As she thought this, Ah Zhong saw her emerge from the building, then get out of the car with his girlfriend.
Seeing Ah Zhong, Jiang Nan Fang instantly understood everything.
"This… is the car President Zhan assigned me?"
Ah Zhong felt a little embarrassed that the former Mrs. Zhan was now reduced to using a second-hand car, discarded by his girlfriend, as her ride.
"That's right. It's President Zhan's intention. He said, as you mentioned, that as long as it works, it's fine."
It truly was fine as long as it worked, which was why Jiang Nan Fang found it overly flashy.
For a professional approaching thirty, a mother of two, showing up in something so cute felt like trying too hard to appear young.
"Is he crazy? Where did he find such a bizarre toy? I'm not a three-year-old kid to be amused by this?"
"..." Ah Zhong glanced at his girlfriend beside him.
"It's not too bad. Many girls like these small, cute things; they make you feel good."
"No taste at all. They turned a perfectly good car into this, as if they're afraid people won't know the owner is a naive and sweet simpleton."
"..."
"Could this have belonged to Zhan Bei Jue's ex-girlfriend?"
After being so criticized, Ah Zhong's girlfriend naturally felt displeased.
On the way, she had already heard from Ah Zhong that the person who would be using her car was a female technician.
What was so great about being a female technician? Why question her taste?
"Do you think your taste is so great?"
Seeing Jiang Nan Fang dressed so casually for work, as if she were going to play golf, she pouted.
"This car was specially modified and designed by someone. The entire top can be opened. On a nice day, it's a convertible sports car; it's so cool."
"So many people were envious and wanted to modify theirs like mine, yet you describe it like this. Do you even understand?"
The girl was dressed meticulously, adorned in designer brands from head to toe, but her demeanor suggested she wasn't a pampered young lady.
Clearly, she was the type who adopted a superficial refinement and pretentiousness cultivated by her surroundings.
Jiang Nan Fang sized her up, observing her demeanor and Ah Zhong's expression, and suddenly understood the situation.
"Oh, I see. I apologize, I am indeed unsophisticated and don't understand much. My apologies for the offense. May I ask who you are?"
The girl replied arrogantly, "I'm his girlfriend. The car is mine. Although it no longer belongs to me, it was with me for over two years, and I took very good care of it. I hope you'll cherish it in the future."
Ah Zhong was quite good-looking, and having worked for Zhan Bei Jue for so many years indicated his competence.
Knowing his humble background and his ambition to establish himself in Nan City solely through his own efforts, finding a girlfriend wouldn't have been easy.
But he couldn't have found someone like this, could he? She clearly seemed like a materialistic and demanding young lady.
Ah Zhong's taste was questionable.
However, Jiang Nan Fang wasn't in a position to comment on others, so she could only humor Ah Zhong: "Alright, I've noted that. Don't worry, beautiful."
Then she asked Ah Zhong if Zhan Bei Jue had made arrangements for the Jiang family's affairs.
Seeing her reduced to driving his girlfriend's discarded car, and with her family experiencing such distressing events, it seemed President Zhan had no intention of helping resolve them.
Ah Zhong suddenly felt she was pitiful and couldn't bring himself to tell her the truth.
"There was a problem with a project in the group, and the contractor had a dispute with the third-party buyer. The team is rushing to handle matters there, so the Jiang family's issue might be delayed for some time."
Jiang Nan Fang expressed her understanding.
The Zhan Corporation was such a large group, with myriad matters to attend to daily. The legal department had only a few people. She couldn't expect them to help her immediately.
Besides, she was capable of resolving it herself.
There was no need to owe anyone.
"Since your lawyers are busy, then don't bother. I'll handle it myself."
Ah Zhong left with his girlfriend, and she drove alone to Jiang Zhen Jun's building materials company.
Jiang Nan Fang rarely visited Jiang Zhen Jun's company, and never after college.
She hadn't expected that after more than ten years, there would be no progress at all.
It was still the same familiar dilapidated gate, the broken corrugated iron roof, and the mottled sheet metal exterior walls.
This showed that he had been treading water for years, perhaps even regressing.
She wondered where tens of millions had been squandered.
Jiang Nan Fang drove to the entrance and parked. A security guard, around forty or fifty years old with a shrewd appearance, emerged from the booth.
"Who are you looking for?"
It was quiet inside, with no signs of construction.
Jiang Nan Fang asked, "Is the company not open today?"
The security guard impatiently replied, "Who are you looking for? You're welcome to come and buy things, but we don't welcome inquiries about anything else. What do you want?"
Jiang Nan Fang had already confirmed that there was no work being done inside. "I'm here to buy something. Can I talk to your boss in person about the price?"
The security guard sized her up. Seeing her young age and delicate skin, he didn't see any resemblance to a boss.
He then shooed her away: "Don't waste my time in broad daylight, little girl. Go play somewhere else. We're not selling anything to you anyway; our boss isn't here."
Jiang Nan Fang took out her wallet and stuffed a wad of cash into his hand. The man's expression immediately changed.
"It's bankrupt. To tell you the truth, this factory went bankrupt long ago. Long ago."
"If you're serious about buying, find a larger factory. An accident happened here due to an employee's negligence, and the boss is having trouble with someone. It's a mess, don't get involved."
"..."
Bankrupt?
That was too good to be true.
Heaven's justice is slow but sure; heaven spares no one.
Jiang Zhen Jun had committed many evil deeds in his youth, and now he was finally facing retribution!