CHAPTER 28: CHAPTER 28: SUSPICION

Su Ming was a bit frustrated because he couldn’t find a parking space after driving around once, so he had to go for a second round.

Finally, Su Ming saw a man and a woman leave in their car, and he hurriedly parked his car there.

When he went to book a room after parking, he discovered there were only three rooms left in the entire resort.

The proprietress said helplessly, "Mom, you’ll have to share a room with me, okay?"

"Alright," Jiang Qingyao nodded.

At that moment, Su Ming was staring at his phone, looking at the post he had just made on his social circle, noticing a few more likes and comments.

The joy of people at the bottom of society is just that simple. Even when life is tough, when they go to upscale places, they never forget to post about it on social media.

Of course, fewer people post updates now because many feel it’s meaningless, and many are concerned about their privacy.

Those who aren’t in business but still manage to post frequently are truly commendable because they aren’t afraid of others seeing their lives.

And Su Ming was such a person. Although his posts were meticulously curated and somewhat fake, he was still among the few who love posting updates.

People with no money, influence, or power at the bottom of society have their fun in self-amusement.

Especially someone like Su Ming, who’s a full-time driver; once he reaches a destination, he often just plays on his phone.

After realizing that excessive short video watching distracts people and makes them foolish, Su Ming reduced his habit of scrolling through them.

He’d rather read novels, play games, or post updates than scroll through trashy short videos because those things truly affect focus and might even lower one’s IQ or cause sleepless nights!

Unexpectedly, Zeng Jia snagged Su Ming’s phone and laughed as she scrolled through his social media posts.

Su Ming’s face changed suddenly; he had posted many pictures of luxury cars and villas to show off!

"Hahaha..." Zeng Jia burst into laughter, entirely forgetting her image.

The proprietress saw this and immediately felt suspicious, even a bit jealous, vaguely thinking that Su Ming might have something going on with her good friend.

But she soon scared herself with her thoughts, realizing as a married woman, she shouldn’t be jealous of a man.

"Give me back my phone!" Su Ming said nervously.

"Heh heh, do you have something to hide on your phone? Why are you so afraid of me looking at it?" Zeng Jia said with a sly smile.

"Everyone has privacy on their phone. I don’t want you to see it," Su Ming said as he snatched back his phone, secretly relieved.

The proprietress felt uncomfortable, seeing Su Ming bickering with another woman, a pang of jealousy rose uncontrollably in her heart.

With the room booked, Su Ming entered the incredibly luxurious room.

A room here costs 1,800 per night, an unaffordable expense for ordinary people, and the level of luxury exceeded Su Ming’s expectations.

The sofa was genuine leather, the bed cost several thousand each, the wallpaper was imported, as were the other furniture pieces, even the floors were covered with luxurious carpets that the staff vacuumed spotlessly clean daily.

The most comfortable feature was the large floor-to-ceiling window, offering a direct view of the natural hot spring nearby.

Of course, the room also boasted a small hot spring, perfect for couples to soak in!

Outside, the large hot spring was crowded with people having fun, seemingly enjoying themselves a great deal.

Among them were beautiful women with great figures, some even in bikinis, showing off their perfect physiques.

Despite their stunning figures and looks, Su Ming couldn’t help but feel that none of them compared to the proprietress.

Perhaps when you like someone, you naturally see them through rose-tinted glasses!

Su Ming took out his phone for a continuous shot from the entrance, capturing the inside, then filmed the hot spring outside, getting ready to post on social media.

He thought a moment and added a caption: "When you’re tired, soaking alone in a hot spring isn’t bad at all!"

After typing that, he added Zeng Jia to the group with the proprietress, then blocked them from seeing this post before sharing it.

Su Ming then restricted Zeng Jia’s access to his updates, finally sitting back on the sofa and leisurely lit a cigarette.

Meanwhile, the proprietress entered her best friend’s room, suspiciously asking, "Are you planning to corrupt Su Ming or something? I’m telling you, he’s still a kid, don’t mess with him?"

Zeng Jia immediately denied it, "What are you saying? How could I possibly ruin him?"

"Hmph, then why did you grab his phone? Is there some secret between you two?" the proprietress pressed.

"What secrets could there be? We’ve only met twice," Zeng Jia said, her conscience slightly guilty.

"Dare you let me look at your phone?" the proprietress suddenly proposed this bold request.

"No way!" Zeng Jia refused flatly.

"Heh, you call this best friends? Seems more like a fair-weather friend to me," the proprietress said a bit disappointedly.

This remark stung Zeng Jia; as a woman akin to a canary, eternally kept in a cage, she barely had any friends, with Shen Mengxue being her only confidante!

She valued their friendship deeply and handed over her unlocked phone, "Look if you want to, alright?"

Only then did the proprietress smile, "That’s more like it, that’s what I call my best friend."

She opened Zeng Jia’s WeChat and quickly found Su Ming, "Oh, so you added Su Ming as a friend, and you say you don’t want to corrupt him?"

"No way, you’re overthinking," Zeng Jia hurriedly denied.

The proprietress curiously tapped on Su Ming’s profile to see his posts but found just two horizontal lines!

"Hahaha..." The proprietress laughed joyously, "So Su Ming blocked you from seeing his updates, I thought there was something between you two!"

Seeing her so pleased, Zeng Jia snatched back her phone, looking suspicious, "This doesn’t seem right, not right at all!"

The proprietress stopped laughing and asked, "What’s not right? Speak plainly, don’t be cryptic."

Zeng Jia fixed her gaze on the proprietress, "With your personality, you wouldn’t care about a driver’s private life, are you and he having an affair?"

The proprietress’s face changed slightly as she hurriedly denied, "What are you talking about? Am I that kind of person?"

"Logically, you are a proper, traditional woman who wouldn’t cheat, but your behavior makes me suspicious," Zeng Jia said.

"Nonsense," the proprietress playfully hit her to disguise her own unease.

Zeng Jia didn’t continue on the topic but changed it, saying, "Shall we go soak in the hot spring outside?"