Qiao Zhen was shocked.
The boss, oblivious to what was going on, continued, "Why is he such a strange person? He's so inseparable from you, yet he doesn't care if you go hungry and eats all by himself? He couldn't possibly be..."
He wanted to point to his head, but then he remembered the other person's extraordinary bearing and generous spending, and the beautiful young woman in front of him, who was also quite remarkable, so he quickly shut his mouth to avoid offending anyone.
Qiao Zhen regained her senses. "Boss, could you take me to see the room he stayed in on his first night?"
"Sure." The guest had booked the room long-term with great expense, and the owner was happy to oblige.
Qiao Zhen followed the owner around two rows of guest rooms and arrived at the guest room located in the northwest corner of the farmhouse. A flock of sheep thought that their owner had come to feed them, and they bleated and stretched their necks behind the fence.
The sheep are cute, and they taste amazing.
Qiao Zhen covered her mouth and nose and walked into the guest room, which was still under repair. Even with the doors and windows closed, the stench of the sheep pen was hard to hide. There was a shallow pool of water in the bathroom, and black and white mold spots covered the white walls. The musty smell filled the entire room, intertwined with the stench of sheep droppings, creating an even more indescribable odor.
Just like the clean guest rooms they stayed in, the cabinets were fully stocked with mosquito repellent products.
Looking at the bed again, the blankets were neatly laid out, with wrinkles from someone lying on them.
Qiao Zhen guessed that Lu Zheng slept fully clothed, but his face had to be exposed, so he was bitten by mites in the pillow and blanket, which caused the rash.
"He stayed overnight?" Qiao Zhen still couldn't believe that the dignified head of the Lu family could tolerate such an environment and sleep for a whole night.
The owner nodded. "I got up to patrol in the early morning and saw him sleeping in bed when the door was ajar. There are only a few farmhouses and guesthouses around here, and the other ones are much worse than mine. Plus, it's peak tourist season, so it's hard to find a room. If you don't stay here, you have to go back to the city."
Qiao Zhen was somewhat dazed.
How did Lu Zheng, who was spoiled and pampered, manage to endure it?
Her heart trembled slightly.
The owner said, "Luckily, a room became available the next day, so we quickly moved it to a different spot for your boyfriend. Sigh, he's actually quite nice; he didn't complain at all."
He scratched his forehead, hesitated for a moment, and then asked in a low voice, "Your boyfriend won't turn around and get revenge on me, will he?"
"Probably not." Qiao Zhen was quite confident about this.
If Lu Zheng wanted revenge, he would have already ordered his subordinates to overturn the farmhouse.
"By the way, where do the people he's been seeing these past few days live?"
"Who is he?" the boss asked, puzzled. "Besides you, is there no one with him?"
Qiao Zhen was taken aback. "Didn't you see him surrounded by a bunch of people, or meeting with someone?"
The boss suddenly understood, "You're worried that your boyfriend will be cheating on you with other women while you're not around, right?"
"..." Qiao Zhen was speechless at her boss's wild imagination.
The boss waved his hands repeatedly, "Don't worry, don't worry, it's just him. There are no women, oh, and no men have come looking for him!"
Qiao Zhen hurriedly asked, "Are you planning to develop tourist resorts around here?"
The boss shook his head. "There have been rumors, but many villagers disagree, so it's been put on hold indefinitely. I'd like to build a zoo or amusement park to bring me some business."
After saying goodbye to her boss, Qiao Zhen slumped onto the sofa in a daze, clutching her head.
What is Lu Zheng thinking?!
Qiao Zhen couldn't sleep well the night Lu Zheng left.
The next day, Qiao's mother had calmed down and knew that her daughter planned to return to the city that day. She urged her to go back right after lunch.
“If it gets any later, it will be dark by the time we get back to the city,” said Mrs. Qiao.
Aunt Wang and the others were all laughing.
Nurse Deng said, "Don't worry, Miss Qiao, I will take good care of your mother."
Everyone was hoping she would leave soon, and Qiao Zhen sadly boarded the bus back to the city.
Instead of going home, she took the fresh cherries she bought from the orchard and went straight to the company to report back from work.
As she entered the company building, she passed through the turnstile and saw a flamboyant figure standing in the elevator lobby.
Song Ruyi wore a red deep V-neck short dress, revealing her curvaceous figure and making her look excessively seductive.
However, there was still more than an hour before closing time, and the lobby was nearly empty, with no one appreciating her beauty.
Qiao Zhen hid around the corner before Song Ruyi discovered her.
Her plan with Yan Simiao was still missing a spark; the timing wasn't right, and she didn't want to run into Song Ruyi head-on.
"Song Ruyi, how could you do this to me!"
At this moment, Ling Yiyi's resentful questioning voice rang out.
Song Ruyi said nonchalantly, "You can only blame yourself for not being capable enough to infiltrate Lu Zheng's team."
"You!" Ling Yiyi laughed angrily. "President Lu has a fiancée. Besides, have you forgotten how he treated you last time? Are you trying to seduce me? Do you have a masochistic tendency?"
Listening to them undermining each other, Qiao Zhen couldn't help but sigh at what kind of fake sisterhood this was.
Song Ruyi tossed her long, wavy hair and said smugly, "There's no man I, Song Ruyi, can't win over. On the day of the auction, when I had that accident, my pitiful appearance must have touched Lu Zheng's heart and aroused his protective instincts!"
Ling Yiyi scoffed, "Are you running a fever?"
"Tsk, you have no face or figure, of course you can't understand." When the elevator reached the first floor, Song Ruyi rudely pushed Ling Yiyi, who was blocking her way. "Listen carefully, Ling Yiyi, helping you is a favor, not helping you is my right. You have no right to ask me to do anything."
She tossed her hair, stepped into the elevator with captivating charm in her high heels.
Qiao Zhen saw Ling Yiyi lying on the ground in a disheveled state, her forehead hitting the trash can, leaving a faint bluish-purple mark.
Her once pretty features gradually twisted into a grotesque grimace. Ling Yiyi yelled at the already closed elevator doors, "Song Ruyi, you shameless slut, you're not even worthy to carry Lu Zheng's shoes!"
Voices came from the stairwell. Ling Yiyi got up and rushed out of the building.
Qiao Zhen gripped her phone tightly and rushed into the elevator that was about to close, arriving at the scene where Lu Zheng and Song Ruyi were meeting as quickly as possible!
Many colleagues gathered outside Lu Zheng's office, but no one noticed that someone who should have been on annual leave was quietly standing at the back of the crowd, raising his phone and pressing the video recording function.
In the office, the man in the suit sat motionless behind his desk. Even the afterglow of the setting sun could not dispel his cold and aloof aura, which inspired awe just by looking at him from afar.
Song Ruyi swayed her slender waist as she walked to the desk, tossed a document onto the one Lu Zheng was reading, then placed her hands on the table, disregarding the fact that her low-cut neckline might accidentally reveal her private parts, and leaned down directly towards the indifferent man.
She smiled sweetly and said, "It's a pleasure doing business with you, Mr. Lu."
The hearts of the onlookers jumped into their throats.
My goodness, if Song Ruyi looked like this hundreds of years ago, she would definitely be a femme fatale who could bring ruin to a country with every smile and frown.
Then look at their CEO, Mr. Lu, who slowly raised his eyelids, his cold face revealing a sinister gaze.
He wasn't looking at the alluring beauty in front of him, but rather his gaze swept towards the assistant standing at the door.
"Who allowed her in?"
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