"Do you think the two of us can truly start over? As if nothing happened, and be together without any lingering thoughts?"
"I can't even look at Rui Rui and Ge Er now. As soon as I see them, I can't help but..."
Zhan Bei Jue knew what she was going to say.
"Of course! I told you I had a surprise for you. I originally wanted to take you to see it myself, but I'm a bit too eager today."
As he spoke, he took out his phone, found a number, and made a video call.
Soon, a familiar face appeared on the other side.
It was his trusted bodyguard, A Cheng.
He shouldn't be in Nan Cheng.
It was daytime on their end.
Sunlight, white clouds, A Cheng wearing a light t-shirt, looking like the weather was great.
"Boss Zhan."
Zhan Bei Jue told him, "Call the children over, and have a word with them."
Knowing that their father was calling for them, the children had already gathered at A Cheng's feet.
Upon hearing his words, chatter immediately came from the other side.
A Cheng crouched down, and the camera shifted to them. Jiang Nan Fang looked inside.
At a glance, she saw four adorable little faces in the frame.
Ge Er spoke first, "Daddy, why haven't you called us for two days? We miss you so much!"
Tian Tian, "When are you and Mommy going to make up? Are you sure you don't need our help? Our bet is about to end."
Rui Rui, "Exactly, every time you call, there's no good news. If this continues, we'll have to take matters into our own hands!"
Jing Yu, "Are you capable or not, Daddy? I miss Mommy so much I can't stand it. Don't let us laugh at you as a little pig!"
The children chattered and spoke one after another. The sharp-eyed Ge Er spotted one of Jiang Nan Fang's ears next to Zhan Bei Jue.
She quickly told everyone to be quiet and not to shake the phone.
"Daddy, is the person sitting next to you Mommy? Did you succeed? Did you two make up? Look quickly!"
"What? Daddy and Mommy made up? Where? Let me see!"
It was Tian Tian's voice.
Jiang Nan Fang couldn't help but snatch the phone.
Tian Tian and Ge Er, two identical little faces, squeezed in front of the camera, making exaggerated expressions.
Their eyes met, and the two little girls screamed in unison.
"It's really Mommy! They really made up! Daddy wasn't lying! Brother, brother, come and look, I see Mommy!"
The phone spun wildly in their hands, and then Jiang Nan Fang saw two identical boy faces again.
The two little boys were equally excited.
"It's really Mommy! We haven't seen Mommy for so long, we miss you so much!"
"Why are you still so thin? Still so beautiful? Why are you crying? Mommy, did Daddy bully you?"
"What? Mommy is crying? Let me see, let me see!"
With another spin, the phone returned to the hands of the two girls.
The immense surprise hit Jiang Nan Fang like a pie from the sky.
Her body trembled, and tears streamed uncontrollably. Besides wanting to cry, she couldn't say a word for a moment.
Zhan Bei Jue knew he had caused her immense pain.
At this moment, with such a huge surprise hitting her, she probably couldn't find the right words to describe her feelings.
He felt heartache and guilt, but no regret.
He leaned his head forward, pressing it against Jiang Nan Fang's face.
"I'm sorry. At that time, I thought Ke Teng approached you with ulterior motives, and with the children in such a bad state, I lied to them to protect them."
"I know you were in pain. To be honest, I was in pain too during the two months I didn't see you."
"But for the children to live long and healthy lives, I did it. You can hit me, you can scold me, it doesn't matter. Please, stop crying."
Seeing their mommy crying like a flood and unable to speak, and their daddy constantly saying nice things beside her, the two little girls on the other side couldn't help but cry as well.
"Mommy, please, don't cry, don't be angry with Daddy anymore, just forgive him."
"After Tian Tian got sick, Daddy worked very hard to find Dr. Alex for her treatment."
"He was already retired and refused to take care of Tian Tian, but Daddy went all the way here to plead with him until he agreed."
"Even though Daddy didn't say anything to us, I saw it when he was on the phone."
"Mommy, Daddy didn't mean to harm them, so please forgive him."
Tian Tian also said, "Yes, Mommy, don't be sad anymore."
"My brother and I are not being bullied. We live with Rui Rui and Ge Er every day and we are very happy."
"We go to school and get out of school together every day, and play together. We are truly happier than before. Although you're not here and I miss you, I love them very much too."
"Daddy visits us often. He made a promise with us that as soon as my brother and I get better, he would bring you to see us. Daddy and brother didn't bully us, so don't be angry with him."
Even Jing Yu, who usually didn't speak softly, chimed in.
"Mommy, please don't cry. Seeing you cry like this makes us feel so sad."
"Just forgive Daddy. When you're not busy, come and visit us together. My sister and I can both play soccer now, our bodies have recovered wonderfully."
"When you come, shall we go fly kites and play soccer together?"
Jiang Nan Fang could no longer hold back. She turned and buried her face in Zhan Bei Jue's neck and cried uncontrollably.
Her emotions today had been like riding a roller coaster, up and down.
Although she had let down Ke Teng, she had regained the man she loved deeply and her four beloved darlings.
Amidst her guilt, Jiang Nan Fang felt that no one in the world could be happier than her.
The family of six gathered around the phone, chatting for over an hour as if they hadn't seen each other for lifetimes.
The call finally ended when the children had to go to class.
After everything was settled, the two of them finally went to sleep together, free of any worries.
After an event, neither of them had any more sleep.
Zhan Bei Jue gently stroked Jiang Nan Fang's hair and told her.
"Actually, when I came to find you today, I was quite unsure. After all, I deceived you so terribly back then."
"I was really afraid you would hate me forever and never speak to me again."
Jiang Nan Fang told him honestly, "At that time, I really hated you to death and never wanted to speak to you again."
"Then why later..."
"Because, to be honest, I also had a great responsibility for the children's health issues."
"They are already so old, and I didn't realize they had such a serious illness. And after discovering they were sick, I didn't have the ability to treat them."
"So, after calming down and thinking about it, even if something really happened, I couldn't put all the blame on you alone."
Zhan Bei Jue leaned in and kissed her ear lightly.
"I knew you were a reasonable person."
"But to be honest, the deeper reason is that you simply couldn't hate me. You loved me too much and couldn't bear to hate me, isn't that right?"