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

"What are you here for?"

Song Zhi slowly walked forward, a hint of wariness and doubt flashing in her eyes, her gaze fixed on the man sitting in what used to be her office chair.

Pei Jinnian slightly curled the corners of his lips, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.

He looked up and met Song Zhi's wary gaze, and after a long while, he slowly uttered a few words.

"I heard your brother got into trouble?"

Song Zhi's pupils suddenly contracted, her body involuntarily trembled slightly, and she blurted out subconsciously, "Did you do this?"

Pei Jinnian chuckled softly, then gently shook his head and said, "That would be a great injustice."

Song Zhi was slightly taken aback, looking at him with suspicion, a hint of struggle and doubt flashing in her eyes.

What exactly is Pei Jinnian trying to do?

They inexplicably came to my workplace to annoy people.

Pei Jinnian's smile gradually faded, replaced by a serious and earnest expression. He solemnly said, "Zhizhi, I can help your brother."

Upon hearing this, Song Zhi narrowed her eyes and looked at the man in front of her with suspicion. Despite having been by his side for so many years, Song Zhi still felt that she couldn't see through Pei Jin Nian at times.

For a moment, no one knew what he was planning.

Song Zhi asked suspiciously, "Help? Why would you help me? What do you want?"

Pei Jinnian stood up, his height advantage giving him an immediate commanding position. He looked down at Song Zhi with a strong desire for control in his eyes.

He slowly reached out his hand, wanting to touch the top of Song Zhi's head.

However, the next second, Song Zhi quickly avoided his touch.

Pei Jinnian's outstretched hand froze in mid-air. Then, without making a sound, he withdrew his hand, a subtle, sly smile playing on his lips: "You really know me. So, guess what I want?"

Song Zhi took a step back, keeping a certain distance from Pei Jinnian, and looked at him warily, her eyes filled with defensiveness and confusion.

Seeing that she still didn't speak, Pei Jinnian's smile deepened.

Pei Jinnian sat back down in Song Zhi's seat, took out a cigarette from the pack, put it in his mouth, and lit it.

He took a light drag and exhaled the smoke.

Looking at the girl standing in front of him through the wisps of white smoke, Pei Jinnian continued, "Zhizhi, don't you know what I want?"

As he spoke, his gaze remained fixed on Song Zhi's face.

Song Zhi's hands, hanging at her sides, tightened even more, her slender fingers almost digging into her palms.

She struggled to control her emotions and it took her a while to find her voice again.

"do not know."

Pei Jinnian chuckled softly: "Alright, then I'll tell you now what I want?"

At this point, Pei Jinnian paused for half a second before continuing, "You, Zhizhi, all I've ever wanted is you."

Song Zhi was stunned. She never expected Pei Jinnian to be so stubborn. They had already come this far, yet he was still unwilling to give up easily.

Looking at the man in front of her, Song Zhi suddenly felt something was strange.

The man who had always seemed so similar to Fu Lu had become unrecognizable at this moment.

They have absolutely no resemblance.

Song Zhi spoke indifferently, "Pei Jinnian, can't you just let me go? There's no future for us."

Upon hearing this, Pei Jinnian sneered: "Let you go? Song Zhi, you've toyed with me for three years, do you think I'll let you go so easily? Don't even think about it."

Song Zhi's eyes dimmed instantly, and she remained silent.

She knew perfectly well that no matter what she said now, Pei Jinnian wouldn't listen, so why waste her breath?

The next second, Pei Jinnian's nonchalant voice came again: "Guess who the person your brother injured was?"

Song Zhi looked at Pei Jinnian with a surprised expression.

"Do you know who it is?"

The injured family refused to meet with her, so she had no way of knowing who they were.

Pei Jinnian nodded: "Zhou Hongming's precious son, your brother really picked a tough nut to crack this time, and beat that guy's precious son into the hospital."

Song Zhi stared wide-eyed at Pei Jinnian in disbelief.

Zhou Hongming, from the Zhou family, one of the three major families in Beijing.

She never imagined that her younger brother would get into such trouble.

They beat up the youngest son of the Zhou family.

How could this be?

Pei Jinnian noticed that Song Zhi's expression wasn't very good, and the smile in his eyes deepened.

He spoke slowly and said softly, "The Zhou and Pei families have always had some relationship. If I step in now, even if the Zhou family is unwilling, they will have to give me some face."

Pei Jinnian has already said so much, what else could Song Zhi not understand?

If it were before, when she had just come out of the police station and heard Pei Jinnian make such a suggestion, she probably would have agreed without hesitation, since at that time she was like a headless fly, completely clueless.

But now, a gentle, slightly smiling face would involuntarily appear in Song Zhi's mind, the man who always called her "kid".

Fu Lu.

Thinking of him, Song Zhi shook her head and refused.

“Pei Jinnian, it’s completely over between us. I will never have anything to do with you again.”

After hearing Song Zhi's words, Pei Jinnian's face immediately turned ashen. He turned and left with a dark expression, his steps revealing deep anger.

He said, "Song Zhi, this is your last chance. When you come begging to me later, it won't be so easy to talk to you!"

beg?

Oh, how is that possible?

Song Zhi resolutely said, "Young Master Pei, please take care."

In the end, Pei Jinnian left with a dark face, slamming the door shut behind him with a loud bang.

The shock made Song Zhi even more agitated.

She sat silently in front of the computer, her hand tightly gripping her phone. After hesitating for a moment, she finally called Zhao Man.

As her mother, Zhao Man has the right to know what her son has done.

The call was quickly answered, and Song Zhi took a deep breath and went straight to the point, explaining what had happened.

Zhao Man looked on in disbelief. How could her obedient son, who had always been well-behaved, have done such a thing?

Her eyes widened, and she angrily questioned, "Song Zhi, are you lying to me? How could Jia Chen do such a thing? He never..."

Before she could finish speaking, Song Zhi impatiently raised her hand to interrupt her, a hint of impatience flashing in her eyes, "Do you think I would lie to you about Jia Chen? Why would I lie to you about something like that?"

Man was enraged by Song Zhi's attitude, but thinking of her son, she held back and remained silent.

Although her favoritism towards Song Jiachen has been quite obvious over the past two years, she often speaks ill of Song Zhi in front of Song Jiachen without any mercy.

But in reality, Song Jiachen genuinely likes his older sister, Song Zhi.

Every time Zhao Man criticized Song Zhi in front of him, Song Jiachen would immediately raise his voice and retort loudly, his face turning red, forbidding his mother from slandering his sister and sowing discord between him and Song Zhi.