Although Qiao Zhen was a little puzzled, she nodded in agreement: "I don't deserve it. I'm just a nobody. There's no such thing as taking care of anyone. If there is, then definitely."
Qiao Zhen spent the morning surrounded by compliments from everyone.
In fact, she knew that this was just them trying to curry favor with Qiao Zhen after seeing Lu Zheng's powerful abilities.
Qiao Zhen understood them and didn't want to say anything more.
After this incident, Chen Si didn't cause any further trouble, and the final battle came to a successful conclusion.
"Everyone." Chen Si forced a smile, still keeping his promise: "As we agreed before, I'll treat everyone to hot pot."
But after this incident, not many people dared to keep the appointment; everyone remained silent, which indirectly expressed their attitude.
Qiao Zhen watched all of this with a cold eye. She had only herself to blame for her current predicament.
As if knowing that no one would give her face, her pensive expression looked quite unpleasant, but she still mustered up her courage to continue, "We've spent so many days together, please do me a favor."
Seeing her persistence, many people couldn't resist going.
Xiao Zhang, standing next to Qiao Zhen, nudged her arm and asked, "Miss Qiao, are you going or not?"
Qiao Zhen was somewhat surprised to see Xiao Zhang. Since the failure of this matter, Xiao Zhang had taken several days off. She thought that Xiao Zhang had resigned completely, but she did not expect him to come back.
However, there were some things that Qiao Zhen hadn't yet figured out.
"I'll go." Qiao Zhen's voice wasn't loud, but it made everyone around her stop abruptly, turn to look at her, and then all say they wanted to go as well.
After all, even Qiao Zhen went, so they had no reason to refuse.
"Really? If you're going too, Miss Qiao, then I'll go as well."
Xiao Zhang blinked, a cunning glint in his eyes beneath.
That evening, Chen Si generously booked the entire hot pot restaurant, and all the staff cheered as they entered.
"Eat whatever you want, don't be shy, it's all on me!"
He spoke with great composure after deep thought, which drew cheers from the entire audience.
Qiao Zhen simply sat down quietly to one side and then casually flipped through the menu.
"Why isn't Miss Qiao ordering anything?" Xiao Zhang asked, sitting down next to her quite naturally.
"I don't have much of an appetite; I only came for the fun of it."
As Qiao Zhen spoke, she secretly glanced at Xiao Zhang, as if trying to find some flaw in her expression.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Zhang smiled easily and said, "Miss Qiao, you're really lucky. You even managed to win in something like this."
Qiao Zhen's expression changed slightly: "Because I stand on the side of justice, justice will naturally favor me."
Xiao Zhang nodded thoughtfully: "Yes, but do you really think there are no other accomplices in this matter?"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zhen's eyes flickered, and she stared at her without moving.
"Of course I know, but many things lose their meaning when said."
Xiao Zhang still wore a faint smile: "Well, then I wish Miss Qiao a peaceful and smooth life ahead, just like it is now."
"You too," Qiao Zhen said with a forced smile.
"By the way, what brand of candy did you feed my brother? He said it was delicious and he wants me to buy him some too."
Xiao Zhang's eyes flickered, then he smiled and said, "I forgot too. Someone gave me this candy, and I don't know the brand."
"Who gave you that? Would you mind introducing us?"
Xiao Zhang slowly stood up, a smile on his face: "Miss Qiao, you will meet him again in the future."
After saying that, Xiao Zhang turned and left without even eating the hotpot.
Staring at Xiao Zhang's departing figure, Qiao Zhen suddenly became angry for some reason, and secretly started her car to follow her slowly.
Xiao Zhang's car turned left and right, eventually arriving at a small alley.
Seeing this, Qiao Zhen realized something was wrong and tried to turn around, but found that he was blocked by cars in both directions.
Her alarm went off, and she immediately called Lu Zheng.
"I'm surrounded! Here's my location, come quick!"
After saying that, Qiao Zhen hung up the phone immediately without letting Lu Zheng speak, and then looked around cautiously.
A moment later, Xiao Zhang slowly got out of the car, walked slowly to Qiao Zhen's car window, and knocked.
"Is there something you need?"
Qiao Zhen simply opened a very small hole in the car window to allow the sound to pass through.
During the conversation, two burly men arrived in the car behind them. They were strong and looked like men who were not to be trifled with.
"Miss Zhang, what do you want with me surrounded here?"
Qiao Zhen's tone was deliberately relaxed, but her expression was actually very serious.
"It's nothing, I just wanted to test when Mr. Lu would be able to get here."
As he spoke, Xiao Zhang glanced at his watch.
In the dim light, Qiao Zhen looked at Xiao Zhang through the car window and suddenly felt that her figure was somewhat familiar.
"Who are you……"
Qiao Zhen frowned, trying her best to recall if there was a similar figure in her memory.
Seeing her like this, Xiao Zhang finally smiled with satisfaction and then took off his glasses.
"You finally recognized me, Miss Qiao?"
As Xiao Zhang spoke, her eyes became even brighter after she took off her glasses. In the dim light, her blinking was quite eye-catching.
Qiao Zhen stared at her face, stunned, then her voice trembled with uncertainty: "You are... Su Ning?"
Seeing her like this, Su Ning laughed heartily with satisfaction: "You only just recognized me? Looks like my disguise skills are quite superb."
Seeing her smug look, Qiao Zhen couldn't bring herself to laugh.
She hadn't suspected anything like this before because she had never experienced anything like it and thought it was just too far-fetched.
But right now, seeing Su Ning's smug look, she couldn't say a word.
Fortunately, she kept the windows locked the whole time. As long as she didn't open the car door, no outsiders could get in, so she was still safe for the time being.
"I have a question." Qiao Zhen looked at Su Ning's face, and besides surprise, she was mostly puzzled.
"I don't know you at all, why are you targeting me time and time again?"
Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, a ferocious look appeared on Su Ning's face. She sneered, "Never know each other? That's just your impression of us as strangers!"
Hearing this, Qiao Zhen was even more confused: "What do you mean? Please explain clearly!"
Su Ning looked at her face without saying a word. Just then, a roaring sound came, and Lu Zheng quickly rode over on his motorcycle.
He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that Qiao Zhen was still safe in the car.
When Su Ning saw Lu Zheng arrive, she didn't say anything more, took a few steps back, and was about to get into her car and leave.
Qiao Zhen frowned as she watched her retreating figure.
So, Su Ning blocked her here not to harm her?
The two burly men remained silent and returned to their car, no longer speaking.
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