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

"The supervisor said in the group chat that we should all toast President Pei to make our presence known."

"I...I'm allergic to alcohol."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Li Ming stood up first, holding a wine glass, and said to Pei Jinnian with a smile, "Young President Pei, I'd like to toast you."

Pei Jinnian remained seated in his chair, not even lifting his eyelids, and simply nodded.

Seeing this, Li Ming quickly downed the wine in his hand.

He returned to his seat and then glanced at Chen Lan beside him.

Seeing this, Chen Lan quickly raised her wine glass to offer a toast.

As Song Zhi watched her turn approach, she felt inexplicably flustered.

How to do?

If I leave now, will I lose my job?

Forget it, I'll just get a new work ID.

Thinking this, Song Zhi suddenly stood up.

Before she could make her next move, Zhang Ying said sarcastically, "Is Song Zhi trying to fight for a drink with CEO Pei?"

Song Zhi waved her hand: "No, I, I..."

The words "leave" stuck in his throat, under everyone's gaze.

Song Zhi took a deep breath and, under the gaze of others, walked up to Pei Jinnian with the teacup in front of her. "Young President Pei, I'd like to toast you."

Without waiting for Pei Jinnian to respond, Song Zhi took a sip of her drink and turned to leave.

He had only taken a couple of steps when Pei Jinnian's deep voice came from behind him.

"What are you in such a hurry for?"

Song Zhi stopped abruptly, standing stiffly in place.

Pei Jinnian continued, "Come here."

Song Zhi swallowed hard, hesitated for a moment, then turned and walked to Pei Jinnian's side, feigning composure as she asked, "Is there something you need?"

Pei Jinnian gestured to the empty wine glass in front of him: "Pour me some wine."

Song Zhi stood still.

Pei Jinnian looked up and stared straight at her: "What? You don't want to?"

Song Zhi gritted her teeth, put the teacup on the table, and poured wine for Pei Jinnian from the wine bottle.

Pei Jinnian smiled, a hint of mockery in his eyes.

He gently picked up his wine glass, elegantly raising it to eye level, then stared directly at Song Zhi, observing her reaction.

After a while, Song Zhi came to her senses and hurriedly stammered, "I...I have tea. I'll go get a wine glass." As she spoke, she tried to get up to get a wine glass.

However, Pei Jinnian quickly reached out and stopped her, saying calmly, "No need, you can drink my cup, I haven't drunk from it."

Although his tone was casual, it was impossible for anyone to refuse.

Song Zhi looked hesitantly at the wine glass in Pei Jinnian's hand.

Of course she knew that Pei Jinnian hadn't drunk from that glass of wine; when other colleagues came over to toast him, he hadn't even touched it.

But now that it's her turn, he's offering her his wine. This man must be doing this on purpose, but she can't figure out what his purpose is.

Just as she was lost in thought, Pei Jinnian spoke again, his voice tinged with a hint of teasing: "What? Afraid I'll poison you?"

Song Zhi shook her head: "No."

Seeing this, Pei Jinnian's lips curled up slightly, and he said unhurriedly, "Then keep it up."

Helpless, Song Zhi had no choice but to bite the bullet and pick up Pei Jinnian's wine glass. Then, she lowered her head and said softly, "Thank you, Mr. Pei."

Pei Jinnian smiled, casually picked up the glass on the table, poured himself a glass of wine, and held it up, waiting to clink glasses with Song Zhi.

Looking at the teacup in his hand, Song Zhi confirmed her earlier suspicion: Pei Jinnian had done it on purpose.

He was drinking from a teacup he had just used. What would his other colleagues think?

For a moment, Song Zhi felt a little annoyed, but given the occasion, she didn't dare to say anything. She just clinked glasses with Pei Jinnian, took a sip of the wine in her glass, and returned to her seat.

As soon as she sat down, she noticed that all her colleagues were looking at her.

A slightly awkward expression appeared on Song Zhi's face. She said softly, "Um, I'm going to the restroom."

As she spoke, without even glancing at the expressions of the others, she hurriedly stood up and quickly fled the private room.

As soon as she entered the restroom, Song Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.

She stood in front of the mirror, turned on the tap, and let the cold water wash over her face, trying to calm herself down.

After a while, she felt much calmer and began to think about what to do next.

Song Zhi thought that perhaps now was a good opportunity to slip away. Just then, she suddenly realized that her bag was still in the private room.

Song Zhi was somewhat annoyed.

She should have put her bag on her shoulder when she entered the private room, which would have avoided this awkward situation.

Song Zhi sighed helplessly, turned around and walked out of the restroom.

She didn't go back to the private room immediately, but decided to find a quiet place to wait for Pei Jinnian to leave before going back to get her bag.

She had only taken a couple of steps when she heard the door to the private room open.

Song Zhi looked up, and the moment their eyes met, without thinking, she instinctively turned and ran.

"Song Zhi, why are you running?"

Upon seeing this, Pei Jinnian immediately shouted and rushed forward, grabbing Song Zhi's arm.

Song Zhi said coldly, "Let go."

Pei Jinnian looked at Song Zhi and thought about how Song Zhi was very gentle with him when they were dating, and always went along with him.

But now, she finds it annoying even to look at herself.

He hadn't originally planned to come today; he didn't want Song Zhi to know so soon that he had taken over the company because of her.

Pei Jinnian held Song Zhi's hand tightly, refusing to let go. His gaze, like a burning flame, was fixed directly on Song Zhi.

"Child, come back to me."

Pei Jinnian couldn't help but soften his voice.

Song Zhi looked at him in disbelief.

So much time had passed, and she thought everything was over, but she never expected that Pei Jinnian still wouldn't let her go.

Song Zhi took a deep breath and tried to keep her voice calm.

“Pei Jinnian, it’s all over between us long ago. Please stop bothering me.”

After saying that, she suddenly broke free from Pei Jinnian's hand, quickly walked past him, and hurriedly returned to the private room.

Song Zhi's heart pounded like a drum, filled with panic and unease.

It seems I'm going to lose this job.

Oh well, the atmosphere among colleagues isn't great anyway, so I might as well leave.

Back in her seat, Song Zhi had barely settled down when her female colleague leaned over curiously, asking with a gossipy look, "Song Zhi, do you and President Pei know each other?"

Song Zhi's heart tightened, and she waved her hand guiltily, quickly denying, "How could that be? How would I know President Pei?"

She had barely finished speaking when Zhang Ying, sitting opposite her, spoke up sarcastically.

"Come on, Mr. Pei just said it himself, you two are college classmates, what are you still denying?"

Song Zhi looked on in disbelief.

Unexpectedly, Pei Jinnian would take the initiative to talk to others about their relationship.