âUncle Li, let me be honest with you. Youâre my special friend. Even if you donât want to give me face, do it on my fatherâs account.â Qi Shaoyuan hastily interjected.
âThis...â
The middle-aged man fell silent for a moment before he sighed helplessly. âNanyuan, itâs not that Uncle Li doesnât want to give you or your father face. Those are the rules of the organization...â
Qi Shaoyuan was speechless...
âAlright then. Sorry for troubling you, Uncle Li.â Qi Shaoyuan had to leave.
âHold on.â The middle-aged man suddenly stopped Qi Shaoyuan.
Qi Shaoyuan was delighted. âUncle Li, is there anything to discuss?â
The middle-aged man shook his head. âThere is no room for discussion. I just wanted to ask you something. Whatâs the name of the foreign racer who was banned from competing? I have to write down his name and ban him from appearing on the track.â
The corners of Qi Shaoyuanâs mouth twitched. âI donât know...â
He had promised Boss not to reveal her identity.
...
Later, in the Presidentâs office...
âDad, Iâm begging you. Give me some face...â Qi Shaoyuan gazed at his father with a fawning smile.
âYou?â The man frowned.
âDad, youâre not giving me face. Just act like youâre giving me face. Youâre a really good friend...â Qi Shaoyuan quipped.
âImpossible,â President Qi replied dully. âNo other racer in this country would be able to qualify for the competition, let alone establish their own team. This is forbidden.â
âDad...â
âGet out!â President Qi snapped impatiently.
âOh...â
...
After Qi Shaoyuan left, the middle-aged man named Uncle Li walked into the Presidentâs office with a smile.
âPresident Qi, Shaoyuan has been looking for me,â replied the middle-aged man.
âHe has nothing to do all day. Donât pay attention to him,â President Qi replied.
âOh yeah. How is the new team?â President Qi asked.
The middle-aged man nodded and replied, âEverythingâs going smoothly. This yearâs international competition will be held in our country. Many good racers want to participate, but... there is a huge gap between us and the top teams overseas.â
President Qi fell silent.
âFor instance, the top teams in the racing industry are too strong. Itâs a pity that there arenât any racers like Lang Mang or the Death Knight. Otherwise, we wouldnât have been so passive.â The middle-aged man sighed heavily.
âItâs unrealistic.â President Qi put down the document in his hand and glanced at the middle-aged man. âYou might as well say that there is no racer like Yeva in the racing industry.â
The middle-aged man chuckled in amusement. âPresident, I wouldnât dare think about it... I can only think of someone like Lang Mang or the Death Knight. As for Yeva, I shall forget about her.â
âThatâs weird.â President Qi entered a reverie. âA racer like Yeva is very strong and capable. How could she suddenly vanish?â President Qi was puzzled.
However, the middle-aged man didnât seem surprised. âPerhaps she earned enough money. Besides, I heard that she suffered some injuries. That may be the reason why, but itâs a pity no matter what. If such a treasure was in this country, I wouldnât allow her to retire even if I had to kneel down and beg.â
âYou? Kneel?â President Qi glanced at the middle-aged man and replied, âEven I would kneel.â