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

Song Zhi was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, clearly not expecting Fu Lu to ask this question.

She suddenly felt a little flustered, fidgeting with the hem of her clothes, biting her lip, her heart in turmoil, unable to think of any suitable words to respond to Fu Lu.

Fu Lu gently coaxed again, "Zhizhi, can you say something I want to hear? Today is New Year's Day, so just consider it a New Year's gift to me and coax me nicely."

Song Zhi lowered her head slightly and asked softly, in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz, "What...what do you want to hear me say?"

Fu Lu on the other end of the phone seemed not to hear her, and kept asking her what she had just said.

Song Zhi pursed her lips tightly, hesitated for a moment, and then suddenly mustered up her courage and said loudly, "Ninth Brother, I love you too!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Lu froze, and his hand holding the phone began to tremble violently.

In fact, he had heard Song Zhi ask him what he wanted to hear just now, but because he did not hear the answer he most longed to hear, he pretended not to hear it and chose to ignore it.

However, to his utter surprise, at this very moment, Song Zhi actually uttered the words that haunted his dreams.

Children love themselves too.

She loves herself.

In an instant, an indescribable joy welled up in his heart, and Fu Lu was so excited that he couldn't speak coherently: "I, I love you too, baby."

At this moment, Fu Lu wished he could fly to Song Zhi immediately, then hug her tightly and kiss her passionately.

Unfortunately, the old man was adamant about not allowing him to leave. Helpless, Fu Lu could only take advantage of the opportunity while he was still on the phone with Song Zhi to keep saying those blush-inducing sweet words to her in order to comfort his heart, which was already unable to be restrained.

Song Zhi stared wide-eyed at the phone in her hand in disbelief, listening to the words coming from the phone that made her blush and her heart race.

Who would have thought that Fu Lu, who usually seems so serious, would say so many embarrassing things?

Those words were like a heat wave, constantly assaulting her eardrums, making her ears instantly burn.

Her face flushed red, and she gripped her phone tightly with both hands, saying coquettishly, "Oh, stop talking, I'm hanging up now..."

However, Fu Lu seemed to completely ignore her protests and continued talking non-stop, as if he had no intention of stopping.

Song Zhi sighed helplessly, and could only suppress her shyness and irritation as she continued to listen to him.

Just then, Fu Lu suddenly asked in a gentle tone, "Song Xiaozhi, shall I pick you up and take you to my house tomorrow?"

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi was so surprised that her mouth dropped open, and she stammered, "Ah... to your house?"

Fu Lu chuckled and continued, "Even an ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her in-laws sooner or later."

She stood there dumbfounded, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

It took her a while to come to her senses: "Isn't this a bit too sudden?"

Upon hearing this, Fu Lu frowned and shouted into the phone, "What? Don't you want to?"

Song Zhi quickly explained, "No, it's just that all of this happened too fast, and I wasn't mentally prepared."

It was so sudden; she hadn't expected it at all.

Moreover, she hadn't forgotten what Fu Ya had said before.

Grandpa Fu doesn't like me and won't agree to me being with Fu Lu.

If Song Zhizhen were to suddenly appear at Fu Lu's house like this, she wouldn't know how to face this whole family.

Time ticked by, and after standing there for a long time, Song Zhi finally lowered her head slowly and murmured in an almost inaudible voice, "I... I'm not mentally prepared yet."

As soon as she finished speaking, Fu Lu's gentle yet firm voice came from the other end of the phone, comforting her: "It's okay, baby, I'm here with you, don't be afraid."

Song Zhi let out a heavy sigh of relief. Despite Fu Lu's reassurance, Song Zhi was still flustered and afraid.

She hesitated, then stammered, "But, but..."

Before she could finish speaking, Fu Lu interrupted her gently, "Baby, I know you're nervous. Don't be afraid. Calm down tonight, and I'll come see you tomorrow, okay?"

As Song Zhi listened to Fu Lu's words, the thousands of words she wanted to say seemed to be stuck in her throat, and she couldn't say them no matter how hard she tried.

In the end, she could only nod helplessly and reply listlessly, "Okay."

Seeing that Song Zhi had agreed, Fu Lu seemed to be in a great mood. He chuckled indulgently and praised, "So good!"

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi's lips twitched slightly, and she felt speechless to herself.

But she didn't say anything more, and just listened silently as Fu Lu continued, "Then I'll come pick you up tomorrow. Okay, get some rest."

"See you."

After giving a soft reply, Song Zhi decisively pressed the hang-up button.

Even after ending the call, she still held her phone tightly in her hand.

After a long while, she sighed deeply and looked into the distance with a dazed expression.

The thought of meeting Fu Lu's family tomorrow made Song Zhi's heart leap into her throat, and she became extremely nervous.

She returned, holding her phone.

Time ticked by, but I couldn't sleep, I simply couldn't sleep.

Song Zhi took out her phone and searched the entry.

Enter a string of terms.

What should I be aware of when meeting the groom's parents for the first time?

Before the answer was even available, a completely unfamiliar number suddenly popped up.

Song Zhi frowned slightly. Without thinking, she prepared to hang up, but accidentally pressed the answer button.

She could only grit her teeth and say into the phone, "Hello?"

But the other party remained silent, which made Song Zhi, who was already annoyed, even angrier. She shouted impatiently, "Who is it?! If you don't say anything, I'm going to hang up."

As he spoke, he had already placed his finger on the red hang-up button, as if to end this inexplicable call.

Just then, a familiar voice finally came from the other end of the phone: "Don't hang up, it's me."

Upon hearing this voice, Song Zhi was first taken aback, then a look of surprise appeared on her face.

Pei Jinnian!

Song Zhi's face turned cold: "Is there something you need?"

Happy New Year, Zhizhi!

"If you bring this up, I'm hanging up."

Pei Jinnian hurriedly said, "Don't hang it up."

Song Zhi remained silent, waiting for Pei Jinnian to continue.

Pei Jinnian continued, "I've been reflecting on this all this time, I..."

Before she could finish speaking, Song Zhi impatiently interrupted, "Don't bother talking to me about this, I'm hanging up."

"Don't hang up, Zhizhi, please, don't hang up."

Pei Jinnian's voice carried a hint of pleading.

Song Zhi tightened her grip on her phone. In all the years she had known him, this was the first time she had ever seen Pei Jinnian speak in such a humble tone.

Song Zhi was immediately annoyed: "Pei Jinnian, you're not a child anymore, don't contact me again."

Without waiting for Pei Jinnian to speak, he hung up the phone.

A short while later, the phone rang again.

Song Zhi was somewhat speechless.

Neuropathy……