Why does he seem so restrained now?
"Come and eat some oranges." Gu Xijue looked at Qiao Zhen, but his gaze was still fixed on Lu Zheng. His expression darkened for a moment, but then immediately brightened again.
"Thank you." Qiao Zhen took the orange and ate it, a hint of unease creeping into her heart.
After a morning, Gu Xijue suddenly received a phone call and apologized, saying that he had something to take care of at the company.
Qiao Zhen didn't make things difficult for him and let him go.
As soon as Gu Xijue left, Lu Zheng arrived at the hospital.
Seeing Lu Zheng's return, Qiao Zhen gave him a cold look: "Mr. Lu, why are you back again? My humble abode cannot accommodate such a great Buddha as you."
"I paid for your hospital stay, so why can't I come?"
Lu Zheng resumed his usual tone, pinched Qiao Zhen's chin, and narrowed his phoenix eyes.
"OK."
Qiao Zhen ignored him, rolled her eyes, shook off his hand, turned around and faced away from him: "Stay as long as you want."
Qiao Zhen should face reality and stay away from men who won't give her a proper status.
Lu Zheng didn't speak. Since Qiao Zhen had her back to him, she didn't know what Lu Zheng was doing, so she could only listen carefully to the sounds behind her.
As a result, the man seemed to hold his breath and couldn't hear anything.
Qiao Zhen clicked her tongue and helplessly opened her phone, only to see through the reflection that Lu Zheng was staring at her without moving.
Qiao Zhen was startled and asked irritably, "Are you a pervert? Staring at someone without moving for so long?"
Lu Zheng spoke up, which was rare for him: "Don't you like oranges? I peeled a bag for you."
After saying that, Lu Zheng picked up the oranges he had hidden behind his back.
Qiao Zhen looked over and saw that all the oranges in the plastic bag were already peeled.
She couldn't help but sneer.
Is this for his own good?
A slap followed by a sweet treat—that's how you treat her.
The more Qiao Zhen thought about it, the funnier it seemed, so she said in an annoyed tone, "Thank you, but I'm not hungry, you can leave it there."
Seeing Qiao Zhen's nonchalant expression, Lu Zheng also lost his temper: "What do you mean, Qiao Zhen? I don't owe you anything."
“You don’t owe me anything, and I don’t owe you anything either. You had no right to treat me like that before.”
Qiao Zhen raised his stubborn face, and at this moment, images of Lu Zhen's obsessive behavior flashed through his mind.
"Don't you owe me anything?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng reacted unusually strongly. He took two steps forward and grabbed Qiao Zhen's neck tightly, looking somewhat unwilling.
"Say it again, you don't owe me anything?"
Qiao Zhen hadn't expected Lu Zheng to go to such lengths, and for a moment she was so shocked that her mind went blank, and even her voice trembled slightly: "I..."
Although Lu Zheng was extremely angry, he didn't actually strangle Qiao Zhen's neck; he just placed his hand on it.
Qiao Zhen naturally noticed this as well, but she was indeed frightened by Lu Zheng's actions and didn't dare to say a word for a long time.
Immediately, Lu Zheng realized his loss of composure, quickly released his hand, and said to Qiao Zhen, "Qiao Zhen, remember this, you will never be able to repay what you owe me in your lifetime."
"So you'll stay by my side for the rest of your life."
After saying that, Lu Zheng walked out.
Watching Lu Zheng's departing figure, Qiao Zhen curled her lip in disdain.
Who would want to stay by his side for the rest of their life?
Speechless.
*
After leaving the hospital, Gu Xijue drove to a private room in a restaurant.
As Gu Xijue was fiddling with the teacup on the table, a woman walked up to him.
"Long time no see, Mr. Gu."
Gu Xijue looked up at the woman in front of him and smiled, "Long time no see, Miss Tang."
"I heard you say you went back to China before, but I haven't had time to see you."
Tang Yue casually tossed her luxury handbag onto the table, crossed her legs, and looked at Gu Xijue.
Gu Xijue smiled and said, "It's alright, didn't you see it?"
"I'm quite surprised you took the initiative to invite me to meet. So, what's up?"
Tang Yue was idly playing with her nails, unaware of Gu Xijue's unusual behavior.
"It's nothing, just that deal you did with the Aus Group before. Could I take a look at it?"
Gu Xijue tapped the table lightly, his eyes lowered slightly, everything appearing perfectly natural.
Upon hearing the name "Auss Corporation," Tang Yue's face briefly darkened, but she quickly regained her composure.
"Why bring up this company's order all of a sudden?" Tang Yue smiled, feigning ease.
"Nothing, you won't even let me ask?" Gu Xijue said with a smirk.
"Of course not." Tang Yue immediately denied it, then chuckled, "It's just that I haven't been back in the country for long. As for that order, I need to go back to the company to take a look. Why don't you come with me?"
Gu Xijue nodded, and the two then arrived at Tang's Company.
It must be said that if it weren't for the Lu family's monopoly, the Tang family's group would definitely be one of the top three industries in the city.
As Tang Yue walked into the office building, she said to Gu Xijue beside her, "I told my dad not to decorate it in this style. It's so old-fashioned, like a company that's been shut down in an old movie."
Gu Xijue smiled but did not reply.
After climbing the stairs, Tang Yue found the project proposal from the Aus Group and began to look through it.
"Is this the project proposal you wanted?"
Gu Xijue glanced at it, nodded, and reached out to take it.
"Wait a minute." Tang Yue suddenly smiled, put the project in her hand, and then looked at Gu Xijue with great interest.
"Why don't you tell me first what your purpose is in obtaining this project proposal?"
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