Chapter 148 You Go Stand in the Corner Too

On a ring road in Beiyang City, Huaxia, a pure black Porsche 918 was cruising smoothly.

Inside the car, the excitement on Cen An'an's face had still not faded away. "Brother-in-law, you were really, really, really so cool just now! How on earth did you pull off those moves?"

"Of course I used my hands..." Xue Tian'ai replied, giving an answer that had nothing to do with the question while keeping his eyes on the road.

"Brother-in-law, do you think I can do that?" Cen An'an asked, looking at Xue Tian'ai with a face full of anticipation.

"No!" Xue Tian'ai's reply was extremely blunt.

"Come on, Brother-in-law, do you have to crush my hopes so thoroughly?" Cen An'an puffed up her cheeks in anger, put her hands on her hips, and glared unhappily at Xue Tian'ai.

"I'm just speaking the truth..."

"Hmph..." Cen An'an pouted her little lips with dissatisfaction and let out a huff. Then, the expression on her face changed instantly, and she looked at Xue Tian'ai pleadingly. "Brother-in-law, if you teach me, can I do it then?"

"No!" Xue Tian'ai's answer remained utterly succinct.

"Do you look down on me that much, Brother-in-law? My IQ is extremely high. As long as you teach me, I will definitely—"

"Still no. This kind of thing has nothing to do with how high your IQ is. Besides, I have no intention of teaching you how to street race in the first place," Xue Tian'ai refused once again.

Xue Tian'ai could teach Cen An'an some necessary self-defense against perverts, some cooking skills, or even other things, but street racing was something he would never, ever teach her.

The racing skills Xue Tian'ai possessed were definitely not something an ordinary person could master. Because his driving skills were life-saving techniques forged and squeezed out from the brink of life and death, rather than flashy performances practiced just to cope with competitions.

On top of that, street racing was inherently one of the most dangerous extreme sports. Cen An'an was not the type of person who lived life on the edge and could risk her life at any moment like Xue Tian'ai. Moreover, judging by her behavior, it seemed she was just suddenly acting on a whim. Therefore, no matter what, Xue Tian'ai could not teach Cen An'an how to street race.

"Good brother-in-law... Please just teach me... I promise I won't hold you back..." Cen An'an's pleading look intensified. She stared eagerly at Xue Tian'ai from the passenger seat, reached out her little hands, and gently shook his arm.

"No! Absolutely not!"

"Brother-in-law~~~~~" Cen An'an called out in a spoiled, babyish voice.

"It won't work. Acting cute is useless. I said no, so I mean no...!" Xue Tian'ai's attitude at this moment was exceptionally resolute.

As soon as Xue Tian'ai finished those words, Cen An'an unexpectedly fell silent. However, this silence did not last long. Soon, Cen An'an rubbed her eyes with her two little pink fists and began to cry out with feigned grievance:

"Wuuu wuuu... Brother-in-law, you've already seen my entire body, yet you won't take responsibility... And you won't even teach me how to drive... Wuuu wuuu, Brother-in-law, you big scumbag..."

"How on earth did I see..." Xue Tian'ai was ready to retort right on the spot...

However, the snowy-white, flawless, completely naked bodies of two women suddenly flashed through his mind, along with the somewhat ambiguous, hazy steam in the bathroom, and those plump little white rabbits, those little steamed buns...

Damn it to hell!!! It seemed he really had seen his sister-in-law completely bare... And of course, along with her, his wife Qin Mengxue had also been seen from head to toe...

Xue Tian'ai's words abruptly cut off right there. By this time, his face was covered with a series of black lines... What kind of absurd situation was this... And furthermore, why hadn't he looked just a little bit closer back then?!

"Wuuu wuuu wuuu wuuu... Big scumbag... Refusing to teach me how to drive..." Seeming to notice a hint of effect, Cen An'an intensified her "aggrieved sobbing" even more cheerfully.

"Fine, fine, I'll teach you, alright..." Xue Tian'ai said with extreme helplessness.

However, although Xue Tian'ai agreed verbally, it was merely a delaying tactic for the moment. He knew that if he didn't agree tonight, this sister-in-law of his would pester him endlessly without stopping...

So he would just agree first and brush her off with various excuses later... Besides, maybe Cen An'an was just running on a three-minute burst of enthusiasm and would forget all about it in a couple of days...

"Oh yeah! I knew you were the best to me, Brother-in-law!" The grievance and sorrow on Cen An'an's face vanished instantly, replaced by an uncontrollable wave of excitement and the smug little expression of someone whose scheme had succeeded.

Although he had no intention of teaching Cen An'an how to street race, Xue Tian'ai upheld the principle that if you're going to act, you must do it thoroughly, so he earnestly exhorted her: "Even though I've promised to teach you how to race, you have to promise me that even after you learn, you are never allowed to come to underground racing tracks like this alone to mess around, and you are certainly not allowed to participate in races..."

"Don't worry, Brother-in-law, that goes without saying! If I ever want to come, I'll definitely drag you along with me..." Having experienced tonight's harassment by Guogou, it was even less likely for Cen An'an to come to a place like this alone. Besides, her brother-in-law was so handsome, and she had even bragged to people at school that he was her boyfriend—how could she possibly not bring her brother-in-law along with her next time...

"Right, didn't you say you bet fifty thousand on our total victory? How much money did you end up making?" Xue Tian'ai didn't want to dwell on the previous topic any longer and naturally brought up this question.

