I was forced to start the second round because I was raised in poverty

Chapter 320 Mr. Bai's Kindness!

At midnight, the neon lights on Australia Island are like boiling water, as if the entire city is being immersed in bubbling liquid gold.

Su Cheng leaned back in the driver's seat of the Porsche 911 Cabriolet, the steering wheel as light as a toy in her hands.

The matte gray car body glided silently through the Portuguese cobblestone streets, the engine's whistle low and powerful, only occasionally bursting through the air with a sharp blade as it sliced ​​through silk during acceleration.

Ma Shuning, sitting in the passenger seat, leaned back against the seat, her fair arms casually draped over the window sill, letting the salty sea breeze tousle her long hair.

A deep burgundy V-neck dress accentuated her radiant skin, while delicate jewelry chains around her neck sparkled with subtle light between her collarbones.

Ma Shuning casually brushed her wildly dancing hair behind her ear. Her laughter was clear and languid, and the bright red on her lips burned brightly in the changing light and shadow, like the most intense stroke in the night.

Su Cheng's attention was initially focused on the gray Porsche, concentrating on enjoying the driving experience.

He had previously talked with Qin Fen about what kind of car he was suited to drive and what kind of car he would buy when he had money. Su Cheng felt that he definitely needed to have such a car in his garage.

Driving through the streets of Macau at night, the atmosphere is simply wonderful!

The salty taste of the sea, the lingering heat of the day, and the faint, elusive fragrance of tuberose drifting from who-knows-where.

It would be even better if the flavor were changed to lychee.

Is it easy to drive?

"It's easy to drive."

"Mr. Su, what kind of car do you drive?"

"I haven't bought a car yet."

"You haven't bought a car yet?"

"Yes, I'm usually too busy with work to drive, and with all the traffic in Jingzhou, I can't drive anyway."

Ma Shuning was quite surprised to hear that Su Cheng hadn't bought a car: "What about when you need a car?"

"I'll borrow a colleague's car occasionally when I need it."

Su Cheng was referring to Chestnut Sister's Volkswagen Magotan.

Compared to Ma Shuning's custom-made perfume, Su Cheng prefers Ye Li's lychee scent.

"Then you can buy it in Australia now."

"I don't know how long I'll be staying in Macau. Maybe next week or next month I'll be transferred back to Jingzhou. Driving back myself is too tiring, and shipping it is too much trouble."

"Oh, I see... If you want to book, I can ask a friend to help. We don't need to wait for a car; we can drive it away the same day."

"Okay, I'll think about it some more."

On a drive.

Su Cheng inquired about Ma Shuning's educational background: "You really went to Oxford?"

"Why not?"

"can not tell."

"What are you doing? I don't look like someone from Oxford."

"It looks similar, but not quite."

Ma Shuning looked at Su Cheng with disdain, revealing two shallow dimples with a half-smile.

She was quite happy to hear Su Cheng chatting with her like that.

This means that the two have grown closer.

As Ma Shuning envisioned, the next step would be to talk about her experiences, then about her interesting friends, and finally about Su Cheng's family of origin.

Although it was a bit tough at first, the result is pretty good now.

Ma Shuning suggested, "Hey, how about we go for a walk in the park to digest our food?"

She suggested two places to Su Cheng: one was the Taipa Houses Museum, which has Portuguese architecture and wetland ecology.

You can also go to the connecting road; the seaside rest area has great scenery, and in some sections you can see the skyline of the Cotai Strip hotels, which is especially beautiful at night.

Su Cheng: ???
Su Cheng had no intention of going to the park with Ma Shuning; he simply wanted to experience the thrill of driving a Porsche.

Going for a walk in the park would be too ambiguous.

"You haven't eaten much, why do you need to digest?" Su Cheng first politely declined, then explained, "It's a bit too late today, I have to work tomorrow, the plan needs to be implemented, there's still a lot to do."

"Let's take a day off."

"This is not okay."

"Why not? We booked the entire RK area. You should rest, okay?"

What Ma Shuning said is indeed feasible in practice, but not in theory.

Not only did she have this in mind, but Su Cheng also had it in mind.

Once you go to the park, you'll probably be eating something in less than half an hour, and then you might not go back to your accommodation but to a hotel or Ma Shuning's private residence.

He didn't want to get too close to the Ma family.

Getting involved with the Ma family is more dangerous than getting involved with Wang Zhiying back then.

Su Cheng wouldn't fall for that.

Besides, he also made a promise to Young Master Zhang.

Ma Shuning couldn't rush Su Cheng to accompany her right now; that would make her lose initiative, as if she were offering herself up as a gift.

