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

Qin Zheng chuckled lightly: "I don't know if she'll be interested in me, but she definitely won't be interested in you right now."

Qin Zheng's provocative words thoroughly enraged Pei Jinnian, whose face instantly turned extremely gloomy.

Just as he raised his hand, seemingly about to throw another punch, Song Zhi stood directly in front of Qin Zheng without hesitation.

She met Pei Jinnian's gaze without flinching and said loudly, "Pei Jinnian, that's enough!"

Pei Jinnian was even angrier than he expected Song Zhi to protect Qin Zheng.

Then, as if struck by a sudden thought, he sneered and looked at Song Zhi with amusement, saying, "Song Zhi, Attorney Fu knows..."

Song Zhi's expression changed, her lips trembled slightly, and she angrily interrupted him before he could speak: "Shut up!"

Perhaps because she was too angry, Song Zhi's voice trembled slightly.

She couldn't stand Pei Jinnian dragging Fu Lu into their dispute.

She didn't want Fu Lu to know what had happened in the past few years, especially the things that made her a target of ridicule for being a simp. If Fu Lu knew, how would he view her?

You'd probably find her disgusting.

Thinking about this, Song Zhi felt inexplicably irritated.

Seeing Song Zhi's agitated expression, Pei Jinnian's anger grew even stronger.

He sneered and asked, "Song Zhi, what are you afraid of?"

As he said this, his attitude remained as condescending as ever. "What? Are you so afraid of people finding out? Want them to know how you've been my dog ​​all these years?"

Having her thoughts read, Song Zhi's face turned pale instantly.

Before she could even speak, Xiao Wan stormed over from behind, shielding Song Zhi behind her and saying protectively, "Pei Jinnian, how shameless are you? You and Zhizhi have already broken up, don't you think it's beneath you to keep pestering her like this?"

Pei Jinnian's eyes darkened, and he sneered, "What? If I remember correctly, Xiao Ciye has already returned to the country, yet he's still jumping around here?"

Upon hearing the name Xiao Ciye, Xiao Wan's breath caught in her throat, her body began to tremble uncontrollably, and fear gradually crept into her eyes.

Xiao Ciye is back?

How can it be?

The man was kicked out of the country by his grandfather, who made him swear he would never come back. He could never come back.

It must have been Pei Jinnian who threatened me.

Thinking of this, Xiao Wan's anxious heart gradually relaxed.

She stiffened her neck and confronted Pei Jinnian: "You, you're trying to scare me."

Pei Jinnian snorted coldly: "You'll soon find out whether I'm just trying to scare you or not."

After saying that, he gave a meaningful smile.

Song Zhi didn't know who Xiao Ciye was, but judging from Xiao Wan's expression, she knew he was definitely not a good person.

She reached out and tugged at Xiao Wan: "Wanwan, could you please take Qin Zheng to the hospital for a checkup?"

Xiao Wan was slightly taken aback upon hearing this: "You're not leaving?"

Song Zhi shook her head.

Pei Jinnian wouldn't let her leave unless she made things completely clear with him.

Qin Zheng, who was standing to the side, said in a low voice, "Song Zhi, there's no need to be afraid of him."

Song Zhi shook her head again, letting Xiao Wan take Qin Zheng away.

Although Qin Zheng was unwilling, seeing Song Zhi's resolute attitude, he couldn't say anything more. However, when he was leaving, he met Pei Jinnian's provocative gaze and couldn't help but kick him.

“Pei Jinnian, don’t be so smug. Song Zhi will never turn back.”

Pei Jinnian didn't expect Qin Zheng to be so naive. Caught off guard, he was suddenly kicked.

However, since she had won, Pei Jinnian was in a great mood and didn't hold it against him.

After everyone else left, only Song Zhi and Pei Jinnian remained in the private room.

For a moment, no one spoke.

Song Zhi glanced at the time on her wrist with some annoyance; ten minutes had already passed.

She thought to herself: What exactly does this bastard want?

"Pei Jinnian, what exactly do you want?"

Song Zhi couldn't help but speak first.

Pei Jinnian gazed at the girl before him with a wistful expression.

Song Zhi's face showed undisguised annoyance and indifference.

This emotion had never appeared on Song Zhi's face before.

At least Pei Jinnian felt many times that Song Zhizhen was deeply in love with him, which was why he was so unscrupulous.

But now, the truth has come out.

She stayed by his side not for money, but simply to use him as a substitute.

The more Pei Jinnian thought about it, the angrier he became.

He gritted his teeth and demanded, "Explain yourself."

Song Zhi didn't react for a moment, staring blankly at him: "What?"

"All these years, have you been using me as a stand-in for Fu Lu?"

Song Zhi paused.

She lowered her eyes.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Pei Jinnian reached out and grabbed her shoulder, his eyes bloodshot as he roared, "Speak up, you fucking explain yourself!"

Despite the man's roar, Song Zhi remained calm.

She looked up and opened her mouth: "Pei Jinnian, at first I just wanted to watch you silently."

Upon hearing this, Pei Jinnian immediately understood.

Indeed, three years ago, Song Zhi just secretly watched him from a distance without saying a word, just watching him.

When did he first notice it?

It seems that when Song Zhi was playing basketball with Qin Zheng, he reappeared in the stands. Qin Zheng teased him, saying that a female junior had a crush on him and followed him every day, and even pointed it out to him.

That was the first time he met Song Zhi.

His impression was that the girl was small and looked very well-behaved, and seemed easy to bully.

He did indeed bully her later.

"Three years, don't you really feel anything at all?"

Pei Jinnian's difficult questioning.

Song Zhi shook her head: "Pei Jinnian, I don't want to lie to you. You're right. I'm with you because your mother gives me money, and there's another reason, which you also know."

"So, you really see me as a substitute for Fu Lu? Song Zhi, how dare you?"

Pei Jinnian looked at her in disbelief, his eyes filled with disappointment and anger.

Song Zhi remained silent, simply lowering her head, not daring to meet his gaze.

Pei Jinnian pressed on, unwilling to give up: "Say something! Do you really think of me as a substitute?"

Song Zhi took a deep breath, slowly raised her head, and said calmly, "Don't you already know?"

Pei Jinnian sneered, took a step back, a hint of despair flashing in his eyes, and said to himself, "No wonder you were so resolute this time. So you knew Fu Lu was back, that's why you were so determined, isn't it?"

Song Zhi opened her mouth, wanting to explain that all of this had nothing to do with Fu Lu.

However, the words stuck in his throat.

Perhaps, let Pei Jinnian think that way. Maybe only in this way can he completely give up his entanglement with her.

Pei Jinnian felt a sharp pain in his heart when he saw Song Zhi's indifferent expression.

He once thought that Song Zhi had some feelings for him, after all, there were many people in the world who were richer than him.

He's willing to stay by my side for the money, so there must be some affection involved.

So all these years, no matter how much I bullied her, tormented her, or mocked her, she never left.

But in the end, he realized that he was a complete joke.

I've been played for so many years.