On the other end of the phone, a roguish-looking man chewed on a blade of grass, kicked the blindfolded man, and spoke to Lu Zheng.

Having gotten the answer he wanted, Lu Zheng hung up the phone without hesitation.

The man clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction and kicked the man, who was slumped like a dead pig, again.

If Qiao Zhen were here, she would definitely recognize that the man wearing the eye patch is Jiang Qing.

"I told you, of all people to mess with, you had to mess with that devil. I feel sorry for you." The man stepped on Jiang Qing's hand.

Jiang Qing, who had been unconscious, was awakened by the pain and let out a wail.

The man looked at him with disgust: "A real man can't even take one kick? What are you going to do next?"

After saying that, he stepped over Jiang Qing's hand.

Unable to bear the pain, Jiang Qing fainted again.

After the man left, a man in a suit stepped forward to check if Jiang Qing was still breathing. After confirming that she was still alive, he quickly retreated.

That night, Qiao Zhen was tormented by Lu Zheng in bed until the early hours of the morning before she finally fell into a deep sleep.

Meanwhile, Shen Yan didn't sleep a wink all night. She never imagined that failing to get Qiao Zhen last time would lead to her getting herself involved.

If she hadn't had evidence that Gu Xijue had deceived Qiao Zhen, the Shen family would be finished by now.

Thinking of this, Shen Yan let out a scream and cursed, "Damn Qiao Zhen, damn Gu Xijue, you all deserve to die, you all should die!"

Two maids were guarding the door to her room. When they heard the screams coming from inside, they exchanged a glance, looking completely unfazed.

"Don't touch me, it's so itchy." In her sleep, Qiao Zhen felt an itch on her neck. She raised her hand to push it away and felt a furry touch on her palm.

She tried to push him away, but felt powerless.

The itchy sensation kept coming, forcing her to open her eyes.

She struggled to open her eyes, and what came into view was a patch of black fur. Seeing this, her heart began to race.

Then she realized it was Lu Zheng's head, and she gently pushed him away.

"Don't touch me, it itches." Qiao Zhen's voice was soft and weak, without any intimidation.

Hearing Qiao Zhen's voice, Lu Zheng looked up at her.

His dark eyes stared intently at her, their depths unfathomable. When she met his gaze, it felt as if her soul was being drawn into them.

Taking advantage of her distraction, Lu Zheng kissed her on the corner of the mouth.

"Good morning."

Upon hearing his voice, Qiao Zhen's eyes flickered slightly, and she finally came to her senses.

She was somewhat surprised to see Lu Zheng still there.

Seeing her like this, Lu Zheng thought Qiao Zhen was still asleep, so he kissed her on the lips again.

"Are you possessed by a ghost?" Qiao Zhen suddenly blurted out this question while looking at Lu Zheng.

Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng's face darkened.

"It wasn't me..." Qiao Zhen saw his expression change drastically and wanted to explain something, but she didn't know how.

He's been acting strangely since yesterday, like he's been possessed by something.

His style of doing things is nothing like his.

"You don't like this?" Lu Zheng propped himself up on the bed with his hands on top of Qiao Zhen beneath him, and the two of them just looked at each other.

It's not that I dislike him, it's just that I'm not used to him suddenly acting this way.

Qiao Zhen didn't say anything, but Lu Zheng could roughly guess what she was thinking.

"As long as you don't hate it, that's fine. Get up." Lu Zheng lay on his side on the bed, glanced at Qiao Zhen, and got up.

"I don't want to, I want to sleep." She didn't know when she fell asleep last night, but she felt very, very sleepy!

My body feels very uncomfortable, as if I've been beaten.

"You can't sleep now, or you won't be able to sleep tonight." He pinched Qiao Zhen's nose and said with a doting expression.

"No," Qiao Zhen mumbled, her eyes closed, refusing to get up.

"It's already 3 PM, are you sure you don't want to get up?"

"It's three o'clock in the afternoon?" Qiao Zhen suddenly opened her eyes and looked at Lu Zheng in disbelief.

Lu Zheng nodded, took out his phone, and showed her the time.

Upon seeing the time displayed, Qiao Zhenyi woke up.

Luckily it was the weekend; if it were a workday, she definitely wouldn't have had perfect attendance.

Thinking of this, she glared fiercely at Lu Zheng.

It's all because of that bastard! If it weren't for him, she wouldn't have been sleeping until this late!

"Alright, get up and wash up, I'll go cook." For some reason, Lu Zheng felt a little guilty.

He patted Qiao Zhen's head and left the room.

Today's meal was still Qiao Zhen's favorite dish.

In the past two days, Qiao Zhen realized that it wasn't that she disliked the old dishes anymore, she just couldn't bring herself to like them.

Lu Zheng brought back those old feelings for her.

"Want to go for a walk?" After dinner, it was already five o'clock. Lu Zheng glanced at the time and asked gently.

After finishing her meal, Qiao Zhen slumped onto the sofa and shook her head violently.

After eating, I felt so sleepy and tired that I didn't want to move at all.

"Can I stay? I want to sleep." She said, rubbing her teary eyes.

"No, you haven't moved an inch all day." He said rudely, then suddenly remembered something and gave Qiao Zhen a mysterious smile.

"Or would you like to do a different sport?"

Seeing Lu Zheng's shining eyes, Qiao Zhen immediately understood what other sports he was referring to and immediately got up from the sofa.

"No need, I think a walk is fine!" After saying that, she took Lu Zheng's hand and walked outside.

Lu Zheng's neighborhood is an affluent area with its own park.

Unlike other small parks in residential areas, this park has an artificial lake and mountains, just like the large parks outside.

As soon as she stepped out the door, Qiao Zhen felt completely exhausted.

She looked at the road outside, thinking of deserting and going back to lie down.

She stared longingly at Lu Zheng, trying to awaken even a sliver of kindness in him.

Unfortunately, Lu Zheng seemed not to see the pleading in her eyes and led her to the park without hesitation.

It was 5 p.m. in the park, and the sun had not yet set.

Many parents were playing with their children in the park.

Qiao Zhen and Lu Zheng walked side by side onto the path, watching the children playing on the lawn.

Qiao Zhen was touched; these children were just so adorable!

"Yes, I'm sorry." As they were walking, a little boy suddenly ran out from the lawn and bumped into Qiao Zhen.

The child looked to be six or seven years old. He looked at Qiao Zhen shyly and twisted his hands helplessly.

"It's okay." Qiao Zhen supported him, and seeing his nervousness, smiled at him to comfort him.

"Little Ball, how are you?" A woman came out from the lawn and quickly came over to ask when she saw the child.

"Mom, it's okay." Seeing her come over, the child came to her side, shyly hiding behind her to secretly look at Qiao Zhen.

"I'm sorry, the little one was being a bit naughty. I hope he didn't bump into you." The woman apologized to Qiao Zhen after confirming that the child was alright.

When Lu Zheng saw the woman, his eyes flickered slightly, and a glint of shrewdness flashed across them.

It was a small matter, and Qiao Zhen didn't care.

They were very kind, and Qiao Zhen waved to indicate that she was fine.

After confirming that Qiao Zhen was alright, the mother and son left.