Zhou Jinbei withdrew her smile but lingered, refusing to leave.
Zhan Beijue finally lost patience and stood up first.
They walked out of the room one after another, with Zhou Jinbei following him with small, quick steps.
"Treat me to a meal, second brother. I haven't eaten all day, and my stomach is so hungry."
Zhan Beijue was almost stunned to death by her.
"You're out of money for a meal? Were you a pig at the Jiang family's?"
"...Don't speak so harshly. I still have some money, but, as time goes on, I have to spend it cautiously."
"Anyway, you eat alone, you eat with two, and you don't eat much. I'll just eat what you leave."
Zhan Beijue regretted it.
He shouldn't have pitied this darn girl.
She calculated her moves more shrewdly than anyone else. If anyone was going to be tricked, it wouldn't be her.
Suddenly, he became curious about who Jiang Sicheng was.
To be able to outsmart her, he was indeed a talent.
"Go home and let the chef cook for you. I don't want to see you, so I don't want to eat with you."
Zhou Jinbei was still persistent and really wanted to see where he lived.
Perhaps with a little more pestering, they could move to a different place.
She couldn't compromise so early.
They arrived at the underground parking lot together. Without a word, Zhou Jinbei got into Zhan Beijue's passenger seat.
Seeing her shamelessness, yet feigning pitifulness, Zhan Beijue was speechless for a moment and could only ignore her.
They arrived at a high-end residential complex.
Upon entering, Zhou Jinbei stood by the huge floor-to-ceiling window and surveyed the surroundings, sighing.
"You really know how to take care of yourself, buying property here too. It's much closer than the Zhan family's."
"The Zhan family villa is only suitable for visiting during holidays. It's too troublesome to go back and forth for work."
Zhan Beijue dropped the car keys and loosened his tie.
"So I'm supposed to give it up for you?"
"No need to give it up!" Zhou Jinbei said with a smile.
"If you don't mind, so many rooms are empty. Just give me a place to sleep."
How could that be possible?
A 30-year-old man living in the same room as his 20-year-old cousin would be a laughingstock if word got out.
Moreover, she was so noisy, and it would be inconvenient for both genders. Zhan Beijue absolutely would not agree.
"Go to sleep now. You'll have everything in your dreams."
Zhou Jinbei looked across again, and as she looked, she suddenly exclaimed.
"Hey, isn't this location right opposite your ex-wife's place?"
"I've been there before. Your ex-wife seems to be living in the complex opposite now."
Before Zhan Beijue could draw the curtains, she suddenly understood.
Turning back with a sly smile, she said, "No wonder you wouldn't exchange places with me. So you had ulterior motives."
"Second brother, I'm truly impressed by you. Such a good man, doing so much for her silently. How can your ex-wife not see it?"
Zhan Beijue really wanted to slap her on the head.
"Stop talking nonsense. Zhou Jinbei, no one will think you're mute if you don't speak."
"The first rule of being my assistant is not to be presumptuous and not to guess my thoughts. If I hear any more disrespectful words like this again, you can get out."
"Okay, okay, I won't say anything else."
Anyway, it had nothing to do with me.
Zhou Jinbei muttered to herself, then rubbed her stomach and asked him.
"When are we eating? I'm really hungry. Please save me."
"I really owe you from a past life."
Zhan Beijue made a phone call and then went to wash up.
After finishing his routine and changing into clean loungewear, the restaurant that had been providing him with food recently delivered the meal to the door.
Zhou Jinbei walked to the opposite side and was about to sit down to eat when Zhan Beijue stopped her.
"I'm not eating at the same table as you. Bring a bowl, I'll split half for you, and you go over there."
How could such a person exist in the world?
He was so devoted to his ex-wife, yet so heartless towards his cousin.
No wonder she didn't want him even though he was so good to her.
Serves him right.
After eating his fill, Zhan Beijue and Zhou Jinbei packed up their things and hurried to leave.
However, Zhou Jinbei became sleepy after eating and was even less inclined to leave.
"Second brother, let's talk."
"Don't push your luck. Say one more word, and I'll drag you out."
With no other options, Zhou Jinbei started to cry.
At first, she cried silently.
Seeing that Zhan Beijue ignored her, she began to sob, crying more and more intensely.
Zhan Beijue was looking at the first draft of the bid document submitted by his subordinates.
Her crying made him agitated.
"Is this ever going to end? Are you bothering me? What exactly do you want?"
"Just let me stay, second brother. As a pregnant woman, it's really inconvenient to travel back and forth for more than two hours every day."
"You know it's inconvenient to be pregnant now? What were you doing when you were having fun?"
"..."
"I'll give you a clear path. You shouldn't be crying to me, but to the father of the child. You're so resourceful, how could you let someone kick you out with nothing?"
Zhou Jinbei really didn't want to mention Jiang Sicheng.
"To correct you, I wasn't kicked out with nothing. I was the one who insisted on divorcing him, even if it meant getting nothing."
"That effeminate, stingy man, I feel disgusted just seeing him. I don't want to spend another second with him."
"Then aren't you afraid of having a child who is also effeminate and stingy?"
Zhou Jinbei glared, "With my powerful genes supporting him, how could that be possible?"
"Besides, you're the child's uncle. Don't you speak so insultingly?"
Zhan Beijue snorted, "If I weren't the child's uncle, would you be eating here and spouting so much nonsense?"
Zhou Jinbei pleaded with him again.
"I won't let you regret it. Keeping me here will definitely be of great use. Don't worry, leave any problems you can't handle to me, and I guarantee I'll complete them!"
She spoke as if she really had such great abilities.
Leaving the problems she couldn't handle to her?
To shut her up, Zhan Beijue turned the computer to show her.
"See what I'm doing now."
"Acquiring New Horizon Electronics Technology Company?"
"Do you know what needs to be done after acquiring this company?"
"Restructuring, hiring new staff?"
Not too foolish.
Zhan Beijue turned the computer back.
"That's right. After this company is acquired, I'm going to establish a new department within the company."
"This is something the Zhan Group hasn't had before, so there are vacancies in management positions. The headhunter recommended a very rare talent."
"Many companies want to snatch him up now, but he has no intention of changing jobs. The headhunter can't do anything about him either."
"If you can arrange for him to meet me, Zhou Jinbei, I'll let you stay."
Is it that difficult?
Just to stay in his apartment, he gave her such a difficult task?
How was she supposed to approach someone that so many people were vying for, someone that the headhunter couldn't even get in touch with?
But having just boasted, Zhou Jinbei didn't want to back down so quickly.
"You said it. Whether it succeeds or not, as long as I can arrange for him to meet you, you'll let me stay."
"Then I need to rest and sleep well."
Zhou Jinbei took the opportunity to go to the bathroom to wash up, then went to sleep.