The young man wiped his runny nose.

"Bro! I'm in love with her!"

"Then go after her. Shangjing University isn't going anywhere."

"Here's the thing, bro. We agreed to apply for the same program, but some bastard in our class changed my application to New Oriental. Now my girl got accepted, and she's gone, taken the high-speed train. She says a long-distance relationship is no problem, but I'm scared, bro! I've seen so many of those short-form videos where the boyfriend's on the phone, and his girlfriend is off doing her own thing on the other end!"

Xia Liang deeply agreed. He'd even had the pleasure of… viewing "resources" on the topic. Indeed, trying to maintain a long-distance relationship these days was asking for trouble. Any couple that actually made it must have accumulated some serious karma in their past lives; most of them ended in failure.

"You have to look on the bright side. What if your girlfriend stays completely faithful, right? Alright, alright, hurry up and cancel the ride. I've got other fares to pick up."

Xia Liang tried hard to push the young man away. Having another guy cling to your leg, sobbing his heart out in the middle of the street, was frankly unnerving.

"Bro! Help me!"

"How am I supposed to help you? I'm just a rideshare driver."

The young man wiped away his tears.

"Bro, you're riding a motorcycle, aren't you? The high-speed train hasn't left yet. Once it starts moving, we can chase it on the parallel road. I'll unfold my homemade banner, and someone is bound to record a video and upload it. That way, everyone will know she's my girlfriend, and it'll be hard for her to break up with me even if she wants to later."

"Holy shit! How could you even think of a plan that deranged?" Furious, Xia Liang smacked him on the back of the head.

"The girl at least said she was fine with a long-distance relationship. But you? You're over here cooking up schemes to trap your own girlfriend."

The young man jutted his chin out defiantly. "If she really loves me, then this is just a romantic grand gesture. What's so scheming about that?"

Xia Liang considered it. He kind of has a point.

"I get your logic, but asking me to chase a high-speed train on a motorcycle is a bit much. Do you have any idea how fast that thing goes? Three hundred kilometers per hour! Three hundred! You just flap your lips and expect me to pull that off? Have you considered my feelings in all this?"

The young man started wailing again.

"Bro, please! I'll give you a five-star review afterward! I'll send a commendation banner to your company! Besides, the high-speed train isn't that fast when it's just starting out!"

Halfway through his crying, he suddenly stopped and stared at Xia Liang's face.

"Holy shit! Bro, are you the Black Flash? Why are you on a little motorcycle instead of your BMW? There's a rumor that if you become a passenger of yours, you'll grant them one wish. Bro, can you make mine come true?"

[Ding—Congratulations to the Host for triggering the mission: For Love.]

[Mission Description: Strive for the sake of the young man's love.]

[Mission Reward: 100,000 mu of land in the Qingyun Suburbs, 40 Work Points.]

Even with the mission triggered, Xia Liang's tone was gruff. "Let me ask you one thing. Do you really love her?"

What the hell am I going to do with 100,000 mu of land, anyway?

"I do! Besides her parents, I'm the one who loves her most! We were born neighbors, we were deskmates in kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, and even high school. I'll marry her or no one!"

So they're actually childhood sweethearts.

"Fine. You don't look like you're lying. Sigh, I'll help you out. But you listen to me, kid. If you ever cheat on her, I swear I'll flay you alive."

Seeing Xia Liang agree, the young man was so overjoyed that snot bubbles practically burst from his nose.

The young man's concerns were not without reason. The shameless classmate he mentioned, the one who tampered with his application, had also gotten into a university in the Imperial Capital. That guy had been coveting his girlfriend for a long time. He had gone to great lengths to snag the seat next to her on the train. The shameless guy pretended it was a chance encounter, exclaiming in feigned surprise as he stored his luggage.

"What a coincidence, you're on this train too?"

His girlfriend offered a polite smile but didn't answer. She was already aware of his interest in her. With her heart already taken by her true love, she had no desire to interact with this despicable person. Furthermore, she strongly suspected he was the one who had changed her boyfriend's application, though she had no proof. It was absurd. How could a top student guaranteed to score over 680 on the college entrance exams possibly choose to go to New Oriental?

