Ye Long copied the address sent by Zhou Ruobing and pasted it into the mapping app on his phone. Soon, several route plans to Wulong Mountain Racing Park popped up. However, after calculating, he realized that even if he rode his electric scooter at full speed, it would still take him an hour to get there.
Helplessly, Ye Long parked his electric scooter outside the appliance store and stood by the roadside waiting for a vehicle. He thought to himself that if he couldn't catch a taxi within ten minutes, he would call Lao Qi and ask him to drive him there.
Just as the eighth minute passed, a pickup truck gradually slowed down and stopped beside Ye Long. "Brother Long?" The driver poked his head out and exclaimed excitedly.
Ye Long stared at the driver for a few seconds before recognizing him as Lin Qiang, a very close classmate from his junior high school days. Back then, both of them were passionate about basketball and were inseparable at school.
"Qiangzi, long time no see!" Ye Long never expected to run into an old classmate while waiting for a ride.
"Brother Long, it's really you!" Lin Qiang pushed open the car door and rushed to Ye Long like a gust of wind, his face beaming with excitement. "Brother Long, I heard from your mom half a year ago that you were still in the army. When did you get back? And why didn't you contact me after you returned?"
Ye Long smiled and explained, "I got out of the army exactly half a year ago. Everyone's been quite busy, so I didn't specifically reach out to our classmates." After retiring from the army, Ye Long had always kept a low profile and hadn't actively contacted his former classmates.
Lin Qiang sighed, "Later, I wanted to ask your mom for news about you, but I found out that she had moved, and I haven't seen them since..." Then, he asked curiously, "Brother Long, are you waiting for a ride here? Where are you going?"
Ye Long nodded and said, "I'm planning to go to Wulong Mountain Racing Park. It's not very convenient to go there on my electric scooter."
Lin Qiang glanced at Ye Long's electric scooter and said warmly, "Brother Long, hop in my truck. I'll give you a lift!"
Ye Long looked at the pickup truck and asked, "Aren't you supposed to make a delivery?"
"No hurry. It's on the way anyway." As he spoke, Lin Qiang opened the passenger door for Ye Long.
"Then I'll trouble you, Qiangzi." Ye Long didn't stand on ceremony and got into the truck directly.
After the vehicle started moving, Lin Qiang excitedly opened up, "Brother Long, do you remember our school days? You were the basketball star of the school. With you leading the way, our Class 04 basketball team was unbeatable throughout the whole school!" All the way, Lin Qiang talked non-stop about the interesting things in the past, and Ye Long listened with great interest.
Before they knew it, the pickup truck arrived at the top of Wulong Mountain. There were all sorts of luxury cars parked on the mountaintop. Under the shade of the trees, a group of trendy young people from wealthy families were gathered together, pointing at tablets and chatting animatedly.
Lin Qiang looked at Ye Long in confusion and asked, "Brother Long, this seems to be a place where rich people come to have fun. What are you doing here?"
"I'm here to find someone for a friend." Ye Long gave a brief explanation and then pushed open the car door and got out.
Lin Qiang also got out of the truck. Just then, his phone rang. After answering the call, Ye Long could tell that Lin Qiang was being urged to make a delivery. So he said, "Qiangzi, you go ahead and take care of your business. I'll be fine here."
Lin Qiang took a bottle of mineral water from the truck, unscrewed the cap, and handed it to Ye Long. "Brother Long, we just exchanged phone numbers. If you need a ride down the mountain, give me a call, and I'll come pick you up."
Ye Long nodded. Lin Qiang looked at Ye Long reluctantly and then shouted by the car window, "Brother Long, let's get together tonight and have a good drink until we're all drunk!"
Ye Long replied, "If I have time, I'll definitely come."
"Then it's a deal!" Lin Qiang cheered and drove the pickup truck down the mountain.
Ye Long walked towards the crowd and scanned the faces in the group, but he didn't see the figure of Zhou Ruobing's sister. Most of the young people from wealthy families at the scene noticed Ye Long getting out of the pickup truck. Seeing his simple attire, they all looked away with disdain.
