Gu Chenxiao stared into her eyes with a rhetorical question, "Aren't you?"
Song Yan was caught off guard for a moment.
For a time, she even had a strange illusion.
But she quickly regained her senses.
Even if the repair costs for his luxury car were expensive and it pained her, she wouldn't dodge the bill.
Besides, she had never intended to flee.
Paying for the damages was only fair; there had just been some misunderstandings.
Did he really have to portray her in such an unflattering light?!
Just as she was thinking about how to fight back, Gu Chenxiao spoke, "Leave your car with me for now. When you've paid for the repairs, I'll return your car."
Song Yan had an incredulous look on her face, "That's completely unreasonable! What if you take off with my car?"
She was using the tactic he had just used on her, right back at him.
If he didn't trust her, she naturally had reason to question him.
Why should he be allowed to suspect her of being irresponsible, while she was expected to trust him unconditionally in the face of his absurd demands?
However, the response she got was a nonchalant, "Then call the police."
Song Yan: "..."
The confidence that had just surged within her was quashed by those four words.
Taking a deep breath, Song Yan tried to maintain a calm demeanor.
She proposed again, "Then I'll pay the repair costs up front. How much do you think it will cost to fix the car? I'll give you double that amount!"
That should leave him with nothing to say, right?
But the man still disagreed.
He said, "That won't do. I don't make a living off of this. Apart from the repair costs, I won't take a penny more."
"..."
Song Yan was now one hundred percent sure that this bastard was just looking for trouble.
This won't do, that won't do.
And not offering her a third option.
But what could she do when she was in the wrong to begin with?
Damn, to be so firmly caught in his grip!
Not wanting to stir up more trouble, Song Yan ultimately had no choice but to hand over her car keys.
Since she couldn't drive the car, it seemed she would have to find another way home tonight.
As she was leaving, he looked at Song Yan deeply, his tone laced with sarcasm, "That boyfriend of yours who was in a car accident, he wasn't hit by you, was he?"
"?"
Song Yan was initially slow to catch on.
By the time she came to her senses and understood, Chenxiao had already got into the car and driven off.
Leaving Song Yan standing alone, engulfed in exhaust fumes.
She made a bold vow on the spot, "Madame will hit you once for every time I see you!"
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Gu Chenxiao looked down at his phone.
A video was playing on it.
This was the second time he had watched it tonight.
The video had been retrieved from the dash cam by the driver while he was waiting for Chenxiao.
It fully captured how Song Yan had scraped his car.
In the video, a woman wearing a black strapless dress and high heels got into her car, and not long after, the white Porsche audaciously scraped up against his car.
Gu Chenxiao rubbed his temples, his eyes darkening.
Very well.
Driving when she knew full well how terrible she was was one thing, but driving in high heels was adding insult to injury.
The video continued to play.
Then he saw the woman in the black dress get out of her car, walk over to his, and give it a kick.
This kick was an unexpected move indeed.
Suddenly, a burst of laughter came from behind him.
The driver looked back through the rearview mirror just in time to see the man in the back seat gazing out the window. The icy and solemn profile unexpectedly softened into a slight smile...