Andy said, "Ren, three seconds ahead of you is the third on the podium, Marco."
Hao Ren replied calmly, "I know, I am going, how many laps do we have?"
Andy replied, "We have twenty left."
The young man asked, "Ask Lingshi, do I need to win the race or do I need to just beat Marco to ensure the win?"
Andy checked up with Han Lingshi, who replied, "Just beat Marco."
Hao Ren nodded and made a quick turn as he said, "I can see him. I am going after him."
The race for the third position began.
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In the VIP viewer box, Han Lingxue was now talking to a few people. They saw Hao Ren pushing the car to the fourth position from the tail and could not resist talking to the lady and find out more about the car and the driver. However, Han Lingxue was not someone gullible, she was used to this approach of people.
She did not let out any significant information apart from the fact that Hao Ren was her sister's boyfriend and that he was a CEO of a company of his own. The people began to look up Hao Ren and were surprised to see the technology he introduced to the Han Nation market.
Augustus heard about this and scoffed. His secretary asked him, "Sir, do we need to make any arrangements?"
Augustus shook his head and confidently said, "Marco is not a fool to give away his position to this guy. He won't lose."
He was very confident in the driver, because Marco was bought over to their team at a huge expense. Marco was the person who drove their team to fame. Thanks to him their company was now growing bigger and more prosperous. How could a professional driver lose to a part timer who god knew came from which pot hole. Ridiculous, that's what Augustus thought when he looked at Hao Ren.
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Marco looked in his rearview mirror and asked, "Steve, who is this guy in my mirror?"
Steve was the crew chief for Marco and the two of them went way back. The middle-aged man said, "He is Hao Ren, the driver for Chariot team."
Marco let out a soft whistle and asked, "Well, impressive of him but does he really think that he can get past me? Hahaha, fool, let me show him what I can do."
Steve replied, "Marco, don't be hasty, your opponent does not seem to be in a hurry."
Marco raised his brow as he made a turn but that exact moment, Hao Ren tried to make a move but Marco managed to block him off.
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Alan and Henry were commenting on the race and they saw Hao Ren going after Marco. The former said, "Well, Hao Ren had been doing a fantastic job till now but it seems that advancing to further ranks is not going to be easy for him."
Henry smiled and said, "Well, I wouldn't be making judgements so soon in the race. Just now he tried to whisk past Marco on the turn."
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The entire Chariot team pit crew was shocked, and stunned. Suddenly, Andy said, "Ren, move in to pit. It looks like Ricardo and Xavier also need to pit. The noses of their cars has taken damage."
Hao Ren said, "Fine, I am coming in, get ready."
Ricardo and Xavier were hot on his tail. They were the top names in the world of racing, how could they digest being left in the dust by a nobody?
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The rest of the race was spent with people chasing after Hao Ren, as he dashed forward. The young man crossed the checkered flag ahead of everyone creating a sensation for everyone. He moved his car inside the pit lane and came to a stop. The people rushed at him to celebrate.
The entire stadium erupted in cheers. However, in the VIP viewer room, the situation was not as amiable and cheerful as it was outside. Augustus was standing with a pale face. The rest of the people were looking at Han Lingxue who was shocked as well, but unlike the others she was experiencing bliss and euphoria.
Hao Ren had defeated the people in such a crushing fashion that the people had no retort. Suddenly, an old man stood up from his chair and he turned to face Han Lingxue. He said, "To the Chariot."
Then he raised his wine glass and toasted to Han Lingxue. The young lady was shocked to see the owner and the founder of one of the top car companies in the world, Hornet Motors, was toasting her. This old man was the godfather of a new legacy in motor sports world. She humbly bowed to him and chugged down the entire glass of champagne in her hand.
Many more followed the process, only Augustus was left standing with a face that was changing color from red to yellow in rage and embarrassment. Just then, another old voice sounded in the room, "To the Chariot."
Han Lingxue turned around and was about to greet the person when Augustus exclaimed, "Dad, what are you doing here?"
The old man smiled at him faintly and replied, "To see through the situation."
Augustus was left speechless, when he saw his father at the venue, he did not expect this. Han Lingxue greeted the man with a smile, "Uncle Donovan, it is very bad of you to come over in secret."
The middle-aged man chuckled and said, "Well, I could not always let you kids have all the fun right?"
Han Lingxue nodded with a smile, and Mister Donovan said, "About the bet..."
The young lady said, "Let's wait till the award ceremony, Uncle. Big sister will be coming over soon."
Donovan nodded and everyone stayed in the box to watch the ceremony. The middle-aged man looked calm, but in reality his heart was bleeding. Stride racing team was his child, he built it from the ground up, and the thought of handing it over to someone else was a disaster in his mind.
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On the stage, a celebrity presented Hao Ren with a silver cup half as big as himself. The young man raised the trophy up high and the crowd cheered for him. Hao Ren then turned to look at the second and the third podium as he said, "Mister Ricardo, Mister Xavier. You two have always been my idols in the new generation racers. Can you please sign the cup? I intend to place it up for a charity keepsake."
The two people and the reporters were shocked. The drivers nodded and signed up the trophy. Hao Ren said, "I pledge to give this cup to the best automobile engineering institute for a keepsake."
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Dream's Note: From next week the chapter update will be increased to 10 chapters a week, and one bonus chapter for every 500 power stones. Hope you all like it, and may someone gift me a castle.