"Oh right, right, right, right... Brother-in-law, let me tell you, tonight I truly experienced the bliss of turning fifty thousand into a million..." Mentioning this, Cen An'an's eyes lit up instantly, and her little mouth started chattering excitedly without stopping...

Xue Tian'ai wasn't overly excited. He just kept driving while listening with a faint smile to Cen An'an's immensely thrilled recount...

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Meanwhile, the Hongyang Villa Complex in Beiyang City!

Since it was already the dead of night, almost all the lights across the entire villa complex had been turned off, leaving only a few bright streetlamps shining to illuminate the path for those who had yet to return home.

However, there were still a few villas with lonely lights left on, and Villa Number Three was one of them.

Qin Mengxue had already finished her work and was standing in front of the study window holding a cup of hot tea. Her gaze was fixed on the main gate of the courtyard of Villa Number Three, her beautiful and charming face carrying a trace of fatigue as well as a hint of lingering concern.

"Sigh!" Qin Mengxue let out a heavy sigh. Had she known that Tian'ai and An'an would be out playing for such a long time, she might as well have gone along with them from the very start, sparing herself this lingering worry.

Fortunately, Xue Tian'ai was with her, so there shouldn't be any safety issues whatsoever. This thought brought Qin Mengxue a great deal of relief and comfort...

Right at that moment, the ringing of a telephone suddenly shattered the tranquility unique to the night inside the study.

Believing it to be the call from Xue Tian'ai she had been waiting for, Qin Mengxue hurriedly picked up the phone and demanded somewhat irritably before the caller could even speak, "When on earth are you two coming back? Are you coming back at all?!"

The person on the other end of the line paused slightly, then said with a gratified tone, "Xiaoxue, I never expected you to miss your mom and dad this much. I am truly so touched!"

Hearing this voice, Qin Mengxue froze completely. She blankly pulled the smartphone away from her ear and looked at the caller ID displayed on the screen...

"Dad...???"

"Huh? You're calling me Dad, why are you still phrasing it as a question?" Qin Wanlan on the other end of the line was clearly also a bit bewildered. Why did his daughter's tone sound so strange for both of her sentences tonight?

"Ah... It's nothing... Tian'ai and An'an went out to play, and I thought the two of them were the ones calling me," Qin Mengxue replied truthfully.

"So that's how it is. Xiao'ai took An'an out to play..." Qin Wanlan nodded thoughtfully on the other end of the line, then suddenly shifted his tone and said with a mischievous chuckle, "Oh?? Not bad at all! The relationship between you two young folks is getting better and better... You're even calling him Tian'ai now..."

"..." Hearing her old man's teasing remark, Qin Mengxue's face turned red instantly, and she gave a shy, delicate snort of protest. "Dad~ Let's drop that for now. Why are you calling me so late?"

"It's nothing major, really. Just that your mom and I are heading back to Beiyang tomorrow. Our flight arrives tomorrow afternoon. You, Xiao'ai, and An'an remember to come pick us old folks up. Don't leave us two lonely seniors waiting bitterly in the cold wind..." Qin Wanlan started off speaking in a normal tone, but the more he talked, the more pitiful he sounded...

"Got it, got it, we will definitely go pick you up. Besides, it's early summer right now, where on earth would there be any cold wind..." Qin Mengxue said with some resignation, seemingly accustomed to her father's occasional child-like behavior.

Just at that moment, however, a pair of bright headlights suddenly pierced into Qin Mengxue's field of vision, accompanied by the low rumble of an engine drawing closer and closer to Villa Number Three. The car then drove right into the courtyard of Villa Number Three and came to a halt.

"Tian'ai and An'an are back, I'm hanging up now," Qin Mengxue felt a surge of joy and, without even giving her old man a chance to reply, hung up the phone directly and turned to walk downstairs.

At this moment, Cen An'an's face was still beaming with excitement. As she unlocked the door, she was chattering animatedly to Xue Tian'ai about what had happened at school, completely oblivious to the severity of the crisis awaiting her...

The door was pushed open by Cen An'an, and then her expression froze in an instant... Xue Tian'ai looked with a mixture of helplessness at the petrified Cen An'an...

"Having a great time, are we?" Qin Mengxue stood by the doorway with her arms crossed, looking coldly at Cen An'an.

"Sis... Sister, it's so late already, why haven't you gone to sleep yet? Didn't I tell you to get plenty of rest? If you don't rest well, your skin condition will get worse..." Regaining her senses, Cen An'an put on a cheesy smile and hurriedly scurried over.

"Save the extra words! Go stand facing the wall in the corner right now!" Qin Mengxue's pretty face was currently covered in a layer of frost.

"Okay~" Knowing she was in the wrong, Cen An'an instantly wilted and obediently went to find a corner to stand at attention...

Watching this scene, Xue Tian'ai shook his head helplessly as well, lifted his foot, and prepared to head upstairs. "You two sisters chat slowly, I'm heading up to bed first..."

"You... You stay right there... Who told you to go to sleep?"

"What is it, Wife?"

"You go find a corner to stand and reflect too!" Qin Mengxue pointed unflinchingly at the corner where Cen An'an was standing and declared with absolute determination.

Xue Tian'ai froze on the spot... Why on earth was he being made to stand in the corner? He hadn't done anything wrong...

"Although the mastermind is detestable, the accomplice's behavior is even more egregious, so you're going to stand in the corner too!" Qin Mengxue said indifferently, as if seeing right through Xue Tian'ai's confusion.

"Huh???????" Xue Tian'ai's jaw nearly dropped all the way to the floor...