The two’s gazes met in the air. Unlike his prepared demeanor, Zhan Bei Jue’s eyes held a hint of confusion.
“Mr. Ke, what a coincidence. What wind blew you here?”
Ke Jing Yu stepped forward with a smile and extended his hand for a handshake.
“Business trip, just passing through. Ke Teng mentioned Nan Fang has been having trouble lately, and you’ve been bringing the child to the hospital. I came to check on things.”
“Mr. Ke, you’re always so busy, it’s very thoughtful of you.”
“Not at all. We’re friends, it’s only right.” Ke Jing Yu released his hand.
“President Zhan, you must have more important matters to attend to, right? Perhaps you should go, and I can speak with Nan Fang alone.”
Hearing Ke Teng mentioned, Zhan Bei Jue somewhat understood the purpose of his visit.
He wants to pursue Jiang Nan Fang for his son, using the child’s illness as an opportunity to visit and impress Jiang Nan Fang?
Interesting.
Knowing she’s already a mother of several children, he still wants his son to pursue her, and to do so in front of his ex-wife? How amusing are the Ke family?
Zhan Bei Jue would not let him succeed, nor would he give him an opportunity.
“Is there anything you can’t say in front of me, that you need to send me away? Are you trying to poach someone? Mr. Ke, have you taken a liking to my engineer and plan to poach Jiang Nan Fang to work for you?”
He made a joke with a poker face. Ke Jing Yu naturally saw his displeasure, and his unwillingness to back down.
Very well.
After all, Jiang Nan Fang is a free agent. Discussing marriage or relationships with anyone is her prerogative.
What does it matter if it’s in front of Zhan Bei Jue?
“President Zhan, you do joke around. If I wanted Nan Fang to work for Ke Corporation, it would be a high-paying recruitment, not poaching.”
“As far as I know, she doesn’t have an employment contract with Zhan Corporation. It wouldn’t be such a coincidence that you also want to sign her, would it?”
“……”
He had even inquired about whether she had signed an employment contract with Zhan Corporation. His preparations were thorough.
“As you can see, Jiang Nan Fang is my ex-wife, and we have children together. The child is now very seriously ill, and as a mother, she probably can’t go anywhere for a while.”
Speaking so “frankly,” it seems Zhan Bei Jue still has considerable possessiveness over his ex-wife.
Only good things are coveted by all men. The more he acts like this, the more Ke Jing Yu feels his judgment is sound.
Jiang Nan Fang is worthy.
“President Zhan, you misunderstand. I heard Nan Fang has been facing difficulties recently, and I’ve come to deliver some things for her, not to find engineers for Ke Corporation.”
He looked at Jiang Nan Fang and pointed to the man in glasses behind him.
“This is Dr. Jerry, my family doctor for thirty years. Let him brief you on the situation.”
Dr. Jerry pushed up his glasses and stepped forward, detailing Ke Jing Yu’s various physical indicators. He then informed her that there was a heart in a Bangkok hospital that was a perfect match for Ke Jing Yu.
“What? A matching heart for Jing Yu has appeared?” Jiang Nan Fang’s gloomy heart brightened a little.
But she didn’t laugh out loud with joy, because she knew that pies don’t fall from the sky.
Ke Jing Yu’s personal visit must be related to the conditions Ke Teng had mentioned that day.
She didn’t want Jing Yu to hear her making a deal with someone. She patted Ke Jing Yu’s shoulder.
“Mommy needs paper and pen to write something. Baby, can you go to the nurse’s station and borrow some for me?”
Jing Yu knew this was an excuse for the adults to speak without children overhearing, but he could only walk away.
After the child left, before Jiang Nan Fang could even ask about the conditions, Zhan Bei Jue let out a cold laugh.
“I didn’t realize Mr. Ke was such a passionate philanthropist. You’ve only met Jiang Nan Fang twice, and yet you’ve come all the way to the hospital for her matters.”
“You don’t just want to do a good deed and have her praise you as a good person, do you?”
Ke Jing Yu smiled again.
“I enjoy speaking with straightforward people like President Zhan. Since we’re both in business and understand the rules of the game, I won’t beat around the bush.”
“Indeed. I have conditions.”
“I imagine Nan Fang already knows what the specific conditions are.”
“Ke Teng is my only son, my only child in this world. Although he hasn’t achieved much yet, the Ke family’s business will undoubtedly be his in the future.”
“The reason I chose Nan Fang is because she can greatly assist Ke Teng in his career. Of course, the most important reason is that Ke Teng likes her. You know, throughout his childhood, there haven’t been many girls he’s admitted to liking to me.”
“I believe this is a mutually beneficial transaction. Especially for you, Nan Fang, it’s all benefit and no harm. Therefore, please consider it carefully.”
“Consider it carefully?”
Zhan Bei Jue was amused by his words: “I don’t see what there is to consider.”
“Ke Teng is an untalented second-generation rich kid, just messing around in the entertainment industry under the guise of being a star.”
“Just because he fancies Jiang Nan Fang, and your Ke family has a bit of money, she should be eternally grateful and think this is a good deal?
“You’re too arrogant, too dismissive of people’s feelings.”
After speaking, he looked at Jiang Nan Fang with confidence.
“This is no different from selling oneself to get something. Miss Jiang, who pursues spiritual freedom, would surely detest such transactions, right?”
However, with all their talk, Jiang Nan Fang’s focus wasn’t on this.
She looked at Zhan Bei Jue and asked with some confusion.
“Didn’t you claim you were actively searching for a heart for Jing Yu every day? Why is it that others can find one, but you’ve been so slow to act?”
He hadn’t expected her to ask that.
This woman’s focus was always more peculiar than others.
Fearing she might misunderstand, Zhan Bei Jue said.
“You probably don’t understand the extent of the chaos in Southeast Asia.”
“Don’t doubt my sincerity towards my child. I can swear, in all the over 200 countries worldwide, as long as it’s through official channels under the WHO, I have people monitoring it second by second.”
“I disdain black market transactions, nor do I trust them for my child. You’re surely the same, aren’t you?”
Jiang Nan Fang understood.
“So, the heart Mr. Ke mentioned isn’t from a legitimate source through the World Health Organization?”
Ke Jing Yu shrugged indifferently.
“It doesn’t matter if the cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice. In life-or-death situations, there’s no time to distinguish between black and white. It seems some people are not in a hurry.”
“Alright, I’ve said my piece. Nan Fang, I’ll give you some time to consider it carefully.”
“The child’s life is more important than anything else. I believe we share the same view on this.”
“Call me when you’ve considered it, and we can go to Bangkok for surgery anytime. I’ll be going now.”
With that, Ke Jing Yu placed the toys for the children into Jiang Nan Fang’s hands and turned to leave.
As soon as he entered the elevator, before the doors closed, Zhan Bei Jue walked up to Jiang Nan Fang, snatched the toys from her hand, and threw them into the trash can by the corner.
“My children don’t need anyone else to worry about them. Jiang Nan Fang, you are forbidden from accepting gifts from such disreputable people in the future!”