The woman was clearly surprised that the slender Zhan Jingge was pregnant.
The situation took a sharp turn as she hastily looked back at her husband.
Seeing his wife and child being bullied, her husband rolled up his sleeves and rushed over.
At the critical moment, Lei Dongyi shielded Ge'er and said calmly,
"I am a lawyer from Zhonghe Law Firm. We will promptly request surveillance footage from the KTV management to ascertain the truth and reserve our right to sue you. Daring to resort to violence has changed the nature of this incident."
Those who frequented this place were of high caliber. Upon hearing "Zhonghe Law Firm," the man's steps faltered.
Ultimately, Lei Dongyi escorted Ge'er safely into the elevator and took her to the parking lot.
Ge'er hadn't expected that after years apart, he would become a lawyer, and furthermore, be connected to Zhonghe.
Zhonghe had been cooperating with Zhan's Group all these years. The world truly was small; it turned out so many familiar faces were around her again.
What puzzled her even more was how Lei Dongyi knew she was pregnant.
Did he also know about her situation with Shang Jincheng?
Qin Shen would likely be down later. It was pointless to wait in the car, so Ge'er asked him directly.
"You said just now that I was pregnant..."
"I was just talking nonsense. Otherwise, our situation would be different."
Lei Dongyi finished speaking indifferently and shifted the blame.
"What? Don't tell me you're actually..."
Ge'er didn't answer him and interrupted coldly.
"Don't think I'll be grateful to you just because you said a few more words. If you hadn't deliberately delayed me time and again, I wouldn't have encountered those people."
With that, she opened the car door and sat in the back seat, utterly unwilling to interact with him any further.
Sent back by Qin Shen, she vomited heartily again and, exhausted, Ge'er fell asleep.
It wasn't until dusk that her phone vibrated persistently, waking her up.
She grabbed her phone to see it was Jiang Jingyu calling.
"Hello."
Her voice indicated she had just woken up, and Jiang Jingyu said,
"Are you sleeping? Why are you asleep at this hour? Have you eaten?"
Ge'er groggily replied, "Cut the nonsense. Why are you calling?"
Jiang Jingyu reprimanded her, "It's mealtime. You're going to be a mother, how can you be so careless with yourself all day? I'm out eating now, I'll pick you up so we can eat together."
Ge'er knew he wouldn't call her for no reason, let alone pick her up specifically to eat.
"If you have something to say, say it directly. What do you want? You know my appetite isn't good. If it's just for a meal, please don't bother me."
Jiang Jingyu was silenced by her retort for a couple of seconds.
"I mentioned it to you a while ago, didn't I? Lawyer Ma from the legal advisory group was exposed by industry insiders for his poor personal conduct. It might pose a risk to continue using him, so we plan to replace him."
"However, there are no grounds to fault him professionally, so we've devised a plan to outsource the entire legal advisory group through a bidding process."
"Dad was introduced to a suitable candidate a while ago. The bidding is about to start, and we're meeting with the person tonight. You'll have a lot to deal with in the future, so you should come and meet them."
Ge'er thought he was being ridiculous.
"You're not a workplace novice anymore, how can you make such a basic mistake? The bidding is about to start, and you're having dinner with a potential bidder. Are you afraid others won't know you have a connection?"
Jiang Jingyu was amused by her.
"Such an obvious issue, you can think of it, and I can't? The key is that he has another identity; he's my high school alumnus, and apparently, your classmate too. Lei Dongyi, remember?"
Him, again.
Ge'er suddenly recalled that Chen Jiaojiao had mentioned it before, that their mother was preparing to arrange blind dates for them, and Lei Dongyi was one of the potential candidates.
He had already met their father and brother, yet yesterday he pretended to have just returned?
Hmph, over the years, he hadn't learned anything good, only becoming hypocritical.
"I don't remember. You're in charge of these matters, it has nothing to do with me. Why should I meet anyone? Don't call me if there's nothing important."
As Ge'er was about to hang up, Jiang Jingyu called out to her.
"Alright, alright, if you don't want to come, so be it. But we still need to eat. Isn't Aunt Zhang going today? How about I have someone deliver some food to you?"
Ge'er's impatience grew. "I'm not a child, don't talk to me like you're pacifying a toddler. I'm hanging up."
The call ended. Jiang Jingyu sat back and shook his head helplessly, complaining to Lei Dongyi beside him.
"My two sisters are too spoiled, their tempers are getting worse. If she doesn't want to come, so be it. We'll eat our meal."
Lei Dongyi nodded thoughtfully.
Both were civilized people and discussed matters of cooperation, finishing their meal politely before heading home.
However, Lei Dongyi did not leave immediately. After watching Jiang Jingyu depart, he returned to the restaurant and ordered a few more dishes from the server.
Ge'er, woken up by Jiang Jingyu's phone call, couldn't fall back asleep. She lay on the bed listlessly for a long time. Her stomach was indeed a little hungry, so she had to get up and find something to eat.
Yesterday, she had used the excuse of eating with Qin Shen from now on, and asked Aunt Zhang not to come over. Aunt Zhang indeed did not come today.
Usually, the meals at home were freshly prepared. With no nanny today, there was nothing edible in the house.
She looked at the full refrigerator of lettuce and wondered if she should take out her phone to order takeout when the doorbell rang.
Could it be Qin Shen again, worried she hadn't eaten and sent something over?
Ge'er walked toward the door and asked who it was. A male voice indeed came from outside, "Me."
Thinking it was Qin Shen, she opened the door directly.
As it turned out, it was Lei Dongyi.
"What are you doing here? Who told you where I live? Who allowed you to come up?"
Seeing him, Ge'er felt a surge of anger as if she had been betrayed, and said irritably,
"Jiang Jingyu? Where is he? Letting a stranger come to his sister's home so casually, is that how a brother should be!"
Saying this, she prepared to close the door and find her phone to curse Jiang Jingyu, but Lei Dongyi reached out and held the door panel.
"Don't be so loud; anyone hearing this would think I did something to you. He didn't send me, don't blame him."
"He didn't send you? Then how did you know my address? My apartment number? And how would the security guards let you up?"
Lei Dongyi continued to push the door, "Is there a possibility that I live in this same complex?"
The alcohol from his noon drink had not completely dissipated, his cheeks were still flushed, and the buttons of his shirt remained open. Leaning against the doorframe, he appeared somewhat weary.
"I returned to the country a month and a half ago and entrusted an agent to find a place. I intended to rent initially, but the resident above you was selling, so I bought it."
What a coincidence?
Such a prime location, such a good floor. The upstairs neighbor must have put in effort to buy it initially. Why would they so readily sell it, and to him specifically?
Ge'er didn't believe him. "How did you know that person lived above me?"