"It can only be said that Gu Xijue made too much of a fuss about you, which made some people jealous."

After saying that, Lu Zheng moved closer to Qiao Zhen, lifted a strand of his hair, and played with it in his hand.

"So, how about coming back to my company?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen hesitated for a moment, then shook her head.

"Never mind, Mr. Lu, I won't change my mind once I've made up my mind."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng stopped talking and pulled Qiao Zhen away.

"Where are you taking me?" Qiao Zhen was bewildered, but the man's steps were fast and long, and Qiao Zhen had to jog to keep up.

"Get in the car," Lu Zheng instructed briefly.

"Where are we going?" Qiao Zhen was confused and tried to break free from his hand. She still needed to go back and deliver packages to her clients.

"I'll take you home."

Lu Zheng continued to look at Qiao Zhen, his tone leaving no room for doubt.

"No need, it's not far, I'll walk back myself..."

Qiao Zhen was about to decline, but she stopped talking as soon as she remembered the thugs from earlier.

"Want a ride in my car?" Lu Zheng shook the keys in his hand.

Qiao Zhen gritted her teeth, opened the car door, and sat down: "I'll sit!"

After getting in the car, Qiao Zhen realized that Lu Zheng seemed to know where she lived. He didn't even ask and drove straight towards her house.

"How...how did you know where I live?"

Qiao Zhen stammered, "Did this bastard send someone to follow me?"

"The neighborhood you rent is my family's property."

Lu Zheng said calmly, glancing at Qiao Zhen out of the corner of his eye.

"oh……"

Qiao Zhen gave an awkward laugh. Why did she have to rent Lu Zheng's apartment when she could have rented any other place herself?

However, considering that when Qiao Zhen rented the house, the landlord did indeed give her a much lower price.

At the time, Qiao Zhen thought the house was unlucky, but since she was an atheist, she didn't care.

Thinking back now...

Qiao Zhen glanced at Lu Zheng again, her heart filled with mixed feelings.

When they got downstairs, Qiao Zhen was about to leave when Lu Zheng called out to her from behind.

"I'll investigate those thugs behind your back. All you need to do is avoid taking that secluded alleyway to and from get off work for the next few days."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen paused for a moment, then gave him a grateful smile: "Thank you, Mr. Lu."

Although he had already resigned, Qiao Zhen was still somewhat surprised that Lu Zheng had gone to such lengths.

Lu Zheng didn't say anything, but simply rolled up the car window, turned a corner, and drove away.

Qiao Zhen then remembered that she still had packages to send, so she quickly went inside and carefully packed all the luxury goods.

Then, she went to the courier station downstairs and sent out all the luxury goods before finally going home and collapsing onto the sofa.

Reflecting on the events of the day, Qiao Zhen became increasingly puzzled and opened her newly added work group, searching for suspicious individuals in the work list.

Although Gu Xijue's company is not very large, many of its employees search for criminal targets within it, a search that seems endless, like looking for a needle in a haystack.

After searching for a while, Qiao Zhen still couldn't find out who it was. She could only sigh helplessly and finally put her phone aside to take a shower.

After she finished showering, she checked her phone and found that she had received a friend request.

"Hello, I am Suning."

After a brief opening, Qiao Zhen glanced at the source again and realized that it was added from the work group earlier.

Qiao Zhen initially wanted to refuse, but then she thought about asking if any of her female colleagues in the company liked gossip about Gu Xijue. With that in mind, she canceled the refuse button and clicked agree.

"Hello, Qiao Zhen."

Qiao Zhen briefly introduced herself to the other person, who then sent a cute emoji: "Hi! I thought you were super pretty from the first day you arrived. I've always wanted to be friends with you, but I never knew how to start the conversation. I didn't expect you to greet me!"

Qiao Zhen read to the end, somewhat puzzled: "What do you mean? I don't think I greeted you, did I?"

"Of course I have! Didn't you give me a cup of milk tea today?"

The girl opposite seemed quite puzzled.

Hearing this, Qiao Zhen frowned and quickly denied it: "We've never given you any milk tea, miss. I don't really know you either. If you hadn't added me, I wouldn't even have a memory of you. Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Upon hearing Qiao Zhen's words, Su Ning on the other end sent a horrified emoji, followed by a long message.

"Really, Sister Qiao Zhen? I haven't even drunk that milk tea yet. Do you think there might be something wrong with it? Could it be that someone sent it in your name...?"

Upon seeing this, Qiao Zhen quickly typed.

"Please don't drink it, but don't throw it away either. Please bring it to me when you go to work tomorrow; I need it."

After sending the message, Qiao Zhen's eyes turned cold. This milk tea might have been used by someone to frame her. If Su Ning really got into trouble after drinking it, she would definitely be in deep trouble.

"Okay, Sister Qiao Zhen, it's a good thing I added you as a friend before drinking, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do."

Su Ning said with lingering fear, while Qiao Zhen, on the other end of the phone screen, was still worried.

Who exactly wants to harm her?

The next day at work, Qiao Zhen clearly looked like she hadn't slept well and was listless.

"Sister Qiao Zhen!"

As soon as she arrived at the company, a cheerful girl's voice rang out behind her. Qiao Zhen turned around and saw a cute girl with a ponytail and overalls running towards her.

"This is the milk tea from yesterday. I haven't touched it. Here you go."

As she spoke, her eyes became serious, and she lowered her voice, as if afraid that others would overhear her.

Qiao Zhen accepted the milk tea and thanked her profusely.

At noon, Qiao Zhen thought about ordering takeout, but because of what happened with the hoodlum, she couldn't let it go. After thinking it over, she went to a secluded place and called Lu Zheng back.

"Mr. Lu, how's the matter you're investigating going?"

A busy signal came from the other end, and then the surrounding noise subsided. Lu Zheng walked to a quiet place and continued speaking.

"The investigation is almost complete. It turns out that one of the women in your company hired those thugs. We are currently investigating the suspects. However, you'd better be careful these next few days and avoid talking to other women casually."

Qiao Zhen nodded in response to Lu Zheng's instructions.

"I know that. It's just that a woman sent me a friend request yesterday, and said that someone sent her a milk tea in my name yesterday, and now she's given the milk tea back to me."

Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng couldn't help but frown.

"Would anyone really be stupid enough to do that?"

Qiao Zhen was also a bit confused, and shrugged, saying, "I don't know either, but that's what the woman said, so I don't think he would lie."

"Don't be so sure. There are all kinds of people out there. You've only known him for a day. How can you be so sure he won't lie?"