The more she thought about it, the more certain Li Shuxiao became of her suspicions, and the stranger her gaze at Lin Xiao grew.
Lin Xiao, however, driving the car, was oblivious to these thoughts.
“Lin Xiao, didn’t I get you a better car?” Li Shuxiao suddenly asked. “Now that I’m so wealthy, shouldn’t I get you a car worth a few million? It’s at least a good impression, right?”
“The car isn’t important, is it?” Lin Xiao replied casually. He still felt a pang of regret for his previous Maybach G650, which had been crashed. It was being repaired, but hadn’t been returned yet. “Nowadays, wealthy people don’t deliberately drive luxury cars. More often, they get a slightly more expensive one for business dealings to save face, or those who enjoy cars drive sports cars. I don’t use the car much myself, so I don’t care about these things.”
A far-fetched explanation.
Li Shuxiao immediately filled in all the blanks in her mind.
The subtext of ‘the car isn’t important’ was that Lin Xiao indeed didn’t own any expensive cars, and these excuses were merely to cover up that fact. Her sister didn’t pay much attention to him, and this car was just for ferrying the children to school.
“Then this car…”
“Oh, this car? A friend got it for me. They said it’s part of an internal test, and they’re letting me try it out first, claiming the experience is excellent.” Lin Xiao said casually.
This Dragon Rider sedan was originally his assigned car. It looked more business-like from the outside, was quite good-looking and handsome. It was also said to have the most advanced internal safety system in the entire Dragon Country, all bulletproof glass, and many hidden anti-terrorism systems. If needed, it could even function as a race car.
However, Lin Xiao didn’t particularly like this car.
He preferred off-road vehicles, liked spacious ones where he could store many things, and that were suitable for taking his wife and children out for trips.
“Oh.”
An internal test car from a friend?
This meant the car hadn’t even been released yet. And as far as she knew, while Dragon Rider was quite famous, their mass-produced cars, apart from custom models, were mediocre.
And the price was just average.
As Li Shuxiao pondered, her dissatisfaction with Lin Xiao grew.
She suddenly understood why Lin Xiao had been sent to pick her up. Her sister likely wanted her to give Lin Xiao a good lesson.
This way, Lin Xiao would better understand his current status within the Luo family.
“Lin Xiao, do you feel that there are aspects of you that don’t quite fit in with the Luo family?” Li Shuxiao asked suddenly, after a period of silence.
This question genuinely stumped Lin Xiao. He drove while pondering.
Indeed, due to his status, his father-in-law and mother-in-law treated him less like a son-in-law and more like a superior. Sometimes they even seemed reserved around him, and his father-in-law, grateful that Lin Xiao had cured him, often spoke about wanting to thank him properly.
This made him feel somewhat uncomfortable, with the family being so polite.
Luo Qinghan was similar. When discussing their relationship, she would often mention that the company originally belonged to him and wonder how to thank him…
These situations bothered him immensely, always feeling that his presence put them under some kind of pressure.
Thinking of this, he nodded and said, “There is a bit… Well, what can be done.”