Chapter 169
Chapter 169
In this world, bad people were more frightening than good ghosts.
“Anyway, are you still going to the hospital?”
While waiting at a red light, Yun Youyou glanced sideways and happened to notice the mark on Ji Lin’s hand.
The glass had never cut very deeply, and the wound already looked healed.
If they went to a hospital now, the doctor would probably throw them out.
Ji Lin looked down as well, his expression unconcerned.
“It was never serious. I can buy some iodine at a pharmacy.”
If Wang Yuanyou had not thrown a fit and insisted on taking him to the hospital, Ji Lin would have been home ages ago.
On the broad suburban road, Yun Youyou had dared to press the accelerator without fear.
But once she entered the congested city, the dense traffic alone made her head swell.
Especially since the car she was driving was worth several million.
The owner might be sitting unconcernedly in the passenger seat without caring about those millions, but Yun Youyou still drove with her heart in her throat.
After another turn, they approached the mall from earlier.
Yun Youyou cleared her throat.
“Do you live near here?”
Ji Lin said, “Fairly close.”
Yun Youyou said, “For the sake of our safety, I have a brilliant idea.”
Ji Lin turned toward her.
“Let’s hear it.”
So Yun Youyou told him.
“I’m not used to driving your car. Why don’t you ride in mine instead?”
Ji Lin arched a brow in mild surprise.
“You have a car?”
Were ghosts doing this well nowadays?
She had only just come up and already had a house and a car. Since when had the land of the dead offered such good benefits?
Yun Youyou shamelessly declared, “Yes. Of course I have a car!”
Ji Lin did not think much of it.
“Then we’ll take yours.”
“Great!”
Yun Youyou cheered and drove straight into the mall’s underground garage.
Ji Lin had sobered up considerably.
When he got out, his expression was cool and distant. Even ordinary jeans and a black T-shirt looked exceptionally handsome on him, and there was no sign he had been drinking.
Yun Youyou led the way.
At first, Ji Lin sensed nothing wrong and slowed his pace to follow her.
Only after they left the underground garage did he realize something.
He had never asked Yun Youyou what kind of car she owned.
Ji Lin already had an ominous feeling.
His extraordinary composure allowed him to remain calm even now.
“What kind of car is yours?”
Cheerful all by herself, Yun Youyou pulled a key from her pocket. “A little e-bike!”
As she spoke, they reached the row of electric scooters parked by the road.
Ji Lin stared at the pale green e-bike in front of him and sank into thought.
He seemed to have boarded a pirate ship.
Even if he wanted to get off now, it was already too late.
Ji Lin closed his eyes in despair.
Yun Youyou knew Young Masters like him had probably never ridden a little e-bike. Luxury cars ferried them everywhere.
But life was about having the courage to try new things.
She had heard there were battery thieves nearby, so she had even secured it with a lock.
She tossed the lock into the storage basket, climbed on, gripped the handlebars, and freed one hand to pat the seat behind her.
“Hop on, handsome.”
Ji Lin: “…”
After hesitating, he ultimately boarded the pirate ship captained by Yun Youyou.
An e-bike offered only so much room. This was the first time the two of them had been so close.
The evening breeze lifted strands of soft hair, which faintly brushed the black shirt behind her.
Before they set out, Ji Lin suddenly remembered something.
“Isn’t it illegal to carry a passenger on an e-bike?”
Yun Youyou handed Ji Lin the helmet, her answer racing along the edge of the law.
“There’s only one person on this bike.”
“…”
Technically, she was not wrong.
Yun Youyou had great skills and even greater ghostly courage. “The law says you can’t carry a person. It never says you can’t carry a ghost.”
No one in the world had probably ever ridden an e-bike driven by a ghost.
Ji Lin had become the first person to try it.
The little e-bike traveled smoothly down the road.
Yun Youyou grew bored and casually found a topic.
“You’ve probably never ridden one of these before, right?”
Ji Lin’s answer surprised her.
“I have. In high school, Wang Yuanyou said he’d give me a ride.”
Yun Youyou asked, “Then what happened?”
Remembering the past made Ji Lin’s expression darken considerably.
“Then he crashed with me on the back. I broke a bone and spent two months in bed.”
Yun Youyou’s gaze immediately filled with sympathy.
No wonder he seemed so resistant. Wang Yuanyou had traumatized him.
Yun Youyou brimmed with confidence.
“Don’t worry. I drive much better than Wang Yuanyou.”
That line sounded far too familiar. The Wang Yuanyou in Ji Lin’s memory had been equally confident, and the result had been…
Fortunately, Yun Youyou was much more reliable than Wang Yuanyou.
It was a sweltering summer night, but the evening breeze brought a trace of coolness.
Ji Lin had never experienced anything like this before, but it seemed… not bad.
Yun Youyou savored the thrill of racing through the wind.
She might have been riding only a little e-bike, but she somehow made herself feel like a professional racer.
Another red light appeared.
Yun Youyou obediently stopped and became a model law-abiding citizen.
A sudden roar broke the quiet street, followed by deafening dance music.
Yun Youyou and Ji Lin looked back at the same time.
Four or five modified motorcycles approached. Their dazzling multicolored lights and speeds faster than cars advertised the riders’ unique Shamate identities.
Yun Youyou would have called them noise manufacturers, or perhaps sleep destroyers.
Whenever they appeared, the entire road lost all peace.
Still, every young person had a reckless phase. She could understand.
Yun Youyou thoughtfully shifted to the side and left space for them.
They raced over and stopped beside her.
“Across the boundless horizoooon…”
The noisy music made Ji Lin frown.
The group of yellow- and green-haired Shamate punks also noticed their strange pairing.
One yellow-haired rider whistled and winked at Ji Lin.
“Yo, lucky bastard. A gorgeous woman is giving you a ride.”
Ji Lin remained cold-faced and silent.
Sensing that he was not someone to provoke, the yellow-haired rider tucked in his neck and turned to Yun Youyou.
“Hey, gorgeous. Can I get your contact info?”
His shameless grin made Ji Lin’s expression even colder.
“No–”
Ji Lin managed only one word before Yun Youyou began her performance.
She looked around in confusion, then widened her eyes and pointed at herself.
“Are you talking to me?”
The yellow-haired rider found that strange. “Who else would I be talking to?”
Yun Youyou smiled shyly. “I just came back from Thailand. I still haven’t adjusted to my new identity.”
The rider nearly toppled his motorcycle in fright. His voice rose to a piercing shriek.
“What? You’re trans?!”
Yun Youyou smiled and nodded. “It looks like my surgery was very successful.”
The yellow-haired rider was profoundly shaken.
After a long silence, he looked at Ji Lin with admiration.
“Never expected you to be into that type, bro. You’ve got pretty unusual tastes.”
Ji Lin’s cold expression vanished, replaced by a faint smile around his eyes.
“Mm. Exactly my type.”