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

Seeing Zhang Ying's aggrieved look, her colleague couldn't help but feel indignant on her behalf, saying, "How could Song Zhi do this? This is too much bullying!"

Seeing this, Zhang Ying was secretly delighted, knowing that her plan was already half successful.

She deliberately made her voice sound slightly tearful, choking out, "N-nothing..."

Upon hearing this, the colleague became even more suspicious and quickly pressed, "Don't hide it from me, tell me what happened!"

Seeing her colleague's urgency, Zhang Ying feigned an even more aggrieved expression, sobbing as she said, "What else could have happened? I was just trying to kindly advise her that the boss has a wife and children, and told her not to become a mistress, but she... she actually..."

At this point, Zhang Ying could no longer control her emotions and burst into tears.

When my colleague heard the news, his face was full of disbelief.

Holy crap! What explosive news!

Looking at the other person's expression, Zhang Ying felt a secret delight.

Zhang Ying knew this female colleague; her name was Chen Lan, and she was known as a big mouth in the company.

Not long after Zhang Ying joined the company, Li Ming mentioned Chen Lan to her, so Zhang Ying always kept a certain distance from Chen Lan, and the two were only nodding acquaintances.

Zhang Ying hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "Maybe this is just a misunderstanding..."

Chen Lan immediately retorted, "Misunderstanding? Song Zhi treated you like that, it definitely wasn't a misunderstanding."

Zhang Ying shook her head helplessly and said, "I don't know the specifics either. You...you must not tell anyone about this."

Chen Lan nodded quickly and said confidently, "Don't worry, I'm not that bored. How could I go around spreading such things?"

As she spoke, she deliberately glanced at Zhang Ying, feigning concern, and asked, "Are you alright? Should you take a day off to rest?"

Zhang Ying shook her head slightly, forced a smile, and said, "I'm fine. Anyway, it's almost lunchtime. I just joined the company, unlike Song Zhi who can just not come whenever she wants."

Zhang Lan scoffed and said dismissively, "He only got it by sleeping around. Forget it, it's better to ignore this kind of person."

"Ok, I know."

"You should tidy yourself up; your hair is all wet. Don't catch a cold."

"Well, thank you."

"Then I'll go back to my workstation."

"Well, go back."

Zhang Ying nodded, smiling as she watched Chen Lan's departing figure.

Chen Lan walked to the bathroom door, suddenly stopped, turned her head, and stared directly at Zhang Ying.

"Hey, Zhang Ying,"

Chen Lan asked softly, a hint of curiosity in her voice, "Do you know who that high-ranking official is?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ying paused for a moment, then quickly shook her head and replied, "This... I'm not really sure either. I've only been with the company for a short time and I'm not very familiar with it yet."

Chen Lan didn't seem satisfied with the answer. She frowned and continued to ask, "Do you think it could be the supervisor? I felt that the way they were looking at each other was a little... off."

A hint of hesitation flashed across Zhang Ying's face, but she quickly regained her composure. She chuckled dryly and said, "This... I really don't know. Don't make wild guesses; it might be a misunderstanding."

After hearing Zhang Ying's words, Chen Lan did not press the matter further, but her eyes seemed to be deep in thought.

After a while, she slowly nodded, then turned and walked out of the restroom.

As Zhang Ying watched Chen Lan's figure disappear behind the bathroom door, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, revealing a barely perceptible smug smile.

Song Zhi, you shameless woman, just wait until you're utterly ruined!

Zhang Ying cursed inwardly, a malicious glint flashing in her eyes.

……

In the afternoon, the setting sun shone through the window onto Song Zhi's desk.

She was focused on her work when her phone screen lit up and a new message popped up.

Song Zhi opened the notification and saw that it was for a department dinner.

Song Zhi frowned, somewhat reluctant to go.

So, after hesitating for a moment, she opened Li Ming's DingTalk and sent him a message.

"Manager, I probably won't be able to attend the department dinner."

Not long after, Li Ming's reply came.

"Everyone in the department is going, why are you making an exception? Everyone is going."

Song Zhi was speechless upon seeing this statement.

But then I thought, this is a department gathering, a chance to connect with colleagues and build good relationships. I shouldn't let others think that I really have connections, as Zhang Ying said.

She took out her phone and sent a message to Fu Lu, telling him not to come pick her up.

The message had just been sent when Lawyer Fu called.

Song Zhi quickly picked up her phone, lowered her head to answer the call, and said softly, "Hello."

Why won't you let me pick you up?

Fu Lu's voice clearly carried a hint of dissatisfaction.

Song Zhi answered somewhat shyly in a low voice, "It's a department dinner today."

"Where are we having dinner?" Fu Lu pressed.

"We'll eat over there on Minsheng Road," Song Zhi replied truthfully.

"What time will you finish? I'll pick you up."

When Fu Lu said this, his tone softened slightly.

Song Zhi explained, "We don't know yet, we'll go there after get off work."

“Call me when the time comes, and I’ll come pick you up,” Fu Lu said.

Upon hearing Fu Lu's words, Song Zhi felt a surge of warmth in her heart, and she softly replied, "Okay."

"Then go ahead, I'll just go home all by myself."

Fu Lu's tone was pitiful, which made Song Zhi smile.

"Okay, don't be upset anymore. How about we get our marriage certificate next Monday?"

Upon hearing this, Fu Lu seemed somewhat incredulous at what he was hearing.

"You, what did you say?"

Song Zhi repeated it in a low voice.

Fu Lu's voice quickly followed: "Why not tomorrow? Why does it have to be Monday?"

Song Zhi smiled helplessly: "Tomorrow is the weekend, and people don't work on weekends."

Fu Lu was somewhat disappointed upon hearing this.

"Oh."

Song Zhi smiled and said, "Alright, are you happy now?"

Fu Lu chuckled, "Happy, thank you, darling."

Song Zhi was a little puzzled: "Why are you thanking me all of a sudden?"

"Thank you for marrying me."

Song Zhi paused slightly, then whispered, "Then I thank you for marrying me, hehe..."

"Baby, what do we need to prepare? It's our first time getting a marriage certificate, so we're not very familiar with the process."

Fu Lu suddenly spoke.

This question made Song Zhi chuckle: "This is my first time too, how would I know?"

"Then let's take a good look at it this weekend."

Just as Song Zhi was about to speak, a colleague came over and told her to leave work.

She smiled and nodded to her colleague, then whispered something to Lawyer Fu before hanging up the phone.

On the way to the dinner party, Song Zhi wondered if it was just her imagination, but she noticed that no one else wanted to be with her.

Even the girl who had joined the company for internships earlier was carpooling with others.

Song Zhi disagreed.

Before she even started working there, she knew she wouldn't have any friends at the company.

So this is fine too; I won't offend others unless they offend me.