Ah Cheng walked back, holding the two children in his left and right arms.
Upon hearing movement ahead, Zhan Bei Jue got out of the car and quickly strode to meet them.
Seeing the two children safe and sound at the doorstep, he was both happy and angry.
"What's going on? Not sleeping late at night, why are you two running around?"
"How did you get out? Where were you trying to go? Don't you know it's dangerous like this?"
This was the first time the two children had seen the legendary Zhan Bei Jue.
Upon seeing his sharp eyebrows, handsome features, tall and upright build, and youthful handsomeness, they exchanged glances and felt their hearts bloom with joy.
So this was the man who fathered them.
Living in such a nice house, looking so handsome, and quite a match for their Mommy.
It was a shame they had broken up, and he wasn't their daddy anymore.
But if he wasn't our daddy, why would he be so worried about us?
The two children were confused, but with so many people watching, they couldn't ask directly and could only try to play it off for the time being.
"We don't want to go anywhere. Sister had a sleepwalking episode, Daddy, I came out to bring her home."
Sleepwalking?
When did little Ge'er develop a sleepwalking problem?
Zhan Bei Jue looked at his sister worriedly. Jing Tian quickly played along with her brother's words, rubbing her eyes and acting spoiled.
"I had a dream that Daddy didn't want me anymore, so I accidentally walked out. Daddy, don't be angry, hug me~"
No matter what, it was a close call.
Late at night, Zhan Bei Jue didn't want to get angry and scare the children further, so he could only reach out and hug them both.
Back in the room, Zhan Bei Jue put them on the bed and lectured them again.
But he lectured on, while the two children's eyes darted around, examining the beautiful children's room, not listening to a single word.
Where had the owner of the room gone?
Not at home late at night, could it be they had run away from home? Zhan Bei Jue was actually looking for them, and they just happened to seize the opportunity?
They had seen Zhan Bei Jue with two children in the news, but no one knew what they looked like.
The two little ones wanted to find an opportunity to study them, but with Zhan Bei Jue around, they couldn't act, so they had to be clever and send him away.
"I didn't eat enough for dinner, my stomach is so hungry. Can Daddy make us some food?"
In a bad mood, he hadn't eaten with them either, and he didn't know that the two children were still hungry so late.
Zhan Bei Jue's expression darkened again.
"If you weren't full, why didn't you say so earlier? It's so late... I'll have someone make it now. What do you want to eat?"
This was the first time in their lives they were being cared for by their daddy. Sister felt incredibly pleased and said coquettishly.
"I don't want to eat food made by others, I want Daddy to make it for me. I'll eat whatever Daddy makes."
Asking Zhan Bei Jue to cook for the children?
This was truly asking too much of him.
He was born a pampered son of heaven, always having others feed him, never having entered the kitchen. How could he possibly cook?
But the situation was special today.
First, he had scolded them, and then Ge'er's sleepwalking... He really didn't dare to refuse them again.
"Alright, Daddy will go and make it for you. It might take a while, can you two wait?"
"Yes. As long as it's made by Daddy, no matter how far or how late, we're willing to wait."
Zhan Bei Jue turned and went downstairs. The two children quickly jumped off the bed and began their research in the room.
On the desk were Rui Rui's books, pens, and photos.
Soon they learned that the other set of twins Mommy had were named Zhan Jing Rui and Zhan Jing Ge.
They looked so much like them!
However, these two little ones didn't seem very well-behaved either. They had run away from home so late at night.
Did they have a conflict with Daddy and run to find Mommy?
They couldn't help but worry.
Given Mommy's temper, she hated seeing them bullied the most. If they really had a conflict with Daddy, would she take them and leave overnight?
Having just returned from the airport, Jing Yu was very clear about the departure time of the next flight, which was at four in the morning.
There were still four hours left, and they had to quickly find a way to stop Mommy from leaving.
He opened Rui Rui's computer, searched for the China Southern Airlines official website, hacked into it, and destroyed the operating system.
Mommy didn't understand programming. If the airport's operating system was broken, she definitely wouldn't be able to leave today. The rest could wait until tomorrow.
Jing Yu happily took his sister downstairs.
In the kitchen, Zhan Bei Jue, who was washing his hands to cook for the first time, was clumsily flipping eggs under the chef's direction.
Even with low heat, he still scrambled the eggs to a pulp. There was no elegance to it at all.
Zhan Bei Jue felt somewhat defeated. He scooped the eggs up and threw them into the trash.
"This is too difficult. Let's not do this. Let's change to something that doesn't break easily."
The chef said, "Young Master and Young Lady like Longjing Shrimp Balls the most. How about stir-frying some shrimp balls for them? Or boiling some noodles?"
"Is it easy to digest shrimp balls at night?"
"It's easy to digest, but they need to be peeled fresh."
"Then peel them now."
Zhan Bei Jue, wearing a shirt and trousers, was busy in the kitchen with the chef holding a spatula. Mrs. Zhan and Gong Bei Bei also came downstairs in their pajamas when they heard the commotion.
Seeing their son in such a state, they were not without surprise.
"What's going on? Not sleeping late at night, what are you doing?"
"Are you hungry, A Jue? If you're hungry, you can just have Chef Zhang prepare something and send it to your room. Why are you doing it yourself?"
Zhan Bei Jue glanced at his mother, his expression displeased.
"I didn't eat dinner at home tonight, and you didn't even know the two children weren't full? I'm cooking for the children. After they eat, they'll go to sleep. It's none of your business, you can go up first."
"Didn't eat enough tonight? But I clearly saw them eating normally at dinner."
Gong Bei Bei quickly squatted down and took the little girl's hand.
"Ge'er, why didn't you tell Auntie you weren't full? From now on, Auntie will be your Mommy. If you have anything, just tell me, and I'll help you solve it. Don't feel embarrassed."
"Daddy has to work tomorrow, and it's so late, yet he still has to cook for you. It's very hard work. We should learn to be considerate of him, right?"
She was the fiancée Zhan Bei Jue was about to get engaged to, as exposed by the news.
They were already living in the house before the engagement?
No wonder Rui Rui and Ge'er ran away from home. This woman didn't look like a good person at all.
They must have left because they disliked her!
Jing Tian also disliked her and pushed her hand away.
"You don't look like you can cook either, so what's the use of talking to you?"
"Since you're so sensible, why don't you let Daddy step aside, and you cook a meal for me to try?"
"..."
Gong Bei Bei didn't expect this little girl to be so good at giving her a hard time.
She was actually being asked to cook?
Then why were so many chefs kept in the house?
Seeing her looking troubled, Jing Tian looked at Zhan Bei Jue.
"Daddy, you don't know that 70% of a child's intelligence is inherited from their mother, do you?"
"Cooking is so simple, something you can learn just by looking. If she doesn't even know how to do that, marrying such a wife, aren't you afraid that the children you have in the future will be stupid?"
"..."
None of the people present could cook, and with her words, it seemed like everyone was being scolded, including Mrs. Zhan.
"Ge'er is becoming more and more lawless lately. She's your elder, how can you speak to Auntie like that?"
This old woman was also unlikable.
Jing Tian glanced at her.
"If you find my words unpleasant, then hurry up and let her leave. It's not her place to tell me how to speak to Daddy."
"She's not my real mother, so I don't need her to teach me how to behave."