After leaving the ward, Nie Zheng had not taken a few steps when someone called her from behind.

"Ms. Nie?"

Nie Zheng was startled, thinking that the voice was unfamiliar. She turned around to confirm and found that she did not know the person.

"you are?"

After taking a few more glances, I found that the woman was about fifty years old, dressed elegantly, with her hair neatly tied up and a pair of sunglasses on her nose. Although her eyes could not be seen, she always gave people an inexplicable deterrent feeling.

"I am Qiao Li's mother."

Nie Zheng was so shocked that she was speechless. Qiao Li and Qiao Xing were raised by Old Man Qiao. Their father died very early, and their mother seemed to have been deliberately hidden from view. Nie Zheng had always thought that their mother was gone too...

The person was standing right in front of her. Nie Zheng was unable to think for a moment and could only stammer "Auntie".

"I've been abroad for many years and just came back last week." Qiao Li's mother seemed to see the meaning in Nie Zheng's eyes and explained to her.

"Well... I... always hear Qiao Li mention you." Nie Zheng continued with a stiff face.

Seeing Nie Zheng's harmless appearance, Qiao Li's mother became even more aggressive: "I don't plan to leave again after coming back this time. I haven't taken good care of Xiao Li and Xiao Xing over the years, and they have taken a lot of detours, especially in terms of relationships."

It was really straight to the point. Nie Zheng thought that since it was their first meeting, she should at least get familiar with the conversation before opening fire...

Almost everyone in the circle knew about the affair between Qiao Li and Nie Zheng. Qiao Li pursued Nie Zheng, but Nie Zheng did not give him much response.

"Auntie, I think you misunderstood. Qiao Li and I——"

"I don't care what you do, but you are not the best choice for my daughter-in-law." Qiao Li's mother was still aggressive. "Xiao Li should find a girl who is well-matched, not an adopted daughter in name only. To be honest, I don't like you at all. I hope you can be more sensible and stay away from our Xiao Li and stop getting entangled with him."

Nie Zheng was overwhelmed after hearing this. The other party was an elder, so she couldn't just confront him rashly. But what he said was really too infuriating. She suppressed her anger and clenched her fists: "Auntie, Qiao Li and I are just friends."

"You better not even be friends anymore."

Nie Zheng didn't want to continue to tangle with the other party, so she turned around to leave, but she saw Qiao Li limping to the door of the ward with a crutch.

"Mom! Stay out of my business."

Qiao Li had just finished surgery, and his wound hurt every time he walked a few steps. It took him almost all his strength to walk from the bed to the door. Nie Zheng saw that his whole face, even his lips, were pale.

"Nie Zheng, come here."

"Xiao Li! Mom is doing this for your own good!"

Qiao Li's face became obviously impatient. He pulled Nie Zheng behind him and said to his mother rudely, "You were not by my side when I needed you. When I grew up, you came to control me. But I am no longer the little boy who cried and begged you to come back to see me. You don't have to control who I like or who I want to be with. You have no right to control it."

After saying that, Qiao Li pulled Nie Zheng and turned to walk in the opposite direction.

Nie Zheng followed him and whispered to him, "Where are you going? It's not a good idea to leave your mother behind, right? She actually cares about you..."

"Don't talk anymore." Qiao Li's breathing became more and more heavy. "My chest is so stuffy."

After bringing Nie Zheng to the elevator, Qiao Li pressed the first floor button for her: "I am not in good health and cannot take you down. Go home quickly and send me a message when you get home."

"Well, just now..."

"You don't have to take my mother's words to heart. She's in menopause and wants to say something to everyone she sees." Qiao Li leaned against the wall and gave Nie Zheng a forced smile. "Liking you is my business. No one else can interfere."

As he was speaking, the elevator door opened.

An awkward scene occurred. The two turned around and found a very familiar person standing in the elevator.

Chong gradually knew.

——Liking you is my business, no one else can interfere.

These words reached Chong Jianzhi's ears accurately.

Somehow, as soon as the three of them met, it was like a Shura scene, and the atmosphere suddenly became extremely weird.

This time, Chong Jianzhi was the first to speak. He didn't even glance at Qiao Li, but stared at Nie Zheng and asked, "Didn't you tell me you were going to see Bai Chaochao?"

Nie Zheng was caught in the act, feeling guilty and helpless. It was normal to come to the hospital to visit a friend who had just had surgery, but Chong Jianzhi just couldn't stand Qiao Li. If she told the truth, Chong Jianzhi would get angry for no reason. In order to reduce the conflict, Nie Zheng could only find an excuse.

But she only lied this once, and she was caught red-handed.

Qiao Li continued to add fuel to the fire: "You are his brother, not her nanny, so you don't need to be so lenient."

"you--"

Before Chong Jianzhi could say anything, Qiao Li immediately bent over and pretended to be in pain. With his pale face and sweat oozing from his temples, anyone could see that he was in great pain.

"Nie Zheng, my wound hurts so badly..."

When Nie Zheng heard this, she immediately supported Qiao Li and said to her brother, "Brother, don't say anything. I will explain it to you when I get back."

After saying this, Nie Zheng had no choice but to help Qiao Li back along the original route.

When she rushed back to the elevator, Chong Jianzhi had naturally left. Only then did Nie Zheng realize why she saw Chong Jianzhi in the hospital.

Why did he come to the hospital for no reason? Could he have followed me here?

I hurried home and found that Chong Jianzhi had returned before me and was drinking the soup that Wang Ma had prepared in the living room.

"Brother..." Nie Zheng hurriedly changed her shoes and sat next to Chong Jianzhi. No matter what, she was the one who lied first, so she still had to admit her mistake. "I know that you and Qiao Li have a grudge, and I'm afraid that you will be unhappy if I go to see him."

"You know you're going to go, are you trying to piss me off?"

Nie Zheng immediately put her arm around Chong Jianzhi, saying in a fawning manner, "How dare I?"

"Don't ever see him again."

Chong Jianzhi wrote down the order lightly, with no change on his expression. But Nie Zheng knew that even though the relationship had slightly changed, Chong Jianzhi was still the superior, and he still had to give orders to her out of habit, and if she didn't obey his orders, the consequences would still be serious.

This time, Nie Zheng was not going to just accept it. She wanted to speak out what was on her mind.

"Brother, you made me feel like I was back five years ago."

Chong Jianzhi put down the soup bowl without saying a word. He just turned around and looked at Nie Zheng steadily.

"You also gave a death order with just one sentence regarding Fan Minzhe's matter. Qiao Li is as much my friend as Fan Minzhe, and you cannot curb my right to make friends."

As soon as Nie Zheng finished speaking, Chong Jianzhi regretted that he had put the soup bowl down too early. He should have smashed the bowl hard on the coffee table. Wouldn't this increase his authority?

"Nie Zheng, don't you know what Qiao Li feels for you? Or are you going to deny even that?"

"But don't you know what I feel about Qiao Li?"

Chong gradually realized that Nie Zheng was becoming more and more sharp-tongued, and he was speechless after hearing her words. How could the great president of Chongda suffer such a loss? Facing Nie Zheng, he could not hit or scold her now. If he said something harsh to her, he would have to reflect for a long time, and he could only swallow his anger in his heart.

"You have made it."

Chong Jianzhi stood up from the sofa and went upstairs.

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