But she couldn't say anything more, so she could only hug Qiao Luosheng with heartache.

After getting off work, Qiao Zhen returned home, and Lu Zheng's voice drifted out from inside the house: "Did you get bullied again today?"

"What do you mean 'again'?" Qiao Zhen pouted, unconvinced. "With you here, how can they bully me?"

Hearing this, Lu Zheng smiled and said, "You know how to talk."

As Qiao Zhen spoke, she walked to the table and asked, "Why did the housekeeper make so many dishes today?"

"I did it."

Lu Zheng's swift answer left Qiao Zhen stunned: "You did it?"

"Hmm." Lu Zheng seemed dissatisfied with Qiao Jun's reaction, raising an eyebrow and asking, "What, you don't believe me?"

"No." Qiao Zhen shook his head, but looking at the delicious-looking dishes on the table, he really couldn't believe that they were made by Lu Zheng.

After all, in his impression, this man had always been completely clueless about cooking.

Despite her doubts, Qiao Zhen still took a bite and couldn't help but praise, "It tastes good."

After saying that, she couldn't help but add, "Is this something you just learned? Did you make it especially for me?"

“Yes.” Lu Zheng said, while putting his arm around Qiao Zhen’s waist. “I remember, you loved braised pork back then.”

Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but be taken aback.

Back in her school days, her favorite dish was indeed braised pork, because it was her father's specialty. She always enjoyed eating it. However, after her father passed away, she avoided eating this dish.

Unexpectedly, Lu Zheng actually knew what he liked to eat.

Thinking of this, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but turn to look at him: "How...how did you know?"

Lu Zheng simply curled his lips into a smile: "How long do you think I've known you?"

Qiao Zhen was taken aback: "Since I started working?"

"No." Qiao Zhen stretched out her slender finger and covered Qiao Zhen's mouth: "I've known you for a long time, Zhenzhen."

The two locked eyes, as if sparks were about to fly between them.

"Oh..." Qiao Zhen responded blankly, and was about to say something when Lu Zheng suddenly covered her mouth.

The person he could only dream of in his youth was now in his arms.

The next day at work, Qiao Zhen discovered that Lu Zheng had prepared all the clothes she would wear to work, and she couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

"Why is this man so diligent?"

Even so, Qiao Zhen put on the clothes Lu Zheng had prepared for him and then took a taxi to the film set.

Although Qiao Zhen has been working on set these past few days, he doesn't want to neglect his work at the company.

So, Qiao Zhen took out her notebook in the taxi and made the most of every moment to work.

Upon arriving at the location, Qiao Zhen quickly got out of the car, grabbed her laptop, and hurried to the film set.

"Miss Qiao, what brings you here so early today?"

As soon as she entered the film set, Xiao Zhang next to her greeted her warmly. Following his gaze, Qiao Zhen wanted to respond with a smile, but she inadvertently noticed the thoughtful figure behind her.

Her smile froze on her face. Qiao Zhen's tone was somewhat unnatural, but she still smiled and asked, "Xiao Zhang, you and Miss Shen are...?"

"Oh." Only then did Xiao Zhang notice Chen Si behind him, and then smiled and said, "We live in the same neighborhood, so we're neighbors."

"So that's how it is..." Qiao Zhen nodded, but a question arose in her mind.

After all, Chen Si is an award-winning actress. It seems a bit unreasonable for her to live in the same neighborhood as a crew member on a film set.

Or is it that Xiao Zhang has strong financial resources?

The more Qiao Zhen thought about it, the stranger it seemed. She decided to stop thinking about it and turned to leave.

Chen Si, who was standing nearby, quickly grabbed Qiao Zhen and said, "Wait a minute, Qiao Zhen."

"how?"

After what happened yesterday, Qiao Zhen didn't want to have anything to do with Chen Si anymore, and couldn't help but frown.

He pondered for a moment, then said apologetically, "I misunderstood you yesterday and embarrassed you in front of so many people. It was really my fault. Miss Qiao, could you please not hold a grudge against me?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen immediately said, "How could that be? It was just a minor disagreement. There's no need to hold a grudge."

As they spoke, Qiao Zhen subtly pulled away from Chen Si's hand.

"That's good. As long as you're not angry, get back to work."

After pondering for a moment, he winked at Qiao Zhen and then left.

"Miss Qiao, what's in your bag? It's so heavy."

Xiao Zhang, who was standing next to her, noticed that Qiao Zhen had something in her bag.

"Oh, it's my work notebook. I was thinking of working on it during my free time."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhang nodded, then said with admiration, "Ms. Qiao, I really admire you. Even when you're working so hard on set, you still have the mind to handle your company's affairs."

Qiao Zhen intended to laugh it off, but then sensed something was wrong and quickly asked, "How did you know I was still working at the company?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhang's face stiffened for a moment, then he smiled and said, "Well... when I was working as your assistant, the director gave me some background information about you, so that's how I know."

Hearing her explanation, Qiao Zhen still had some doubts, but she nodded nonetheless.

At that moment, Chen Si received a call from his assistant.

After saying something on the other end of the phone, a smug smile spread across his thoughtful face: "I understand. You did a good job. I'll give you a red envelope tonight."

After hanging up the phone, his thoughtful gaze returned to Qiao Zhen and Qiao Luosheng, and he couldn't help but click his tongue twice.

This drama is a low-budget web series, so it's not heavily regulated. During her lunch break, Qiao Zhen immediately put her laptop on the table and started working on her work files.

"Miss Qiao, what would you like to eat? I'll bring you some."

Just then, Xiao Zhang suddenly popped his head out and stood very close to Qiao Zhen, so close that he could see the words on the computer screen.

Qiao Zhen was startled and quickly closed the notebook. Then she smiled and said, "No need, I'm not hungry right now. You can bring it for yourself."

Hearing this, Xiao Zhang put on an angry expression: "I'm your assistant, why are you being so distant with me? I'm just bringing you some food, why are you treating me like a thief?"

Seeing this, Qiao Zhen could only smile and explain, "No, it's just that the documents contain company secrets and it's not convenient to show them to outsiders. Please understand."

Hearing this, Xiao Zhang could only shrug indifferently and then said, "Alright then, I'll buy you one."

"Yes, thank you."

From an angle that Qiao Zhen couldn't see, a miniature camera was working silently behind her chair.

After working all morning, Qiao Zhen felt a little tired and naturally leaned back in her chair.

But as she leaned against him, she realized something was wrong.

She turned her head and saw a small black circle stuck to the chair.

Curiosity drove Qiao Zhen to take a closer look, only to find that it was flashing red light.

Qiao Zhen was startled, her alarm bells ringing in her mind. After glancing at the laptop behind her, she seemed to immediately realize what was going on.