't agree with us? Did I offend you just now?" "No, not at all."

Song

Zhi said decisively, "It's my own reason. .Chen Yan, be quick, don't ask for such a childish reason, okay?"

Chen Yan snorted.

He never imagined that there would be a girl who would force him away with the reason of "don't be so naive and serious".

He stared at the girl for a while, and finally asked, "Is it because of my brother?"

Song Zhi was startled.

Facing the boy's self-deprecating and slightly stern eyes, she didn't say anything, as if acquiescing.

Song knew how hurtful this was.

Everything was not what she wanted, but she knew that with Chen Yan's character, no other lies could fool him.

She wanted to completely cut off the relationship with Chen Yan before the exchange, and it was best to acquiesce.

Chen Yan really stopped talking, and looked into her eyes with complex emotions that he had never seen before.

Disappointment is ridiculous and full of depression, which makes people uncomfortable to watch.

"I'm sorry." Song Zhi's emotions were stretched to the limit, and she finally couldn't bear it anymore, untied her seat belt, and fled in a hurry.

And Chen Yan sat alone in the car for a long time.

When it comes to communicating with men and women, he always relaxes as he pleases, and never pushes anyone.

In this situation just now, if he had changed to the previous him, he would have turned around a long time ago, at worst it was just a change of pastime.

But tonight, Chen Yan was abnormally angry about it.

There was always a hidden anger and resentment surging in his heart, he was not reconciled, they cut off contact so carelessly.

Chen Yan didn't think deeply about why he was abnormal.

Just as he stopped in the morning, at this moment, he also suddenly got up and wanted to run towards her.

But was forced back by the seat belt.

Untiing it in a hurry, the boy chased it out eagerly.