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

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yan's face immediately lit up with pride. He straightened up and replied confidently, "Of course, we're best brothers who grew up together."

Song Xiaozhi then pressed on, "Do you know how many women he's been with?"

Zhou Yan's smile suddenly froze on his face, and his eyes flickered as if he hesitated.

After a while, he slowly said, "This..."

At this point, he looked at Song Xiaozhi warily and asked cautiously, "Why are you asking this?"

Song Zhi smiled awkwardly: "I was just asking casually. If you don't want to say, that's fine. As for calling Yi Nuo, I can call whenever I want."

"However..." Song Zhi mimicked Zhou Yan's tone and continued, "I don't want to fight right now." After saying that, she grinned at Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan: "..."

Song Zhi leaned back on the sofa and continued looking at the photos on her phone.

"I said."

Zhou Yan suddenly spoke.

Song Zhi glanced at him but didn't say anything.

Zhou Yan immediately became anxious: "Song Xiaozhi, didn't you want to know about Ninth Brother? Can't I tell you?"

"I didn't force you. You can say it or not, it's up to you."

"It was my own idea to say it; you didn't force me."

Song Zhi then sat up straight: "In that case, why don't you tell me?"

Which version would you like to hear?

"After university."

"No."

"What about going abroad?"

"nor."

Song Zhi was somewhat surprised: "None of them?"

"Yes, he ran into you as soon as he returned to China, so he didn't have a chance at all."

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi felt a warm glow in her heart.

Therefore, Fu Lu was all alone.

"Song Xiaozhi, I've said what I needed to say. Now you should call Yinuo."

Zhou Yan reminded him from the side.

Song Zhi snapped out of her thoughts, took out her phone, and called Wei Yinuo.

The phone rang for a long time before it was answered.

"Hello, Auntie."

Wei Yinuo's voice was a little hoarse, clearly because she had been woken up by her phone call.

Song Zhi was a little embarrassed: "Nono, did I wake you up?"

"No, I was planning to get up too."

"Hmm, has everything settled down on your end?"

"Ah."

"I heard from your uncle that you're planning to go to school, is that right?"

After Song Zhi finished speaking, she saw Zhou Yan pointing at himself repeatedly.

She understood what Zhou Yan meant; he wanted her to give him the phone.

Song Zhi ignored him, but Zhou Yan reached out and snatched it directly.

Seeing her phone snatched away, Song Zhi was speechless: "You bandit, you stole my phone."

Zhou Yan looked apologetic: "Thanks for helping my brother." He then took his phone and went to the balcony.

Zhou Yan looked at the still-connected call and cautiously said, "Yinuo, it's me."

There was silence on the other side of the phone.

Zhou Yan didn't hear Wei Yinuo's voice and became a little anxious. He tried to start a conversation again: "How are things over there?"

"pretty good."

"You blocked me, I can't contact you, so this is the only way, Yinuo..."

Zhou Yan was about to say something when Wei Yinuo interrupted him: "Uncle Zhou Yan, you don't need to contact me anymore."

Zhou Yan's face stiffened, and it took him a while to speak: "Why?"

"I don't want to contact you. Every time I think of you, I think of the day I was kidnapped. So, please, I'm begging you, don't contact me anymore, okay?"

He didn't know how Zhou Yan hung up the phone in the end; all he could hear were Wei Yinuo's words echoing in his ears.

The celebration banquet was scheduled to start at 7 p.m. Fu Lu called Zhou Yan and asked him to take Song Zhi downstairs.

Song Zhi was a little disappointed when she heard that Fu Lu wasn't coming up: "Is Ninth Brother not coming?"

Zhou Yan maintained his nonchalant demeanor: "Am I not handsome enough?"

"What does this have to do with whether you're handsome or not?"

"Of course it's related?"

Song Zhi ignored him; this guy was completely unserious.

I wasn't in a good mood when I returned my phone earlier, and I thought it was because I was heartbroken, but now it seems I was overthinking it.

She followed Zhou Yan to the celebration banquet.

The event was held in the hotel's banquet hall, and everyone was dressed smartly. In contrast, I wasn't wearing a formal dress, just an ordinary dress.

Song Zhi was a little embarrassed: "I'm not wearing a formal dress, should I go back?"

"What are you afraid of?"

"I'm afraid of embarrassing Ninth Brother."

Song Zhi spoke truthfully.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Ninth Brother doesn't care about these things. Song Xiaozhi, be more confident. How can such a beautiful girl be insecure?"

Song Zhi was initially a little nervous, but after hearing Zhou Yan's words, she couldn't help but relax.

People who knew Zhou Yan came over to greet him, but everyone who came over would glance at her.

Song Zhi felt a little awkward and found a dimly lit corner to stay in.

Song Zhi sat on the sofa in the corner, her fingers unconsciously stroking the rim of the glass.

The crystal chandelier in the banquet hall refracted the light into countless fragments, which fell onto her light blue dress.

Surrounded by elegantly dressed women and clinking glasses, she felt increasingly out of place in the scene.

"Miss, may I sit here?"

A crisp sound came from above. Song Zhi looked up and was met with a bright, smiling face.

The girl had her hair tied in a high ponytail, wore a tight T-shirt and jeans, and put on Dr. Martens boots, looking both cool and sexy.

is her.

Today's champion.

Her name seems to be Chen Lu.

Song Zhi was somewhat surprised: "Of course you can."

Chen Lu casually took two glasses of juice from a passing waiter's tray and then sat down on the sofa opposite Song Zhi.

"I've seen you sitting here alone for a long time, aren't you bored?"

As he spoke, he handed the champagne in his hand to Song Zhi.

Ever since the last incident, Song Zhi has become wary of drinks offered by unfamiliar people.

She smiled and waved her hand, saying, "I'm sorry, I'm allergic to alcohol."

Chen Lu didn't pay much attention, placed the wine glass on the table in front of her, and then leaned back lazily on the sofa.

"How boring! I wish I hadn't come."

As she spoke, she took a sip of champagne and suddenly leaned closer to Song Zhi, "You don't look like someone from the racing team."

Song Zhi nodded: "I'm not."

"I told you, I've never seen you before. Who did you come with?"

Song Zhi thought for a moment and then said, "My boyfriend."

Chen Lu didn't think much of it when she heard this.

There were several male members in the team, and quite a few of them brought their girlfriends.

Song Zhi smiled and said, "Congratulations on winning the championship. I took a lot of photos of you in the audience today."

"Really?" Chen Lu's eyes lit up. "Let me see!"

Song Zhi took out her phone and showed the photos she had taken that day.

Chen Lu leaned closer and exclaimed, "Wow, that angle on the corner is amazing!"

Chen Lu suddenly pointed to one of the photos and exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, this photo was taken really well. Most people would never be able to capture such a moment. Your position in taking the photo is amazing."

Hearing Chen Lu's praise, Song Zhi couldn't help but feel a little shy. She smiled gently and continued to swipe on her phone screen to show the next photo.

This photo captures the moment when Fu Lu was presenting the award.

Song Zhi had intended to quickly swipe through the photo, but just as her finger was about to slide, Chen Lu suddenly called out to her, "Wait a minute!"