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"Hey Mom, I've arrived at Yangcheng Lake Service Area. I'm just having a smoke and taking a break."

Jiang Wei leaned against the door of his brand-new white BMW X1, a cigarette tucked between his left and his phone in his right, his tone filled with barely suppressed smugness.

"Yeah, there are a lot of cars on the road, but it's okay."

"My car is very stable, it's a German BMW! It accelerates quickly, and overtaking is a breeze!"

"Don't worry, I'll be home in four or five hours at most, definitely faster than that kid Jiang Chen!"

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Wei took a casual drag of his cigarette and then looked at the vehicles coming and going in the service area.

Looking at the Toyotas, Volkswagens, and domestically produced cars with ordinary license plates, a hint of undisguised contempt curled at the corner of his mouth.

This is the gap.

While ordinary people are still struggling to make a living, driving their cars worth tens of thousands of yuan at a snail's pace on the highway, Jiang Wei is already driving a BMW SUV worth more than 300,000 yuan and smoking packs of Zhonghua cigarettes that cost more than 60 yuan a pack.

This feeling of being superior made him feel comfortable all over, as if he were floating on air.

Although his BMW X1 is only the entry-level model, his family barely managed to scrape together the down payment after a long struggle, and he has to pay several thousand yuan in loan repayments every month.

But in a small place like my hometown, the blue sky and white clouds signify status and are an undeniable status symbol!

He could already imagine the envious and jealous expressions on his relatives' and neighbors' faces when he drove this brand-new BMW back to the village.

Especially his good-for-nothing cousin, Jiang Chen.

When Jiang Wei received Jiang Chen's WeChat message last night, he almost burst out laughing.

Drive back?

Just him?

What kind of car can a penniless guy who has been living in Shanghai for three years and can't even afford to rent a house drive?

At most, they'd just spend a few hundred yuan to rent the cheapest beat-up domestic car to make a show of it.

Thinking of this, Jiang Wei's smile deepened.

He had already decided that when Jiang Chen arrived, he would definitely pull him aside and "ask" him about the driving experience of that "luxury car".

Just as Jiang Wei was indulging in his pitiful sense of superiority.

"Buzz..."

A very faint, yet uniquely deep, engine sound silently slid up from behind him.

Jiang Wei frowned subconsciously.

This sound...something's not right!

It was completely different from the roaring engines of ordinary family cars in the service area.

The voice was deep and quiet, yet it seemed to contain explosive power, like a dozing beast emitting a low growl from its throat.

He turned around.

That was an Audi.

Jiang Wei's pupils instantly contracted to the size of pinpoints!

"Gulp."

Jiang Wei swallowed hard, feeling his throat so dry it felt like it was about to burst into flames.

Audi A6L...

And judging from the wheel size and the unique light clusters, this is definitely not a low-spec version!

This car... this car costs at least 500,000 yuan to get off the lot!

A surge of intense jealousy and resentment welled up in Jiang Wei's heart.

Damn it, why did you have to park right next to me?

Isn't this just deliberately stealing my thunder?!

He subconsciously straightened his back, trying to make himself look more imposing and not be outdone by the mysterious car owner.

He stared at the tinted windows of the Audi, wondering who this person was who could afford such a luxury car.

Just then.

"Sizzle—"

With a barely audible hum of an electric motor, the pitch-black car window slowly rolled down.

A young, smiling face, almost blinding in the sunlight, came into Jiang Wei's view.

That face was familiar, yet it carried a composure and confidence that felt utterly foreign to him.

The man took off his Ray-Ban sunglasses, revealing a pair of eyes with a playful smile, and casually waved at Jiang Wei, who was completely petrified.

The voice was as relaxed as if greeting an old friend you haven't seen in a long time.

"Hey, bro."

"What a coincidence?"

"You're resting here too?"

Jiang... Jiang Chen?!

How could it be him?!

How could this penniless pauper, whom he considered worthless, get out of a top-of-the-line Audi A6L worth 500,000 yuan?!

At that moment, Jiang Wei's mouth dropped open, and the soft Zhonghua cigarette in his hand fell to the ground.

His mind went blank, leaving only the image of his cousin wearing an Arc'teryx jacket, Ray-Ban sunglasses, and a nonchalant smile.

What the hell is going on?!