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

He slowly turned his head, his gaze falling on Song Zhi's face, which was covered in scars.

In an instant, it felt as if an incredibly sharp thorn had pierced his heart, and the intense pain spread throughout his body, causing him to tremble uncontrollably.

"Childish..."

Fu Lu called Song Zhi's name softly in a hoarse voice, his eyes revealing endless heartache and self-blame.

"Fu Lu, stop hitting him."

Fu Lu seemed to suddenly come to his senses, hurriedly releasing his grip on the man's hair, and then forcefully pulling Song Zhi into his arms.

Fu Lu buried his face in Song Zhi's neck, repeatedly murmuring apologies: "I'm sorry, I'm late..."

Song Zhi leaned against Fu Lu's chest, feeling his trembling body, and gently hugged him: "I'm fine, you don't need to apologize."

After saying that, Song Zhi's body stiffened.

Fu Lu cried.

She felt a damp patch on her neck.

Song Zhi felt very uncomfortable.

"Ninth Brother, I'm fine. Jia Chen is injured and needs to go to the hospital."

Song Zhi said softly.

Fu Lu sniffed and gently released her: "Okay, let's go to the hospital."

After saying that, he grabbed the unconscious man from the ground, tied him to a chair, called the police, and then took the siblings to the hospital.

Before the car even reached the hospital, Song Zhi suddenly felt dizzy and fainted in her seat.

This terrified Song Jiachen, who was sitting to the side. He immediately called out his sister's name, but Song Zhi was no longer responding.

Upon seeing this, Fu Lu quickly sped up and drove towards the hospital.

When Song Zhi slowly opened her eyes, the first thing she saw was a face with her head wrapped in white gauze.

She composed herself and realized that the person was none other than her younger brother, Song Jiachen.

Seeing his sister finally wake up, Song Jiachen was overjoyed and quickly went over to her, saying, "Sis, you're finally awake!"

Song Zhi's head was still spinning. She struggled to raise her hand and rub her eyes. Looking at Song Jiachen's face covered in gauze, she couldn't help but show surprise.

"Jiachen, what's wrong with you? Did you get into a fight again?"

Clearly, Song Zhi hadn't reacted yet.

Upon hearing his sister's question, Song Jiachen was taken aback at first, then a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"Sister, you've been unconscious for a whole day and night, don't you remember?"

Song Zhi was stunned upon hearing this. Fragments of memories began to piece together in her mind, and scenes from her past flashed before her eyes like a movie.

Seeing that his sister remained silent and seemed a little off, Song Jiachen grew increasingly worried.

"Sis, are you alright? Please don't scare me!"

Song Zhi took a deep breath to clear her head a little, then gently shook her head and said, "I'm fine, my head still hurts a bit. By the way, where's Fu Lu? Where did he go?"

"Oh, the police called and asked him to come in to give a statement. He should be back soon."

Song Jiachen quickly replied.

Song Zhi nodded slightly after hearing this.

Her gaze slowly turned to Song Jiachen, a hint of doubt in her eyes, and she asked softly, "Jiachen, why did you suddenly decide to come find me?"

At this moment, Song Jiachen lowered his head, looking like a wilted blade of grass after a frost, and said listlessly, "Sister, I know everything."

"Oh? What do you know?" Song Zhi asked with a face full of curiosity.

Before she could finish speaking, Song Jiachen pounced forward like a wounded little animal and hugged Song Zhi tightly. He sobbed and choked out his lament.

"We're not siblings at all. Mom has told me everything. It turns out I really am not Dad's biological son. Sister... Waaah..."

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi's heart sank, but she quickly composed herself and sighed deeply.

Then she reached out and gently stroked the back of Song Jiachen's head, comforting him in an incredibly gentle voice: "Jiachen, don't be sad. No matter what, you will always be my younger brother. That's a fact that no one can change."

Upon hearing these words, Song Jiachen slowly loosened his grip on Song Zhi.

He sniffed, trying to stop crying, looked up at Song Zhi, forced a smile, and said, "Actually, thinking about it carefully, I think I'm quite lucky."

Song Zhi looked at him suspiciously and asked, puzzled, "Why would you think that?"

Song Jiachen chuckled but didn't answer. Instead, he started to whine, "Sis, can I come visit you more often from now on?"

Song Zhi slowly said, "Right now, the most important thing for you is to focus all your energy on your studies."

After she finished speaking, she looked quietly at Song Jiachen in front of her, her eyes filled with a mixture of expectation and worry.

However, Song Jiachen curled his lip indifferently and replied nonchalantly, "Oh, sis, there are still four months until the college entrance exam, there's plenty of time."

Hearing this, Song Zhi felt a sense of helplessness and shook her head with a wry smile, saying, "Still? There are only four months left now, you'd better hurry up and study hard!"

Song Jiachen's eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked expectantly, "After the exams are over, can I come visit you more often?"

Song Zhi couldn't help but laugh at his innocent appearance, but she still pretended to be serious and asked, "What do you want with me?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Song Jiachen blurted out, "Of course it's because I want to see you!"

Song Zhi was slightly taken aback upon hearing this, then a gentle smile appeared on her face, and she softly replied, "Okay."

As soon as he finished speaking, Song Jiachen excitedly reached out and hugged Song Zhi tightly, acting like a spoiled child.

"Sis, you're so great, I love you to death!"

Faced with her younger brother's affectionate gesture, Song Zhi was taken aback at first, then sighed helplessly and gently pushed him away, saying, "Alright, alright, you're a grown man now, why are you still acting like a child?"

Upon hearing Song Zhi's words, Song Jiachen blushed and let go of her hand, scratching his head somewhat embarrassedly and muttering to himself.

"Hehe, sis, I'm just happy... and I'll definitely protect you from now on!"

Upon hearing these words, a warm feeling welled up in Song Zhi's heart.

She still feels lingering fear when she thinks about the terrifying thing that happened last night.

Fortunately, Song Jiachen appeared in time to buy some time.

She smiled at Song Jiachen, her eyes filled with gratitude, and said softly, "Yes, Jiachen, thank you so much."

She was glad she had told Song Jiachen her door lock code beforehand; if Song Jiachen hadn't come over, the consequences would have been unbearable.

Suddenly, the ward door was pushed open forcefully from the outside...