"Tch, who's interested in you?"
Though Chen Jiaojiao had indeed been staring at him for a long time.
But a woman could never admit to such a thing so easily.
She denied it subconsciously, and with a cold demeanor.
As a result, the older brother drew a different conclusion.
"Not interested in me? Then you must be interested in Zhan Beijue."
"You seem quite familiar with Nan Fang. Doesn't it bother you to openly have a crush on her husband?"
Chen Jiaojiao almost choked on his words.
"Who has a crush on Zhan Beijue? Can you even speak properly!"
"Then why were you staring at me?"
"If I'm staring at you, does that mean I have a crush on you? Maybe it's because I dislike you?"
Chen Jiaojiao scornfully rolled her eyes at him.
"Don't forget how you rejected me yesterday. It was the first time in my life that someone rejected me so decisively. I find you very annoying, you know?"
So that was the reason.
She really was a spoiled rich girl.
Even Zhan Beijue's wife didn't have such a temper. What was her background?
The older brother didn't want to argue with her anymore.
"If you find me annoying, I'll leave as soon as I've paid. Please delete my WeChat. Don't worry, we won't see each other again."
That's right. Hurry up and leave, delete your WeChat, and never see each other again!
So heartless, you stingy man!
After saying this, neither of them paid attention to the other.
One looked ahead, the other looked to the side, and they waited for the elevator to descend.
The numbers reached the third floor, and the doors opened, revealing someone standing outside.
Ah Zhong looked up and saw Chen Jiaojiao and the older brother inside. He was stunned for a moment, then stepped in.
"Why is Director Hu here too?"
Before the older brother could answer, Chen Jiaojiao grabbed Ah Zhong's arm.
It's like looking for a needle in a haystack, and then finding it effortlessly!
If she had known she would meet him today, she wouldn't have added this man on WeChat yesterday even if it meant her death!
"Zhong Jiaming, I've been looking for you. I have something to tell you!"
Ah Zhong frowned.
He first glanced at the hand on his arm, then at Chen Jiaojiao.
"If you have something to say, say it. I'm not going anywhere. Do you need to grab me like this?"
"Yes, I do. You seem like someone who likes to play the silent treatment. What if you run off before I finish speaking?"
"Miss, I don't think we're that familiar. I don't even remember your name. Don't make it look like something that would cause misunderstandings."
"Who cares about causing misunderstandings with you? If it weren't for Zhou Jinbei, I wouldn't bother talking to you!"
Chen Jiaojiao released his arm.
"Let me ask you, what exactly is your relationship with Zhou Jinbei?"
This question was well put.
"You spend every day with Zhou Jinbei. You know her status, you know my status, don't you?"
"I know, but not entirely. That's why I'm asking you! Did you like her before?"
Ah Zhong was even more speechless.
Zhou Jinbei was already carrying Jiang Sicheng's child and had been Mrs. Jiang for several months.
Now she was causing this kind of trouble. Was it interesting?
"Does it have anything to do with you?"
"It has nothing to do with me. But I'm just a righteous person. I can't stand to see others wronged, so I've come out to uphold justice!"
Chen Jiaojiao looked indignant.
"Zhong Jiaming, do you know that Zhou Jinbei divorced that man a long time ago?"
What?
Zhou Jinbei got divorced?
Ah Zhong certainly didn't know.
Who the hell would tell him something like that?
However, Jiang Sicheng's family was so well-off, and he and Zhou Jinbei seemed like a good match, and they even had a child. Why would they suddenly divorce?
"It's a long story. The reason isn't that important anyway, she's just divorced."
Chen Jiaojiao waved her hand impatiently.
"Now I want a straight answer from you. Do you still like Zhou Jinbei?"
Ah Zhong hadn't thought about this question in a long time.
Chen Jiaojiao asked so suddenly, and in front of others.
For a moment, he didn't know how to answer.
So Ah Zhong, without thinking, put on a cold face.
"Let me say it again, this seems to be something between the two of us. It has nothing to do with you, right?"
Seeing his reaction, Chen Jiaojiao became even angrier.
"If Zhou Jinbei doesn't like you, then this matter truly has nothing to do with me."
"But as her friend, now that I know she likes you, and I can't do anything for her, then it has something to do with me!"
"I know I'm meddling a lot and seem mentally unstable, but for a friend, you can think whatever you want."
"If you still have feelings for Zhou Jinbei, go find her upstairs! She's pregnant and doesn't eat properly every day. She's undergoing surgery for acute gastric perforation."
"If you don't have feelings for her, then just think of me as crazy and a nobody!"
After she finished speaking, the elevator arrived at the first floor. Chen Jiaojiao pulled the older brother and got out first.
Ah Zhong was left with a complex mood after her words.
Zhou Jinbei got divorced.
Zhou Jinbei was pregnant.
Zhou Jinbei was having surgery.
What was all this!
A moment later, the elevator returned upstairs.
Jiang Nan Fang and the four little ones were sitting in the corridor, waiting quietly.
Seeing someone turn the corner, Rui Rui was the first to call out.
"Uncle Ah Zhong, you're here too?"
Everyone flocked to him.
Ah Zhong squatted down, hugged the children one by one, and made eye contact with Jiang Nan Fang.
"What's going on?"
Jiang Nan Fang shrugged her shoulders.
"It was likely caused by not eating properly, leading to acute gastric perforation. But she's out of danger now. Who told you?"
"Her roommate. She's living with me now, I ran into her last time I went back."
Oh.
Jiang Nan Fang suddenly remembered.
Ah Zhong looked hesitant: "This surgery... it won't have any major impact, will it?"
Jiang Nan Fang didn't quite understand.
Major impact? On her body?
It would inevitably have an impact.
Unexpectedly, Ah Zhong said, "Surgery should require anesthesia. I wonder if it will affect the child... I heard she's pregnant."
"How can she be pregnant and divorced? Do you know what happened?"
Jiang Nan Fang knew that for a time, Ah Zhong and Zhou Jinbei had been good friends.
So it was normal for him to be concerned.
She then told Ah Zhong about Jiang Sicheng's questionable sexual orientation and Zhou Jinbei's ulterior motives when she married him.
To others, it might just sound like a story.
After listening, they would at most sigh, call Zhou Jinbei foolish, and feel sorry for her.
But to Ah Zhong, as someone involved, it meant something else entirely.
Divorced shortly after marriage? Jiang Sicheng didn't like women at all?
Then how could she be pregnant?
Everything that had happened before flashed through his mind like a whirlwind.
Ah Zhong's heart suddenly sank, and he had a bad premonition.
After waiting anxiously at the door for over an hour, the surgery door finally opened.
The two of them hurried forward to ask the doctor how she was.
Zhou Jinbei, lying on the hospital bed, was unconscious, her face pale.
She looked worlds apart from her usual lively and clever self.
The doctor took off his mask and asked Ah Zhong what his relationship was with her.
"I'm her friend."
"Have her family members arrived?"