Fifty-Eight

 “Guess” from his mouth was intentionally mischievous and ambiguous, carrying a certain rough edge. When Su Hao said it, Zhou Yang only felt a lot of malice, which made him understand the mixed feelings others had when saying this phrase in the past. He was stunned for a moment, and then lowered his voice, somewhat humbly, “Alright, can you pull me out? It won’t take you any effort, okay?”

Su Hao pressed her lips together, and instead of answering, asked, “What are you doing?”

“Hmm?” Zhou Yang paused and replied, “Just finished taking a shower. Should I come down to find you?”

“No, it’s a bit late,” Su Hao said softly. In the darkness of the night, every word seemed to drill into Zhou Yang’s heart, scratching it. He chuckled, “Hmm, have you seen the moon?”

“Yes.”

“Is it full?”

Su Hao leaned out to look; it was quite full and bright. She leaned against the window and said, “Yes, it’s full.”

Zhou Yang laughed, “Such an honest answer.”

Su Hao “”

“I’m going to bed,” Su Hao said gently, feeling very tired from today’s activities. She quickly fell asleep after.

Zhou Yang responded with a hum.

“Good night,” Su Hao said.

“Good night.”

After hanging up.

Zhou Yang also hung up. After doing so, he realized Su Hao hadn’t agreed to lift him out of the blacklist. With a cigarette in his mouth, he cursed under his breath.

Beautiful people are misleading.

How could she set him up so gently?

So bad.

But a few seconds later, his WeChat dinged.

He bent over to pick it up and looked.

Su Hao: Are you asleep?

She sent this message from the account “z”.

Zhou Yang “”

This woman isn’t asleep! Still teasing men!

Said she was going to sleep, but she hasn’t!

A playgirl!

Zhou Yang “”

Damn.

His fingers tapped on the keypad with intensity.

“You said you were asleep? Still teasing men?”

A few seconds later, he deleted that message and retyped.

Su Hao was lying on her bed, trying to sleep, but her mind wouldn’t let her. She was making a very difficult decision, thinking she had used all her courage in her life for Zhou Yang. After making this decision, she needed to understand when to advance and when to retreat. With this thought, she wasn’t so afraid anymore.

Her thoughts were chaotic.

Su Hao suddenly stumbled upon Zhang Xinhua’s WeChat.

Often, emotions can be shared with strangers because they don’t know you and aren’t familiar with you, so they can provide a meaningful response.

Just like Zhang Xinhua said he fell in love with a girl from Jiang, he talked about his feelings for her. If he had someone to confide in, why would he seek her out?

z: Still awake?

Su Hao: Not yet, company team-building today.

z: Where to?

Su Hao: East City.

z: Nice.

Su Hao: How’s it going with the girl from Jiang?

z: Hmm? Ah, it’s going okay, making some progress, but I don’t know what she’s thinking. I’ve never been so careful with a woman.

Su Hao: So careful?

z: If she cries, my heart hurts. I’m afraid, timid.

Su Hao: You really love her.

z: Indeed.

z: I hope her heart isn’t so hard. Of course, I can wait.

Su Hao: Hmm, she will soften.

Su Hao: I’m also making a decision.

z: What decision?

Su Hao: Whether to accept someone I used to like but didn’t understand.

z: What’s wrong with him?

Su Hao: His emotions are too casual.

z: You’re so good, even a playboy will turn back. You’re still so young, follow your heart, be brave to try, everything will be fine.

Su Hao: Thank you.

z: You’re welcome.

Su Hao: Good night.

z: Good night.

Yes, she’s still young, not in her seventies or eighties. Thinking of Qiqi’s vitality, Su Hao put down her phone, feeling more determined, and soon fell asleep.

The next morning, before the alarm went off, Su Hao’s door rang first. She groggily got up to open it and found Qiqi and a few others standing outside, dressed and ready.

Su Hao instantly woke up. “What’s going on?”

