Night Rose

During dinner, Tu Ying brought up the matter with Zhou Zheng, not in front of Su Jin and the others, but only in private.

"Zhou Zheng, do you know Wu Ting?"

Zhou Zheng tossed the wok with one hand while scooping out seasonings, glancing at him warily. "Ah, we know each other."

"You two really know each other?" Tu Ying leaned against the door frame, secretly calculating, but dared not mention it to Zhou Zheng openly.

"Spit it out, will you?" Zhou Zheng glanced at him sideways.

Tu Ying scratched his chin. "Ah, it's about the sponsorship I talked to him about. He said he wanted one of our team's racers to contact him. I've been thinking about it for ages, but I still don't know what he's up to. Is he trying to poach you?"

"It's possible," Zhou Zheng said, going along with his lie.

Tu Ying immediately bristled and became alert. "Why would he poach you? He offered such a good price just to poach you?"

That's certainly possible. Ultimately, the driver is the core of a racing team. Even the best car won't work if the driver is a bad driver.

"Are they really going to poach you?!"

"Go search for him on Baidu," Zhou Zheng said.

Tu Ying immediately took out her phone to search for Wu Ting's name, and sure enough, his encyclopedia entry appeared. Tu Ying quickly scanned the information and found the highlights.

"The Zhou Group! It's that group again. I remember He Zhangxing's father worked for that group."

"I understand, Wu Ting wants to poach you and replace He Zhangxing!"

This idea was completely different from the truth, and Zhou Zheng continued to mislead him, "Yes, so you're saying I should contact him?"

"No way! Absolutely not!" Tu Ying immediately refused. She even wanted to block the rich man's number, but she couldn't bring herself to do it.

After the group finished eating, Zhou Zheng and Su Jin accompanied their grandfather for a walk. In the park, there was a group of middle-aged women doing square dancing. Su Jin watched with interest and joined in the dancing.

Zhou Zheng and his grandfather sat on a pile of stones nearby, with his grandfather fanning himself as he watched the people next to him play chess.

The phone rang, but he glanced down at it and didn't answer.

After I hung up, the phone rang again.

"Grandpa, you go play chess, I'm going to take a walk." Zhou Zheng casually got up. His grandfather watched his back without saying a word, but just touched his phone.

Unsurprisingly, that scumbag Zhou Ruian contacted my grandfather, wanting to get Zhou Zheng back.

Grandpa didn't agree. He knew why Zhou Ruian was doing this; it wasn't just for Zhou Zheng, but also for the things Zhou Zheng's mother had left him.

Zhou Zheng walked quite a distance before answering the constantly vibrating phone.

"I warned you not to contact me again."

"Young Master, I told you before, I told you to go and enjoy a family dinner. But did you eat properly last time? Do you remember how you cracked someone's head open?" Wu Ting sighed.

Zhou Zheng was silent for a while before saying, "They're still alive and well, right?"

"Of course he's still alive, otherwise his mother would have already stormed into your house. If it weren't for President Zhou keeping those two in check, honestly, Grandpa is so old, he probably wouldn't have been able to withstand Madam's antics."

"You still dare to plot against my grandfather?" Zhou Zheng's words were laced with coldness.

"It's not us, it's Madam. President Zhou just wants you to come back and inherit the family business. You don't know, the group is in complete chaos. I'm busy dealing with things here, so I can't get involved in the car fleet issue, which is a real pity."

"Quite ambitious, Secretary Wu," Zhou Zheng said in a low voice.

Wu Ting chuckled lightly, "I hope you have bigger ambitions too. Wouldn't it be interesting to fight Zhou Chengzhuo for the family fortune?"

"If it's interesting, go and fight for it yourself."

"Sigh, I really hope you won't go against me, otherwise I'll be in a really difficult position with President Zhou. Never mind, you go ahead and focus on the fleet business. If you need any help, feel free to contact me anytime, I'd be happy to assist."

Zhou Zheng slammed down the phone, rubbed his temples, and stood by the lake, hoping the breeze would clear the fog from his head.

He returned to his grandfather's side and found that the old man hadn't gone to play chess; he was still standing there, but he was in low spirits and looked gloomy.

"Grandpa, did he contact you?" Zhou Zheng asked bluntly.

Grandpa looked up at him and said, "Xiao Zheng, don't worry about me. He won't dare to do anything reckless."

Zhou Zheng immediately became anxious. Others could mess with him, but not the people around him. He was about to go out for a competition, and if something happened to his grandfather, how could he bear it?

"What wouldn't he dare to do? Grandpa, I'm going out for a competition soon. You should stay at Wang Tianle's house. I'm worried about you being home alone."

"Xiao Zheng, he's a respectable person, what could he possibly do? Just go and relax. If you're still worried, I'll go stay at Tianle's house." Grandpa looked at Su Jin not far away and asked in a low voice, "Su Jin doesn't know yet, does she?"

"I don't know, I'm afraid she'll worry," Zhou Zheng said.

"Find a chance to tell Xiao Su; this can't be kept a secret for long." Grandpa helped Shi Tou up, patted the dust off his clothes, and said, "Go back; you're tired."

Before the team set off, Zhou Zheng took his grandfather to Wang Tianle's house. The two families were originally neighbors, but they separated because Wang Tianle's father changed jobs.

The Wang family was delighted that Zhou Zheng's maternal grandfather was coming to stay for a short period of time. They cleaned up a guest room for him, as he was no different from their own parents. When they were busy at work, it was Zhou Zheng's maternal grandparents who took care of the two children.

"Xiao Zheng, don't worry at all. We'll definitely take good care of Grandpa. Coming here is just like coming home, it's not troublesome at all," said Aunt Wang happily, while still packing Wang Tianle's things.

Zhou Zheng pulled Wang's father aside and tried to give him money.

After seeing it clearly, Mr. Wang exclaimed "Oh dear!" and stuffed the money back into his hand. "You silly child, if you're going to be so polite, you don't consider us family!"

Seeing Wang's insistence, Zhou Zheng had no choice but to give up and put the money back in his pocket.

Su Jin was more thoughtful than him. She ordered a lot of nutritional supplements and fruits online, saying they were sent as a welfare gift for the families of the team members. Wang's parents couldn't refuse and happily accepted them.

The first match was held in the neighboring province, a two-hour drive from Nanyuan.

The team arrived a week in advance and stayed at a nearby hotel. The area around the hotel was frequented by rally racing personnel, and many team teams also stayed nearby, so it was inevitable that they would run into each other.

This race is a level above the one in Nanyuan, and the participating teams are much more professional, but it still can't compare to the teams in the Shiha Rally.

Su Jin carefully studied the participating teams and found that they posed no threat to her, their skill level being roughly below that of the Zhu Ling.

So their strategy was to just go all out and have fun.

Zhou Zheng drove the Blue Ghost at breakneck speed on the track. Wang Tianle trusted his brother Zhou completely. His route reports were accurate and perfectly coordinated. Every turn of the race car was a visual feast.

Zhou Zheng and Wang Tianle were in exceptionally good form, winning a resounding victory in the first match and lifting the championship trophy.

Then, in the second match, they won without a doubt.

Sponsorships and endorsements rained down like snowflakes, leaving drivers dizzy and their value skyrocketing. The entire team was immersed in an atmosphere of confidence and pride.