It's unclear whether it was Qiao Zhen's use of the term "gold digger" that hurt He Yang's feelings.
His face immediately turned grim. He took a rolled-up long slip of paper from his pocket, held it above his head, and addressed the people around him:
"Everyone, Qiao Zhen and I have been together for over three years, and I paid for everything during that time. I didn't let her spend a single penny. Tell me, what gigolo would do that? She's just resentful because she saw that I found a perfect girlfriend after the breakup, and she's deliberately spreading rumors and causing trouble here!"
Qiao Zhen simply couldn't believe that this man could be so shameless.
She trembled with rage, her lips pale. "He Yang, do you dare say that you've been supporting me all these years?"
"I dare!"
He Yang was full of confidence, but he walked up to Qiao Zhen and whispered, "Zhenzhen, you should apologize to Ruyi right away. Tell her that you were jealous of her and that you never forgot me and deliberately stirred up trouble. Don't worry, as long as you say it, I will definitely give you their family's project after this is over so you can make money."
Qiao Zhen was so angry at He Yang's words that she laughed.
She bypassed He Yang and said to Song Ruyi, "Did you hear that? He said that as long as I pretend to apologize to you, he will definitely give me the project."
Song Ruyi's face was ugly, and she looked at He Yang with eyes that seemed to want to gouge him out.
"Qiao Zhen!"
Under Song Ruyi's gaze, He Yang panicked.
He hadn't expected Qiao Zhen to be so resolute.
Since she's so heartless, don't blame him!
"Qiao Zhen, if you keep acting so unreasonably, don't blame me for making up for all the money I spent on you during our relationship!"
"Really?" Qiao Zhen strode forward and unexpectedly snatched the "expense list" from He Yang's hand. As she unfolded it, she became more and more speechless as she read on.
In the end, she was so angry that she laughed.
Qiao Zhen looked around at her colleagues. This matter was unclear, and she was afraid that she would not be able to stay in the company in the future.
She held the list high so everyone could see it. "Every penny recorded on this list was spent by him and me together. He Yang, do you think you're the only one with this kind of record?"
After Qiao Zhen finished speaking, she wasn't afraid of losing face. She took out some records from her phone and went to the computer to print them out.
At this moment, someone in the crowd whispered, "Don't you guys think that He Yang is the kind of weirdo people talk about online? No matter what he does with his girlfriend, he records every penny he pays in a ledger."
Someone took a picture of the expense list with their phone, looked at it carefully, and exclaimed in shock, "This is a weirdo. Look, an ice cream costs two yuan, and he recorded it more than twenty times."
"The largest amount here is the money for the milk tea, fifteen yuan, and the rest are all small change!"
"There's even a laptop left! My goodness, a laptop with a lock, and it's only eleven yuan."
"Judging from his actions, I thought he had spent tens of thousands on Qiao Zhen. But after listing all these detailed accounts, the total expenditure was only 2,631?"
"My God! They've been together for over three years, and the man has only spent this little bit on Qiao Zhen. How dare he keep track of the expenses?"
As colleagues chatted amongst themselves, He Yang's face grew increasingly grim, and Song Ruyi became more and more embarrassed, glaring fiercely at He Yang a few times.
Qiao Zhen printed out her details and handed them directly to Song Ruyi.
Song Ruyi glanced at it; the first row was men's clothing, worth over three thousand.
He Yang snatched the paper, tore it to shreds, and pointed at Qiao Zhen's nose, cursing, "Qiao Zhen, with your family background and a burdened younger brother, it's your honor that I even took a liking to you!"
He Yang was enraged. How could a man stand having his dignity trampled on by a woman?
He strode over and raised his hand to shove Qiao Zhen.
Colleagues gasped and were about to rush over when a dark shadow flashed past them.
Lu Zheng grabbed He Yang's arm and shoved him to the side, then casually put his arm around Qiao Zhen's shoulder.
Before Qiao Zhen could react, she lowered her head and leaned on Lu Zheng's shoulder.
Are you alright?
A deep voice sounded from above. Lu Zheng frowned, his thin lips parted slightly, "How could you fall for a man like this? Are you blind?"
Feelings of grievance welled up from the bottom of my heart.
With red eyes, Qiao Zhen pushed away Lu Zheng's embrace. She was already regretting it, and she didn't want Lu Zheng to be the laughingstock of her.
She just wanted to retain a little bit of self-respect in front of Lu Zheng, even if it was just the last bit.
"You dare lay a hand on me?!"
He Yang was forcefully thrown aside, landing face down on the ground. He got up and tried to rush towards Lu Zheng.
But Song Ruyi was faster, blocking his way and staring straight at Lu Zheng. "Mr. Lu, hello, I am the daughter of the director of Fuzhou Hospital. My name is Song Ruyi."
After she finished speaking, she took the initiative to extend her hand to shake hands with Lu Zheng.
Lu Zheng lowered his eyes and slapped the hand that had just touched He Yang. "I know you. Aren't your other boyfriends angry that you found such a gigolo?"
Other boyfriends?
He Yang looked at Song Ruyi in shock.
But Song Ruyi completely ignored his gaze, and simply walked obsequiously to Lu Zheng's side, "Mr. Lu, you're joking. I don't have any other boyfriends. Even if I did, from this moment on, they're all just passing through."
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