He lured her deep into his trap, using both overt and covert methods to seduce her.

Song Zhi felt utterly exhausted, and sighed helplessly, replying, "Alright, alright, I know. I'll contact Pei Jinnian."

After hearing her daughter's satisfactory answer, Zhao Man finally felt relieved and hurriedly hung up the phone.

Song Zhi looked at the phone screen where the call had ended and gently tapped the blacklist.

Just as she was about to remove Pei Jinnian's phone number from the blacklist, the bedroom door suddenly opened without warning, and Fu Lu slowly walked out of the room.

When Song Zhi caught a glimpse of Fu Lu's figure appearing at the door, she was startled. Feeling guilty, she hurriedly stuffed her phone into her pocket.

Looking at her guilty expression, Fu Lu frowned and asked, "What bad thing did you do?"

Song Zhi chuckled, "How could that be? I'm a law-abiding citizen."

As she spoke, she walked straight toward Fu Lu, her face still showing undisguised curiosity, and asked, "Ninth Brother, what did Grandma talk to you about just now? She was so cautious, was she afraid I would overhear?"

Fu Lu's lips curled slightly upward, forming a smile that wasn't quite a smile, and he replied casually, "Nothing?"

Song Zhi pursed her lips, clearly not believing what Fu Lu said at all.

She stared at Fu Lu with suspicion, muttering, "How could that be? Don't try to fool me. Tell me quickly, what did Grandma say to you?"

Seeing Song Zhi's curious expression, Fu Lu raised an eyebrow and asked with interest, "So you want to know?"

Song Zhi was taken aback by his question.

Thinking back to the old lady's previous remarks about wanting to see her and Fu Lu get married, it would be incredibly embarrassing if the old lady actually talked to Fu Lu about marriage.

Her relationship with Fu Lu wasn't even official yet, so how could she possibly be talking about marriage? Thinking of this, Song Zhi quickly changed her mind and said, "Uh... actually, I don't really want to know that much."

As she spoke, she avoided Fu Lu's gaze somewhat guiltily.

Hearing Song Zhi's answer, Fu Lu seemed to have expected it. He shrugged lazily and teased, "Since you don't want to know, then I don't need to tell you. I was going to tell you."

Song Zhi's lips twitched, and she looked at Fu Lu speechlessly.

This person knows how to whet her appetite, and now, Song Zhi's heart is itching like a cat's claws, she's incredibly curious.

But now, she was too ashamed to keep asking Fu Lu.

Song Zhi thought for a moment and decided to ask the old lady what the two of them had secretly said in the room.

Unfortunately, before she could even approach the old lady, Fu Lu seemed to have read her mind and spoke first, "Want to ask about your grandmother?"

Song Zhi scratched her head guiltily, grinning foolishly without saying a word.

Fu Lu shrugged and said dismissively, "Even if you asked her, she wouldn't tell you."

Song Zhi looked at Fu Lu in confusion: "Why?"

Fu Lu chuckled softly, "Think about it, if your grandmother didn't want to keep it from you, would she have deliberately sent you away before telling me behind closed doors?"

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi immediately became a little sullen. She muttered, "Hmph! Who cares to know? I'm not curious at all." Although she said this, the expression on her face betrayed her true feelings.

Fu Lu naturally didn't miss her change in mood. He reached out and gently patted Song Zhi's head, smiling as he said, "Alright, go pack your luggage. We're going back today."

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi's eyes widened in surprise, and she asked, "Why so suddenly? You're actually going back?"

Fu Lu shook his head and patiently corrected him, "It's not just me, it's us."

Hearing this, Song Zhi was stunned for a moment, and then she quickly asked, "What about my grandmother? I'm worried about leaving her here alone, otherwise I'll stay..."

Before he could finish speaking, Fu Lu said, "Don't worry, you won't have the chance to stay and live here."

Song Zhi frowned, looking puzzled: "What do you mean?"

Fu Lu smiled and slowly said, "Your grandmother has agreed to go back with us, but there's one condition."

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi became curious and eagerly asked, "What are your conditions, little old lady?"

Fu Lu's smile deepened, and he smiled knowingly, "Well, I'll keep that a secret for now. I'll tell you when the time is right."

Song Zhi looked at Fu Lu with a helpless expression, muttering to herself: "He's really keeping people in suspense."

Song Zhi never expected that Fu Lu would have such a childish side. How old is he? Really.

She opened her mouth, wanting to ask more questions, but before she could speak, her phone suddenly vibrated slightly.

Song Zhi picked up her phone and looked at it.

It was a text message from Zhao Man.

Curious, she clicked on the message, and her eyes widened in surprise when she saw its contents.

[If it can help your brother get out, I will definitely arrange for your father to be admitted to the best nursing home.]

To be honest, Song Zhi hesitated a bit when she saw this message.

Actually, she had considered using Song Jiachen's situation to negotiate with Zhao Man from the beginning, but considering the terrible relationship between her and Pei Jinnian, Song Zhi wasn't entirely confident she could succeed, so she didn't make that request to Zhao Man.

But unexpectedly,

Now Zhao Man couldn't hold back any longer and spoke first, even offering such tempting conditions.

Fu Lu stood to the side, watching Song Zhi staring blankly at her phone screen. Curiosity piqued, he leaned closer and asked, "Song Xiaozhi, what are you looking at so intently?"

Before Song Zhi could put her phone away, Fu Lu had already seen the content on the phone screen.

The next second, he reached out and snatched the phone from Song Zhi's hand, carefully reviewed the message again, and then asked with a puzzled look, "What's going on?"

She didn't plan to tell Fu Lu about this, mainly because she didn't want him to know about the unpleasant things happening in her family.

Song Zhi quickly reached for her phone, her eyes darting away, avoiding Fu Lu's gaze, and stammering, "N-nothing!"

Fu Lu frowned slightly, his deep eyes staring straight at Song Zhi. Song Zhi felt uneasy under his gaze and suddenly felt a little guilty.

She forced a smile and stammered to Fu Lu, "Um... Ninth Brother, I'll go help Grandma pack my things first." After saying that, she ran away from Fu Lu in a panic.

Fu Lu stood quietly, watching the girl's retreating figure, his curiosity growing even stronger.

After a while, he slowly turned around and walked to the balcony, took out his phone from his pocket, and skillfully dialed Zhou Yan's number.

Zhou Yan's voice came quickly from the other end of the phone: "Fu Lao Jiu, have you returned to Kyoto?"

After a moment of silence, Fu Lu said calmly, "No, could you help me find out what's going on with Song Xiaozhi's brother and father?"