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

In the afternoon, Song Zhi packed her things and was about to leave work when Xiao Wan called her back.

"Zhizhi, don't forget that Qin Zheng is treating us to dinner."

Song Zhi frowned slightly, then gently shook her head: "I don't want to go."

Xiao Wan was stunned: "Why?"

Song Zhi didn't explain much, but simply said casually, "I just don't want to go."

Seeing this, Xiao Wan quickly said, "No, he's the company's CEO. He might be able to bring us a lot of valuable resources."

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi hesitated.

Xiao Wan stepped forward and affectionately took her arm.

"Oh, I know you don't like having too much to do with Qin Zheng, but this is business. Our studio just opened, we can't just sit around doing nothing. Just think of this as a social engagement."

Song Zhi pondered for a moment and agreed.

Although Qin Zheng has now left his parents and started from scratch, he still has connections and resources.

Now that Xiao Wan and I have made up our minds to seriously start a business, we can't let personal feelings interfere.

Song Zhi nodded: "Okay, when should we go?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wan immediately beamed with joy, "Seven o'clock, we'll drive there directly later, we won't travel together."

Song Zhi nodded: "Okay, I understand."

Thinking about her upcoming dinner appointment with Fu Lu, she hurriedly went to the corridor and dialed Fu Lu's number.

The phone rang only once before it was quickly answered.

"Song Xiaozhi, you've arrived?"

Fu Lu's voice came through the phone, and Song Zhi could also vaguely hear the sound of a horn being honked, indicating that the person had already left.

She said somewhat embarrassedly, "Um, I... I probably can't invite you to dinner tonight."

Fu Lu was silent for a moment before coldly speaking, "Why? Give me a reason."

Upon hearing his tone, Song Zhi knew that Fu Lu was definitely angry.

Since she was the one who stood him up, Song Zhi felt guilty, like a child who had done something wrong, and explained in a low voice, "I had a business dinner tonight to discuss cooperation, so..."

Where are you having the business dinner?

Song Zhi honestly replied, "Yuxiang Pavilion, it starts at seven o'clock."

"I see."

Fu Lu's voice was flat and emotionless.

Song Zhi asked uncertainly, "Fu Lu, are you angry?"

Fu Lu snorted coldly: "What do you think? Song Xiaozhi, only you would dare to play me like this."

Song Zhi's heart tightened, and she hurriedly explained, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, it's just that I really couldn't refuse..."

It would have been better if she hadn't said anything. The more Song Zhi talked, the more she felt like a sinner. Towards the end, her voice was as low as a mosquito's hum.

Fu Lu said lazily, "Alright, I know, stop making excuses."

Song Zhi felt even more guilty. Like a schoolchild who had made a mistake, she said softly, "Then, then you can eat with your friends. Be careful while driving."

"hold head high."

Song Zhi: “…”

Looking at the phone that had been hung up, Song Zhi breathed a heavy sigh of relief.

Every time she faced Fu Lu, she would get so nervous that she could hardly speak.

Song Zhi looked down on herself and tapped her forehead in frustration, as if trying to wake herself up.

"Zhizhi, why are you hitting yourself?"

Xiao Wan came out and saw this scene. She looked at Song Zhi with an expression as if she were looking at an idiot.

Song Zhi smiled somewhat awkwardly: "There are mosquitoes, swat them."

Xiao Wan's lips twitched.

mosquito.

Where would mosquitoes come from in the dead of winter?

Are you just teasing her?

Seeing Xiao Wan's disbelieving look, Song Zhi reached out and took her arm, chuckling, "Let's go, aren't we going to meet a client?"

Xiao Wan paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "You switch roles pretty quickly."

Song Zhi retorted, "Otherwise what?"

The two walked into the elevator, chatting and laughing.

As soon as the elevator doors opened, Xiao Wan immediately saw the boy sitting on the sofa in the lobby, lost in thought.

The moment their eyes met, Xiao Wan frowned slightly before looking away.

Song Zhi, however, murmured softly, "What exactly does this little wolfhound want to do?"

"Who knows? Let's go, I can't be bothered with it."

After saying that, he ignored Chi Ye and walked towards the main entrance of the hall.

Upon seeing this, Ikeno hurriedly got up and frantically chased after him.

"Xiao Wan".

Just as Xiao Wan was about to get into the car, Chi Ye hurriedly called out to her.

Xiao Wan paused slightly as she opened the car door, looked up at him, and said casually, "Is there something you need?"

"Can we talk?"

Ikeno's gaze was somewhat uneasy, just like when they first met.

Unfortunately, Xiao Wan's mindset was no longer the same as before, and she was still captivated by Chi Ye's male beauty.

She couldn't help but scoff, her words dripping with sarcasm: "Was I not clear enough, or is your comprehension lacking, little brother?"

Chi Ye's breath caught in his throat, and he stared blankly at Xiao Wan.

Xiao Wan suddenly felt bored, so she decisively opened the driver's side door and got into the car.

By the time Chi Ye came to his senses, Xiao Wan had already driven away at high speed.

He was filled with frustration, and just as he was hesitating whether to chase after them, his cell phone suddenly rang in his pocket.

Chi Ye looked at the unfamiliar number and answered the phone irritably: "I told you I would pay you back, so please stop calling me."

Ike no one knew what the other person was saying, but Ike raised his voice: "You can't do this, it's illegal."

"Give me a few days, and I will pay you back, with interest."

When the call ended, Chi Ye unconsciously tightened his grip on the phone.

He never imagined that leaving Xiao Wan would lead him down a path of heavy debt.

Before meeting Xiao Wan, Chi Ye was a penniless freshman who worked part-time every day. He and Xiao Wan met while working part-time.

Xiao Wan came to the bar to spend money, while he was just there to sell alcohol.

After getting together with Xiao Wan, he learned that Xiao Wan had some money, so he coaxed and tricked her into living with him.

He admitted that he was happy during the time they lived together, at least he didn't have to worry about money.

Xiao Wan would give him money every month. He hadn't calculated exactly how much, but whenever he ran out of money, Xiao Wan would give him 30,000 to 50,000 yuan.

Xiao Wan was responsible for his daily living expenses, including his food, clothing, and accommodation.

It's easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.

Since Xiao Wan froze his card and stopped transferring money to him, he has been having trouble adjusting to life without money.

So he started giving the gifts Xiao Wan had given him to his favorite goddess to sell, but they didn't fetch much money at all.

Before, Xiao Wan would buy him things when they went out, but now it's his turn to buy things for other girls. The little money he had was quickly spent. To satisfy his goddess's needs, he started taking out online loans and credit cards, going back and forth between them.

But in the end, the interest kept piling up, and he simply couldn't pay it back.

Moreover, during this time, he also unintentionally learned that Xiao Wan was the daughter of the Xiao family. As long as he was with her, money would be just a number to Chi Ye in this lifetime.

Therefore, he appeared before Xiao Wan again with a purpose.

Inside the car, Song Zhi looked at Chi Ye standing in the back through the rearview mirror, hesitated for a moment, and then asked, "Did you come to get back together with me?"

As Xiao Wan drove, she replied, "How could that be?"

"So what is he trying to do?"

Xiao Wan said dismissively, "They're out of money, huh?"