Chapter 98 Run Like The Wind (2/2)
He shuddered and spoke slowly, ”This truck has a six-cylinder engine with a displacement of... of... of 16 liters…”
Li Du nodded. ”The engine has a horsepower of 580, a maximum torque at 3,000, and an eight-speed transmission. Am I correct?”
Marate thought Li Du was helping him, looked at him full of hope, and nodded.
Li Du immediately revealed a cruel smile. ”What just said is not true. The displacement is 15.2 liters, maximum horsepower is 560, maximum torque is 2,712 and it uses a ZF twelve-speed automatic transmission, namely, a TraXon transmission. This is the correct information!”
The salesperson gave Li Du a pat on the shoulder. ”You’re really good. If you’re interested in selling trucks, you would be the top salesperson!”
Hans turned to Sophie and said, ”Now I believe that no matter which industry successful people go into, they will still stay successful.”
Hans made a gesture to Marate, signaling that he should move to the entrance. ”Hey buddy, you have a mission to accomplish.”
”Forget it. I’m just joking. We’re friends; there’s no need to get so serious about the bet.” Li Du took a look at Sophie and decided not to pursue the matter further.
But apparently Sophie did not agree. ”No. People should take responsibility for their actions, and it’s as simple as that.”
Taylor looked pissed. ”You really want to see Marate make a fool of himself?”
Sophie replied coldly, ”Who’s the one that’s been telling me since middle school that he’s a tough guy? Did anyone force him to accept the challenge? I don’t want to see anyone embarrassing themselves, but if he won’t fulfill the terms of the bet, then I will never believe in what he says again.”
Marate gritted his teeth. ”Just shut up, I’ll do it!” He strode toward the entrance.
However, when Marate reached the F-650, he didn’t stop there. Instead, he sped up and made a run for the parking lot.
Everyone was dumbstruck by what they saw.
Hans swore, ”Sh*t, what is he doing? Does he need to make a round before climbing onto the F-650?”
The group made their way to the entrance in a hurry; they were just in time to see a blue Chevrolet speeding away from them.
Taylor was exasperated. ”Marate, you coward, you’ve got no balls! Stop! I’ll go chase after him!”
Without giving the remaining four any time to react, he ran off like a gust of wind. Not too long after, a Ford Mustang flew by in a blur.
Li Du regained his composure and asked, ”Is he really going to bring Marate back?”.
Hans broke into laughter. ”This is so d*mn funny! Sophie, is that guy your boyfriend?”
Sophie was upset with what Hans said. ”He’s not my boyfriend, we’re just old middle school classmates and we go to the same church. Marate’s a hateful egomaniac. Natalie’s the one who asked me to hangout—I wouldn’t have agreed to meet up with him otherwise!”
”I’m sorry, Li. I didn’t expect things to turn out like this,” said Natalie apologetically.
Li Du waved his hands. ”Oh no, nobody’s at fault here. I am just curious why they seem to dislike me so much? Is it because I am a Chinese?”
”It’s not that. I think he got upset because you shook hands with Sophie. And because Sophie smiled when she saw you,” Natalie said with a wry smile, looking at Sophie.
Sophie laughed, ”So now it’s my fault?”
”Well, we had 22 male classmates in high school. Did you shake hands with any one of them?” Natalie asked in a teasing tone.
Sophie’s faced turned red, and she tried to remain calm. ”Well, I come in contact with a lot of male patients too—why don’t you mention that I touch them as well?”
”Sophie’s embarrassed,” Natalie giggled.
Hans said to Natalie, ”Maybe we should give the two innocent kids some private space. Let’s go check if your boyfriend came back.”
Natalie shrugged with a smile on her face. ”Taylor’s not my boyfriend either.”