"Alright, alright, you're very career-oriented, so I won't force you. Work hard and make money for our family!"

"Uh-huh."

Su Cheng turned on the navigation and drove to her residence, where the Porsche slowly stopped downstairs.

You live here?

"Yes, it's not very far."

Just then, a familiar voice came from above: "Brother Cheng, you're back?"

The two looked up at the sound and saw that Zhang Yangwen had opened the window and was looking down.

"Yangwen, you're still awake? Come on down."

"it is good!"

Zhang Yangwen had actually been waiting at home for quite some time.

The fact that Su Cheng invited Zhang Yangwen down instead of inviting Ma Shuning up makes a fundamental difference.

Ma Shuning was slightly surprised: "You two both live here?"

"Correct."

"Shared apartment?"

"No, I live upstairs, he lives downstairs, we have two apartments."

"oh oh."

Zhang Yangwen changed into casual clothes and quickly came downstairs, greeting Ma Shuning discreetly.

The three chatted for a few minutes, and seeing that Su Cheng didn't seem to want to invite her up, Ma Shuning quickly drove away.

Watching Ma Shuning drive away, Zhang Yangwen couldn't help but sigh, "Brother Cheng, I think I've fallen in love with her."

Su Cheng:?
"The way she got into the car was so cool, it really got to my heart."

Zhang Yangwen had also seen other girls drive nice cars, but they were mostly Audi A4Ls, Audi Q2s, Teslas, and some BMWs and Mercedes-Benzes, but they were all older models, the kind his father had bought several years ago.

After the two went upstairs, Zhang Yangwen couldn't wait to ask Su Cheng about the meeting: "Brother Cheng, what did you two talk about?"

Su Cheng felt somewhat offended.

He half-jokingly reminded Zhang Yangwen, "Hey Zhang, get your bearings right, what kind of question is that?"

Zhang Yangwen then realized he had misspoke and apologized to Su Cheng repeatedly.

Su Cheng responded to his apology with silence.

If it were anyone else, he would have kicked them away long ago.

However, since Zhang Yangwen's mind was currently occupied by his imagined love, Su Cheng didn't hold it against him and told him the situation.

This included taking a taxi, eating steak and lobster at a restaurant, and explaining the plan to Ma Ru.

"The three of you? Ma Ru is here too."

"Ah."

"In the end, Ma Ru asked her to give me a ride, and then said we could go for a drive or something, so I drove around the city streets for a bit." Su Cheng didn't omit the part about Ma Shuning inviting her to the park: "She asked me if I wanted to go for a walk in the park, but I declined, and then I drove back."

Ma Shuning's meaning was quite clear, and Su Cheng's intention in saying it was also very clear: he didn't want Zhang Yangwen to have such high hopes.

We're all buddies, so it's fine for me to say it.

"I didn't mean anything by it, I just think you two aren't a good match."

Zhang Yangwen fell into deep thought.

He knew there was a class difference between him and Ma Shuning.

Assuming the father's business doesn't run into problems, there might still be a sliver of a chance?
I'm currently borrowing a lot of money from Su Cheng for many of my expenses, and the amount I'm borrowing is increasing. I don't know when I'll be able to pay it back.

"Brother Cheng."

"Ok?"

"I wish I were as smart as you."

"Don't say that. I've only been in the industry a few years longer than you. Take your time."

"Uh-huh."

Zhang Yangwen nodded, confident that he could do it.

Immediately afterwards, Zhang Yangwen brought up the matter of money with Su Cheng and even showed her his financial plan.

He plans to pay back Su Cheng's money by the end of the year.

He was originally supposed to pay it off in October, but he just signed up for a commercial gym, which is a bit pricey, so he has to postpone it for another two months.

"You should be getting paid soon this month, right? I'll pay you back as soon as I get paid."

"Okay, no rush. We can talk whenever you're in a good mood. I just sold that bottle of wine, so I'm not short of money."

Su Cheng never asked Zhang Yangwen to urge her about the money; on the contrary, Zhang Yangwen brought it up to her several times.

His focus wasn't on that, but rather on Zhang Yangwen's financial planning.

This account has too many accounts; the money is scattered across various parts.

Hmm... there's a problem.

Money shouldn't be managed like that at all; the more you manage money this way, the less money you have on hand.

However, the problem isn't too big.

Su Cheng wouldn't interfere with such a trivial matter.

After Zhang Yangwen went downstairs, Su Cheng thought about figuring out the background of that bottle of whiskey.

As is customary, auction houses keep sellers' information confidential.

However, the fact that Ma Shuning could recognize Zhang Yangwen's vest indicates that the auction house did not comply with relevant regulations.

