Why race if you don’t have money?

Chapter 32 The Focus of Everyone's Attention

The class was very lively the next day. During morning self-study, the students began to discuss and speculate whether Han Han in real life would be as full of personality and rebellious as the media had portrayed.

Or maybe a group of female fans who are more concerned about Han Han's writing talent, his handsome looks, and how to get that autographed book, etc.

The commotion didn't last long. Soon, our homeroom teacher, Wu Jiang, walked into the classroom and announced, "Classmates, Han Han's lecture is about to begin. Let's gather in the school auditorium now."

"Be careful not to crowd or trample on others during the whole process, and maintain good discipline on the scene."

But before Wu Jiang could finish his instructions, the students in the classroom cheered, and then many of them ran towards the auditorium at the speed of a 100-meter sprint.

Compared with his classmates who were very excited, Chen Xiangbei seemed a little unhurried. He only stood up slowly when almost everyone in the classroom had run away.

When he arrived, the auditorium was already packed with teachers and students from the entire school.

"Xiangbei, why are you so slow? Someone has taken your seat!"

Fatty Wang, who was sitting in the front row, saw Chen Xiangbei come in, stood up, waved at him and shouted something.

He and Zhou Yanjing had originally grabbed three front-row seats, which was just enough to reserve one for Chen Xiangbei.

As a result, after waiting for a long time, Chen Xiangbei still didn't show up. In addition, this was an activity for all the teachers and students in the school, so after a while, there was no choice but to give it up.

"It's okay, it's the same if you sit in the back row."

Chen Xiangbei waved his hand nonchalantly. He had no interest in Han Han's literary stories, nor did he want any autographed books.

It's nothing more than coming here to join in the fun, and after the speech is over, see if there is a chance to privately confirm the time of the competition.

After saying that, Chen Xiangbei found an empty seat in the back row and sat down.

Not long after he sat down, he suddenly smelled a faint fragrance. He looked up and found that Dong Yuanxi was standing beside him. She smoothed her skirt and sat down naturally.

This action surprised Chen Xiangbei a little. He subconsciously glanced around the auditorium and found that there were actually quite a few empty seats.

"What, aren't you welcome?"

Perhaps sensing Chen Xiangbei's "embarrassment", Dong Yuanxi tilted his head and asked in a playful tone.

"No, the seat is uncomfortable, I just stretched my neck."

Dong Yuanxi had seen Chen Xiangbei's stubbornness several times, so she didn't expose him and just smiled.

"Chen Xiangbei, you should admire Han Han very much, why are you sitting so far back?"

"I'm not interested in young adult literature."

"I don't mean in the literary sense."

Hearing Dong Yuanxi's words, Chen Xiangbei turned to look at her and asked, "What do you mean?"

"Professional racing."

"how do you know?"

Chen Xiangbei was really surprised. Only his two best friends Wang Pangzi and Zhou Yanjing knew about his interest in Han Han's racing.

But the problem is that these two people have no connection with Dong Yuanxi. Not to mention Zhou Yanjing, the otaku, he never goes out after school.

As for Fatty Wang, if he could strike up a conversation with Dong Yuanxi, this kid would probably drool and announce it to the world, and then lie in bed at night, twisting wildly like a maggot in excitement!
"Because I once saw you standing in front of an F1 poster, and you stayed there for a very long time."

The F1 poster that Dong Yuanxi mentioned is the retirement poster of the racing king Schumacher. The text on it emphasizes the glory of his seven championships.

When others see this poster, they would at most feel sad about the end of a legendary generation, but when Chen Xiangbei, who came from later generations, saw Schumacher, he felt an indescribable sigh in his heart.

Who would have thought that this legendary racing driver would end up lying on a sickbed?
It was with this special emotion that Chen Xiangbei stood in front of the poster for a long time, thinking of the famous saying of another legendary driver, Ayrton Senna.

[If death comes, let it be sudden, irresistible, and complete. I don't want to spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair.] Perhaps for a racing legend, dying at the most glorious moment of his life might not be the worst outcome.