“Su Hao, hurry up and change clothes, we’re going back to Li City.” Qiqi looked very anxious. Though Su Hao was awake, her mind hadn’t caught up yet. She quickly followed Qiqi’s instructions, rushed into the bedroom, washed up, brushed her teeth, changed clothes, and her mind was in a whirl.

Did something happen to Meitong?

What happened?

She hurriedly changed clothes, stuffing things into her bag. Her swimsuit was soaked, so she threw it away. She grabbed her bag and came out, looking at them, “I’m ready.”

“Then let’s go.” Qiqi linked arms with her, and the others looked serious. Su Hao dared not ask any more questions and quickly followed them downstairs.

It was chilly in the morning.

Su Hao pulled her coat tighter.

Little Seven brought hotel breakfast. They all got into the car, and the driver started it, the business vehicle drove off, leaving the villa.

In the car, they ate breakfast quietly.

Su Hao also received a rice ball and milk. She took a bite of the rice ball, still looking puzzled, and asked Qiqi, “What exactly happened?”

Qiqi, with her mouth full, pointed at her mouth, indicating she was choking.

Su Hao gently patted her back.

At this moment, her phone rang.

She picked it up and saw it was Zhou Yang’s number. She was about to answer.

Yan Chong grabbed the phone, pressed it, and put it to his ear, arrogantly saying, “Good morning, Mr. Zhou. Your wife is with us. Do you still want to acquire Meitong?”

Zhou Yang on the other end squinted, “Yan Chong?”

“It’s me.”

Zhou Yang: “Have you all left?”

“Of course. We’re already on the highway.”

Zhou Yang gritted his teeth, “Let her answer the phone.”

Yan Chong: “She won’t.”

“She said for you to get lost.”

Zhou Yang: “”

Damn.

“Yan Chong, wait.”

“I have your wife. Are you going to bow down, or should I?”

Zhou Yang: “My wife is on the same side as you?”

Yan Chong looked at Su Hao.

Su Hao then realized and, a few seconds later, leaned over the phone and said, “On the same side as Meitong.”

Zhou Yang: “”

Almost spitting blood.

Su Hao: “Bye.”

Zhou Yang gritted his teeth, “Bye.”

Then Su Hao pressed the red button.

The call was cut off.

The next moment, laughter erupted in the car.

“Ha ha ha ha, so satisfying, that damn capitalist.”

“Ha ha ha, going to fight it out with the capitalist.”

“Feels so good.”

“Did he just grit his teeth? Ha ha ha, probably softened his teeth.”

“Su Hao, you’re really my lucky star.”

Qiqi hugged Su Hao, laughing with her eyes squinted. Hearing their laughter, Su Hao understood their meaning better and laughed along. These people are just too cute.

She rubbed her phone, thought for a moment, and found the blacklist, removing Zhou Yang from it.

However, after removing him, she didn’t immediately send a message to Zhou Yang.

The black business car leisurely returned to Li City, stopped at the company’s residential area entrance. After Su Hao bid farewell to them and returned home, the originally planned two-day team-building turned into a day and a half. It wasn’t even evening yet, and Cheng Ling, feeling a bit dazed but very happy, said, “Su Xi’s birthday is next week, and we haven’t bought a gift yet. Since you’re back, shall we go shopping?”

Su Hao nodded, “Sure.”

So mother and daughter linked arms and went out to shop. Buying a gift for Su Xi was actually quite difficult, but the two of them were very dedicated. Cheng Ling picked out a relatively expensive nightgown for Su Xi and was quite generous. Then, mother and daughter had a meal near the mall.

As they sat down,

Su Hao saw Zhang Xinhua, who passed by downstairs.

He was wearing a black top and jeans, holding a baseball cap, and riding a skateboard, looking very youthful. He didn’t look like the stable person from WeChat.

At that moment, his friend handed him something.

Su Hao looked closely.

