Chapter 484 Tempting the Bird! (3)

Fifteen minutes later!

“Fuu…”

Cai Wenxi couldn’t help but exhale a deep sigh as she clenched the seatbelt tighter.

Whoosh!

The road behind them dissolved in a zap, vanishing as the car sliced through the air like a bullet.

“Can this thing even handle these speeds?” She let out a dry chuckle, tinged with a thrill of excitement mixed with the fear of a potential collision.

Screech!

Abruptly, Zhang Wei yanked the car around a sharp corner before slamming the accelerator, jolting Cai Wenxi.

“!”

Her vision blurred for a moment as they skimmed perilously close to a lumbering truck.

“Gasp!”

“Drive slowly!” she exclaimed, her voice laced with urgency, only to be shushed by him. “Live freely for once. You’re enjoying this—why fuss about it?”

“It’s not like we’ll die if it crashes.”

“And if we die… well, being dead, we won’t care anymore!” he declared, grinning wildly.

“What!?” Cai Wenxi was utterly dumbfounded by his reckless logic as he burst into aughter and flung the windows open, letting the wind roar into the cabin.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a gust of wind blasted through the open window, sending their hair into a frenzied dance. “Hey—”

Cai Wenxi’s protest was cut short as a stray lock of hair found its way into her mouth.

“…”

“Haha…”

Zhang Wei couldn’t contain his laughter as he whipped the car around for another lap.

This time, Cai Wenxi sat in silence, her breath catching with a faint hiss of excitement each time he accelerated, her pulse throbbing in her veins like a drumbeat.

“Do you want to drive?” he asked, catching the eager glint in her eye.

“Me?”

Cai Wenxi murmured, feeling a sudden emptiness, a longing she hadn’t realized was there.

Nevertheless, she nodded gently before he swung the car into a corner to switch seats.

“Remember, these machines are meant to be driven fast… Enjoy it for once!” Zhang Wei encouraged as she gripped the steering wheel.

“Mm…” Cai Wenxi, visibly nervous, pressed down on the throttle, unleashing the full power of the engine.

“Woo…” Cai Wenxi couldn’t resist exhaling deeply, her laughter mingling with the rush of excitement as the car rocketed forward with breathtaking speed.

She found herself wondering why she had never dared to try this thrill before.

Navigating the chaotic city streets at such breakneck speed was a different feeling compared to cruising along a straight, open highway… It ignited a sense of being vividly, intensely alive within her.

Whoosh!

She pressed the throttle even harder, her cheeks flushed from the earlier drinks.

The warmth had seeped into her, and she chuckled, the wind whipping around her with force, prompting a joyful chuckle to escape her lips.

Despite finding this woman’s rare laughter unusually charming, Zhang Wei now kept one eye warily on the road, his expression tinged with fear that she might indeed crash into someone today!

Because—she was driving like a complete maniac!

Half an hour later!

2:00 AM!

Screech!

Cai Wenxi maneuvered the car into the shadowy confines of the Yan family manor’s parking lot, guiding it into a deserted spot.

She exhaled a deep, contented breath and slowly released the steering wheel, her hands trembling slightly from the adrenaline.

“Thank you.” She turned towards Zhang Wei, her voice soft yet clear, her small smile radiant. Her eyes sparkled with a subtle depth of gratitude that seemed to light up the dark interior of the car.

Zhang Wei shrugged, gesturing towards the empty bottle nestled near her legs, “You managed to finish that all by yourself, and there’s still time left before the party winds down… don’t you have another one?”

“!?”

Cai Wenxi’s expression shifted, tinged with a mix of embarrassment and apology.

Earlier, she had been so occupied that she had completely overlooked basic manners.

“I don’t, I—” She began to apologize, then suddenly recalled something. “Let me check,” she announced, twisting around to reach into the back of the car.

She squeezed herself through the narrow gap between the front seats, her movements clumsy.

“…”

Zhang Wei’s eyes twitched as the sight of Cai Wenxi’s bottom, framed by her sleek black dress, jiggling awkwardly right in front of him.

He mentally chanted, ‘See no evil… See no evil…’ as he fought to maintain his composure.

As a man committed to his principles, and possessing the patience of a saint, Zhang Wei fought against the impulse to spank her or sneak a touch, maintaining his composure until Cai Wenxi returned to her seat, exhaling a deep sigh of relief.

“Here.” She extended her hand, offering another bottle of whiskey to Zhang Wei, chilled and condensation-beaded.

“I had forgotten this car was fitted with a small fridge,” she murmured, a hint of amusement in her voice as she recalled the car’s custom modifications.

Zhang Wei nodded, cracking open the bottle and drinking directly from it, eliciting a twitch in Cai Wenxi’s smile. “Shouldn’t you show a bit of restraint? Drinking it straight up like that,” she teased.

Zhang Wei shot back, “What’s the problem? You finished one, I finished one; it’s all the same.” After downing the entire bottle, he looked for something to clean the sticky residue that had smeared across his lips and neck.

“Here…” Cai Wenxi rummaged through her handbag and handed him a small white cloth.

Their eyes locked for a brief moment before Zhang Wei took the cloth, wiped his face clean, and handed it back.

Cai Wenxi forced a strained smile and discreetly tossed the cloth out the window when he looked away.

An awkward silence fell over them, neither finding words until Zhang Wei began to break it.

“So—”

His voice was abruptly cut off by Cai Wenxi, who raised her hand in a gesture of surrender. “I swear, if I knew anything about Yu Tian, I would have told you,” she quickly added.

Zhang Wei gave her a puzzled look, prompting Cai Wenxi to question herself, ‘Did I say something wrong?’ she thought.

Seeing her innocent expression, Zhang Wei felt a fleeting urge to punch her face , yet as a man of his word, he chose to address her with the same. “I was about to ask… could you explain how you ended up here, all gloomy, drinking and drowning your sorrows as if there were no tomorrow?”