Night Rose

Su Jin was so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn't notice the person on the sofa had gotten up and was standing quietly behind her.

"What are you looking at?" Zhou Zheng suddenly asked, his voice slightly hoarse.

Su Jin was startled, her chair slid back, and when she turned around, she saw a handsome face right next to her cheek, her pupils trembling violently.

Zhou Zheng's face was almost touching hers as he intently looked at the computer screen, his profile appearing sharp and defined under the screen's glow.

She patted her chest lightly, slid forward in her chair, and nervously scrolled through the data on the computer. "Nothing... just checking to see what's different."

Zhou Zheng didn't know what she was looking at. He glanced at the documents a few times, probably didn't find anything, and then pulled up a chair and sat down next to her.

He didn't speak or disturb Su Jin.

Su Jin flipped through the data, realizing that one person's perspective was too narrow. She tilted her head and asked, "Zhou Zheng, what do you think are the differences between this data and our data today?"

Zhou Zheng rested his chin on his hand, recalling the documents he had seen in the car. They were all the same, just a series of technical terms and a bunch of data he couldn't understand.

"What's the difference? Is the order different?" he asked casually.

Su Jin looked at the dozens of files on the screen. They were sorted by creation time, and it was hard to tell what changes had occurred. But if they were sorted by modification time...

She clicked a few times on the computer, and the order of the files changed instantly.

The file at the very top of the list has a modification time that doesn't match the other files!

Its modification time was an hour and a half after the other files.

Su Jin clearly remembers that she had already left the office by that time and could not possibly have touched the computer.

Someone went into her office and tampered with her data!

She picked out the data from the previous few days for comparison. The folder was filled with densely packed data, making it dizzying to look at. But she quickly found a difference.

This section contains data on tire pressure and bolt combination. Su Jin clearly remembers the bolt type she selected for the front left tire, but in the current data, there is a slight difference in the bolt data for one set.

Even the slightest difference can lead to unpredictable accidents when a race car is traveling at high speed!

She would never make such a basic mistake; someone is deliberately trying to harm her!

This is the evidence she's been searching for! She never imagined her data would be maliciously altered, but now it seems even her race car has been modified!

Having learned all this, Su Jin's anxiety finally subsided, and she knew how to deal with things after returning to New York.

Lu Mingzhou, this person is definitely involved in this matter! No wonder he didn't contact her for two months, and as soon as she returned to the country, Lu Mingzhou got anxious. So this is what he was waiting for her here!

Thank goodness I broke up with him a long time ago. He was disgusting, absolutely disgusting!

After figuring it out, Su Jin jumped up happily and threw herself into Zhou Zheng's arms, giving him a big hug.

She didn't leave after hugging him, but instead rested her hands on the armrests of Zhou Zheng's chair.

"Thank you! You are my muse!"

Zhou Zheng was bewildered by the hug, and when he saw Su Jin's smile, he was completely mesmerized.

He felt a pang of jealousy and suddenly moved closer.

"You weren't this happy when I won the championship, were you? What's up?"

Su Jin was so excited that sweat beaded on her nose, and her eyes sparkled.

"I can't tell you now. I'll tell you the secret after I've finished this matter, how about that?"

"Okay." Zhou Zheng nodded.

It was already lunchtime, and he figured Su Jin probably wouldn't want to order takeout, and he didn't want to eat out either.

"What do you want to eat? I'll go buy groceries."

Su Jin's excitement hadn't subsided yet; if she stayed home any longer, she probably wouldn't be able to sleep tonight.

So she went out to buy groceries with Zhou Zheng. Zhou Zheng was going to his usual market, but Su Jin dragged him to a high-end supermarket in the city center.

"Sister, this isn't cheap. One ear of corn costs ten yuan," Zhou Zheng reminded her as he pushed the cart.

Su Jin thought to herself: Once my sister's matter is settled, everything will be easy to discuss! Don't even mention ten yuan for a single ear of corn, I'll buy it for you for a hundred yuan!

"I'll pay! It's on me. Thank you for your hard work, chef." Su Jin pretended to massage his shoulders.

Just as Zhou Zheng was about to tell her to go up a little, Su Jin ran to the cart, put her hand on it, and pulled him forward.

"What should we eat today? Durian stewed chicken?" Su Jin pinched the durian thorns. She had seen online how to tell if a durian was ripe, but unfortunately, she had completely forgotten how to do it.

Before she could even take out her phone to search, Zhou Zheng picked out a plump durian from the pile and put it in the cart.

"Alright, I trust your judgment." Su Jin clapped her hands in satisfaction.

"If you're paying, you can choose whatever you want to eat." Zhou Zheng took out his phone and searched for recipes. He had never made durian stewed chicken before, so he wanted to see how others made it.

"Okay!" Su Jin snapped her fingers and happily went to pick out seafood.

She used a net to scoop up a net full of fresh giant freshwater prawns, and then took oysters, scallops, abalone...

Zhou Zheng touched the tip of his nose. Was this ingredient too nourishing?

Su Jin was in charge of shopping, while Zhou Zheng was in charge of pushing the cart.

"Okay, I also bought cherries and water spinach. That should be enough for dinner tonight."

"Eating so much? You can put it in the freezer and call me next time," Zhou Zheng said.

Su Jin shook her head. She was going to New York soon, and putting it in the refrigerator was too much trouble. It was better to cook it all at once.

She put all her things into the cart, and when she passed the wine section, she stopped again, carefully selected a bottle, and the waiter recommended that she drink the wine from a stemmed glass.

Zhou Zheng wanted to persuade her, but seeing Su Jin enthusiastically following the salesperson to look at the cabinet full of cups, he had no choice but to shut up.

Su Jin picked out a set of beautiful wine glasses and showed them to Zhou Zheng, asking, "Aren't they pretty?"

It has to be said that Su Jin has a very good aesthetic sense. It is probably because she has cultivated a high standard since childhood. She only picks the best of everything.

"It looks great." Zhou Zheng gave a thumbs up.

Su Jin was very pleased and carefully carried the two cups to pay the bill.

At the self-checkout counter, Zhou Zheng was about to take out his phone when Su Jin said with a serious expression, "Don't try to pay with me. I'm terrified of this happening. We agreed that I'd treat you. You can treat me next time if necessary."

Zhou Zheng was both amused and exasperated. This person had learned to predict things after spending so much time with him.

If it were with Wang Tianle and the others, Zhou Zheng wouldn't be polite. But with Su Jin, if there's another chance to treat, he won't try to pay the bill.

"Okay, I won't fight you for it. Check, boss."

Su Jin happily paid the bill, holding a wine glass in one hand, while Zhou Zheng followed behind carrying two bags of ingredients, which looked quite heavy.

"Do you need my help?" Su Jin asked.

"No need, boss, you'll be in charge of holding that cup so it doesn't break," Zhou Zheng said with a smile.