After saying that, Qiao Zhen lay down on the bed without leaving Lu Zheng any blanket, as if she didn't want him to come up.
Seeing this, Lu Zheng wasn't angry, but instead slowly moved closer to Qiao Zhen.
Seeing him approaching, Qiao Zhen immediately shouted, "Get away from me!"
Lu Zheng acted as if he hadn't heard anything and moved forward on his own.
"Don't go any further! If you go any further, I'll call the police!"
Qiao Zhen shouted, hoping to make Lu Zheng back down.
Lu Zheng remained close to Qiao Zhen.
Soon, Lu Zheng's slender fingers touched Qiao Zhen's calf.
Qiao Zhen almost instinctively tried to kick away, but found that Lu Zheng's hand moved away instantly, and the soft blanket fell down the next second.
"It's getting cold, so please take care of yourself and don't catch a cold."
After saying that, Lu Zheng left the house without looking back.
Qiao Zhen recalled the touch Lu Zheng had given her earlier, and her heart was filled with complex emotions.
But when Qiao Zhen woke up the next day, she was still determined to go out and look at houses.
To make things easier, Qiao Zhen went straight to a real estate agent.
"Hello, I'd like to rent an apartment. Do you have any recommendations?" Qiao Zhen asked the staff member.
"Yes, please come with me."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen lifted her foot to follow, but an inappropriate voice rang out beside her: "Zhenzhen?"
Qiao Zhen turned her head upon hearing the voice and spotted Gu Xijue. She couldn't help but ask in surprise, "What are you doing here? What a coincidence."
Gu Xijue nodded, and seeing that she wanted to rent a place, he couldn't help but ask, "Are you moving out?"
"Hmm." Qiao Zhen felt a little embarrassed when this topic came up.
"Honestly, it's not a problem for you to stay at my villa temporarily, why do you have to find a place to live?"
"Then let's skip it." Qiao Zhen refused without even thinking.
No matter when, being under the same roof as Gu Xijue would be an option she would immediately reject.
Seeing this, a shadow crossed Gu Xijue's eyes, but he immediately smiled and said, "It's alright. Since it's such a coincidence, why don't I accompany you to take a look?"
"Aren't you busy with your own things here? You don't need to keep me company. I can manage on my own." Qiao Zhen's tone was somewhat suspicious.
"I was just wandering around casually, nothing important. Let's go, since I'm your friend."
Qiao Zhen wanted to find a reason to refuse, but seeing Gu Xijue's insistence, she had no choice but to agree. "Let's go."
The two followed the staff into the inner room, and Qiao Zhen said, "We just need to rent a single room."
She doesn't have much savings right now, and buying a house would be too risky.
“Okay, but if two people are staying together, a single room might be a bit crowded.”
Upon hearing this, a hint of embarrassment flashed across Qiao Zhen's face, while Gu Xijue's smile grew even wider.
"No, I rented the apartment for my own use; he was just there to help me look at apartments."
After Qiao Zhen finished explaining with an embarrassed expression, the salesperson next to her nodded in realization: "Okay, then let's select a few rooms for you to take a look."
Qiao Zhen nodded and then followed the salesperson for a walk around.
After finalizing a suitable apartment layout, Qiao Zhen prepared to sign the contract.
Unexpectedly, the salesperson next to me ran over nervously and then said apologetically.
"I'm sorry, Miss Qiao, this house was just sold, so you'd better look at something else."
Hearing this, Qiao Zhen frowned: "Is it really such a coincidence?"
"Yes, Miss Qiao, I'm so sorry."
Seeing the salesperson's apologetic expression, Qiao Zhen initially wanted to just wave her hand and let it go, but then she seemed to remember something and suddenly asked in confusion, "Wait, how did you know my surname is Qiao?"
Before signing the contract, she had not revealed any of her personal information. How did the salesperson know?
Could it be that someone told her behind her back?
Thinking of this, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but frown and stare at the salesperson without moving.
The salesperson felt somewhat embarrassed by her stare and could only manage a weak explanation: "I'm sorry, Ms. Qiao, I'm just a salesperson and I really don't have that much ability. If you want to see a house, you should look elsewhere."
Seeing the salesperson's hesitant expression, Qiao Zhen knew that someone must be up to no good behind the scenes.
Recalling Lu Zheng's words from last night, Qiao Zhen let out a cold laugh.
"Hmph, he's really going to great lengths to prevent me from finding a new house."
Gu Xijue, standing nearby, also chimed in indignation: "They won't even give you the freedom to move out?"
"What is this? Are you forcing me?"
Qiao Zhen shook her head, then said indifferently, "He won't let me find a new place, so I'll just go all out and see who can outlast whom."
Thinking of this, Qiao Zhen lost the desire to visit other sales centers. After all, if Lu Zheng had already taken care of everything, it wouldn't matter where she went.
However, Lu Zheng's decision not to let her stay elsewhere does not mean that Qiao Zhen has no private space of her own.
At worst, we can just find a locksmith to install the lock.
Thinking of this, Qiao Zhen asked Gu Xijue to take her back to the Lu residence, and then made a call to a locksmith.
The locksmith arrived shortly after.
"Miss Qiao, would you like to install a combination lock in this room?"
The locksmith said with some difficulty.
"Yes, what's wrong?" Qiao Zhen asked, puzzled.
Upon hearing this, the locksmith paused for a moment, then shook his head: "It's nothing, I just feel that it's a bit too expensive to change only one room."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen's eyes flickered, and she continued to ask, "Then do you think it's more cost-effective to change rooms a few times?"
Since she'll have to pay for the lock replacement anyway, she might as well just make an exception and go all the way.
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