"I like you?"

Lu Zheng suddenly raised his voice, as if he had heard a joke.

"Qiao Zhen, you think too highly of yourself. Who do you think you are? What makes you think I would like you?"

Even though she had prepared herself mentally, Lu Zheng's words still shattered Qiao Zhen's last glimmer of hope.

"Okay, I understand."

In an instant, Qiao Zhen felt utterly dejected. Even her tone became calm, revealing no emotion.

Seeing Qiao Zhen like this, Lu Zheng felt an inexplicable surge of irritation.

With the accelerator floored, the car arrived at the two-story villa in less than ten minutes.

"get off!"

Lu Zheng got out of the car first, walked over and yanked open the car door, pulling Qiao Zhen out.

His movements were rough, unlike his usual gentleness.

"In that case, let's just have some fun!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Zheng leaned down and kissed Qiao Zhen's lips precisely.

Qiao Zhen felt a pang of sadness, but she suppressed it fiercely.

The two went from the doorway to the entryway, and finally rolled onto the bed.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Qiao Zhen concealed the disappointment in her eyes, turned the tables, and straddled Lu Zheng's lap.

"You're right, it's really fun being with you."

After Qiao Zhen finished speaking, she leaned close to Lu Zheng and gently kissed his lips.

In the darkness, Qiao Zhen was like an elf, her large, watery eyes filled with a myriad of charms.

Only Lu Zheng himself knew the allure and attraction that Qiao Zhen held for him.

"Zhenzhen!"

Lu Zheng's voice was hoarse, and his dark eyes were filled with desire.

With a flip, he pinned Qiao Zhen beneath him.

Lu Zheng roughly tore off the dress that was in Qiao Zhen's way, then leaned down and became one with Qiao Zhen.

Qiao Zhen was still thinking of sending a text message to her mother to let her know she was safe. But soon, Lu Zheng pulled her to a climax. Wave after wave of pleasure stimulated Qiao Zhen's consciousness.

Lu Zheng only let Qiao Zhen go when the sky outside the window began to lighten.

"Hmm~"

Qiao Zhen didn't know how much time had passed before she finally woke up, still half asleep.

As if she had just remembered something, Qiao Zhen suddenly sat up and grabbed her phone from the bedside table.

The bright eleven o'clock number on the screen struck Qiao Zhen like a thunderbolt.

Just as Qiao Zhen was about to ask her supervisor for leave after finding the company group chat, she saw a private message from her supervisor: If you're not feeling well, take a good rest and come back when you're feeling better.

It's obvious without even guessing that this was Lu Zheng's doing again.

Given her current state, Qiao Zhen really doesn't have the energy to go to the company, so she might as well take a day off.

Ring ring—

A monotonous cell phone rang; it was a call she had specially set up for Qiao's mother and Qiao Luosheng. Qiao Zhen didn't dare delay and answered immediately.

"Hey Luosheng, what's wrong? Is Mom feeling unwell again?"

As soon as the call connected, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but bombard him with a series of questions.

On the other end, Qiao Luosheng glanced at his mother, who was sitting to the side making dumplings with Lu Zheng, and rubbed his forehead.

"No, sis, Mom's fine. She just asked me to call and ask when you're planning to get up. Lunch will be ready soon; she's making your favorite corn and pork dumplings."

Hearing this, Qiao Zhen finally breathed a long sigh of relief.

But then she realized something was wrong.

"How did you know I wasn't up yet? Wait, is Lu Zheng over there?"

Qiao Luosheng spoke in a tone that seemed perfectly natural.

"Of course. Brother Lu Zheng came over early this morning and reported your whereabouts last night to Mom. He's helping Mom make dumplings now."

Qiao Zhen's eyes widened instantly.

What is Lu Zheng up to now?

"Luo Sheng, did Lu Zheng say anything strange to Mom?"

Qiao Zhen was afraid that Lu Zheng would speak recklessly and further upset her mother.

"Sis, what are you thinking? Lu Zheng is so good to Mom, he makes her so happy. Why would you think he would say strange things to Mom?"

Through the phone, Qiao Zhen could indeed hear her mother's hearty laughter on the other end.

"Haha, Xiao Lu, Zhenzhen has been spoiled by her dad and me since she was little. You'll have to be more lenient with her in the future..."

To avoid her mother revealing all her secrets, Qiao Zhen simply said, "I'll be right back," and hung up the phone.

After quickly washing up, Qiao Zhen went downstairs.

Ignoring the servants' greetings, she had the driver take her back to the Nanshan Villa.

My phone rang again on the way.

Qiao Zhen thought it was Lu Zheng, and started rambling on as soon as she answered the phone.

"Lu Zheng, what are you doing at my house?"

Yan Simiao's loud and boisterous voice came from the other end.

"Zhenzhen, you're famous! Check the headlines!"

Qiao Zhen felt like her eardrums were about to explode, so she quickly moved the phone away from her eardrums.

"Miaomiao, what happened? What do you mean I'm famous?"

Yan Simiao was still very excited, "It's the headline! You're on the headlines! You were the one who attended the business dinner with Lu Zheng last night, right? Even though it was blurred, people who know you can still recognize you at a glance."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen understood immediately and turned on her phone.

Sure enough, the top three trending topics were all about what happened last night.

[Shocking! God Lu becomes a demon for love!]

[The feud between the Lu family and the knight!]

A beautiful woman brings disaster; a bloodbath is triggered by a mysterious woman!

Seeing the three trending topics highlighted in bold red text, Qiao Zhen was practically ready to curse.

What is all this?

"Zhenzhen, did you see that? No, tell me, what exactly happened last night?"

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