Seeing that he was agonizing over this matter again, Qiao Zhen shook her head helplessly.
"It's Mr. Zhang, whom I've worked with before."
After hearing what Qiao Zhen said, Lu Zheng lowered his head, clearly lost in thought, as if searching for the specific identity of the Mr. Zhang he was referring to.
Not long after, Lu Zheng left.
Qiao Zhen thought Lu Zheng wouldn't be able to figure out who it was, so she simply didn't think about it and didn't bother with the matter.
Qiao Luosheng, who was standing to the side, then became the gossipmonger again: "Who were you talking about with your brother-in-law just now? I don't recognize them."
"Children shouldn't interrupt when adults are talking."
Qiao Zhen couldn't help but say.
Hearing this, Qiao Luosheng was somewhat annoyed and couldn't help but snort.
"I'm not a child anymore, okay?"
"Okay, you're not a child anymore, I am, alright?"
Just as the two of them were arguing, their phone vibrated with a message.
"Zhenzhen, guess what I found?"
She noticed the message was from Yan Simiao and assumed she wanted to share more about Zhang Zhou, so she asked, "What happened?"
"Didn't your mother's condition suddenly worsen and she was hospitalized a few days ago? You don't think this is just a coincidence, do you?"
Upon hearing her mother's name, Qiao Zhen was immediately surprised and couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean? Do you have any clues to provide me?"
"Of course, who am I? If I didn't have some clues, would I need to contact you specifically?"
Yan Simiao said smugly, and soon sent over a screenshot of the surveillance footage.
The above confirms that Shen Yan bribed hospital caregivers and staff to suddenly increase the concentration of the medication given to her mother, causing her to be unable to adapt and resulting in this incident.
Seeing this, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but get angry. She angrily shouted, "This is too much! I don't offend others unless they offend me, but what does she mean by this?"
Hearing this, Yan Simiao became impatient. "I don't know what this woman is thinking. Is she so determined to get rid of you? Does she really not want to live without Lu Zheng?"
Upon hearing Lu Zheng's name, Qiao Zhen's expression changed, and she couldn't help but sigh.
“I can tolerate everything else she does to me, but this time she has gone too far and touched my mother. I absolutely cannot tolerate this anymore.”
Qiao Zhen spoke with a rare seriousness, and Yan Simiao nodded in agreement.
"Okay, I support you, Zhenzhen. But does Lu Zheng really not know about this?"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen was stunned, his fingertip hovering over the screen, and he didn't react for a long time.
Yes, how could he not know? He probably knew all along, or has known for a long time.
What is the reason he kept it from her for so long?
Perhaps seeing that Qiao Zhen hadn't sent any messages for a long time, Yan Simiao couldn't help but add a comment.
"Zhenzhen, don't overthink it. It's good enough that they know, given how busy they are. They've probably already dealt with it privately and just didn't tell you in time. Don't worry about it too much."
Qiao Zhen responded and then closed her phone. Although reason told her not to worry about these things for the time being, she couldn't help but think back to what had just been said.
Although she told him he didn't need to get involved, Qiao Zhen knew his temperament well; even if she told him he didn't need to get involved, he would still investigate.
Therefore, she was very confident that Lu Zheng already knew about this.
But why not tell him?
As she was thinking, Qiao Luosheng suddenly patted Qiao Zhen on the shoulder: "Sis, what are you doing? Why are you just standing there?"
Qiao Zhen smiled awkwardly: "It's nothing, I was just a little distracted. Is it time to leave work now?"
"Yeah, it's past the time, sis. You're really not taking your job seriously. You've been slacking off until the end of the workday without even realizing it."
Seeing Qiao Luosheng's grinning face, Qiao Ren couldn't manage a smile herself, and could only nod blindly.
"Okay, I understand. You can go now."
After everyone had left, Qiao Zhen slowly got up to tidy up. Thinking about what Shen Yan had done, Qiao Zhen did not intend to let her off so easily.
As she was thinking, a pair of hands suddenly grabbed her, startling Qiao Zhen.
"What are you doing?" she said somewhat irritably after recognizing the man as Lu Zheng.
"Of course there's something wrong."
Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow.
"Tell me the specifics first."
Qiao Zhen was a little confused by what had happened today. She couldn't help but rub her head and gestured for Lu Zheng to tell her first.
"That won't do. You'll see when we get to the store."
Seeing Lu Zheng's mysterious demeanor, Qiao Zhen had no interest in playing with him today.
"Then forget it. I'm not in the mood today. If you have something to write, you can find someone else to go with you."
Just then, Qiao Zhen remembered what Shen Yan had said to her earlier.
Since she's already a substitute, why can't he find another woman similar to her to replace her for any event?
"What, you really want to be replaced? In your eyes, are you such an insignificant person?"
Seeing Qiao Zhen's self-deprecating attitude, Lu Zheng found it very funny. He pinched her chin and forced her to look at him.
Qiao Zhen was also a little annoyed and couldn't help but say something.
"What do you mean by 'in my eyes'? The problem is that this is simply a fact. Some things don't cease to be true just because you don't acknowledge them, so it's better to admit it sooner rather than later!"
Seeing Qiao Zhen's angry expression, Lu Zheng didn't say anything, but stared intently into her eyes.
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