Night Rose

Seeing that he didn't speak, Wang Tianle took out his phone to contact Su Jin, but Zhou Zheng stopped him.

Zhou Zheng called his maternal grandfather, but no one answered. He then called Wang Tianle's father, who answered quickly.

"Xiao Zheng, aren't you guys having a match today? Why are you calling all of a sudden?"

"Uncle, is my grandfather home?"

"No, your grandpa went to play chess. He's always on the go and loves playing chess. He went out with that old man from the next building."

"Okay, it's alright now."

Zhou Zheng hung up the phone, afraid that someone would hear the worry in his voice.

Even someone as oblivious as Wang Tianle could tell that Zhou Zheng was acting strangely. "Brother Zhou, are you missing Grandpa? Grandpa is in good health and loves to travel. It's nothing, he probably just had his phone on silent and didn't hear you."

Zhou Zheng's lips trembled. This was really unlikely. His grandfather always listened to novels at a very loud volume and never silenced his phone.

Something must have happened!

"Brother Zhou!" Wang Tianle saw Zhou Zheng rush out and quickly chased after him.

But he was nowhere near as fast as Zhou Zheng, who darted to the exit of the field in an instant.

Seeing him in his racing suit, the staff stopped him in surprise. "Where are you going, driver? Have you taken the wrong turn? This is the exit."

Zhou Zheng was rooted to the spot, his mind a jumble of thoughts, with various ideas constantly taking over, preventing him from reaching the right conclusion. But he absolutely did not trust Zhou Chengzhuo's character; that man was rotten to the core.

The thought of his grandfather possibly suffering some misfortune made his heart feel like it was going to explode.

Just then, Su Jin called, like a lifeline, firmly securing him.

Su Jin was anxious after hearing Wang Tianle's explanation, but she had to be calmer than Zhou Zheng. If the two of them panicked, no one would be able to make a decision.

"Zhou Zheng, don't panic, what happened? Tell me."

"Grandpa didn't answer my call, I'm worried about him." Zhou Zheng bit down on a knuckle, forcing himself to calm down.

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He knew that even if he rushed back now, it would take at least three or four hours on the road, and if he left, it would be equivalent to abandoning the convoy here.

"Zhou Zheng, Grandpa will be alright. Doesn't he often go out to play chess alone? What could have happened to him? Did you hear something from someone?" Su Jin comforted him softly.

Zhou Zheng was speechless. He didn't know how to tell Su Jin that his younger brother, the son of his father's second wife, was threatening him with his maternal grandfather.

"The competition is about to start. If you're worried about Grandpa, Tu Ying and I will keep trying to contact him. Once we get in touch, I'll let you know on the channel, okay? Or, if you really want to withdraw from the competition, let's go!"

"Withdraw from the competition? What happened? Why withdraw from the competition? Oh my god! So many sponsors are waiting to see the results of the competition. If they withdraw, all their efforts will be in vain!" Tu Ying had just returned when she heard this sentence and almost exploded.

Su Jin glanced at Tu Ying and said only three words: "People are important."

Tu Ying rubbed her cheeks vigorously, unable to understand why Zhou Zheng had stopped competing just because he couldn't contact his grandfather. His grandfather didn't have Alzheimer's and was currently living with Wang Tianle's parents. How could he possibly be missing?

"Zhou Zheng, nothing will happen. You're overthinking it! Do you think Grandpa would get lost in a tiny place like Nanyuan?"

From an outsider's perspective, it's impossible to understand Zhou Zheng's crazy behavior. He's an elderly man with strong self-care abilities, not a child. Why would he abandon such an important match and leave?

Su Jin didn't speak. She respected Zhou Zheng's idea. If he was worried about his grandfather, she could accompany him back to Nanyuan now, leaving the others to clean up the mess.

Just as Zhou Zheng was hesitating, another call came in at the top of his phone screen, and he didn't react for a moment.

It was Wang Tianle who noticed the incoming call on the phone and excitedly grabbed his arm, "Brother Zhou, answer the phone! It's Grandpa calling."

Hearing the conversation from afar, Su Jin finally breathed a sigh of relief and immediately hung up the phone.

"Grandpa, are you alright?!" Zhou Zheng almost shouted.

"I'm fine, Xiao Zheng, what's wrong?" Grandpa asked in confusion. There was the noise of other people playing chess around him, so it really sounded like they were in the park.

Zhou Zheng finally let out the breath he had been holding in. He collapsed to the ground, almost completely exhausted, and gasped for air.

"I couldn't get through to you."

"A young man borrowed my phone to call his friend earlier, and I don't know what he pressed, but he silenced my phone. Did that scare you? Your Uncle Wang also called me several times just now, but luckily I saw the light on my phone."

"It's good that you're alright. You should stay out less lately." Zhou Zheng wiped his sweat and sat down on the ground to catch his breath, still feeling shaken.

My grandfather had a young man on his side who used his cell phone to silence it, while He Zhangxing relayed threatening words to him. What a coincidence!

It must be Zhou Chengzhuo who's behind this!

Wu Ting finally called, immediately asking, "Did Zhou Chengzhuo contact you?"

"I guess so."

"He sent people to approach your grandfather, but luckily my men were nearby and reported to me early this morning. I wanted to contact you but couldn't get through on the phone, so I had to come in person." Wu Ting was still panting as he spoke, and a moment later, the voices of an old man and woman could be heard, indicating that they had arrived at the park.

"I'm looking after your grandfather; he's fine."

Zhou Zheng breathed a sigh of relief. Even though he had a problem with Wu Ting, he had to say, "Thanks."

"How rare! Mr. Zhou says thank you. Well, I must say, you're welcome. Zhou Chengzhuo is just trying to mess with you. Go do whatever you need to do; I'll personally guard this place. But I'm warning you, you can complain to Mr. Zhou, just say..."

Zhou Zheng hung up the phone, breathed a long sigh of relief, and stood up with Wang Tianle's help.

"Are your legs weak? Can you still drive a race car? Sister Su said if it's really not possible, we should just leave and not race anymore." Wang Tianle looked at him worriedly, massaging his arms and legs.

Seeing Zhou Zheng's posture just now, Wang Tianle was really scared. He had never seen his brother Zhou show such a terrifying expression before. It was as if the sky had fallen.

"My legs are really weak," Zhou Zheng said truthfully.

No one else could understand his feelings; he was genuinely worried that Zhou Chengzhuo, that scoundrel, would do something utterly immoral.

His maternal grandparents had raised him with great difficulty, and if his grandfather were to get hurt because of him, he would truly want to go to his mother's and grandmother's graves and atone with his own death. He would rather die himself than have anything happen to his grandfather.

Seeing his outburst, the staff pulled up a chair for him to sit down and handed him a bottle of electrolyte water.

"Let's finish this. You seem to be in a hurry. It'll be your turn soon. Are you still coming?"