Night Rose

The flight took fourteen hours, and Su Jin finally landed at 11:00 a.m. New York time.

She took a taxi to the sanatorium. On the way, she turned on her phone and saw the message Zhou Zheng had sent her.

A long time had passed since he sent the message, and he did not send any new messages.

Su Jin thought to herself, "Such a mature person like him wouldn't throw a tantrum at me, would he?" Although she had left without saying goodbye, there were reasons for it, and she couldn't delay any longer.

Sue: Sorry I didn't wake you when I left. I have to go back to New York; I've already landed.

She didn't realize how businesslike her tone was.

When Zhou Zheng received the message, he was still awake, watching an animal documentary late into the night.

He waited anxiously for Su Jin's reply, wanting to know where she had gone.

He waited at Su Jin's house until dusk, but Su Jin didn't return or reply to his messages, so he left with the keys.

Back home, he had dinner with his grandfather. He wasn't in the mood to go out and just lay in bed waiting for Su Jin.

During this time, Tu Ying sent him a message, which he thought was from Su Jin, so he immediately clicked on it.

Seeing that it was a message from Tu Ying, he lay back down in annoyance, and only opened it to check the message after a while.

Tu Ying sent him the 20,000 yuan bonus, but Zhou Zheng returned it, telling him to deduct it from the loan amount before transferring it.

The 10,000 yuan arrived, but Zhou Zheng didn't feel much relieved. This amount of money was far from enough to support Su Jin, especially since he hadn't finished his studies yet, while Su Jin had already achieved success in her career.

The gap between them is really quite large.

That night, Zhou Zheng did nothing but play Tetris on his phone. When he saw messages, he would click on them to read them. Most of them were from people who congratulated him on winning the championship. They didn't usually interact with each other, but they saw the news on TV and came over to exchange a few pleasantries.

Frustrated, Zhou Zheng pressed the screen repeatedly, stacking the squares incorrectly several times.

The news broke again in the middle of the night.

Zhou Zheng stared at his phone for a while. It couldn't be anyone else messaging him at this hour. Could it be Su Jin?

He quickly grabbed the phone, glanced at it, and sure enough, it was Su Jin.

His emotions, which had just been heightened, plummeted upon seeing the news.

Su Jin has returned to New York!

For Zhou Zheng, New York was a place filled with bad memories, except for that one night with Su Jin.

But for Su Jin, that was where she went to school, where she worked, and... where she fell in love with her ex-boyfriend.

A feeling of displeasure welled up in Zhou Zheng's heart. He even thought of the worst possibility: had Su Jin gone to see her ex-boyfriend?

He quickly dismissed his despicable thoughts. Su Jin had long since broken up with her ex-boyfriend. Last time, he flew over specifically to see Su Jin, but she ignored him.

How could she possibly fly to New York for her ex-boyfriend?

But Su Jin didn't tell him her itinerary for returning, not even a single word?

Zhou Zheng pressed the screen with a sour expression.

Zhou: The woman who started this relationship and then abandoned me has finally replied?

Sue: ...No way! The plane flew for fourteen hours, I'm so tired [hug emoji]

Zhou Zheng stared at the cat emoji asking for a hug, his Adam's apple bobbing unconsciously.

He wanted to reply with an emoji, but after searching through all the emojis in his collection, he couldn't find a suitable cute cat emoji.

He had no choice but to go to Wang Tianle, who collected a bunch of cat emojis from him, and he picked out the most arrogant hug emoji to send to him.

Zhou: What are you going to New York for? Is someone looking for you?

Su Jin hesitated for a while before replying.

Su: There's a very urgent matter at the company, I have to come back. Be good and wait for me to return.

Zhou Zheng looked at the words "Wait for me to come back, my little one" and smiled. He casually patted a pot of succulents on the windowsill. It was a succulent he had carefully nurtured and was growing very well.

Zhou: Will it be able to come back before all the succulent leaves are removed? I'm removing one leaf every hour. [Image]

Sue: You're finished if you lose even one piece! You bastard!

Zhou Zheng laughed; he felt good about being scolded.

He turned off the room light and was finally able to sleep peacefully.

Zhou: Go to sleep, you're busy.

Su Jin smiled, put away her phone, and looked out the window.

Returning to the city, her mindset was completely different.

She left heartbroken, feeling that this place was a place of sorrow. Now she has returned with the truth and is determined to tear apart the faces of these despicable people!

Upon arriving at the sanatorium, Su Jin went straight in and asked the nurse at the front desk, "Hello, is contestant Li still in his original room?"

"It's you! You've come to see contestant Li several times before, haven't you? I remember you." The nurse smiled. "You're very beautiful, you're very memorable."

Su Jin smiled and replied, "Thank you, may I go in now?"

"Sure, but there are other people coming to see Li today, so please don't be too noisy. He just woke up and needs plenty of rest," the receptionist complained.

Su Jin nodded and walked towards Li's ward.

Before she even reached the door, she heard Li's mother's weary voice, "Couldn't we let him rest for a couple of days before the investigation? He just woke up!"

Li's mother and Li Qi are of Chinese descent. After the incident, Li's mother was very tolerant of Su Jin and did not want to see her, but she did not stop her from visiting Li Qi.

Topchain was ruthless in providing compensation, but failed to show adequate humanistic care. They spent a lot of energy dealing with public opinion and only sent people from the public relations department to appease the public.

Now that Li Qisu has woken up, Top Chain Company is eager to ask him about the details of the accident, but Li's mother is unwilling to do so.

Su Jin had previously been ashamed to see this woman, fearing that she would truly let her and her son down. Now, she could walk over openly and prove to everyone that it wasn't her fault, but rather that someone had deliberately harmed her.

Su Jin clutched the hem of her clothes and walked calmly into the ward. She glanced around at the people in the ward, and her eyes trembled. She even saw a familiar face in the crowd.

The person sent by TopChain was Lu Mingzhou, the event manager and the person who contacted Li Qi. He was indeed the most suitable candidate.

"Su Jin, what brings you here?" Lu Mingzhou was surprised and came over to pull her away. "You should leave first. Aunt Li is emotionally unstable and might hurt you."

"Don't worry, she hasn't laid a hand on me before, and she certainly won't do it now." Su Jin brushed his hand away and wiped it on her clothes in disgust.

Lu Mingzhou was hurt by her obvious disdainful gesture, so he slowly withdrew his outstretched hand and his tone became stern.

"Su Jin, I've already told you, you must avoid this situation!"

"You're here to ask questions, and so am I. What, you won't let me ask?" Su Jin retorted, meeting his gaze.

The former lovers were locked in a fierce confrontation, and the hospital room was filled with the silent tension of battle.

Li's mother slowly stood up, looking at the hypocritical people in the room, and felt only pain.

"Enough! All of you, leave. He can't speak at all right now, so it's pointless for you to ask him anything!"

"Get out! You and the company are in cahoots! You don't care about his health at all! You only care about your company's profits!"