Chapter 19: The Racecourse
**Then it wouldn’t have been running away from home.**
Yuan An was scheduled to officially start working at Qin Sixing’s company after the May Day holiday.
The next morning, when Qin Sixing went to work, he brought Yuan An along to the company to help him get acquainted with the team behind the game *Chuangshi*.
Perhaps because Qin Sixing had already spoken to the team members about Yuan An beforehand, no one showed any overt curiosity. The person in charge, Shu Yao, was incredibly patient as she explained some of the gameplay mechanics and character profiles their studio had already designed.
The more Yuan An listened, the more interested he became, even staying inside the *Chuangshi* studio until it was time to clock out in the afternoon.
In the evening, he rode in the car back to the Mid-Hill Villa alongside Qin Sixing.
It was currently the final day of April. Watching the car return to the villa smoothly and safely, the heart that Yuan An had kept suspended ever since he met Qin Sixing finally settled back into his chest.
With things turning out like this, it meant that in this lifetime, Qin Sixing would likely not suffer that car accident again.
Yuan An still remembered how, in his previous life, Qin Sixing had told him that he was struck head-on on his way home by a truck driver who was driving while fatigued.
Both the truck driver and Qin Sixing’s driver at the time were severely injured and passed away. Although Qin Sixing, who was in the back seat, didn’t face any life-threatening danger, his legs were crippled due to the impact aggravating his existing leg injuries, leaving him entirely unable to stand up ever again after that accident.
This news was undoubtedly a massive blow to Qin Sixing. Afterward, under his parents’ strict insistence, Qin Sixing went abroad to recuperate for three months, and only returned to Hejiang City after those three months to convalesce at First Hospital.
Just thinking about the massive disparity between the Qin Sixing of his previous life and his personality in this life made a wave of sadness and sorrow well up in Yuan An’s heart.
Fortunately, that car accident hadn’t occurred in this lifetime, so Qin Sixing wouldn’t become as despondent as he had been in his past life.
Sensing Yuan An’s gaze, Qin Sixing looked over in confusion. “Mm? Is something wrong?”
Yuan An shook his head, quickly lowering his head to sip his soup.
Qin Sixing looked at the soft tufts of hair on the top of his head and smiled faintly.
Ever since Yuan An had stopped him last night to ask for help with rubbing the medicine, all the way up until now, Yuan An would occasionally look over at him involuntarily just like this.
Although he didn’t know the reason behind it, these glances made his mood simply spectacular.
…
The first day of May was a beautifully clear and sunny day. A wealthy second-generation youth invited Song Chucheng out to a racecourse on the outskirts of Hejiang City to play, and after giving it some thought, Song Chucheng decided to call Yuan An along with him.
It just so happened that Qin Sixing had a business social engagement at a golf course nearby, so the three of them traveled to the suburbs together.
Upon reaching their destination, the three parted ways. Chucheng brought Yuan An along to meet up with that wealthy youth, and they headed toward the VIP racecourse together.
From a distance, they could already see a large crowd gathered on the racecourse. A portion of the people were leading horses while chatting or trotting along on horseback, while another small portion were inside the resting area getting a barbecue ready.
“I didn’t expect there to be so many people,” Song Chucheng raised his brows and marveled.
The wealthy youth nodded, his expression filled with excitement as he said, “I heard CEO Lu recently acquired a fine horse with an incredibly fierce temperament, and even the best horse trainer here hasn’t been able to tame it properly. So today, CEO Lu is going to tame the horse personally, and many people came out here specifically for him.”
Just as the wealthy youth finished speaking, a horse’s loud neighing echoed from the racecourse, followed by a collective gasp from the crowd.
Yuan An looked over in that direction, only to see a pure black horse lifting its hooves high into the air before slamming them heavily back onto the ground, bucking its hind legs repeatedly on a loop.
It appeared as though it wanted to throw the man clad in riding attire off its back.
However, that man remained entirely calm, leaning halfway down over the horse’s back while gripping the reins tightly, his feet locked firmly inside the stirrups, quickly stabilizing his posture.
Before long, the horse quickened its pace and began to gallop, and the man on its back was even thrown upward into the air from the jolting.
Fortunately, the man immediately bent his waist again, reining in the violently charging horse.
After a few laps, the crowd discovered that under the man’s control, the horse slowed its speed and came to a steady stop right in front of them.
The man patted the horse’s mane as a reward, then lightly squeezed the horse’s belly, slowly walking it around the racecourse at a leisurely pace.
“He succeeded!” someone in the crowd immediately called out upon seeing this, taking the lead to applaud.
