Zhou Jinbei finished speaking, and Jiang Sicheng burst into laughter as if he had heard a great joke.
After laughing, he raised his eyebrows.
"What? Want to use your cousin Zhan Bei Jue to threaten me again? I'm so scared!"
"Even borrowing a tiger's might requires limits, Zhou Jinbei. Do you think I'm an idiot? Don't think I don't know he's not in Nan Cheng anymore!"
"Perhaps he's already died in some unknown corner abroad. Zhan Bei Jue? More like Zhan Wang Hun (departed soul)."
"Are you planning to have his soul deal with me?"
After speaking, his eyes sharpened, and he raised his hand to slap Zhou Jinbei.
Zhan Bei Jue appeared at the doorway, holding his two daughters, his posture upright.
"Beibei."
Zhou Jinbei turned around, saw her support had arrived, and rushed over.
"Second Brother!"
Rumor had it he hadn't been in the country for a long time, as if something had happened to him.
How did he suddenly reappear?
She had just spoken so ill of him, she wondered how much of it he had overheard.
Looking at Zhan Bei Jue, who had suddenly appeared with a stern and somber expression, Jiang Sicheng's face turned deathly pale.
"Mr. Zhan..."
"You two go ahead, Daddy will find you later."
Zhan Bei Jue put his two daughters down and gestured to Jiang Nan Fang to take the children upstairs first.
Although Jiang Nan Fang didn't know Jiang Sicheng, she had heard him utter a few arrogant words at the door and had already guessed his identity.
She knew about the commotion the Jiang and Zhou families had caused at the hospital over Zhou Jinbei's miscarriage.
So, without even thinking, she knew what Zhan Bei Jue was about to do.
"Let's go. Lead the way."
She nudged Zhou Jinbei.
As everyone dispersed, Jiang Sicheng watched the silent Zhan Bei Jue, his heart trembling more and more.
"Mr. Zhan, what I said earlier wasn't directed at you. I didn't mean anything by it, it was just a joke with Jinbei..."
"Where is your restroom?"
Zhan Bei Jue ignored him and stepped forward, looking at the cashier behind the counter.
The cashier quickly pointed him in the direction of the restroom.
Then Zhan Bei Jue turned around, and without a word, grabbed Jiang Sicheng by the collar and dragged him into the restroom like a chicken.
He threw the man onto the floor and placed a foot on his chest.
"I heard I haven't appeared in Nan Cheng for a long time, that I've died in some corner abroad. Who told you that?"
Jiang Sicheng was almost scared to pee by his demeanor.
"Mr. Zhan, please don't be angry. Listen to me, I really meant no harm. It was just a joke just now..."
Zhan Bei Jue looked down at him and increased the pressure of his foot.
"Are you deliberately avoiding the question or are you looking for death? I asked you who told you those things."
"No, I didn't hear it from anyone. I was just joking, Mr. Zhan..."
"What? Do you think I'm too gentle?"
Zhan Bei Jue bent his back, rested his left elbow on his knee, put his full weight down, and stomped on his chest again.
"Jiang Sicheng, I'm asking you one last time, who told you?"
Jiang Sicheng held his foot with his hand, his face contorted in pain, feeling utterly wronged.
"I really didn't hear it from anyone! Mr. Zhan, please believe me!"
"Fine. Since you're so unwilling to say, there's no use keeping that tongue. I'll pull it out for you."
He suddenly reached down, grabbed his jaw, and pried his mouth open.
Although they were both men, the difference in strength was extraordinary. Jiang Sicheng knew he was no match for him and screamed in terror.
"No! Show mercy, Mr. Zhan! Listen to me!"
"I really don't know who told me. I forgot. I heard it casually while drinking at a bar."
"Which bar? When?"
"I really don't remember. I go to bars almost every night. It was a long time ago."
This kind of coward who only knew how to bully women actually wanted to beat Zhou Jinbei until she was on the ground looking for teeth?
Zhan Bei Jue let go of him, wiped his fingers on the clothes on his chest, and kicked his arm.
"Don't let me see you again. Get lost."
Everyone went to the private room to sit down, and soon Lu Qingxu arrived.
After greeting each other, seeing that the usually lively and cheerful Zhou Jinbei was listless, he joked with her.
"Why the long face? Who upset our Miss Zhou?"
"It's rare for you to treat me to a meal. I'm enjoying your hospitality. Tell me, I'll help you deal with him."
She was happy to see her second brother today, but she was disgusted by encountering her ex-husband.
After the big scene at the hospital last time, her parents were extremely disappointed in Zhou Jinbei, and she hadn't gone home to beg for their forgiveness yet.
Thinking about this string of events made her annoyed.
Looking at Lu Qingxu, he didn't have to be forced by his official father to be a civil servant, nor did he have to inherit the family business.
He didn't have to speak eloquently every day like his brother to solve customers' problems, nor did he have to be an employee.
He lived a life of indulgence every day and earned a considerable income while lying down.
Truly, comparing oneself to others could be maddening.
"Forget it. Help me vent? We've known each other for so long, and you've never been reliable except with your mouth. What time do you work tonight?"
"You're rushing me to work before we've even eaten. What's the hurry? Do you have such a big opinion of me?"
Lu Qingxu smiled.
"Seeing you so unhappy, why don't I not go tonight and stay to keep you company?"
"Keep me company?" Zhou Jinbei sneered.
"Rest your kidneys. Although you earn a lot of money, drinking and staying up late every day, even eight kidneys wouldn't be enough. I wouldn't dare use you."
Jiang Nan Fang is here! Four innocent little children are here!
How could he say such things?
Lu Qingxu pretended to be serious.
"What are you talking about? I do legitimate work. Don't say such things in front of the children."
"Do you think I know nothing? You do legitimate work? Fine! Legitimate!"
Lu Qingxu laughed again.
"You girl, your mouth is so sharp, it's a waste not to be in public relations with me."
Zhou Jinbei raised an eyebrow: "Is that so? Since you think I'm good, then spend a lot of money to poach me."
"You know how short of money I am. I guarantee I'll dig you up."
Lu Qingxu was just saying it; he wouldn't dare to have such a troublesome lady constantly around him.
Seeing that she was serious, he quickly tried to smooth things over.
"It's not that I don't want to. Even a rabbit doesn't eat the grass by its burrow. Miss Jiang needs you right now, how could I have the nerve to ask?"
"Alright, alright, stop crying poor. At worst, I won't let you pay tonight. I'll treat you, okay?"
"You should have said so earlier. Then I'll add a few more dishes and two more bottles of wine."
"Hey, you girl, you really don't stand on ceremony with me."
"What's there to stand on ceremony about? We've known each other for so many years, who doesn't know who? In your brother's words, we're all family! How can I treat you as an outsider?"
Lu Qingxu burst into laughter.
"Since we're family, why don't you stop letting the landlord earn your rent? I happen to need a girlfriend right now, why don't you come live with me?"
Zhou Jinbei mocked herself.
"You're really not picky. You still dare to want me even though I'm divorced?"
"What's the big deal? There are plenty of divorced people. With your feudal thinking, wouldn't they all be dead? I don't dislike you."