Hearing his mockery, Qiao Zhen's heart tightened. She looked at the man beside her, and suddenly she saw something, her eyes immediately turning to horror.
"you……"
"What, are you talking about this?" Lu Zheng raised an eyebrow, playing with the camera in his hand, his peach blossom eyes staring straight at her.
Although his tone was somewhat provocative, the icy coldness in his eyes reached straight to Qiao Zhen's heart.
Qiao Zhen's heart skipped a beat. She had originally planned to use this video to blackmail him for 500,000 yuan, but she had overlooked this point despite all her calculations!
"I..." Qiao Zhen hesitated, glancing nervously at Lu Zheng. When she saw him suddenly laugh, she became even more frightened.
You should know that Lu Zheng is notoriously ruthless in this city, and everyone knows that if he smiles, that person is finished.
Previously, it was because of the ambiguous and unspoken relationship between Qiao Zhen and him that it didn't matter if she acted a little strangely.
But this time is different. Given the previous warning, if Qiaozhen were to do it again, it would truly be unacceptable.
"Qiao Luosheng, how come I had no idea you'd learned so many skills after we broke up? Are you trying to blackmail me?"
Lu Zheng stood up with his arms crossed, looking down at her with an arrogant expression.
"I...I have a request."
Qiao Zhen composed herself. No matter what, she had to get that 500,000 yuan back.
Almost the instant she finished speaking, Lu Zheng scoffed disdainfully, strode over to Qiao Zhen, grabbed her chin, and said fiercely.
"Weren't you very arrogant before? You didn't even ask for my opinion when you broke up with me, so why are you now subservient to me?"
Hearing his insults, Qiao Zhen just bit her lip and dared not speak.
What exactly do you want?
Lu Zheng rarely saw Qiao Zhen with such an expression, and couldn't help but frown with worry.
But then he thought about what she had done, and his furrowed brows relaxed.
After hearing this, Qiao Zhen bit her lip unwillingly: "I can do whatever you ask, just please lend me that 500,000."
Thinking of her mother lying in the hospital bed, she still mustered up the courage to speak.
After all, nothing is more important to her than her mother's life right now.
"You can do all of that? Then if I asked you to strip naked and walk around outside, could you do that too?" Lu Zheng couldn't help but laugh as he looked at Qiao Zhen's eager expression.
Lu Zheng took two steps back, his expression full of mockery, as if he was waiting for Qiao Zhen to "perform".
Qiao Zhen took a step back in fear, her body shrinking as if she had taken his words seriously.
Looking at his pitiful appearance, Lu Zheng felt inexplicably irritated, and his heart softened a little, but the words he spoke changed.
"Why aren't you saying anything? If you can't do it, then leave now. I don't need you for one more night."
Qiao Zhen looked up in disbelief, not expecting him to say such a thing. She had imagined many different requests, but she never expected this one.
Overwhelmed with mixed feelings, she was unable to utter a single word.
After a long silence, Qiao Zhen took a deep breath, wanting to ask Lu Zheng to change his request, but found that Lu Zheng had already disappeared.
Qiao Zhen couldn't help but feel anxious, after all, he was the only one she could rely on now, and she had to seize this opportunity.
Thinking of this, she decided to pack her things and hurry after them.
Just then, the phone rang, breaking the silence and making Qiao Zhen jump up in surprise.
She fumbled for her phone and saw the hospital's number displayed. A bad feeling crept into her heart, but she had no choice but to answer the phone with trembling hands.
"Ms. Qiao, when should we pay your mother's hospital bill?"
The calls for payment from the hospital were like a deadly curse. Qiao Zhen couldn't help but feel a little scared, but she still pretended to be strong and said, "I'll transfer the money to you in the next few days."
She could afford the 500,000 yuan medical bill, but the problem was that after paying that amount, her card was empty, making it difficult to afford the subsequent treatment.
“I can postpone it until tomorrow, but your mother’s illness can’t wait, and the subsequent treatment costs need to be paid tomorrow.”
The doctor's slightly troubled voice rang out.
Sure enough, the expected voice rang out. Qiao Zhen suppressed the urge to cry, sniffled, and said, "Doctor, could you give me another chance..."
Just then, a commotion erupted on the other end of the phone, followed by the phone being snatched away.
"Ms. Qiao, I'm sorry, but according to our hospital's regulations, you need to have all the surgery fees and subsequent treatment fees ready by tomorrow. Otherwise, I'm sorry we can't provide treatment for your mother."
"What?"
Qiao Zhen suddenly jumped out of bed, "But that's not what you said when you notified me that day!"
"I'm sorry, we have updated our regulations recently. This is just following the rules, so please don't make things difficult for us."
The doctor grumbled and hung up the phone; Qiao Zhen only heard the dial tone.
Qiao Zhen bit her lip. Now was not the time for her to be naive. As soon as the thought popped into her head, she quickly hailed a taxi and went to the hospital.
Upon seeing her mother in a wheelchair, Qiao Zhen immediately wanted to go to her side, but was stopped by a nurse standing nearby.
"You're a patient's family member, right? You're not allowed to participate without paying. It's against our hospital's rules."
The doctor sounded very impatient. Qiao Zhen wanted to ask again after hearing this, but then she realized that the doctor was a new face.
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