Chapter 149: Pacification!

The Maserati slowly cruised out of the television station's courtyard and onto the highway, where it gradually accelerated, unleashing its full athletic performance.

The streetlights along the road and the brightly lit commercial shops illuminated the night of Jinghua City in a brilliant blaze. Especially the landscape lighting on the iconic buildings draped the entire city in colorful garments. Combined with the crowds out for a stroll to cool off, Jinghua City's night looked even more bustling than the day. Summer nightlife was always rich and colorful; the moon could not stop people from pursuing passion and decadence, and at this moment, it could only serve as a backdrop.

Along the roadside, clusters of young men and women with their hair dyed red, yellow, blue, and various other colors gathered together, looking as though they wore feather dusters on their heads. Earrings, lip rings, and nose rings made them look both cool and utterly ridiculous. They laughed loudly and uninhibently, dropping profanities with every breath, completely indifferent to the gazes of others.

A place without nightlife cannot truly be called a city. Compared to the daytime, nightlife can even better reflect a city's state of being. Because everything—good and bad, sweet and disgusting, elevated and decadent—was fully exposed in its true nature during the night without the slightest bit of concealment.

After spending a tender two hours with Lin Xiaolei, Wang Zheng now intended to indulge in some passionate moments with Liao Tong. The intense kissing session immediately after getting into the car was merely the beginning of the evening's passion, with far more thrilling experiences waiting for them to undertake and enjoy. "When do you plan to submit my dossier?" Wang Zheng asked Liao Tong beside him. Was this not another thrilling affair in itself?

"Tomorrow. My contact with the other party usually takes place every other day. As for the location, I won't know until tomorrow morning!" Liao Tong replied upon hearing Wang Zheng's words, then added, "Come stay at my place tonight. Don't leave tonight!"

"Are you seducing me?" Wang Zheng asked with a smile, placing a hand on Liao Tong's thigh and stroking it back and forth. "If so, I'll stay!"

Liao Tong grabbed Wang Zheng's mischievous hand, holding it tightly in her own. Closing her eyes, she said with a trace of unease, "I don't know why, but whenever I think about tomorrow, my heart starts pounding. Only with you here do I feel at ease and unafraid!" With that, Liao Tong pressed Wang Zheng's hand against her chest, hoping he could feel the unease within her heart and hoping he would accompany her through this night.

He could fully understand Liao Tong's state of mind at this moment. The espionage profession is exceptionally dangerous; not only must one constantly worry about being discovered by outsiders, but if one's betrayal is ever uncovered by their own people, the superiors will immediately eliminate the spy. Using a vial of powder or liquid to dissolve a person directly into a bloody puddle—killing someone without leaving a trace is a very common and easy task for an espionage organization.

Moreover, Liao Tong was not an internal member of the organization, merely a released carrier pigeon, making her situation all the more perilous.

Before entering this profession, one should have been prepared for this realization. Perhaps Liao Tong was not afraid of death, but there were still people in this world she cherished and was reluctant to leave behind. Having finally attained happiness and found a lifelong partner to entrust her future to, only to have it snatched away before she could fully experience this happiness—who could bear to let go?

Wang Zheng turned his hand over and gripped Liao Tong's slightly chilled hand tightly, letting her feel his presence. This was not just Liao Tong's affair; it was Wang Zheng's affair as well. If Wang Zheng could not even protect a single woman, then his existence as a man would be utterly meaningless.

"Don't worry, with me here, everything will turn out fine!" Wang Zheng looked at her and comforted her. "Tonight, I'm going nowhere; I'm staying right here with you!"

"Mmm!" Liao Tong nodded gently upon hearing this, then rested her head on Wang Zheng's shoulder. In the entire world, only Wang Zheng could give her such peace of mind to lean upon, and Liao Tong truly felt the importance of this shoulder. No matter how strong a woman might be, she remains a woman after all. Having a shoulder to lean on and a harbor to shelter from the wind—this was the greatest happiness for her. After all, no one wishes to be lonely for a lifetime!

The speed of the car slowly decreased, and Wang Zheng suddenly smiled. Earlier, when he was driving Lin Xiaolei, someone had been tailing them. Now, carrying Liao Tong, someone was tailing them once again, and this time the tail was a woman.

Zhang Qianqian, what is the meaning of this? Curiosity? Ridiculous! Then let me see just how strong your curiosity really is! Thinking this, he pressed down on the accelerator, and the car began to speed up, returning to that passionate moment of street racing.

The car charged wildly along the straightaway, leaving car after car far behind in the dust. After drifting around a corner, Wang Zheng reduced his speed again to check the rearview mirror; within a short while, the Accord appeared in the rearview mirror once more.

