Chapter 65
Chapter 65: Picking Up the Car
Bang—!
As colorful confetti burst in front of him, Lin Shen experienced for the first time the emotional impact such gestures could have.
His whole body felt comfortable, with gentle contentment mixed with subtle joy.
“Thank you.”
Lin Shen smiled and shook hands with Li Mo, then stood aside waiting for him to remove the balloons and promotional boards around the car.
Just then, he spotted a familiar figure from the corner of the lobby.
“Manager Zhang, please take your contract.”
The female sales associate sitting on the sofa handed the contract to the middle-aged man in front of her with both hands, leaning forward with an extremely seductive smile.
“Congratulations on becoming our esteemed Land Rover owner! Would you like me to take you for a test drive?”
“No need.”
The sales associate kept crossing and uncrossing her black-stockinged legs under her tight skirt, making suggestive expressions, her intentions quite obvious.
But the middle-aged man completely ignored her hints and stood up to leave.
Just then, a surprised voice came from nearby.
“You’re Brother Zhang, right?”
?
Zhang Guodong turned to look, and seeing Lin Shen, he was stunned for a moment before his face filled with surprise.
“Lin Shen!?”
“Yeah.”
Lin Shen smiled and extended his right hand.
“I saw you from far away and thought I was mistaken. I didn’t expect to run into you again after parting at the basketball court.”
“What a coincidence!”
Zhang Guodong quickly shook Lin Shen’s hand, delighted.
He really hadn’t expected that the young man he’d met while casually playing basketball at a residential complex would turn up at a 4S dealership!
“Are you here to look at cars?”
“I’m here to pick up my car.”
Lin Shen held up the flowers in his hand, making Zhang Guodong genuinely happy for him.
“Congratulations! I didn’t expect someone as young as you to be able to afford a Land Rover. You’ve got a bright future ahead!”
“I’m not getting a Land Rover.”
Lin Shen pointed toward his beloved car in the pickup area.
“It’s a Jaguar.”
“Oh?”
Zhang Guodong looked in the direction Lin Shen indicated, then his eyes widened.
“Isn’t that Jaguar the one I originally ordered?”
Huh?
Zhang Guodong’s words completely confused Lin Shen.
He knew he’d been able to get his car so quickly entirely thanks to some big boss canceling their original order.
But that unlucky guy turned out to be Zhang Guodong?
Lin Shen suddenly felt a strange sense of “it’s a small world” absurdity.
Such a coincidental thing had actually happened to him?
“It really is!”
After walking around Lin Shen’s new car for a while, Zhang Guodong looked at him with amazement and admiration.
“I originally ordered this car, but after playing basketball with you, I felt I should fulfill a long-held dream of mine.”
“So I canceled the Jaguar order and got the Land Rover I’d been dreaming of. Then my salesperson said the fully-loaded Jaguar XFL I’d customized had already been sold.”
“I never imagined the buyer would be you!”
“I didn’t expect it either.”
Lin Shen chuckled, feeling as if fate itself was pulling them together.
“Who would have thought the guy I played basketball with was a big boss.”
“Ah, I’m no big boss, just doing some small business here in Shanghai.”
Zhang Guodong stepped forward and patted Lin Shen’s shoulder affectionately.
“You’re the impressive one, being able to afford a four or five hundred thousand yuan car at such a young age.”
“I bought it with a loan.”
Lin Shen said modestly, but Zhang Guodong laughed heartily.
“That’s still pretty impressive! The down payment on this Jaguar XFL must be at least two hundred thousand, right? For a young person like you to come up with two hundred thousand is no easy feat.”
“Since fate has brought us together like this, how about we add each other on WeChat? I missed the chance at the basketball court last time—you can’t refuse me this time!”
“No problem.”
Lin Shen readily agreed, and after adding Zhang Guodong as a WeChat friend, they chatted for a few more minutes.
“I’m leaving Shanghai for Beijing soon. If you ever visit, make sure to contact me—I’ll be your host!”
“Sure.”
After waving goodbye to Zhang Guodong, Lin Shen felt amazed by the turn of events.
Sometimes when fate strikes, networking connections don’t require active cultivation—they just come to you.
Lin Shen had a feeling he’d cross paths with Zhang Guodong again in the future.
“Mr. Lin, we’re giving you a tank of premium gas as a gift. Have a safe journey!”
“Thanks.”
At 3 PM, Lin Shen finally sat in the driver’s seat of his dream Jaguar XFL.
He adjusted the seat and turned on the air conditioning.
With both hands on the smooth, soft leather steering wheel, Lin Shen joyfully caressed the interior like he was touching his girlfriend.
For guys, cars were like beloved mistresses.
Lin Shen pressed the start button, and the engine’s roar made his heart race.
Crystal gear shifter, light pressure on the gas pedal.
Under Li Mo’s watchful eye, Lin Shen drove away from the 4S dealership.
Trees on both sides of the road flashed by quickly, and tall buildings were left behind.
Lin Shen carefully drove his beloved car, afraid of making any mistakes.
Fortunately, the four-hundred-thousand-yuan car’s driving experience and handling were incredibly smooth.
Plus, there were few vehicles in Shanghai’s suburbs, which gradually made Lin Shen bolder.
He tried pressing the gas pedal harder to increase speed, feeling the heart-pounding tension and excitement.
Finally, he couldn’t help but cheer.
“Woohoo!”
After fully experiencing the Jaguar XFL’s driving performance, Lin Shen drove back to his residential complex and first had security register his license plate.
He had already rented a parking space in the complex in advance, so he quickly got clearance.
After parking downstairs, Lin Shen sat in the car for a long time, unable to calm down.
He took out his phone and photographed the view straight ahead from the steering wheel, thinking about posting to his social media to share his joy about picking up his new car.
But after thinking it over, Lin Shen decided against it, instead just posting the photo to his university roommate group chat.
The response came quickly.
[Zhao Ye: ?]
[Guo Haoran: ?]
[Qi Junxian: ?]
Seeing the three synchronized question marks, Lin Shen’s lips curved upward.
[Lin Shen: Brothers, I picked up my car!]
[Zhao Ye: Holy shit, dude! A Jaguar? Which model?]
[Lin Shen: XFL]
[Qi Junxian: Jaguar XFL, official price 499,800 yuan.]
[Guo Haoran: ???]
[Guo Haoran: You bought a half-million yuan car? Did you rob a bank?]
[Lin Shen: Not half a million—with discounts it was only around four hundred thousand.]
[Zhao Ye: What do you mean “only”! Where exactly are you making your fortune? Can you bring your brothers along?]
[Lin Shen: Once I’m more established.]
Lin Shen smiled knowingly, because he knew only these friends would genuinely congratulate him on his new car.
As for his mixed bag of WeChat contacts, he wasn’t sure if it might provoke jealousy or even cause trouble.
“I’ll show off my wealth when I’m truly rich.”
After getting out of the car, Lin Shen kept looking at his Jaguar XFL, reluctant to go upstairs