They had agreed that from today onwards, they would no longer quarrel.
However, Zhan Bei Jue searched the room thoroughly, but she wasn't there.
He scoured every nook and cranny of the entire room, but she was still nowhere to be found.
Could this woman still not trust him, thinking that everything he said last night was nonsense?
Or had she slipped away quietly?
Slipped away?
What about the child…
Frowning, he quickly took out his phone and called home.
His mother answered. Hearing his concern, she chided him, "They've already gone to school. What, am I their paternal grandmother? Are you worried I'd abuse them behind your back?"
Zhan Bei Jue didn't mean it that way, but he didn't have time to explain to his mother. He hung up and rushed back to school.
Jiang Nan Fang waited at the school entrance for over an hour. At 7:30, she finally saw the children being escorted into school by a group of bodyguards.
After everyone had left, she approached the school gate and made up an excuse to the security guard to have the children come out.
Soon, the two children came out.
Seeing their mommy at the school entrance, they jumped for joy.
"Mommy, why do you have time to see us today?"
Jiang Nan Fang discreetly winked at Rui Rui.
"Grandma isn't feeling well and just went to the hospital. She wants you to go visit her. Can you ask the teacher for a day off?"
Rui Rui understood immediately. "Ah? Grandma is sick? Then I must go see her!"
The two children ran to ask the teacher for leave.
After a lot of trouble, they finally managed to pick up the children.
"Mommy, where are you taking us?"
To prevent them from missing Zhan Bei Jue and causing a scene, Jiang Nan Fang lied to them. "Mommy's work is done, and I'm on vacation. I want to take you out for a trip while I have free time. Wherever you want to go, we'll go there, okay?"
Ge'er could tell she was lying, but she didn't want to expose her directly.
She exchanged a look with her brother. Rui Rui didn't want Mommy to take them away like this, nor did he want Daddy to be sad.
He verbally agreed with Jiang Nan Fang, but while she was taking his sister to the car, he quietly used his smart watch to call Zhan Bei Jue.
As the taxi turned out of the street from the school entrance, Zhan Bei Jue drove over.
Seeing his father's car through the car window, Rui Rui immediately rolled down the window and shouted outside, "That's Daddy's car! Look, sister, Daddy is here to see us at school!"
"Daddy, I'm here, Daddy!"
It was over. All her hard work was for naught as Zhan Bei Jue caught her red-handed.
It seemed she wouldn't be able to leave today.
Zhan Bei Jue stopped his car and came over to open the taxi door.
The two children quickly hopped out like rabbits.
To prevent him from settling accounts with their mother, the younger sister quickly said, "Mommy said her work is done and she has a few days off to take us out to play."
"Daddy, we haven't been on a trip for a long time. We really want to go out and play. You won't scold us, will you?"
Looking at Jiang Nan Fang in the car with a strange expression, Zhan Bei Jue sighed inwardly and didn't expose her.
"Why didn't you inform me beforehand about going on a trip? I also have plans."
"Vice President Gao's daughter is having her wedding in Bali, and I've been invited. Why don't we go to Bali together?"
"Hm?" What a coincidence. Is that so?
Jiang Nan Fang found herself in an awkward situation. The two children excitedly turned around and pulled her out of the car.
"Okay, okay! I've never been to Bali before, only seen it on TV! Bali is so beautiful!"
"Mommy, let's go to Bali together. Hurry up and agree with Daddy!"
Seeing Jiang Nan Fang's eyes rolling around, as if she was planning something else, Zhan Bei Jue asked her, "Didn't Vice President Gao call you? She said she wants you to be a bridesmaid for her daughter."
"You two usually get along so well, calling each other godfather and goddaughter. Surely you won't falter at such a crucial moment?"
Uh, Vice President Gao did call her yesterday. However, she was busy being discharged from the hospital and missed the call. She forgot to call back afterward. She hadn't expected this.
Jiang Nan Fang was provoked into speechlessness. However, on second thought, Bali was Bali. As long as she had the chance to spend time with the children, she wouldn't worry about taking them away.
"Of course not. Bali it is. As long as the children are happy, we can go anywhere."
And so, the thrilling scene passed.
Zhan Bei Jue breathed a sigh of relief inwardly, thinking to himself. I, Zhan, have never put in so much effort to please a woman. A few days of vacation in Bali, as long as I'm gentle enough, I'm sure I can make her give up the idea of leaving Nancheng. For the sake of the children, I'll get along peacefully with her from now on.
No sooner said than done. Zhan Bei Jue immediately asked Ah Zhong to book flights to Bali. The four of them then headed directly to the airport. Before departing, Zhan Bei Jue sent a message to Vice President Gao. He didn't expect that his boss would personally come to send his blessings for his daughter's wedding, and Vice President Gao was extremely grateful.
Upon landing, Vice President Gao was already waiting at the airport. Seeing Jiang Nan Fang also arrive, she was greatly touched and expressed her warm welcome to them for their long journey. Seeing Vice President Gao so happy, and her daughter finally out of danger, Jiang Nan Fang was also happy for her. However, her daughter had just been discharged from the hospital and was still not feeling well. The wedding was scheduled to take place in a week. Vice President Gao said she was sorry to inconvenience them by having them stay there for a few days.
Zhan Bei Jue was exceptionally considerate: "It's fine. We can treat it as a vacation. You go ahead with your business; don't worry about us."
After arriving at the hotel and completing check-in, it was already 7 PM. The children were clamoring that they were hungry. Zhan Bei Jue decided to take them out to taste the local cuisine. Jiang Nan Fang's fever hadn't completely subsided, and she was tired from the long car journey, so she didn't want to move.
"You guys go ahead. I'm not hungry. I want to go to sleep."
"How can that be? You can't skip a meal! Are you still feeling unwell? I'll take you to buy medicine."
Zhan Bei Jue was exceptionally solicitous today, even overly so. Jiang Nan Fang dared not accept his kindness, not knowing if he had some ulterior motive. "No need. A good night's sleep will do, don't worry about me. You guys go."
Zhan Bei Jue didn't know what to do with her and returned disappointed. Rui Rui offered him a suggestion: "When girls say they're tired, it's usually them being pampered and wanting you to hold or carry them. Can't you see that?"
Zhan Bei Jue: "...Really? Who told you that?"
"It's obvious you don't watch short videos. Look, there are many relationship tutorials online."
"Look here, when a girl says no, she means yes. She just doesn't want to say it directly and wants you to give it to her."
"When she says yes, it means she likes it very much, and you have to give it to her. Learn more, Daddy. Your emotional intelligence is truly touching."
"..."
Arrogant as he was, Zhan Bei Jue seriously watched the sweet interaction videos twice to appease his ex-wife. It seemed to make some sense. Putting down his phone, he went directly to Jiang Nan Fang's room and picked her up.
"I know when you say no, you mean yes. You don't want to walk, so I'll carry you, alright?"