Chapter 151: Sunbathing!

Upon seeing someone enter Liao Tong’s apartment, Wang Zheng immediately shifted his gaze toward the building entrance, carefully observing every person coming out. Only by doing this could Wang Zheng figure out his next move.

However, things took an unexpected turn. Wang Zheng stared for over ten minutes, yet not a single person came out, which naturally left him puzzled. Why hadn't the other party emerged? Could they still be inside Liao Tong’s place? Wang Zheng locked his target onto Liao Tong’s apartment once again. Due to the angle, he could only see the living room and Liao Tong’s bedroom, but neither of these areas revealed the person who had entered earlier.

Huh? The woman next door is changing clothes. Her breasts are really big...!

Damn it, what am I looking at? Wang Zheng shook his head vigorously, banishing the wicked thoughts from his mind, and once again devoted himself seriously to the surveillance. As he waited quietly like this, he suddenly felt that he was a truly great man because he had resisted the temptation of the woman changing clothes next door; his moral character had ascended to a whole new level!

Despite Wang Zheng’s elevated state of mind, after a long while, he still did not spot that person. A few people did walk out of the building—four elderly women, three of whom were taking their grandsons out to play, while the fourth was dressed very festively, probably heading off to dance senior disco.

Damn it, could that bastard be constipated in the restroom and fallen asleep while doing his business? Wang Zheng felt that the situation was starting to get tricky, and his opponent was definitely no ordinary character.

It was possible that after taking the notebook, the person started reading it right there in the building, and would destroy it immediately after finishing, which explained why they hadn't appeared for so long. This was entirely possible. Therefore, Wang Zheng perked up and continued to wait.

Little punk, I refuse to believe you won't come out!

Wang Zheng waited all the way until noon, yet still found no trace of the other party, not even a single clue. Gradually, a feeling began to well up in Wang Zheng. This feeling lingered vaguely in his mind, and as Wang Zheng struggled to grasp it, the thought suddenly became clear.

Could that bastard be a resident living upstairs or downstairs? Wang Zheng thought to himself. If that were really the case, everything would be solved effortlessly. Why did the letter appear right on time at Liao Tong’s doorstep? Why did they not leave immediately after retrieving the item? Thinking of this, Wang Zheng experienced a flash of insight; he was almost certain that the person lived in the very same building as Liao Tong.

The most dangerous place is precisely the safest place.

The emergence of high-rise buildings has made human relationships increasingly cold and distant. Even neighbors living directly across from each other probably wouldn't recognize one another. Furthermore, with the continuous acceleration of the pace of life and differing work schedules, people might not run into each other even once every month or two. So, wouldn't living in the same building be extremely convenient? Liao Tong surely had no idea that her superior lived right upstairs or downstairs from her.

A place like this was indeed unlikely to arouse suspicion; it could be described as both unfamiliar and safe.

To verify his hypothesis, Wang Zheng observed the high-rise for a long time, but the person still did not appear. However, people were indeed moving about the floors above and below Liao Tong. After a while, Wang Zheng put away his binoculars. Although he had not obtained definitive confirmation, relying on his sharp intuition, he was basically certain that the other person was somewhere inside this building.

However, because there were too many residents living upstairs and downstairs, Wang Zheng could not pinpoint the exact address. Although his interception plan had not succeeded and he had allowed the other party to take the documents, none of that mattered, and Liao Tong’s safety was temporarily not in jeopardy. Wang Zheng surmised that after the other party got hold of his file, verified it, and confirmed that Liao Tong had not betrayed them, they would definitely want to target Wang Zheng as well. They would be very eager to use Wang Zheng to achieve some unknown objective of theirs, and such a task would inevitably fall upon Liao Tong. In this way, Liao Tong should be safe for the time being—at least she wouldn't face any immediate danger—and the other party would continue to maintain ties with her.

Therefore, as long as this line remained connected, Wang Zheng had the confidence to capture the adversary.

Leaving the rooftop of the high-rise, Wang Zheng first went home, then drove to the company. Perhaps this was the first time in history that Wang Zheng was late, arriving for work only in the afternoon. Many people felt curious, especially Lin Xiaolei. Perhaps due to the rapid emotional development after work yesterday, when she saw Wang Zheng walk into her office, she immediately cast a gaze of care and inquiry.

A man chasing a woman is like scaling a mountain; a woman chasing a man is like piercing a layer of paper. When two hearts beat as one, even a short time spent together—be it just a brief walk or a single meal—can cause their relationship to leap forward substantively. And right now, such was the relationship between Wang Zheng and Lin Xiaolei.

