Zhan Bei Jue’s words grew increasingly offensive, making the private room atmosphere more awkward.
Everyone stared at him and Jiang Nan Fang, so their expressions were priceless when they saw Jiang Nan Fang pick up the wine and splash it on his face.
“……”
“??”
“!! ”
“If your eyesight is bad, I don’t mind helping you clean your eyes. Mind your own business.”
Jiang Nan Fang dropped the wine glass amidst the astonished gazes of everyone and dragged Zhou Jin Bei away without a second thought.
Zhou Jin Bei hadn’t expected their relationship to be this bad.
She had originally been called out to relax, but now…
Not daring to say much, she followed closely, observing Jiang Nan Fang’s somber face. After walking a distance, she asked Jiang Nan Fang to slow down.
“I forgot my phone, I’ll come to your room to find you later.”
In the room, the four children were sitting around the sofa watching a storybook after dinner.
Seeing her return, they all rushed over to greet her affectionately.
Hugging her soft and adorable children, a wave of grievances and worthlessness suddenly surged within her.
It was the first time Jiang Nan Fang had shed tears in front of her children.
She was filled with regret.
Regretting her irresponsible decision to bring them into this world back then.
This was the first time since the children had turned six that Jiang Nan Fang had had such a thought.
As a mother, it wasn’t enough to just give children life; one had to be responsible for their entire lives.
As they grew older and understood more, if they saw the scandalous news about Zhan Bei Jue, how would she explain it to them if they found it disgusting and shameful?
The moment she entered, she sensed that her mother’s state was not right. Now, feeling her cry and smelling of alcohol, the little ones quickly asked her what was wrong.
Although Jiang Nan Fang had promised them before that they would speak their minds openly and not hide things, she really didn’t know how to explain Zhan Bei Jue’s behavior.
She could only lie.
“It’s nothing, I just had a couple of drinks and remembered some things from the past, and suddenly felt a bit sad. Seeing you all makes me feel better.”
“It’s getting late. Mommy will tell you a story and watch you sleep, okay?”
“I didn’t spend time with you today, but Mommy will make it up tomorrow. We’ll play together all day.”
The children nodded understandingly, and Tian Tian went to the bathroom with her first.
Downstairs, Zhou Jin Bei walked alone to the lobby lounge area and, hiding behind the plants, furiously sent a WeChat message to Zhan Bei Jue.
She wanted to understand what was going on with him today.
He used to be so disgusted by his own cousin getting close to him, but today he brought two girls!
What exactly did he want?
“You seemed to care a lot about Jiang Nan Fang a while ago. What’s wrong with you today?”
“Sister Nan Fang is angry, really angry. I’ve never seen her so upset. Second Brother, I’m very disappointed in you today.”
How could Zhan Bei Jue not know that Jiang Nan Fang was angry and hated him to death?
However, he couldn’t explain it now.
As everyone gradually proposed to go back and rest, Zhan Bei Jue bid farewell to everyone with a steady expression. Just as he was about to reply to Zhou Jin Bei’s message, several more pictures came in on WeChat.
They were sent by Ge’er.
Jiang Nan Fang was crying.
From the angle of the photos, it was clear they were taken secretly.
Although she pretended to be busy to hide her tears, Ge’er had zoomed in the lens very close.
The glistening tears in her eyes were clearly visible.
Zhan Bei Jue’s heart felt as if it were being clutched again, aching fiercely.
He truly wished he could rush into the room right now, hug her, and tell her the whole truth.
But, thinking of what his mother had done to her…
He first replied to Zhou Jin Bei, asking her to bring wine and snacks to the room and to get Jiang Nan Fang drunk no matter what tonight.
Then he replied to Ge’er.
“Auntie will bring wine to the room to find Mommy later. Your mission tonight is to get her drunk and create an opportunity for me to apologize. Can you complete the mission?”
Zhou Jin Bei replied first with a question mark, clearly not understanding what he was thinking.
Zhan Bei Jue didn’t explain much: “Do as I say, and stop talking nonsense. Where has your usual cleverness gone?”
Then, Ge’er replied with six words: “Mission guaranteed to be completed.”
Although Zhou Jin Bei didn’t know why Zhan Bei Jue asked her to do this, she truly couldn’t bear to see Jiang Nan Fang suffer.
Not knowing how to comfort her, she could only accompany her for drinks when she was upset.
So, she ordered three bottles of red wine and some snacks and went up.
Upon entering, Jiang Nan Fang was in the bathroom giving Tian Tian a bath. The other three children sat on the sofa looking dejected.
Seeing her, their eyes finally lit up.
“Where’s your mommy?”
“Shh~”
Ge’er made a shushing gesture to her and sneakily went up to her, whispering something to her.
Jiang Nan Fang carried Tian Tian, wrapped in a towel, into the room. Chen Jiaojiao also called.
With her good friend in such a situation, she couldn’t just ignore it. Zhou Jin Bei took the opportunity to ask her to come over as well.
It wasn’t good to say too many bad things about Zhan Bei Jue in front of the children, so everyone held back.
After the four children were coaxed to sleep and the wine had been opened, the three women sat on the floor and began to curse profusely.
Hypocritical, shameless!
From Zhan Bei Jue to Lu Mingzhe, to Hu Jiasheng, to Jiang Sicheng, and finally even Zhong was cursed.
“Not a single good man! Let’s finish this glass of wine, and from now on, we’ll focus on making money and never bother with these scoundrels again, cheers!”
The three women drank glass after glass. Zhou Jin Bei intentionally got Jiang Nan Fang drunk, making her drink a few more glasses.
At 11:30 PM, the three bottles of red wine were empty, and Jiang Nan Fang was finally about eighty percent drunk.
She slumped limply on the edge of the sofa, mumbling incoherent nonsense that Zhou Jin Bei couldn’t understand.
She thought the time was right and secretly sent a WeChat message to Zhan Bei Jue.
“She’s almost drunk, what are you going to do?”
Zhan Bei Jue seemed to be waiting for her message and replied instantly.
“Okay. You can go back, leave the door for me.”
“What do you mean, leave the door for me? Aren’t you going to call and apologize while she’s drunk and soft-hearted? Do you have to come in person?”
“Who told you I was going to apologize over the phone?”
“…You two are already divorced, she’s drunk, and you just had a conflict. Second Brother, you wouldn’t…”
Zhan Bei Jue dismissed her: “Stop talking nonsense, just leave when I tell you to.”
“No!”
If Zhou Jin Bei had known he planned to come over, she would never have gotten Jiang Nan Fang drunk.
He wasn’t the Zhan Bei Jue of the past anymore. What if…
“Unless you tell me what you plan to do to her, I won’t let you come over, even if I die!”
“Even if you’re going to sever ties and fire me and Zhong!”
Not smart when she should be, and foolishly smart when she shouldn’t be.
Zhan Bei Jue was speechless with this girl.
“Zhou Jin Bei, you’re more hindrance than help.”
“Alright, alright, stop talking nonsense. You leave first, and I’ll give you a reasonable explanation tomorrow.”
“You just want to know why I’ve been like this recently, right? Just do as I say, and I’ll tell you everything tomorrow.”