Xiao Changkun had always seized every chance to show off, and if no opportunity presented itself, he’d force one anyway.
In his view, this guy today was firmly in his grasp.
Didn’t you say my Rolls-Royce car key is fake? Well, I’ll show you what a real Rolls-Royce key looks like.
The middle-aged man surnamed Li took the Rolls-Royce key, toyed with it in his hand, pressed a button on it, then let out a mocking laugh and tossed it back to Xiao Changkun, saying disdainfully, “This bloody fake’s made pretty well, isn’t it? Not from Pinduoduo, I bet, probably Taobao, eh?”
Xiao Changkun hadn’t expected him to suddenly throw the key back. Terrified of dropping it, he fumbled in the air several times before barely catching it, then snapped angrily, “Oi, what’s wrong with you? No manners at all! Never seen the world, have you? I showed you my car key to broaden your horizons, and you just chuck it back? If it broke, could you afford to pay for it?”
The middle-aged man sneered, “A cheap knockoff? What’s there to pay for?”
Ma Lan, standing nearby, cursed furiously, “Open your bloody eyes and look, this is a real Rolls-Royce key!”
“Pfft!” The man scoffed, “Fooling who? You think I didn’t see you two get out of a Didi ride?”
Xiao Changkun immediately retorted, “I didn’t feel like driving today, alright? We’re going on an overseas holiday, left the car at the airport to avoid scratches or dents, so I took a cab, what’s wrong with that?!”
The man rolled his eyes at the couple, smirking, “You’re contradicting yourself. You say you’re going abroad, didn’t drive, took a cab to the airport, so why bring the car key? What’s the point of carrying it overseas? Tell me!”
“I… I… I…” Xiao Changkun was stumped, at a loss for words.
The onlookers burst into mocking laughter. Though the man’s attitude was roguish and shameless, his logic seemed to hold water.
If you’re going abroad and didn’t plan to drive, what’s the use of carrying a car key in your pocket? It’s just a risk of losing it, nothing more!
Could it be that carrying the key abroad was purely to show off?
Everyone felt this didn’t quite fit the image of a dignified Rolls-Royce owner.
Such low behaviour probably wasn’t something a prestigious Rolls-Royce owner would do.
Seeing Xiao Changkun speechless, the man sensed he’d hit a sore spot and pressed his advantage, “I say, mate, at your age, why so obsessed with appearances? Whether you own a Rolls-Royce or not, why carry the key for a flight abroad?”
He patted his pockets with both hands, grinning, “Look at me, a proper, dignified Bentley owner, but do I carry my car key? No! I’m off to the Maldives, what use is a car key? Besides, I’m a man with a driver, who the hell buys a Rolls-Royce and drives it themselves?”
“Oh, right, were you hoping at security, when they ask you to empty your pockets, you’d whip out a Rolls-Royce key and slap it down, thinking it’d make you look good? Is that it?”
Like a child whose scheme had been exposed, Xiao Changkun’s face flushed as he stammered, “I… I didn’t! I just accidentally put it in my pocket!”
“Pfft!” The man sneered, “Your face is red, who’d believe that?”
He sighed, “Mate, I’d advise you to keep a low profile when you’re out, don’t go boasting everywhere, lest you get laughed at. Your kids are right here, even if you don’t care about your own face, think of theirs, yeah?”
Xiao Changkun, never sharp-tongued, felt utterly unable to argue, his frustration mounting. He pulled out his phone, head down, fumbling for something.
