Night Rose

"Brother Zhou, the game has already started, stop spacing out." Wang Tianle nudged the listless Zhou Zheng with his elbow.

Zhou Zheng finally managed to shift his attention back to the game, controlling his character to leave the fountain and follow the planned route to the jungle.

While clearing out the mobs, he used several skills, but instead, the mobs took away most of his health.

In the game, some people had already started cursing at the jungler, and Wang Tianle skillfully started hurling insults, but he quickly realized that he was in the wrong.

Wang Tianle opened the equipment interface and was stunned. "Brother Zhou! You didn't buy a jungle item!"

Zhou Zheng controlled his character to return to town, glanced at his equipment bar, and found it to be empty.

"..."

This was his first time experiencing love, and he never imagined that longing would be like this. He even forgot about his jungle item.

"I bought it this time," Zhou Zheng said.

The two were playing games to kill time, and Wang Tianle didn't say much, but he kept reminding him of things.

However, Zhou Zheng's performance was clearly not as good as before. He had a negative record every time and had been insulted by others in the game several times, but surprisingly, Zhou Zheng did not retaliate.

Wang Tianle probably realized that he wasn't in the right state of mind, so he left the team interface after playing a few rounds.

He took off his headphones, sighed to Zhou Zheng, and said, "Let's go, Zhou-ge, stop playing games and let's go eat."

"OK."

Zhou Zheng, who cared so much about his record, simply left this time.

While the two were eating barbecue at the stall, Su Jin woke up and replied to his message.

Su: Boss Tu is going to continue playing matches. He told me about this, but I don't think it's very reliable. I'll wait until I get back to discuss it further.

Zhou: Okay

Zhou Zheng took a picture of the barbecue they were eating and showed it to Su Jin, who was so tempted that she sent him a punching emoji.

Zhou: We can eat as soon as we get back.

Su: I'm eager to go home, wait for me to come back.

Zhou: Swoosh

Su Jin laughed when she saw the message. She got out of bed and stretched.

After sleeping for so long, she finally recovered and adjusted to the time difference. It was time to get things done.

The apartment's cleaning staff sent her a message saying that the cleaning was finished, the people who used to live there had moved out, and some of their belongings had been cleared away.

Su Jin packed her things and returned to her apartment. The apartment had been cleaned and looked neat and bright. She bought some decorative items and put them back in their familiar places.

The room regained its warmth and coziness.

It's so comfortable without that annoying person in the room.

She filmed a video of the house and sent it to Zhou Zheng, who was far away in Nanyuan.

Sue: Look at my house

When Zhou Zheng received the video, he was drinking with Wang Tianle. He opened the video and carefully examined the layout of the house, wondering in a dark mood whether there were traces of another person.

But the video footage is very clean; there's even an empty room with nothing inside. Maybe someone lived there before, but at least no one is there now.

Su Jin also took pictures of the master bedroom, which was clearly her cozy style, without any trace of men, which put his mind at ease.

Zhou: You bought it? What will happen to the house after you come back?

Su Jin had also thought about this question: after she went back, should she sell the house or rent it out? She hadn't decided yet.

The main issue was that she wasn't sure when she would be able to resolve this matter. She stayed in New York for about a week and contacted her former colleagues at Top Chain, hoping they could give her some updates.

Unfortunately, some internal information from TopChain is not circulated. All she knows is that Lu Mingzhou is still trying to contact Aunt Li, but she has refused to let him in each time.

Su Jin did not visit. She knew how deep a mother's heartache for her child could be, and that knocking on the door again and again would only elicit more resentment.

So, during her breaks, she would tidy up her things in her room and often talk on the phone with Zhou Zheng. The two would chat casually, from what they ate for breakfast to the flowers her grandfather grew. Sometimes they would just keep each other company without saying anything.

Another day passed. When Su Jin woke up, she looked at the ceiling and suddenly felt a little disheartened. She sent a message to Zhou Zheng.

Sue: Things don't seem to be progressing; I might have to come back.

After sending the message, she let out a long sigh.

Just as she was looking through plane tickets in despair, a call came in from an unfamiliar number.

Su Jin's heart pounded. She excitedly sat up, cleared her throat, and answered the phone.

"Hello, Miss Su." It was Aunt Li's familiar voice on the other end.

Su Jin paced excitedly around the room. "Aunt Li, hello! Your sudden contact means you're planning to see me?"

There was a moment of silence on the other end. She pressed her phone close to her ear and heard a low male voice saying something before Aunt Li spoke up.

"Come to the sanatorium, we can talk when we meet."

The call ended abruptly, but the cold attitude did not deter Su Jin.

Aunt Li finally agreed to see her, which means that Li Qi can at least speak now, and he must also want to see her.

After tidying herself up, Su Jin quickly took a taxi to the sanatorium.

Along the way, she was still a little worried that she would run into the people she disliked again. Fortunately, Aunt Li's words that day were indeed effective, and Lu Mingzhou did not bring any people to guard the place.

The ward door was open, and Li Qi sat in a wheelchair. Due to the effects of three months in a coma, he had suffered severe muscle loss, and his thin back was hardly recognizable as the spirited race car driver he once was, which was heartbreaking to see.

Aunt Li was combing his hair and whispering something, but Li Qi didn't react much.

Su Jin stood at the door of the ward for a while before raising her hand to knock.

When Aunt Li saw that it was her, she leaned down and asked Li Qi, "Miss Su is here. Is your mother here with you?"

Li Qi turned around in surprise, his eyes lighting up.

He shook his head and gestured for Aunt Li to leave.

Aunt Li sighed, walked over to Su Jin's side with a mix of complaints and helplessness, and closed the ward door.

Su Jin felt that every step was difficult. Li Qi had changed so much; he had lost a lot of weight and was in poor spirits.

She knelt down, supporting his wheelchair, and gripped the handles tightly in discomfort. "Li Qi, are you alright?"

The sound of writing rustling filled the air, and Su Jin watched in astonishment as he took out a writing tablet and began writing on it.

"I'm still alive, and I feel pretty good."

Su Jin couldn't hide her grief at the thought of how Xu Jingyi had ruined this talented race car driver.

"Li Qi, are you angry with me?"

Li Qi shook his head and continued writing: "Life and death are predestined. I had long expected that something bad would happen when I chose racing."

"No, it's not a matter of fate at all! Someone deliberately modified the race car! Did you feel anything was wrong when you were driving that day?" Su Jin asked.

Li Qi's expression went blank for a moment, and the pen in his hand involuntarily loosened and rolled to the ground.

He tried his best to speak, but because he hadn't spoken for so long, he was still not very good at it. His face turned redder and redder as he struggled to speak, and he was so anxious that he almost resorted to sign language.

Write it down!

Su Jin placed the pen in his hand, looking at him with encouragement.

We eagerly await his writing down compelling clues that corroborate the evidence she already possesses!