His words were so absolute.
He would never get engaged to Gong Beibei. Hadn't the Gong family father and daughter planned for half a year and returned from abroad for nothing?
Moreover, Gong Beibei had stayed at the Zhan family for so long. Wouldn't it be embarrassing for her to find someone else again with the reputation of being dumped by him?
If she didn't gain any benefits from him, but instead lost out, how could Uncle Gong swallow such a grievance?
"Zhan Beijue, are you bullying our Beibei for being gentle and kind and treating us like monkeys? Do you believe I'm not done with you?"
Fortunately, Zhan Beijue had many treasures in his pockets, and he casually handed one to him.
"I know that no matter what I say now, it cannot compensate for the harm caused to Beibei. You can scold me, or you can hit me, it's all the same."
"But please accept this. It's a little comfort for you and a way to ease my own unease."
"I am a sinner. Beibei, when she wakes up, probably won't want to see me. Having you and my mother here is enough. And the children, I apologize, I must leave first."
The Gong family's ancestors were originally high-ranking officials in the late Qing Dynasty, and it was said that they received a jade pendant personally bestowed by a certain Emperor.
Passed down through generations, it had become a priceless heirloom.
After enduring wartime, it was accidentally lost by his grandfather.
Unexpectedly, Zhan Beijue found it today.
Looking at the jade pendant his grandfather often mentioned, which also bore the name of his great-great-grandfather, Uncle Gong's hands trembled with emotion.
This, at least, was worth hundreds of millions, wasn't it?
Zhan Beijue had actually found it for him!
It seemed he was truly sincere about breaking off the engagement.
With the engagement annulment gift amounting to a hundred million, why not just go through with it!
Zhan Beijue left smoothly.
Back in the car, the two children looked at his solemn face, afraid he would change his mind because of Gong Beibei's wrist-slitting incident.
They decided to play the family card.
"Daddy, if you're not planning to marry Auntie Gong, she slit her wrist. Isn't that a form of moral blackmail?"
"Look, Mommy doesn't do that. Mommy raised us alone and endured so much hardship. He didn't slit his wrist or cause trouble for you."
"Compared to Auntie Gong, Mommy is simply amazing."
"..." Zhan Beijue was speechless again.
Just two little brats. No matter how smart they were, they couldn't know about their infancy. Who told you that Jiang Nanfang raised you alone?
Before he could even ask, Jingyu spoke.
"To tell you the truth, I'm not Rui Rui, and she's not Ge'er. We are another set of twins raised by Mommy. My name is Jiang Jingyu, and hers is Jiang Jingtian."
"Look, we lived in Danguo before. This is our student ID."
Zhan Beijue was stunned.
Jingyu, in one breath, recounted everything he knew.
Upon learning that Jiang Nanfang had given birth to two sets of twins and that they were almost sold by Tang Xueying in Danguo, he simply couldn't believe it.
Jingyu explained.
"Mommy said she's known Tang Xueying since they were teenagers. She's her only friend, and she never looked down on her, so she trusted her completely."
"When they first arrived in Danguo, they suffered a lot, and it was always Tang Xueying who helped Mommy."
"Later, when they had the ability to buy a house and build a factory, Mommy didn't have complete documents and didn't want you to find her, so she used Tang Xueying's name."
"But after trusting her so much, as soon as Mommy left Nan City, she sold everything."
Zhan Beijue still felt there were many loopholes.
"If what you're saying is true, have you kids never called Mommy after she returned to Nan City?"
"You are so smart, why didn't you hint to her? Didn't she notice anything out of the ordinary at all?"
Jingtian said, "We did. But every time we wanted to video call Mommy, Godmother would say Mommy wasn't available to take calls and asked us to send her messages or emails."
"Looking back, it was all fake. Who knows where she got the fake account from. Mommy never received our messages."
Zhan Beijue was speechless.
Didn't Jiang Nanfang pride herself on being very smart? How could she be so easily deceived by another woman and still be unaware of it?
However, speaking of this, Zhan Beijue realized he was also foolish.
If what the children said was true, he had also been swindled out of five million.
It was a complete disgrace.
Without further ado, he drove off to find Jiang Nanfang!
In the hotel, the mother and three children, having washed off the dust of their journey, were preparing to go out for dinner when the doorbell rang.
Before they could ask who it was, Jingtian's voice came from outside the door.
"Mommy, it's me, it's Jingtian. Open the door."
Jingtian?
Could her other children have found her?
Heavens! Jiang Nanfang's heart pounded with excitement, and she quickly ran to open the door.
"Ah! My dearest babies... How did you get here too?"
Unexpectedly, Zhan Beijue was also standing behind the children.
Upon seeing Rui Rui and Ge'er inside the room, and then looking at the two children in front of him, Zhan Beijue frowned and questioned Jiang Nanfang.
"You actually had four children? You knew about the four children, didn't you?"
"Why didn't you tell me? Are you plotting something again?"
"I..." Just as Jiang Nanfang was about to explain, Jing Tian and Jing Yu ran in and hugged her legs.
The two of them looked at Zhan Beijue as if supporting their Mommy.
"Daddy, we've already told you, Mommy only recently found out about this. She's innocent, don't scold her!"
Then they turned to Jiang Nanfang.
"Mommy, even though Godmother did many things wrong to us, we are all healthy now, and our family is reunited."
"You always say that as long as our family is reunited, it's the happiest thing in the world. So we don't need to be sad, right?"
These two children were too sensible, too optimistic. They were indeed the children educated by Jiang Nanfang.
Her nose stung, and Jiang Nanfang squatted down and hugged them.
"I'm sorry, Mommy was too foolish. For so many years, Mommy wrongly trusted others and almost got you killed. I'm sorry."
The two children patted her gently.
"You don't need to apologize, Mommy. No one is perfect, and you're already great. We're not angry, and we're actually grateful to you."
"A smooth life is boring. It's only fun to experience some twists and turns occasionally. We have Daddy now, and siblings, and we're extremely happy. Don't apologize!"
Jiang Nanfang really wanted to scold herself for being careless.
These two little ones were so sweet-mouthed and exceptionally optimistic, quite different from Rui Rui and Ge'er, who were educated by Zhan Beijue.
Before, she was so focused on fighting with Zhan Beijue that she overlooked these details.
Speaking of which, one shouldn't compare people directly.
Compared to these two little clever ones, Rui Rui and Ge'er were quite lively and cheerful.
Standing before the two of them, the difference was stark.
The children educated by Zhan Beijue appeared much more reserved and proper.
Mommy was affectionately holding the children she had found again.
Rui Rui and Ge'er stood behind, staring blankly, looking moved and envious.
Seeing them so eager for maternal love, Zhan Beijue felt a pang of sadness.