"Not just anyone can come to the Lu Group. Where are the security guards?"

Several men entered through the door, bowing and smiling obsequiously, "Mr. Lu, we've been guarding the door."

Lu Zheng looked at him and said, "What use are you if you can let just anyone in? Where's HR? Give them a month's salary and fire them all!"

The HR manager readily agreed from the side.

After Lu Zheng finished speaking, he looked up at Song Ruyi and said, "Miss Song, you can leave now."

This was the first time Song Ruyi had ever felt others' contempt.

"Lu Zheng, do you know what you're doing?"

Song Ruyi's face flushed, and she gritted her teeth, pointing at Qiao Zhen, "Look carefully, I am the daughter of the director of Fuzhou Hospital. I know that the Lu Group is very rich, but it has never been involved in the medical industry. My status may be a little lower than Shen Yan's, but it is much more noble than Qiao Zhen's!"

Qiao Zhen couldn't help but curse inwardly, "Noble my ass, you're just a trash can."

But she didn't have the courage to say it.

"Take your man and get out!" Lu Zheng took the initiative to put his arm around Qiao Zhen's shoulder. "Come on, come have breakfast with me."

Qiao Zhen really wanted to refuse, but that bastard He Yang kept staring at her with the look of a hungry wolf eyeing a delicious piece of meat. She had no idea what he was thinking.

The warmth of his palm on her shoulder compelled her to follow behind Lu Zheng.

Enraged, Song Ruyi kicked He Yang in the groin as Qiao Zhen was leaving. He Yang immediately clutched his stomach and squatted down.

"You scumbag, I used to think you were alright, but now it seems I was too good to you. Get lost."

Song Ruyi spat and turned to walk to the door. She looked deeply at Lu Zheng, then at Qiao Zhen, her eyes filled with undisguised mockery. "President Lu, the charity auction is in a couple of days. I think we'll meet again."

Qiao Zhen was quite surprised as she watched Song Ruyi's departing figure.

After leaving the company, the two went to a nearby coffee shop. Lu Zheng ordered two coffees and handed the menu to Qiao Zhen, saying, "Whatever you want to eat."

Qiao Zhen respectfully handed the menu to the waiter, "I've already eaten, thank you, Mr. Lu."

Lu Zheng leaned back in his chair, his legs bent and resting against the table leg. Qiao Zhen looked down at the QR code on the table, her eyes lingering on his long legs.

He really is a handsome guy; his legs are as tall as most people's.

Of course, that's a bit of an exaggeration, but he really is handsome.

The Americano was a bit bitter. Qiao Zhen took a sip, her brows furrowing slightly. Lu Zheng was stirring it with a small spoon. Seeing her expression, he asked, "What's wrong? Don't you like it?"

Qiao Zhen shook her head, "No, it's just a bit bitter."

Lu Zheng picked up his coffee cup and took a sip. "I like this taste."

"oh."

Qiao Zhen looked down at the dark coffee in front of her. "Thank you for earlier."

If Lu Zheng hadn't appeared, He Yang probably wouldn't have let Song Ruyi off so easily in order to please her.

"Oh, right, I'll pay you back."

Qiao Zhen held her phone in both hands and leaned forward. "Could you give me your bank card number, or give me your QR code so I can scan it for you?"

Lu Zheng's slender fingers tapped lightly on the table, the sound striking Qiao Zhen's heart. Was this man angry?

"How many times have I saved you?"

Qiao Zhen looked up. "What?"

Lu Zheng's lips curled up, his usual coldness replaced by a smile. "Counting the time you used me to annoy your ex-boyfriend at the bar, I've saved you three or four times now."

Qiao Zhen blinked, thought about it carefully, and it seemed to be true.

However, yesterday's doesn't count.

"Count the previous two times."

Qiao Zhen muttered, "Yesterday it was your fiancée who caused me trouble, it's your problem."

Seeing how adorable Qiao Zhen was, Lu Zheng was in a great mood. "In any case, I was the one who helped you. How do you plan to thank me?"

Qiao Zhen was a little stunned. Damn, is this man out of his mind?

He always got the better deal these past few times. Every time, he ended up going to a hotel and I had to thank him.

"Mr. Lu, I'll pay you back."

Once the debt is repaid, the two parties are even.

Lu Zheng shifted his body slightly, saw that Qiao Zhen's nose was slightly sweaty, and reached out his arm to wipe it for her.

Qiao Zhen hurriedly dodged away, then put her hand on her nose. She was always nervous when she was with Lu Zheng, and she was sweating.

"Mr. Lu, I can do it myself."

Lu Zheng didn't speak, but twirled his fingers in his palm, where Qiao Zhen's warmth lingered.

"Are you thinking that once you pay back the money, you won't owe me anything anymore?"

Lu Zheng stood up, turned the blue jade cufflink on his sleeve, and sneered, "You have a big heart. I've slept with you so many times, and all you're thinking about is paying me back. Qiao Zhen, are you just wanton and unrestrained, or are you just stupid?"

Lu Zheng walked out of the coffee shop, and Qiao Zhen hadn't even reacted yet.

What does it mean to be unrestrained and unconventional?

What does it mean to be "lacking in common sense"?

When she finally realized what had happened, she chased after him out of the coffee shop, shouting, "Lu Zheng, I was lied to by my ex-boyfriend. I was just silly, not stupid. You went too far!"

Qiao was really angry.

Lu Zheng meant that she was being promiscuous, and what could she do about it? Every time they went to the hotel, wasn't it Lu Zheng who forcibly dragged her there?

She was clearly angry, but for some reason, Qiao Zhen's face was somewhat pale. She knew very well that the first time she had a relationship with Lu Zheng, she was drunk and didn't remember the process. So, the subsequent times, she also had her own desires involved.

Rich, handsome, and exceptionally capable, apart from news reports about his engagement to Shen Yan, everyone else says that Lu Zheng is a highly eligible bachelor who has been single for twenty-eight years.

Whether abroad or in China, he has never had a rumored girlfriend. Even when his family arranges blind dates for him, no scandalous news has emerged.

Qiao Zhen walked down the street, feeling both angry and awkward. If she really didn't want to, she would have called the police long ago.

However, she wasn't the kind of girl who acted casually. In all the years she had been with He Yang, the most intimate thing they had ever done was kiss, and then they would separate without any inappropriate behavior.

Thinking of this, Qiao Zhen stood there, her small face scrunched up. She was rather conservative, but she had no resistance to Lu Zheng.

"Qiao Zhen, you're really embarrassing."

Qiao Zhen held her head in her hands, rubbing it vigorously, blaming herself, "That jerk Lu Zheng, he doesn't want money, and he even wants to humiliate me."

Back at the company, her colleagues tacitly agreed not to mention what had just happened. Several even nodded and smiled at Qiao Zhen. The receptionist bought her a cup of milk tea, her sweet smile making Qiao Zhen feel a little uncomfortable.

"Zhenzhen, please praise me more in front of President Lu in the future, thank you."

After the receptionist finished speaking, she skipped away.

Looking at the milk tea in front of her, she knew that Lu Zheng's public dragging of her away would definitely cause misunderstandings.

As I was hunched over the table, trying to figure out what to do, my phone chimed.

The phone screen lit up, and He Yang sent a message: "Zhenzhen, can we meet up?"

Upon seeing the message from that scumbag, Qiao Zhen gritted her teeth and quickly replied with a few words, "We're over. Go find your Miss Song."

After sending the message, Qiao Zhen added him to her blacklist.