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

Pei Jinnian's voice was low and carried a hint of barely perceptible anger.

Song Zhi's body trembled violently. She tried desperately to break free from Pei Jinnian's grasp, but his strength was too great, and she couldn't break free at all.

"Get out of here..." Song Zhi's voice was filled with despair and anger.

However, Pei Jinnian showed no intention of letting go. Instead, he pulled Song Zhi towards him again, almost causing her to lose her balance.

Song Zhi's heart was filled with fear and humiliation. She could no longer endure such treatment and slapped Pei Jinnian across the face.

"Snapped!"

A crisp slap echoed throughout the room, sounding particularly jarring in the silence.

Pei Jinnian's face was turned to one side by the slap. His lips twitched slightly, and he stuck out his tongue and gently pressed it against his cheek, which was beginning to taste blood.

His thin lips curled up slightly, forming a mocking arc.

"Song Zhi, you think you can just leave after sleeping with me? What do you take me for?"

Pei Jinnian's voice was cold and full of sarcasm.

Song Zhi's face grew paler and paler, her hand still hovering in mid-air, trembling slightly.

She shook her head frantically: "No, I didn't, you're lying to me."

Pei Jinnian reached out and grabbed her chin, forcing her to look at him.

"You were the one begging me last night, what are you pretending to be so high and mighty for now? Fu Lu didn't satisfy you, otherwise you wouldn't be so thirsty."

Song Zhi was startled.

"No, that's not true, you're talking nonsense."

Pei Jinnian's eyes darkened as he watched her trying so hard to distance herself from him.

"I recorded it, do you want to see it?"

"You, you bastard."

"Yeah, I'm an idiot, and you'll never get rid of me in this lifetime."

Song Zhi breathed heavily, trying to control her emotions, and said through her disgust for Pei Jinnian, "Pei Jinnian, even if something happened between us last night, it was an accident. Let's pretend it never happened and stop bothering me."

Arguing about it now is pointless.

Song Zhi just wanted to handle this matter calmly.

As she spoke, Pei Jinnian's expression grew increasingly sinister, and his gaze towards Song Zhi was filled with a chilling coldness.

"What did you say?"

When Pei Jinnian said this, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, seemingly smiling, but Song knew that this was his reaction when he was extremely angry.

Song Zhi clenched her fists tightly, raised her eyes without fear to meet Pei Jinnian's gaze, and said, word by word:

“Pei Jinnian, you and I both know what happened last night, why make a fuss about it?”

Pei Jinnian sneered: "What? Even after all this, you still want to be with Fu Lu? You've already slept with me, do you think Fu Lu would still want a used shoe like you?"

Pei Jinnian's words were extremely offensive, and Song Zhi couldn't help but reach out and hit him again.

But this time, Pei Jinnian grabbed her wrist.

Song Zhiqi trembled uncontrollably, especially after hearing his humiliating words, her face turned even more bloodless.

She met Pei Jinnian's gaze with a pale face, a hint of mockery appearing on her lips.

"I only want to be with Ninth Brother. I will only ever love him. As for you, what are you? You were just his stand-in for a few years. Do you really think I like you? You're dreaming."

As she spoke, she shoved Pei Jinnian away.

Pei Jinnian stared at her expressionlessly, his icy gaze seemingly able to penetrate her body, sending a chill down Song Zhi's spine.

The next second, Pei Jinnian's gloomy voice rang out from above.

"Song Zhi, I gave you a chance."

Song Zhi's body trembled violently, but she still did not show any fear.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Pei Jinnian continued talking.

"Tell me, what would Lawyer Fu think if he knew you slept with me last night? Would the Fu family accept a woman like you?"

His hands, hanging by his sides, trembled involuntarily.

My palms started to sweat, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on my forehead.

Will Fu Lu accept me?

This question, which she had never considered before, now haunted her like a demon, leaving her no way to escape.

She knew that Fu Lu loved her very much, but could that love withstand such a truth?

Song Zhi was caught in a painful struggle. She didn't know how to face Fu Lu, let alone how to face this cruel reality.

Seeing that she remained silent, Pei Jinnian's anger grew even stronger, and he continued:

"I'll give you a week to break things off with Fu Lu and come back to me. Don't blame me for being heartless. You don't want people to see your dissolute and shameful behavior online, do you?"

"You are shameless."

Pei Jinnian shrugged dismissively: "As long as you can come back to me, this is nothing."

With that, he turned and left without looking at Song Zhi again.

Once the door to the room was closed, Song Zhi collapsed to the ground, as if all her energy had been depleted.

She didn't know how she got home. When the old lady opened the door and saw her, she was a little surprised: "Xiao Zhi, you're back so early?"

In the past, when Song Zhi went to Fu Lu's place to stay overnight, she would always come over in the afternoon.

I arrived at just past seven in the morning.

Thinking of this, the old lady realized that Song Zhi's expression was a little strange.

She couldn't help but ask with some concern, "Xiao Zhi, are you alright? You don't look well."

Song Zhi shook her head slightly: "I'm fine."

"How could you be alright? Are you sick?" he said, reaching out to touch Song Zhi's forehead.

Song Zhi instinctively stepped back: "Grandma, I'm fine."

The old lady clearly didn't believe it.

Did you have a fight with Fu Lu?

Song Zhi shook her head: "No."

"That is how the matter?"

"Grandma, please don't ask anymore, I'm a little tired."

"Did you go to Fu Lu's house last night?"

Song Zhi didn't answer, but only responded softly.

In the bathroom, Song Zhi turned the water temperature to the highest setting and scrubbed her body vigorously, almost to the point of self-torture.

Her skin was red from the burn, but she still felt it wasn't clean enough.

The mirror was fogged up by water vapor. She reached out and wiped away the mist, looking at the unfamiliar reflection of herself.

Swollen eyes, messy hair, and suspicious red marks on her neck.

"how so..."

She slid to the floor, letting the hot water wash over her, "How am I supposed to face Fu Lu..."

Outside the door, the old lady's worried voice came: "Zhizhi, you've been bathing for too long, come out."

Song Zhi hurriedly responded.

She came out dressed and felt a little guilty when she saw the old lady.

Fortunately, the old lady didn't ask any more questions. She just smiled and said to her, "I've made breakfast. Have something to eat first."

As she spoke, she reached out and took Song Zhi's wrist, leading her towards the dining table.

Song Zhi looked a little lost: "Grandma, I'm not hungry."

"Who isn't hungry? I want to eat something."

Song Zhi had no choice but to sit obediently and eat her breakfast.

The old lady sat opposite her, looking at her with concern: "Xiaozhi, tell Grandma, what happened?"

Song Zhi held the bowl, the heat passing through the ceramic to her icy fingertips.

"It's really nothing, it's just... a little argument with Lawyer Fu."