"woke up?"

Hearing Lu Zheng's voice suddenly, Qiao Zhen was startled and instinctively locked her phone.

Lu Zheng took in Qiao Zhen's every move, his sharp black eyes narrowing slightly.

"Whose messages are you looking at?"

Qiao Zhen didn't even look at Lu Zheng. She wanted to get dressed, but then she remembered that Lu Zheng had torn her clothes to shreds last night.

"No one. Mr. Lu, it's getting late, I should go to work. Could you please prepare an outfit for me?"

Lu Zheng suddenly closed in on Qiao Zhen, his movements as fast as a cheetah. His taut muscles were on full display, and as he moved, his already loose bathrobe slipped down, revealing large areas of his chest and abdominal muscles, as well as the faint outline of his V-line...

Qiao Zhen was startled, her eyes darting around as if afraid of seeing something she shouldn't.

Lu Zheng reached out and grabbed Qiao Zhen's phone.

Qiao Zhen grabbed the phone first and glared angrily at Lu Zheng.

"what you do?"

Lu Zheng didn't get angry but laughed instead, though the smile was cold and didn't reach his eyes.

"Qiao Zhen, it seems I've been too good to you, making you forget your place. You have no right to refuse me, understand?"

Qiao Zhen felt that the last bit of self-respect she had left had been ruthlessly crushed by Lu Zheng. In front of Lu Zheng, she could only ever be a clown, a clown who had lost her heart.

"Sent by a classmate, saying they want to get together."

Lu Zheng stared straight at Qiao Zhen, as if scrutinizing whether what she said was true or false.

When Lu Zheng saw Qiao Zhen's expression, which was like that of a walking corpse, he felt a slight pang in his heart, and his expression finally softened.

"Okay, get up and wash up first, sweetie. I'll wait for you downstairs."

Lu Zheng kissed Qiao Zhen's lips, his tone full of doting affection.

Before Qiao Zhen could make a move, Lu Zheng had already changed his clothes and left.

Qiao Zhen then got out of bed.

As soon as I got out of bed, I felt a wave of soreness in my lower back, and my legs went weak, almost causing me to fall over.

Remembering Lu Zheng's madness last night, Qiao Zhen cursed under her breath and went into the bathroom, supporting her back.

Looking in the mirror, Qiao Zhen noticed that there were red marks on her neck and body, clearly left by someone during a passionate moment.

"It's like a dog, it always bites so hard!"

Muttering something, Qiao Zhen went out and found a bag hanging on the doorknob. Inside the bag was a complete set of clothes, all in her size, inside and out.

Looking at the tag on the clothes, Qiao Zhen sighed slightly.

She had made up her mind to shut herself off and take her heart back. But the reality was that she couldn't get rid of Lu Zheng's entanglement at all.

Qiao Zhen silently thought to herself that once she found out the truth, if Lu Zheng was approaching her for revenge, then she would take her mother and Luo Sheng and run away to a place where Lu Zheng could not find her.

Qiao Luosheng has now finished his college entrance exams, and Qiao Zhen no longer has any attachment to this city.

After changing her clothes and going downstairs, Qiao Zhen found Lu Zheng sitting at the dining table drinking coffee.

Seeing her come down, Lu Zheng put down his coffee cup and waved to Qiao Zhen.

"Come and eat."

Qiao Zhen walked over reluctantly.

Although it's embarrassing, filling your stomach is still very important.

Lu Zheng couldn't help but curl his lips as he watched Qiao Zhen stuff food into her mouth.

After breakfast, Lu Zheng drove Qiao Zhen to the company. As usual, he dropped Qiao Zhen off at the intersection.

"Zhenzhen, I'll pick you up for lunch. Come on in."

After Lu Zheng finished speaking, without waiting for Qiao Zhen's reaction, he stepped on the gas. The Maybach shot off like an arrow, leaving Qiao Zhen with only a fleeting glimpse of the car.

Qiao Zhen walked slowly into the company, wearing high heels.

Qiao Zhen spent the morning engrossed in her work.

Around noon, Qiao Zhen carried her cup to the tea room.

Before I even went inside, I could hear gossiping coming from the tea room.

"Have you heard? It seems a big shot has recently arrived in Jiangcheng. Apparently, he studied abroad and started a company overseas on his own, and it's quite successful."

"I've heard about it, I've heard about it. You mean the CEO of the Jazz Group, right?"

"Yes, now that he's returned in glory, he's bound to stir up a storm in Jiangcheng. But that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that he's said to be incredibly handsome and still single!"

"Really? Really? Isn't that a perfect eligible bachelor? Wow, Jiangcheng is such a place where hidden talents abound. First there was God Lu, and then Lord Jue."

...

Listening to these discussions, Qiao Zhen frowned, and a figure appeared in her mind.

Upon seeing Qiao Zhen, these people quickly shut their mouths and scattered.

The two people from Qiao Zhen's department mustered up their courage and went up to talk to her.

"Qiao Zhen, have you heard?"

Qiao Zhen frowned. "What?"

The two women pulled Qiao Zhen aside and said cautiously, "It's that Jazz Group. I heard they're about to collaborate with our company."

"Yes, you're close to President Lu, do you know anything inside information?"

Qiao Zhen dislikes discussing gossip, and even more so, she dislikes discussing her relationship with Lu Zheng.

"I don't know. Company matters are decided by the leaders, not by us lowly employees. Instead of wasting time, we should spend more time figuring out how to develop projects."

Qiao Zhen took a cup of hot water, turned around and left.

Behind her, two women watched Qiao Zhen's retreating figure and secretly spat.

"Pah, what a piece of trash! Just because he's hooked up with President Lu, he thinks he's all that!"

"Exactly, exactly. So what if she has a vixen-like face? What's so great about that?"

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