A dream vehicle?
Lin Shen was so excited he shot up in bed, his heart pounding with exhilaration.
You have to understand, most men’s first dream isn’t usually buying a house, but owning a car.
A car that’s yours and yours alone—one that’ll wait for you right where you left it, rain or shine.
It doesn’t have to be luxurious. As long as you love it, even if it’s just a Wuling minivan, it’s still your pride and joy.
To be honest, before he started working, Lin Shen’s dream car was a performance sports car like a Ferrari or a Lamborghini.
But after getting a job, he discovered that even a B-segment car worth around 100,000 yuan was something many people could only dream of.
Still, Lin Shen couldn’t help but fall in love with a luxury sedan worth around 300,000 yuan.
The Jaguar XFL!
It came standard with a 2.0T Ingenium engine, putting out up to 300 horsepower and paired with an 8-speed automatic transmission.
A fully digital instrument cluster, a Meridian sound system, a panoramic sunroof, LED matrix headlights...
Lin Shen already knew all these specs by heart because he had opened the Dongchedi app more than once to look at them.
The official sticker price for the Jaguar XFL was around 450,000 yuan.
However, due to fierce competition from the German trio of BBA, its price had once dropped to under 300,000 yuan.
Including insurance, registration, purchase tax, and so on, it would still cost 350,000 to drive it off the lot.
This was obviously a far cry from the 200,000 yuan limit stipulated by the [Dream Vehicle Card].
But... should he give up?
Lin Shen was caught in an endless loop of indecision.
On one hand was a price tag that exceeded his bank balance; on the other, a long-held dream.
For Lin Shen, the best choice right now would be to buy a car under 200,000 yuan outright and get the rebate from the [Dream Vehicle Card].
But if he compromised like that, could it still be called a "dream"?
Lin Shen felt like he had given in to life too many times.
Now that he had the system, he should be treating himself, indulging himself!
’Screw it, I’m going for it!’
Lin Shen considered that maybe a down payment of 200,000 yuan would also meet the requirements of the [Dream Vehicle Card].
After all, it didn’t specify whether he had to buy it outright or with a loan.
Besides, he now had a daily income of 5,000 yuan, so a loan was no pressure at all.
’The worst that can happen is I’ll have no savings. I’ll just start saving from scratch again!’
After making up his mind, Lin Shen felt his whole body relax, the sleek, handsome exterior of the Jaguar XFL flashing through his mind.
Just then, his phone buzzed with a WeChat message.
[Qin Yuenan: You free?]
[Lin Shen: Yeah]
Lin Shen got out of bed, sat down at his desk, and opened his laptop.
Qin Yuenan seemed to have discovered the joy of chatting, as she now initiated a WeChat call every night.
Their conversations usually started with work before gradually transitioning to their personal lives.
Moreover, Qin Yuenan’s attitude had undergone a monumental change.
Due to her personality and her professional role as a director, she had always been taciturn, habitually playing the part of the listener.
But now, she was more willing to share the troubles she encountered at work with Lin Shen and confide in him about her emotional worries and sorrows.
Each time, Lin Shen would use his wit and humor to comfort her, deftly changing the subject to keep the atmosphere from becoming awkward or stiff.
This caused the feelings brewing in Qin Yuenan’s heart to grow stronger and stronger, making her more reluctant to end their chats.
"Good night."
At 10:30 PM, Qin Yuenan ended her video chat with Lin Shen.
She closed her laptop, then lay back on her bed with an arm over her eyes, her racing heart gradually calming down.
Her cool gaze stared at the ceiling, her pupils dilated as she was lost in thought for a moment.
A moment later, she pulled out her phone and messaged her best friend, Zhao Jianing.
[Qin Yuenan: Didn’t you say my fashion sense was bad? Help me pick out a few outfits. I’ll buy them.]
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"Mmm~!"
Lin Shen let out a comfortable stretch. After leaving the guest room, he found Gu Wanqing packing her luggage.
A sudden sense of loneliness sprouted in his heart.