The surrounding people also joined in the applause.
Seeing this, Yuan An could guess who the person on horseback was.
It was none other than the CEO Lu—Lu Shengheng—whom the wealthy youth had just mentioned would be taming a horse personally.
At this moment, many people were standing not far from Lu Shengheng, applauding while fawning over him.
“As expected of CEO Lu, to be able to subdue such a fierce horse.”
“CEO Lu really is incredible, his posture on horseback just now was simply too cool!”
Seeing that Lu Shengheng was about to finish a lap on horseback, the wealthy youth couldn’t restrain himself and said, “Young Master Song, let’s head over and take a look too.”
Song Chucheng nodded, also feeling a bit eager to try. “Let’s go.”
Seeing how formidable Lu Shengheng was, he wanted to head over and have a race against him.
However, Song Chucheng didn’t rush over immediately; instead, he turned his head to ask Yuan An, “Do you want to go over and take a look?”
Yuan An smiled and shook his head.
That wealthy youth happened to be one of the group of wealthy youths Yuan An had seen yesterday by the lakeside. He looked at Yuan An, and after a sudden realization, he spoke up, “Hey, aren’t you also a young master of the Lu family? Then wouldn’t CEO Lu be your older brother? Aren’t you going to head over and cheer your brother on?”
Yuan An’s gaze was cold and detached as he said, “No need.”
The wealthy youth didn’t read into it and said, “That makes sense. You’re family, so you must have seen CEO Lu riding and taming horses plenty of times before.”
Just as the wealthy youth’s voice fell, an extremely cold and harsh voice echoed from behind them: “What are you doing here?”
The three turned simultaneously to look at the source of the voice.
Lu Shengheng had already removed his riding hat at this moment, revealing slightly messy, damp hair from the sweat, which added a touch of unbridled wildness to his cold profile.
Seeing that none of the three were speaking, Lu Shengheng knitted his brows in impatience, calling out in a voice that was neither high nor low, “Yuan An.”
Yuan An looked at Lu Shengheng calmly. “Accompanying a friend out to play.”
The wealthy youth immediately nodded his head like a chick pecking at grain.
He didn’t know why Lu Shengheng’s tone was so harsh, but it made him visually hallucinate his own old man, and a sense of oppression instantly surged within him.
“A friend?” Lu Shengheng repeated those two words, a trace of disgust subsequently surfacing in his eyes.
He felt that neither of the two people standing by Yuan An’s side looked like proper individuals; one had permed hair while the other was rocking dyed red hair.
Had Yuan An been corrupted into bad behavior by following them? Who on earth was the owner of that male voice he had heard through the phone receiver the other day?
Song Chucheng looked at Lu Shengheng’s gaze, nodding his head. “Correct, I am Yuan An’s friend.”
Lu Shengheng swept his gaze up and down across Song Chucheng’s body once.
The wealthy youth introduced at this time, “CEO Lu, this is President Qin’s cousin, Song Chucheng. He just arrived from Jingshi a couple of days ago.”
*President Qin.*
There was only one President Qin in Hejiang City, so Lu Shengheng naturally knew exactly who he was.
He hadn’t expected that Yuan An would actually align himself with the Qin family.
When did this happen? And what kind of underhanded methods had he used to achieve it?
Lu Shengheng reined in the disgust in his eyes, casting a flat glance at Yuan An. “No wonder you were so unyielding about leaving the Lu family; turns out you had already located a backer for yourself long ago.”
Yuan An gave a faint smile, his expression gentle, yet his words carried zero politeness: “CEO Lu is habitually fond of using his own mindset to arbitrarily speculate about others.”
Only at this moment did Song Chucheng finally react to the lack of harmony between Yuan An and Lu Shengheng. Hearing Lu Shengheng’s words, he instantly grew displeased as well.
He darkened his face, wanting to trade sharp retorts back at him, but before he could even open his mouth, his big brother’s refined yet ruthless voice drifted over from behind them: “CEO Lu must be joking. My acquaintance with An An occurred after he left the Lu family. If he had sought me out as a backer long ago, then it wouldn’t have been running away from home.”
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**The author has something to say:**
Right now, I’m letting these people show up more often to harvest some dislike points so that I can deal out harsh blows later on.
Also, I’m going to alter the book title slightly tomorrow or the day after, changing it to *The Sickly, Despised Character is Reborn*. Please make sure you still recognize me, everyone. Mwah mwah!
Thank you so much for the support, babies, I will keep working hard! Mwah mwah!
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