So that's how it is.
But this explanation couldn't completely sway Zhan Bei Jue.
There are many ways to refuse a man's pursuit; the simplest and most common is to ignore him.
When have you ever seen someone kiss and embrace a woman while acting?
Although his heart felt a little better, Zhan Bei Jue's tone remained unfriendly.
"As my ex-wife and the mother of my children, your face isn't just your own; you can't discard it whenever and wherever you please."
"If you want to reject a man's pursuit, with your intelligence and capabilities, there are many ways. You don't have to choose the most undignified one."
"Jiang Nan Fang, I hope this is the last time I see you making a fool of yourself in public. To have a chance to see the children again, conduct yourself with dignity."
With that, he turned to leave the laboratory, and Jiang Nan Fang quickly reached out to grab his arm.
"?" He turned his head back, frowning.
Jiang Nan Fang: "You keep threatening me with the children. They aren't yours alone, so why are you being so overbearing?"
"I miss the children, and I want to see them. Today."
After making me angry, she dares to act tough again? Is this woman incredibly bold?
Zhan Bei Jue tried to pull his hand away, but she stepped closer and gripped it tighter.
She even pressed her face against his arm, acting shamelessly.
"If you don't let me see them, I might get bored and go to a bar alone tonight."
"If I go to a bar, I might attract some men."
"If men pursue me, I might end up doing something embarrassing."
"Mr. Zhan, it would be a huge problem if I got drunk and accidentally revealed that I'm your ex-wife."
So, this woman is holding me back to threaten me?
You dare to threaten me, Zhan Bei Jue? Besides Zhan Jing Ge, you are truly the first person.
Zhan Jing Ge can threaten me because she carries my noble Zhan Bei Jue bloodline; she has the right.
Who do you think you are?
"Jiang Nan Fang, the bar is owned by me. From the moment you left, you've been blacklisted for life."
"You want to threaten me? Do you need me to spit so you can see your own reflection?"
"..."
Is this person so desperate for money? Why is he involved in every industry?
He's even investing in a dingy bar!
She had been uneasy since not seeing the children when she left on the weekend.
Adding to that, discovering her mother's grave had been moved today... she really needed the children to accompany her.
"There's more than one bar in Nancheng. I don't believe you have influence in all of them!"
"If you insist on embarrassing yourself, I can't stop you. But damaging my personal reputation, the Zhan Corporation earns tens of millions annually from lawsuits alone."
"..."
"Take your hand away. Jiang Nan Fang, don't take good fortune for granted and go looking for death. My nickname 'Cold-Faced King Yama' isn't for nothing. If you want to die, I have countless ways to grant your wish."
Challenging the strong will only ignite their fighting spirit and make them stronger.
Jiang Nan Fang was agile. Finding that forcefulness didn't work, she resorted to softness.
While he was scolding her, she lowered her head to gather her emotions. When he finished, she looked up at him with pitiful eyes.
"I went to sweep my mother's grave today."
"?"
"Jiang Zhen Jun is truly heartless, having already had her tombstone erected."
"..."
"I feel so sad, so useless, so unfilial, and so sorry for her. Her life was so bitter; she didn't live well, and she won't have a good afterlife. I'm truly too useless, boo hoo..."
A few minutes later, Jiang Nan Fang, teary-eyed and heartbroken, reached a friendly consensus with Zhan Bei Jue.
Zhan Bei Jue: "You can have them accompany you for dinner tonight, but I must be present. We'll eat whatever I say we eat, and you'll leave with me afterward."
Getting to share a meal with them was already difficult enough, so Jiang Nan Fang said, "Okay."
"Then, when we go to pick them up from kindergarten later, I'll go out first, and you wait for me to leave before you come out."
"..." It's like meeting a clandestine lover, separating to leave?
"Okay."
"Don't take the same elevator as me. We'll meet in the garage. You're too unlucky, and I don't want last time's mess to happen again."
"..." Last time, when you had claustrophobia and cried, begging me to talk to you to distract yourself, why weren't you this overbearing?
Jiang Nan Fang swallowed her pride: "Okay."
Zhan Bei Jue walked out of the laboratory.
Since he rarely visited the electric company, and almost never set foot in departments other than the technical department, all the company employees were very curious about him.
They pretended to be busy but were trying their best to sneak glances at him.
He was seen walking forward with a magnificent bearing, not looking left or right, with a woman following not too far behind him.
The woman had her hair tied up in a high ponytail, wore a white crop top, light blue high-waisted straight-leg jeans, and white sneakers.
Her figure was straight and tall, she was fair-skinned and beautiful, and she actually looked somewhat fitting behind him.
Someone whispered gossipy: "Hey, hey, look, who is that behind you? Is that Mr. Zhan's assistant? How can she come to work with Mr. Zhan dressed like that?"
"No way. I heard Mr. Zhan's assistant has been with him for many years, and he's a man. This woman seems to be from our company."
"From our company? What department? Why haven't I seen her?"
"She's apparently from the technical department. I heard a beauty joined when I went to deliver documents to the technical department before."
"Wow, if you say so, she only just arrived a few days ago? She's already standing next to Mr. Zhan. Impressive."
"Maybe she has connections. Does she look like someone who works in technology? Don't be so naive."
"That's true. Hey, hey, look, did that woman just cry? Her eyes and nose are so red, and her walk seems a bit odd too."
"...No way, what are you thinking? Are you suspecting she and Mr. Zhan..."
"I didn't say anything! But look for yourself!"
"Indeed, she does seem a bit strange. Look at her gait... Oh my god, if it's true, it would be too explosive! I never expected to witness such a dramatic scene!"
"Shush! Speak softer, and for goodness sake, don't spread rumors. I'll send a message to Xiao Li in the technical department to ask."
Kindergarten let out at five o'clock; it was currently four twenty in the afternoon.
Zhan Bei Jue didn't need to return to the group headquarters. Jiang Nan Fang went directly with him to pick up the children at the kindergarten entrance, and before leaving, she informed Vice President Gao.
As soon as she entered the technical department, Xiao Li, looking gossipy, stood up from his seat: "Engineer Jiang!"
Jiang Nan Fang looked over, "What is it?"
He sized her up. Her eyes and nose did show signs of crying, and he was immediately startled.
"Nothing, I just wanted to ask, what did Mr. Zhan talk to you about just now when he kept you behind?"
Everyone was quite curious, actually.
Zhan Bei Jue had never spoken to anyone in the technical department alone, except for her. And she had only been here a few days?
Could it be that because she was beautiful and capable, the boss wanted to snatch her away from them?
Seeing everyone's curious gazes, even Jiang Nan Fang, who wasn't stupid, could guess what they were imagining.
She deliberately sniffled again: "There was a small oversight in the product that no one else noticed, but he did. He kept me behind and scolded me thoroughly."
"Ah?"
"I have a severe headache and need to go back to the hospital for more injections. You all carry on, I'll go say goodbye to Vice President Gao. Sigh, it's too difficult being a female technician at Zhan's."