"You mean a surprise?" Zhou Gan was taken aback and momentarily confused. "What do you mean?"

"Let me go first." Lin Zhenzhen's tone was flat, but the more flattering she was, the less Zhou Gan dared to let go.

Lin Zhenzhen said helplessly, "I did lie to you. I wasn't working when I talked to you on the phone; I was in the car on my way to the hotel. The reason I kept it from you was because I wanted to get the venue set up first, but I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence that I ran into people from the company outside the hotel."

"My agent dragged me to a drinking party. They wanted to get me drunk, and I had no choice but to pretend to be drunk. You can guess what happened next."

"If you don't believe me, I'll give you the restaurant information so you can verify it. Of course, I can prepare all of this in advance, after all, I'm already so unbearable in your heart."

Zhou Gan frowned, instinctively wanting to explain.

But Lin Zhenzhen interrupted him.

"Have you forgotten what day it is today?"

Seeing his bewildered expression, Lin Zhenzhen smiled self-deprecatingly.

"Four years ago today, at the entrance of the University of Washington Library, I borrowed your umbrella. That was the first thing I said to you after a month of mental preparation and mustering up my courage."

Zhou Gan never expected things to develop this way. Thinking about his harsh tone just now, unease and guilt welled up in his heart.

"I'm sorry, I misunderstood you."

Zhou Gan apologized in a low voice, but Lin Zhenzhen remained silent.

He panicked instantly: "I didn't think of you that way. I know you're not that kind of person."

Seeing his reaction, Lin Zhenzhen chuckled softly.

"I understand, let me go."

"You're still angry," Zhou Gan frowned. "What can I do to make you happy?"

"Zhou Gan." Lin Zhenzhen suddenly called his name very seriously. She took his hand in her own and looked up at him directly.

Do you still like me?

She was pulled into a warm embrace, and Lin Zhenzhen smelled the faint scent of tobacco on him, which mixed with the woody aroma to create a unique scent that belonged to Zhou Gan.

Zhou Gan's heart was racing, and his mind was filled with the word "also" from her words.