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Chapter 336 - 207: Unexpected Surprise

"Aren’t you tired? Going for a drive this late?" Chen Jincheng asked, a little surprised.

"Boss, is that okay?" Seeing that her boss hadn’t immediately agreed, Zhu Ling grew a little afraid of being rejected.

After all, it was a rather baseless request, and he was her boss.

"Alright." Seeing her reaction, Chen Jincheng started the car and headed for the Ring City Expressway.

It was difficult to truly experience a sports car’s high-performance speed in the city, even on empty streets late at night. Traffic lights were always an obstacle.

The Ring City Expressway was different. There, you could really let loose, giving you the true feeling of taking a sports car for a spin.

As a result, the roar of speeding engines was a common sound on the Ring City Expressway.

Once they were on the Ring City Expressway, Chen Jincheng focused completely on his driving. Zhu Ling’s gaze, however, had already drifted back to her boss’s face.

His features were sharp and well-defined, masculine and handsome, and utterly captivating.

The thought made her heart pound with a familiar nervousness.

She thought she was starting to understand the reason for it. She wanted to suppress the feeling, but it seemed to hold such sway over her thoughts that she was completely powerless against it.

Of course, she didn’t realize she was experiencing the Pygmalion effect.

When a woman is in a constant state of excitement, exhilaration, shock, or other intense emotions, it’s very easy for her to develop romantic feelings.

This is because in such a state, certain hormones in their bodies are released more rapidly—phenylethylamine, dopamine, norepinephrine, endorphins, posterior pituitary hormones, and so on.

Phenylethylamine can create feelings of admiration and adoration; dopamine transmits pleasure; norepinephrine makes the heart flutter; and endorphins create a strong desire for comfort and reliance...

Therefore, in this state, women are more likely to open up emotionally to the opposite sex and develop feelings more easily.

In short, this is the "emotional value" that women often talk about.

Provide even one of these, and you can have any woman around you wrapped around your finger.

This is why rich men who throw money around can easily sleep with all sorts of women, while broke guys can’t even get the time of day.

Because throwing money around is the simplest way to put a woman into that state.

For a woman who normally earns a few thousand a month, witnessing someone spend money like water and getting a taste of a different, more glamorous world will cause her levels of phenylethylamine, dopamine, and other hormones to spike.

The only difference is how much money it takes to move them—that is, how much money it takes to get those hormones flowing faster.

Of course, not all women are so superficial.

Many women, for instance, are attracted to a man’s talent and ability, or because he can offer something special that puts her in the spotlight and makes others envy her.

Some women are attracted to a man purely for his looks, even if he’s a total player.

Some might even get excited and thrilled simply because a man is good in bed.

Zhu Ling didn’t know what was happening to her, but becoming a viral sensation overnight—gaining over ten million fans, 100,000+ viewers in her livestreams, a multi-million-dollar contract, being the center of attention, and being adored by countless people—all felt unreal. She was excited, exhilarated, and nervous....

She even began to feel insecure, terrified she might lose it all. Only when she was by her boss’s side did that feeling subside, replaced by a sense of security.

The car sped up.

Chen Jincheng even saw other sports cars. A bright red Ferrari roared past at an incredible speed, honking its horn several times. He wasn’t sure if they recognized his car or were challenging him to a race.

Whatever the reason, he paid it no mind, and the Ferrari quickly sped off.

After completing a lap of the Ring City Expressway, Chen Jincheng turned to Zhu Ling again. "We’ve done one loop. It’s getting late, I should take you home to rest."

Hearing this, Zhu Ling felt that the Ring City Expressway was far too short. "Boss," she said, almost subconsciously, "can we go for another lap?"

"You like driving around this much?" Chen Jincheng looked at her with a knowing smile, sensing her unusual state.

"Mhm!" Zhu Ling nodded.

In truth, she didn’t like going for drives and had never really done it before. But now, of course, she could only say she did.

With a particular smile, Chen Jincheng started the car again. He exited the Ring City Expressway, only to get back on from another entrance and take her for another loop.

As they came off the expressway on the other side, he asked Zhu Ling with a broad grin, "Want to go for another lap?"

"Well... okay..." Facing Chen Jincheng’s smile, Zhu Ling’s pretty face flushed with embarrassment.

"Zhu Ling, do you not want to go home tonight?" Chen Jincheng started the car again, but instead of heading back toward the Ring City Expressway, he drove straight into the city.

But faced with his question, Zhu Ling could only lower her head, too shy to answer.

If Chen Jincheng didn’t understand what she meant by that, he felt he’d have no right to call himself a player.

It was like when a man takes a girl home and asks to come up for a bit. Was he really interested in seeing her apartment?

The girl wanted to go for a drive, but it wasn’t the drive she was after.

Chen Jincheng drove her straight to his rented villa.

Taking Zhu Ling to a hotel tonight, or anytime soon for that matter, was out of the question.

Zhu Ling was too famous right now. If she so much as appeared in a hotel, people would be filming her on their phones. The moment she used her ID to book a room, it could be leaked online, and who knew what kind of trouble that would cause.

So, in the end, he chose to bring her back to his rented villa.

It was also the first time he’d ever brought a woman back to his rented villa.

The car stopped in front of the villa. Chen Jincheng got out, walked around to the passenger side, and extended a hand to Zhu Ling. "You have one last chance to reconsider. Do you want me to take you home?"