Suddenly, Qiao Zhen realized a possibility.
"Lu Zheng," she asked softly, ignoring the pain in her wrist, "was it you...?"
"Luo Sheng is out." Lu Zheng interrupted her, releasing his grip at the same time.
Qiao Zhen rubbed her wrist, wanting to ask more questions, but Lu Zheng brushed past her and headed towards the school gate.
She turned back to look at his cold, aloof back, and the doubts in her heart grew thicker and heavier.
I must find time to talk to Lu Zheng alone later!
Qiao Zhen showed concern for Lu Zheng, but Lu Zheng didn't give her a chance at all. After picking up Qiao Luosheng, he said a few words, arranged for bodyguards and a business car to pick them up, and then didn't even have lunch together before rushing to the company.
Before she could even say goodbye, Lu Zheng had already sped away on his motorcycle.
This is so strange... Qiao Zhen was uneasy, but she still mustered her spirits and took care of her mother and younger brother.
During lunch, Teacher Jin added her as a WeChat friend.
After passing through, Qiao Zhen politely greeted Teacher Jin.
After asking Qiao Luosheng how his exams went, Teacher Jin brought up the purpose of her visit: "You are welcome to visit the school again anytime. If I may be so bold as to ask, what does your husband do?"
She felt that Qiao Zhen's "husband" looked familiar, but couldn't quite place him. It was a pity she didn't take a picture and search for him online.
Qiao Zhen pinched her brow in distress and replied somewhat awkwardly, "He is not my husband."
Teacher Jin smiled. They were strolling hand in hand on campus so intimately. If they weren't husband and wife, they were practically inseparable, just waiting for their marriage certificate.
However, since the other person was too shy to elaborate, she didn't press for details. "Next time you come to the school, you can let me know in advance, and I'll make arrangements to receive you. Speaking of which, many graduates miss the campus and come back to visit during graduation season."
Qiao Zhen has lost contact with most of her former classmates, so she politely inquired who was going.
Teacher Jin: "Do you still remember Gu Xijue? He was a year ahead of you and the most popular guy in the school! I never expected him to suddenly return to China and donate ten million yuan to the school to build a better stadium."
"Mmm." Qiao Zhen replied calmly.
It seems that the familiar figure I saw at the resort last time really was Gu Xijue.
He also mentioned wanting to organize a class reunion, inviting teachers and close classmates from back then. I remember you two were quite close; have you kept in touch all these years? Will you come to the reunion?
Qiao Zhen, seeing Teacher Jin's warm invitation, replied politely, "I look forward to seeing my classmates again."
Teacher Jin was secretly delighted when she saw this.
Isn't this the chance to meet Qiao Zhen's husband?
However, she didn't know that Qiao Zhen had never received an invitation to the class reunion.
Qiao Zhen still had Gu Xijue's number saved in her phone's contacts. Because she had deliberately changed the nickname to the letter "Z", it was placed at the very bottom of the contacts list, above countless contacts of clients, colleagues, and so on. She had never scrolled that far back before.
She smiled indifferently.
That way, no one cares about anyone else, which is best.
After Qiao Luosheng finished his last exam, Qiao Zhen still hadn't seen Lu Zheng. Her concerned text messages went unanswered. She was worried that this was a crucial time to deal with the Shen Group and that it might disturb Lu Zheng and distract him. So she kept an eye on the news while waiting silently.
To celebrate the successful completion of the college entrance examination, Qiao Zhen booked a banquet.
She sent the time and location to Lu Zheng well in advance, but he didn't say whether he would come or not.
"Miaomiao, I'm coming downstairs to pick you up." Qiao Zhen and Yan Simiao were on the phone when they walked through the magnificent hotel corridor and pressed the elevator button.
Just as I hung up the phone, the elevator arrived.
Qiao Zhen was looking for Lu Zheng's reply as he walked into the elevator, unaware that there was another person inside.
As the elevator doors closed and slowly descended, a pair of red high heels silently appeared in Qiao Zhen's peripheral vision, startling her.
She assumed the other person had reached their floor and stepped aside without looking up.
"She really thinks she's going to become Mrs. Lu soon, she's so arrogant and doesn't respect anyone."
The cold sarcasm made Qiao Zhen suddenly look up.
The person in front of me was none other than Chen Yan.
Despite not seeing each other for some time, the family's deep crisis and inability to recover, and the online ridicule of her rushing to remarry after her fiancé's car accident, none of these could defeat Shen Yan.
Wearing a limited-edition luxury designer dress, carrying a six-figure handbag, and with exquisite makeup, she looked as elegant and radiant as ever.
Qiao Zhen's face immediately turned cold, and she said in an icy and distant tone, "What I do is none of Miss Shen's business."
"Haha." Shen Yan covered her mouth and laughed.
Qiao Zhen noticed that deep within her beautifully shaped eyes, madness and hatred were surging.
She didn't want to get entangled with this kind of person, so she immediately pressed the button for the floor she was about to reach.
This building is a commercial plaza, and since it was the weekend and the end of the college entrance examination, every floor was packed with people.
Shen Yan, caught in a vortex of negative public opinion, least wants to face crowds and have people film her and post her videos on online platforms.
But Shen Yan was even faster; she pressed the floor button as soon as she pressed it to cancel.
The elevator completely missed that floor.
"I don't want to talk to Miss Shen, move aside!" Qiao Zhen emphasized, then tried to press the elevator button again.
Chen Yan stood in front of the floor buttons, her back pressed firmly against the wall of the room.
"Qiao Zhen, do you really think you can become Mrs. Lu?" She stared at Qiao Zhen, her reddened eyes and ferocious smile making her more disgusting than the monsters in zombie movies.
Qiao Zhen said, "It has nothing to do with you."
She picked up her phone, ready to dial the security number listed on the elevator.
"Qiao Zhen!" Shen Yan dodged the phone like a madwoman and smashed it hard on the ground.
Fortunately, Qiao Zhen didn't want to change her phone frequently and waste money, so she diligently used protective measures such as a case and tempered glass screen protector. Despite Shen Yan's fall, the phone remained intact.
Qiao Zhen was about to pick it up when Chen Yan grabbed her arm and slammed it hard against the wall of the room.
Shen Yan roared fiercely, "Qiao Zhen, you can't believe it, can you? Lu Zheng doesn't love you at all."
From the perspective of a love rival, saying such things is nothing short of idiotic.
Qiao Zhen didn't want to listen to her provocation, so she shook off Shen Yan's hand more forcefully and found that in such a short time, Shen Yan had actually pinched a bloody mark on her arm.
Chen Yan stumbled and bumped into the wall of the opposite room, her voice low and hoarse as she sneered, "Qiao Zhen, you're so pathetic. You've been played with like a puppet, a ridiculous plaything without even realizing it, and you're even smug about it. Do you know that?"
Qiao Zhen was fed up with Chen Yan's constant harassment and retorted, "Do you know what kind of punishment you will receive for your illegal and criminal behavior?"
Shen Yan frowned, a hint of fear flashing in her eyes, but it quickly vanished as Qiao Zhen stepped out of the elevator.
She chased after Qiao Zhen out of the elevator, grabbed her arm again, and the long, sharp nail plates, which she hadn't had time to groom, pierced into her delicate skin.
Looking at Qiao Zhen's face, which was slightly contorted with pain, she smiled brightly, "Qiao Zhen, Lu Zheng is taking revenge on you."
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