"Are you serious? So bold?"
It wasn't even dark yet, broad daylight, and knowing there was a man living across the hall, she opened the door to take a bath?
Heh, as expected, a woman like her would do anything!
Zhan Bei Jue turned to leave.
"Second Brother, are you guilty?" Zhou Jin Bei, limping, with a sly expression, supervised him to the door.
To prove his innocence and distance himself from a shameless woman like Jiang Nan Fang, he gritted his teeth and walked back.
"Jiang Nan Fang."
"Swish, swish, swish..." Apart from the sound of running water from the bathroom, there was no response.
"Jiang Nan Fang."
"Jiang Nan Fang?"
Still no response.
This damned woman, could it be that she had already left, and to deliberately get back at him, she deliberately left the tap running and the door open, ruining his apartment?
Zhan Bei Jue frowned and walked towards the bathroom.
Okay! Very good! Now is the time!
While he wasn't paying attention, Zhou Jin Bei, as nimble as a mouse, ran to the door and quietly closed the door between him and Jiang Nan Fang.
The items were brought back from abroad. Zhou Jin Bei heard they were very magical, colorless and odorless. If placed like an aromatherapy, the human central nervous system would quickly...
Haha, Jiang Nan Fang must be finished now! Zhan Bei Jue walks in at this moment...
Hahaha! I don't believe she won't be disgraced!
I don't believe that after something like this, she'll still have the nerve to stay at Zhan's, hahaha!
To prevent Zhan Bei Jue from settling accounts with her later, she didn't even have time to untie the bandage on her foot. She pulled her suitcase, hid his phone under the sofa, and Zhou Jin Bei quickly rushed downstairs.
Arriving on the first floor, the driver opened the car door for her. "Miss Zhou, President Zhan..."
"He said he's staying here tonight, so you can take me back."
"Oh, okay. Then I'll come back to pick him up tomorrow morning?"
"Whatever you want. If you don't want to come, you don't have to."
"..."
Zhan Bei Jue followed the sound of water to the bathroom door. To prevent Jiang Nan Fang from leaving and him seeing something he shouldn't, he raised his right hand to cover half of his eyes.
Fortunately, she wasn't so insane as to not close the door.
The sound of running water didn't stop. The bathroom light was on, but there was no sound of bathing. Zhan Bei Jue knocked on the door twice.
"Jiang Nan Fang, are you in there? How long has the water been running? Why haven't you turned it off? What are you doing in there?"
Still no response.
Zhan Bei Jue's curiosity was piqued. What exactly was this woman up to?
Water was already seeping out from under the door. If he didn't go in, the whole apartment would be ruined.
Zhan Bei Jue, with his germophobia acting up, could no longer stand it. Frowning, he returned to the living room, grabbed a few tissues to wrap the doorknob, and with a bang, pushed the door open.
As the door opened, he instantly saw an even more bizarre scene.
Jiang Nan Fang was lying in the bathtub, fully clothed, her eyes closed, her hair spread out, as if she had lost consciousness. The bathtub was so full that water was about to enter her nostrils, yet she remained motionless, letting the showerhead pour water out.
Zhan Bei Jue couldn't understand her. Did she want to die and drown herself in the bathtub, or had she drunk too much? Why was it that every time he saw her, she was finding new ways to be annoying?
"Jiang Nan Fang? What are you doing? If you want to die, go die at your own home. Don't mess up my apartment. Get up, you're dirtying my apartment!"
Water seeped into her nostrils, and bubbles started to form at her nose, but she still didn't react.
"Jiang Nan Fang, do you really want to die? Get up! Go back to your own home and die, don't dirty my apartment!"
Zhan Bei Jue strode over and turned off the water.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Her trachea, esophagus, and lungs were all choked with water. At this critical moment, Jiang Nan Fang finally regained consciousness from the choking.
"Ugh... cough, cough, cough... ugh..."
