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

However, Song Zhi did not directly expose this matter, after all, some things can only be realized by the parties involved themselves.

So she simply replied nonchalantly, "Maybe you're overthinking it. It's normal for a child to feel insecure when they first come to this completely unfamiliar city."

Clearly, Xiao Wan didn't seem to agree with Song Zhi's opinion. She continued to argue, "But even if it's like this during the day, it's fine. But it's like this even at night. Zhizhi, tell me, could it be that I'm being too petty and overly sensitive?"

Song Zhi was somewhat surprised; she really hadn't expected Xiao Wan to notice something was wrong so quickly.

It seems that a woman's intuition can sometimes be quite accurate.

She raised an eyebrow, feigning confusion, and pressed on, "What? What are you talking about?"

Xiao Wan pursed her lips slightly, seemingly struggling with her inner conflict, before slowly moving closer to Song Zhi. Finally, she leaned forward, whispered something in Song Zhi's ear.

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi's face instantly contorted with disbelief. Her mouth gaped open, her eyes widened, as if she had heard the most astonishing news in the world. She exclaimed, "Ah, how is this possible? She, isn't she Jiang Huai's sister?"

Xiao Wan nodded, looking somewhat annoyed, and said softly, "Yes, but I don't know why, I always have a strange feeling in my heart."

Song Zhi casually remarked, "Maybe this is pre-wedding anxiety."

Xiao Wan did not respond immediately after hearing this, but remained silent for a moment before letting out a long sigh.

Immediately afterwards, as if seeking some comfort, she suddenly reached out and hugged Song Zhi tightly.

However, Song Zhi seemed to have anticipated Xiao Wan's actions, and instinctively dodged to the side to avoid close contact with Xiao Wan.

Xiao Wan never expected Song Zhi to dodge her. Her outstretched hand froze in mid-air for a long while.

The atmosphere suddenly became extremely awkward, and she had no choice but to slowly and somewhat dejectedly withdraw her hand.

Xiao Wan cautiously raised her head and secretly glanced at Song Zhi, only to see that her expression was also somewhat unnatural.

Xiao Wan asked in a low voice, "Zhizhi, are you still angry with me?"

Song Zhi waved her hand awkwardly and quickly explained, "No, don't overthink it."

Xiao Wan kept her head down, like a child who had done something wrong, and muttered to herself, "I'm sorry, Zhizhi, I was out of my mind and lost my senses that day at the hospital."

You've always been my best friend. I really shouldn't have talked to you like that. I hope you can forgive me.

As she spoke, Xiao Wan's eyes gradually reddened, tears welling up and threatening to fall.

Meanwhile, Song Zhi stood quietly to the side, never uttering another word.

Xiao Wan, her face full of guilt, continued to apologize to Song Zhi: "Zhi Zhi, please forgive me! Let's be like before. What are boyfriends anyway? They all combined are not as important as you!"

As she spoke, she completely disregarded Song Zhi's deliberate display of aloofness, quickly reaching out to tightly grasp Song Zhi's arm, pleading in a coquettish voice, "My dear Zhizhi, please don't be angry with me anymore, you know I'm just a hopeless love-struck fool!"

However, Song Zhi was already annoyed by Xiao Wan's incessant chatter. She frowned slightly, forcefully pulled her arm away from Xiao Wan's hand, and replied coldly, "I'm not angry. Don't overthink it."

Hearing this, Xiao Wan raised her head and stared straight at Song Zhi, her face showing a very certain expression as she said, "No, you are angry."

Faced with Xiao Wan's firm attitude, Song Zhi couldn't help but feel helpless. However, considering the little affection left between them, she suppressed her displeasure and tried her best to remain calm as she explained, "I told you I'm really not angry."

Seeing that Song Zhi still refused to admit it, Xiao Wan pouted and complained, "You were clearly angry. In the past, every time I was in a relationship, you would seriously analyze things for me and give me all kinds of pertinent advice."

But now, you ignore me completely and don't care about me at all.

Song Zhi was speechless after hearing this, thinking that Xiao Wan was really unreasonable.

But she still didn't want to completely break ties with Xiao Wan, so she took a deep breath and patiently said, "You're an adult, you have your own thoughts and decisions, and I don't want to get involved in your feelings anymore, understand?"

Xiao Wan was clearly taken aback by Song Zhi's words and stood there stunned for a moment.

After a long pause, she finally spoke: "Why?"

Song Zhi was silent for two seconds before speaking: "The day Chi Ye came to see me, can you guess what he said to me?"

Upon hearing this, a hint of undisguised guilt flashed across Xiao Wan's eyes, but she still forced herself to remain calm and asked, "What... what exactly did he say?"

A bitter smile appeared on Song Zhi's face, and then she repeated it word by word: "Chi Ye said that it was because of me that you broke up with him. The reason was that I looked down on him and advised you to break up with him."

Did you ever consider that by betraying me and shifting the blame onto me, Chino might retaliate against me?

As Song Zhi said this, Xiao Wan's already flustered expression became even more tense: "No, no, no, that's not it, Zhizhi, you really misunderstood me."

However, faced with Xiao Wan's weak and feeble explanation, Song Zhi simply nodded expressionlessly and replied in a cold tone: "Misunderstanding? You were the one who got tired of Chi Ye and wanted to end the relationship, but in the end you shifted all the responsibility onto me."

Now, facing the Jianghuai region, are you planning to use the same old tricks again?

"No, no, no, that's definitely not how it is."

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi's expression faltered slightly, but she quickly regained her indifferent and calm demeanor and slowly said, "The reason I haven't said it yet is because I'm mindful of our friendship over the years, but it's obvious that you probably don't think that way in your heart, and you might even be thinking of continuing to use me as a shield."

Originally, Song Zhi did not intend to bring things to light and completely tear away that last layer of pretense.

But now it seems that if she doesn't explain clearly, Xiao Wan will really think she's a fool who knows nothing.

In the end, Xiao Wan realized she was in the wrong and kept apologizing to Song Zhi as she left.

Song Zhi's expression remained indifferent, and she remained silent.

Looking at Song Zhi's cold and distant expression, Xiao Wan felt a little sad.

She admitted that she had made a mistake, but she genuinely considered Song Zhi a friend and didn't want to part ways with her because of this.

Xiao Wan opened her mouth, wanting to say something to salvage this friendship that was on the verge of collapse, but her throat felt like it was blocked by a wad of cotton, and she couldn't utter a single word.

Finally, she mustered her courage and said, "Zhizhi, I'm so sorry. I don't dare to ask you to forgive my mistakes immediately, but..."

Before she could finish speaking, Song Zhi interrupted her without hesitation...