Lu Ma's face turned ashen with anxiety.
"What on earth is going on? These two brats, divorcing just like that, do they think marriage is a game?"
Unable to bear it any longer, Lu Ma threw off her blanket and started to get up.
Zhou Jinbei quickly held her back.
"Auntie, where are you going?"
"I'm going to find Jiao Jiao! What's happening, I need to hear it from her directly!"
"They've only been married a few days! Everyone praised our family for marrying a good daughter-in-law, and I was thinking about them having children soon. To divorce so quietly! Isn't that slapping me in the face?"
Zhou Jinbei held her.
"Please don't rush. Jiao Jiao isn't here right now, she went out on some business."
"Get my bag for me, I'll call her and tell her to come back immediately!"
"She went to the factory to see new products, she won't be back for a while. Auntie, let me finish speaking first, at least have some psychological preparation, otherwise you'll rush in and confront them..."
Lu Ma sat down and thought carefully for a moment, then resentfully lay back down.
"Then tell me, tell me everything you know!"
Zhou Jinbei then recounted everything she knew.
"An internet celebrity? You're saying Ming Zhe found an internet celebrity outside and got her pregnant?"
Most people have prejudices against internet celebrities.
After all, the threshold for this industry is too low, and most people have a low level of education.
To make money quickly, they're willing to do anything without bottom lines.
Young people are fine, but elders are filled with prejudice against this industry.
Moreover, what kind of family is the Lu family?
From grandfather to father, Lu Ming Zhe's work has always been extraordinary. How could they possibly let someone unclear and shady into the family?
"Now I understand why you say that."
Lu Ma analyzed.
"It must be that Jiao Jiao's family had trouble a while ago, she was in a bad mood, and had a spat with Ming Zhe, impulsively found that woman, and then got clung to by her."
"What's the difference between people like her and escorts? As long as they get money, they'll do anything."
"Our Ming Zhe, he has looks and status. In their eyes, he's a definite catch. Once they get their hooks into him, they won't let go, will they?"
"This darn kid. That woman clearly has intentions, and he's walking right into the trap. Isn't he an idiot?"
Zhou Jinbei offered no opinion.
After all, she didn't know Xiang Wan well.
She only knew she was an internet celebrity who destroyed other people's families, and she felt Lu Ma was absolutely right.
Lu Ma continued.
"Besides, can you even keep a child from someone like that? Can you guarantee it's his?"
"What if someone framed him, wanting to extort our family... He seems smart normally, but makes such a big mistake at a critical moment!"
"And Jiao Jiao, why didn't she stop him? To divorce so easily, didn't that just let that woman succeed?"
Zhou Jinbei said.
"Let me use an analogy, please don't be angry."
"If Uncle Lu had gotten involved with another woman and wanted to divorce you, wouldn't you have to fight for your dignity?"
"What could Jiao Jiao do? Cry and beg Brother Ming Zhe not to leave? Let that woman give birth and raise the child?"
"Alas, she's alone and feels inferior to your Lu family. Brother Ming Zhe's heart has changed, and besides divorce, she has no other option."
Lu Ma was furious.
"No! I can't take it anymore! Wash my face, I'm going back to deal with him right now!"
"You good-for-nothing Lu Ming Zhe, daring to do something so outrageous, I won't let you get away with it!"
At this critical moment, Zhou Jinbei had a different opinion.
"Auntie, I still advise you not to go back now."
"What do you mean? As a mother, if my child does something wrong, can't I say anything about it?"
"It's not about not saying anything, it's about timing. You can't say it at this moment."
Zhou Jinbei reminded her.
"Think about it, when you and Uncle Lu were deeply in love, if someone had tried to break you up, would you have listened?"
"Brother Ming Zhe is in that state right now. That internet celebrity is beautiful and knows how to please men, and he's currently very happy with her."
"If you speak ill of that woman now and try to make them break up, will Brother Ming Zhe listen to you?"
It made sense.
Lu Ma looked at her, blinking.
"Then what's your suggestion?"
"I think to solve this problem from the root, we still need to start with that woman."
"Brother Ming Zhe is your son, you can't just watch him be led astray by a bad woman, right?"
Lu Ma understood and couldn't help but smile.
"That's why everyone says you're smart, Beibei. If this brain of yours were in a boy, he'd be ten times more accomplished than your brother!"
"Did you prepare everything for Auntie? Just give me that woman's information. I'll go meet her when I have time."
"Sure thing, I'll send it to your phone later."
Zhou Jinbei said with a smile.
"Auntie, I'm doing this for Jiao Jiao too. She only has me as a friend..."
"Please don't let Brother Ming Zhe know that we did this, otherwise, it will only backfire between him and Jiao Jiao."
"I know. Your Aunt Lu isn't stupid."
After tending to Lu Ma quite a bit, Zhou Jinbei was also exhausted.
She said goodbye to Chen Jiao Jiao.
"I can't anymore, I'm going home to catch up on sleep. You keep an eye on things, and I'll let you know if there's any good news."
Even though she said that, once she was alone, her mind involuntarily turned to Ah Zhong.
That scoundrel went on a blind date today, and she didn't know how it went.
Normally, if two people had a good first impression, they would chat frequently afterward and arrange a second and third meeting.
She couldn't let them continue.
If for no other reason, at least not with this nurse.
To watch her man being snatched away right under her nose, was she, Zhou Jinbei, eating plain rice?
But she couldn't directly call or text Ah Zhong.
She could only take a taxi to Zhan Bei Jue's house.
The little one Jiang Nan Fang was carrying this time was a troublemaker, with very severe morning sickness.
She threw up whatever she ate.
So Zhan Bei Jue rushed back before his workday ended.
The nanny had been simmering chicken soup for hours, filling the air with aroma.
Paired with a bowl of clear congee, Zhan Bei Jue was accompanying Jiang Nan Fang for a meal.
When she went in, she saw:
"What time is it already, and you're eating?"
"Having a private meal behind the backs of four children, you're quite the parents."
Jiang Nan Fang knew she had been taking care of Ah Zhong's father at the hospital recently, putting in a lot of effort.
Seeing her come over at this hour, she couldn't help but be curious.
"Why are you here so suddenly? Don't you need to look after things at the hospital?"
Zhou Jinbei pretended to be casual.
"Zhong Jiaming returned these past few days. Didn't you tell them?"
Jiang Nan Fang observed her expression and thought:
It's good that he's back. Don't you like him? If he's back, you should be sticking to the hospital and nurturing your feelings with him, why come find me?
"So, is there something you need?"
"No, I heard you were pregnant, so I came to see."
Coming without a single dollar's worth of gift, does she look like someone who came to visit?
Jiang Nan Fang ruthlessly exposed her.
"You've seen what you came to see, I'm not in the mood to entertain you. You can leave now."