Qiao Zhen smiled and said, "This is your favorite breakfast, Mom. It won't taste as good if it gets cold."
As she spoke, she pushed Mrs. Qiao to sit down at the dining table.
Mrs. Qiao muttered a few words, then stopped talking.
Besides them, there are no other relatives visiting their family now. These past few days, Qiao Zhen has been either accompanying her mother shopping or visiting the flower market.
Qiao Zhen spends her days with her mother and her evenings with Lu Zheng.
Qiao Luosheng turned a blind eye to this, and occasionally even covered for Qiao Zhen.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Lu Zheng brought gifts to pay his respects. Seeing Lu Zheng arrive, Qiao's mother was overjoyed and in high spirits.
Looking at Lu Zheng, she became increasingly satisfied.
"I think good things are coming soon for our family," Mrs. Qiao said to Qiao Luosheng in a low voice as she looked at Lu Zheng.
Upon hearing her mother's words, Qiao Zhen tightened her grip on the water. A hint of bitterness flashed across her eyes, but she quickly composed herself.
She placed the water in front of Lu Zheng and winked at him. She wondered if he had heard what his mother had said.
Although Mrs. Qiao lowered her voice, he still heard it.
Seeing Qiao Zhen's little gesture, his eyes sparkled with amusement, and a faint smile played on his lips.
The group sat together, and Qiao Luosheng would occasionally ask Lu Zheng questions about work. Lu Zheng didn't hold back and gave detailed explanations to all of Qiao Luosheng's questions.
Qiao Luosheng simply sat down next to Lu Zheng, as if he wanted to have a long talk with him.
Seeing this, Qiao's mother wanted Qiao Luosheng to move aside a bit and give the young couple some space.
Before I could even speak, the doorbell rang.
When the doorbell rang, Qiao Zhen and Qiao Luosheng exchanged a glance.
They didn't tell anyone their floor number, so how could someone ring their doorbell? Could they have gone to the wrong place?
The siblings looked away, and Qiao Luosheng got up to open the door.
Lu Zheng sensed that something was off between the two of them and immediately understood what was going on.
He then recalled Gu Xijue, whom he had met downstairs on New Year's Day, and a coldness suddenly rose on his face.
With his mother still there, he became more composed. He lowered his head and concealed his expression.
Qiao Luosheng opened the door and saw Gu Xijue standing there. He guessed that Gu Xijue was looking for Qiao Zhen, and his expression was not good.
As Qiao Zhen's admirer, Qiao Luosheng really didn't want him to come in, but it was the New Year, and he couldn't very well turn away a guest.
The two stood at the door for a while. Gu Xijue looked at Qiao Luosheng with a smile but didn't say anything.
"Come in." In the end, Qiao Luosheng stepped aside to let Gu Xijue in.
Lu Zheng looked up and saw Gu Xijue enter. His eyes flickered slightly, a glint of light flashing past so quickly that it went unnoticed.
Seeing Lu Zheng here, a slight chill rose in Gu Xijue's eyes.
He had guessed that Lu Zheng would come, and he was right.
When Qiao's mother saw Gu Xijue, she smiled and asked him to sit down. She was unaware of the complicated feelings in the young people's hearts and simply regarded him as Qiao Zhen's friend.
For some reason, Qiao Zhen suddenly felt like this was a massive battleground. She felt a chill run down her spine and didn't know how to face them.
Fortunately, the two of them didn't go too far in front of Qiao's mother, only occasionally clashing.
"Mr. Lu seems to have a lot of free time lately." Gu Xijue said immediately as soon as Mrs. Qiao went into the kitchen.
Hearing his words, Lu Zheng smiled softly.
"It's the Lunar New Year, a time for visiting relatives, so it's not that busy." He paused after saying that, looking at Gu Xijue with a faint smile on his lips and a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.
"However, President Gu will probably be quite busy, after all, it's a bit strenuous to manage such a large company."
Gu Xijue narrowed his eyes, making no attempt to conceal the coldness within them.
He knew what Lu Zheng meant; he was just mocking what happened to his company before the new year.
The thought of the investment made before the Lunar New Year deepened the chill in Gu Xijue's eyes.
The project had already started, and the company had invested a significant amount of money. Suddenly, it got stuck under layers of documents, one after another, and the project simply wouldn't be allowed to start.
The project has already started, and funds have been invested. Every day without construction, the funds are tied up, and if this continues in the long run, even a large amount of capital will eventually run out.
"There's no need for Mr. Lu to worry about that. It's better for Mr. Lu to focus on his own little corner of the world."
Anyone can engage in verbal sparring, but no matter what, you can't lose in terms of momentum.
When Qiao Luosheng came out of the kitchen, he sensed that the atmosphere between the two of them was strange, so he slipped into the kitchen and called Qiao Zhen out.
"Is it really okay to have them sit together?" He looks so strange. What if they start fighting?
"Don't worry, even if you start fighting, the two of them won't." Knowing what he was worried about, Qiao Zhen reassured him.
Qiao Luosheng didn't quite believe what she said, after all, the atmosphere between the two of them was really strange.
If you set them on fire, they'll definitely catch fire at the slightest touch.
"Why don't you sit in the middle?" Qiao Zhen suggested, her tone less than friendly, seeing his still worried expression.
The thought of sitting in the middle, enduring their cold air, made him shiver, even though the air conditioning was on.
This idea is too good to pass up; let them fight it out.
Fortunately, what Qiao Luosheng feared didn't happen. After they finished eating, they went back.
After seeing them off, Qiao Luosheng clutched his heart, feeling as if he had finally come back to life.
Qiao Zhen initially felt like it was a battlefield, but after she relaxed, she didn't feel there was anything to be afraid of anymore.
After leaving Qiao Zhen's house, Gu Xijue sat in his car and stared intently at Lu Zheng's car, his eyes filled with malice.
Qiao Zhen can only be his! No one can take her away! He thought to himself as he looked at Lu Zheng's car.
Even through the car window, Lu Zheng could sense Gu Xijue's resentment, and he knew what Gu Xijue was thinking.
But no matter what, he will never let him have his way.
He started his car and was the first to leave. Gu Xijue followed behind. The two couldn't decide who was better at Qiao Zhen's house, so they started a contest of strength on the highway.
Finally, they parted ways at the fork in the road, and the contest came to an end.
Qiao Zhen was unaware of their rivalry; she had originally planned to visit Yan Simiao's home for the New Year. Now, with their interruption, she had to postpone her visit by a day.
When they arrived at the Yan family home, Mr. and Mrs. Yan were very happy and busied themselves urging Qiao Zhen to eat.
When Yan Simiao learned that Qiao Zhen was coming, she immediately came downstairs and hurriedly led her back to her room.
"You mean they all came to your house together? Tsk." Yan Simiao never expected things to turn out this way.
However, seeing Qiao Zhen's nonchalant attitude, she became somewhat worried.
"You don't still believe Gu Xijue's words, do you?" She hesitated for a moment before asking.
Previously, Qiao Zhen said that Gu Xijue found out that Lu Zheng was the person who indirectly caused her father's death, and Yan Simiao also tried to investigate.
But the things they did back then were done so secretly that she could only find out a little bit of the truth, nothing substantial.
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