Realizing she was about to drown, with violent coughing, she grabbed the edge of the bathtub and scrambled to get out.
However, her limbs felt as if they had been dosed with a muscle-relaxing powder, and she had no strength at all. After a few struggles, she only managed to splash water everywhere, to no avail.
It was then that Zhan Bei Jue realized something was wrong. To prevent her from drowning right in front of him, he strode to the bathtub, grabbed her under her armpits, and lifted her out.
Jiang Nan Fang's eyes were blurry from choking. Coughing, she leaned against him, trying to use his strength to get out.
Zhan Bei Jue felt her will to survive and instinctively pulled her into his embrace, supporting her back with one hand and her hips with the other. With a slight exertion, the wet her landed back on the ground.
She leaned against him, and he still had a hand on her. Zhan Bei Jue's clothes and shoes were instantly soaked.
"What are you doing? Falling asleep while bathing? How old are you to almost drown yourself?"
Jiang Nan Fang finally recovered a bit. She rested her forehead on his chest and gasped for breath. Weakly, she explained, "I wasn't bathing. Your sister just came by..."
"Hmm?"
"After she left, I felt something was wrong. To avoid being plotted against by her, I quickly came in to take a cold shower. Who knew I'd still fall for her trap? I almost..."
As she spoke, she raised her wet head and met Zhan Bei Jue's gaze. After two seconds, she changed the subject, "Why did you suddenly come into my bathroom?"
"..."
It was only then that Zhan Bei Jue realized his hand was still on her back, and her hand was on his chest. They were facing each other like this...
"Bang!" He quickly pushed Jiang Nan Fang away from him.
With such force that Jiang Nan Fang stumbled back two steps, hitting her head against the wall. "Are you crazy? Why are you pushing me?"
"You're the one who's crazy. You're both crazy."
He walked out of the bathroom with a dark expression.
Zhou Jin Bei! If you want revenge on each other, fine, but you dare to drag me into it? How audacious! I'll break your other leg too!
The door had been closed at some point. Zhan Bei Jue walked over and pulled it, but it wouldn't open.
It must have been that damned girl Zhou Jin Bei who closed the door. She's asking for trouble!
"Jiang Nan Fang, come out and unlock it for me!"
Jiang Nan Fang hadn't fully recovered. Her limbs were weak, and her clothes were soaked. She was afraid of dirtying the living room if she went out. "Wait a moment, I'll wipe off some of the water and then come out."
"Then you don't have to come out. Tell me the password!"
"I don't know the password. The staff directly recorded my fingerprint and face."
"..."
"Don't worry, wait for me. I'll deal with that woman with you. I'll be right out."
Downstairs, two children, their faces covered with masks and sunglasses, quietly entered the elevator and pressed the button for the 23rd floor.
"Brother, we just came like this. What if Daddy sees us?"
"He won't. Daddy's phone hasn't moved for half an hour, which means he's currently in a static state. Unless he has the door open, he definitely won't see us."
"But they're so close to Mommy. What if when we knock..."
Zhan Jing Rui patted his backpack. "There's a lock inside. The first thing we'll do when we get upstairs is lock the door from the outside. Then we'll find Mommy. I've anticipated every situation you can think of."
Zhan Jing Ge was genuinely impressed by her brother's meticulous planning. "Brother, you're truly amazing. It looks like we can sleep with Mommy again tonight."
Jiang Nan Fang took off her wet clothes, wrapped her hair, and, wrapped in a bath towel, leaned against the wall, looking as if she had just washed up. She emerged from the bathroom.
The living room was brightly lit. She revealed her slender arms, beautiful collarbones, and straight legs. Her small face dripped with water, her large eyes blinked, and her skin was fair and luminous. She walked gracefully.
Zhan Bei Jue instinctively turned his head to look. "..."
As if struck by lightning, all the hairs on his body stood on end. His skin felt hot, his blood surged, and his throat felt dry.