“Tch, who’s interested in you?”
Although Chen Jiaojiao had indeed been looking at him for a long time.
But how could a woman admit to something like that so easily?
She denied it instinctively, and with a cool demeanor.
The elder brother, however, drew a different conclusion.
“Not interested in me? Then it must be Zhan Beijue.”
“You seem quite familiar with Nan Fang. Don’t you feel guilty openly having a crush on her husband?”
Chen Jiaojiao nearly choked on his words.
“Who has a crush on Zhan Beijue? How can you talk like that!”
“Then why were you staring at me?”
“Staring at you means I have a crush on you? Maybe it’s because I dislike you?”
Chen Jiaojiao rolled her eyes dismissively.
“Don’t forget how you rejected me yesterday. It’s the first time in my life someone rejected me so decisively. I’m really annoyed with you, you know?”
So that was the reason.
She really was a spoiled rich girl.
Even Zhan Beijue’s wife didn’t have as bad a temper as her. What was her background?
The elder brother didn’t want to bicker with her anymore.
“If you’re annoyed with me, I’ll leave immediately after paying. Please delete my WeChat. Don’t worry, we won’t see each other again.”
That’s right. Leave quickly, delete your WeChat, and never see each other again!
So heartless, such a stingy man!
After saying that, neither of them paid attention to the other.
One looked ahead, the other looked to the side, waiting for the elevator to descend.
The numbers reached the third floor, and the doors opened, revealing someone standing outside.
Ah Zhong looked up and saw Chen Jiaojiao and the elder brother inside. He was stunned for a moment before stepping in.
“Why is Mr. Hu here too?”
Before the elder brother could answer, Chen Jiaojiao grabbed Ah Zhong’s arm.
It was truly a case of finding what you weren’t looking for!
If she had known she would meet him today, she wouldn’t have added this man on WeChat yesterday even if she were beaten to death!
“Zhong Jiaming, I’ve been looking for you. I have something to tell you!”
Ah Zhong frowned.
He first glanced at the hand holding his arm, then at Chen Jiaojiao.
“If you have something to say, just say it. I’m not going to run away. Do you need to grab me like this?”
“Yes, I do. You seem like someone who likes to play the silent treatment. What if you run off before I finish speaking?”
“Miss, I don’t think we’re close. I don’t even remember your name. Please don’t act in a way that causes misunderstandings.”
“Who cares about having a misunderstanding with you? If it weren’t for Zhou Jinbei, I wouldn’t bother talking to you!”
Chen Jiaojiao released his arm.
“I’m asking you, what is your relationship with Zhou Jinbei?”
That was a very good question.
“You spend all day with Zhou Jinbei. You know her identity and mine, don’t you?”
“I know, but not entirely. That’s why I’m asking you! Did you used to like her?”
Ah Zhong was even more speechless.
Zhou Jinbei was already pregnant with Jiang Sicheng’s child and had been Mrs. Jiang for several months.
Now this twist? Was it interesting?
“What does that have to do with you?”
“It has nothing to do with me. But I’m just a righteous person. I can’t stand to see others wronged, so I’ve come out to uphold justice!”
Chen Jiaojiao looked indignant.
“Zhong Jiaming, do you know that Zhou Jinbei has already divorced that man?”
What?
Zhou Jinbei divorced?
Ah Zhong certainly didn’t know.
Who would tell him such a thing?
But Jiang Sicheng’s family was so well-off, and he and Zhou Jinbei seemed like a good match, and they even had a child. Why would they suddenly divorce?
“It’s a long story. The reason isn’t very important, anyway, they just got divorced.”
Chen Jiaojiao waved her hand impatiently.
“Now I need one sentence from you: do you still like Zhou Jinbei?”
Ah Zhong hadn’t thought about this question for a long time.
Chen Jiaojiao asked so suddenly, and in front of others.
He really didn’t know how to answer for a moment.
So Ah Zhong, without thinking, put on a cold face.
“Let me say it again, this seems to be a matter between us, and it has nothing to do with you, right?”
Seeing his expression, Chen Jiaojiao became even angrier.
“If Zhou Jinbei doesn’t like you, then this matter indeed has nothing to do with me.”
“But as her friend, now that I know she likes you, and I can’t do anything for her, then it has something to do with me!”
“I know I’m meddling a lot and seem mentally unstable, but for a friend, you can think whatever you want.”
“If you still have feelings for Zhou Jinbei, go find her upstairs! She’s pregnant and doesn’t eat properly every day. She’s undergoing surgery for acute gastric perforation.”
“If you don’t have feelings for her, then just think of me as crazy and talking nonsense!”
As she finished speaking, the elevator reached the first floor. Chen Jiaojiao pulled the elder brother and got out first.
Ah Zhong was left with complex emotions by her words.
Zhou Jinbei divorced.
Zhou Jinbei is pregnant.
Zhou Jinbei is having surgery.
What was all this!
A moment later, the elevator returned upstairs.
Jiang Nan Fang and the four children were sitting quietly in the corridor, waiting.
Seeing someone turn the corner, Rui Rui was the first to call out.
“Uncle Ah Zhong, you’re here too?”
Everyone rushed towards him.
Ah Zhong squatted down, hugged the children one by one, and exchanged a look with Jiang Nan Fang.
“What happened?”
Jiang Nan Fang shrugged.
“It was probably caused by not eating properly, leading to acute gastric perforation. But she’s out of danger now. Who told you?”
“Her roommate. She’s living at my place now. I ran into her when I went back last time.”
Oh.
Jiang Nan Fang suddenly remembered.
Ah Zhong’s expression was hesitant: “This surgery… it won’t have too much of an impact, right?”
Jiang Nan Fang didn’t quite understand.
What impact? On her body?
It would inevitably have an impact.
Unexpectedly, Ah Zhong said, “They must use anesthesia for the surgery. I wonder if it will affect the baby… I heard she’s pregnant.”
“How can she be pregnant and divorced? Did you know what happened?”
Jiang Nan Fang knew that for a while, Ah Zhong and Zhou Jinbei were quite good friends.
So it was normal for him to care.
She then told Ah Zhong about Jiang Sicheng’s questionable orientation and how Zhou Jinbei had married him with ulterior motives.
To others, it might just sound like a story.
After listening, they might just sigh, thinking Zhou Jinbei was foolish, and pity her or feel it wasn’t worth it.
But for Ah Zhong, as a party involved, it meant something else.
Divorced not long after marriage? Jiang Sicheng didn’t like women at all?
Then how could she be pregnant?
Everything that had happened before flashed through his mind like a whirlwind.
Ah Zhong’s heart suddenly sank, and he had a bad premonition.
After waiting anxiously at the door for over an hour, the surgery door finally opened.
The two of them hurried forward to ask the doctor how she was.
Zhou Jinbei, lying on the hospital bed, was unconscious, her face pale.
She looked completely different from her usual lively and clever self.
The doctor took off his mask and asked Ah Zhong what his relationship was to her.
“I’m her friend.”
“Are any family members here?”