The high-speed train slowly pulled away from the station. Staring at the familiar city streets, the girlfriend sighed. She could only pray the relevant authorities would investigate properly and give her boyfriend the justice he deserved.

"Everyone who gets into Imperial Capital University is the cream of the crop. Since we're classmates from the same hometown, we should keep in touch. As it happens, I have a relative in the Imperial Capital with a lot of connections. If you ever run into any trouble, don't hesitate to ask."

The shameless bastard put on a gentlemanly act. As he spoke, he nonchalantly flashed the OMEGA watch on his wrist.

"Thank you for the kind offer." The girlfriend's smile remained polite but distant.

"Sigh, I never realized he was so interested in the culinary arts. Hahaha, when the holidays come, we should visit him together at New North."

The shameless lout tried his best not to laugh out loud. In school, his grades were always second best; he could never surpass him.

And look at him now. Off to New Oriental to learn how to flip a wok, wasn't he?

From now on, your girlfriend is mine for the taking!

「Meanwhile, on the road...」

"Bro! This is a Black Knight, not a little scooter! Can't we go any faster?"

"How the hell was I supposed to know about the roadwork? The traffic from the highway next to the tracks is all being diverted here. What do you want me to do?"

"But if we go any slower, the train is going to pick up speed!"

"Can you shut up for a second? I'm trying to think!"

Xia Liang was at his wit's end, too. Having decided to help the young man, he was naturally going to give it his all. But life was full of surprises, and there was always some sudden incident. The cars were now bumper to bumper, without a single gap.

"Sigh, you're forcing my hand. Hey, you, hold on tight!"

VROOOM—

Xia Liang spun the bike around. The deafening roar of the Black Knight drew the attention of everyone nearby. An instant later, it charged directly onto the adjacent green belt and sped off.

"Bro! What the hell are you doing?"

"This is all for you! The shortest path now is straight through Yongle Park. We can blast out the north gate and bypass the construction zone."

"Huh? Through Yongle Park? It's full of artificial lakes and hills in there! Bro, you can't be serious!"

The Black Knight had already shot off the green belt and onto the stone-paved path at the southwest edge of Yongle Park. The citizens out for a leisurely stroll could never have anticipated such a thing. The aunties doing their square dancing stopped bopping. The shuffling old men suddenly found their legs nimble. They all scrambled to get out of the way, terrified of being sent flying.

VROOOM! VROOOM!

Xia Liang's concentration was absolute. With his neural response stat maxed out, he could have dodged everyone even if they hadn't moved. He just figured he was adding a little excitement to the seniors' lives.

"DITCH! DITCH! DITCH!" the young man shrieked.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!"

"I SAID DITCH!"

"AND I AM GOING!" Xia Liang roared back.

The young man's face was a mask of despair. Is this guy for real? Does he actually not see the ditch, or is he just messing with me?

Of course, Xia Liang saw the ditch; he had just assumed the young man was screaming with excitement. With the trench dead ahead, the Black Knight veered again, charging into a small grove. Inside, quite a few old men were enjoying themselves and were startled out of their wits by the sudden intrusion.

"Holy shit! Kids these days!"

"What kind of bike was that? It shot past like a gust of wind."

"Come on, come on, ignore it. Let me get back to reading your palm, sis."

"Hmm, looking at your complexion, I'd say you have some stomach troubles. But don't worry, the moment I lay my hand on you, I guarantee I'll cure it at the root."

VROOOM! VROOOM!

The Black Knight continued to roar. It soon burst out of the grove, but as the world brightened, the young man's heart leaped into his throat again.

"LAKE! LAKE! LAKE!"

"I get it! Time to fly, right?"

"BRO, THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEAN! THERE'S AN ARTIFICIAL LAKE UP AHEAD!"

Instead of hitting the brakes, Xia Liang twisted the throttle, accelerating even more.

The speedometer climbed.

70...

90...

150...

The Black Knight rocketed forward. The young man couldn't bear to watch anymore, burying his face against the back of Xia Liang's racing suit.

They say the Black Flash's driving skills are god-tier... but experiencing it firsthand is a whole different story! Forget god-tier; his personality was just plain insane!

The sight of the Black Knight hurtling toward the artificial lake had captured the attention of the entire surrounding crowd.

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