Night Rose

"Ahhhhhh!" Su Jin jumped up excitedly, almost throwing her headset away.

They came to the national competition with high expectations, and were not favored by anyone, but they won first place!

When Tu Ying saw the results on the screen, she screamed, her mind went blank, and she started gesturing wildly without any rhythm.

"11 minutes and 23.6 seconds!! Awesome!!!"

This result was thrilling and exciting, only 9.6 seconds faster than the second place.

Such a tiny difference was entirely due to Zhou Zheng's efforts at the last series of bends!

"Boss Tu, let's go! Let's find them!" Su Jin grabbed Tu Ying with great enthusiasm and ran towards the podium.

Under the electronic screen, the red car surged past its superior performance. For several seconds, Zhou Zheng's head was filled with a piercing buzzing sound, and his mind went completely blank.

Wang Tianle shouted something into his ear, but he didn't react.

The car was so hot that Wang Tianle dragged him out of the car and pulled off his racing suit to cool him down. Only then did his dazed eyes focus.

"Fatty, what did you call me again?"

"Number one! Bro, we're number one!" Wang Tianle laughed heartily, pointing to the electronic screen behind them, which displayed their impressive achievement.

The staff members nearby ran towards them, smiling and congratulating them.

Congratulations! This dark horse team has a bright future ahead!

Congratulations! You've won first place in the national competition at such a young age!

"Don't just stand there, come and claim your prize!"

Zhou Zheng was pushed onto the podium, where the dazzling flashlights almost engulfed him. Extremely dehydrated and exhausted, he lifted his eyelids and anxiously searched for the person he was looking for in the audience.

Su Jin and Tu Ying were squeezed into a less conspicuous spot. With cameras and microphones set up in front of them and so many people surrounding them, Su Jin felt that she was actually not noticeable at all, and that Zhou Zheng probably wouldn't even see her.

She wasn't sad; she was only happy that Zhou Zheng was standing on this platform in the spotlight, and happy for his racing car.

Su Jin took out her phone, held it up with difficulty behind the human wall, and turned on the camera to search for the people on the stage.

A cheer suddenly erupted from the crowd.

Su Jin wanted to see what was happening through the lens, and a hand appeared in her viewfinder.

She was startled when a strong hand broke through the lens, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her forward a few steps. The people in front of her automatically made way for her.

Zhou Zheng, with his racing suit open, squatted down in front of her. As if realizing what he was about to do, Su Jin hooked her arm around his shoulder, and then her body was lifted into the air and carried on his shoulder.

The second time she sat on his shoulders, Su Jin wasn't afraid at all. She sat steadily on his shoulders, her hand hanging down, which he held tightly, pressed against his hot palm, and she could feel his vigorous heartbeat.

Su Jin's heart was pounding, not because of the championship, but because of Zhou Zheng.

Sweat still clung to Zhou Zheng's face, glistening under the flashing lights. When he turned his head to look at him, his eyes were like stars, and a smug smile played on his lips.

"This is my engineer, Su Jin. Without her, without her race car, I wouldn't be standing here, nor would I be here in front of you."

"What is your relationship with these two? Are you a couple?"

"Ms. Su, what are the specifications of the race car? Did you drive it the entire time? That's incredible!"

"Mr. Zhou, you've won first place in the national competition. What are your thoughts?"

"Brother Zhou, the medal!" Wang Tianle handed it over from the award ceremony.

Zhou Zheng reached out and caught it, then turned and handed it to Su Jin, saying, "Take good care of our medals."

The camera flashed, capturing this touching scene. One reporter seemed to recall a familiar scene, saying, "It feels like I've seen this somewhere before."

In front of the television, Su's mother and grandmother watched in shock as Su's aunt was carried on their shoulders.

"This...this is just a colleague?" Grandma couldn't even finish her sentence.

Su's mother recalled that her daughter asked what she would do if her boyfriend was younger than her. Su's mother replied that as long as she was happy, that was fine.

But Zhou Zheng is only twenty years old! Is my daughter... dating a younger man?

Su's mother slapped her thigh, "Oh my! They're together!"

"What?!" Grandma exclaimed in shock. "No wonder Su Su wanted us to watch the live stream. She never specifically mentioned her racing team's competitions. Turns out she wanted us to watch her boyfriend!"

"This young man is really amazing! They won first place in their first national competition. No wonder he's my daughter's boyfriend!" Su's mother said proudly, but quickly accepted the reality.

Grandma was devastated and couldn't speak for a long time, only sighing repeatedly.

Su's mother smiled and comforted her, "Mom, your granddaughter has high standards. She must like him because he's better than Xiao Lu. Look at the young man, he's handsome, capable, and young. I think he's better than Xiao Lu. Su Su is so happy!"

Grandma watched TV and realized what was going on. "Susu doesn't dare to tell me herself, so she just lets us watch TV! I'll have to call her and have a good talk with her after she finishes watching TV."

The Su family figured out what was going on between the two, and things were also quite lively in Nanyuan.

To watch their son compete in the national competition, Wang's parents invited all their relatives to their home, including Zhou Zheng's maternal grandfather, and set up a table at home.

Upon seeing the victory, the cheers of more than a dozen people nearly lifted the roof off. People upstairs shouted from their open windows, "What's all the noise about in broad daylight?"

"Sorry, sorry! My son won the race!" Wang Ma leaned out and spoke to the person upstairs.

The upstairs neighbor scratched his head and didn't say anything more. "Congratulations! Just keep it down, it's too noisy!"

"Okay, okay, I promise I'll keep it down." Wang Ma smiled and closed the window, silencing the lively chatter in the room. "Let's go out for a fun meal!"

They got right to it, and everyone except Zhou Zheng's grandfather, who didn't want to move, went happily.

Wang's parents sent a large red envelope in the family group chat, and Zhou Zheng's maternal grandfather also sent one.

When Tu Ying saw the red envelopes, she was still joining the crowd in the excitement, waving her hand and using her thumb to grab them.

One bag was robbed of 40 cents, and the other bag was robbed of 68 yuan.

"Thank you, bosses!" After thanking the family members, Tu Ying remembered the real bosses and quickly switched to the sponsor group to send messages to them.

"Thanks to all the sponsors! We won first place in the national competition, and we've lived up to expectations!"

The big spenders in the group sent their blessings one after another. Zhao Xin was busy at the time, but he also took the time to send a private message.

Zhao: Congratulations, Boss Tu! Buy me a drink when you get back.

Tu: Of course! Boss Zhao, you're waiting for me!

The biggest sponsor in the group didn't say anything. Tu Ying thought for a while. The race car was sponsored by him, so he should still send a private message to share the good news.

So, Tu Ying opened the sponsor's private chat and sent him the good news that she had won first place.

The sponsor replied quickly, but the meaning behind the message left Tu Ying somewhat confused.

Sponsor: Have the driver contact me.