"Yes, my father, what happened?"

Seeing his attitude, Qiao Zhen frowned deeply and replied somewhat confusedly.

“But…” Mr. Zhou was somewhat incoherent, “When Mr. Lu told me, he made it very clear that the person I was to hit with my car was Mr. Lu’s father’s killer, and that hitting him would be doing a service to the people.”

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen's eyes widened suddenly, and she excitedly stood up from her chair.

"Say it again, did I hear you right?"

Mr. Zhou, who was sitting opposite, was startled and shrank back a bit. Then he stammered and tried to repeat himself.

Gu Xijue immediately took Qiao Zhen's hand and calmed her down.

"Okay, Zhenzhen, don't get too excited."

Listening to Gu Xijue's words, Qiao Zhen gradually regained her composure, but she still felt a surge of anger.

"Why? Why does he say that!"

Qiao Zhen's eyes were red and swollen; she wished she could devour Lu Zheng.

Seeing this, Gu Xijue hugged her tightly and comforted her gently, "It's alright, I believe your father isn't that kind of person. These are just lies Lu Zheng told to achieve his goals."

Seeing Qiao Zhen's strong reaction, Boss Zhou realized that Lu Zheng was lying and couldn't help but continue, "Miss Qiao, I'm really sorry, my words offended you, but I have to admit that Mr. Lu's words did touch my heart."

After hearing this, Qiao Zhen remained silent.

Just as Gu Xijue was about to speak, Qiao Zhen suddenly asked, "And then?"

Mr. Zhou was taken aback when he heard this.

"And then what happened to your wife after you got the money?"

Thinking of this, Mr. Zhou's face turned pale.

“I thought that if I could raise enough money for the surgery, I could save my wife’s life, but there are so many unexpected things that can happen during surgery, and my wife still passed away in the end.”

At this point, Boss Zhou even gave a self-deprecating laugh.

"Perhaps this is the retribution for taking on this mission. It seems that one really shouldn't do bad things."

Qiao Zhen remained silent, but Boss Zhou, who was standing next to her, suddenly spoke up.

"Don't worry, Miss Qiao. I've long since let go of these things over the years. If you need me to take responsibility for my actions, then I'm willing to atone for my sins. You don't need to feel too much pressure."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen took a deep breath to calm herself down.

In any case, this is only Mr. Zhou's side of the story, and there are still many doubts. We cannot generalize like this.

Thinking of this, Qiao Zhen shook her head: "I am already very grateful that you could tell me what happened back then. What I need you to do is something else."

Hearing this, not only Boss Zhou, but also Gu Xijue, who was standing next to him, was surprised.

"Zhenzhen, what are you going to do? Don't do anything foolish."

Qiao Zhen's smile remained unchanged: "No, if the day ever comes when we need Mr. Zhou to testify, please act as a witness."

Gu Xijue, who was standing next to him, gave Boss Zhou a wink, and Boss Zhou immediately understood and said something.

"Miss Qiao, please rest assured. I was wrong to you before, so whatever you need my help with, I will definitely help you!"

Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen's expression remained unchanged, but she slowly stood up and said, "Mm."

Seeing this, Gu Xijue was about to say something when a figure quickly flashed in and asked, "Finished talking?"

Qiao Zhen was quite surprised to see Lu Zheng under these circumstances.

But Qiao Zhen remained completely calm: "Yes, we've finished talking. Since you're here too, is there anything you need to explain?"

Lu Zheng chuckled, then looked at Gu Xijue beside him: "So that's why I've been winning bids for several projects lately. It turns out your company is handing them over to you. You've really gone to a lot of trouble."

Upon seeing Lu Zheng arrive, Gu Xijue's expression changed, but noticing that Qiao Zhen beside him remained remarkably calm, he stepped forward and stood in front of her.

“Lu Zheng, if you have any problems, come at me. Zhenzhen has already been hurt once by you, please don’t hurt her again.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng chuckled lightly, a rare occurrence for him: "Qiao Zhen, do you trust Gu Xijue that much?"

Seeing Lu Zheng's calm demeanor, Qiao Zhen pursed her lips: "I believe in evidence. If you didn't do these things, you can present the evidence."

Lu Zheng's expression was uncertain, but seeing Qiao Zhen's confident look, he suddenly smiled.

"I will not prove something I did not do."

Hearing Lu Zheng's words, Qiao Zhen frowned: "Is it that you don't know how, or that you're afraid?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng simply looked at her expressionlessly: "Qiao Zhen, if you believe a few words from others, then I have nothing to say."

Before Qiao Zhen could even move, Lu Zheng's figure had already disappeared from the store.

Even after she left, Qiao Zhen seemed to still be immersed in the atmosphere from just now and hadn't come back to her senses.

"Alright, Zhenzhen, he's already gone."

Seeing Qiao Zhen's distraught appearance, Gu Xijue felt a pang of heartache and couldn't help but hug her.

Qiao Zhen immediately regained her composure and gently pushed him away: "I'm fine, let's go."

After leaving the wonton shop, Gu Xijue remembered what Qiao Zhen had said earlier and couldn't help but ask, "So Zhenzhen, do you still believe Lu Zheng?"

"I have no idea."

As Qiao Zhen spoke, she got into the car.

To be honest, she really didn't know how to respond to that question.

After saying that, she seemed to remember something and turned to look at Gu Xijue: "So, you will help me, right?"

"Of course." Gu Xijue was taken aback for a moment, then immediately agreed.

"Then please take me back to the company."

Upon hearing this, Gu Xijue seemed to think he had misheard: "What, you want to go back to the company?"

"Yes, back to Lu Zheng's company."

Qiao Zhen answered firmly, but Gu Xijue next to her was very worried: "Don't you already know... why do you still want to go back to the company?"

"Hmm." Qiao Zhen said calmly, "There are many things I want to investigate myself."

Moreover, even if Lu Zheng wanted to do something to her, Qiao Zhen couldn't escape even if she wasn't at his company.

Gu Xijue remained silent for a while, but decided to accept her request.

As the car slowly started and then stopped, Qiao Zhen returned to the company.

The clattering sound of high heels echoed in the hallway, somewhat jarring in this quiet building.

"Zhenzhen, you actually came?"

She had just sat down at her workstation when Song Shiyi, who was next to her, ran over excitedly to find her.

"What's wrong? Can't I come?"

Qiao Zhen asked, looking confused. Song Shiyi, who was next to him, exclaimed and then hugged his neck: "Of course not. It's just that President Lu said you probably wouldn't be coming anytime soon. I didn't expect you to show up right after he said that. It's really a slap in his face."

Seeing the smile on Song Shiyi's face, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but smile as well: "I see."

"But why did Mr. Lu say that just now?"

Seeing Song Shiyi's puzzled look, Qiao Zhen shrugged: "I don't know, maybe she thinks I'm sick."