What puzzled her even more was who the person she was having an affair with was.
Seeing Qiao Zhen's unwell expression, Gu Xijue couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong, Zhenzhen?"
"No... it's just that I'm wondering who the person who harmed me is? Why did they create this scandal between me and Cui Yi?"
"We'll talk about that later. Right now, what we need to do is secure the project for the Hope Primary School."
Gu Xijue changed the subject, patted Qiao Zhen's head, and comforted her.
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen nodded, deciding to put these things aside for the time being.
"You must be very tired after what happened. Go take a shower and rest."
No sooner had he finished speaking than Gu Xijue shoved Qiao Zhen and pushed her into the bathroom.
Qiao Zhen nearly fell, but she pouted before standing up.
"What? Why are you in such a hurry..."
Qiao Zhen muttered to herself as she turned on the shower and started taking a shower.
It has to be said that after the hot water was poured on her skin, Qiao Zhen felt like all her worries disappeared.
After taking a shower, Qiao Zhen quietly turned off the water and came out of the bathroom without making a sound.
Gu Xijue gave her a room with a private bathroom, so Qiao Zhen didn't have to go out.
Thinking of this, Qiao Zhen went to wash her hands, only to find that the bathroom water was cut off.
"What happened?"
Qiao Zhen frowned, not expecting to arrive at this critical juncture.
After thinking it over again, Qiao Zhen pushed open the door, intending to go find Gu Xijue and tell him about the water outage.
Following her intuition, Qiao Zhen went downstairs and looked around. It was already late at night, and only a few lights were on in the villa, creating a dim and somewhat eerie atmosphere.
Seeing this, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but rub her arms and try to walk in the light, but she heard a very quiet conversation.
Qiao Zhen slowly approached and realized that the voice came from Gu Xijue.
"What is he making on the phone so late?"
With a skeptical mind, Qiao Zhen secretly moved closer, intending to ask Gu Xijue about the water outage after he finished his call.
"If the trending topic is taken down, can't you put it back up? Without buzz, how can this become popular?"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen's heart skipped a beat.
She insisted that she had overheard it by accident, but it sounded like the latest gossip.
Thinking of this, Qiao Zhen's heart pounded, and her fingers trembled slightly. She couldn't help but walk to the front and listen silently by the door.
"I don't care, the trending topic is gone anyway, you won't get a single penny. I paid you to create hype, not for you to take the money for nothing!"
Inside the door, Gu Xijue was furious. Qiao Zhen was stunned when she heard this; this was a completely different person from the Gu Xijue she knew.
Combined with Gu Xijue's words, Qiao Zhen's fingers grew even colder.
Could it be... that this scandal really originated from him?
Thinking of this, Qiao Zhen's pupils contracted, and her face gradually turned pale.
Qiao Zhen looked extremely pale, seemingly surprised that Gu Xijue could lie to her.
"Okay, I got it. Call me anytime if there's progress."
While Qiao Zhen was still in a daze, Gu Xijue inside the door had already finished his conversation on the other end of the phone.
Gu Xijue hung up the phone and was about to walk out the door.
It’s over!
Qiao Luosheng suddenly realized that he had been so shocked that he had forgotten to hide.
Thinking of this, Qiao Zhen could only hide in a corner and pray that Gu Xijue wouldn't see her for a while.
After a while, Gu Xijue opened the door again, and Qiao Zhen covered her mouth tightly, not daring to make a sound.
If he just tilts his head to the side a little more, he can see Qiao Zhen.
Just at this critical moment, the doorbell rang, and Gu Xijue immediately turned around and walked towards the door.
Qiao Zhen was so frightened that her heart was pounding, and she seized the opportunity to run upstairs.
After a short while, Qiao Zhen pretended to have just come downstairs, turned on the light, and naturally walked to the door.
"What's wrong?"
Qiao Zhen suppressed her surprise and asked calmly.
Gu Xijue didn't notice Qiao Zhen's unusual behavior; instead, all his attention was focused on the person outside the door.
"It's too dark now, I can't see who's outside the door."
Gu Xijue licked his lips and cautiously peered at the other person through the cat's eye.
Suddenly, the person opposite spoke up: "I know Qiao Zhen is here."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen frowned; he immediately recognized Lu Zheng's voice.
Gu Xijue and Qiao Zhen exchanged a glance, and then Gu Xijue asked, "May I ask who you are?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Zheng took off his hat.
Qiao Zhen was somewhat surprised to see that it really was Lu Zheng.
How did he know he was here?
While Qiao Zhen was still in a daze, Gu Xijue glanced at her again and then lied, "Mr. Lu, you may be mistaken. Miss Qiao is not here with me right now. If you want to find her, you should go somewhere else."
"Gu Xijue, don't think you can hide anything from me. I don't want to pursue what you did before, but don't touch Qiao Zhen."
Hearing Lu Zheng's words, Gu Xijue's face also darkened, but his tone remained relatively gentle: "President Lu, I'm afraid you've misunderstood. In the business world, it's just a matter of tactics. I'm not stealing or robbing."
"I'm not here today to discuss business; I'm here to take Qiao Zhen back."
Lu Zheng's attitude was very firm. Qiao Zhen didn't want to cause trouble for Gu Xijue. In addition, she had overheard Gu Xijue's words outside the door, which made Qiao Zhen feel like her mind was in a mess.
Thinking of this, Qiao Zhen pursed her lips and said softly, "Why don't I just go with him? I don't want to cause you any trouble here."
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