Gu Xijue stared intently at Shen Yan, his eyes filled with mockery.

Seeing his expression, Shen Yan knew she couldn't escape. She swallowed hard and asked, "What do you want me to do?"

“Jiang Qing.” Gu Xijue raised an eyebrow, looking at her with amusement, his smile widening rather than diminishing.

Upon hearing this name, Shen Yan's face turned deathly pale.

Thinking back to the first time she saw that man, his undisguised gaze, she shook her head frantically.

"No, you can't." Shen Yan looked at Gu Xijue nervously, her eyes filled with unconcealed fear.

"What right do you have to refuse? Don't forget who helped you."

"Then you can't treat me like this!" If she falls into Jiang Qing's hands, how is she any different from Tang Yue?

"Oh? Who do you think you are?" Gu Xijue stepped forward and stared intently at Shen Yan.

"I……"

"It's settled then. Once this is over, you'll definitely get your share of the benefits."

With this matter resolved, Gu Xijue was in high spirits, and thinking about Lu Zheng's fate, he became even more smug.

Just wait, Lu Zheng, Qiao Zhen will be mine sooner or later!

In order to get the project from Lu Zheng, Qiao Zhen worked very late every day.

When she looked away from the computer, she realized that the streetlights were on outside, the office was quiet, and she was all alone.

She glanced at the time; it was already 10 p.m.

She stretched and loosened her muscles before packing up to leave work.

As she stepped out of the company gate, she immediately spotted that ostentatious and dazzling car.

Seeing the car, she felt helpless and clutched her bag tightly, trying to avoid it.

"Come here." The car window slowly rolled down, revealing Lu Zheng's face.

Could she refuse? She didn't want to sit in the same car as Lu Zheng right now.

"Come here quickly." Seeing that Qiao Zhen was not moving, Lu Zheng frowned and urged her impatiently.

Qiao Zhen saw a car coming from behind. He hoped someone would honk at him, or even better, lean out and yell at him! Qiao Zhen thought maliciously.

Unfortunately, she was disappointed. When the people behind her saw that it was a Maybach with a leopard license plate, they swallowed their resentment and obediently changed lanes.

Seeing this, Qiao Zhen was furious.

Lu Zheng sat in the driver's seat, his patience slowly fading, his face filled with impatience.

"The project still needs to...."

Before he could finish speaking, Qiao Zhen had already quickly opened the car door and climbed into the car.

"Let's go." Qiao Zhen looked ahead and forced a blank smile.

Lu Zheng glanced at her, chuckled inwardly, and a hint of mockery flashed in his eyes.

"Is this the way to your house?" As they walked further, Qiao Zhen realized the road was wrong and asked with a frown.

Lu Zheng remained silent, staring blankly at the road ahead.

"I want to go home!" Qiao Zhen turned her head to look at him and said angrily.

After waiting for a while, Lu Zheng still showed no intention of speaking.

She took a deep breath to calm herself before continuing, "I said I want to go home!"

"Lu Zheng! I said I want to go home!"

"Can't you understand human language? I said I want to go home!"

No matter what Qiao Zhen said, Lu Zheng remained silent, his brows furrowed, his gaze fixed on the distance with a sinister intensity.

"We've already broken up, Lu Zheng. I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore."

Did I agree?

The car came to a sudden stop, and Lu Zheng's voice was eerily calm.

For some reason, Qiao Zhen suddenly recalled the car accident from back then, as well as Lu Zheng's cruelty.

She suppressed her fear and calmly said, "I thought we had already reached an agreement, and I have no feelings for you. It's pointless for you to keep pestering me, don't you think, Mr. Lu?"

"Oh."

After Qiao Zhen finished speaking, Lu Zheng remained silent for a long time, so long that she felt suffocated and her breathing became heavy. Only then did Lu Zheng let out a cold laugh.

For some reason, even without looking at him, Qiao Zhen knew that his face must be extremely pale.

"Do you think there are no feelings if there are no feelings?"

Lu Zheng's voice was calm and even, devoid of joy or sorrow, which made Qiao Zhen's scalp tingle.

Knowing that continuing their entanglement would be pointless, Qiao Zhen didn't want to let herself continue down that path.

She still forced herself to continue, saying, "Feelings are mutual. I have no feelings for you anymore, do you understand?"

"Really?" Lu Zheng suddenly turned his head to look at her, his gaze unreadable.

"Clang..." She had just opened her mouth when Lu Zheng suddenly opened the car door and quickly got into the passenger seat.

He opened the car door, unbuckled the seatbelt, and lifted her out of the passenger seat.

"Let me go!" Qiao Zhen's fear vanished instantly, leaving only endless anger.

She patted Lu Zheng's arm, struggling to get down.

No matter how much she struggled or made a fuss, Lu Zheng remained unmoved.

"Ah! Lu Zheng, you're a pervert!" Lu Zheng carried her all the way home and into the room.

He suddenly threw her onto the bed.

Qiao Zhen glared angrily at Lu Zheng and cursed loudly.

"Yes, I am a pervert!" he said, loosening his tie and looking at Qiao Zhen with a sinister gaze.

Yes, he's a pervert. If he weren't a pervert, how could he fall in love with this woman who humiliates him so much again and again?

Thinking of this, Lu Zheng gave a self-deprecating twitch at the corner of his mouth, his fierce expression remaining unchanged.

What happened next was futile no matter how much Qiao Zhen struggled.

She didn't know how long Lu Zheng had been tossing and turning. She vaguely felt herself being carried into the bathroom, and then she lost consciousness completely.

When she woke up again, it was the next day. She looked at the familiar ceiling and smiled bitterly.

It seems that every time I try to leave, I end up getting entangled even more deeply.

She picked up her phone and glanced at the time; it was exactly ten o'clock.

Even though it was past working hours, she still went to the company.

When she arrived at the company, her colleagues were no longer surprised to see her late.

"Tsk tsk tsk, what time did you stay up last night?" Song Siyi quietly came to her side and teased her in a low voice.

Qiao Zhen glanced at her listlessly and said nothing.

Song Siyi didn't mind and continued to ask, "Is President Lu very capable?"

If she weren't so capable, Qiao Zhen wouldn't always be unable to get up for work.

"Aren't you busy?" Seeing that she was being irrelevant, Qiao Zhen rolled her eyes and stopped her from continuing.

"I'm busy, but even when I'm busy, I still have to gossip a little." As she spoke, she secretly glanced at Qiao Zhen's neck.

Following her gaze, Qiao Zhen looked down at her neck.

From her angle, you can vaguely see some small red dots.

“I don’t see that you are busy at all. I happen to have a few projects on hand. Could you help me look up some information?”

After saying that, Qiao Zhen pulled several documents from the table and slammed them on Song Siyi.

She then got up and went to the restroom.

Watching Qiao Zhen's retreating figure, Song Siyi shouted, "Hey, do you have to repay kindness with enmity like this!"

Qiao Zhen went into the bathroom without looking back, ignoring her shouting.

Looking at the red spot on her neck in the mirror, Qiao Zhen took a deep breath and mentally added another mark against Lu Zheng.

If she gets into Lu Zheng's car again, she's a dog!