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

He replied dismissively, "You actually think highly of a third-rate piece of trash?"

"Hehe, but we haven't tried it yet, have we?"

Pei Jinnian replied lazily, "Whatever you want."

Song Zhi stood at the door, listening to the foul-smelling conversation inside. Her chest felt as if it were filled with a sponge, causing an unbearable stinging pain.

She reached out and pressed her hand to her chest, finally unable to hold back, and stumbled towards the trash can while clutching her chest.

Song Zhi hugged the trash can, vomiting violently until she was dizzy and drenched in sweat, her hair clinging to her cheeks, looking utterly disheveled.

"Are you OK."

A gentle male voice came from behind.

Song Zhi glanced sideways, trying to get a clear look at the person who had just arrived.

The light overhead was too bright to see clearly, but it felt very familiar.

She opened her mouth, murmured something softly, and then lost consciousness.

……

When Song Zhi woke up in the hospital, it was already late at night.

She was somewhat surprised to find herself in the hospital.

Just then, the nurse came in to change her dressing. Seeing that she was awake, she smiled and said, "You're awake?"

Song Zhi nodded, her voice hoarse: "Who brought me here?"

"Your boyfriend, right? He's quite handsome."

The nurse answered her questions while changing her dressing.

Song Zhi was stunned.

Boy friend?

Could it be Pei Jinnian?

But he quickly dismissed the idea.

That's right, his brothers were right, it was all her wishful thinking and relentless pursuit.

The first time Song Zhi met Pei Jinnian was three years ago. She was standing on the bridge at the harbor bend, intending to end her life, when Pei Jinnian appeared and saved her.

She later met Pei Jinnian at school and learned that he was two years her senior and a prominent figure at the school.

From then on, Song Zhi began to frequently appear by Pei Jinnian's side, just quietly watching him.

Even without saying a word, Song Zhi was content.

Even so, Pei Jinnian still felt disgusted and yelled at her fiercely.

"Song Zhi, can you please stop bothering me?"

At that moment, Song Zhi stared blankly at Pei Jinnian's handsome face with almost greedy eyes.

"ill."

Pei Jinnian left after saying that.

Their relationship took a turn for the better when Pei Jinnian was pushed to the ground by an opponent during a basketball game. Song Zhi rushed to the basketball court like a madwoman and examined Pei Jinnian's face.

When Song Zhi saw the abrasion on his cheek, she felt a loud bang in her head, as if something had collapsed, and she burst into tears.

That day, Pei Jinnian looked at the girl who cried because of a minor injury and laughed unrestrainedly.

"Junior, do you like me that much?"

Song Zhi didn't answer directly, but instead raised her hand and gently stroked his scratched cheek, her voice trembling slightly: "Does it hurt?"

Pei Jinnian dismissively slapped Song Zhi's hand away, his eyes full of arrogance: "What's so painful? It's just a scratch."

Will it leave a scar?

Pei Jinnian frowned: "Why should a grown man like me be afraid of this?"

Song Zhi didn't reply, but instead ran off to buy medicine for Pei Jinnian.

With a whole host of scar removal creams, anti-inflammatory and hemostatic agents, and thanks to Song Zhi's meticulous care, Pei Jinnian's face was indeed left without any scars.

Seeing how much Song Zhi cared about him, Pei Jinnian casually asked, "Junior, want to give it a try?"

Song Zhi looked up and stared straight at his face.

The boy's laughter was unrestrained and flamboyant, completely the opposite of the person in his memory, yet his eyebrows and eyes were so similar.

She couldn't refuse such a face.

She gave a soft "hmm".

I heard from Pei Jinnian again two days later.

After leaving the hospital, Song Zhi took out her phone to check bus routes back to school when she saw Pei Jinnian pop up in the WeChat group.

Pei Jinnian: [Hey everyone, let me introduce my girlfriend.]

He then posted a group photo in the group chat.

For a moment, everyone in the group fell silent, and no one dared to utter a sound.

Upon seeing this, Pei Jinnian directly tagged everyone, including Song Zhi.

Pei Jinnian: [Is my girlfriend pretty? Give me some feedback.]

Then messages from other people in the group started popping up one after another.

When Song Zhi saw the message, it already had 99+ likes. She immediately clicked on the one that tagged her, and paused after seeing Pei Jinnian's message.

She clicked on the photo.

She recognized the girl in the photo.

Meng Huan.

A freshman in dance drama, she became famous on campus for a dance performance at the beginning of the semester and was named the most beautiful and pure junior.

Unexpectedly, she was won over by Pei Jinnian, that playboy.

Someone sent another message, and Song Zhi initially wanted to ignore it, but then she saw her name.

I remember Song Zhi was in the group chat too. Will she follow her there if she finds out?

Others echoed and followed suit.

Some people are betting that Song Zhi will come, after all, she and Pei Jinnian have been giving each other the cold shoulder for two days.

Some bet that Song Zhi wouldn't go back; no matter how shameless she was, she couldn't just become a mistress knowing that he had a girlfriend.

When Song Zhi saw the words "mistress," she smiled.

She edited a message and sent it: "Don't worry, I won't be a mistress."

After the message was sent, the group immediately fell silent.

After a while, Pei Jinnian sent out a message, and even tagged Song Zhi.

Pei Jinnian: [Song Zhi, since you're here, I'll make things clear with you. This girl is different from others; I like her very much, and I don't want her to misunderstand our relationship.]

Pei Jinnian: [These past years, you've been bothering me, and honestly, I find it quite annoying.]

Song Zhi looked down at the message.

bother?

She was actually quite annoyed with herself for it.

But I couldn't control it.

The thought that I'll be all alone in this world all my life makes me feel pretty bored.

Three years have passed, and she thought she would successfully quit, but unfortunately, she still hasn't.

She still felt it was meaningless.

Song Zhi replied: 【I apologize for before, but I won't do it again.】

Also, I wish you all your dreams come true.

Song Zhi sent two messages and then left the group.

The banquet took place that night.

Pei Jinnian sat alone on the sofa, staring intently at the messages Song Zhi had sent him that afternoon.

What does she mean?

What does it mean to get what you want?

Pei Jinnian felt inexplicably irritated and threw his phone on the table.

It made a loud thud.

Han Yue entered the private room and witnessed this scene.

"Jin Nian, why are you getting angry?"

Clearly, Han Yue did not see the message Song Zhi posted in the group chat.

Pei Jinnian cursed, leaned back on the sofa, and didn't say anything.

Han Yue glanced around the private room but didn't see Meng Huan. He asked curiously, "Where's your girlfriend? Didn't you say you'd bring her to meet everyone?"

"She's still practicing dance; I'll pick her up later."

Pei Jinnian looked displeased.

Han Yue was slightly taken aback and guessed, "You're not angry because your girlfriend is late?"

"no."

Han Yue pressed further, "What is that?"

Pei Jinnian snorted coldly and retorted, "Didn't you see the message?"

Han Yue was stunned. He hadn't actually seen it. Pei Jinnian said he wanted to have a get-together at the banquet, so he just drove over.

He took out his phone and opened the group messages.

I happened to see the two messages that Song Zhifa posted.

Han Yue paused.

"Jin Nian, what does Song Zhi mean by this?"