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

The old lady turned to Song Zhi and smiled slightly: "I'm getting old and don't need much sleep. Since I can't sleep anyway, I might as well get up early and make you something delicious."

I specially made your favorite pig-shaped blanket. Whenever you visited me when you were little, you always begged me to make it for you.

After saying that, the old lady pointed to the steaming, fragrant food in the pot.

Song Zhi chuckled and said, "I'm in for a treat today."

No sooner had he finished speaking than a rhythmic knocking came from the door.

Song Zhi looked puzzled and muttered to herself, "Huh? Could it be that Fu Lu has arrived so early?"

With a kind smile on her face, the old lady said warmly, "Oh dear, I just cooked a lot today. Go and open the door for Xiao Fu so he can try my cooking."

Hearing this, Song Zhi muttered softly, "This guy's timing is really perfect."

She strode to the door, reached out and pulled it shut: "You've really come..."

Before she could finish speaking, Song Zhi stopped abruptly upon seeing the man standing at the door.

After regaining her senses, Song Zhi subconsciously tried to close the door, but her hand was stopped by Pei Jinnian's outstretched arm.

Pei Jinnian forcefully blocked the door, his gaze fixed on Song Zhi inside the room.

Song Zhi's face instantly darkened, and she lowered her voice to question, "What are you doing here?"

Faced with Song Zhi's cold and wary attitude, Pei Jinnian's expression also turned ugly.

His deep, pool-like eyes were fixed on Song Zhi, his face so gloomy it seemed as if water could drip from it.

After a long while, his lips moved slightly, and he said slowly in a deep voice, "Let me in, I have something to say to you."

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi stepped forward without hesitation, blocking Pei Jinnian's path, and said coldly, "There's nothing to talk about between us. You should leave now."

Pei Jinnian's gaze was fixed on Song Zhi's face, then he snorted coldly, "So afraid of me coming in, are you hiding some wild man in the house?"

Upon hearing his sarcasm, Song Zhi's face instantly turned cold, and she whispered, "Are you crazy? Get out of here."

She didn't want the old lady to know about her relationship with Pei Jinnian.

The old lady is getting on in years and has just lost her husband; I really don't want her to worry about me anymore.

However, in Pei Jinnian's eyes, Song Zhi's actions were a sign of guilt.

They told him not to go in, but he insisted on going in to see what was going on today.

"If you don't want me to go in, then I'm going to go in today."

As he spoke, he suddenly reached out and grabbed Song Zhi's slender arm, pulling her forcefully and easily dragging her aside.

Immediately afterwards, he strode over Song Zhi and walked into the house.

Song Zhi was surprised that Pei Jinnian would force his way in and stop her again. She quickly lowered her voice and shouted urgently, "Pei Jinnian, get out of here right now!"

However, Pei Jinnian was already burning with anger and couldn't listen to anything she was saying.

He gritted his teeth: "Song Zhi, you dare to cuckold me, you son of a bitch..."

Before he could finish speaking, Pei Jinnian heard a noise coming from the kitchen. Then, an elderly woman with gray hair and a kind face slowly walked out, carrying a steaming breakfast in her hands.

Pei Jinnian was stunned; he had misunderstood Song Zhi.

There were no wild men at all.

Seeing this, Pei Jinnian's mood unconsciously improved.

The old lady, holding breakfast in her hands, stared in astonishment at Pei Jinnian standing in the entryway.

She first looked at Pei Jinnian with a puzzled expression, then turned her gaze to Song Zhi and asked with a puzzled look, "Xiao Zhi, who is this gentleman?"

Song Zhi's heart skipped a beat. She hadn't wanted the old man to know, but now she'd been caught red-handed.

She let out a long sigh of frustration, glared at Pei Jinnian, then quickly put on a smile and explained to the old lady, "Grandma, he's just an ordinary friend of mine. He'll leave now."

After saying that, she grabbed Pei Jinnian's arm without hesitation, pulled him forcefully toward the door, and said in a low voice, "Let's talk outside!"

This time, Pei Jinnian was very cooperative. Unlike before, he did not struggle or resist, but obediently let Song Zhi pull him out the door.

After the two entered the corridor, Pei Jinnian seemed to come to his senses. He looked at Song Zhi and asked softly, "You brought your grandmother here?"

Song Zhi was extremely irritated at this moment, and she replied irritably, "Pei Jinnian, what exactly do you want to do?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Jinnian's face darkened, and he looked directly into Song Zhi's eyes, "You really don't want to see me?"

Without even thinking, Song Zhi blurted out, "Yes, so you'd better leave now and never show your face in front of me again, okay?"

Pei Jinnian said slowly, "About your brother, do you really not care at all?"

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi trembled slightly and froze instantly.

After a long while, she finally raised her head, looked at Pei Jinnian with a complicated expression, and asked incredulously, "So... you came here today because of my brother?"

Pei Jinnian nodded slightly. "I can help you."

When Song Zhi heard Pei Jinnian say this, she was not greatly moved, because she was all too familiar with the man in front of her.

Knowing him as she did, she knew he would never so easily offer help out of kindness.

Song Zhi exhaled a soft breath, looked calmly at Pei Jinnian, and said softly, "Pei Jinnian, I am truly grateful that you are willing to help me."

However, if you still have the same demands as before, then I'm sorry, I cannot agree to them.

It's impossible between us. I don't have those feelings for you, so why are you forcing me? You understand that forced relationships are never sweet.

Pei Jinnian smiled nonchalantly and slowly replied, "Whether this melon is sweet or not, I already know in my heart."

In short, the question is: do you still care about your brother? If you don't, he could end up in jail for three years.

Before Song Zhi could even open her mouth to speak, the old lady poked her head out of the doorway and called out to the house with a kind expression, "Little Zhi, come and have breakfast."

As she spoke, the old lady's gaze fell on Pei Jinnian, and a warm and polite smile appeared on her face. She continued, "This young man must be Xiaozhi's friend too. Since you're here, don't be shy, come in and have some food with us. You can try my cooking."

Seeing this, Song Zhi hurriedly wanted to politely decline the old lady's offer, but before she could speak, Pei Jinnian spoke up first, saying, "Then thank you very much, Grandma. I'm so sorry to have bothered you."

After saying that, he walked past Song Zhi and went into the house without even looking at her.