Ye Long noticed that these young people from wealthy families were either looking at the winding mountain road ahead or staring at the tablets in their hands. Through the gaps in the trees, the figures of two sports cars could be vaguely seen, and there were also four or five drones hovering in the air. From time to time, the roaring sound of the speeding sports cars could be heard.
Ye Long circled around the surrounding buildings but still didn't find Zhou Ruobing's sister. So he took out his phone and sent a message to Zhou Ruobing: "Miss Zhou, your sister isn't here."
At this moment, Zhou Ruobing was in a private room of a high-end Western restaurant. When she saw the message sent by Ye Long, she snorted coldly and didn't even bother to reply.
Ye Long waited for a while. Since Zhou Ruobing didn't respond, he directly dialed the phone number of Zhou Ruobing's sister. The call connected, but the other party didn't answer. Ye Long dialed several more times, but it was the same result.
Just as Ye Long was about to call Zhou Ruobing, the crowd in front suddenly became excited. "Jiajia, come on!" "Jiajia, you're the best!" "Sister Fong, go for it!" "Sister Fong will win for sure!"
Amid the one after another shouts, the atmosphere on the mountaintop was instantly ignited. Two sports cars, one yellow and one red, rushed towards the finish line at a high speed. In the blink of an eye, the yellow and black sports car crossed the finish line first with an advantage of half a car's length.
"Sister Fong won!" "Great!" More than twenty men and women cheered and rushed towards the yellow and black sports car. The woman in the car took off her helmet, casually threw it back into the car, and looked at the woman in the red sports car with a proud expression.
"Jiajia lost!" "Just a little bit. What a pity!" More than ten men and women under the shade of the trees looked very disappointed and expressed their regret for Zhou Jiajia.
Ye Long quickly walked to the side of the red sports car and his eyes were firmly fixed on the woman in the car. This woman was extremely beautiful, with delicate facial features like a work of art, exuding an innate air of nobility. More importantly, there was a strong resemblance between her and Zhou Ruobing in terms of her eyebrows and eyes.
Zhou Jiajia gave Ye Long a cold stare, and her eyes were as cold as ice. Ye Long was delighted and庆幸that he had found the right place.
He quickly stepped forward and said, "My name is Ye Long. Zhou Ruobing asked me to come find you. Didn't she tell you?"
"Zhou Jiajia, you lost. Why don't you come over here quickly, kneel down, and call me sister!" Zhang Tianfeng swaggered over surrounded by the crowd. She put her hands on her hips, wearing a set of sparkling jewelry and a dazzling crown on her head, looking like a proud peacock.
"Zhang Tianfeng, don't go too far!" "It's just a narrow victory. What's there to be so proud of!" More than ten men and women surrounded Zhou Jiajia to speak up for her.
Zhang Tianfeng cast a cold glance at the crowd, and everyone's voices gradually faded away under her gaze. In the circle of young people from wealthy families, Zhang Tianfeng not only loved to show off but also had ruthless means. Coupled with the powerful background of the Zhang family, no one dared to provoke her easily.
"Shut up, all of you!" Zhou Jiajia shouted irritably. Seeing this, everyone stepped back.
Zhou Jiajia got out of the car, took off her red helmet, and her long red hair fell down like a waterfall. "So what if I have to kneel down and call her sister? It's not a big deal!" She glanced at Zhang Tianfeng and then said to her companions, "If you keep talking nonsense, once it gets out, people will think that I, Zhou Jiajia, can't afford to lose!"
Zhang Tianfeng had a triumphant smile on her lips. She stretched out a finger with black nail polish and pointed at the ground, provoking, "Jiajia, then kneel right here and shout sister loudly!"
"You!" More than ten men and women beside Zhou Jiajia were so angry that their faces turned red, and they were eager to rush up and give Zhang Tianfeng a good beating.
Zhou Jiajia turned around and gave them a cold stare. Everyone was intimidated by her gaze and stepped back one after another.
With a pale and angry face, Zhou Jiajia walked towards Zhang Tianfeng. Just as she was about to kneel down, a figure suddenly flashed beside her and grabbed her arm, preventing her from kneeling.