"Saying thank you is easy, but we're adults. It's not right for you not to offer something tangible as thanks, is it?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but nod.

"Then, Mr. Lu, how would you like me to thank you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Zheng's car arrived and slowly pulled over to the side of the road.

Lu Zheng turned his head and looked at Qiao Zhen with a serious expression.

Qiao Zhen felt a little intimidated as he stared at her without saying a word.

"W-what's wrong?"

Seeing Qiao Zhen's stammering, Lu Zheng couldn't help but say, "Miss Qiao, don't you know how to thank me?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen's face flushed red, and he said somewhat angrily, "President Lu, can we please stop bringing up that topic all the time?"

Hearing this, Lu Zheng curled his lips: "You've already accepted my help; you have no choice."

"Moreover, this is not the only thing I'm helping you with."

Seeing this, Qiao Zhen nodded: "So, you also approved of the Hope Primary School project?"

She was puzzled at the time. Given Lu Zheng's company's strong financial strength, even if the stock price fluctuated slightly and caused some losses to the company, Lu Zheng would not be in such a hurry to sell the Hope Primary School project to another company.

Although she suspected something was amiss, she figured the project was already in the hands of the Lu Group, so she didn't think much of it.

Thinking about it now, it was indeed something Lu Zheng had hinted at from the very beginning of the morning.

"Isn't it a little too late for you to realize this now?"

Qiao Zhen brushed a stray hair behind her ear and said, "Thank you so much for your help, Mr. Lu. I really don't know how to repay you."

She really hadn't expected Lu Zheng to help her so wholeheartedly.

She had thought that Lu Zheng's impure motives in approaching her already revealed her true intentions, but she never expected him to go to such lengths to help her.

"You know how to repay me."

Lu Zheng gave another meaningful answer, and then gestured for Qiao Zhen to get out of the car.

The two hurried inside and saw the person in front of them speaking very respectfully.

"Mr. Lu, you've arrived."

"Well, I came to ask how the investigation is going, and if there have been any results yet?"

The man nodded hastily: "We're already asking. So far, we've identified three suspects. Why don't you take a look?"

Lu Zheng nodded: "Show it to her."

He gestured to Qiao Zhen beside him.

Qiao Zhen quickly took the photo from the man's hand. There were three girls in the photo, but one of the familiar faces made her face gradually turn cold.

"how?"

Seeing that Qiao Zhen looked unwell, Lu Zheng quickly asked her with concern.

“This woman,” Qiao Zhen pointed to Su Ning in the photo, “is the woman I told you about who added me in the work group. She also said that someone sent her a cup of milk tea in my name.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng scoffed dismissively.

"I knew it, this kind of unclear purpose is too dangerous."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen remained silent, her head bowed.

Actually, she was wary of Su Ning, but she really didn't expect that this was actually related to Su Ning.

"Investigate this woman thoroughly."

Lu Zheng's face turned cold as he gave the order to the man.

"Don't worry, if she really did it, she can't get away with it."

Hearing this, Qiao Zhen could only nod, but another thought came to mind.

Since she does indeed have the potential to do this, she might as well go and ask her if that's true.

After all, whether he lies or not, she can't escape responsibility in the end. Qiao Zhen just wants to hear Su Ning's explanation.

But when Qiao Zhen saw the last girl's face, her expression became even more gloomy.

This girl is the project team leader who stole the fruits of her labor.

"And her too, she has a problem!"

Qiao Zhen immediately pointed at her photo and shouted.

After coming out, Qiao Zhen looked rather pale. Lu Zheng noticed that he had lost weight again and couldn't help but say something.

"What's wrong? Did that sissy Gu Xijue mistreat you?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen exclaimed in surprise and asked in confusion, "What abuse? There wasn't any?"

Moreover, how is Gu Xijue effeminate?

She just didn't say it aloud; she was still angry with Gu Xijue and didn't want to speak up for him.

"Not yet? Look how thin you've become!"

Hearing Lu Zheng's question, Qiao Zhen looked at her arm, which was bruised and swollen from being so thin, making the veins on her arm even more prominent.

"I...I don't know either..." Qiao Zhen lowered her face.

Of course she knew, because she had been working overtime on the Hope Primary School project lately, making PPTs without even eating a meal. No wonder she lost weight.

But thinking about the team leader's tone during the meeting, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but feel a little indignant.

Why should someone else's hard work be recognized as the result of your painstakingly created PPT?

"What, are you unhappy? Isn't this abuse? And you're still going to speak up for that man?"

Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask.

Qiao Zhen looked embarrassed and said awkwardly, "I wasn't abused. I just went through some things that made me a little unhappy."

"What's up?"

"It was a project I took over. I spent a whole day working on a PPT, but a woman in my company stole it and then accused me of wrongdoing."

"Is that really true?"

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