Night Rose

Zhou Zheng looked her up and down, at the scar on the corner of her mouth and at her misty eyes.

What do you think?

The question was too dangerous, and his answer was too deliberate, thus putting the ball back in his court.

"I didn't expect that someone wouldn't even dare to admit it." Su Jin curled her lips, but there was no smile in her eyes.

A person should be brave enough to take responsibility for their actions. This person has already dragged you to a hotel room, yet you still don't dare to admit that you like her?

She raised her knee and thrust it upwards.

Zhou Zheng's tall body stiffened, his fingers gripping the bed sheet as he curled up, as if he were enduring some kind of pain.

Su Jin gave the person a hard push, sending them to the side.

The kick was a completely subconscious reaction, but when she heard Zhou Zheng's painful voice, a pang of pity rose in her heart.

But there was no time to think about that now. She straightened her clothes and was about to run when someone grabbed her hand.

Su Jin was pulled around and saw that Zhou Zheng's forehead was covered in sweat. She thought to herself, "Did I kick him too hard and hurt him?"

"Zhou Zheng, stop pretending! Are you... alright?"

Seeing that he didn't answer for a long time, Su Jin struggled for a while, then slowly moved over and raised her hand to wipe his sweat.

Zhou Zheng was stunned, giving her a restrained look, "You really are..."

"What?"

Zhou Zheng took a deep breath, said nothing, and threw the condom into the trash can.

"If you had said you didn't want to earlier, I wouldn't have had to waste money on a hotel room."

Zhou Zheng's voice trembled slightly as she spoke, indicating that her kick was quite powerful.

"Forget about the money. Why don't you go to the restroom and check if there's anything wrong? Just in case... well, I'll go to the hospital with you and pay for your medical expenses," Su Jin said.

"I don't need it! You can leave. I won't mention that day again, and I never intended to threaten you."

Zhou Zheng released her hand, bent over and pressed down on the bed, his hands clenched into fists, his head resting on his arm, as if he was enduring pain.

Upon hearing this, Su Jin immediately regretted her overreaction. If she hadn't provoked Zhou Zheng, they wouldn't have ended up arguing in the hotel bed...

I knew Zhou Zheng's temper all along; you can't mess with a tiger, you can only stroke it the way it wants, not go against it.

"Alright, stop being stubborn. Let's talk about that day later. Take a look at your injury first."

When Zhou Zheng looked up at her, the 1.9-meter-tall man's eyes were red, whether from pain or from holding the position for too long and causing blood to seep out.

He was already handsome and rugged-looking, and with those red eyes, no one could resist him.

Su Jin is only responsive to gentle persuasion, and seeing his appearance, she softened.

"Okay, I'm not leaving. Go check it out! Deal with it early if anything happens. If you're unhappy in the future, don't blame me!"

Zhou Zheng tried to get up, but his movements were clumsy. He gritted his teeth and said, "Close your eyes!"

"She has quite a few problems." Su Jin turned around and covered her eyes.

Zhou Zheng snorted behind her, "If you don't kick it, it'll be fine."

Su Jin's ears turned red instantly, and she buried her face in her hands, not wanting to talk to him.

Deprived of her sight, she heard Zhou Zheng walk into the bathroom, and a clanging sound rang out, probably him unbuckling his belt.

Zhou Zheng stayed in the bathroom for several minutes, so long that Su Jin wondered if he really felt something was wrong, and suggested that she should force him to go to the hospital to get checked out.

"Su Jin".

Su Jin's ears perked up, and she exclaimed in disbelief, "You called me?"

Zhou Zheng sighed deeply. "Come in."

"!!!?"

"Me, me go in?" Su Jin repeated, her mind blank.

"Yes, come in." Zhou Zheng's tone was absolutely certain, without a hint of teasing.

Su Jin slowly moved to the doorway. "Is it really that serious? Why don't you go to the hospital to get it checked out? I'm not a professional doctor, I can't tell."

"How come you can't tell? Didn't you see it last time?" Zhou Zheng replied through the door.

In a moment of anger, Su Jin accused him, "You didn't turn on the lights last time! If I had seen your face, I would have turned around and left as soon as I got off the plane."

"Not happy with my face?"

"..." It's not that I'm dissatisfied; Zhou Zheng is quite pleasing to the eye.

"Oh, I see, you're not satisfied in bed."

"What do you understand? You... why did you call me?" Su Jin was slightly agitated, but the person behind her did not answer.

With her back to the door, she was pulled by the arm and dragged directly into the bathroom.

The bathroom was very warm, filled with the scent of aromatherapy and the smell of male hormones, like some kind of pheromone she had read about in a novel, pleasant yet light.

When Su Jin was pulled in, her first reaction was to cover her eyes; she didn't want to meet Zhou Zheng's good brother right now.

"I already told you, I don't know how to watch it! Why did you drag me in here?!"

Zhou Zheng grabbed her hand and pulled it down.

Su Jin kept her eyes tightly closed, only to hear Zhou Zheng chuckle softly in front of her and blow on her eyelashes.

"Trying to take advantage of me? No way. I'm just showing you whether you've grabbed my back."

Su Jin opened her eyes, her eyelashes fluttering. She looked down and saw that Zhou Zheng had already put on his pants, but he hadn't fastened his belt. The pants hung loosely on his waist, revealing his handsome abs.

"Look at his back." Zhou Zheng turned around and bent down to fasten his belt.

A black leather belt tightened around the waist of the pants, making the back and waist muscles taut and the muscle lines very eye-catching.

Su Jin rubbed her eyes, forcing herself to look away and gaze at his back.

Sure enough, there were two scratch marks on Zhou Zheng's back, made by fingernails. The wounds were not deep, just a break in the skin.

Su Jin couldn't remember if she had grabbed his back when she was struggling.

But... judging from the freshness of the wound, it couldn't have been anyone else.

"Just apply some iodine solution," Su Jin said.

Zhou Zheng turned to look at her and saw that she was also standing there, showing no sign of wanting to get the iodine solution. He sighed.

"Sister, I can't reach my back to wipe it. Are you suggesting I go home and tell Grandpa that someone scratched my back and ask him to wipe it for me?"

Upon hearing the word "sister," Su Jin's expression relaxed, and Zhou Zheng keenly noticed this as well.

"Sister, please help me."

"Wait."

Su Jin went out with a stern expression, went to the front desk to get a bottle of iodine, and when she returned, Zhou Zheng was sitting on the bed playing on his phone, his shirt already off.

Hearing her enter, Zhou Zheng turned around and revealed his back.

Su Jin carefully cleaned the wound with a cotton swab. "Are you alright there?"

"Why don't you check it yourself?" Zhou Zheng tugged at his waistband.

"..."

Su Jin pressed hard on his wound, making him hiss, and he stopped lying.

The room fell silent, with only the sound of Zhou Zheng typing on his phone. After sending the message, the phone screen quickly went dark.

Zhou Zheng tilted her head. "Did you break up with your ex-boyfriend back then?"