Chapter 38: Lost the Race Again to This Damn Old Lady!

The green sports car was the first to charge past the finish line, taking first place.

Lu Zeyan came in second, Qin Yansen third, and Qin Jingshu fourth.

Lu Zeyan stared at the green sports car ahead, his expression somewhat grim.

He wasn’t someone who couldn’t accept defeat, but losing in front of the woman he liked was a little embarrassing.

More importantly, this car hadn’t even been present when the race started—where the hell had it suddenly come from?

Qin Yansen and Qin Jingshu were equally puzzled.

However, Qin Jingshu didn’t really care about winning or losing. He was just dragged over by Lu Zeyan to casually join the race. Unlike Qin Yansen, who had been trying hard to impress the female lead, and now wore an uncharacteristically stern expression.

Inside the green car—

Lin Qingqing stepped on the brake and parked the vehicle. She took off her green helmet and casually shook out her slightly messy ear-length black hair.

A bunch of two-dimensional cardboard characters wanted to beat a living person like her? As if!

The crowd that had been cheering at the sidelines instantly fell into stunned silence as the green sports car crossed the finish line.

That was because most of them were Lu Zeyan’s acquaintances. They called him “Big Bro”—how could they possibly cheer for someone who had just beaten their Big Bro?

Even more suspicious was the fact that no one knew where the green car had come from, or who was driving it. It had suddenly appeared out of nowhere to join the race and had completely crushed Lu Zeyan, forcing everyone to feel a deep sense of curiosity.

Whispers quickly spread throughout the crowd:

“Who was that? They actually beat Brother Yan!”

“No idea! I’ve never heard of anyone in the scene being better than him!”

“Crap! I bet my entire savings on Brother Yan winning—am I completely bankrupt now?!”

“Ugh, same here! We all bet on Brother Yan. Who’d bet on the Qin brothers? They’re nowhere near Brother Yan’s level!”

“But this doesn’t follow the rules! That green car wasn’t even on the betting list! So their result shouldn’t count. Brother Yan is still first!”

“Yeah, yeah! Brother Yan is number one!”

Lu Zeyan’s lackeys blindly praised him, completely ignoring the green car’s victory. But when they saw who stepped out of the car, they were instantly stunned!

In the dim evening light, the door of the green sports car swung open, and a petite figure dressed in black casual wear slowly appeared before the crowd.

She took a few steps forward, moving into the beam of Lu Zeyan’s car headlights. The bright light clearly illuminated her face.

“Am I seeing this right? The person who beat Brother Yan… was an auntie?!”

“She looks at least forty or fifty! Damn, she’s older than my mom, and she can still race?!”

“She’s insane! I need to take a picture and post this on my Moments!”

Lu Zeyan, Qin Yansen, Qin Jingshu, and Mu Yiyi were all dumbfounded when they saw who got out of the car.

“!!!” They couldn’t believe their eyes—please let this be an illusion!

While Qin Yansen and Qin Jingshu were shocked, they didn’t feel particularly bad about losing to their own grandmother. Their main concern was now just worry.

Lu Zeyan, on the other hand, was a different story.

His expression grew darker, and the fingers gripping the steering wheel tightened as veins bulged on the back of his hand.

Last time, he lost a basketball game to this damned old lady. His assistant had a chef at home boil tonic soup for him for half a month, which ended up giving him too much internal heat and made him get frequent nosebleeds.

It was the most humiliating experience of his life!

He thought something like that would only happen once… but now, it had happened again.

He lost the car race to that damn old lady!

What the hell was this old woman trying to do? Was she just here to mess with him?

And more importantly—how did she win?

Just a few days ago, she’d looked like she was on her deathbed at eighty years old. How was she able to win a race?

Racing requires quick reflexes, sharp eyesight and mind, and technical skill. Even if she had been a professional racer when she was young, at her age, her faculties should’ve declined significantly.

Forget racing—she shouldn’t even be able to walk steadily anymore!

And yet, this old woman could play basketball and race cars. It was ridiculous! He was starting to wonder if she was some kind of monster. Otherwise, how could she be so abnormal?

But Lu Zeyan was a materialist. He didn’t believe in monsters. So he could only assume she was experiencing some kind of last burst of strength before death.

He was deeply unwilling to accept losing to the Qin family’s grandma and even considered demanding a rematch. But he was afraid of losing again and utterly humiliating himself.

So instead, he turned to Mu Yiyi, who had been watching from the sidelines, and tried to explain:
“I just wasn’t in good form today.”

No way was he going to admit, in front of the woman he liked, that he was worse than an old lady!

Didn’t he have any pride?!

However, Mu Yiyi didn’t even acknowledge him.

She was staring at the striking figure of the Qin family’s old lady, her eyes gradually filling with admiration.

This grandma was just too amazing. Not only was she good at gaming, she could race too?!

If the Qin family weren’t Lu Zeyan’s enemies, she would definitely want to learn from this grandma—not just to improve her skills, but to learn how to stay so youthful and energetic even at eighty!

Lu Zeyan noticed that the admiration in Mu Yiyi’s eyes, which should have been directed at him, had now shifted to the Qin family’s old lady—and he felt incredibly bitter.

This damn old lady! Why did she have to show up and steal his spotlight?!

…

After getting out of the car, Lin Qingqing glanced at the clearly unwilling Lu Zeyan, then walked over to Qin Yansen and Qin Jingshu.

At the same time, a notification sounded in her mind.

[System: Congratulations, Host! You have earned 20 surprise points. You may now reverse age by 2 years. Current physical age: 46.]

Qin Yansen and Qin Jingshu both exclaimed in surprise, “Grandma, what are you doing here?!”

“I came to tell you two grandsons to come home for dinner! Didn’t I tell you yesterday not to go out—ugh, forget it…”

Lin Qingqing was frustrated and originally wanted to scold them. But then she remembered what the system had said—they were controlled by the plot and had to push it forward.

What was the point of getting angry with a bunch of soulless cardboard cutouts?

It wasn’t their fault they lived inside a book. Other than her, they were just fictional characters without self-awareness.

Qin Jingshu guiltily lowered his eyelashes, then looked up at his grandma with worried eyes:
“Grandma, do you realize how dangerous what you just did was? This isn’t a place you should be.”

Would she even have come if not for them?

Not that they’d understand even if she told them.

Lin Qingqing didn’t bother explaining. She grabbed both Qin brothers and said,
“Come home with me right now. I don’t care what you’re planning next—put everything on hold. You’re coming home to eat and sleep!”

That way, the upcoming car accident wouldn’t happen, and the rift between the brothers would never form!

As for the original female lead, Mu Yiyi…

Lin Qingqing lifted her head and scanned the crowd.

Mu Yiyi wasn’t hard to spot. She often wore white dresses and had a cold, beautiful appearance—hard to miss in a crowd.

No wonder she had her eldest grandson completely captivated.

But just as Lin Qingqing glanced her way, she noticed something strange—

Mu Yiyi was looking at her with a very peculiar expression. Was that… admiration in her eyes?