At three in the morning, Jiang Nanfang arrived at Nancheng International Airport with her two children precisely on time.
However, after collecting their tickets, they were informed by a staff member that there was a problem with the internal operating system, and the flight could not depart.
How could it be such a coincidence?
The problem occurred at this specific time, not earlier or later, just as she was trying to catch a flight in the middle of the night…
Jiang Nanfang couldn't help but wonder: Have the children been gone for so long that Zhan Beijue has discovered their whereabouts?
Did he deliberately interfere with the airline's operations to prevent them from escaping?
With their relationship having deteriorated to this extent, if they were caught at the airport and forced to return, she might never see her children again for the rest of her life.
With no other options, Jiang Nanfang had to enlist Rui Rui's help.
He was to log into their official website and help them fix the program.
Daddy is too much.
He would do anything to deal with Mommy.
He actually hired someone to sabotage the airline's internal system.
Rui Rui didn't want to see Mommy being bullied by Daddy in public late at night, so he quickly used Jiang Nanfang's computer to access the official website.
Soon, a staff member informed them that the program had been fixed and they could proceed to board.
The three of them boarded the plane smoothly. After a night of arduous travel, they landed at Dan Country Airport at nine in the morning.
Finally back in familiar Dan Country, Jiang Nanfang immediately took the children to their warm little home.
But to her utter surprise, when she reached her doorstep and reached for the password, the door wouldn't open.
Could the security have been poor recently, causing Tang Xueying to change the lock?
She pulled out her phone to call Tang Xueying. After several attempts, it was an invalid number.
Due to her absolute trust in Tang Xueying, she didn't even have a spare key.
With her phone calls unanswered, Jiang Nanfang had no choice but to knock on the window.
After knocking for a long time, the door was opened from the inside, revealing two unfamiliar faces.
It was then that Jiang Nanfang learned that the house had been secretly sold by Tang Xueying three months prior.
Everything felt amiss, and a strong sense of unease washed over her. She quickly took the children and rushed back to the factory.
However, upon arrival, the guardhouse was empty, and there was not a soul in the factory area.
Even if the factory had suspended operations due to the epidemic, the security guards should still be on duty. Why was there no one there?
She called the factory manager.
Upon hearing her voice, the factory manager was quite astonished.
"Didn't they say you had an accident in Nancheng, and that you were already… that the factory couldn't continue operating?"
"Miss Tang appeared and dismissed all the workers, even paying them an extra month's salary as severance pay. Why have you returned?"
Jiang Nanfang's legs felt weak, and she nearly collapsed.
Tang Xueying had actually told the workers that she was dead and that the factory was unable to continue operating, dissolving it on her behalf?!
What on earth was this brat up to?
Unable to believe she had been betrayed, and with her last remaining refuge in sight, she took the children to the perfumery studio again.
However, the result was the same.
The studio she used to work in had now become a coffee shop.
Jiang Nanfang was stunned.
She had known Tang Xueying since they were teenagers, and their friendship spanned over a decade.
She was the person she trusted the absolute most in her life.
What grave matter could have occurred that she couldn't tell her directly, but instead had to secretly sell off all her assets?
The sun beat down mercilessly.
Looking at her two equally bewildered children, she put aside her distress and finally went to the financial manager's house.
The financial manager, upon seeing her, was again taken aback.
"Nan, Nanfang, you, how did you return? So you weren't in an accident, you're still alive?"
"Then, then how did Miss Tang get your death certificate?"
"After you passed away, didn't Miss Tang contact a childless couple in Germany to adopt the children? How did you find them again?"
The phrase "struck by lightning" could not be more fitting to describe Jiang Nanfang at that moment.
Tang Xueying not only sold all her assets but also sent the children to Germany?
What the hell was she thinking?!
But, wait, something was wrong.
The children were sent to Germany? Yet the children had just returned with her from Nancheng…
Seeing everyone's confusion, and with the dire situation of the other siblings, whose life or death was uncertain, Rui Rui couldn't keep it a secret any longer. He revealed his true identity.
Jiang Nanfang was once again utterly dumbfounded.
What was happening today?
So many unexpected events occurring within a single day made her suspect she had left her body and was hallucinating.
The person she thought was her best friend, with whom she had lived for six consecutive years, had actually been betraying her for the past six years.
No wonder she had insisted Jiang Nanfang get checked at her uncle's hospital back then.
No wonder she was always so eager to rush ahead and collect the reports for her during every check-up.
No wonder she was vaguely persuaded by her to start fleeing right after giving birth.
It turned out…
Was there anyone in the world sillier than her, discovering this after having four children for six years?
Her best friend had never genuinely considered her a friend, and she only realized this when she lost everything.
What a colossal joke!
No wonder Zhan Beijue constantly said she was unfit to be a mother and had never fulfilled her maternal obligations.
It turned out she hadn't taken care of these two children for even a single day!
"My dears, why didn't you tell Mommy sooner!"
With the other two children having been sold, Jiang Nanfang's blood pressure soared with anxiety. Forgetting about finding Tang Xueying for the moment, she urgently booked plane tickets to Germany.
"I need to go rescue them immediately! Let's stop wasting time, we're going to Germany!"
In reality, the two children Jiang Nanfang was worried about were being very well taken care of by Zhan Beijue.
They were not only fed and watered but also had a good night's sleep.
Waking up in the morning, they were fiddling with the computer in Rui Rui's room.
Soon, they discovered the secret left behind by Rui Rui and Ge'er.
There was a history of logging into a certain app on the computer. Jing Yu logged in and easily accessed Rui Rui's software backend.
"They have over 2 million followers on social media? That's amazing."
"Since we don't know how to contact them, let's make them contact us actively."
"Tiantian. Come take a picture with me."
The siblings sat together, one sitting up straight, the other acting cute and playful. They took a selfie and uploaded it to Rui Rui's and Ge'er's respective social media accounts.
Within a few minutes, the photos garnered over 100,000 views and likes.
Jing Yu put down the computer.
"Alright, let's go meet Aunt Gong. When Rui Rui sees the photos and contacts us, we'll go."
Thinking that the children were in trouble, Jiang Nanfang anxiously started booking tickets to Germany on the spot.
Ge'er, however, as if by telepathy, suddenly thought of something.
She walked over to the stunned financial aunt: "Auntie, can I borrow your computer?"
Soon, the short video app was downloaded.
Ge'er logged into her account and, indeed, her premonition was confirmed.
Her and her brother's social media accounts had been updated by someone else.
The other set of twins had usurped their position and gone to the Zhan family to take their place.