Looking at the comments below, Qiao Zhen finally understood why Lu Zheng's fan base was growing so quickly, and she couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

"President Lu, I've made you famous, shouldn't you give me some compensation?"

Seeing Qiao Zhen's smug look, Lu Zheng also curled up the corners of his mouth with interest.

"Oh, how do you plan to make it up to you?"

Hearing Lu Zheng's words, Qiao Zhen thought he had agreed and was about to ask how much money she wanted.

"Let me think about it..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lu Zheng suddenly pulled Qiao Zhen into his arms and continued to ask provocatively.

"Go ahead and speak, feel free to speak."

Qiao Zhen dared not say anything more.

Who has a kind person like this?

Seeing Qiao Zhen's discomfiture, Lu Zheng was very pleased and couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth into a smile.

"There's compensation every night, would you like to try some?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen's face flushed red.

"Mr. Lu, you're practically a public figure now, so you need to be careful about your words and actions to avoid setting a bad example for the children."

As Qiao Zhen said this, her heart pounded, fearing that Lu Zheng would devour her alive at any moment.

"It's okay, the kids won't pay attention to me. I just need to lead you astray."

Hearing his lewd words, Qiao Zhen was speechless, but couldn't say anything to refute them. After a long while, she could only say one sentence.

"I'm not a bad guy."

Lu Zheng smiled and said, "Although I know you're not a bad guy, my mission is to make you bad."

Seeing Lu Zheng's teasing expression, Qiao Zhen rolled her eyes helplessly and asked, "Mr. Lu, when did you become so greasy?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng frowned, as if pondering some age-old question: "What do you mean by 'greasy'?"

Seeing Lu Zheng's bewildered expression, Qiao Zhen suddenly felt an urge to tease him, and suppressed a laugh as she said, "It means you've become handsome."

Hearing this, Lu Zheng's furrowed brows suddenly relaxed, and he nodded, saying, "I never thought you'd praise me one day."

"It's alright, Mr. Lu. As long as you pay me enough, I'll praise you however you want."

Qiao Zhen was already prepared to flatter him.

"Hmph." Lu Zheng sneered, then released Qiao Zhen's hands.

"You should think carefully about what this will bring you in the future."

At the time, Qiao Zhen didn't understand what Lu Zheng meant when he said those words.

It wasn't until a few days later, when Cui Yi came to find her, that Qiao Zhen finally understood completely.

“Ms. Qiao, I know you haven’t thought highly of me before, but I hope you can give me a chance.”

Looking at Cui Yizhen's sincere face, Qiao Zhen was already unwilling to believe it.

"Put everything else aside for now. You said I'd give you a chance? How can I, a lowly employee of a company, give you a chance?"

Cui Yi immediately said, "Miss Qiao, you're different now. You're a celebrity online, and your words carry a certain influence. As long as you speak up, is this difficult?"

Hearing this, Qiao Zhen finally understood what Lu Zheng meant, but since the die was cast, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and say it.

"No matter what, I only have a little bit of attention. It's not certain whether people will believe what I say. Besides, I don't have any real power right now, so it's really a bit of a stretch for me to help you."

Hearing this, Cui Yi was not discouraged, but continued, "I know what you are still worried about, Miss Qiao, but I will fully express my sincerity in the future."

"Well, in that case, I'll see you later."

Qiao Zhen neatly grabbed her bag and left.

Since he said later, then let's talk about it later.

Back home, she told Lu Zheng what had just happened.

After hearing this, Lu Zheng couldn't help but sneer.

"What, do you finally believe what I said this time?"

Qiao Zhen stuck out her tongue.

"I understand, isn't that enough?"

Seeing her like this, Lu Zheng smiled and said, "It's good that you know. The consequences of this attention are yet to come. Are you prepared to bear them?"

Qiao Zhen asked, somewhat puzzled, "What else could it be?"

Lu Zheng simply smiled, unsure whether to answer.

That evening, Cui Yi posted a short article online, the gist of which was that he had a brief collaboration with Ms. Qiao before and had a good impression of her, and that he was asking Ms. Qiao for her help this time.

Looking at the article, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but twitch her lips and complain.

"This guy is so shameless, I really underestimated him."

It's one thing to ask someone in person, but to try asking for help online?

Unfortunately, what he didn't know was that netizens these days are incredibly savvy.

Lu Zheng also saw the article and jokingly said, "So, should I start calling you President Qiao from now on?"

Qiao Zhen rolled her eyes at him: "Thank you."

Of course, the online reaction to Cui Yi's short essay was mostly one of condemnation, since it's rare to see someone as shameless as him.

"I really didn't realize this guy was so shameless. I used to like him when he was a small-time model."

"Exactly, isn't this pure moral blackmail? I want to see how Sister Qiao Zhen responds!"

Seeing the overwhelmingly negative comments online, Qiao Zhen felt immense pressure and simply turned off her phone, choosing not to reply.

After all, these things were really too difficult for her.

Before going to bed that night, Qiao Zhen received a phone call.

Qiao Zhen's first reaction was that it was a scam call, so she hung up immediately.

The call was made a second and a third time before Qiao Zhen gradually realized that there might really be something wrong with the call.

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