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

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi's expression didn't change much, as if she hadn't heard Zhao Man's words at all.

If Song Zhi had heard this a few years ago, she might have doubted herself and wondered if she had really done something wrong to make her mother dislike her.

However, since her father's accident, Zhao Man's attitude towards her has undergone a complete change, from initial care and affection to later indifference, disgust, and even hatred to the bone.

At first, Song Zhi was very puzzled. She and Song Jiachen were both her biological children, so why did Zhao Man dislike her so much?

Should she be implicated simply because of her father's situation?

However, after so many years, all her feelings for Zhao Man, whether love, hate or resentment, have gradually faded away with the passage of time.

Now, she is indifferent to any verbal attacks or insults from Zhao Man.

Therefore, when she heard Zhao Man say such hurtful words again, she felt no emotion whatsoever.

Song Zhi looked at Zhao Man indifferently and said calmly, "When you gave birth to me, didn't you also not ask for my consent?"

Zhao Man never expected Song Zhi to dare to talk back to her like that, and her lips trembled with anger: "Look at her, is she even human? How could she say such rebellious things! I..."

Before she could finish speaking, Song Zhi impatiently interrupted, "Alright, I know you only care about my good brother and save everything for him. Don't worry, I won't take anything from him, but the condition is that you take good care of my father."

Zhao Man's expression froze, then instantly turned grim. Her eyes widened, her voice rose, and she shouted, disregarding all decorum, "You're threatening me? I'm your mother! How dare you threaten me?"

Song Zhi looked at Zhao Man expressionlessly, her eyes devoid of any emotion, her voice so cold it sent chills down one's spine.

"Everything the Song family has is the result of my father's hard work. If you have any conscience at all, take good care of him."

After saying this, Song Zhi didn't look at Zhao Man again, turned around and left, leaving Zhao Man standing there alone, trembling with anger.

Seeing this, the man next to her quickly pulled her into his arms: "Manman, are you alright?"

Zhao Man leaned against him, and after recovering, she said with a worried look, "Brother Chen, I'm worried that Song Zhi will find out the truth."

He reassured her, "Don't worry, she won't know."

"But did you hear that just now? If I don't take good care of her father, she's going to come and fight Jia Chen for the family fortune."

"Don't worry, everything in the Song family belongs to our son, and no one can take it away from us."

After saying that, he looked at Song Jinguo, who was standing to the side without any reaction: "Song Jinguo has lived for so many years, he has lived enough."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Man's expression froze: "What... what do you want to do?"

Without offering much explanation, he simply reassured her softly, "Leave it to me, I'll handle it. Take your time, don't worry. No one can be a threat to you and your son."

Zhao Man leaned back into Chen Ge's arms, "Brother Chen, you've suffered all these years."

……

Song Zhi walked quickly to her car, opened the door, sat down, and leaned on the steering wheel, her mind replaying everything that had just happened, especially her father's illness.

Now Zhao Man is even unwilling to put on a show; she must be hoping that Song's father will die soon so that she can completely control the Song family's assets.

No, we can't let this happen!

Song Zhi clenched her fists, secretly determined to find a way to transfer her father to a sanatorium as soon as possible so that he could receive better treatment and care.

Thinking of this, Song Zhi took a deep breath, picked up her phone, hesitated for a moment, and then dialed Fu Lu's number.

The phone was answered after two rings. Fu Lu's lazy voice came through the receiver, with a hint of teasing, and the last syllable rose slightly: "Hey, kid, missing your brother?"

Clearly, Fu Lu was in a very good mood at this moment.

Song Zhi hesitated for a moment, then cautiously asked, "Ninth Brother, do you...do you have time today?"

Fu Lu raised an eyebrow slightly, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Song Zhi took a deep breath and mustered her courage to say, "I'd like to invite you to dinner."

Upon hearing this, Fu Lu's face showed a look of surprise.

To his surprise, the child had suddenly become perceptive and even offered to treat him to a meal. This took him quite a bit of a surprise.

However, he didn't think much of it and readily agreed: "Sure, Yuxiang Pavilion."

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi's lips twitched involuntarily.

She inwardly groaned; the food there was incredibly expensive, and with the money she currently had, she simply couldn't afford to treat them!

But before she could speak, Fu Lu's voice came again: "Go over there first, there are many restaurants around here."

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Fu Lu didn't insist on eating at Yu Xiang Ge, otherwise she would have really cried.

So he quickly nodded and replied, "Okay, I'll go over now."

Fu Lu then asked, "Are you at the company? I'll come pick you up?"

Song Zhi quickly shook her head and replied, "No, I'm outside. I'll go by myself. I'm driving."

Fu Lu nodded and said, "Then come pick me up from my company. I didn't drive today."

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi's lips twitched slightly.

Does this person not even think about what they said before lying?

They just said they were coming to pick me up, but now they're saying they didn't drive.

Song Zhi didn't point it out, and simply agreed in a low voice.

"Okay, I'll go over now."

After hanging up the phone, Fu Lu's gaze fell on the time display on his wrist. He then slowly stood up and just as he picked up his coat, the office door was suddenly pushed open gently from the outside, and his assistant quickly walked in.

The assistant immediately noticed that Fu Lu was about to leave and hurriedly said, "Mr. Fu."

Fu Lu paused slightly as he reached for his coat, then turned to his assistant and asked in a low voice, "Is there anything else?"

The assistant quickly replied, "There's a business dinner with the CEO of Tengfeng at 7 PM tonight, so please don't forget!"

Fu Lu frowned slightly, a hint of displeasure flashing across his face.

In fact, he had completely forgotten about the social engagement.

The assistant noticed the change in Fu Lu's expression and cautiously asked, "Mr. Fu, you wouldn't have... forgotten, would you?"

Fu Lu nodded indifferently and replied, "Hmm, I forgot."

The assistant looked troubled and continued to explain, "This social event was personally booked by General Manager Zhang half a month ago, and the venue was set at Yuxiang Pavilion."

After thinking for a moment, Fu Lu nodded and said, "Okay, I understand, I will go."

Hearing this, the assistant breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then I'll take you there."

Fu Lu's lips curled up slightly, revealing a faint smile, and he replied, "No need, someone will come to pick me up."

The assistant was a little surprised to see his boss's happy expression. He wondered why his boss, who was usually so serious, was suddenly so happy today.

So, unable to resist, I blurted out, "Is she your girlfriend?"