"..."
Knowing full well she didn't mean it that way, Zhan Bei Jue's words were truly harsh!
Zhou Jin Bei thought this, but dared not say it aloud.
Zhan Bei Jue pushed her back a step and closed the door.
"A coward like that, I really don't know why you insisted on having his child."
"Just offering him a couple of bottles of wine scared him so badly he peed his pants. Your Zhou family is truly going downhill."
If it were really Jiang Si Cheng's child, she wouldn't have him even if she were beaten to death.
Zhou Jin Bei touched her stomach, sighing inwardly.
"I hope you inherit more of your father's genes and are stronger than your uncle when you're born."
"Our Zhou family's current generation is indeed lacking; the future revitalization of the family depends on you."
The next morning, Zhou Jin Bei was up by six o'clock.
She tiptoed to wash up, changed her clothes, and went to the community entrance to wait for Jiang Nan Fang.
She chatted aimlessly with the security guard at the entrance for about half an hour. The guard then reminded her.
"She's coming out. That car is hers."
Zhou Jin Bei hurried to the front of the car to stop it.
Because she had to pass through the induction gate, Jiang Nan Fang was driving very slowly.
Zhou Jin Bei suddenly rushing out didn't startle her.
She just couldn't figure out why Jiang Nan Fang was blocking her way so early in the morning.
"Is something wrong?"
Jiang Nan Fang slowly rolled down the car window.
She had to admit, she was beautiful.
Despite being nearly 30 and having two children, her skin was still as firm as a young girl's.
With a touch of light makeup and carrot-colored lipstick, bathed in the warm morning light, she looked breathtakingly beautiful.
Even the usually confident Zhou Jin Bei, after looking at her for two seconds with the window down, had to admit inwardly.
No wonder he was so devoted to her; based on this face alone, few women in Nan Cheng could compare.
"It's nothing. I came specifically to apologize to you."
"At the entrance of the Administration for Industry and Commerce that day, I spoke carelessly and said hurtful things to you. I'm sorry."
She handed over the breakfast.
"I specially bought you breakfast and waited for you here for over an hour. Please give me a chance to forgive me."
It seemed she had dealt with her cousin Zhan Bei Jue after separating from him last night.
Otherwise, with Zhou Jin Bei's temperament, would she come to apologize so early in the morning?
It was unnecessary.
Jiang Nan Fang thought.
Even if she apologized, what difference would it make to their relationship?
Jiang Nan Fang didn't accept it, smiling.
"Thank you. But I've already eaten breakfast, so you should keep it for yourself."
Zhou Jin Bei knew she wouldn't accept it, so she didn't force it.
"Is that so? Well, since you've eaten, I won't disturb you."
"To be closer to you, so I can see you anytime, my cousin rented an apartment in the community opposite yours. I'm living with him now, so we're neighbors."
"If you get off work early or aren't busy, you're welcome to visit."
After speaking, she ran off with the breakfast.
Jiang Nan Fang looked up at the imposing building opposite.
She found it hard to imagine that Zhan Bei Jue had rented an apartment there.
Just to see her all the time?
The brother and sister were putting on a good show together.
Jiang Nan Fang left early, perfectly avoiding the morning rush hour.
When she arrived at the company, there were still very few people.
As she walked in, she planned to go to the bakery downstairs to buy a bread.
Unexpectedly, as she reached the office door, she found a large box on the ground.
It was obvious that it contained food.
Because the box had the logo of a famous dim sum restaurant in Nan Cheng printed on it.
There was a sticky note on the box, with a line of elegant small characters written on it:
"Eat well and be happy every day." A cute smiley face was drawn after it.
She knew with her toes who had sent it.
She didn't expect her to be so persistent.
She refused to accept it when delivered, and now she sent it to the company?
Jiang Nan Fang didn't intend to forgive her, nor did she care to be bought over by such small things.
She grabbed the box and was about to throw it into the trash can.
As a result, the sticky note fell off, and there was another line of text on the back.
"There's no need to punish others with your own body; not eating breakfast can lead to gallstones~"
Not eating breakfast can lead to gallstones.
Jiang Nan Fang thought about how long it had been since she last ate breakfast.
Indeed, there was no need to punish herself for someone else's mistake.
If she threw it into the trash can, she didn't know what her attitude would be, so it was better to eat it.
She carried the breakfast into the office.
It was quite lavish, with excellent color, aroma, and taste.
After a delicious meal, she worked until nine in the morning. A set of data had an unclear source, so she went to the cubicle area outside to ask someone.
As she was chatting with a technician, a young man in a delivery uniform appeared at the door and knocked.
"May I ask who Jiang Nan Fang is?"
Everyone turned their gaze towards him.
The young man was holding a large bouquet of flowers, white roses and baby's breath.
It was tied with sky-blue wrapping paper, giving it a fresh and very beautiful overall appearance.
"Someone sent flowers for her, please sign for them."
Is she crazy? After sending breakfast, she's sending flowers too? Is Zhou Jin Bei that bored?
Jiang Nan Fang didn't even go near the young man. She glanced at the flowers and said.
"I won't accept them. Please take them back as they are, thank you."
Zhou Jin Bei seemed to have anticipated that she wouldn't accept them, and told the delivery man.
"I'm sorry. The buyer didn't leave an address, nor did they leave a real name or phone number, so I can't return them."
"The payment has already been made. If you really don't want them, you can throw them in the trash or give them to someone else."
Such a beautiful bouquet of flowers, how could she not want it?
Besides, it was clearly sent by President Zhan, so she definitely couldn't refuse it!
Worker Zhang immediately jumped out of his cubicle and took the flowers for Jiang Nan Fang.
"Engineer Jiang, why are you so unromantic?"
"Such beautiful flowers delivered to your doorstep, they must be worth at least two hundred yuan. How can you throw them in the trash?"
He prepared to persuade Jiang Nan Fang.
However, Jiang Nan Fang didn't want to listen at all.
Ending the conversation there, she coldly told him.
"If you're so romantic and like receiving them, then you keep them."
With that, she turned and returned to her office with a flourish.
Everyone looked at each other. After a moment, someone asked.
"Hey, was there a note? Who sent them? Was it President Zhan?"
"There was no note, but you can tell with your toes that President Zhan sent them."
"Think about it, besides us, who else appears around Engineer Jiang the most often?"
"We're definitely not good enough for her..."
"Is President Zhan not good enough either? Why didn't she accept them?"
Worker Zhang was stumped.
"I don't know. I didn't interact much with President Zhan before. Just by his appearance and the rumors, I thought he was quite arrogant and conceited, relying on his wealth to be imperious."
"But after going out on a couple of projects and interacting with him a little, I found him to be quite sincere and down-to-earth."
"I won't mention the incident in the Northwest; you all know how much he cares about Engineer Jiang. But do you know how dangerous it was when we went on a business trip to that small town last time?"
Everyone of course didn't know, and all leaned in with gossip-filled ears to hear the details.
He placed the flowers on the table and began to speak with great emotion.
"That time when Engineer Jiang was almost abducted at her wedding, when I called and told him the person couldn't be found, his voice instantly changed!"