Zhan Bei Jue: "You know my mother's temper. If she doesn't want something known, asking again is useless. That's all. Don't bother with it anymore."
He hung up the phone.
Zhou Jinbei, who had been listening in confusion, forgot all about their earlier argument.
She took back her phone, her face full of concern.
"What happened to Auntie? What illness does she have? Why are there police and enemies involved..."
"Mind your own business."
"Second Brother..."
"Get out, I need to change. The third phase of the lake heart project launch meeting is in half an hour. Go do your work."
Since she was now at the company and it was almost time to work, he was her superior.
With such a command, Zhou Jinbei couldn't disobey and reluctantly left the office.
She sent messages to the leaders about the upcoming meeting, and everyone replied that they had received it.
Checking the time, there was still a while to go, and she couldn't help but call A Zhong.
A Zhong had just arrived and was busy with many things, plus the time difference. He hadn't had time to call her yesterday. He answered urgently now.
Zhou Jinbei complained a lot, and A Zhong soothed her.
Then she asked him what he was doing there, and if he couldn't even tell his wife.
"Yes, I can only tell you it's Mr. Zhan's private matter. I can't say anything else."
Zhou Jinbei thought about it. Indeed, A Zhong was just an employee, and if Zhan Bei Jue didn't allow him to speak, he wouldn't dare.
"Where are you now? Have you eaten? How's the weather there?"
The two then began to chat intimately. A Zhong reported everything to her in detail. While they were talking, a soft female voice suddenly came from the receiver.
The other person spoke a few sentences very quickly. A Zhong replied with an "Okay," and his voice disappeared.
Zhou Jinbei asked, tilting her ear, "Was that person talking to you just now?"
She had already heard it, and A Zhong couldn't lie with his eyes open, so he could only say yes.
"Who is it?"
"Someone I need to take care of while I'm here."
"The person you need to take care of is a woman?"
"Not one, but two."
"Two? You need to take care of two women?"
"And they are both patients."
"Is it the woman who was in the news with my second brother?"
A Zhong couldn't say any more.
"Alright, don't ask anymore. In short, she is Mr. Zhan's person, and I'm just here to help run errands. Don't think too much about it."
The phone call ended, and Zhou Jinbei was furious.
Before, even if a photo was placed in front of her, or others spoke about it convincingly, she wouldn't have truly believed Zhan Bei Jue was cheating.
But now, the facts forced her to believe it.
That intense shock, sadness, and disappointment were something only Jiang Nan Fang could understand.
Jiang Nan Fang...
Sigh, even her cousin felt so upset upon discovering her cousin's husband was cheating. As a wife...
Recalling Jiang Nan Fang's forced smile that day, she felt a pang of heartache and couldn't help but create a small group chat with the three of them.
She intended to distract Jiang Nan Fang and Chen Jiaojiao in the group chat, make a joke, and remotely support Jiang Nan Fang.
Jiang Nan Fang said goodbye to her colleagues and left Grey under a chorus of blessings and reluctance.
Back in the car, no longer needing to force a smile, she slumped into the seat like a deflated ball.
Her rational mind told her to pull herself together quickly, work hard, earn money, take care of the children, and live the rest of her life colorfully.
But reality told her that she had no money, no money, no money, and all the thoughts in her head currently were wishful thinking.
She was very upset.
Just then, her phone vibrated.
She tapped on it and saw that Zhou Jinbei had added her to a small group chat with only the three of them.
The group name was: Nan Cheng Three Beauties.
"Hello, good morning everyone. Your hardworking office drone has started working and moving bricks. What are you two doing?"
Zhou Jinbei first sent a few emojis, then threw out a topic, trying to liven up the atmosphere.
Chen Jiaojiao quickly replied.
"The rich lady just woke up and is preparing to go to work to pay off her debts. Wish me many clients today, and a full house of wealth, thank you both~"
Compared to Chen Jiaojiao, who was divorced, lost her father, and owed her ex-husband over a million yuan in debt,
And Zhou Jinbei, who was divorced, remarried, but separated from her new husband, Jiang Nan Fang felt she was still lucky.
At least she had four lovely children, skills she could use to apply for jobs, her own house, and a small amount of savings.
Although her romantic life wasn't smooth, she at least wasn't in debt, and taking a few days to relax was fine.
When those two, so young, had gone through so many setbacks and were still living so happily, what was there for her to be so upset about?
Affected by their emotions, Jiang Nan Fang's mood improved significantly.
She immediately sent two congratulatory emojis to Chen Jiaojiao.
Seeing that she had replied and was still in the mood to joke, Zhou Jinbei breathed a sigh of relief.
"You two are up quite early. Rich lady Chen is working to pay off debts, what are your plans for today, Rich lady Jiang?"
Jiang Nan Fang: "Still brainstorming. Also looking forward to a day when pie falls from the sky."
Zhan Bei Jue sat at the head of the conference room, wearing a crisp black shirt and trousers, his brows furrowed, looking up slightly at the PPT on the wall.
His young and handsome profile outshone the group of middle-aged men of various heights and builds around him.
Apart from the speaker presenting the project, there was no other sound in the conference room.
Although they didn't say it out loud, everyone could see that everyone present respected and feared Zhan Bei Jue.
Such a handsome man, exuding wealth from head to toe, controlling the livelihood of tens of thousands of people, perhaps only Jiang Nan Fang didn't take him seriously and didn't care about his money.
Zhou Jinbei looked up at this cousin who evoked both hatred and love, then lowered her head and typed on the keyboard.
"You still need to expect pie to fall from the sky? Put down your pride, your ex-husband is the biggest pie!"
Unexpectedly, she brought up Zhan Bei Jue, Jiang Nan Fang: "..."
Chen Jiaojiao also chimed in.
"Yes. How much does pride cost per pound these days? I don't know what you're being so proud about."
"If he just let a little bit slip from between his teeth, it would be enough for us to earn for half a lifetime. You are his legal ex-wife, and he did something wrong to you, so why not take his money?"
"Even if you don't care about it, at least think of us. Get some for us to share."
"When we're all out of debt, we can all relax, drink every day, find handsome guys, and travel. How great would that be!"
Speaking of others so nicely.
Jiang Nan Fang retorted, "Then why didn't you ask Hu Jia Sheng for some emotional compensation when you broke up?"
"Speaking of which, she is also part of the Zhan family. Although she doesn't hold much power, she's a proper rich kid. It wouldn't be difficult for her to pay off your 1 million yuan, right?"
Chen Jiaojiao was speechless for two seconds.
"We haven't contacted each other for a long time. You're bringing up something you shouldn't be."
Jiang Nan Fang: "I have his phone number. I can screenshot it for you if you want."
Chen Jiaojiao sent a pleading emoji.
"Alright, let's not fight amongst ourselves. If we have time to discuss these treacherous scumbags, we might as well think about how to get rich."