"People who like Ling Yu are probably just superficial, shallow for looks!"
Liu Kai arrived at headquarters and saw Xu Ying’s flashy four-wheel motorcycle, feeling a pang of jealousy.
Hearing Xu Ying and two female rescuers discussing Ling Yu, who was going to participate in the World Championship tomorrow, he seized the opportunity to taunt Xu Ying a few tis.
One of the rescuers imdiately blushed: "How can you say that!"
"Ling Yu, at least, has set a world record!"
Liu Kai smirked dismissively: "So what? Those are ancient records; hasn’t soone already broken the world record?"
He spoke as if he were the one who set the new world record.
"I got a hundred in primary school math, but do I brag about it every day?"
Xu Ying patted the rescuer on the back, consoling her not to be angry.
She looked at the overly confident Liu Kai and said boldly, "Yeah, I go for looks, so what?"
"At least Ling Yu has looks! You have nothing~"
Xu Ying twirled the motorcycle key in her hand: "You have nothing~"
She’s not one to boast, but she had to admit that showing off and delivering a crushing blow at tis can be quite satisfying.
The little ear fox in her arms also stuck out its tongue at the unpleasant man: [Blah blah blah~]
[You have nothing!]
Liu Kai’s face flushed with embarrassnt as he stamred, only managing to blurt out: "Shallow woman!"
"With Ling Yu’s current performance, forget about the top five, it’s questionable if he can even make it to the top seven!"
"What’s the national team doing with such a waste? Wasting our taxpayer money."
Compared to the angry Liu Kai, Xu Ying appeared quite calm: "I think Ling Yu is in great form this ti and will definitely make it to the top five."
"It shouldn’t be a big problem for him to be in the top three."
"Hopefully, he can fight for the first place; maybe he might even break a world record."
The two rescuers, initially relieved by Xu Ying standing up for them, were a bit dumbfounded hearing Xu Ying’s words.
Isn’t Little Xu Station Chief being overly confident in Ling Yu?
Based on Ling Yu’s last competition performance, even if he performs well this ti, he’d be lucky to fight for the fifth place.
Liu Kai burst into laughter after hearing Xu Ying’s prediction of Ling Yu’s results: "Nonsense! What kind of dream are you having?"
"Even Ling Yu wouldn’t dare to dream like that!"
Seeing Liu Kai’s annoying deanor, Xu Ying’s black pupils sparkled with a bright gleam.
She looked as if she was ready to face off against Liu Kai: "My instincts are very accurate. I unconditionally believe in Ling Yu, believing in our Asian speedster."
"How about a bet?"
Liu Kai indeed took the bait, having long coveted Xu Ying’s motorcycle: "Sure."
"If Ling Yu doesn’t make it to the top five and finishes in sixth place, you’ll lend your dune buggy for a month."
"If Ling Yu finishes in seventh place, you’ll lend your motorcycle for two months!"
Liu Kai spoke with joy, regretting only that the World Championship final had just eight contestants: "If he finishes in eighth place, dead last, you’ll lend the motorcycle for six months!"
"And you have to cover my fuel costs."
Xu Ying listened to Liu Kai’s terms and smiled slightly, "Okay, but what do you have to bet with?"
"After all, you have nothing."
Liu Kai’s face turned red with anger, determinedly saying: "If Ling Yu makes it to the top five, I’ll give you five hundred bucks, alright!"
The two rescuers widened their eyes upon hearing this, thinking it quite cheap of Liu Kai to say five hundred bucks, barely covering fuel costs, let alone maintain such a good vehicle. Considering Liu Kai’s character, he’d likely misuse the motorcycle, with maintenance probably costing thousands.
Xu Ying laughed at Liu Kai’s bet of five hundred bucks: "No way, we can’t bet money; talking about money can hurt our colleague friendship!"
Liu Kai sighed in relief upon hearing no money would be involved: "Then what do you want to bet?"
"I see you’re sowhat of a laborer. Let’s do this."
Xu Ying looked Liu Kai up and down, smiling: "If Ling Yu gets into the top five, you’ll plant five hundred trees for my rescue station."
"For every position Ling Yu moves up, you’ll plant an additional two hundred trees."
"If Ling Yu breaks a world record, then you’ll help plant two thousand trees around my rescue station!"
Upon hearing Xu Ying’s request to plant trees, Liu Kai’s mind clicked, "You’ve got that figured out pretty well!"
There are subsidies for planting trees in desert governance areas, with a bonus of 10 bucks per tree, and after three years if they survive, an additional 180 per tree.
"You can easily get subsidies and speed up the construction of protective forests around your rescue station."
Xu Ying replied nonchalantly: "As if you haven’t thought things through carefully. What, are you scared to bet now?"
She deliberately added, "Shows you’re still afraid of Ling Yu’s potential inside."
Liu Kai sneered: "What a joke."
Xu Ying’s plan, while savvy, had a very slim chance of actually happening.
This morning, he checked the sports forums thoroughly to trash Ling Yu. In this World Athletics Championship, all the athletes are outstanding, and even their stable performance is way better than Ling Yu’s recent results.
This ti, it would be a miracle if Ling Yu didn’t co in last.
"Then let’s bet. You two can be witnesses!"
Liu Kai looked at the two rescuers, already confident about getting the motorcycle keys.
The two won couldn’t help but gaze at Xu Ying with concern: "Little Xu Station Chief, are you really going to bet?"
One of them tugged on Xu Ying’s sleeve, reminding her: "We understand your feelings for standing up for Ling Yu, but you need to be rational now."
They had also read the sports analysis this morning, and it seed that Xu Ying had a high probability of losing the bet, and might lose badly.
Such a beautiful bike in Liu Kai’s hands might just end up as a pile of scrap iron.
Xu Ying threw a grateful smile at the two concerned girls: "It’s okay, thank you for the reminder."
"I wouldn’t bet without confidence, trust ."
The two rescuers nodded in consideration.
Liu Kai mocked Xu Ying’s confidence: "Your confidence is just the blind fan love for an idol?"
"I can’t stand fandoms and stans."
His words mocked Xu Ying for being a brainless fan of Ling Yu and sarcastically pointed out she’s an influencer with two million online followers.
Xu Ying just smiled faintly: "A good idol brings positive influences and guides their fans."
"What I despise most are brainless keyboard warriors."
The bet was made formal, with various clauses and additional terms.
Soon, news of their bet spread through the headquarters and workgroups.
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