The man's lips twitched. He hadn't expected Qiao Zhen to be so good at turning the tables, and he froze on the spot.
"But if you're really jealous of me, you can learn from me. There's no trick to it, the main thing is to be thick-skinned."
Qiao Zhen said with a smile, which made the man even angrier.
"Hmph, don't think you can act all high and mighty just because you're a date. There are plenty of people who look down on you."
The man snorted coldly and left in anger.
On the other side, Song Shiyi sheepishly put away her men's watch, blushing with embarrassment at the mocking looks from those around her.
She had been trying to curry favor with President Wang for a long time in order to attend this banquet, but she never expected that Qiao Zhen would be here as well.
Those nearby saw Song Shiyi's appearance just now and couldn't help but laugh.
"Miss Song, you really need to step up your game. The man you've liked for so long is getting so close to a woman you've only known for a short time. All your years together don't even amount to a few months of his relationship."
"You're talking nonsense!" Song Shiyi glared at the person and retorted defiantly.
"Lu Zheng only took her to one banquet, and look how smug she is. This is just a flash in the pan, and Lu Zheng will definitely get tired of her soon."
Despite saying that, Song Shiyi was still unconvinced and wiggled her hips as she came to Qiao Zhen's side.
"Miss Qiao, it's been a long time."
Song Shiyi looked down at her, as if this would allow her to regain some face.
Knowing that her contact with her was definitely not for anything good, she looked at Song Shiyi speechlessly.
"What's up?"
"It's nothing. I just admire Miss Qiao for climbing to this position in such a short time."
Hearing her words, Qiao Zhen also sneered and asked in return, "Sorry, I didn't crawl. I was invited by Lu Zheng to be his female companion. As for you, I don't know."
She looked at Song Shiyi with a somewhat sarcastic expression.
"You!" Song Shiyi's voice suddenly rose as she stared intently at her, her chest heaving with anger.
On the other side, Lu Zheng had just closed a deal when General Manager Wang, looking rather mysterious, said, "President Gu, this Miss Qiao isn't very honest."
Lu Zheng frowned, remaining silent, and instead looked at Qiao Zhen not far away: "Do you know the consequences of saying this in front of me?"
Upon hearing this, President Wang immediately smiled and explained, "President Lu, don't worry, I have pictures to prove it."
As he spoke, Mr. Wang opened his phone and showed him a photo.
The photo shows Qiao Zhen having dinner with Gu Xijue, and Qiao Zhen is smiling happily.
Of course, this photo must have been given to me by Song Shiyi.
Lu Zheng narrowed his eyes. He had warned Qiao Zhen long ago not to have any more contact with Gu Xijue.
But now it seems that Qiao really doesn't take his words seriously.
He deftly took Mr. Wang's phone and deleted the photos: "Keep this to yourself."
Just then, a shout rang out, attracting the attention of the vast majority of people.
"Help!"
Upon hearing the sound, Song Shiyi was seen struggling underwater, having swallowed several mouthfuls of water.
Qiao Zhen blinked, realizing that Song Shiyi was trying to frame her.
She couldn't help but sneer; this tactic was far too outdated.
Upon seeing this, Old Master Lu immediately instructed the bodyguards beside him to rescue Song Shiyi, who had fallen into the water.
"You're too cruel, Miss Qiao! You actually pushed someone into the water!"
Lu Hang didn't like Qiao Zhen to begin with, and when he saw Song Shiyi fall into the water, he immediately started blaming her.
Hearing this, she found it amusing that they didn't even ask what happened, and instead pushed the blame onto her without any explanation.
Thinking of this, she became indignant: "I didn't do it. She fell into the water herself and framed me."
Lu Hang wanted to say something more, but Lu Zheng, who was standing next to him, immediately retorted.
"Whether she did it or not, it's none of your business. Shut up."
Having been humiliated, Lu Hang dared not cause any more trouble for Qiao Zhen and could only look at her with a gloomy face.
Grandpa Lu, who was standing to the side, spoke up at the right moment: "Just now it was just you and Miss Song. Who else could it be but you? But I believe you didn't do it on purpose. Apologize to Miss Song and this matter will be over."
If you don't listen carefully, you might think that Grandpa Song is upholding justice, but in reality, he is indirectly asking Qiao Zhen to admit that she pushed Song Shiyi into the water.
Qiao Zhen looked at the scene unfolding before her and couldn't help but sneer. Could this plot be any more clichéd than framing someone for falling into the water?
She lowered her head and saw a hint of triumphant smile on Song Shiyi's pale face, and she sneered.
“Mr. Lu, even if it was just the two of us at the time, there is no direct evidence to prove that I am the murderer. It is impossible for me to confess without any evidence.”
Qiao Zhen remained indifferent, ignoring the mocking glances from those around her, and planned to leave directly.
"Miss Qiao, are you leaving now because you feel guilty?"
Suddenly, Song Shiyi, who was standing weakly to the side, spoke up.
Qiao Zhen turned around and looked at her weak appearance with a cold smile. She had been pretending to be mute, but now that she was leaving, she finally spoke.
"I've already said that I didn't push the person. If you insist on blaming me, there's nothing I can do."
"President Lu, it's not appropriate to convict Qiao Zhen so arbitrarily without distinguishing right from wrong."
The door was suddenly pushed open, and Qiao Zhen turned her head to look. She was slightly surprised to see that the person who came in was Gu Xijue.
Why is he here too?
Seeing him gracefully approach and stand up for her, she smiled gratefully.
Seeing Gu Xijue step forward, Old Master Lu was slightly surprised: "That's true, but there was no one else at the time. Could it be that Miss Song jumped down by herself?"
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