Night Rose

"There's no need for that. We're not even together. Let them misunderstand if they want," Su Jin said angrily, her puffed-up face making people's teeth ache.

Ling Keke knew her well; it must have been something unpleasant that the other person had said that made Su Jin angry.

She leaned in close and whispered sweet nothings to Su Jin.

"Baby, with all that noise from the bar and those young men greeting you, he probably thinks you're flirting with someone. You have to explain yourself, especially since you're hiding his identity from him, right?"

Su Jin hesitated for a moment, then softened. "Alright, I'm not doing this for him. It's just to pave the way for explaining my identity."

"I understand! You go ahead, I need to drink with the handsome young man." Ling Keke urged with a smile.

Su Jin saw that Ling Keke was in pretty good shape and could probably drink a few more bottles. Ling Keke's alcohol tolerance was genuinely good, and this young man in front of her would need to practice for several more years if he wanted to outdrink her.

"Okay, I'll be back in a bit."

Walking against the flow of people out of the bar, Su Jin finally found a quiet place, took out her phone, and dialed Zhou Zheng's number.

"Buzzing—"

The phone kept vibrating on the table, but the owner of the phone was not in the house.

No one answered, and the call automatically ended.

Su Jin glanced at her phone angrily and yelled, "You jerk Zhou Zheng! Aren't you going to answer the phone? Aren't you afraid I'll run off with someone else?"

She was furious and dialed again.

This time, the phone rang for only ten seconds before Zhou Zheng's phone, which wasn't even charged, finally ran out of battery, flickered a few times, and shut down.

After washing his face, Zhou Zheng went inside and used a towel to wipe his face and neck.

He bared his upper body, revealing his well-defined muscles, which were slightly engorged from recent workouts, and struck a few poses in front of the mirror, showing off his muscle definition.

"Zhou Zheng, what brings you here so early in the morning?" Tu Ying was still half asleep, leaning on the stair railing, her eyelids almost closing again.

"Come and train," Zhou Zheng said, panting.

Tu Ying rubbed her ears and laughed, "Damn it! Don't talk like that. If I were a woman, I'd sue you for harassment!"

Zhou Zheng casually grabbed a cushion and threw it at him, "Are you kidding me?!"

Tu Ying yawned and caught the pillow with both hands. "Thanks, pillow. I'm going to take a nap anyway."

"Where's Little Fatty?" Zhou Zheng asked.

Wang Tianle was on holiday and would come to work in his spare time to earn some pocket money. He should still be at the store this morning; his phone was still on the bar counter.

Tu Ying glanced around but didn't see his target. He shrugged. "I don't know. That kid has already earned 10,000, and he still complains it's not enough. He comes here to help me every day. Doesn't he get tired?"

"You go about your business, I'll wait for him here." Zhou Zheng sat down in a chair at the bar.

"Okay, I'm going to catch up on my sleep." Tu Ying yawned and left.

Zhou Zheng wanted to take out his phone to play, but then remembered that he had left it on the second floor and hadn't brought it down with him.

While he was bored, he saw that Xiao Pang's phone lit up. He glanced at it casually and saw a push notification about the latest news in the racing world.

"Shocking! He's awake!"

"Sherry, New York's notorious female engineer, has turned the tables! She was responsible for the entire car accident!"

The titles are all over the place. Who woke up? Who caused the car accident? And what does this have to do with Sherry's comeback?

Nowadays, news headlines are so difficult to understand at a glance that anyone who comes in will be confused for three seconds before leaving.

Recently, the name Sherry has been appearing on his feed repeatedly. He's become quite interested in this female engineer and can't resist clicking on the full article to find out more.

The title is quite misleading, but the content of the article is actually quite good; it at least explains a few things clearly.

First, Li, who was in a coma due to a car accident, has regained consciousness and is gradually recovering.

Second, Sherry submitted valid evidence to the company to prove her innocence, and TopChain compensated her.

Third, the entire car accident was caused by the negligence of intern Xu and event manager Lu, and had nothing to do with Sherry.

In short, the blame that Sherry was carrying has finally been blown out of proportion.

Zhou Zheng quickly scrolled through the entire text, countless years flashing through his mind.

He jumped up and rushed upstairs to get his phone. He pressed the button, but the screen didn't light up; it was dead, just as expected.

He took his phone to Tu Ying to ask for a charging cable. Tu Ying's room door wasn't closed, so he went straight in and found the cable on Tu Ying's bedside table.

The phone screen lit up again, and he breathed a sigh of relief. While waiting for it to boot up, he became somewhat anxious, his fingers constantly tapping along the seam of his pants.

Tu Ying turned over, opened her eyes sleepily, saw the person standing at the head of the bed, and hummed.

"Get out...close the door."

The phone finally came back to life. He looked at the two calls that had come from overseas and snorted coldly.

Isn't she having a lot of fun? It's so noisy over there, she must be at a bar. And with her younger brother around, why would she call him?

It's like he's checking up on you.

Although... Zhou Zheng's original intention seemed to be this: he wanted to see where Su Jin was, who she was with, and what she was doing.

This is normal, given their relationship. Is it inappropriate for Zhou Zheng to ask these questions?

Zhou Zheng readily gave himself a reason, without overstepping any boundaries.

On the contrary, Su Jin overstepped her bounds. She was doing very well in New York and had forgotten about Nanyuan, abandoning this small place and him as well.

I don't know how Su Jin felt when he didn't answer the phone, but when he heard the male voice on Su Jin's end, he felt a tightness in his chest and wished he could fly to New York immediately to catch up with her!

He didn't want to make a phone call right now, so he sent Su Jin a message.

Zhou: What's up?

With no news from Su Jin for a long time, Zhou Zheng was furious.

Well, we've spent the whole day eating firecrackers.

Zhou Zheng felt uneasy, but he wanted to know more whether Su Jin was Sherry. He sat on the edge of the bed and shook Tu Ying awake.

"Wake up!"

The innocent Tu Ying was shaken awake, his mind still reeling. He hugged the blanket, looking at Zhou Zheng with a completely sleepy expression.

"Boss, what exactly are you trying to do?"

"Do you know Sherry?" Zhou Zheng asked casually.

Tu Ying, still dazed, slapped his hand away. "Yes, we know each other."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tu Ying froze, her mind cleared, and her sleepiness vanished.

Wait, what did Zhou Zheng just ask? Does he know Sherry?! Does Zhou Zheng know something?

Tu Ying stared with her innocent-looking eyes, pretending to be stupid even though she was perfectly sober.

"Huh? What did you ask? I didn't hear you clearly."

Zhou Zheng crossed his arms, his face terribly dark. He was plotting something, and his expression was so sour it looked like he was about to kill someone.

"I didn't hear what you said either, you can go back to sleep."

"Snap!"

The charger was roughly ripped off, and he watched helplessly as Zhou Zheng twisted the cord into a pretzel in his hand, not daring to say a word.

"Oh, oh oh..." Tu Ying lay down in fear, her eyes wide open, listening to the footsteps receding into the distance.

Zhou Zheng really didn't hear me?!