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

Song Zhi: “…”

What nonsense is Fu Lu spouting?

Why does it feel so teasy?

"You didn't have breakfast?"

Song Zhi inquired.

"Um"

"Then go eat now, you don't need to wait for me."

"It's okay. I'm not familiar with the area around the company. You know, I just returned to China and don't have many friends."

"...You have so many friends that you live in a sanatorium, and you still say you have no friends?"

Song Zhi directly exposed him.

Fu Lu paused for a while before speaking: "Why don't you have dinner with your friends? Friends are more important."

After saying that, he hung up the phone before Song Zhi could speak.

Song Zhi stared blankly at the phone that had been hung up.

"Child, who is it?"

Xiao Wan asked curiously.

Song Zhi put away her phone and casually replied, "Friend."

As he spoke, he sat back down in his chair.

Xiao Wan leaned closer and whispered in her ear, "Zhizhi, don't go. I promised Young Master Qin."

Song Zhi sighed and responded softly.

Xiao Lian immediately smiled and said, "Then my boyfriend and I will be leaving now, so we won't disturb your meal."

Without waiting for Song Zhi's reply, he grabbed his little puppy and ran out of the private room in a flash.

Song Zhi sighed helplessly.

She really didn't want to have anything to do with Qin Zheng, but this time, there was no escaping it.

Qin Zheng, who was standing to the side, took in the emotions on Song Zhi's face and said half-jokingly, "You really don't want to see me?"

Song Zhi snapped out of her thoughts and waved her hand, "No, something did happen just now."

Qin Zheng smiled and glanced at her: "Zhizhi, how many years has it been since we last met?"

Song Zhi thought for a moment and then answered truthfully, "More than two years."

Qin Zheng murmured to himself, "It's been two years."

Song Zhi smiled somewhat awkwardly and changed the subject: "How have you been these past two years?"

Qin Zheng shook his head: "It's not good, but we're back now."

After saying that, she seemed to remember something and asked, "By the way, is what happened between you and Jin Nian true?"

Song Zhi was slightly taken aback, then nodded.

Qin Zheng sighed, "It's clear that you care about him a lot; it's Jin Nian who doesn't know how to cherish him."

"What's the point of cherishing him? It's all in the past. He's dating a new girlfriend now."

As he spoke, he picked up the menu next to him and began to order.

Qin Zheng glanced at the menu Song Zhi had ordered and asked in confusion, "I remember you couldn't live without spicy food, why is your taste so bland now?"

Song Zhi smiled and casually said, "My stomach isn't feeling well, so I'll eat something light."

Qin Zheng asked with concern, "What's wrong? Stomach problems?"

"Pretty much." He handed the menu to Qin Zheng, saying, "Take a look and see what you'd like to eat. This place is pretty good; Wanwan and I often come here to eat."

"You can order for me, just pick what you like, there are no dietary restrictions."

Song Zhi paused for a moment while holding the menu, then nodded.

After ordering, the two chatted casually.

"Song Zhi, I've noticed that you seem to have changed a lot in the past two years?"

Qin Zheng spoke.

Song Zhi smiled and said, "There will definitely be changes."

"You've become even more beautiful. If I had insisted on not going abroad back then, do you think you would have..."

Before she could finish speaking, Song Zhi interrupted, "No."

Qin Zheng smiled wryly: "You haven't changed at all, or you're not giving me any chance at all."

"Qin Zheng, you know me."

Qin Zheng persisted: "What about Pei Jinnian? Are you still hung up on him?"

Song Zhi shook her head and remained silent.

Qin Zheng looked at her quietly for a while before speaking: "To be honest, I was quite happy to know that you and Pei Jinnian broke up."

Song Zhi looked at him with a puzzled expression.

Qin Zheng continued, "I think I have a chance now."

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi opened her mouth, but before she could speak, Qin Zheng interrupted her, saying, "Song Zhi, let me finish."

The words stuck in her throat were swallowed back down. Song Zhi looked at him, waiting for him to continue.

Qin Zheng smiled bitterly: "It's true that I like you, and it's also true that I can't forget you."

Song Zhi sighed helplessly: 'Qin Zheng, it really isn't necessary.'

Qin Zheng shook his head: "Back then you said that I was just looking for a fleeting novelty, that I just wanted to compete with Pei Jinnian, and that I didn't really like you at all."

But deep down you know that I wasn't the one truly fighting for victory. To this day, I still don't know where I went wrong.

"So many years have passed, there's no need to delve into who won or lost."

Song Zhi's expression remained indifferent.

Qin Zheng pressed on, unwilling to give up, "Is Pei Jinnian really that good in your heart?"

Song Zhi didn't speak.

She couldn't answer that.

Could it be that he told Pei Jinnian's best friend that he only followed Pei Jinnian because of his face?

If Pei Jinnian found out, given his personality, he would definitely be furious.

Song Zhi replied dismissively, "It's hard to explain what liking someone is. You're a good person, but as I've already said, I don't like you."

As soon as he finished speaking, the waiter pushed the food cart over to serve the dishes.

Qin Zheng looked at the dishes on the table and said with a smile, "Alright, stop giving me the 'friend zone' treatment, let's eat first."

After finishing their meal, Song Zhi packed up a portion of food. Upon seeing this, Qin Zheng jokingly asked, "Is this for Jin Nian?"

Song Zhi said calmly, "No."

Qin Zheng raised an eyebrow and probed, "You're dating a new boyfriend?"

"No."

"I thought that since Jin Nian got a girlfriend, you would get a boyfriend too."

Song Zhi became irritated when she heard him constantly mention Pei Jinnian: "Can you please stop talking about Pei Jinnian in front of me? We broke up a long time ago."

Qin Zheng waved his hand, making a gesture of surrender: "It was my fault, don't be angry."

"No, I'm not angry."

Qin Zheng said, "Where are you going? I'll take you."

Song Zhi shook her head: "No need, I'll take a taxi."

"It's rush hour now, it's hard to get a taxi. Are you sure you want to take a taxi?"

Song Zhi checked the time; it was indeed true.

It's really hard to get a taxi at this time.

"Then trouble you."

With that, he followed Qin Zheng to the parking space.

As Song Zhi opened the back door and prepared to get in the car, Qin Zheng's voice came softly from the driver's seat: "Sit in the passenger seat."

Song Zhi half-jokingly said, "Young Master Qin has too much of an aura; I wouldn't dare sit in your passenger seat."

After saying that, he got into the back seat of the car without waiting for Qin Zheng to speak.

Qin Zheng smiled helplessly: "Alright, I'll be your driver today. Give me the address."

Just as Song Zhi was about to speak, Qin Zheng's voice came again: "Add me on WeChat and send it to me so I can locate you."

After saying that, he handed his WeChat QR code to Song Zhi.

Looking at the QR code in front of her, Song Zhi didn't want to argue with Qin Zheng anymore, so she added him on WeChat and sent him the address.

……

Half an hour later, Qin Zheng delivered the person to the Fu Group building.

Qin Zheng glanced at the building from the driver's seat: "Does your friend work here?"

Song Zhi nodded.

Qin Zheng praised, "To be able to work at Fu's, you must be an elite. Let me introduce you sometime."

Song Zhi gave a few perfunctory replies, then headed towards the building with the packed lunchbox from the marriage certificate collection.

Qin Zheng watched Song Zhi's retreating figure, then took out his phone and opened WeChat.

Upon seeing Song Zhi's WeChat ID in his friend list, a confident smile crept onto his lips.

He swiped his thumb down and found Pei Jinnian's WeChat at the very bottom. He opened the chat box, edited a message, and sent it.

I'm back! Let's get together sometime.