She clenched her fists secretly, realizing she was the other woman, and the heartache gave her courage.
Lu Zheng dawdled for a while before finally fastening the necklace and tidying it up a bit.
Qiao Zhen lowered her eyes. It was a double-stranded pearl necklace with evenly sized, round pearls. The light cream-colored pearls had a gorgeous rose hue and were worth over ten million.
"Let's go." Lu Zheng extended his hand to her.
Qiao Zhen noticed that Lu Zheng's cufflinks were also made of pearls today; he even thought of such a detail.
Her heart trembled, and she barely managed to raise her hand and place it in his palm.
Lu Zheng immediately grabbed her hand and led her out unhurriedly amidst the envious gazes of everyone in the dress shop.
The charity auction was held in the top-floor banquet hall of the Rosewood Hotel, the most luxurious hotel in Jiangcheng. The hotel entrance was crowded with reporters who took pictures of the wealthy businessmen and ladies getting out of their cars.
Lu Zheng arrived late, but the reporters had not yet dispersed.
Looking at the huge crowd and the long guns and microphones, Lu Zheng had already walked around the car and arrived at her car door.
"Click," the car door opened.
The reporters were even more excited.
According to rumors yesterday, Lu Zheng's fiancée was unexpectedly sent on a business trip, and who would be his female companion became the most interesting topic.
"Which other heiress can compare to Miss Shen in terms of looks, family background, and education?"
"Besides, given the relationship between the Lu and Chen families, how could they possibly invite another woman as a companion? Wouldn't that be a slap in the face to the Shen family?"
"Haha, Lu Zheng's female companion can only be a man!"
Various whispers drifted in through the widening gap in the car door, like a hammer blow to Qiao Zhen's head, and a sudden surge of shame made her feel utterly ashamed.
At this moment, she truly realized that her relationship with Lu Zheng was about to be revealed!
She involuntarily shrank back, but a hand gripped her wrist tightly and dragged her off the bus.
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