Night Rose

Su Jin didn't break free, but just stared at their hands. Zhou Zheng's hand easily enveloped hers, holding her firmly and strongly, giving her a sense of security.

The two walked silently to the parking lot, found a Volkswagen, and climbed into the back seat.

Tu Ying and Wang Tianle were already waiting in the car. Wang Tianle had also finished showering and was feeling refreshed. He was sprawled in the passenger seat, talking on the phone with his parents.

"Brother Zhou! You're finally here! My parents were just asking you if you wanted to have dinner together tonight to celebrate. Grandpa Fang is with them and said he'd like to hear your opinion." Wang Tianle excitedly turned around and asked him.

Su Jin hadn't expected them to have a gathering that evening. She thought to herself, "Should I not go? There are elders here, and they're all people I know. How awkward would it be if I went?"

Zhou Zheng noticed the awkwardness of the person next to him, and the words he wanted to say swirled in his mouth before he swallowed them back down.

"Let's rest today, another day."

"Okay, then I'll tell my parents that I was really tired today. Racing is not something just anyone can do," Wang Tianle replied.

Tu Ying was clearly still excited. Even after the interview, he was still in high spirits. He handed the laptop on his lap to Su Jin, saying, "Come on, engineer, take your precious laptop first."

"You ran off without even taking your computer. I was so worried someone would steal it, you know?"

"Thank you, Boss Tu." Su Jin smiled as she took the computer.

She turned on her computer, and the screen displayed their data and logs for the day.

The sorting order has changed; it is now sorted by modification time.

"Boss Tu, did someone mess with my computer?"

Tu Ying laughed awkwardly, "Ah, it's me. I was so excited that I accidentally bumped into your computer. The mouse clicked and opened the file, and when I pressed my finger on the keyboard, a number appeared."

But I didn't touch any of your other data! I swear on the tavern's revenue over ten years, I absolutely didn't tamper with your computer on purpose!

Su Jin glanced at the last modified file; the data inside was still the same, so there was no problem.

"It's okay, the data is fine."

"That's good, I was worried for a while!" Tu Ying patted her chest.

"Let's go back." Zhou Zheng was indeed a little tired, and he was about to fall asleep as he leaned back in his seat.

Tu Ying drove Wang Tianle home, and his parents insisted on keeping Zhou Zheng's grandfather for dinner, saying they hadn't seen him in a long time and that his father wanted to play chess with him.

After seeing Wang Tianle off, Tu Ying turned to look at the sleeping Zhou Zheng, then glanced at Su Jin, "Shall I see you off first?"

"Okay." Su Jin made a gesture.

The car pulled up downstairs, Su Jin got out, and someone else followed suit.

Tu Ying leaned out of the car window and called to him, "Hey! Zhou Zheng, we're not there yet. Are you still half asleep? Hurry up and get in the car."

Su Jin looked at Zhou Zheng with some surprise. His eyes were half open, and she didn't know if he was still half asleep.

Everyone knows Zhou Zheng has a bad temper when he wakes up. Tu Ying realized this after shouting that one time and didn't shout again.

Zhou Zheng said, "Let's go."

It's unclear who he was speaking to, whether he was telling Tu Ying to leave or Su Jin to leave.

Tu Ying looked at Su Jin, who shrugged, indicating that she should leave.

She walked towards the building entrance, and Zhou Zheng followed behind her, but didn't get into the car.

Su Jin sighed, waved to Tu Ying, and told him to drive away.

Once Zhou Zheng has regained consciousness, let him scan a shared electric scooter and leave.

To be honest, there aren't many shared electric bikes in this city; most people ride their own small electric bikes on the road.

Zhou Zheng followed quietly, entered the elevator by himself, went into the room, lay down on the sofa, and went to sleep.

His breathing was steady, and his eyes were closed.

"You came back with me just to sleep?" Su Jin squatted down by the sofa and poked his face with her finger.

It had a strange feel to it; Zhou Zheng's face wasn't soft at all, just as hard as his appearance.

Su Jin sat down in a chair in the living room, set up her computer, and prepared to organize the data.

The computer showed it was out of power and would shut down in one minute, so she frantically searched for a charger.

Once the computer was plugged in, she stopped working and started checking unread messages on her phone.

Her post on WeChat Moments caused a huge stir. She hadn't blocked anyone, so everyone could see it, including her former colleagues.

Su Jin's former colleagues all thought she had retired from the entertainment industry, or at least no company would dare to hire her. Unexpectedly, she has started her racing journey again.

Ling Keke was fully supported by Su Jinquan; after seeing the post on her WeChat Moments, she immediately sent her a message.

Ling: How did it go?! Did you win the championship? Did the handsome little brother take it?!

Ling: Judging from your WeChat Moments post, you must have won her over! Otherwise, why would our goddess Su Su post about it?

Su Jin smiled as she read the message she received; just reading the message was enough to picture Ling Keke's quirky and mischievous nature.

Su: We won! [Smug cat looking up jpg]

A voice call came through, and Su Jin hurriedly pressed the mute button, quickly swiped her finger, and hung up.

Ling: Something's up! You've never hung up on me before. Tell me, are you seeing someone else?!

Su: There are indeed people at home, but it's inconvenient for them to answer the phone.

Ling: Ah, I know, it's that handsome young race car driver!

Su Jin glanced at Zhou Zheng, who was lying on the sofa with such a long body, and wondered how he could be associated with the term "younger brother".

Sue: He's too tired, he just needs to rest for a while.

Ling: Oh~ do you think I believe you or not? Anyway, whatever makes you happy.

Ling: Oh, right, I almost forgot to tell you some good news. Li is showing signs of waking up these past few days! Topchain has been sending people to keep an eye on him every day. You should go back to New York; don't let anyone give you a false statement.

Su Jin stood up abruptly, the chair making a screeching noise. This was all too sudden. It was absolutely fantastic that Li was going to wake up. As long as he said something that would benefit her, she could break off the relationship.

Sue: I believe in his character, it's great that he's awake! But I still don't have any proof.

She still had no clue what the problem with the racing car was.

What exactly was Lu Mingzhou looking for that day? Why was he going through his own computer data?

Ling: Think more about what happened that day that was unusual? Maybe the clue is in something very, very small!

Su Jin calmly sat down in front of the computer. She reopened the data from the day before the New York Rally. This was the last time she modified the car and recorded all the data.

Why did Lu Mingzhou want to see it? Could it be that there's some information hidden in this data that Lu Mingzhou wants to erase?

Her brain raced as Su Jin closed her eyes and tried to recall everything that had happened. Every detail flashed through her mind like a revolving lantern, but she still couldn't find any clues.

However, a very uneasy feeling lingered in her heart; she must be very close to the truth!

What exactly is it?