A small banner.

“I’m a single dog, seeking to be taken away.”

Su Hao “”

Upon closer inspection, someone was filming. Zhang Xinhua was shooting a short video? He didn’t seem like the kind of person to do such things.

But it's not certain.

Su Hao withdrew her gaze and focused on eating with Cheng Ling.

She slightly pulled down the curtain, worried that Cheng Ling might see and ask questions.

Su Hao served steamed egg to Cheng Ling.

Cheng Ling smiled and added some ribs for her.

After dinner, Su Hao helped Cheng Ling put on winter clothes. Then mother and daughter took a cab back home. Cheng Ling needed to take a nap, so Su Hao settled her in.

She went downstairs to buy groceries, returned home, and cleaned up.

Noticing the time, she prepared the vegetables and set them aside. Around six in the evening, Cheng Ling woke up and heard the sound of cooking from the kitchen.

Su Hao was already cooking.

There were also ribs steaming in the pot. Cheng Ling yawned and said, “Su Hao.”

“Mom, you’re awake?” Su Hao handed her the dishes.

Cheng Ling received them—two dishes and a soup. The mother and daughter ate their fill. After the meal, Cheng Ling insisted on washing the dishes, so Su Hao went back to her room and tidied up a bit.

She then saw a familiar Hummer drive up outside. From the third floor, which was very close, a man’s well-defined fingers extended out, holding a cigarette, which was then pulled back, with his arm resting.

Her WeChat on the table rang.

She turned back, picked up her phone, and went to the window. At that moment, she saw many sports cars driving down the street, decorated with balloons and stuffed with roses.

The leading sports car had a few words sprayed on it.

“Su Hao, will you be my girlfriend?”

Very conspicuous.

Su Hao’s heart trembled as she looked at her phone.

Zhou Yang: “We’re in sync, right? Hmm?”

Zhou Yang: “I’m downstairs at your place. Come down.”

Beep beep—

A sports car honked twice downstairs.

The sound was extremely arrogant.

Su Hao closed her eyes, feeling a bit nervous.

Her nervousness made her unsure of what to do because the sounds were indeed arrogant. Su Hao instinctively opened the chat list and found z’s WeChat.

Su Hao: “I’m a bit nervous.”

While editing, Su Hao unconsciously clicked into z’s profile and saw a string of numbers.

The number seemed familiar.

Where had she seen it before?

Su Hao’s mind was filled with this thought. The next second, she quickly opened the call log, and that number, which hadn’t been assigned a name, was clearly listed.

It was identical to the number in WeChat.

Su Hao took a screenshot and checked it again. After a few seconds, she stared at the WeChat chat box. At that moment, the other party sent a message.

z: “What’s wrong?”

Pretending.

Su Hao pressed her lips together and edited.

Su Hao: “He’s here, downstairs at my place, asking me to come down. I see a lot of roses.”

z: “So soon? Be brave and go down. He’s putting in so much effort; it’s worth coming down for.”

Su Hao: “”

Su Hao: “Is that so?”

After sending the message, Su Hao gripped her phone, opened the door, and went downstairs. The stairs echoed with a clattering sound. As she reached the first floor, she saw the street covered in red roses and immediately spotted Zhou Yang in the Hummer, holding a cigarette, his hand resting on the steering wheel, and the other hand holding his phone, typing something.

Oh, her phone was ringing.

The beep sounds rang again.

Su Hao quickly walked over, reached in, grabbed Zhou Yang’s phone, and forcefully took it from him, pursing her lips and squinting at him.

Zhou Yang was stunned for two seconds.

Then his gaze shifted to the chat page.

It was still flashing, as if smiling at him.

He stared stiffly at Su Hao.

She was as gentle as ever, but her eyes were now filled with anger.

Click.

The door was pushed open. Zhou Yang, with a cigarette in his mouth, bent his long legs and reflexively knelt down.

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