Did Zhan Bei Jue transfer them to a new school to prevent her from seeing the children again? Are they not in Nan Cheng at all?
It seemed that before she could meet Rui Rui and Ge Er, she would have to meet Zhan Bei Jue first.
Previously, afraid of scaring the children and not wanting to escalate the conflict with Zhan Bei Jue, Jiang Nan Fang had never considered using force to storm into the Zhan family.
But now, she feared nothing.
Before leaving, she even made a detour to the gas station and bought two cans of gasoline.
She remembered every word and every action Zhou Wan Jun, that old woman, had said and done to her before Tian Tian's accident.
Whether she saw her today or not, Jiang Nan Fang intended to make her "drink" these two cans of gasoline.
At three in the afternoon, Jiang Nan Fang parked her car in the greenery in front of the west gate of the Zhan family villa.
Jiang Nan Fang did not get out of the car. She found the 360 camera above the wall and placed a reflective film, the size of a windshield, on the hood of the car, successfully attracting the camera's attention.
Then, she took out a magnifying glass and placed it on the reflective film, letting the dazzling light, carrying the bright sunlight, project onto the camera, and began to wait patiently.
One minute, two minutes, five minutes passed. She saw the camera successfully emit white smoke due to overheating.
Another minute passed, and with a "bang," not only did the camera emit smoke, but the electrical wires connected to it also began to emit white smoke.
She figured this accident would be enough to keep them busy repairing for a while. Jiang Nan Fang drove the car to the base of the wall, took out the two cans of gasoline, and threw them over.
She drove the car back to the greenery, hid the keys, and with a running start, easily climbed over the wall.
Although she hadn't been very happy living in the Zhan family before, she had lived there for three years, so Jiang Nan Fang was very clear about the layout.
In less than five minutes, she entered Zhan Bei Jue's separate courtyard, the main gate of which was open.
Zhan Bei Jue still lived in the same building they had gotten married in.
She had heard the children mention before that the old woman and Gong Bei Bei lived with them.
Zhan Bei Jue lived in the easternmost room on the second floor, the children lived diagonally opposite him, and the old woman lived on the third floor.
Jiang Nan Fang went straight to Zhan Bei Jue's room. As expected, being greedy for money, he was working outside at this hour.
The room was tidily organized, spotless.
Seeing these unnaturally neat arrangements made Jiang Nan Fang feel annoyed.
She deliberately walked in, stepped on his bed with her muddy shoes a few times, then took out all the clothes from the wardrobe, threw them on the floor, and stomped on them again.
After stomping, she felt it was too childish and letting him off so easily would be too kind.
She then went to the bedside table drawer, found a tie clip, took it out, and deliberately scratched several lines on his shirts.
As far as she knew, Zhan Bei Jue was extremely particular about his attire.
All his clothes were handmade by high-end Italian designers, each costing over six figures.
With such a pile, it must have cost over five million.
Seeing his beloved clothes turned into rags, and imagining Zhan Bei Jue's fury upon seeing them, Jiang Nan Fang finally felt a sense of revenge.
After leaving his room, she didn't dare to enter the children's room and went directly to the third floor.
She placed the gasoline cans at the top of the stairs, ready for a direct confrontation with the old woman.
However, as she checked each room, they were all clean, tidy, and empty. She didn't see the old woman anywhere.
Whether she was there or not, Jiang Nan Fang directly carried the cans over, poured some on the floor of each room, then pulled down the bedsheets and tied them to the outside of the window.
She climbed down to the first floor along the bedsheets. She glanced around. No one was in sight. She flicked open her lighter and threw it onto the bedsheet.
"Whoosh!" Flames, over ten centimeters high, instantly shot up.
When Jiang Nan Fang got back into the car, she saw thick smoke billowing from the floor where the old woman lived from a distance.
She sneered and stepped on the gas pedal, driving away from the Zhan family villa.
After this act of provocation, she expected Zhan Bei Jue to come looking for her even if she didn't go to him.
Jiang Nan Fang was afraid he wouldn't come, so she specifically chose to stay at the Peninsula International Hotel, where she had stayed before.
She had just checked in and hadn't even had time to sit on the sofa and rest when her phone rang.
She took it out and saw it was Ke Teng calling.
Jiang Nan Fang had left without saying goodbye, so he must have been worried and anxious.
She answered and spoke to Ke Teng proactively.
"I'm in Nan Cheng now. Don't look for me. Don't worry, I'm fine. I won't commit suicide, nor will I starve or dehydrate."
"I've figured it out. Zhan Bei Jue, who has committed heinous crimes, is living well. Why should I die before him?"
"I haven't had a chance to get revenge on him yet. Don't worry, as long as he's alive, I definitely won't die."
Ke Teng was both surprised and delighted.
He was delighted that she had finally come to her senses, regained her spirit through her own will, and become the vibrant Jiang Nan Fang she once was.
He was surprised that she still couldn't let go of Zhan Bei Jue.
The children had been gone for so long. What was the point of them continuing to be entangled?
Although she couldn't see him, Jiang Nan Fang could guess what he was thinking through the phone and directly explained.
"I know what you want to persuade me of, but it's unnecessary. Ke Teng, I know very well what I'm doing now."
"For the past two months, I couldn't find the motivation or reason to live. But today, I suddenly figured it out."
"If you don't let me do this, even if I live, I'll just be a walking corpse. So, don't try to persuade me. After I finish what I want to do, I'll repay everything I owe you."
After speaking, without waiting for Ke Teng to say anything else, she hung up the phone.
Jiang Nan Fang looked at her phone and sat on the sofa, waiting for Zhan Bei Jue to come and find her.
As expected, less than an hour later, the doorbell rang.
The current Jiang Nan Fang was fearless. Without even asking who was outside, she walked over and opened the door.
When the door opened, she saw Zhan Bei Jue at a glance.
Their eyes met, and the emotions in Zhan Bei Jue's eyes were far more complex than hers.
Jiang Nan Fang was even thinner than before.
Dressed in black, she looked as pale as a paper doll.
Her entire body probably didn't weigh eighty pounds. Her eye sockets were noticeably sunken. Her originally gentle, water-town appearance had become gaunt, with prominent double eyelids.
She was pitifully thin.
He couldn't imagine how she had endured the past two months without seeing her.
But the deed was done. To cut ties quickly, he didn't regret it.
Suppressing the discomfort and pain in his heart, he returned to his usual expressionless state after a few seconds.
"I guessed it was you who returned."
Jiang Nan Fang gritted her teeth.
"Of course. When you do something wrong, you should always be prepared to be confronted."
"Why are you so forthright today? You came alone? Aren't you afraid I'll fight you to the death?"
Zhan Bei Jue didn't answer her.
He reached out and pushed the door, stepping inside sideways. With his back to the door, he kicked it shut with his foot.