The Tycoon's Mysterious Darling Wife
Chapter 90: She went upstairs.

Chapter 90: She went upstairs.

The race was held at the Jintian International Raceway in Beijing.

Jintian International Raceway covers an area of 770 acres, featuring venues and facilities for F3, off-road, go-kart racing, and testing tracks. This time, the competition took place on the F3 racetrack.

The F3 international racetrack is 2.4 kilometers long, with the narrowest width being 12 meters, and the widest 20 meters. The design maximum speed is 180 kilometers per hour, with an average speed of 120 kilometers per hour. It can accommodate 25 cars starting at the same time. With 16 turns, 14 referee points, and 12 camera positions, the track has up to 4 consecutive curves, making it thrilling and highly challenging.

This time, the total race distance was twelve kilometers, meaning they had to drive around the F3 track for five laps. There were sixteen competitors in the final, with sixteen brightly colored race cars neatly parked at the starting line.

Gu Kai looked at Shen Qinglan standing by the car, his face as dark as the bottom of a pot.

"Gu Yang, how could you let the little sister-in-law compete."

"What could I do? She took advantage of my inattention, grabbed the contract and pen, and signed her name. Even if I wanted to object, it was too late," Gu Yang said, feeling wronged.

Now it was too late to say anything, Gu Kai could only hope that Shen Qinglan had experience with racing before: "Has the little sister-in-law raced before?"

Gu Yang shook his head.

"Do you not know or has she not?" Gu Kai’s voice was very low, God knows how frantic he was feeling.

"No," Gu Yang said with a mournful face.

Gu Kai’s heart sank. Never having raced before, yet she was now on the racetrack. He no longer cared about winning or losing, he just hoped that Shen Qinglan could come down safely from the track.

Most of the participants in this race were male, with Shen Qinglan being the sole female.

Unlike other racers wearing professional racing suits, Shen Qinglan was still dressed in the casual clothes she had arrived in, making her stand out awkwardly here.

Yet, it was her uniqueness that made Shen Qinglan the focus of the entire audience, with their attention largely on her not only because of her different attire and gender but also because of her unfamiliar face.

Those who made it to the finals generally started from the preliminary rounds, and people seldom changed midway, but Shen Qinglan had never appeared before.

"Beauty, it’s still not too late to admit defeat. If you give up voluntarily, you come to me, and you keep the 50 million bet. How about it?" Lin Hao’s car was next to Shen Qinglan on the left. He leaned on his car, with a leisurely attitude.

This race he didn’t aspire to be first, he just wanted to beat Gu Kai—oh, now it was Shen Qinglan.

Shen Qinglan remained unresponsive, she didn’t even glance at Lin Hao. Seeing that it was almost time, she promptly sat in the racing car, checking the car’s performance first.

After looking it over, a rare look of satisfaction appeared in Shen Qinglan’s cool eyes.

"Ready—" the referee’s voice sounded.

Shen Qinglan placed her foot on the accelerator, and with the sound of a loud whistle, the sixteen cars vanished from their spots like sixteen gusts of wind, leaving only dark trails behind.

A thunderous roar erupted from the stands.

Gu Yang and Gu Kai’s gazes were fixed on Shen Qinglan’s race car. Soon, they realized that her car was the slowest of all, merely keeping up with the others’ pace. The fastest car had already pulled ahead by four car lengths.

The racing cars were fast, even though Shen Qinglan was slow, her car still passed one turn after another. In the blink of an eye, she reached one of the consecutive curves sections.

Gu Yang clenched his fists tightly, nervous sweat broke out densely on his forehead, and his eyes stared unblinkingly at Shen Qinglan’s car. This section of consecutive curves was dangerous and a slight mistake could lead to a devastating crash.

Although Gu Kai seemed calmer than Gu Yang, the sweat in his palms betrayed his tense heart.

In contrast, Shen Qinglan’s expression had not changed since she got into the car, still cold and detached.

If someone observed carefully, they would have noticed that from the beginning to the end, Shen Qinglan had closely followed behind Lin Hao’s car. Whenever Lin Hao accelerated, she accelerated right after him, maintaining a consistent distance. This astonishing control was completely inconsistent with her earlier claim of never having raced.

However, at this moment, the audience’s attention was concentrated on the three leading cars, and they weren’t focusing on her at all. The only ones paying attention to her, Gu Yang and Gu Kai, were merely worried about her safety.

Now fully engaged in the race, Lin Hao set aside his cynical attitude and focused solely on driving, without even noticing that Shen Qinglan had been closely following him all along.

Approaching the consecutive curves, Lin Hao instinctively slowed down, and Shen Qinglan followed suit, successfully navigating the challenging section. Gu Yang and Gu Kai breathed a sigh of relief, thankful that nothing had gone wrong.

The first lap passed uneventfully under Shen Qinglan’s unexciting pursuit.

The second and third laps continued in the same manner. Lin Hao’s driving skills were decent, and though not in the top three, he maintained a middle position, about half a lap behind the leading cars.

He didn’t care about his rank in the race; he just wanted to beat Shen Qinglan. Thus, even though Lin Hao could have overtaken others, not seeing Shen Qinglan behind him in the rearview mirror, he drove nonchalantly, eyeing the fourth lap marker ahead, a smug smile curling up at the corner of his mouth. Only one more lap to go, and the race would be over.

On the electronic screen in the spectator area, the broadcaster was commenting on the race’s highlights, and the audience’s cheers rose wave after wave. Seeing that the fourth lap was nearly over and Shen Qinglan hadn’t encountered any accidents, Gu Yang and Gu Kai finally let out a sigh of relief. They no longer cared about the outcome of the race; they just wanted her to be safe.

As for the bet, they were fine with losing the money. If Lin Hao dared to harm even a hair on Shen Qinglan’s head, well, that bastard could just wait for his death.

Just as the two of them relaxed, they failed to notice the sudden change that occurred on the race track.

It was the fourth lap, and right after the last set of consecutive curves, as the fourth lap was almost ending, Shen Qinglan, who had been unexcitingly following Lin Hao, suddenly accelerated, pressing the accelerator to the floor.

Her car shot out like an arrow from a bow, brushing past Lin Hao’s car. It was a near miss; the two cars almost collided.

Lin Hao saw a flash of blue pass by fore his eyes, still reeling in shock, he suddenly realized that streak was none other than Shen Qinglan, whom he thought he had left behind.

His face drastically changed. Just as he thought of accelerating to catch up, he suddenly realized 沈清澜’s extreme speed meant she might likely hit the guardrail, and there was a high chance of a devastating crash.

He clicked his tongue, his lips curling into a cruel arc, "This is the first time I’ve seen someone so eager to court death. What a pity for that face."