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

"Song Xiaozhi, you're getting more and more domineering."

As she spoke, she reached over Song Zhi, picked up the hangover soup from the counter behind her, took a sip, and casually asked, "Your cooking is quite good. Do you often make this?"

Song Zhi visibly panicked, and she instinctively wanted to deny it: "No..."

Fu Lu stared at her, and Song Zhixin's heart pounded wildly.

She was really bad at lying, so she looked away and said, "The clothes have been delivered. I... I'll be going now."

After saying that, he blushed and hurriedly fled the scene.

……

In the following period, Song Zhi and Xiao Wan worked together to prepare for starting their business.

Once the office address was settled, they immediately began processing various certificates, which took nearly half a month to complete.

As Xiao Wan watched the staff finish installing the last computer, she excitedly reached out and hugged Song Zhi, saying with great enthusiasm, "Zhi Zhi, this is our future battlefield!"

Song Zhi glanced around the office space, which was less than 50 square meters in size, and a surge of excitement welled up in her heart.

She asked eagerly, "When will it open?"

Xiao Wan smiled and replied, "I had someone calculate it; it will happen tomorrow. By the way, do you have any friends you need to inform?"

Song Zhi paused slightly, and Fu Lu's image subconsciously surfaced in her mind.

Ever since she fled in such a sorry state from Fu Lu's place last time, she felt ashamed to face him, so she had been avoiding him for the past two weeks.

At this moment, Song Zhi's heart began to ache again.

Even on the day the store opened, Song Zhi was still debating whether or not to send a message to Fu Lu.

She took out her phone, snapped a picture of her workstation, and captioned it: "This will be where I work hard from now on."

In the end, Song Zhi still didn't have the courage to tell Fu Lu.

However, as soon as she clicked "send successfully," someone immediately replied in her WeChat Moments.

It is Fu Lu.

He replied with a big question mark.

Before Song Zhi could reply, Fu Lu sent a message.

"The studio is open?"

Song Zhi hesitated for a moment, then typed out a simple "hmm" and sent it.

I sent it, but there was no reply within seconds.

Song Zhi couldn't help but feel a little nervous. She held her phone and waited for a few more minutes, but still received no reply, so she gave up.

She sighed softly, feeling a little disappointed.

Just then, the studio door was pushed open from the outside, and Song Zhi looked up, her gaze falling on the doorway.

Qin Zheng walked towards her carrying a bouquet of flowers, a gentle smile on his face.

"Zhizhi, this is for you."

Qin Zheng said softly, handing the flowers to her.

Song Zhi didn't immediately take it, but looked at him with a puzzled expression.

She was filled with questions, wondering why Qin Zheng would suddenly send her flowers.

Qin Zheng smiled helplessly and explained, "It didn't mean anything by it, it was just a simple wish for your business opening."

Song Zhi was slightly taken aback, then smiled faintly and reached out to accept the bouquet of flowers.

Song Zhi turned slightly to Qin Zheng and said softly, "Thank you. How did you know we were opening today?"

Qin Zheng smiled slightly and replied softly, "I saw your post on WeChat Moments."

A hint of surprise flashed in Song Zhi's eyes.

She only posted it on her WeChat Moments, without including an address.

Seemingly noticing her confusion, Qin Zheng explained, "Xiao Wan told me."

"You delivered this way way too fast," Song Zhi exclaimed.

Qin Zheng smiled and replied, "My company is upstairs."

Song Zhi couldn't help but ask in confusion, "?"

Just then, Xiao Wan walked in smiling, carrying a beautiful flower basket. She was somewhat surprised to see Qin Zheng.

"What made you decide to come to our studio, Young Master Qin?"

Qin Zheng turned his head to look at Xiao Wan and said in a relaxed tone, "Since you're opening today, we naturally had to come and celebrate. We just happened to be nearby, so we came down to take a look."

Song Zhi looked at Xiao Wan with a puzzled expression, her mind filled with questions.

Xiao Wan felt a little guilty.

She did intentionally keep the fact that Qin Zheng's company was upstairs from Song Zhi.

The main reason is that you're beholden to those who give you money or food; there's no other way.

This 50-square-meter office space was all obtained by squeezing it out from Qin Zheng.

She walked to the desk next to her, took out a flyer, and gently handed it to Qin Zheng, saying with a gentle smile, "Mr. Qin, could you please help promote our store? I'll treat you to dinner another day!"

Qin Zheng smiled as he took the flyer, glanced at it casually, and then said, "Sure, of course, no problem! By the way, let's get together after today, as a way of celebrating your opening."

Before Song Zhi could even refuse, Xiao Wan had already readily agreed.

After Qin Zheng left, Song Zhi frowned and asked with some doubt, "Wanwan, did you already know that Qin Zheng's company was upstairs?"

Xiao Wan nodded, revealing a mysterious smile.

Song Zhi was somewhat speechless and continued to ask, "Then why didn't you tell me beforehand? You know the relationship between me and his mother..."

Before she could finish speaking, Xiao Wan continued, "This company is not his own; it only opened just two days ago."

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi was filled with doubt and pressed for an answer: "You opened it yourself?"

"I heard that Qin Zheng seems to have fallen out with his family, so he decided to start his own business."

"Why is this happening?" Song Zhi asked, puzzled.

If she remembered correctly, Qin Zheng's mother was even more domineering and authoritarian than Pei Jinnian's mother. Would she agree to let Qin Zheng break free from her control?

"I'm not entirely sure why, but it seems like we've had a falling out ever since I went back from the police station last time."

Song Zhi fell silent.

Xiao Wan reached out and took Song Zhi's arm, comforting her, "Oh, I considered this office location because it suits us, not because of Qin Zheng. Besides, ever since I found out about his family's messy affairs, I've given up on helping you two get together."

Song Zhi rolled her eyes at her: "Don't scare me into matchmaking."

Before the words were even finished, the glass door was gently pushed open from the outside again.

Song Zhi and Xiao Wan looked up at the same time, and were both stunned when they saw the person coming from the doorway.

Chi Ye, Xiao Wan's ex-boyfriend.

“Sister.” Chi Ye’s voice carried a hint of grievance.

Song Zhi looked at Xiao Wan with a puzzled expression and asked in a low voice, "What's going on? Are you two getting back together?"

Xiao Wan hurriedly waved her hand: "Absolutely not."

As she spoke, she walked quickly toward the door. Looking at the young man in front of her, Xiao Wan's thoughts surged like a tide, leaving her somewhat dazed.

My initial attraction was real, and so was my heartbreak.

She asked calmly, "How did you find your way here?"

Since the last time Xiao Wan contacted Chi Ye about moving, and another girl answered the phone, she hasn't contacted him again.

When Chi Ye returned to the rented apartment with Xiao Wan, he discovered that all of Xiao Wan's belongings had disappeared without a trace.

He wanted to contact Xiao Wan, but Xiao Wan had blocked all his contact methods, so he couldn't reach her at all.

The reason he followed her upstairs today was because he saw Xiao Wan downstairs. He thought he was mistaken, so he followed her up. He didn't expect it to really be her.

"You moved away?" Chi Ye's voice still carried a hint of grievance, and her eyes were a little red as she spoke.