Qiao Zhen lowered her head, thinking about what Gu Xijue had just said, and then she suddenly spoke.
"Lu Zheng, what exactly is the grudge between us?"
What grudge could possibly drive Lu Zheng to painstakingly weave such a elaborate web to lure Qiao Zhen and everyone around her into it?
Based on Gu Xijue's words, Qiao Zhen realized that Lu Zheng keeping her by his side for another day meant that Qiao Zhen was useful for another day, and as long as Qiao Zhen didn't do anything reckless, there was no danger.
Hearing this, Lu Zheng narrowed his eyes and walked to Qiao Zhen's side.
"Do you remember?"
It was the same question again. Qiao Zhen was already tired of hearing it and was just about to shake her head when suddenly a flood of memories rushed into her mind.
Qiao Zhen rolled her eyes and fainted.
During her coma, Qiao Zhen had a dream.
Qiao's father, who dreamt of being in a car accident due to fatigue while driving, kept telling her to stay away from dangerous people around her.
Seeing the terrible state of Qiao's father caused by the car accident, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but shed tears.
"woke up?"
A voice entered Qiao Zhen's mind, and then her consciousness gradually returned. When Qiao Zhen opened her eyes again, she saw Lu Zheng standing coldly beside the bed.
Qiao Zhen blinked, looked around at her surroundings, and realized that she was still in the villa.
"Did you faint because you've remembered everything?"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen unconsciously recalled the memories from just now. In an instant, a flood of painful memories rushed into her mind, causing Qiao Zhen to frown again.
She witnessed the project that determined the fate of the Qiao Corporation being handed over to someone else, and then her whole family being harassed by creditors, while Qiao's father was helpless.
Recalling this, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness. But when she thought about it in more detail, she couldn't recall exactly how the project had been sabotaged.
"Speak." Lu Zheng's attitude remained indifferent, abruptly uttering two words to her.
Qiao Zhen then came to her senses, and since she couldn't think of any new memories, she could only look up at Lu Zheng.
Are you hiding something from me?
Looking down at Qiao Zhen, Lu Zheng couldn't help but feel a touch of emotion when he looked down at Qiao Zhen's stubborn face.
"I haven't hidden anything from you. There are some things you should have known from the beginning."
Qiao Zhen was completely confused by his words and couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow: "Qiao Zhen, sometimes it's not fun when the whole truth comes out from one person's mouth."
What he wanted to do was to torture her to death.
Qiao Zhen then remembered the contents of the text message on her phone and couldn't help but ask, "If you hate me so much, why don't you kick me out instead of imprisoning me here?"
“Because,” Lu Zheng squatted down, slowly bringing his face close to Qiao Zhen’s, level with hers, “I want you to repay me with your whole life.”
Hearing this, Qiao Zhen got angry: "Lu Zheng, if I find out that I have wronged you in any way, I can do my best to make it up to you, but I can't remember anything. What's the point of you doing this?"
"Then what can I do? Am I just supposed to watch you helplessly?" Lu Zheng's answer left Qiao Zhen speechless.
It seems that in Lu Zheng's world, he is indeed a victim.
Qiao Zhen couldn't understand what happened back then, and she didn't want to go into details.
"But the way we are now is just hurting each other, it's meaningless."
“You’re absolutely right.” Lu Zheng suddenly laughed. “I want the two of us to hurt each other.”
Looking at Lu Zheng's mocking face, Qiao Zhen felt only a sense of being fooled. She suppressed her anger and couldn't help but think.
What is the truth?
The next day, Lu Zheng went to work as if nothing had happened, as if nothing had occurred the night before.
Qiao Zhen admired Lu Zheng's attitude and forced herself to be like him.
My task at the company today is to get Lu Zheng to agree to sign a contract with Cui Yi.
So when Cui Yi arrived, Song Shiyi's eyes widened in surprise.
Song Shiyi learned of Cui Yi's existence from Cui Yue, but she didn't expect that Qiao Zhen would actually turn her attention to him!
Upon seeing this, Song Shiyi jumped up from her chair and ran to the bathroom to secretly call Cui Yue.
"Brother Cui, that bitch Qiao Zhen brought Cui Yi here. I'm afraid she wants to give the project to Cui Yi. You need to come over right away!"
"Cui Yi?"
Cui Yue, who was drinking water on the other end of the phone, choked when he heard this and exclaimed in disbelief, "Song Shiyi, you're not lying, are you?"
"It's absolutely true, Cui Yi is so handsome, how could I be wrong!"
Song Shiyi shouted loudly, and after realizing the silence on the other end of the phone, she smiled awkwardly and said, "I know that this project is yours no matter what, and the Lu Group will definitely be begging you to sign the project, but the situation is different now. You'd better come and take a look."
After finishing the call, Song Shiyi came out of the toilet stall and washed her hands at the sink.
At that moment, singing suddenly came from the toilet stall that Song Shiyi thought was empty.
"Little bunny, open the door~"
Upon hearing that familiar voice, Song Shiyi's face paled, and she turned her head in disbelief, staring at the sound of the toilet stall door being pushed open.
"Qiao Zhen!" Song Shiyi glared, almost gritting her teeth as she spoke.
What are you doing here?
Qiao Zhen finished singing the lesson song with a relaxed expression, then stretched and said, "What, you're allowed to secretly tip people off in the bathroom, but I'm not allowed to eavesdrop?"
Upon hearing this, Song Shiyi's expression changed drastically, and she said viciously, "What do you mean? What do you mean by tipping someone off? I don't understand!"
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