The group consisted of five people in total.
Standing in the middle was a tall man.
Muscles bulged slightly beneath his white tank top.
He looked like someone who spent a lot of time at the gym year-round.
He wore black casual pants on his lower half; although the brand wasn't obvious, the material and luster of the fabric indicated they were anything but ordinary.
He had a square face.
He appeared to be around thirty years old.
As he approached, he came to a stop in front of Su Xi and said with a smile, "Xixi, why didn't you tell me you were coming here? If I hadn't happened to be here and spotted you, I wouldn't have known you'd arrived."
"It's nothing... I just felt like playing around on a whim, so I came."
Su Xi's expression was very flat.
"Oh?"
The square-faced man's gaze fell upon Zhou Xing, and then he subtly sized up the white mclaren behind him, as well as its license plate.
"This brother looks a bit unfamiliar..."
The smile on the square-faced man's face remained unchanged as he looked at Su Xi and said, "Xixi, is this a new friend you just made? Won't you introduce us?"
"He's not my friend; he's my new boss."
Su Xi's face remained calm, though her words betrayed a hint of impatience.
"Your new boss?"
The square-faced man's expression changed, and then he asked, "Weren't you working at SoftBank China, the place your dad introduced you to? Why did you suddenly change jobs? How come I didn't know?"
"Is it necessary for me to report everything to you?"
Su Xi finally couldn't take it anymore. "Li Guoxing, you're not anyone to me. Do I need your permission to change jobs?"
"Xixi... I'm just following your grandfather's instructions to keep an eye on you."
Li Guoxing still had a smile on his face as he said, "After all, you have a lively personality and haven't seen the sinister side of society since you were a child. You're still a flower in a greenhouse, too naive... easily deceived."
"It doesn't hurt for me to understand the situation. Besides, you were doing fine at SoftBank, but then you suddenly jump ship... to someone we don't even know. What if it's some shady person?"
"Wouldn't you be the one suffering a huge loss then?"
Upon hearing this, a hint of anger appeared on Su Xi's face. "My grandfather is my grandfather, and I am me. It's one thing for my family to care about me, but it has absolutely nothing to do with you!"
"And let me warn you once: this is my boss, not some'shady person' as you put it."
"His abilities are far greater than yours. Instead of wasting time worrying about me, you should mind your own business."
Su Xi's words didn't save him any face at all.
Li Guoxing's overwhelming sense of superiority and the way he casually insulted her boss under the guise of being 'good for her' disgusted her to the core.
Li Guoxing glanced at Zhou Xing, a flicker of disdain flashing in his eyes before he immediately regained his smile.
He didn't continue arguing with Su Xi but instead approached Zhou Xing. "Brother, let's get acquainted. I'm Li Guoxing. You look like a fresh face; you're probably not a local, right? But to be able to get a Shanghai A license plate, you've got some ability."
"We're not from the same circle anyway, so there's no need to get acquainted."
Zhou Xing gave him a faint glance.
He had heard Li Guoxing's words just now very clearly.
On the surface, the man was cautioning Su Xi.
In reality, his words were barbed and aimed directly at him.
Pointing out the license plate...
...also proved that he wasn't afraid of such a thing at all; the man had plenty of confidence.
His background was likely extraordinary as well.
Combined with his name, Zhou Xing understood immediately.
However... just because others were afraid...
...didn't mean Zhou Xing was afraid.
Among the locals in Shanghai, there really weren't many who could suppress him.
Did they think his father's Heavy Industry Group was made of mud?
Li Guoxing wasn't qualified!
The smile on Li Guoxing's face instantly froze.
His eyes, which had been smiling, also turned cold.
Zhou Xing turned directly to Su Xi and said, "You guys talk, I'm going for a few more laps."
Then, without looking back, he got into the car, started it, and sped off toward the track.
He couldn't be bothered to get involved in their business.
Whatever was going on between Su Xi and Li Guoxing was their business and had nothing to do with him.
"Brother Li, it seems your reputation isn't working today."
"Yeah... he doesn't seem to care who you are at all. I didn't expect that a local big shot like Brother Li would have a day where he's looked down upon."
"Newborn calves aren't afraid of tigers. He's not a Shanghai local, his plate is five sixes, and he's so young—it's normal to have a bit of a temper."
The people around Li Guoxing spoke up with laughs.
They looked at Li Guoxing with eyes full of mockery.
Listening to their laughter, Li Guoxing's gaze landed on the white mclaren on the track.
His expression was somewhat gloomy.
He stroked his chin. "Indeed... it's been a long time since someone has failed to give me face like this."
Li Guoxing immediately turned around and walked toward his parked black Porsche 911 GT3 RS.
"Li Guoxing, what are you going to do!"
Seeing that something was wrong, Su Xi immediately wanted to step forward, but the several young men accompanying Li Guoxing blocked her path. They said with grinning faces, "Xixi, don't get involved in this. Brother Li just wants to get to know him, nothing else!"
"Get out of my way!"
Su Xi shouted angrily, but these people remained motionless. No matter which direction she tried to go, she was blocked by an invisible human wall formed by them.
It was difficult to take even a single step forward.
"Li Guoxing, I'm warning you, if you dare to act recklessly, I'm not done with you! This is my boss, and he just got his driver's license a few days ago. If anything happens, I definitely won't forgive you!"
Su Xi was beyond furious.
Li Guoxing, however, seemed to turn a deaf ear and sat inside the porsche.
The car started.
Turning into a bolt of black lightning, it lunged onto the track... Zhou Xing was driving, looking at the curve ahead, and subconsciously tapped the brakes.
After a few laps, the carbon-ceramic brakes were already hot and performing at their best.
His speed quickly dropped.
Whoosh!
Swoosh!
A black car sped past him.
It was extremely fast, with no intention of slowing down at all.
And it was sticking extremely close.
Zhou Xing subconsciously jerked the steering wheel to the side and then slammed on the brakes to bring the car to a halt.
The car almost flew off the track.
Zhou Xing stared at the porsche ahead, his gaze carrying a hint of coldness.
The porsche, however, seemed to be intentionally provocative.
Seeing Zhou Xing's car come to a stop, it also slowed down and then stopped right there.
Zhou Xing stepped on the gas again, and the car returned to the track.
The porsche also began to move slowly, driving side-by-side with him, leading by only about one-fifth of a car length, with both sides extremely close.
There was less than ten centimeters between them; if Zhou Xing tilted the steering wheel even slightly, they would collide.
Zhou Xing stepped on the brakes, dropping his speed to thirty or forty.
The porsche followed suit, dropping to thirty or forty as well.
"Damn it!"
Zhou Xing spat out a curse coldly, and then he jerked the steering wheel to the left.
Bang!
The front of the mclaren slammed hard into the porsche's door.