Just as she was feeling bitter, Qiao Zhen suddenly felt someone pressing down on her shoulder. She looked up in surprise and saw Lu Zheng.
"You..." Qiao Zhen's eyes widened suddenly. Before he could speak, Lu Zheng smiled, took the phone, and asked, "Auntie, what are you talking about with Zhenzhen?"
"Nothing much, just chatting about everyday things."
Mrs. Qiao hadn't quite grasped what was happening to them yet, and she still spoke very gently.
"Oh, I see." Lu Zheng nodded with a smile, then said, "Don't worry, Zhenzhen and I are living very well now, there won't be any problems. You should take good care of yourself."
Hearing this, Qiao's mother nodded and smiled, "Yes, then you two should live a good life together."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Zheng handed the phone back to Qiao Zhen and casually asked, "Why did you suddenly think of calling your aunt? We can visit her together next time."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen only thought about the Qiao Corporation and lost all interest in speaking properly.
She directly changed the subject and asked, "How is Cui Yi's project progressing?"
Seeing that they were still fixated on this matter, Lu Zheng frowned: "Following up on a project isn't that simple, and besides, his company has a lot of problems."
"You just don't want to follow up, do you?"
Seeing Lu Zheng still talking like that, Qiao Zhen finally couldn't help but frown.
Her patience was nearing its limit.
"What do you mean by this?" Lu Zheng looked at her with an unfriendly expression.
Qiao Zhen took a deep breath and calmed herself down, saying, "I was the one who handled Cui Yi's case. Now that his project has stalled, I'm very anxious. Why don't you hand over the entire case to me?"
Lu Zheng looked at her face and suddenly sneered: "Fine, then you'd better take good care of it."
After saying that, Lu Zheng pulled Qiao Zhen back to the company.
Upon entering the company gate, Qiao Zhen realized that an uninvited guest had arrived.
"Mr. Lu, we meet again."
Cui Yue nodded obsequiously to President Lu, then extended his hand in greeting.
"Hmm." Lu Zheng just smiled, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.
"This is……"
Qiao Zhen sensed something was wrong and frowned as she asked Lu Zheng, who was standing next to her.
"Hello Ms. Qiao, I'm here to discuss my brother's business."
Seeing Qiao Zhen's puzzled look, Cui Yue's smile widened, and he reached out to shake hands with her.
"What?" Qiao Zhen frowned, somewhat unable to believe what she was hearing.
Cui Yue, still smiling, said, "What I mean is that I will take charge of my brother's projects from now on."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen shook off Cui Yue's hand and then lowered her voice, saying, "Let's talk in the office."
Lu Zheng probably guessed what Qiao Zhen was going to say, so he remained silent and followed her into the office.
Why wasn't the change of project manager discussed with me beforehand?
Qiao Zhen frowned.
The words were addressed to Lu Zheng, but Cui Yue, who was standing next to him, started the conversation first.
“Ms. Qiao, this is not Mr. Lu’s fault. It’s our requirement because my brother’s work experience is not that extensive, and giving him this project is a bit too difficult.”
"This project was signed between our company and your brother's company. Now the project manager has changed. If I remember correctly, you're not an employee of your brother's company, are you?"
Upon hearing this, Cui Yue's expression stiffened: "Miss Qiao, you don't need to worry. My brother's company is now fully managed by me."
Hearing this, Qiao Zhen frowned: "Then what about him?"
Upon hearing this, Cui Yue seemed unconcerned, his signature smile still on his face: "What he does is my brother's business. Miss Qiao, you should focus all your attention on our project."
After speaking, Cui Yue glanced at Lu Zheng beside him, his gaze carrying a meaningful meaning.
Lu Zheng knew what Cui Yue meant by those words, and his expression turned somewhat gloomy.
Qiao Zhen, however, immediately saw through his trick.
"You mean you think what you're doing is very civilized?"
Upon hearing this, Cui Yue curled his lips into a sneer, his voice tinged with disdain: "Miss Qiao, I advise you not to meddle in things you shouldn't be involved in. We have our reasons for doing this."
Hearing this, Qiao Zhen was indeed indignant on Cui Yue's behalf, but she also knew that she couldn't help him at the moment. After thinking it over, she could only agree for the time being.
Seeing that Qiao Zhen had compromised, Cui Yue opened his mouth to say something, but Qiao Zhen stopped him with a single sentence.
"Now that we've reached an agreement, let's leave it at that. I have some things to discuss with the boss. Just send me any important documents that need to be changed later."
Hearing Qiao Zhen's touching tone, Cui Yue scoffed inwardly, didn't want to say anything more, nodded and left.
After everyone left, Qiao Zhen turned her head and looked up at Lu Zheng with a stubborn expression.
"Is this all you've done for me?"
“You care about this project, and I’m doing this for your own good.”
Hearing Lu Zheng's words, Qiao Zhen frowned: "What do you mean by that?"
“Cui Yi’s company is riddled with problems and flaws. You don’t need to let him drag down your own project.”
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen realized what Cui Yi had said earlier and became angry: "I know what you mean, but the project has already been signed. If you change the project manager at this time, you will only make things worse for his company."
"I don't believe you only found out about this after you signed the contract. If you already knew about the many crises in this company, why did you even sign it?"
As he listened to Qiao Zhen's aggressive words, Lu Zheng's brows gradually furrowed.
"Qiao Zhen, when I signed the contract, he assured me that he could quickly resolve the company's problems. Plus, you were the intermediary, which made me feel comfortable signing the contract. But later, the company's debts not only didn't disappear, but actually got worse. How can you expect me to trust him?"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen keenly sensed something was amiss and immediately asked in return.
"You mean you met with him privately before signing the contract?"
Hearing this, Lu Zheng couldn't help but nod: "That's right, he didn't tell you?"
Qiao Zhen lowered her head and fell silent. In fact, she didn't even know that the two of them had communicated privately before.
Seeing this, Lu Zheng was not surprised, and simply patted her on the shoulder.
"In business, this kind of thing is quite common, and playing the victim is normal."
Hearing this, Qiao Zhen suddenly remembered what Cui Yi had told her about his company, which had indeed aroused her sympathy.
Seeing Qiao Zhen remain silent, Lu Zheng sighed: "It's normal that you were deceived, after all, I didn't expect him to be able to deceive you."
“No.” Qiao Zhen shook her head, then looked up at him: “If that’s really the case, then we can’t just let it go.”
"So what do you want?"
Lu Zheng asked in confusion.
Qiao Zhen's gaze was very firm: "I need to find him in person and ask him clearly, otherwise I won't be able to let this matter go."
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