"I'm really fine." Qiao Zhen tried to calm herself down.

Not long after, Chen Yan's voice disappeared completely from the company building. Seeing Lu Zheng still doing things his own way, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but ask.

"No matter what, you were engaged to her before. Is it really okay to treat her like this now?"

Qiao Zhen looked intently at Lu Zheng's face. Although she knew that Lu Zheng had no feelings for Shen Yan, she still felt somewhat guilty towards Shen Yan.

Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng grabbed his chin, his expression mocking: "What, are you feeling sorry for me or for her?"

Qiao Zhen's face flushed slightly, but as the man's face drew closer, she couldn't help but blink, and her words became stammering.

"No, I just wanted to ask."

Lu Zheng remained noncommittal, his tone somewhat languid: "I couldn't be bothered with what she did before, but now that she's crossed my line, I won't give her another chance."

Qiao Zhen nodded, but looking at Lu Zheng's almost perfect profile, a bitter feeling slowly crept into his heart.

Today it could be Shen Yan, but tomorrow it could be her.

While she was still in a daze, Lu Zheng suddenly called out to her, "What are you waiting for?"

"ah?"

Qiao Zhen was a little confused when she heard Lu Zheng say, "Let's go eat."

……All right.

This man really never forgets to eat, no matter what happens.

Upon arrival, Qiao Zhen ordered several dishes according to her preferences. Before she could even take a few bites, she heard a cheer.

Qiao Zhen looked over upon hearing the sound and discovered that the restaurant was hosting a couples' event.

"Let's go." Lu Zheng grabbed Qiao Zhen and was about to join them.

"Wait!" Qiao Zhen called out in time, "When did you become so proactive?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng turned his head and said, "I've always been proactive, no matter where we are."

Qiao Zhen was speechless after hearing this, but she couldn't resist Lu Zheng's immense strength and had no choice but to be forced onto the stage.

Seeing that Lu Zheng and Qiao Zhen were both good-looking and well-dressed, the host became even more enthusiastic: "Since no other couples are joining, let's begin. The first game is for the two of you to eat this cookie at the same time. Whoever laughs first loses."

After saying that, the host gave each couple a cookie.

Looking at its short length, Qiao Zhen twitched the corner of her mouth, and then Lu Zheng started to bite it.

Qiao Zhen slowly took a bite of the cookie, and when she saw Lu Zheng's serious expression, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Seeing that he wasn't taking it seriously, Lu Zheng pressed his head down and said, "Take the game seriously."

The cookie got shorter and shorter, and when only one bite was left, Qiao Zhen hesitated and didn't continue.

Instead, Lu Zheng took a big bite and even bit Qiao Zhen's lips in the process.

Qiao Zhen screamed in pain, "Are you a dog? Why are you hitting me so hard!"

"Haven't I bitten you enough?" Lu Zheng whispered in his ear, a victor's smile on his face.

Qiao was speechless with exasperation.

"They had absolutely no sportsmanship and almost lost the game."

Hearing Lu Zheng's sarcastic words, Qiao Zhen immediately lost her temper: "You have a playful spirit, you're experienced, you've taken advantage of people like this many times, haven't you?"

Lu Zheng chuckled and put his arm around her shoulder: "I'm not someone you can just lay your hands on, right?"

"Oh?" Qiao Zhen raised an eyebrow. "You mean, you're praising me?"

“Hmm, you can think that way too.” Lu Zheng smiled.

Although he didn't know if Lu Zheng was genuinely praising him, Qiao Zhen was still in a good mood, and even had a smile on his face when he went to work the next day.

"Hey, Qiao Zhen, what were you doing yesterday? You're smiling so happily today!"

A female colleague suddenly popped up and asked her a question.

Qiao Zhen turned her head, finding the female colleague's face somewhat unfamiliar, and couldn't help but ask, "Who are you?"

The girl paused for a moment, then smiled at her and said, "You may not know me. My name is Tang Yue. I just came back from abroad. My dad arranged for me to work under Lu Zheng's company to get some experience. But I happened to witness that incident under the company yesterday, so I wanted to ask you about it."

At this point, Qiao Zhen remembered that there was indeed such a person present when Chen Yan came to the company to cause trouble that day.

"It's nothing serious, just a relationship dispute." Qiao Zhen smiled politely and continued with her own business.

Seeing Qiao Zhen's slightly aloof demeanor, Tang Yue didn't show any displeasure. Instead, she smiled and said, "Then I'm sorry to have taken up your time."

"Qiao Zhen, there's a project to shoot an advertisement for a luxury brand. Would you be interested in taking it?"

The supervisor's voice came through, and Qiao Zhen took the document upon hearing it.

The project itself wasn't particularly difficult; the main challenge was dealing with the models, who had many flaws, requiring patience from the photographer.

But seeing the hefty reward, Qiao Zhen accepted it anyway.

After all, her experiences over the past few years have long since worn down her edges, leaving her with no patience.

After all, Lu Zheng has spent a lot of money on her recently, and she doesn't want to owe him anything. She will pay back part of it if she is able to.

The filming was scheduled for tomorrow night, and after setting her alarm, Qiao Zhen got to work on other tasks.

When it was time to leave work, Lu Zheng, as usual, let Qiao Zhen ride in his car home.

Knowing that there was no hope of refusing, Qiao Zhen accepted it calmly. However, just as she got into the car, a phone call came in.

"Sister Qiao Zhen, I'm so sorry, my Yi Yi suddenly got sick and can't finish filming tomorrow."

On the other end of the phone, the male model's assistant said apologetically.

Hearing this, Qiao Zhen was stunned: "Then what should we do? But the project can't be stopped."

"There's no other way, Sister Qiao Zhen, why don't you find someone to replace her?"

"But time is so tight, where am I supposed to find someone?"

Qiao Zhen was also a little anxious. If the project wasn't completed, she would have to bear the losses alone.

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