Qiao Zhen felt very awkward.

Right now is the time when my colleagues are most curious. If I go now, won't I be drowned in their spittle?

Lu Zheng didn't care about any of that, and soon the second piece of news arrived.

"immediately."

Those two short words felt like a death warrant.

Qiao Zhen put down her phone and turned her attention back to the computer screen.

Anyway, her phone is still receiving all sorts of spam text messages and calls. Although most of them are blocked after the protection function is turned on, Lu Zheng doesn't know that she can pretend she didn't see them!

Suddenly, the office, which had been filled with occasional whispers, fell silent.

It was even a bit cold.

The company's air conditioning temperature is never set too low, reflecting a commitment to scientific and healthy living.

Qiao Zhen glanced up casually and noticed that Lu Zheng's office door was ajar, with a shadowy figure moving about in the distance.

She got up as if by reflex.

Her colleagues looked at her.

Qiao Zhen picked up a stack of documents from the table and walked toward Lu Zheng's office with a serious expression.

She strongly suspected that if she hadn't gone there on her own initiative, Lu Zheng would have come to her workstation in person and "invited" her over.

Otherwise, just thinking about that scene is too beautiful, so let's forget about it.

Although doing so seemed like a blatant attempt to cover something up, Qiao Zhen still knocked on the door first. "President Lu, the project documents need your review."

"Come in."

A cold, deep voice rang out clearly through the door.

Before more eyes could gather around, Qiao Zhen gracefully entered the office and closed the door behind her.

With a soft "bang," a dark figure landed in front of her. An arm was raised to her face, slamming the door shut. Then, it slowly moved down, sliding from her shoulder to her forearm, passing between her forearm and waist, and locking the door behind her.

With Lu Zheng in front of her and a door behind her, Qiao Zhen had nowhere to retreat.

Immediately afterwards, that hand naturally wrapped around her waist, and a burning kiss landed on her forehead.

“I’m considering moving Morningstar Medical to the Lu Group building.”

Qiao Zhen chuckled, "Then my colleagues will be ecstatic. That building is more spacious, brighter, and more luxurious. It will be much more comfortable to work there."

"Hmm?" The man in front of her was displeased, and lightly bit her lip. "Do you really understand what so many people are thinking?"

Qiao Zhen sensed a hint of jealousy and quickly said, "It's only human nature!"

Seeing her indifferent attitude, Lu Zheng felt a little uncomfortable, so he simply asked, "What do you think of my opinion?"

"Uh..." Qiao Zhen only had four words in her mind—convenient for having an affair.

She said, "There's no need to travel back and forth."

Lu Zheng gave a cold snort with a heavy nasal tone.

Qiao Zhen felt the hand on her waist pull open the hem of her shirt, and like a snake, it reached in from under the hem, roaming along her back, sending shivers down her spine.

"It's not time to be happy just because we've caught them with a small weakness, is it?" She struggled to hold the documents in one hand, while resting her other hand on Lu Zheng's shoulder.

Lu Zheng pulled her into his arms even tighter and whispered in her ear with a smile, "I'm in charge."

The documents clattered to the floor, and the temperature in the large office gradually rose.

Qiao Zhen realized something: just a wall away were countless familiar colleagues, and the thrill of this made Lu Zheng very excited.

That scoundrel...

She was almost completely lost in the tender, lingering kisses, her legs went weak, and she could only rely on Lu Zheng's strong arms for support.

A series of cell phone ringtones suddenly poured down like a bucket of cold water.

The relentless, monotonous ringing, as if it would never stop, made Lu Zheng retreat with a gloomy expression to answer the phone.

Qiao Zhen, catching her breath, quickly straightened her clothes and then picked up the documents scattered on the floor.

"...Yes, I'll find a way to handle it, please don't worry...Besides, with the Lu family's strength, they can completely cover for you..."

Lu Zheng's voice was quite calm, and Qiao Zhen could even detect a hint of humility, which was unbelievable coming from the usually arrogant and conceited Lu Zheng.

After a moment's thought, she suddenly realized who was on the other end of the phone.

She nearly crumpled the document, her breathing became even more labored, and she got up to leave.

Lu Zheng strode over and grabbed her wrist. "...I'll get back to you once I've taken care of it."

After hanging up the phone, my mood was almost completely ruined.

Lu Zheng was a little annoyed. He threw his phone aside in disgust and kissed Qiao Zhen's earlobe. "Let's leave work early today and go back to the resort together."

"Huh?" Qiao Zhen asked in surprise.

Lu Zheng said, "I know that with your abilities and the progress of the project, you should be almost done with your work. There's some good news tonight that we should share with the whole family when we sit down together."

Hearing this, Qiao Zhen should have been happy, but it didn't feel right when she compared it to Lu Zheng's conversation with the person on the other end of the phone.

Qiao Zhen couldn't help but ask, "What good news?"

"It's still early; we'll know later."

"Oh." Qiao Zhen didn't ask any more questions and left with her head down.

Sure enough, as soon as she came out, many eyes turned to her.

"Qiao Zhen, what did Ling Yiyi and Zhang Xuan steal from you?" a colleague couldn't help but ask. This had nothing to do with the Qiao family's farce on the surface, and the company hadn't forbidden asking.

Qiao Zhen said, "One piece of jewelry is missing."

Everyone immediately thought of Shen Yan's loss of composure that time, and tried to find the Heart of Eternity in Qiao Zhen's bag.

Qiao Zhen continued, "It's a ring, set with a very small diamond, something worth about three thousand yuan."

Her eyes were slightly lowered, her almond-shaped eyes brimming with water, like an innocent little rabbit.

“I discovered that a thief had broken into my house. Because I was busy taking care of the house, I asked a lawyer to call the police. I don’t know why they wanted to steal my things.”

Her helpless and confused look was so innocent, like a victim who had done nothing wrong and was at a loss, which made people feel sorry for her.

Some curious people wanted to mention "Eternal Heart," but when they met her watery eyes, they were speechless.

Not long ago, she was violent and sharp-tongued towards Ling Yiyi, a stark contrast to her current behavior.

But everyone forgot, looked at each other, cursed Ling Yiyi and the others a few times, and let the matter drop.

Qiao Zhen returned to her workstation, finished her tasks, and then told her supervisor she could leave the company.

This time, Lu Zheng parked his car directly in front of the building and switched back to his usual Maybach.

Outside the door, no more troublemakers were seen.

Qiao Zhen realized something, let out a slight sigh, got into the car, and headed straight for the resort.

Under the protection of the people arranged by Lu Zheng, Qiao's mother and Qiao Luosheng were completely unaware of the turmoil outside.

The restaurant delivered a sumptuous dinner, and several people sat around the table, enjoying a warm and harmonious atmosphere under the bright light.

The local news is playing on the television.

"Serious safety hazards have been exposed in the Shui'an Yafu residential buildings under construction, which are found to be using substandard or counterfeit building materials, posing a high risk of building collapse. The developer, Shen's Group, has not yet responded to this matter."

Upon hearing the words "Shen Group," Qiao Zhen looked up and saw Lu Zheng raise his wine glass, gesture towards her, and smile.