Their brief exchange ended in silence. After that, neither of them spoke another word, and they went to sleep, each lost in their own thoughts.
The next day was a workday, and Qiao Zhen decided to put these things aside for the time being and focus entirely on her work.
After a quick wash, Qiao Zhen picked up her bag and went to work. She had initially gotten this done thanks to Yan Simiao, so she called her.
"Zhenzhen, why did you suddenly decide to call me? Is there some progress in the relationship?"
Hearing this, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but chuckle and said, "You really can't hide anything from me."
"Hehe." Yan Simiao chuckled, then asked with a gossipy air, "So, what was the outcome of this matter?"
Hearing this, Qiao Zhen's face also showed some bitterness, but Yan Simiao did not notice it because of the phone call.
"Three years ago, after my car accident, a mysterious man paid my hospital fees, but he didn't leave his name, and I don't know who he was."
In the end, Qiao Zhen deliberately erased Lu Zheng's existence, as he didn't want Yan Simiao to have any good impression of him.
"That's it?" Yan Simiao blinked, seemingly surprised that the story ended so simply.
"Maybe it's more than that, but my abilities are limited, and it takes me some time to look things up," Qiao Zhen said with an awkward laugh.
Hearing this, Yan Simiao could only nod: "Okay, after all, I'm just an outsider in this matter. You are the real protagonist. I'll just remind you not to forget about this."
After responding, Qiao Zhen exchanged a few more pleasantries with Yan Simiao before hanging up the phone.
Stepping into the company, Qiao Zhen immediately immersed herself in her work.
But the staff member next to her looked worried and told her that the Hope Primary School project had been suspended.
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen immediately became restless.
When did this happen?
Qiao Zhen wanted to slam her fist on the table and stand up, but considering that they were at the company, she suppressed her emotions and said...
On the other side, an employee's voice was full of sighs: "Qiao Zhenjie, you have no idea what's wrong with that newly appointed manager. He insists on cutting some projects, and he's one of them."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen realized that Qiao Yun was causing him trouble.
Thinking that she hadn't offended him recently, Qiao Zhenzhen was completely baffled and could only grab the documents and run to find Qiao Yun.
"Sister Qiao Yun, what exactly happened? The Simon Elementary School project was suspended, and why didn't you tell me?"
Qiao Zhen frowned and patiently told Qiao Zhen about it.
Unexpectedly, Qiao Yun kept fiddling with his nails, her tone indifferent: "Oh, that project? I stopped it because I thought the profit was too low. Do you have a problem with that?"
Hearing this, the challenger was momentarily speechless and didn't know how to defend himself. He could only struggle to say, "But I've been in charge of that project for a while now, and the experimental project has already made initial progress. If you stop it now, the losses will probably be even greater."
Hearing this, Qiao Yun suddenly became a little impatient and rolled her eyes at him: "What's wrong with you? Who told me to be the manager and you to be just an employee?"
Hearing this, Qiao Zhen finally understood why Qiao Yun had such confidence in the company.
However, she was just a junior employee at the moment and couldn't be compared to a manager, so she could only nod, pick up the documents on the table, and leave immediately.
Seeing Qiao Zhen return after her defeat, her colleague was very worried: "Sister Zhenzhen, did something happen to you?"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen simply shook her head.
Even Lu Zheng's targeting of her didn't bring him down, so how could a mere Qiao Yun make him surrender?
"No, it's just a project. I'll find a way to get it back."
After giving her colleague a reassuring look, Qiao Zhen set her sights on Lu Zheng.
Although his relationship with Lu Zheng is currently delicate, he will still help with this kind of favor.
Moreover, Lu Zheng couldn't live without her and didn't want him to leave.
One reason is that Qiao Zhen hasn't recovered some of her memories, but other reasons seem even more exciting.
Thinking of this, Qiao Zhen immediately went to Lu Zheng, and this time she was much more familiar with the process: "Mr. Lu, Manager Qiao suspended my project without explaining things clearly, which caused me to lose several days of my studies and time. How should this matter be resolved?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng simply raised an eyebrow and then asked.
"You thought of me when something like this happened?"
Qiao Zhen was momentarily speechless at his words, but still nodded readily.
"Yes, please help me, I should have told you before that this project is very important to me, and I will not allow it to be in the hands of others."
At this point, if Lu Zheng didn't help, he would be betraying his previous promise.
But the journey seemed to have been planned long ago, he just smiled and said.
"Qiao Yun plans to use this project as a training exercise for Song Shiyi. If you're interested, you can ask him to give it a try."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen was utterly shocked.
This project is actually in Song Shiyi's hands. When did Qiao Yun and Song Shiyi become so close?
However, she had no time to think about these things at the moment. She nodded quickly and asked before leaving, "So, is that all the help you can give me?"
"I can help you, but can you guarantee I can help you every time?"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen turned around and gave Lu Zheng a deep look before leaving the office.
The first thing they did after leaving was to find Song Shiyi.
He's been incredibly smug lately, even though Lu Chen actually carried him back to the house before leaving him alone.
However, after this incident, many people in the company knew that Lu Zheng was interested in Song Shiyi.
Those onlookers who were unaware of the truth naturally didn't care how things actually happened; they only saw Lu Zheng carrying Lu Zheng in a princess carry.
So when Qiao Zhen found Song Shiyi, Song Shiyi thought he was there to assert his dominance.
"Hello, Ms. Song."
Qiao Zhen politely extended her hand to him as a gesture of goodwill.
Song Shiyi took this as a sign of flattery and slapped her hand away.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Qiao, we weren't familiar with each other before, and we won't be in the future. Please don't try to get close to me anymore."
After saying that, Song Shiyi's face was full of pride, as if she had won a battle.
Seeing his expression, Qiao Zhen instantly understood the source of his hostility and simply smiled faintly.
“Ms. Song, I think you’ve misunderstood. I’m not here to see you about any particular person, but about a project.”
Upon hearing this, Song Shiyi was immediately stunned.
Many onlookers were also secretly listening to what was going on between the two of them, and when they heard this, they all turned around and glanced at Song Shiyi.
Without exception, their eyes were full of mockery.
Song Shiyi's expression was naturally not good either; she hadn't expected Qiao Zhen's intentions to be so simple.
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