"Yes, every year on your birthday, Mommy takes you and your brother for a family photo. We have so many pictures, don't you remember?"
There was a noise outside the door. She wondered if Zhan Beijue's people were coming in for something.
It would be trouble if someone came in and saw them!
Fearing that Zhan Beijue would discover her children, Jiang Nanfang decided to take them away first.
"This isn't a good place to talk. Come with me to the hotel, and we can discuss everything there."
Zhan Jingge turned and exchanged a look with her brother, a flash of realization in her eyes.
She had thought that Daddy and Mommy only had them, the two children, but now it seemed...
Exchanging a glance, the telepathic siblings quickly reached a consensus.
"Okay, Mommy, let's go quickly."
Taking the children into the elevator, Jiang Nanfang thought they were finally safe. She squatted down and hugged them tightly.
"Jingyu, Jingtian, it's dangerous to wander outside alone without permission. Please don't scare Mommy like this again, okay?"
It turned out the other set of twins were named Jiang Jingyu and Jiang Jingtian, which was quite fitting for their own names.
Mommy's embrace was so gentle and sweet.
It felt so good to have Mommy...
The two children were a little excited.
"Mommy, I'm sorry. We'll never leave your sight again..."
The mother and her two children were experiencing a warm and harmonious reunion.
In the lounge, Zhan Beijue leaned back on the sofa with a stern expression.
In front of him stood a line of tall bodyguards wearing sunglasses, all trembling and intimidated.
The hotel security captain wiped the sweat from his forehead and ran in to report, his voice quivering.
"We've found them, Mr. Zhan. The surveillance shows they haven't left yet and are currently in the elevator."
"How did they get there?"
"It seems they were with a woman..."
A woman?
Zhan Beijue's mind immediately went to Jiang Nanfang, who had suddenly appeared.
He raised his hand, loosened the tie at the collar of his black shirt, and slowly stood up.
"Immediately seal off the hotel. All of you, come with me to the first floor now."
"Ding!" The elevator doors opened.
As Jiang Nanfang stepped out with the two children, a group of men surrounded them.
They were the same as the ones she had seen when she first entered.
A group of bodyguards in uniforms, wearing sunglasses, and tall.
Without a word, they directly took Jingge and Jingrui from behind.
"What are you doing? Why are you taking my children? Put them down!"
Jiang Nanfang stumbled from the push, but as soon as she reacted, she tried to snatch her children back.
Two more security guards rushed over. Without any explanation, they pinned her against the wall.
The two men were as strong as bulls. Even though Jiang Nanfang had practiced martial arts for several years, her resistance was like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.
At the end of the line of bodyguards, Zhan Beijue, dressed in a custom-made black evening gown, stood with his hands in his pockets.
He said nothing, made no superfluous movements, but his expressionless face and the icy aura around him conveyed that Daddy was angry.
The two children held hands and walked a few steps towards him: "Daddy—"
Zhan Beijue spoke coldly, looking at his son, almost word for word: "Did I not tell you not to talk to strangers, let alone go with strangers?"
Zhan Jingrui met his gaze with concern: "Yes."
"But this time, it's not brother's fault. It was too stuffy in the room, and I was bored, so I begged my brother to take me downstairs," Zhan Jingge said, stepping in front of her brother.
"...Then what about her?"
Zhan Beijue tilted his chin in Jiang Nanfang's direction.
"She looked pretty and gentle, so I thought she wasn't a bad person, and I asked her to help press the elevator button."
Zhan Jingge knew perfectly well.
For so many years, Daddy had never allowed them to mention Mommy in front of him.
She dared not speak of what had just happened.
However, she was still a child. As her eyes darted around, Zhan Beijue saw through her deception.
"Someone is being naughty and daring to lie to Daddy. It looks like you won't be allowed to eat candy for the next six months."
Looking at his daughter's sly little face, Zhan Beijue didn't expose her directly.
He bent down, scooped her up, and hugged her, making an indirect remark.
Zhan Jingge immediately pouted, hugging her Daddy's neck and acting spoiled.
"Daddy, don't take away my candy~"
"Then tell me the truth, did she deliberately trick you into coming down? Did she want to take you away?"
"Why does Daddy think so badly of people? Auntie is so pretty, she couldn't be a bad person."
Zhan Beijue looked at his innocent daughter and lovingly taught her.
"From now on, remember, you can't judge a book by its cover. The prettier a woman is, the more she will deceive."
"Anyone who dares to take someone else's child away, especially my child, Zhan Beijue, must be sent for two days of free legal education."
Zhan Jingge pouted, her big eyes blinking.
"If I tell Daddy what really happened, will you not punish Auntie with legal education?"
Before Zhan Beijue could speak, she quickly added, "If Daddy doesn't speak, I'll take it as a default. Adults must not lie to children, or they are turtles and bastards."
Although her words were innocent, the bodyguards couldn't help but chuckle. Among everyone present, it was probably only this little princess who dared to call Zhan Beijue a turtle and a bastard.
"We just met, we didn't say anything! I've said my piece, Daddy, you have to keep your promise and let that auntie go!"
This girl was so cunning; it was too difficult to trick her.
Zhan Beijue called his assistant over to take them to the car first.
With the two children sent away, Zhan Beijue, with a dark expression, slowly approached the elevator entrance.
He had to admit that Jiang Nanfang now was vastly different from the one he remembered – the one with a ferocious appearance, a strange personality, and no sense of style.
So fair and delicate, dressed in a beautiful gown and pinned against the wall by two bodyguards with their arms twisted, she actually looked a little pitiable.
Seeing this scene, Zhan Beijue couldn't pinpoint which part of his heart was touched, but in any case, he couldn't be bothered to argue with her anymore.
"For my daughter's sake, I'll let you off today."
"Go back to wherever you've been for the past few years, and don't appear before us again, or you'll face the consequences."
"Kidnapping children? Being the mother of my children? You are not worthy."
Jiang Nanfang had only known Zhan Beijue to be ruthless, but she hadn't expected him to be so cruel.
After all these years, she had never ventured into Nancheng with her children and had never interfered with his life.
Yet, he still saw her as a thorn in his side!
"These are my children! What right do you have to touch them?"
Right?
Heh!
First, she stole his seed, sold the children, then disappeared without a trace, and now she was back to steal the children after her money ran out. And this person was talking about rights with him?
Zhan Beijue's gloomy face seemed to be covered in a layer of ice. "Talking to me about rights, don't you find it ironic, Jiang Nanfang? A vixen like you is even fit to be a mother?"
"...I'm a vixen?"
Jiang Nanfang gritted her teeth. She shouldn't have been so foolish as to sleep with this scumbag back then.