"That's Zhang Qianqian's car!" Liao Tong beside him seemed to sense something amiss, looked into the rearview mirror, and also spotted the car that had been relentlessly pursuing them from behind.

"Indeed. She's probably afraid I'm abducting and selling you, which is why she keeps following!" Wang Zheng said with a smile, accelerating once more. This time, he was going to play for real with her.

"Zhang Qianqian isn't a gossip, but within the news team, it seems she's the only one who doesn't know about the relationship between the two of us. She has always regarded me as her role model and often asks me for guidance. She once told me her goal is to be a strong woman who doesn't rely on men. Seeing her role model actually together with a man today, it's only natural for her to be curious," Liao Tong said to Wang Zheng.

Before Wang Zheng appeared, everyone at the television station, including Su Xue and Chu Jun, held Liao Tong in the utmost admiration, treating her as a role model and goal for women. Liao Tong's single status was viewed as a manifestation of noble purity and detachment from worldly vulgarity, which had also become the subject of their studies. Now, suddenly discovering that their idol had a man, how could they not feel shocked and curious?

Wang Zheng was genuinely set on teasing Zhang Qianqian today, and by the way, exacting a bit of revenge for her previous unfair treatment of him inside the television station. Two cars sped rapidly through the streets of Jinghua City, occasionally emitting the harsh screech of tires rubbing against the pavement as they drifted and fishtailed, echoing endlessly through the dark night.

The cars went faster and faster, and Zhang Qianqian also seemed to feel that her cover had been blown. However, the more it was so, the more Zhang Qianqian felt something strange was going on. Could Liao Tong have been deceived? It was possible. Thinking of this, Zhang Qianqian threw caution to the wind, pressed hard on the accelerator, and gave chase fiercely.

Wang Zheng drove while keeping an eye on the rearview mirror. Zhang Qianqian's driving skills were better than he had imagined, and her courage was commendable; at least for this long, she hadn't fallen behind. The car gradually shifted from the inner city streets onto the outer ring road, and the speed naturally escalated to another level.

While driving, Wang Zheng suddenly had an idea. He turned on the interior car lights, pulled Liao Tong into his embrace, and the two began a passionate kiss right then and there. Because Zhang Qianqian's car was following closely behind and the Maserati's interior was illuminated, it was easy for someone behind to clearly see people passionately kissing inside the vehicle.

Kissing passionately while driving this fast? Has she lost her mind? Zhang Qianqian couldn't help glancing at her speedometer; the needle had already swung to one hundred eighty, far exceeding the speed limit of the outer ring road. A speeding ticket was unavoidable, but since she was already going to be fined, she might as well see it through to the end. After following for so long, she refused to be shaken off by the car ahead!

One might also say she simply refused to believe that her idol and role model would engage in such behavior!

After circling the entire outer ring road, Wang Zheng skillfully controlled the car's speed so that Zhang Qianqian could keep up without overtaking them, while still allowing her to clearly see the degree of intimacy between him and Liao Tong. As a result... as a result, Wang Zheng openly and boldly drove the car back into the urban area, while Zhang Qianqian's Accord was pulled over by traffic police.

Seeing Zhang Qianqian endlessly gesturing and explaining herself to the traffic police behind them, Wang Zheng stopped the car, rolled down the window, and extended his thumb—pointing it downward. Finally, amidst a wave of arrogant laughter, he drove away haughtily, leaving behind only an indignant and frustrated Zhang Qianqian.

Having already wasted over an hour on Zhang Qianqian, Wang Zheng had no intention of squandering any more precious time on her alone.

Perhaps to soothe Liao Tong's slightly unsettled state of mind, Wang Zheng did not take her out for more thrilling adventures, but instead brought her safely home. The two of them quietly enjoyed the warmth and peace inside the apartment.

Although Liao Tong put on a brave face as if nothing were wrong, Wang Zheng could still read her thoughts through the subtle flashes of unease inadvertently revealed in her eyes. Sitting beside Liao Tong and watching television, Wang Zheng pulled her tightly into his arms. Liao Tong was afraid of losing Wang Zheng, and Wang Zheng was no less afraid of losing Liao Tong!

Perhaps only through such a tight embrace could they feel each other's genuine existence and the presence of each other's hearts! When emotions reach their peak, people easily become intoxicated; what would two intoxicated people clinging tightly together end up doing? Using warmth to smooth away the unease in each other's hearts, using wild love to make one another forget everything else, and in this union of body and soul, forgetting the rest of the world. Let all those uncertainties, worries, and negative influences go to hell!

Love can conquer all.

Tomorrow will reveal the truth!