Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhenzhen thought Lu Zheng was even more seriously injured, and hurriedly ran to his side.

"How are you? Are you alright...?" Qiao Zhen looked at Lu Zheng's injuries with concern, her brows furrowed with anxiety.

He was halfway through his sentence when he suddenly saw Lu Zheng's smiling face and immediately realized that he was being tricked.

"Lu Zheng!" Qiao Zhen was furious.

She's been tricked by Lu Zheng again!

Qiao Zhen grabbed her bag and threw it at Lu Zheng, muttering, "Do you think it's fun to mess with me? Do you think this is funny?"

Seeing Qiao Zhen getting angry at him, Lu Zheng wasn't angry at all; instead, he appreciated Qiao Zhen's performance.

Qiao Zhen sneered: "Liar, I never want to see you again!"

With that, Qiao Zhen turned to leave.

Unexpectedly, Lu Zheng suddenly found strength and hugged Qiao Zhen tightly, pulling her into his arms.

"Let me go!" Qiao Zhen was furious, her face flushed, and she struggled to escape from Lu Zheng's embrace.

Lu Zheng chuckled in a low voice, but his grip on Qiao Zhen remained firm.

"You're so sick, how do you still have the energy? I think you should be discharged from the hospital as soon as possible!"

Qiao Zhen glared at Lu Zheng, and seeing everyone else in the ward discreetly leaving the room, she became even angrier.

“Mr. Lu, since we have no relationship, please don’t keep coming to me. I’m very busy and don’t have time. Thank you.”

Lu Zheng turned Qiao Zhen's face around as if he had heard a funny joke: "You are an employee of my company, can't I just send you out?"

"You think that overtime pay is just for free?"

Thinking about the meager balance in her bank account, Qiao Zhen was speechless.

She then composed herself, took a deep breath, and slowly said, "In that case, Mr. Lu, please pay me first. Once the money is in place, everything will be fine."

"And I don't go out to sell myself; I don't do jobs that involve physical contact."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng picked up his phone and quickly transferred a string of zeros to Qiao Zhen.

Seeing the money arrive in her account, Qiao Zhen did not feel the usual joy; her expression remained indifferent.

"What, you think it's not enough?" Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow at her.

Qiao Zhen shook her head, but her expression was somewhat sarcastic: "Of course not. There will be plenty of opportunities to make money in the future, so why would I complain about not having enough?"

After saying that, Qiao Zhen was about to get up from Lu Zheng.

Unexpectedly, Lu Zheng didn't let go at all, but instead hugged her even tighter, a smug look flashing in his eyes.

"What are you doing? Let go! I've already said I don't accept physical contact!"

Qiao Zhen blushed and pushed Sang Luzheng away. Did this man not understand what she was saying?

"Really?" Lu Zheng looked up and met Qiao Zhen's gaze, as if he didn't understand.

"Then why didn't you resist my body before?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen was stunned and didn't know how to respond.

Because Lu Zheng's words were indeed firmly etched in Qiao Zhen's mind.

"I..." Qiao Zhen hesitated for a long time, not knowing how to start.

Unexpectedly, Lu Zheng suddenly grabbed his hand and said, word by word, "Admit it, Qiao Zhen, you've been in love with me for a long time."

Qiao Zhen's lips trembled slightly, but she ultimately did not speak.

She had to admit that, under the dual pressure of guilt and love, she had indeed fallen for Lu Zheng.

Seeing Qiao Zhen's reaction, Lu Zheng was very satisfied. He didn't restrain Qiao Zhen any longer, but waved his hand and said, "You can go now, but don't let me see you contacting Gu Xijue again."

"What if I say no?" Qiao Zhen raised her stubborn little face.

Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng's face darkened, and his tone was full of threat: "You are welcome to try."

Qiao Zhen didn't say anything, but glanced at Lu Zheng one more time before leaving gracefully.

Watching Qiao Zhen leave, Lu Zheng felt a surge of irritation for some reason. He overturned the fruit plate next to him, frowned, and tried to control his emotions.

Watching Qiao Zhen's angry departure from outside the door, Lu Xiao peeked out and saw that Lu Zheng's expression was also not good, so he joked, "What's wrong? Did you quarrel with my sister-in-law?"

He didn't dare to listen carefully to what happened inside the room, but the two people made quite a lot of noise, so he knew most of it.

"Shut your mouth." Lu Zheng massaged his temples and spoke impatiently.

Seeing that Lu Zheng was emotionally unstable, Lu Xiao quickly shut up and made an excuse to leave.

After Qiao Zhen left the hospital, she received a call from Qiao Luosheng: "Sister, come back quickly! My college entrance exam results are out!"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen was overjoyed and immediately rushed home.

She could tell from her younger brother's tone that Qiao Luosheng had done well on the exam.

Sure enough, as soon as I got home, I saw Qiao Luosheng running around the house excitedly, with his mother watching him with a smile on her face.

"How about it? You did well on the exam?" Qiao Zhen teased with a smile.

Upon seeing Qiao Zhen return, Qiao Luosheng rushed to her side and hugged her tightly: "Sister, not only did I do well on the exam, I exceeded my usual standard this time!"

Hearing this good news, Qiao Zhen smiled and said, "Not bad, as expected of my brother, he's really amazing."

"Oh right, I haven't told Brother Lu Zheng the good news yet. Sis, could you tell him for me?"

Seeing Qiao Luosheng's winking expression, Qiao Zhen rubbed her forehead.

Although she really wanted to refuse, it was Qiao Luosheng's college entrance examination results after all, and Qiao Zhen didn't want to dampen Qiao Luosheng's spirits at this crucial moment.

"Okay, okay." Qiao Zhen sighed and took out her phone to send a message, but before she could finish typing, there was a knock on the door.

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