The woman was clearly surprised that the slender Zhan Jingge was pregnant.
The situation took a sudden turn, and she quickly looked back at her husband.
Seeing his wife and child being bullied, the husband rolled up his sleeves and charged towards them.
At the critical moment, Lei Dongyi shielded Ge'er and calmly said.
"I am a lawyer from Zhonghe Law Firm. We will promptly request surveillance footage from the KTV management to ascertain the truth and reserve the right to sue you. Daring to lay a hand on her has changed the nature of this incident."
Those who frequented this place were not of low standing. Upon hearing "Zhonghe Law Firm," the man's steps faltered.
Ultimately, Lei Dongyi escorted Ge'er safely into the elevator and took her to the parking lot.
Ge'er hadn't expected that after so many years, he had become a lawyer and was associated with Zhonghe.
Zhonghe had been cooperating with Zhan's Group for years. The world was indeed small; after all this time, people around her were all familiar faces.
What puzzled her even more was how Lei Dongyi knew she was pregnant.
Did he also know about her situation with Shang Jincheng?
Qin Shen would likely be down in a while. It was pointless to just wait in the car, so Ge'er asked him directly.
"You just said I was pregnant..."
"Just a wild guess. Otherwise, our situation would be different."
Lei Dongyi said indifferently, then shifted the blame.
"What? Could it be that you really are..."
Ge'er didn't answer him, coldly interrupting.
"Don't think I'll be grateful just because you said a few more words just now. If you hadn't kept delaying me time and again, I wouldn't have run into those people."
After speaking, she pulled open the car door and sat in the back seat, completely unwilling to interact with him any further.
Sent back by Qin Shen, she vomited again and was exhausted, falling asleep immediately.
She only woke up when it was dark and her phone kept vibrating.
Grabbing her phone, she saw it was Jiang Jingyu calling.
"Hello."
Her voice indicated she had just woken up, and Jiang Jingyu said.
"Are you sleeping? Why are you sleeping at this hour? Have you eaten?"
Ge'er, still groggy, said, "Cut the nonsense. Why are you calling?"
Jiang Jingyu chided her, "It's mealtime. You're going to be a mother, yet you don't take care of yourself all day? I'm out eating now, I'll pick you up so we can eat together."
Ge'er knew he wouldn't call her for no reason, nor would he specifically pick her up for a meal.
"Get straight to the point, what do you want? You know I have a poor appetite, so if it's just for a meal, please don't bother me."
Jiang Jingyu was silenced by her retort for a couple of seconds.
"Didn't I mention it to you a while ago? Lawyer Ma from the legal advisory team was exposed by industry insiders for having a poor personal conduct. It might pose a risk if we continue to use him, so we plan to replace him."
"However, there are no grounds to fault him in his work, so we've come up with a plan to outsource the entire legal advisory team through a bidding process."
"Dad was recommended a suitable candidate a while ago. The bidding is about to start, and we're meeting with the person tonight. We'll have a lot of dealings in the future, so you should come and meet him."
Ge'er thought he was being foolish.
"You're not a workplace novice anymore, how can you make such a low-level mistake? The bidding is about to start, and you're having dinner with a bidder. Aren't you afraid people will know you have a connection?"
Jiang Jingyu was amused by her words.
"Do you think I wouldn't realize such an obvious issue? The key is that he has another identity; he's my high school alumnus, and apparently, he was even in the same class as you. Lei Dongyi, remember him?"
Him again.
Ge'er suddenly recalled that she might have heard Chen Jiaojiao mention it before, that their mother was planning to have them go on blind dates, and the person being considered was Lei Dongyi.
He had already met her father and brother, and yesterday he was pretending to have just returned?
Hmph, over the years, he hadn't learned anything good, only hypocrisy.
"I don't remember. You handle these matters; it has nothing to do with me. Why should I meet him? Don't call me if there's nothing important."
As Ge'er was about to hang up, Jiang Jingyu called out to her.
"Alright, alright, if you don't want to come, then don't. But we still need to eat. Isn't Aunt Zhang going today? How about I have someone send you some food?"
Ge'er was completely impatient. "I'm not a child, don't talk to me like you're coaxing one. Goodbye."
The call was cut off. Jiang Jingyu sat back, shook his head with some helplessness, and complained to Lei Dongyi beside him.
"My two younger sisters are truly spoiled, and both have terrible tempers. If they don't want to come, so be it. We'll eat our meal."
Lei Dongyi nodded thoughtfully.
Both were civilized people, discussing matters of cooperation. They finished their meal properly and went home separately.
However, Lei Dongyi didn't leave immediately. After watching Jiang Jingyu leave, he returned to the restaurant and ordered a few more dishes from the waiter.
Ge'er, woken up by Jiang Jingyu's call, couldn't sleep anymore. She lay on the bed listlessly for a long time. She was indeed a bit hungry, so she had to get up and find something to eat.
Yesterday, she had used the excuse of eating with Qin Shen in the future and told Aunt Zhang not to come. Aunt Zhang indeed didn't come today.
Normally, the meals at home were freshly prepared. Today, without a housekeeper, there was nothing edible in the house.
Looking at the lettuce in the refrigerator, she wondered if she should get her phone to order takeout when the doorbell rang.
Could it be Qin Shen again, worried that she hadn't eaten and brought something over?
Ge'er walked towards the door, asking who it was. A male voice indeed responded from outside: "Me."
Thinking it was Qin Shen, she opened the door directly.
To her surprise, it was Lei Dongyi.
"How did you get here? Who told you where I live? Who allowed you to come up?"
Seeing him, Ge'er felt a surge of anger at being betrayed and said irritably.
"Jiang Jingyu? Where is he? Letting a stranger into his sister's home so casually, is that how a brother should be!"
Saying this, she tried to close the door to find her phone and scold Jiang Jingyu, but Lei Dongyi put his hand on the door panel to stop it.
"Don't be so loud. Anyone who doesn't know would think I did something to you. He didn't ask me to come, so don't wrongly accuse him."
"He didn't ask you to come? Then how do you know my address? My apartment number? And how would the security let you up?"
Lei Dongyi continued to push the door. "Is there a possibility that I also live in this complex?"
The alcohol from his lunch hadn't completely dissipated, his cheeks were still flushed, and the buttons on his shirt were still open. Leaning against the doorframe, he appeared somewhat tired.
"I returned to the country a month and a half ago and entrusted an agent to find a place. I intended to rent first, but the resident upstairs from you was selling, so I bought it."
Such a coincidence?
In such a prime location and on such a good floor, the upstairs neighbor must have put in effort to buy it. Why would they so easily agree to sell it, and why to him specifically?
Ge'er didn't believe him. "How is it that the person lives above me?"