Looking at the people in the private room, those brought by Zhan Bei Jue could not be irrelevant.
Madam Gao and Madam Wang were Chen Jiao Jiao's connections, Chen Jiao Jiao was Lu Ba's connection, so naturally they were not irrelevant.
The other two girls stood beside Zhan Bei Jue, clearly his people, so they were even less likely to be irrelevant.
Then who could it be?
It could only be Zhou Jin Bei and Jiang Nan Fang, who were not very involved in this situation.
He looked over here, his gaze falling between the two, and then he said such a thing, clearly indicating that he wanted the two of them to leave.
Zhou Jin Bei never expected him to act like this.
They had spent the night together just a few days ago, and she thought they had reconciled, but this…
As soon as he said that, everyone in the room looked over.
Zhou Jin Bei didn't have time to feel embarrassed for herself, she only wondered in her heart, "What's gotten into Brother Er again! So hot and cold, I can't figure you out for Sister Nan Fang!"
Jiang Nan Fang was also full of doubt.
Although not many people present knew about their relationship, she was still a woman.
In a public occasion, to be openly asked to leave…
Jiang Nan Fang instinctively thought of that disgusting news before the divorce, and then looked at the delicate girls beside him…
She was afraid that he was about to do something hypocritical and despicable.
If you don't want me to see, I don't want to see it either! It's dirtying my eyes!
If it weren't for Chen Jiao Jiao, do you think anyone would want to sit at your table?
Jiang Nan Fang was not without self-respect, so after Zhan Bei Jue spoke, while everyone was in a brief moment of awkwardness, she pushed Zhou Jin Bei and was about to leave.
Chen Jiao Jiao hadn't realized what was happening yet, when the young office director raised his hand and stopped them.
"Since you're here, you're all friends. What's irrelevant and what's not."
"It's just a matter of adding two chairs and two pairs of chopsticks, everyone sit down."
"You two sit here first, I'll go find a waiter to get two more chairs."
Some were asked to leave, some were asked to stay, and the atmosphere became even more awkward.
Jiang Nan Fang was about to say it wasn't necessary, she had something to do.
Lu Ba called out to Zhan Bei Jue.
"Little Xie is right. Since you're here, everyone is a friend. It's just a matter of adding two chairs, so everyone sit down."
"We're not talking about work today anyway, just a casual gathering. It's livelier with more people."
Jiang Nan Fang and Zhou Jin Bei were pulled by Chen Jiao Jiao to sit next to Madam Wang.
The two young and beautiful girls stood behind Zhan Bei Jue.
Thus, a situation was formed where men sat on one half of the table, women on the other half, with two beautiful women accompanying them from behind.
Soon, Director Xie returned with a waiter, added a chair next to Jiang Nan Fang, and naturally sat down next to Jiang Nan Fang.
Then he looked around and beckoned to the other two girls.
"There are still seats, you two don't have to stand, come and sit."
The two beauties cast their gazes at Zhan Bei Jue, as if seeking his opinion.
Zhan Bei Jue was expressionless.
"No need. They are not here to eat. Let's leave it at that."
No one said anything further, as if they knew what they were here to do and were used to such scenes. They started chatting amongst themselves.
Men's topics were always market economy and international affairs.
Women's topics were always beauty, clothes, and bags.
Jiang Nan Fang sat in the middle of the crowd, not close to anyone, unable to join the conversation. She could only listen silently, sipping the water in front of her from time to time.
She felt she really shouldn't have come today.
Suffering here, and having to look at that scoundrel's unpleasant face, she didn't know what she was doing it for.
Moreover, she was here for Chen Jiao Jiao, and had left the children alone in their room.
Wasting time with her children to just sit here drinking water was utterly ridiculous.
Seeing her sitting there silently with a detached expression, Director Xie started to strike up a conversation with her.
As Jiang Nan Fang chatted, she learned that Director Xie was young and promising.
At only 28 years old this year, he had already reached the position of office director. He was tall, thin, and quite spirited, and was particularly adept at observing people's expressions and creating a lively atmosphere. He probably had a promising future.
Director Xie was particularly interested in Jiang Nan Fang. The two of them, putting aside the others, chatted quietly, talking back and forth, completely unaware of Zhan Bei Jue's gaze from across the table.
In fact, Zhan Bei Jue had made a last-minute decision to come here.
He had been watching Madam Gao for a long time and had been looking for an opportunity to bring up the topic and confront her directly.
However, this woman was very cunning.
Perhaps she had only recently arrived in Nan City and was more reserved, or perhaps she was inherently deep in thought.
He had been watching her for half a month, but she stayed in seclusion every day, and he couldn't find any opportunity to approach her.
Coincidentally, he had a project to deal with Director Gao recently, and he had learned early on that this woman would be here, so he found a way to bring Director Gao here as well.
He just didn't expect Jiang Nan Fang to be here too.
To be honest, the moment he saw Jiang Nan Fang standing with Madam Gao, Zhan Bei Jue realized that things were far more complicated than he had imagined.
This woman was even more formidable than he had imagined.
Although he was already divorced from Jiang Nan Fang, and had messed up his personal affairs according to her design, she still refused to let Jiang Nan Fang go.
Today they would meet by chance, and in the future they would interact by chance, and later they would become friends.
Who knew what she was planning next.
Although Jiang Nan Fang was also smart, she was more than twenty years younger than her, and did not know this woman's true face. Once she was used, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Therefore, Zhan Bei Jue did not want Jiang Nan Fang to participate in today's dinner, and would explain to her afterward.
However, since she had stayed now, if one plan failed, he could still think of other stratagems.
Madam Gao was probably suspicious that Zhan Bei Jue was putting on a show for her, that he still cared about his ex-wife, and that Jiang Nan Fang still had value.
What he had to do today was to dispel her doubts.
Zhan Bei Jue and Jiang Nan Fang not only had broken ties but had also become enemies out of love turned to hate.
In this way, if Jiang Nan Fang was not in Zhan Bei Jue's network, she might truly be safe.
Admittedly, Jiang Nan Fang had great personal charm.
Among the many women present today, there were those as flamboyant and gorgeous as Chen Jiao Jiao.
There were those as lively and cute as Zhou Jin Bei.
There were also those as well-behaved and young as the two behind him, all of whom were beauties.
But Director Xie was still captivated by her at first sight.
She was always beautiful in a way that was different from others.
Delicate yet heroic, gentle yet with a hint of aloofness.
Even if she did nothing and said nothing, just standing there, she would evoke a man's desire to approach and conquer.
Director Xie practically had "I want to pursue you" written all over his face.
Zhan Bei Jue drank the tea in his hand and observed for a while, then gestured with his chin to one of the girls behind him.
The girl immediately understood, picked up the wine bottle on the table, and walked towards Director Xie.
"Director Xie, I see your glass is empty. Let me refill it for you."
Director Xie had heard about Zhan Bei Jue's reputation before. He seemed not to be interested in women, and there were rarely women present in occasions where he was.
But after interacting with him recently, he realized that rumors were just rumors.