Lin Xuan stood up and silently left the office. She had already perceived the relationship between Wang Zheng and Lin Xiaolei, so facing such a scene, anyone with tact would know to leave. Besides, she was essentially Wang Zheng's... servant!

After closing the door, Wang Zheng walked over to Lin Xiaolei’s desk and sat down.

"I went up to the rooftop to sunbathe and accidentally lost track of time, so I'm late!" This should be considered a very reasonable explanation, right? It was certainly much better than saying he was out hunting people down for Liao Tong. Moreover, for Wang Zheng, how to handle the relationship between these two women seemed to have become an unavoidable and troublesome matter!

Sunbathing? Hearing this, Lin Xiaolei froze for a moment. This explanation was direct enough and simple enough, and looking at the healthy glow of his skin, it indeed looked as if he had been baked by the blazing sun. However, this answer did not completely convince Lin Xiaolei; there had to be other things going on. Although Lin Xiaolei guessed that Wang Zheng hadn't told her the whole truth, she didn't press further. Besides, if she had doubts, a single question wouldn't be enough to get clear answers from Wang Zheng anyway. In fact, all along, she had been filled with doubt about who Wang Zheng really was and what his identity was. Wang Zheng was very mysterious to her, as if the heavens had suddenly dropped him right by her side. Although they had known each other for two months, Lin Xiaolei found that she still knew nothing about him.

However, Lin Xiaolei was a sensible woman who knew how she ought to behave. Loving someone means loving them regardless of their background—this is the very reason why many bad people still have devoted female confidantes. If the other person hadn't told her everything, it meant she simply wasn't qualified yet. Lin Xiaolei believed that effort brings reward. Therefore, she was working hard to prove herself in front of Wang Zheng, believing that one day, he would willingly tell her everything. Lin Xiaolei firmly believed in this!

"Zhang Fan... came again?" Wang Zheng looked at Lin Xiaolei and asked.

"Mn!" Although she didn't want to talk about it, that was the reality. Perhaps fearing that Wang Zheng might misunderstand something, Lin Xiaolei looked at him and explained, "I insisted on not having dinner with him, but wherever I went, he followed. Fortunately, at lunchtime today, Miss Lin Xuan kept me company!"

"Don't look so depressed," Wang Zheng said upon hearing this. "Zhang Fan acting like this precisely shows that you are a very charming woman; you should be happy about it! As a woman, if no one is pursuing you, that's when you should feel troubled."

"I'd rather not have this kind of happiness."

Hearing this, Wang Zheng smiled, looked at her, then slid his chair forward and reached out to take Lin Xiaolei's hand. Lin Xiaolei didn't know what Wang Zheng was up to, so when her hand was caught, she only put up a token struggle. Upon realizing the vast difference in their physical strength, she immediately abandoned all resistance, though her face flushed bright red.

It was precisely this feeling; Wang Zheng simply loved seeing the expression Lin Xiaolei wore when she blushed in shyness, as if silently saying, *please don't bully me*. Which deity could tell Wang Zheng why Lin Xiaolei blushed so easily whenever she was in front of him?

Gently lifting Lin Xiaolei's hand, Wang Zheng leaned in, preparing to plant a soft kiss on the back of her hand as a greeting gift for the day.

However, right at that moment, with a loud *bang*, the office door was violently shoved open from the outside. Bai Bing stood there expressionlessly, looking like the White Impermanence guarding the King of Hell.

Talk about ruining the mood! Wang Zheng sighed inwardly, but right in front of Bai Bing, he still calmly finished the gesture of kissing the back of the hand!

"Let's have dinner together tonight, wait for me!" Wang Zheng said to Lin Xiaolei, then released her soft, slender hand. Under Bai Bing's gaze, he swaggered out of the room and entered the adjacent office.

Returning to his own office and sitting down, Wang Zheng propped his feet up on the desk, looking with a faint smile at the sullen-faced Bai Bing. Even without saying a word, Wang Zheng knew what was on the other person's mind. But it didn't matter; he didn't care about Bai Bing's thoughts. Of course, it wasn't as if he hadn't told anyone; at least Su Xue knew. Furthermore, Wang Zheng had instructed Su Xue to keep a close eye on Liao Tong and notify him immediately if any suspicious individuals appeared around her.

Bai Bing stared coldly at Wang Zheng, attempting to use this gaze to exert psychological pressure on him and force Wang Zheng to voluntarily confess where he had gone last night and why he had vanished all day. However, she severely underestimated Wang Zheng. If he could be frightened into confessing just by a look like that, Wang Zheng would have become a traitor long ago.

His name was Wang Zheng. The *Zheng* in his name meant an unyielding backbone of steel. Living was precisely for this breath of pride!