Night Rose

"Alright, let's all trust each other more, after all, we'll be a team from now on!"

Tu Ying stepped aside the two men's confrontational gazes and tried to smooth things over with a smile.

Su Jin snorted lightly, "Boss Tu, I hope you're ready for what I'm about to say as soon as possible. We're going to participate in a racing competition, not send our drivers to their deaths."

"No problem." Tu Ying gave an OK sign, smiling on the surface, but in reality, she felt more bitter than if she had eaten bitter melon.

This isn't what he expected, so why continue investing?

He thought that 30,000 yuan would be enough to rent a car.

Zhou Zheng saw through his greedy mentality and casually threw a rag from the car at him. "You're such a jerk! If you're so worried about the money, you might as well just announce the disbandment and save yourself the trouble of regretting it."

Tu Ying stared wide-eyed. He was a head shorter than Zhou Zheng, but he still insisted on putting his arm around Zhou Zheng's shoulder.

"No way! That's 100,000 yuan! If you have the ability, why not give it a try?"

Zhou Zheng gave a slight shake, causing his arm to fall down. "No regrets?"

"No regrets!"

"Okay. See you at this time tomorrow. I'm off to work as a black cab now." Zhou Zheng yawned and waved to them.

Su Jin's lips twitched. The competition was approaching, and people from the big racing teams would be training from morning till night. Unlike him! He actually had to drive an unlicensed taxi.

Just how much does this person love money?

Tu Ying understood her confusion but didn't explain. She simply smiled at her and said, "Su Jin, see you tomorrow."

"Wang Tianle, let's go! Let's go to the city center for a stroll." Tu Ying called to Xiao Pang, and the two disappeared from Su Jin's sight.

Su Jin rubbed her forehead, feeling a deep sense of frustration.

The next day.

Su Jin was sleeping on a lounge chair on the hotel balcony, wearing sunglasses.

The morning sunlight outside the window was gentle, but the canopy overhead blocked most of the light.

Her phone was on speakerphone next to her, and across from her was her best friend, Ling Keke, who had introduced her to this place.

"Sherry, it's just a trial, don't take it to heart. If you really don't like them, let's just leave! Anyway, you don't want a salary, you didn't sign a contract, and you don't need to pay any penalty for breaking the contract," her friend comforted her on the phone.

Su Jin bit down on her drink straw, remembering that someone else also looked down on her.

"I'm not leaving. That racer said if I lose the race, he'll pay me double the prize money. Two hundred thousand? Hah, can he afford to pay that even if he sells everything he owns?"

"He'll pay you 200,000? Hahahaha, my young lady's car alone is worth more than that, does she need his 200,000?"

"It's just for fun," Su Jin said with a smile, but then she couldn't help but frown when she thought about the current state of the convoy.

"Isn't he handsome? The boss raved about him, saying that their driver could win the championship just by looking like that, his name is Zhou something..."

"Zhou Zheng".

"Yeah! Zhou Zheng, I heard he's only twenty, so young! If you really can't stand them, why don't you get your younger brother? At least you'll recoup some of your investment, hehe~"

"What are you thinking? Get rid of the nonsense in your head. Him? I'm not worthy of him." Su Jin stood up with a laugh, leaned against the balcony, and looked down at the stalls set up below.

In cities like New York and Shanghai, mobile stalls are absolutely prohibited next to hotels. But here in Nanyuan, breakfast stalls are very common.

"It's normal for race car drivers to have bad tempers; which prodigy doesn't look down on others?"

"What if it's a turtle in the pond?"

"A handsome turtle would be fine too, isn't he handsome?"

"he……"

Su Jin raised her eyes and saw a familiar white Volkswagen parked near the hotel.

The car door opened, and Zhou Zheng got out.

Wearing a simple white short-sleeved shirt and light blue jeans, his well-proportioned figure and strong muscles made the common clothes look like a well-tailored brand.

From a distance, his features still appear sharp and striking.

He squatted in front of an old lady's stall, smiling as he greeted her and ordered several breakfast items.

That smile almost blinded Su Jin; she never knew such an arrogant man could smile.

Twenty years old? He's five years younger than her, but the age difference isn't really noticeable.

Zhou Zheng always had a stern face, making him seem unapproachable, fierce, and sharp, lacking the vigor one would expect from a twenty-year-old.

At twenty, one should be in university. Judging from his appearance, it doesn't seem like he skipped a grade and finished his studies.

He was just an unlicensed taxi driver in a small city.

"Xiao Zheng, is your grandfather feeling better?" The old lady smiled as she handed him breakfast, her calloused fingers trembling uncontrollably.

Zhou Zheng stretched out his hands and caught it steadily in advance.

A strange look flashed in his eyes, but he still smiled and replied, "Grandma, Grandpa is much better. When he's discharged from the hospital, come to our house for dinner. He kept talking about the neighbors while he was in the hospital."

The old lady nodded, it was unclear whether she believed Zhou Zheng's words.

"Okay, I'll definitely come."

Zhou Zheng got up to leave, but suddenly remembered that someone was staying at this hotel. He looked up casually and unexpectedly met the gaze of someone openly peeping from upstairs.

Su Jin: "..."

"Why aren't you saying anything? Isn't he handsome? Satisfy my curiosity!" someone urged from the other end.

Su Jin snapped out of her daze, looked at the man's face below, and smiled helplessly, "Handsome."

She hung up the phone hastily, suddenly feeling guilty for some reason.

"Miss Su, you've been staring at me since early morning." Zhou Zheng raised his face, revealing a roguish smile.

Su Jin was wearing silk pajamas. The wind blew, and the fabric rippled like water, softly conforming to her elegant curves.

"Who's staring at you? Shameless! I was just looking at the scenery!" Su Jin tried to explain, her earlobe turning red.

The fourth floor is neither too far nor too close; the sound is faint, but the view is unobstructed.

Zhou Zheng kept staring at her, as if trying to take back the place she had in front of him.

Su Jin looked around irritably, but Zhou Zheng remained unmoved. She had no choice but to yank the curtains on the balcony shut.

Su Jin didn't leave; she just leaned against the curtain, sulking to herself.

What does Zhou Zheng have to be afraid of? By hiding like this, he seems genuinely guilty.

After a while, thinking that he must have left, Su Jin peeked out and took a look.

The white Volkswagen downstairs has disappeared.

She breathed a sigh of relief, but her stomach started growling.

The hotel provided breakfast, but it was really not good, and it couldn't compare to the breakfasts served at the five-star hotels she had stayed at before.

She hadn't tried the breakfast stalls downstairs yet; they all featured local specialties from Nanyuan, but she was worried they weren't clean.

Su Jin stood at the door in her silver slippers, looking around, undecided about what to eat.

The old lady who had just been talking to Zhou Zheng spotted Su Jin, who was acting suspiciously.

"Little girl," the old lady waved warmly.

Hearing the call, Su Jin looked around and, confirming that she was the only one who fit the description of a little girl, pointed to herself in confusion.

The old lady smiled and nodded, then bent down and scooped out a bowl of tofu pudding.

Su Jin hesitated for a few seconds, but still walked over.

The old lady looked up, saw Su Jin's appearance, and smiled even more brightly, forcibly stuffing the bowl of sweetened tofu pudding into Su Jin's hand.

"Young lady, you're so pretty! Are you Xiao Zheng's girlfriend?"