Gu Xijue on the other side was about to speak when Lu Zheng preemptively said, "Gu Xijue, go and call the police."

Hearing this, Gu Xijue, though reluctant, nodded and silently went to call the police.

Qiao Zhen looked at the thief who had been subdued on the ground by Lu Zheng, still somewhat frightened: "Is he out of danger?"

Seeing Qiao Zhen's frightened expression, Lu Zheng quickly and easily dislocated the thief's arm with a snap.

"ah!!"

An even more agonizing scream followed, and the thief, tears streaming down his face, couldn't help but wail.

"I'm so sorry, gentlemen. I was so blind to your greatness and offended you. I will never do it again. Please forgive me. I will never steal from your house again!"

Hearing the thief plead for mercy, Lu Zheng showed no mercy: "If we let you go because we're soft-hearted, you'll go and harm others, so it's better to deal with you according to procedure."

However, after saying that, Lu Zheng seemed to remember something, and then he curled up the corners of his mouth, lowered his voice, and whispered in the thief's ear: "But... it's not too late for you to steal after my wife and I leave."

Hearing this, Qiao Zhen was speechless at Lu Zheng's shamelessness, and at the same time blushed because of the way Lu Zheng had just addressed her.

"Who's your wife..." Qiao Zhen blushed.

"What, you're turning your back on me after we've slept together?"

Qiao Zhen looked at Lu Zheng's ambiguous smile, but she couldn't bring herself to smile in this situation.

The thief on the ground was on the verge of tears, and could only say with snot and tears streaming down his face, "Brother, this is in so much pain, please let me go. Anyway, my arm is dislocated, and I have no chance to resist."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng carefully checked the thief again to see if he had any sharp weapons. After searching the entire body, he dislocated the other arm.

Qiao Zhen: "..."

Well, that's a tough guy.

Soon after, the relevant personnel arrived, and Lu Zheng naturally handed the thief over to them.

Seeing that the house was finally quiet, Qiao Zhen pursed her lips and subconsciously opened her phone.

To her surprise, all the trending topics on her phone had been removed, and even everything about Qiao Zhen that had been circulating online had been completely taken down.

"this……"

Qiao Zhen couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, then slowly looked at Lu Zheng's face.

Does this mean, "You did this?"

On the other side, Gu Xijue walked over with a very ugly expression, as if he had heard some news.

Lu Zheng smiled slightly and hugged Qiao Zhen, saying, "Now that you've seen the result, my wife and I will be leaving now."

After saying that, he didn't care about Gu Xijue's reaction and forcibly pulled Qiao Zhen away from there.

Once in the car, Qiao Zhen asked somewhat irritably, "Who's your wife? Can't you watch your mouth? And what did you mean by what you just said?"

"What's wrong, Miss Qiao? Do you have so many problems being a subordinate?"

Hearing Lu Zheng's nonchalant and teasing tone, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Mr. Lu, now that there are no outsiders around, why don't you stop pretending?"

"Wife?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng tilted his head and glanced at Qiao Zhen.

Qiao Zhen was caught off guard by his sudden use of the word, and almost spat out the water in her mouth.

"Mr. Lu, we have no official relationship, so it's not appropriate for you to call me that. What if my future husband gets jealous?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng seemed to have been provoked, and couldn't help but frown: "You've already found someone else?"

"If Mr. Lu can't give me a formal title, can't I even think about my own future?"

Qiao Zhen retorted without hesitation, which annoyed Lu Zheng.

"Qiao Zhen, don't worry, you'll never escape my grasp."

Hearing Lu Zheng's obstinate words, Qiao Zhen lost interest and slumped to the side, her head hanging limply.

Back home, Qiao Zhen suddenly remembered Gu Xijue's actions earlier and couldn't help but ask again, "Did you remove that trending topic?"

"I was the one who withdrew, what reward can you give me?"

Lu Zheng put down his briefcase, took off his coat, and naturally pulled Qiao Zhen into his arms.

Qiao Zhen felt a little uncomfortable with Lu Zheng's intimacy without taking any further action. She couldn't help but fidget a couple of times and said, "Mr. Lu is incredibly wealthy. How could you possibly be interested in something given to you by an ordinary person like me?"

"I'll like anything you give me."

Hearing Lu Zheng's words, Qiao Zhen lowered her head slightly and awkwardly tucked the stray hairs beside her ear.

Although she didn't know if Lu Zheng was sincere, Qiao Zhen was indeed very moved when she heard these words.

"I understand..." Qiao Zhen said and tried to leave, but Lu Zheng pulled her into his arms.

"I haven't even settled accounts with you yet, and you're already in such a hurry to run away?"

"What's the point of settling accounts..."

Qiao Zhen's voice grew softer and softer as she saw Lu Zheng's scrutinizing gaze and witnessed her actions at Gu Xijue's house.

"You went to other men's houses behind my back and don't hold me accountable?"

Lu Zheng grabbed Qiao Zhen's chin and forced her to look him in the eye.

Feeling the man's temperature rising, Qiao Zhen felt her face burning and couldn't help but tilt her head and say, "I was just trying to avoid trouble."

"You still don't know the truth?"

Hearing Lu Zheng's words, Qiao Zhen recalled the scene of overhearing Gu Xijue making a phone call outside the door, and couldn't help but lower her head and stammer.

"I...I don't know if I know everything or not. Why don't you tell me?"

Looking into Qiao Zhen's watery eyes, Lu Zheng couldn't help but speak.

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