Zhan Bei Jue had just arrived at his office, intending to go to the adjoining lounge to wash up and change his clothes to start the new day's work.
Zhou Jinbei followed him in.
He stood with his back to the door, his hand on his button, having just unfastened one, when he heard the door open.
Turning around, he met Zhou Jinbei's face. His already bad mood instantly turned grimmer.
"You're getting more and more lawless. You enter my office without even knocking?"
Zhou Jinbei was uncomfortable. She had spent the night in the hospital the previous evening and stayed home all day yesterday.
Apart from Chen Jiaojiao, no one cared about her. She couldn't even find her newlywed husband.
She came today with the intention of demanding an explanation from Zhan Bei Jue, her heart full of anger, and then he scolded her.
With a face full of misery, she pushed the office door open and walked out, knocking twice.
Before Zhan Bei Jue could agree to let her in, she walked back in.
"I have something to ask you!"
Very well.
Zhan Bei Jue was also feeling annoyed. Since she was rushing to deliver herself, he wouldn't be polite.
He flopped onto the sofa grumpily and glanced over.
"What is it? Do I owe you something?"
"Have I spoiled you too much lately, Zhou Jinbei? You speak to me with this kind of attitude?"
Zhou Jinbei didn't know where she got the nerve to argue with him.
"Then what attitude do you want me to have? You know Ah Zhong and I have only been married for a few days, and you made him disappear. Do you call this being a brother?"
"It's good that I'm not scolding you. What's wrong with letting out some anger?"
This little girl, so unruly.
She came to settle scores with him first thing in the morning?
Damn it, he owed them! Every single woman around him was difficult to deal with!
Zhan Bei Jue snorted coldly.
"It's right that you can't find him. You and Ah Zhong are not suitable at all. You're so bossy. I sent him away for his own good."
"Otherwise, you would have been exposed long ago, and Ah Zhong would have been angered to death by you sooner or later."
Zhou Jinbei: "You!"
"Are you his cousin or my cousin? How can you talk about your own sister like that?"
"What do you mean I'm bossy? No matter how bossy I am, can I be as bossy as you? Wasn't he your subordinate for so many years?"
"The nature of it is different, isn't it?" Zhan Bei Jue said.
"He's my subordinate, so even if I'm bossy, I provide for him. What about you?"
"Alright, alright, I'm not in the mood to argue with you. Don't you have his phone number? Don't you have his WeChat? If you want to find someone, contact him yourself. I never said he couldn't contact you, so why are you looking for me?"
Zhou Jinbei couldn't argue with him. Thinking about how pitiful she looked yesterday made her so angry she wanted to cry.
"I have to look for you. Who else can I look for? I've discovered you've really changed lately. No wonder my sister-in-law wants a divorce from you. You weren't like this before!"
That sentence struck Zhan Bei Jue's heart.
He gave her a cold glare.
"Don't go too far, Zhou Jinbei. Do you know what you're saying?"
Zhou Jinbei was furious, her dramatic nature exposed. She ignored everything and argued back.
"What about you? Do you know what you're saying and doing?"
"Don't think that just because you've built a big career and have money, you can be lawless! In the past, people were willing to surround you and praise you because they felt you were not only capable at work but also had good character in life. But now you..."
"Let me tell you, if you continue like this, you'll be abandoned by everyone sooner or later!"
Zhan Bei Jue didn't understand where her immense resentment came from.
What had he done to be abandoned?
Seeing her puffed up like a frog, pouting, eyes wide, and roaring hysterically, he suddenly felt that arguing with her was meaningless.
Her emotions were overt, and she saw things simply. Apart from Ah Zhong, she was likely taking the opportunity to speak up for Jiang Nan Fang.
Jiang Nan Fang.
He was quite curious how Jiang Nan Fang viewed him behind his back after such a major event.
Zhan Bei Jue quickly calmed himself down. "Did Jiang Nan Fang say anything to you in private?"
Zhou Jinbei thought he was going to shift his anger to Jiang Nan Fang and quickly stiffened her neck.
"She didn't say anything!"
"She wouldn't deign to gossip behind people's backs. She's very broad-minded! But everyone in the entire South City knows what you did!"
"I used to think you were different from those men. I admired you like a male god. But now..."
"However, since Sister Nan Fang doesn't care anymore, there's no point in me saying more. Your personal matters have nothing to do with me. But you must clarify Ah Zhong's situation for me. What exactly did you send him to the United States to do?"
So disheartened.
Zhou Jinbei actually said Jiang Nan Fang wouldn't discuss him in private.
Jiang Nan Fang, Jiang Nan Fang, it's not easy to gain a sense of presence with you.
Since she couldn't provide him with information related to Jiang Nan Fang, Zhan Bei Jue couldn't be bothered with her anymore.
"Call him yourself."
"From now on, unless it's work-related, don't come to my office. You must knock before entering. Get out."
Zhou Jinbei felt thoroughly that Zhan Bei Jue had changed.
Ever since that news came out, his attitude towards her was completely different from before. His words were truly harsh!
It must have been that vixen outside instigating him!
She turned in anger, about to leave. After taking two steps, her phone rang.
She raised it and saw it was her father calling.
She hadn't received a call from home in a long time. It was early in the morning, so there must be something.
Zhou Jinbei suppressed her anger as she walked and answered, "What's wrong, Dad?"
"Are you at your second brother's company now?"
"Yes, I'm about to start work. What's wrong?"
"Give the phone to your second brother. I want to talk to him."
Her uncle on the other end was huffing angrily.
"A few days ago, you said your aunt was sick and hospitalized in Beicheng. I just arrived and can't find anyone. What's going on?"
"One moment she's in the country, the next she's abroad. One moment she's sick, the next she's nowhere to be found. Her number is also blocked. What's the situation with your Zhan family?"
Zhou Jinbei didn't know about her aunt being sick.
She only knew that after Jiang Nan Fang got together with Zhan Bei Jue, her aunt got angry and went abroad again.
She hadn't contacted them in so long. Zhou Jinbei was so engrossed in her own personal matters that she almost forgot about her aunt.
Zhan Bei Jue watched her walk back step by step, handing her the phone.
"My dad is looking for you."
"He said he went to Beicheng to see Aunt, and he can't find her. What's going on?"
About to get angry, he took the phone.
He spoke coldly into the receiver.
"It's fine now. She's abroad again. You don't need to manage our family matters anymore. Come back."
Her uncle yelled at him.
"Don't hang up yet! What's wrong with you, boy?"
"You blocked me when I called you. Your mother's number keeps changing. What are you up to? How can relatives be like this..."
Zhan Bei Jue didn't want to explain to him. He patiently said he had to get to work and had something very important.
Her uncle called him again.
"Why did the police call me that day? They insisted on asking if your mother had any enemies. Aren't you going to explain anything to me?"