Zhan Bei Jue: "You know my mother's temper. If she doesn't want something known, asking again is useless. That's it. Don't bother with it anymore."
He hung up the phone.
Zhou Jinbei, listening by his side, was confused and forgot all about the argument they had just had.
She took back her phone with a concerned look.
"What's wrong with Auntie? What illness does she have? Why were the police and enemies involved..."
"Mind your own business."
"Second brother..."
"Get out. I need to change clothes. The third phase of the lake island project launch meeting is in half an hour. Go do your work."
Since they were now at the company and work was about to start, he was her superior.
Given this order, Zhou Jinbei couldn't disobey and reluctantly left the office.
She sent messages to all the leaders about the upcoming meeting, and everyone replied that they had received it.
Checking the time, there was still a while before the meeting. She couldn't help but call Ah Zhong.
Ah Zhong had just arrived and had many things to deal with. Coupled with the time difference, he hadn't had a chance to call her yesterday. He hastily answered now.
Zhou Jinbei went on a long rant, and Ah Zhong spent a long time comforting her.
Then she asked him what he was really doing over there, that he couldn't even tell his wife.
"Yes, I can only tell you it's Mr. Zhan's private matter. I can't say anything else."
Zhou Jinbei thought about it. Indeed, Ah Zhong was just an employee. If Zhan Bei Jue didn't allow him to say, he wouldn't dare.
"Where are you now? Have you eaten? How's the weather over there?"
The two then began to talk intimately. Ah Zhong reported everything to her. While they were talking, a soft female voice suddenly came from the phone.
The other party spoke a few words quickly. Ah Zhong replied with an "Okay," and his voice disappeared.
Zhou Jinbei cocked her ear and asked, "Was that person talking to you just now?"
She had already heard it. Ah Zhong found it difficult to lie with a clear conscience, so he could only say yes.
"Who?"
"The person I need to take care of while I'm here."
"The person you need to take care of is a woman?"
"Not one, but two."
"Two? You need to take care of two women?"
"And they are both patients."
"Is it the woman who was in the news with my second brother?"
Ah Zhong found it difficult to continue.
"Alright, don't ask anymore. In short, she is Mr. Zhan's person. I'm just here to run errands. Don't think too much about it."
The call ended, and Zhou Jinbei was furious.
Before, even if a photo was placed in front of her, and others spoke with elaborate details, she didn't truly believe Zhan Bei Jue was cheating.
But now, the facts forced her to believe.
The intense shock, sadness, and disappointment were something that only Jiang Nan Fang could understand.
Jiang Nan Fang...
Sigh. Even she, as a cousin, felt so upset discovering her cousin's husband was cheating. As a wife...
Recalling Jiang Nan Fang's forced smile that day made her heart ache. She couldn't help but create a small group chat with the three of them.
She tried to distract Jiang Nan Fang and crack a joke in the group chat, offering remote support.
After bidding farewell to her colleagues with blessings and reluctance, Jiang Nan Fang left Grey.
Back in the car, no longer needing to force a smile, she slumped onto the seat like a deflated ball.
Reason told her that she needed to cheer up quickly, work hard, earn money, take care of her children, and live the rest of her life colorfully.
But reality told her, you have no money, you have no money, you have no money. All the thoughts in her mind right now were wishful thinking.
She felt very annoyed.
Just then, her phone vibrated.
She tapped on it and saw that Zhou Jinbei had added her to a small group chat with just Chen Jiaojiao and the three of them.
The group chat was named: Nan Cheng Three Beauties.
"Hello, good morning, everyone. Your hardworking office drone has started working and toiling away. What are you two doing?"
Zhou Jinbei sent a few emojis first, then threw out a topic, trying to liven up the atmosphere.
Chen Jiaojiao quickly replied.
"The nouveau riche just woke up and is preparing to go to work to pay off debts. Wish me many clients today and great fortune, thank you both~"
Compared to Chen Jiaojiao, who was divorced, without a father, and owed her ex-husband over a million in debt.
And Zhou Jinbei, who was divorced, remarried, but separated from her new husband. Jiang Nan Fang felt she was still fortunate.
At least she had four adorable children, skills that could be used for job applications, her own house, and a small amount of savings.
Although her romantic life wasn't smooth, at least she wasn't in debt, and taking a few days to relax was perfectly fine.
When two people so young had experienced so many setbacks and were still living so happily, why should she be unable to get over it?
Infected by their emotions, Jiang Nan Fang's mood improved significantly.
She immediately sent two congratulatory emojis to Chen Jiaojiao.
Seeing that she had replied and was still in the mood to joke, Zhou Jinbei breathed a sigh of relief.
"You two are up quite early. Rich Madam Chen is working to pay off debts, what are your plans for today, Rich Madam Jiang?"
Jiang Nan Fang: "Still brainstorming. Also looking forward to a windfall today."
Zhan Bei Jue sat at the head of the conference room, wearing a crisp black shirt and suit pants, his brow furrowed as he looked up at the PPT on the wall.
His young and handsome profile outshone the group of middle-aged men of varying heights and builds beside him.
Other than the main speaker, there was no sound in the conference room.
Although they didn't say it out loud, everyone present could see that they both respected and feared Zhan Bei Jue.
This handsome man, exuding wealth from head to toe and controlling the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people, was probably the only one whom Jiang Nan Fang didn't take seriously and didn't care about his money.
Zhou Jinbei glanced at this cousin whom people both loved and hated, then lowered her head and typed on the keyboard.
"You still need to expect a windfall? Put down your pride. Your ex-husband is the biggest windfall!"
Unexpectedly, she brought up Zhan Bei Jue, Jiang Nan Fang: "..."
Chen Jiaojiao chimed in.
"Yes. How much does pride cost these days? I don't know why you're being so aloof."
"Anything he casually lets slip from his teeth is enough for us to earn for half a lifetime. You are his legal ex-wife, and he did something wrong to you, so why wouldn't you take his money?"
"Even if you don't care about it, at least think of us. Get some for us to share."
"Once we're all out of debt, we can all relax, drink every day, find handsome guys, and travel. How wonderful would that be!"
She spoke nicely about others.
Jiang Nan Fang retorted, "Then why didn't you ask Hu Jia Sheng for emotional compensation when you broke up?"
"Speaking of which, she's also a member of the Zhan family. Although she doesn't hold major power, she's a proper rich second-generation. Paying off a million for you wouldn't be easy?"
Chen Jiaojiao was speechless for two seconds.
"We haven't contacted each other for a long time. You're bringing up something you shouldn't."
Jiang Nan Fang: "I have his phone number. I can screenshot it for you if you want."
Chen Jiaojiao sent pleading emojis.
"Alright, let's not fight amongst ourselves. If we have time to discuss these treacherous scumbags, it's better to think about how to get rich."