Song Shiyi snorted coldly, not caring about Lu Zheng's dark face beside her, and said smugly, "It was just an accident, and who knows if your recording was fabricated."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen calmly rummaged through her bag.

"What are you trying to do?" Song Shiyi sensed something was wrong and squinted at Qiao Zhen.

"Looking for a backup," Qiao Zhen said with a smile.

After this incident, Cui Yifei quickly stood up from his chair and ran to Qiao Zhen to protect him.

As tensions rose between the two sides, no one noticed the increasingly grim expression on Lu Zheng's face.

Soon, Qiao Zhen pulled a device out of her bag and said with a smile, "Oh, I found it."

After saying that, she immediately played the recording.

Lu Zheng's expression remained unchanged at the beginning, but his face suddenly darkened at the end.

Song Shiyi hadn't expected Qiao Zhen to have a backup, and screamed, "This must be fake! This recording must be fake! President Lu, you have to believe me, I absolutely did not say such a thing!"

Unexpectedly, Qiao Zhen remained calm and casually manipulated the recording, revealing the recording time immediately.

"Mr. Lu, this is the recording time. You also have surveillance cameras here, so you can clearly see the time. After the recording, I will be taken to your office to handle some issues. How much time do I have to synthesize the recording?"

Listening to Qiao Zhen's flawless reasoning, Lu Zheng nodded with a stern face.

"It seems Miss Qiao has very strong evidence. Song Shiyi, what do you want to say?"

Song Shiyi's face turned pale as she stared at Qiao Zhen in disbelief: "You're so despicable..."

"I didn't harm anyone. Who was the one who harbored malicious intentions in the first place?"

Hearing this, Cui Yue, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but say, "President Lu, I don't have much contact with Miss Song. If we cooperate on this project, she will at most act as an intermediary. How about this, we sign the cooperation agreement directly, and Miss Song won't need to get involved."

Seeing that the situation was not good, Cui Yue cleverly kicked Song Shiyi away.

Upon seeing this, Song Shiyi looked at Cui Yue in disbelief: "What do you mean by this? Have you forgotten when you and I secretly plotted this project together?"

At this critical juncture, Cui Yue kicked Song Shiyi out of his camp, which was tantamount to leaving her isolated and helpless in the company.

"Bullshit! When did I ever side with you? The only reason I was with you before was to facilitate signing contracts with the Lu Group. I never expected you to do something like this!"

Cui Yue put on a pained expression, as if he were also a victim.

Qiao Zhen watched their performance and couldn't help but laugh. She couldn't help but say, "President Cui, you can't do things like this. I happened to run into you and Miss Song when you went out together earlier. What a coincidence that I took a picture!"

As she spoke, Qiao Zhen took out her phone and showed Lu Zheng a selfie.

Although Qiao Zhen occupies most of the photo, she completely captured the scene of Song Shiyi and Cui Yue kissing.

In an instant, Cui Yue's face darkened, and he glared at Qiao Zhen as if he wanted to devour her alive.

Following Qiao Zhen's words, Song Shiyi continued, "President Cui, even if you don't want to cooperate with me anymore, our relationship can't just be wiped out like this. You have to give me some compensation."

Upon hearing this, Cui Yue shifted his gaze from Qiao Zhen to Song Shiyi.

When Song Shiyi saw his gaze, she couldn't help but shudder in fright: "What...what are you doing?"

"Ms. Song, dating is a matter of mutual consent. Isn't it a bit much to ask for compensation?"

Hearing this, Song Shiyi pursed her lips guiltily: "I..."

"I don't want to get involved in what's between the two of you, so please leave."

Lu Zheng said coldly.

Seeing Lu Zheng issue the order to leave, Cui Yue's face flashed with displeasure. He glared at Song Shiyi before opening the door and leaving.

Song Shiyi also knew that there was no need for her to stay here, so she followed Cui Yue.

Seeing the room suddenly quiet down, Qiao Zhen breathed a sigh of relief and turned her gaze back to Lu Zheng.

"President Lu, I have already signed the performance-based agreement. I hope you will honor the agreement and reach a cooperation agreement with Cui Yi."

Lu Zheng glanced at Qiao Zhen, but didn't linger. He quickly signed his name on the contract.

"Then I wish us a pleasant cooperation, Mr. Lu."

Seeing that the contract was a done deal, Cui Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief and extended her hand to Lu Zheng with a beaming smile.

Unexpectedly, Lu Zheng remained motionless, like a wooden statue.

Cui Yi had no choice but to awkwardly withdraw his hand.

Seeing this, Qiao Zhen steeled her resolve and extended her hand to Cui Yi with a beaming smile.

"Mr. Cui, I wish us a pleasant cooperation in the future. If you have any questions about the project, please feel free to let me know."

Seeing that Qiao Zhen was giving him face, Cui Yi's expression softened a bit, but he didn't want to stay there anymore. After thanking Qiao Zhen, he left the scene.

After signing the contract, Qiao Zhen felt a great weight lifted off her shoulders. Looking back at Lu Zheng, fragments from earlier years flashed through his mind.

Qiao Zhen couldn't help but sigh.

She is now considering leaving Lu Zheng, but firstly, her memories have not fully recovered yet, and leaving now would be a hasty decision.

Secondly, the project for the Hope Primary School on the group's side is not yet finished, and Qiao Zhen does not want the project to be abandoned halfway.

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