Gao Zhe Yuan left, and Zhan Bei Jue, with a somber expression, looked at Jiang Nan Fang holding the sunscreen.
"Take it off, didn't you say you couldn't reach your back and needed a man to help you? Take it all off, I'll help you apply it."
Looking at his expression and his sarcastic tone, it was as if she were his current wife.
He managed everything, but he also managed whether his ex-wife applied sunscreen?
Jiang Nan Fang covered herself with her shirt and returned to the lounge chair. "I'm not applying it."
Zhan Bei Jue continued his sarcastic remarks. "You're not applying it now? You like letting other men look, but you'd act prim and proper if it were me?"
Could he speak properly? What did he mean by acting prim and proper?
Jiang Nan Fang pushed her sunglasses up and glared at him, then snatched the sunscreen.
"I'm not your wife, nor your girlfriend. Stop bossing me around."
"Zhan Bei Jue, you've crossed the line these past two days. Go back and see your children."
"..."
Zhan Bei Jue was choked by her words.
It was true, she was neither his wife nor his girlfriend. Even if she flirted with other men, he had no right to interfere.
He felt闷闷的 (mēn mēn de -闷闷不乐, depressed, glum), and his smile lessened when he accompanied the children.
The two children clearly sensed that their father wasn't as happy as before and tried their best to appease him.
"Daddy, why don't you lie down next to Mommy and rest? We can play by ourselves, you don't have to accompany us."
"Yes. Mommy is also lonely by herself, why don't you go and talk to her?"
"Daddy, I want ice cream. Can you buy one for Mommy too?"
They had come all the way to the island, and it would be too harsh not to let the children have ice cream.
In front of a nearby shop, everyone was holding a cone. Seeing Ge Er's envy, Zhan Bei Jue also went to buy four.
He gave them to the children first, and then went to Jiang Nan Fang's side.
He wasn't sure if she was asleep, as she lay there motionless.
Zhan Bei Jue looked down at her delicate skin and her firm, curvaceous figure.
A wave of heat surged from his head to his toes.
Strange, he usually felt disgusted and nauseous when he saw other women, as if they were trash.
Why was it that every time he saw this woman, he couldn't control himself?
He didn't know what was so good about Jiang Nan Fang, he was truly ensnared by her!
"Do you want ice cream?"
After watching for a while, he sat down on the sand and, pretending not to care much, handed the ice cream to Jiang Nan Fang.
The beach was too lively, and Jiang Nan Fang couldn't sleep. She was merely resting with her eyes closed.
Feeling him touch her arm, she opened her eyes and looked.
This "CEO," dressed in a floral shirt and sunglasses, with a distinct Southeast Asian flair, was actually eating ice cream.
"Don't you not eat this kind of junk?"
She still remembered what happened at the amusement park last time.
Zhan Bei Jue slowly took a bite of the cream.
"I didn't want to eat it, but your son and daughter did, so I'm eating one with them. Do you have a problem with that?"
This man, who clearly wanted to try many things on many occasions, insisted on pretending to be forced.
Jiang Nan Fang sat up, took the ice cream, tore open the packaging, and said in his manner.
"Zhan Bei Jue, if you were sweeter with your words and didn't speak so disingenuously, I wouldn't hate you so much."
The two children played on the beach until eleven o'clock at noon and refused to go back.
The sun was getting hotter and hotter. If this continued, they would turn into Africans.
Zhan Bei Jue forcibly took them home.
The small buckets were filled with many shells. The two little ones ran ahead, competing to see who found more beautiful shells.
Jiang Nan Fang followed slowly behind, barefoot. Suddenly, her foot hurt.
"Hiss!" she let out a soft cry.
Zhan Bei Jue quickly turned back and saw her clutching her leg. "What's wrong?"
"I don't know, something seems to have pricked my foot."
Jiang Nan Fang, in pain, sat down on the sand, holding her foot with one hand.
Zhan Bei Jue quickly threw off his slippers and squatted in front of her.
Jiang Nan Fang brushed the sand off her foot, and blood seeped from the sole.
Two dark things were faintly embedded in it.
Zhan Bei Jue held her foot. "It looks like an oyster shell pricked you. Why weren't you watching where you were walking? You're not even as good as a child."
"Don't move, I'll pull it out for you."
Jiang Nan Fang was a martial artist, how could she be so weak as to need someone else's help for such a minor injury?
After Zhan Bei Jue finished speaking, before he could act, she had already pulled out the thorn herself.
"It's done, it's not a serious injury. It's fine, let's go."
But it still hurt a little. As she stood up, she put her weight on her toes, limping slightly as she walked forward.
Seeing her not showing any weakness even in this state, Zhan Bei Jue felt a pang in his heart.
This damned woman, did she not see herself as a woman, or did she not see me, Zhan Bei Jue, as a man?
He quickened his pace, caught up with her, and with a long arm, Zhan Bei Jue lifted her and slung her over his shoulder.
Jiang Nan Fang was still trying to be strong. "Hey, hey, it doesn't hurt enough to stop me from walking. Why are you carrying me?"
"What if dust gets in there and it gets infected, gets worse, and you end up limping and hobbling? Won't that be embarrassing for me?"
Zhan Bei Jue playfully slapped her leg with his slipper.
"Shut up and lie still. If you talk any more nonsense, I'll throw you into the sea."
The two children, wearing sunglasses and hats and carrying their toy buckets, walked ahead, chatting and laughing.
He carried Jiang Nan Fang and followed slowly behind.
What a harmonious and happy family of four scene it was.
Huo Dong Ning watched from a distance, filled with rage.
She sneakily followed them, all the way to the hotel lobby.
Watching them enter the elevator, she then ran to inquire with the front desk.
"Excuse me, I'm a friend of Zhan Bei Jue's. He left his phone with me on the beach just now. Could you please tell me his room number so I can deliver it to him?"
The receptionist shook her head apologetically. "I'm sorry, madam, we cannot disclose our guests' privacy. You can leave the phone here, and we will help to forward it."
It seemed that inquiring about their accommodation this way was not possible.
Huo Dong Ning gave a wry smile. "Never mind, I'll give it to him another day."
She didn't believe they wouldn't come out after going in.
Since she couldn't ask, she would wait outside.
Waiting patiently, Jiang Nan Fang, I will eventually get to you.
With this plan in mind, Huo Dong Ning did not return to her own hotel during lunchtime.
Disguised, she sat in the lobby lounge.
One hour, two hours, three hours passed.
At two in the afternoon, Jiang Nan Fang changed into a white dress, put on a sun hat, wore slippers, and finally walked out in a relaxed manner.
She was alone?
Upon seeing this, Huo Dong Ning's face lit up with joy.
This was heaven creating an opportunity for her.
You damned woman, how dare you make me lose face? If I don't teach you a lesson today, my name isn't Huo Dong Ning!
The island's massages were renowned both domestically and internationally, a highly influential aspect of the local tourism industry.
After eating and taking a nap, the sun was too strong to go anywhere. The children played games with Zhan Bei Jue in the room.
Jiang Nan Fang's body was too weak and needed detoxification and rest, so she went out for a massage.
Walking alone on the street, Huo Dong Ning quietly followed behind.