"Don't worry, Zhenzhen, I must avenge you. I won't let anyone bully you."
Hearing this, Qiao Cheng felt a surge of warmth in his heart. Looking at Gu Xijue's gentle smiling face, he admitted that he was indeed not good enough for Gu Xijue.
"Actually, I really want to ask you why you're so good to me."
Qiao Zhen looked at Gu Xijue with a puzzled expression.
"You're my friend, isn't it only right that I'm good to you? Besides, there's no need for so many questions. I'll just be good to you if I want to."
When asked to stop explaining Gu Xijue's reasons, Qiao Zhen had nothing to say in rebuttal.
"What, you don't want me to be good to you?"
Gu Xijue suddenly leaned close to Qiao Zhen and asked, his face close to hers.
Qiao Zhen quickly shook her head: "No, I just feel..."
After saying that, Qiao Zhen's face immediately turned red, and she shook her head again, saying, "No, it's not that, I..."
Seeing Qiao Zhen's flustered state, Gu Xijue couldn't help but laugh. He ruffled Qiao Zhen's hair and said with a smile, "It's okay. If you can't think of anything to say, you don't have to say anything. Just being by your side like this is fine."
Hearing this, Qiao Zhen smiled slightly, gave a grateful "hmm," and then hugged Gu Xijue.
"Thanks."
Just then, Qiao Zhen's phone rang. Upon closer inspection, she realized it was Lu Zheng calling.
"I need to take this call." Qiao Zhen glanced at Gu Xijue with a slightly embarrassed expression.
Gu Xijue nodded: "It's alright, do as you please."
Qiao Zhen answered the phone, and Lu Zheng's cold male voice came from the other end.
"Qiao Zhen, where are you now?"
"I..." Qiao Zhen was speechless for a moment, and couldn't help but glance at Gu Xijue next to her, and said, "I'm in the hospital."
Unexpectedly, Lu Zheng did not show any surprise. He simply nodded and said, "I understand. Go back to the company right away."
Hearing this, Qiao Zhen was a little confused. Before she could even think about why Lu Zheng didn't suspect that she was in the hospital, Gu Xijue forced her into this situation.
"Alright, the doctor said you're fine. Why don't you go back to work? You're such a workaholic, I'm afraid you won't be able to adapt if you're away from work."
Hearing Gu Xijue's words, Qiao Zhen was amused by him: "You understand me best."
Gu Xijue left after dropping him off at the company. Qiao Zhen stepped into the company, but at that moment he received a call from his assistant.
"What's wrong?" Qiao Zhen asked, puzzled. His assistant usually wouldn't call him unless it was something urgent.
"Sister Qiao Zhen, have you arrived at the company yet?"
The assistant's voice was very anxious, as if he was afraid of something.
"I just arrived at the company's location. Is there anything I can help you with?"
Qiao Zhen frowned and told him directly that something big seemed to have happened.
"Oh dear, Sister Qiao Zhen, please come up here quickly. I don't know what's wrong with President Lu today, he threw a huge tantrum, and now no one dares to mess with him. I bet it's because of you. Please come up and save us."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen's heart skipped a beat.
Because of her?
Qiao Zhen didn't understand, but she couldn't stop thinking about it, so she had to hurry upstairs.
When she got upstairs, she found the atmosphere inside to be very oppressive, with everyone quiet.
Qiao Zhen tiptoed to her assistant's side, only to see that the assistant had a bitter face and didn't dare to speak to Qiao Zhen, but just gave her a wink.
He gestured for her to go to Lu Zheng's office.
Qiao Zhen sighed and accepted the fact.
"Mr. Lu, it's me."
Qiao Zhen knocked on the door and spoke into the room.
"Enter."
Lu Zheng replied simply, his voice so calm that it was impossible to discern his emotions.
Qiao Zhen pursed her lips, quickly opened the door, and walked forward.
“Mr. Lu, I was drugged at the restaurant yesterday, so…”
Before Qiao Zhen could finish speaking, Lu Zheng interrupted her, saying, "I know this; Gu Xijue told me."
"So you knew?" Qiao Zhen had barely uttered the words when she immediately realized something was wrong.
"You just said that Gu Xijue told you?"
Qiao Zhen was somewhat puzzled.
Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng finally showed some expression. He crossed his arms, propped his elbows on the table, and looked at Qiao Zhen with interest.
"What, even if I don't tell you, you still don't intend to tell the truth?"
"I didn't." Qiao Zhen shook his head. How could he not be telling the truth?
"If Gu Xijue hadn't told me that he was the one who saved you, were you planning to hide this fact from me?"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen fell silent. To save trouble, she would indeed keep this matter a secret.
But why did Gu Xijue take the initiative to tell Lu Zheng?
Why would he tell you this on his own initiative?
Qiao Zhen finally couldn't help but voice her doubts, and Lu Zheng just gave a cold laugh.
"What? With something this big happening, the first person you thought of was him?"
Hearing Lu Zheng's aggressive questioning tone, Qiao Ran also became a little impatient: "President Lu, Gu Xijue has always saved me in every emergency, and he is my good friend. Is it alright for me to ask a few more questions?"
Hearing this, Lu Zheng curled his lips into a smile, but the veins on his forehead betrayed his anger.
"Okay, very good."
Instead of getting angry, Lu Zheng laughed and tossed a document to Qiao Zhen.
"Get this project done within three days, or you're fired."
Qiao Zhen had never seen Lu Zheng so angry with her, especially since he had threatened her job.
Even when Lu Zheng was angry, he never shortchanged Qiao Zhen financially.
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