Thinking of this, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but look around again and saw a bunch of familiar things.

Qiao Zhen couldn't help but shrink her pupils. When she looked closely, she realized that they were the luxury goods that had been sold back then.

Could it be...?

Was the person who asked her to buy something that day Lu Zheng?

Thinking of this, Qiao Zhen's fingers trembled slightly, and her heart pounded rapidly.

She turned her head to look at Lu Zheng, who was fast asleep beside her, her heart filled with mixed feelings.

I never expected that he was the one who had been helping me behind the scenes.

Thinking back to how decisively he paid when he asked her to buy something, she hadn't thought about it much at the time, but now, upon reflection, it wasn't hard to guess.

I kept thinking about this, and before I knew it, it was morning.

When Lu Zheng opened his eyes, he saw Qiao Zhen playing on his phone and couldn't help but ask.

"Qiao Zhen, why are you awake so early?"

Hearing this, Qiao Zhen put down her phone and turned to look at him.

Why didn't you tell me?

Hearing this seemingly random question, Lu Zheng frowned in confusion and asked, "Tell you what?"

Qiao Zhen didn't speak, but pointed to the pile of luxury goods not far away, her voice choked with emotion.

"Were you the one who bought all my luxury goods?"

Lu Zheng then understood what was going on. He nodded indifferently, and seeing that Qiao Zhen was about to cry, he couldn't help but rub her head and pull her into his arms.

"It's nothing serious, look how touched you are."

Qiao Zhen felt the man's warm body temperature, and the grievances in her heart surged up, which she could not stop. She cried freely in his arms.

At this moment, nothing that Lu Zheng did for her seemed that important anymore.

"Don't cry, this is what I should do."

Lu Zheng gently patted Qiao Zhen's head, his words carrying a hint of comfort.

After a long while, Qiao Zhen took a deep breath, raised her head, and then nodded with her lips pursed.

"That's true, but I'm still very grateful to you."

"So how do you want to thank me?"

Hearing Lu Zheng's teasing tone, Qiao Zhen got angry again.

"Can you please stop ruining the mood at times like this?"

Qiao Zhen said irritably, then let go of Lu Zheng and was about to get up.

Where are you going?

A questioning voice came from behind her. Qiao Zhen paused, but didn't stop tidying up.

"Go to the company."

Despite this incident, she still didn't want to put her work and the Hope Primary School project on hold.

"Then I'll take you there."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen nodded and did not refuse.

After packing up, the two set off for Gu Xijue's company.

On the way, Qiao Zhen suddenly noticed that Lu Zheng's phone had received a message, so she reminded him.

"You have a new notification on your phone, please take a look."

"I saw it." Lu Zheng said, taking a look at his phone while waiting at the red light.

Qiao Zhen turned her head and looked at him with curiosity, only to find that his expression seemed very serious after reading the message.

"What's wrong? You seem unhappy."

Hearing Qiao Zhen's words, Lu Zheng simply shook his head slightly.

"It's nothing, we can talk about it when you get to the company."

Hearing his incomprehensible words, Qiao Zhen just frowned and waited with a puzzled look until the car arrived at the company building.

"Walk."

Lu Zheng gestured for Qiao Zhen to follow him upstairs. As Qiao Zhen followed him, she asked, puzzled.

What are you doing going in there too?

"Of course there's something to discuss." Lu Zheng explained casually, then pulled Qiao Zhen to their office.

"Sister Qiao Zhen, isn't this your handsome and rich friend? What brings him here?"

As soon as Qiao Zhen stepped into the house, Su Ning excitedly surrounded her, chattering incessantly around her.

Because of what happened yesterday, Qiao Zhen was still wary of her and could only say, "Yes, he came to help me with something."

"What's wrong?"

Upon hearing this, Su Ning glanced at Lu Zheng with a wary expression, as if facing a formidable enemy. She quickly regained her composure and looked at Qiao Zhen with a puzzled expression.

"nothing."

Seeing her reaction, Qiao Zhen became even more wary, but she didn't expose her immediately.

"You're the leader of Qiao Zhen's project team?"

Just as the two were talking, a voice from not far away caught Qiao Zhen's attention. Qiao Zhen looked up and saw Lu Zheng looking down at a woman and speaking to her.

What do you want from me?

The woman was almost blinded by Lu Zheng's handsomeness, but seeing his unpleasant tone, she still spoke nervously.

"You stole Qiao Zhen's hard work, refused to admit it, and even tried to shift the blame, right?"

Lu Zheng's tone was very sharp, and the woman broke out in a cold sweat upon hearing it.

"I, I..."

The woman was so frightened that she quickly lowered her head, her mind racing to figure out how to explain, but looking at Lu Zheng's attitude, she couldn't think of a single word.

Seeing him standing up for her, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but recall Gu Xijue's attitude yesterday, and felt a chill in her heart.

"I did it to test the mental resilience of the newcomers. I didn't expect it to cause her so much harm. It's really my fault."

Now that things had come to this, the woman could only apologize repeatedly, not wanting to cause any more trouble. She could tell that the man in front of her was no ordinary person.

Seeing the woman admit her guilt, Lu Zheng curled the corners of his lips and continued speaking.

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