Bai Youyou was also quite surprised, but what she felt even more was excitement.
She had always participated in international competitions... Although she didn’t make it to the top-tier events, she had taken part in many medium and small ones, occasionally joining the seniors to participate in some major events as a substitute.
She knew very well what the abilities of those racers from Country F were, and she also knew what Country F meant in the Racing World.
To be regarded, even feared, by such a powerful nation known as a behemoth in the Racing World, how could she not be excited?
Zheng Qiu and Qian Yuan, upon hearing Coach Sun’s rhetorical question, also couldn’t figure out the reason, but so far, Bai Youyou was the only professional racer who had returned to the country, and the challenge had come on the very day she arrived, leaving no other explanation.
Qian Yuan thought for a moment and asked Bai Youyou, "Have you raced against those drivers from Country F before?"
Bai Youyou hesitated for a moment and then nodded somewhat hesitantly, "I indeed have raced with Senior Lu and Nidam Buz from Country F before..."
When they heard her say this, both Zheng Qiu and Qian Yuan showed expressions of understanding, "That’s right. It must be that Nidam Buz saw your potential and wanted to test you."
Bai Youyou bit her lip, swallowing back the words, "but I was brutally defeated."
Perhaps... they really did see her potential?
"Let’s go with that, then. Tell Country F that we accept the challenge!" Zheng Qiu finally decided, "Let’s schedule it for next week. During this period, Youyou, you’ll need to work hard and practice more. Tomorrow, I’ll have Lu You return to the country, and then you two can work on your coordination to at least lose with grace."
From beginning to end, he had never considered winning.
Bai Youyou nodded vigorously, "I will definitely do my best!"
As they were speaking, Coach Cai walked in with Chi Gui’s contract in hand, "Manager Qian..."
He was about to say something but paused as he noticed the atmosphere in the room, "What’s happened?"
Qian Yuan recounted the recent developments.
After listening, Coach Cai laughed and said, "That’s perfect, I’ve just signed the contract with Chi Gui, let her participate as well!"
He knew they were bound to lose this kind of challenge, so Coach Cai didn’t expect Chi Gui to make much of a difference, but he wanted to assess her ability, and by this means, help to devise a training plan for her.
...As there was no other choice, since Chi Gui refused to join the team, they had to take this approach to slowly help her improve.
After hearing Coach Cai’s words, Coach Sun frowned.
Zheng Qiu was perplexed, "Who is Chi Gui?"
He vaguely felt the name sounded familiar, yet he couldn’t place where he had heard it.
As Qian Yuan was about to respond, Coach Sun interjected, "She’s just an amateur female racer. She made quite a name for herself at the Challenge Cup, which made Coach Cai believe she has an exceptional talent, even more so than Lu You."
Zheng Qiu’s expression immediately became more indifferent.
The other executives also lost interest and began standing up, preparing to leave.
Bai Youyou, however, was a bit puzzled, "I have heard Senior Lu mention before that there’s a highly skilled female racer in Huaxia who even he would have to kneel and call ’teacher’... Could that be Miss Chi Gui?"
"It can’t be her," Coach Sun immediately answered with a laugh, "Wait until you watch her race footage. Her driving style relies too much on showmanship, full of flaws everywhere. Not to mention Lu You, even you could easily overtake her within minutes."
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"I see..." Bai Youyou nodded, "Then I must have been mistaken."
"However, if we really do have such a female racer in Huaxia, it would be worth trying to recruit her," Zheng Qiu said.
Qian Yuan agreed, "Mhm, I’ll contact Lu You about it right away."
The people continued talking as they all left the office, no one paying any further attention to Coach Cai.
Holding the contract, Coach Cai let out a regretful sigh.