The leader of the cultivation alliance has a crush on me.

He Yunming made the noodles very quickly; it didn't take him long to go out and come back.

Song Ke swallowed hard as she smelled the aroma of the noodles, but put on a disgusted expression and coldly ignored He Yunming.

He Yunming placed the noodles on the bedside table and said, "This is all we have in the kitchen. Make do with this, and I'll make you something else for the next meal."

Song Ke glanced at the bowl of noodles furtively, then quickly looked away.

"Who knows if you've drugged it? I won't eat it," Song Ke said deliberately.

He Yunming spoke in a gentle tone: "Didn't you want to know exactly how the Chu family offended me?"

"Eat something first, then I'll tell you, okay?" He Yunming said to Song Ke with a confident look.

Song Ke's expression remained cold, but her eyes showed a hint of hesitation as she pondered.

He Yunming didn't try to persuade her any further. He sat quietly on a chair to the side, and the two remained locked in a stalemate, waiting for Song Ke to give in.

Song Ke was indeed very interested in his relationship with the Chu family, since it wasn't part of the original storyline.

Moreover, she was indeed hungry. Between starving to death and being poisoned, Song Ke thought she should be poisoned to death, at least she could die a full death.

She waited a while, then looked at He Yunming standing silently to the side. With an unhappy expression, she picked up her chopsticks and said with a bitter and resentful look, "Fine, I can eat, okay? You tell me."

Song Ke took a bite and thought it tasted pretty good. As she ate, she asked, "Are you going to deal with Chu Tiancheng?"

Without waiting for He Yunming's reply, she continued, "Then I advise you to give up as soon as possible. Chu Tiancheng is not so easy to deal with; you are far inferior to him."

He Yunming chuckled and said, "Song Ke, do you think Chu Tiancheng is omnipotent in your eyes?"

"You probably don't know that in just a few days, he will become a stray dog."

"I wonder if you would still like him this much back then."

Upon hearing this, Song Ke sensed something was amiss. She looked at He Yunming with suspicion and asked in an agitated tone, "He Yunming, what exactly do you want?"

He Yunming was pleased with Song Ke's angry expression. He even smiled and said with a hint of pleasure, "What are you so nervous about?"

Song Ke glared at him: "Why should I be nervous? You're the one who should be nervous. It's not that I look down on you, but you have no chance of winning against Chu Tiancheng."

He Yunming shook his head: "That's hard to say, or rather, it depends on whether you have enough chips in your hand."

Seeing He Yunming staring at her like a predator eyeing its prey, ready to pounce and tear her apart at any moment, Song Ke noticed that He Yunming's eyes were fixed on her.

“He Wen is fine now, so you can rest assured that your friend will be alright.”

Hearing He Yunming's sudden change of topic, Song Ke knew that the friend he was referring to was Jiang Lin.

Although this matter really has nothing to do with Jiang Lin, the person disappeared at his banquet. If things really get out of hand, he, a newly debuted public figure, can't withstand the turmoil.

Song Ke didn't respond to him this time. She was finding it increasingly difficult to understand He Yunming, who was completely different from the He Yunming in the original story.

I don't know if it was a butterfly effect that happened to me, or if he was just hiding it all along.

Song Ke ate most of the bowl and felt much better in her stomach. He Yunming continued, "Do you know who kidnapped her?"

Song Ke really wanted to know.

Although she wasn't very familiar with He Wen, her mysterious disappearance for several days left her wondering what had happened to her.

However, judging from He Yunming's current expression, things shouldn't be too bad.

She ate a few more bites and finished, put down her chopsticks, looked up and asked in a casual tone, "Is there any water?"

He Yunming didn't make things difficult for her. He simply got up and went out, returning a moment later with a bottle of water, which he handed to Song Ke.

"Why aren't you afraid now?" He watched as Song Ke took the drink and, without hesitation, tilted his head back and took a big gulp.

Song Ke glanced at him: "What's the use of being afraid?"

"Besides, if you really wanted me dead, why did you bother locking me up here?"

He Yunming repeated, "I told you, I won't do anything to you."

"Who kidnapped He Wen?" Song Ke asked.

He Yunming listened, paused for two seconds, and gritted his teeth with a hint of hatred: "Zhou Chu."

Song Ke's eyes widened in surprise, her gaze filled with disbelief.

"How...how did he meet He Wen?"

He Yunming glanced at Song Ke and said, "He doesn't know him; he's here for me."

At this point, he gave a self-deprecating laugh: "Are you wondering why I would have a grudge against Zhou Chu?"

Song Ke stared blankly for a moment, then seemed to realize something. So, when He Yunming said he had a grudge against the Chu family, he meant Zhou Chu.

"By all accounts, Zhou Chu is my half-brother. I have never told anyone this, not even the He family knows."

Song Ke was so shocked she didn't know how to react. She secretly glanced at He Yunming a few times and looked closely; he did indeed resemble Zhou Chu somewhat.

She had only heard that back then, Zhou Chu's mother insisted on marrying Zhou Chu's father despite the Gu family's objections. However, a few years later, Zhou Chu's father cheated on her and even tried to harm Zhou Chu's mother, so Zhou Chu's mother gave up and returned to the Chu family.

She remembered that she had never heard of Zhou Chu's father having a son.

She looked at He Yunming with suspicion. He was obviously older than Zhou Chu. Could he be the child born from an affair?

“Zhou Chu and his mother, the Chu family indirectly caused my mother’s death, how could I not hate them?”

Song Ke looked at He Yunming, surprised that he had such a background, and wondered if it was a hidden plot.

Song Ke looked at him with a pitiful gaze, thought for a moment and comforted him, "Although I don't know what they did, how can you be so sure that the Chu family harmed your mother?"

"You were so young then, how could you remember all this?"

He Yunming said with a sneer, "I was six years old then, do you think I remember?"

"And what do you know? My mother was killed by Chu Qiuling and that person together."

Seeing He Yunming suddenly become agitated, Song Ke wisely shut her mouth. Regardless of whether the matter was true or not, it was ultimately He Yunming's father's fault; otherwise, why would he let his own son be raised in someone else's home?

Even if Chu Qiuling despises him, can't she even protect a small child? If she remembers correctly, Zhou Chu is a few years younger than her, and she has never heard of Zhou Chu's father getting married or divorced.

There's only one reason: Zhou Chu's father is a complete fraud.

“I know you like Chu Tiancheng, so you can’t help but want to defend him. But do you know that the reason Chu Qiuling was so arrogant back then, and even hired someone to run over my mother, was because she relied on the Chu family behind her?”

"Are you trying to say that Chu Tiancheng is innocent? No, he is not innocent at all."

"They are most adept at abusing their power to do whatever they want. Just like this time, do you think that even if Chu Tiancheng knew that Zhou Chu kidnapped He Wen, he would fairly hand her over?"

“He won’t, so whatever he relies on most, that’s what I’m going to destroy.”

“The people here weren’t originally yours, but I misjudged. You are the one who can make Chu Tiancheng admit defeat and bow down.”

Hearing his words, Song Ke knew he must have done something, and her face turned ugly.

"what have you done?"