Indeed.
Zhan Bei Jue asked again, "Then can you tell me where you are from?"
"You don't even know where you're from, so what good would it do if I told you?"
"Perhaps if you spoke your mother tongue, I might understand it, and then we'd know if we're from the same place?"
Min Er was impatient and rattled off a couple of sentences in her native tongue.
Unfortunately, Zhan Bei Jue understood none of it.
"That's Fucheng dialect. My hometown is Fucheng, China. Alright, I'm done talking to you. Goodbye."
Her hometown was China?
Then where was his hometown?
Zhan Bei Jue lay around doing nothing every day, sleeping and eating. He was terribly bored.
He longed to recall his memories, so he didn't want Min Er to leave.
"One last question for you."
Min Er stopped in her tracks.
"When you saw me, was there anything on me that could prove my identity?"
"Clothes, shoes. They were all from famous Italian brands, which could prove you were a very wealthy person before. Anything else?"
He was a very wealthy person?
That was too vague.
If he was truly a very wealthy person and his clothes were limited edition global releases, perhaps the sales records of those clothes could help him find out who he was.
Zhan Bei Jue's fighting spirit was ignited.
"Could you find a computer for me to use?"
Min Er almost laughed at his naivety.
"Someone who can't even fill their stomach would only think about filling it if they had money, not about leisure. Don't joke like that with me again."
"What about Da Mei? Doesn't she have one?"
"Ask her yourself."
She was truly out of time, and moreover, she was in a very bad mood.
Min Er hurried away from the basement.
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As the elder was reluctant for the children to leave, Jiang Nan Fang brought the children to accompany him at the hospital.
Ah Zhong, who hadn't washed or groomed himself for over twenty hours, returned home alone.
Jiang Nan Fang, overwhelmed with work, had completely forgotten that Zhou Jin Bei and Chen Jiao Jiao were staying at his place.
Ah Zhong, unprepared, pushed open the door and saw two women sitting in his living room.
All three were stunned.
Zhou Jin Bei had just returned from work.
The two women were eating takeout and complaining about the disgusting things around them.
Suddenly seeing a man appear at the door, a man with a scruffy beard, messy hair, and dark skin.
Amidst their shock, Chen Jiao Jiao was terrified.
"Holy crap, did the lock break? How did someone suddenly open it?"
"Who are you? Who allowed you to come to our house? What are you doing? Did you realize you're at the wrong door, why aren't you leaving? What are you waiting for? For me to call someone to arrest you?"
Ah Zhong didn't speak. He glanced at her, then at Zhou Jin Bei.
He found that she hadn't changed much and was still as beautiful as ever.
He sighed silently in his heart.
"What's going on? Let her explain to you."
Zhou Jin Bei quickly put down her chopsticks and stood up.
"It has nothing to do with me. My second brother let us stay here."
"She's Ming Zhe ge's fiancée. She had nowhere to stay, so my second brother asked me to stay and keep her company."
This was utterly outrageous.
Hadn't she gotten married already?
And she could move out to accompany someone else?
"Your second brother asked you to stay and keep her company? Then what about yourself? Does your family agree?"
Zhou Jin Bei was guilty and quickly replied, "Yes!"
So these two knew each other.
It seemed this man was the rightful owner of the house.
Chen Jiao Jiao also stood up.
"Family? What family? I've never heard you mention one. Oh, you mean Jiang..."
Zhou Jin Bei quietly kicked her.
Chen Jiao Jiao looked up at her and noticed her expression was off.
She had never seen her so nervous in front of others, not even when facing her second brother, who she would tease playfully.
Could it be...
"So this house is yours? Sorry, I didn't recognize you, and I was rude just now."
Ah Zhong had no intention of arguing with them.
He was just unaccustomed to two women suddenly appearing in his home.
"It's fine, you eat. I'll go stay at a hotel."
He turned to leave.
It had been a long time.
Zhou Jin Bei, finally seeing him, was so nervous she didn't know what to say.
As her mind cleared up, she saw him about to leave and hurried to catch up.
"Ah Zhong!"
Ah Zhong turned back, speechless, and looked at her calmly.
"Have you been working very hard outside?"
Ah Zhong knew she was referring to his appearance.
Perhaps in their eyes, getting tanned meant working hard.
"It's alright. I quite like it."
"Has everything been going smoothly?"
"It's alright."
"Are you eating well over there?"
"It's alright."
"Do you plan on returning anytime soon?"
Return for what? Ah Zhong thought.
Before, in Nancheng, the only person he couldn't let go of was Zhan Bei Jue.
Now, even he was gone, and there was nothing left here worth cherishing.
"I probably won't be coming back."
"Ah?"
"Don't worry, I'm not selling the house. You can continue living here. I won't kick you out."
And so, Ah Zhong's tall figure disappeared through the doorway once again.
Zhou Jin Bei felt as if her heart had been tightly grasped and twisted.
The immense surprise mixed with the current disappointment made it hard for her to breathe.
She stared blankly at the doorway, second after second. Ah Zhong never returned.
She couldn't help but place her hand on her stomach, caressing the tiny being within.
Her eyes filled with tears.
Chen Jiao Jiao, seeing her staring fixedly in the direction of the door and trembling all over,
couldn't help but lean forward to take a look.
Seeing her distressed expression, she was startled and quickly helped her to sit down.
"Why are you crying like this? What exactly is your relationship?"
Zhou Jin Bei's tears fell silently, and she couldn't utter a word.
Chen Jiao Jiao felt as if she suddenly understood.
"Is he your ex-boyfriend?"
Zhou Jin Bei shook her head.
"Then why are you crying? Are you in love with him?"
Zhou Jin Bei remained silent.
"Damn, I guessed right. So you like him! But I must say, he's quite handsome!"
"I've noticed that Nan Cheng produces handsome men. Why are these men one more handsome than the last?"
"Why are you still crying? Haven't you gotten divorced? Since you have a crush on him, and neither man nor woman is married, why don't you go after him!"
Zhou Jin Bei sobbed and shook her head again.
Chen Jiao Jiao thought she had understood again.
"No way, is it that serious? He's already married, and you have a crush on a married man?"
Zhou Jin Bei glared at her.
"Not married? Then why are you afraid to pursue him? Because you're divorced... Oh, I forgot, you're pregnant."
"You're really something. You don't have any feelings for that guy surnamed Jiang, so why have a child with him?"
"If you ask me, this baggage should be gotten rid of. Now that everything is still possible, hurry up and go after the person you have a crush on! Who is more important than yourself?"
Zhou Jin Bei was annoyed by her terrible advice and felt even more like crying.
"Alright, stop talking. You don't understand anything."
"How can I not understand anything? You just feel that because you're divorced, you're now a second-hand woman and afraid you're not good enough for him..."