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

Fu Lu looked up at the person who was speaking.

Gu Jingnian, Fu Ya's husband.

Fu Lu quickly raised his hand to signal downstairs that he understood.

Then, he lowered his voice and said to Song Zhi on the other end of the phone, "Sorry, my brother-in-law asked me to go out for dinner."

Song Zhishan responded understandingly, "Yes, it's okay, you go ahead and get busy."

Fu Lu paused for a moment, then added, "Let's go watch the fireworks together later. I'll hang up now."

Song Zhi gently replied, "Okay."

Fu Lu then hung up the phone.

After the phone call ended, Song Zhi reopened WeChat and sent Fu Lu a New Year's red envelope.

Perhaps because Fu Lu was having his New Year's Eve dinner, the red envelope wasn't claimed immediately.

Song Zhi waited for a minute, and seeing that the red envelope still hadn't been used by Fu Lu to register their marriage, she sighed softly and prepared to exit WeChat with some disappointment.

Just then, a crisp notification sound rang out; it was a WeChat message from Zhou Yan.

The screen displayed a message: "Happy New Year, little sister."

Before Song Zhi could react, another new message popped up.

It was an enormous red envelope transfer!

Song Zhi's eyes widened, and she froze on the spot for a moment.

When she saw the amount in the red envelope, she was so surprised she couldn't close her mouth.

Corrected price: 8888 yuan!

My goodness, that's incredibly extravagant!

Song Zhi couldn't help but wonder to herself: My goodness, how could Zhou Yan be so generous?

In comparison, doesn't the mere 520 yuan red envelope I just sent to Fu Lu seem far too stingy?

I should have sent more back then.

Song Zhi felt increasingly embarrassed.

Is it too late to withdraw the red envelope now?

With these thoughts in mind, she quickly tapped her finger to open the chat interface with Fu Lu.

However, when she saw that the red envelope had already been claimed, she was completely stunned.

They took it.

How did they just take it away?

Song Zhi was somewhat annoyed and quickly began to compose a message to send to Fu Lu.

"Oh my, Ninth Brother, how come you took the red envelope so quickly!"

Fu Lu returned in just a few seconds.

Fu Lu: "Isn't this the one that was sent to me?"

Song Zhi quickly replied, "That's right, it was indeed sent specifically to you, but the amount was wrong."

Fu Lu: "I'm so happy to receive your New Year's red envelope, baby, Happy New Year."

Then, Fu Lu sent Song Zhi a red envelope as well.

Song Zhi looked closely and was so surprised that her mouth dropped open.

This red envelope is amazing!

Faced with such a huge red envelope, Song Zhi hesitated for a moment and did not click the claim button.

Soon, Fu Lu's message came again: "Hurry up and accept the red envelope, and be a good girl, or I'll get angry."

Song Zhi replied hesitantly, "But why did you send such a big red envelope all at once? It's too much."

Fu Lu: "My brother is rich."

Ultimately, despite a fierce internal struggle, Song Zhi resolutely chose not to accept the large red envelope that Fu Lu had given her.

Although they are now a couple, Song Zhi felt that the red envelopes Fu Lu sent were too big.

As for Zhou Yan's red envelope, she shouldn't have accepted it either.

She met Zhou Yan because of Fu Lu. Although Zhou Yan treated her well, she always felt that it was only because of Fu Lu.

Song Zhi opened her chat with Zhou Yan and carefully typed two words: "Thank you, but I won't accept the red envelope. I appreciate your kind gesture."

After sending, the red envelope will be returned directly.

The moment I clicked "back," Zhou Yan's voice call came in.

Without paying attention, Song Zhi pressed the call button.

Before she could even speak, Zhou Yan's voice came through the phone: "Little sister, why don't you accept your brother's red envelope?"

Song Zhi didn't expect Zhou Yan to call her directly because of this. She chuckled awkwardly, "Brother Zhou Yan, I appreciate your kind intentions."

Zhou Yan immediately retorted, "How can that be? You're my own sister! Hurry up and take the red envelope, or I'll go tell Lao Jiu on you and say that you don't respect your brother at all!"

Song Zhi's lips twitched: "No."

Zhou Yan's lips curled slightly upward as he slowly said, "Since that's the case, then hurry up and accept the red envelope. Consider it my blessing for you and Lao Jiu to be together."

Upon hearing Zhou Yan's words, Song Zhi was momentarily at a loss for words.

She pondered to herself that refusing the red envelope now would seem rather heartless; but accepting it directly would leave her feeling guilty.

After much deliberation, Song Zhi decided to accept the red envelope first and use the money to buy Zhou Yan a gift as a return gift when a suitable opportunity arose later.

She said, "Thank you then."

Zhou Yan scoffed, "What are you thanking me for? I'm your brother."

Faced with Zhou Yan's enthusiasm, Song Zhi was a little flustered, so she quickly changed the subject: "Brother Yan, can I ask you a question?"

Zhou Yan replied casually, "Oh? What's the problem? Tell me about it."

Song Zhi took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, "Um... I just wanted to ask, why do you call Fu Lu 'Ninth Brother'?"

Zhou Yan replied nonchalantly, "Is that even a question? He came out a few days earlier than me. Otherwise, would I let him take advantage of me for nothing?"

"No, that's not it, Brother Yan. What I mean is, Fu Lu only has his brother and sister in his family. Why do you call him 'Ninth Brother'? I'm a little curious."

After Zhou Yan heard Song Zhi's explanation, there was a noticeable pause on the other end of the phone.

Immediately afterwards, a burst of suppressed laughter followed. He said with a laugh, "Haha, so that's why. Hey, why did you suddenly think of asking about this?"

Song Zhi: "Actually, there was no particular reason, I was just a little curious."

I asked Lawyer Fu before, but he didn't tell me.

And you are Fu Lu's closest brother, I think you should know that.”

Zhou Yan's slightly proud voice came through again: "Hehe, you've really found the right person this time."

Song Zhi responded softly, quietly waiting for Zhou Yan to say what he was going to say next.

Zhou Yan: "Little sister, I've told you all this, so you have to give me something in return."

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi was slightly taken aback. After pondering for a moment, she cautiously probed, "Then, how about I treat you to a meal?"

"Food isn't enough for me. Why don't you introduce me to a girlfriend? I had a terrible day today, being besieged by my whole family at home."

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi's face showed surprise, and she quickly asked, "Huh? Why?"