Mrs. Zhan's car had not yet departed when Jiang Nan Fang's driver started the engine and left ahead of her.
Sitting in the car, watching her speed away, leaving her son stranded by the roadside, Mother Zhan snorted and called Zhan Bei Jue into the car.
When Zhan Bei Jue sat beside her, she couldn't help but start nagging.
"I truly don't know what's so good about her. She's hardly a rare beauty; women with her looks are a dime a dozen."
"And saying her abilities are top-notch is even less true. She's only designed two products, and there are countless designers with more representative works and superior designs than hers."
"I really don't know what you see in her, to be so subservient to her all the time. Do you know how it feels for a mother to see her precious child, whom she raised with so much effort, groveling before someone so ill-matched with him?"
"It's like if your daughter found a man who was utterly mediocre in appearance and ability, yet she doted on him to death..."
Zhan Bei Jue interrupted her.
"You've said this to me countless times already. Do you think it's effective?"
"I'll say it one last time: no matter how inferior Jiang Nan Fang may seem in your eyes, I love her, and I will never find anyone else in this lifetime."
"Your words only make me more submissive in front of her and achieve nothing else. If you truly care about me, please stop saying them in the future."
Mother Zhan let out a long sigh, agitated by him, and shook her head.
"Fine, your life is your own to lead. I won't interfere, but there's one thing you must promise me."
"Then you have to tell me what it is first."
Mother Zhan wished she could twist his ear. "Zhan Bei Jue, I'm your mother. Would I harm you?"
"When did that Hu Jia Sheng return? You actually kept it from me. Now that woman has come knocking on our door, and you know why without me having to say it."
"You're letting Hu Jia Sheng manage the company? You don't seriously think he's that innocent and wouldn't want to compete with you for anything, do you?"
Zhan Bei Jue listened with little interest. "So, what are you trying to say?"
"Before they can succeed, we need to strike first and clear these obstacles, including Hu Jia Sheng."
Zhan Bei Jue regretted letting her return.
What was all this?
Were the grudges of their generation endless, and they had to drag this generation into their entanglement?
"What evidence do you have to prove that Hu Jia Sheng has intentions to harm me?"
Mother Zhan was furious. "By the time I find evidence, you'll have been in trouble countless times. Wasn't the huge incident in Switzerland enough? Haven't you learned your lesson? Why are you so soft-hearted, my child?"
"Your father, that scoundrel, didn't inherit any of his good qualities, but he passed on his soft-heartedness and poor judgment to you perfectly!"
"Actually, a large part of why I dislike Jiang Nan Fang is because she's so much like that woman back then."
"Low background, nothing to her name, relying solely on her looks to make men die for her..."
Zhan Bei Jue interrupted her. "Don't you ever reflect on yourself? Since you're so outstanding and so good, why did my father choose a woman with nothing instead of you?"
"You! Zhan Bei Jue, you don't seriously think that woman is so pitiable, do you? Your father's choice back then was very correct, wasn't it? Don't forget who gave birth to you and raised you!"
"If you count on that scoundrel of a father, then Hu Jia Sheng is the current CEO of Zhan Corporation!"
"Furthermore, without me, could Zhan Corporation have developed to what it is today?"
Every time she brought up old matters, she would reassert her contributions to Zhan Corporation back then.
Zhan Bei Jue couldn't deny that the Zhan Corporation's development from a small company to its current status was largely due to his mother's efforts.
She had lived her life without affection or love, like a stern abbess, all for the sake of their siblings.
But her mistake was constantly bringing this up.
If you don't mention it, others might understand you out of consideration for your restraint and tolerance.
But acting like a Xiang Lin Sao is simply annoying.
"I wonder how Melody is doing lately. You have this much time, why don't you call her to check on her? I have things to deal with, so let me look at my emails."
Zhan Bei Jue was too lazy to continue the conversation with her and picked up his laptop to handle official business online.
The car finally fell silent. When mother and son returned home, they found only the four little ones in the living room downstairs, with no sign of Jiang Nan Fang.
Zhan Bei Jue asked the children if their mother was still angry. Tian Tian, the eldest, looked unhappy.
"Mommy hasn't come back. She asked Uncle A Cheng to drive her to find Aunt Jiao Jiao."
She went to find Chen Jiao Jiao? It seemed he had angered her quite a bit today.
But that was good.
She stayed cooped up at home every day, frequently encountering his mother, which could lead to trouble. Going to spend time with Chen Jiao Jiao and diverting her attention would be beneficial.
Zhan Bei Jue was going to the company to handle business and thought he would pick her up at the beauty salon after he finished.
Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the beauty salon, the receptionist told him that Chen Jiao Jiao and Jiang Nan Fang had already left.
"Where did they go?"
"They didn't say. They're probably out for fun. I saw Ms. Chen pack two sets of clothes."
It couldn't be, could it? Was she that upset? To run away from home over such a small matter?
She was pregnant now, and moreover, a pregnant woman with poor health.
Zhan Bei Jue's heart leaped, and as he walked out of the beauty salon, he called her.
What was capable was that Jiang Nan Fang had turned off her phone.
He had never saved Chen Jiao Jiao's phone number, and now, he couldn't find his wife.
Returning to the car, Zhan Bei Jue's face darkened like that of a Yama king.
Knowing that the ill-intentioned Mrs. Gao might be watching them from the shadows, how dare she play hide-and-seek with him at a time like this?
He yelled at A Cheng over the phone, and A Cheng explained.
"Madam didn't want us to follow her..."
"Just because she says no, we don't follow? Don't you know the current situation? What if something happens to her..."
A Cheng was terrified. "Then I'll call Miss Zhou now. Miss Zhou should be in contact with them."
Zhan Bei Jue was so flustered that he forgot about Zhou Jin Bei.
Right. If he couldn't reach Jiang Nan Fang, he could still reach Zhou Jin Bei.
He personally called Zhou Jin Bei.
Jiang Nan Fang, Zhou Jin Bei, and Chen Jiao Jiao were in a car by the moat, with the doors wide open, blasting loud music, enjoying the breeze, and leisurely eating fruit and drinking milk tea.
Zhou Jin Bei's phone rang. She shook it and showed it to Jiang Nan Fang.
"Your husband found me. Are you going to answer?"
"No. I've never met a mommy's boy who is so old. It's disgusting. He even said I shamelessly pestered him and wanted to have his children? I won't go back with him no matter what, unless I can vent this anger."
Zhou Jin Bei was carefree and tossed the phone behind her.
"If you're not answering, then don't. Come on, don't overthink it, eat!"
"My aunt won't outlive you. Don't listen to her. The child will be ours too, not just my second brother's. Be happy!"