Normally, sellers only need to be concerned with whether the items are genuine or not, as long as they are not illegally obtained.

Asking who the seller is is definitely not a normal situation.

Given that President Bai was present, Su Cheng could deduce that the information about the auction house seller was something President Bai had recognized about the bottle of wine and insisted on seeing.

That makes things clear.

Once President Bai knows that the wine belongs to Long Ruoli and that Zhang Yangwen is selling it under a false identity, he will eventually find out that he is involved and is deliberately keeping it from others.

But right.

Su Cheng had not received any emails or faxes from headquarters, nor had the old man called her.

Well... how should I put it... I got the money very easily.

He figured the old man probably didn't know he'd made millions selling this bottle of wine.

Surely that doesn't mean they're admitting to profiting from selling whisky?

He's already been exiled to this place; the old man certainly won't allow him to have any more money.

The fact that you can buy a house with a loan already proves this point.

The only explanation is that Boss Bai kept this a secret from the old man.

It's even possible that they put pressure on Long Ruoli to keep her mouth shut as well.

Oh oh oh!
Mr. Bai is being way too good to me!
Biology Dad only knows how to torture himself, but CEO Bai truly loves me!

Not only did he use his personal connections to gain the Ma family's help, but he also helped them keep his wine-selling activities a secret.

woo woo woo woo……

Su Cheng almost burst into tears.

No elder has ever treated him so well in his entire life.

Putting everything else aside, based on these two things alone, Su Cheng will definitely take care of President Bai in his old age and see him off in his final days.

Su Cheng was deeply moved.

Since that's the case, Long Ruoli definitely won't ask him for money anymore. He can just pretend to be dead and not mention it again.

Su Cheng doesn't plan to sell the last bottle of wine. He'll keep it for himself and give it to President Bai personally when he takes over the business or finds a suitable opportunity.

……

Australia.

A residence of the Ma family.

Ma Ru sat alone by the swimming pool in the back garden, drinking her wine.

As the familiar engine sound drew closer, Ma Ru had no choice but to get up and head towards the main gate again.

He saw Ma Shuning driving back alone.

"Why did you come back alone? I thought you spent the night outside."

Ma Shuning parked the car and handed it over to the family's maid to park. She followed Ma Ru to the back garden with a depressed look on her face.

Ma Shuning poured herself a glass of wine, and at the same time took out a box of Marlboro cigarettes from her bag, lit it skillfully with a lighter, and took a deep drag to send the nicotine into her body.

It was only after being stimulated by both carbon monoxide and alcohol that Ma Shuning finally regained some composure.

After hearing her younger sister's account, Ma Ru was quite surprised, her eyes revealing admiration: "I quite like him."

Ma Shuning rolled her eyes at Ma Ru: "Hey, hey, hey, your sister got rejected, and you're actually admiring her!"

"There's no conflict. He has many reasons for rejecting you. He might feel that he's not good enough for you, or it might be due to work-related reasons. As President Bai said, he's an upright and principled person."

"Oh, Shuning, it's definitely not because of your charm. Who doesn't know you're the number one beauty in Macau?"

"Stop, stop, stop!"

There's no need to talk about principles or anything like that. No matter how principled Su Cheng is, she shouldn't bring her into this.

Since she is the most beautiful woman, she will not be influenced by the concept of "principles".

Even after all those hints, Su Cheng remained unmoved.

At first, Ma Shuning thought he wanted to take her home, but then Zhang Yangwen interfered.

"Oh? That's settled then~" Ma Ru wanted Ma Shuning to try again, "Maybe this is how it is, but because of the presence of colleagues, it's not appropriate to invite you up."

Ma Shuning shook her head; she felt this was a bit far-fetched.

She simply didn't mean it that way. She felt that Su Cheng only treated her as a consulting client, except that she was a client with a higher social status than other clients and had larger cases to handle.

Please.

You slept with your client, aren't you happy about that?

You should know that she is not only Su Cheng's client, but also the youngest daughter of the gambling king, Ma Ru's sister, and a master's graduate from Oxford.

It is well known that the more identities and titles a man has, the stronger the stimulation to his brain when he does bad things, the more physiologically and psychologically he feels, and the stronger his sense of conquest.

"Mario, do you think I should resort to some methods?"

Ma Ru prefers normal interactions.

"There seems to be no need to resort to such methods. He's not Old Su's biological son, and we're not at that level yet."

Ma Ru prefers normal interactions; the methods she uses are only a last resort.

"Shu Ning, are you really at your wit's end with him?"

(End of this chapter)