"Dong Yuanxi, it seems you know me quite well."

Chen Xiangbei meant to make a joke, but unexpectedly Dong Yuanxi nodded and said frankly: "Yes, I know you very well."

what?
Just when Chen Xiangbei wondered if he had heard it wrong, warm applause broke out in the auditorium. Han Han, a popular writer who had transformed into a racing driver, was walking towards the center of the stage.

At this time, Han Han was at the peak of his career. He used his literary achievements to wash away the label of "bad boy" who dropped out of school, and thus gained recognition from mainstream society.

At the same time, his status as a double champion in circuit racing and rally racing once again dispelled the outside world's doubts about his "playing around", proving that as long as you love it, nothing is impossible!
Han Han can now be called a winner in life.

Walking to the center of the podium, just like a regular "successful person" giving a lecture, Han Han recounted his past deeds to inspire his younger classmates.

But if he read the speech exactly as it was written, he would no longer be the Han Han who was once labeled as "rebellious".

Youth literature is a part of his life, but not all of it.

Han Han knew that he loved racing more, so he put down the speech, picked up the microphone and looked at the thousands of teachers and students in the audience.

He spoke freely, "Classmates, speaking of dreams, I believe many of you have read my book, 'Sprinting Like a Teenager.' The prototype of the protagonist in the book is, in a sense, a reflection of myself. I also regard racing as my dream."

"For this seemingly unorthodox dream, I invested all my royalties into racing. I was questioned and ridiculed by many people at the time, but I never gave up."

"Eight years later, I won the national championship in the CCC (track racing) event and the CRC (rally) event, realizing my once unattainable dream."

"The reason I'm saying this today is because there's a classmate here who shares my racing dream. We've already agreed to have a regular race at the Zhuhai International Circuit."

After saying that, Han Han looked off into the distance, a smile on his face as he said, "Student Chen Xiangbei, I hope you can stick to your racing dream, even if it seems unrealistic and out of reach."

"As a driver, giving my all on the track is the greatest respect for my opponent. I won't give in just because you're a high school student."

"If you want to win, defeat me with your own strength!"

As Han Han finished speaking, all the teachers and students in the audience were in an uproar. No one could have imagined that their high school students would actually challenge the national championship on the track.

Those classmates who knew Chen Xiangbei looked at his position with shocked eyes. But it turned out that Dong Yuanxi was sitting next to him.

In an instant, Chen Xiangbei became the focus of everyone's attention. Almost everyone was curious and wondering who this guy was.

"Dong Yuanxi never gets close to boys, so why is she sitting with Chen Xiangbei?"

"Chen Xiangbei is the boy in the Tieba video. This isn't Dong Yuanxi's first time. It seems like there's something going on between them."

"Bullshit, I, Guangshen Daniel Wu, am the first one to disagree. Dong Yuanxi doesn't even like me, so how could he like Chen Xiangbei?"

Hearing this, everyone around immediately cast contemptuous glances at him, and one of them couldn't help but complain, "Chen Xiangbei really does look a bit like Edison Chen, and if you are Daniel Wu, then who am I?"

One group of people were arguing about who the real Daniel Wu was, while another group was more curious about why Han Han, a national champion, would run track with Chen Xiangbei, a high school student.

"Who is Chen Xiangbei to convince Han Han to run in the race?"

"Let me tell you a little gossip, Chen Xiangbei is the current driving king of Nanyun Mountain!"

"Don't brag. Can he outrun Qin Lianjie, the light-headed horse?"

"Not only did he run past, last Saturday Qin Lianjie didn't even see the taillights of Chen Xiangbei's car."

"That's right, this matter has spread throughout the underground circles. Chen Xiangbei is the new racing king of Nanyun Mountain!"

As the students present were discussing the matter, many people showed expressions of surprise on their faces. No one had expected that the legendary Nanyun Mountain Driving God would be right next to them!
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