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

As soon as he looked up, he saw Pei Jinnian still standing there dumbfounded in the doorway, so he calmly said in a low voice:

"Young Master Pei, don't just stand at the door in the wind. It's quite windy and cold outside. Why don't you come inside?"

Pei Jinnian's face darkened as he watched Fu Lu adopt the demeanor of the male head of the household, but he refrained from making a scene because of the presence of the elderly man.

With a dark expression, he strode to the dining table and plopped down in his seat.

Fu Lu didn't seem to care. He merely glanced at the furious Pei Jinnian before leisurely walking to the seat where Song Zhi had been sitting and slowly taking his seat.

Pei Jinnian couldn't help but ask, "Ninth Brother, what brings you here?"

Fu Lu ate his breakfast nonchalantly. After hearing Pei Jinnian's words, he raised an eyebrow, glanced at him sideways, and said with a hint of sarcasm, "What? Do I need to report to you before coming here?"

Upon hearing this, Pei Jinnian's expression stiffened. He suppressed his anger and waved his hands, explaining, "No, no, no, Ninth Brother, I absolutely did not mean that."

No matter how unruly Pei Jinnian usually was, he still had some fear in front of Fu Lu, after all, no one in the capital could challenge the Fu family's status.

So despite his doubts, he knew he couldn't be too presumptuous, and he dared not openly press for answers.

Fu Lu glanced at him lazily, ignored him, and turned his head to chat with the old lady next to him with a smile.

"Grandma, how did you sleep last night? Did you sleep well?"

In response to Fu Lu's concern, the old lady cheerfully replied, "I'm fine, don't worry about me."

Fu Lu nodded, glanced around, and not seeing Song Zhi, casually asked a question.

"Where's Zhizhi? I can't find her anywhere."

Upon hearing this, the old lady sitting to the side smiled and replied, "This child is probably going back to sleep. I'll go and wake her up."

As she spoke, the old lady stood up and walked towards the bedroom.

Seeing this, Fu Lu quickly raised his hand to stop her and said gently, "No need, let her sleep well. She has indeed worked hard these past few days."

The old lady said with a serious expression, "No, you'll make it impossible for her to sleep. I'll go check on her." With that, she slowly got up from the dining table and walked towards the bedroom.

After the old lady went into the bedroom and closed the door, the smile that had been on Fu Lu's face instantly cooled down.

He looked up, his gaze falling on Pei Jinnian sitting opposite him. The corners of his mouth turned up slightly, revealing a half-smile. He spoke slowly and deliberately, "Young Master Pei, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to come to my girlfriend's house so early in the morning?"

When Pei Jinnian heard the word "girlfriend," his face suddenly stiffened. His hand gripping the chopsticks tightened involuntarily.

After a long while, he slowly put down the chopsticks he was holding, then leaned back in his chair, his face tense, staring intently at Fu Lu, and said in a deep voice, "Ninth Brother, what you're doing is probably inappropriate."

Faced with Pei Jinnian's questioning, Fu Lu remained unconcerned, lazily raising an eyebrow and casually replying, "Oh? Is that so? Then tell me, what exactly is wrong with it?"

"Song Zhike is my girlfriend. We've been together for three years. Now you're trying to steal her away. Don't you think that's going too far?"

Upon hearing this, Fu Lu's lips curled up slightly, revealing a somewhat mocking smile.

Pei Jinnian's face instantly darkened. He stared intently at Fu Lu and said coldly, "Song Zhi is my woman. As long as I'm not willing to let go, no one can even think about taking her!"

Fu Lu chuckled softly, as if he had heard the biggest joke in the world: "Oh ho, Young Master Pei, what you're saying is really funny. When you were bullying that girl, why didn't you mention the word 'girlfriend'? Where's your face? How dare you say my child is yours?"

Pei Jinnian's face turned pale and then red after being rebuked.

Fu Lu completely ignored Pei Jinnian's extremely angry expression, stood up on his own, and began to clear the tableware.

He skillfully stacked the plates neatly, then steadily picked them up, turned around, and walked towards the kitchen.

He had only taken a few steps when Fu Lu suddenly stopped.

The next second, Fu Lu slowly turned around, his gaze falling on Pei Jinnian again.

"I understand the self-awareness of being a stand-in."

Fu Lu looked at Pei Jinnian with an indifferent expression, his tone calm, but the warning implied in his voice was self-evident.

Pei Jinnian's hands, which were resting on the table, had clenched into fists uncontrollably, and his knuckles were turning white from the force.

He clenched his teeth, his cheeks puffed out, and glared fiercely at Fu Lu.

Fu Lu was completely unfazed by Pei Jinnian's hostile gaze. He even shrugged and said casually, "What are you glaring at me for? You've already gotten your free meal. What are you still doing here? Hurry up and leave!"

Pei Jinnian had always been treated like a star since childhood, and had never suffered such cold treatment before.

If anyone else dared to give him a hard time, he would definitely beat them so badly they'd end up in the hospital.

However, the person in front of him was Fu Lu. Even if Pei Jinnian was reckless, he wouldn't dare to provoke the Fu family. After all, he knew very well that with Fu Lu's status and methods, he absolutely couldn't afford to offend him.

So even though he felt extremely aggrieved, Pei Jinnian could only force himself to suppress his anger.

Filled with resentment and bitterness, Pei Jinnian turned and left.

Just as he was about to leave the room, he suddenly stopped, turned around and glared fiercely at Fu Lu, then gritted his teeth and uttered a harsh statement: "We'll see, Song Zhi will be begging and crying to come back to me sooner or later!"

After saying that, he turned and slammed the door shut without looking back.

Fu Lu watched Pei Jinnian's departing figure, a slight sneer appearing on his lips.

If it weren't for the fact that this exquisite set of plates was Song Zhi's favorite, he would have loved to slam it down on Pei Jinnian's arrogant head.

……

At this moment, Song Zhi was leisurely lying on the bed in the bedroom, playing on her phone. Every now and then, she would prick up her ears, trying to hear what was happening outside the door, but the soundproofing in the room was too good, and she couldn't hear anything.

Suddenly, my phone vibrated, followed by an abrupt ringtone.

Song Zhi glanced at the caller ID.

It was Xiao Wan calling.

Song Zhi was somewhat surprised.

Since their falling out at the hospital, Song Zhi has not taken the initiative to contact Xiao Wan again.

Looking at the caller ID, Song Zhi hesitated whether to answer.

She took a deep breath and finally pressed the call button.

"Hey……"