"Bang!"
Zhan Bei Jue slammed the door shut and turned back into the room.
On the living room floor, Jiang Nan Fang sat up, lifting the quilt, feeling humiliated.
Yesterday, she had clearly planned to get him drunk and escape with the children, but not only did she fail to leave, she ended up sleeping with him again?
Fortunately, she was still wearing clothes. If she had made the same mistake again after just making one recently, she would have wanted to strangle herself!
Where were the children?
Last night, she and Zhan Bei Jue slept on the floor. What about the children…
Jiang Nan Fang quickly stood up and ran towards the rooms.
However, she checked the master bedroom and the secondary bedroom one by one, but the children were nowhere to be found.
"Zhan Bei Jue…"
"You got your way again, and today, in front of everyone. Are you happy?"
"???"
"No wonder you insisted I drink yesterday, and kept saying it was the last time. Jiang Nan Fang, if you like me, if you can't bear to part with me, just say it directly. Is there a need to go through such a roundabout way?"
"???!"
"Don't say anything else. Come back to Nan Cheng with me. Since you can't bear to part with me, I won't marry Gong Bei Bei. Come back with me and take care of the children."
"Ah?"
What was all this?
Did Zhan Bei Jue know what he was saying?
Yesterday, he had looked like he hated her to death. After just one night's sleep, how could he have changed so drastically?
Not marrying Gong Bei Bei? Such a major decision, was he joking?
"Zhan…"
"I know you're surprised and excited right now, you might even be secretly pleased. But there's no need to show it so much. I'm just letting you come back to take care of the children because you are their birth mother."
"As for what happens between us in the future, we'll see after some consideration. If you can't have eyes only for me, and continue to be unclear with other men, I will still ask you to leave at any time."
"…"
"Don't look at me with such a lovesick gaze. I know you're very touched now, but I don't like seeing you disheveled. Go wash your face quickly."
Ever since they returned from Bali, he and Jiang Nan Fang had been in constant conflict.
Zhan Bei Jue could say he hadn't had a good night's sleep, until last night.
If it weren't for these people coming to disturb them, he wouldn't know when he would wake up today.
Jiang Nan Fang was too important for his sleep quality.
Every time he slept with her, he either had dreamless sleep or overslept the next day.
In this regard, no one could replace her.
Even if Gong Bei Bei married him, it would silence the public's speculation about his private life, but no one could truly solve his problems.
Except Jiang Nan Fang.
When he woke up and saw everyone, he suddenly understood.
Why bother caring about the opinions of outsiders, or even his mother?
As long as he felt peace and happiness in his heart.
If he didn't like other women, if he didn't like being close to other women, then he didn't.
He didn't want to force himself anymore.
And he didn't plan to let Jiang Nan Fang leave again.
He wanted her to stay in Nan Cheng, to change her, to reshape her, until he was satisfied.
Whether for himself or for the children, he wanted to leave a psychological comfort.
Jiang Nan Fang didn't understand what had gotten into Zhan Bei Jue.
Yesterday he was wishing her a good journey, and today he wanted her to return to Nan Cheng with him.
It wasn't that she didn't want to go back, but she couldn't go back with him.
If she went back, her disguise would be revealed.
Then, if all four children were taken away, she would truly have no one to turn to.
So Jiang Nan Fang wiped the sleep from her eyes and flatly refused his offer.
"I don't know why you're suddenly saying this, but I'm sorry, Mr. Zhan, I'm no longer planning to stay in Nan Cheng, and I can't go back with you…"
Zhan Bei Jue interrupted her: "Then why did you crawl into my bed last night?"
"...Who crawled into your bed? Last night, it was because I was too drunk!"
"Besides, you're a man and I'm a woman. If you really didn't want to, could I have forced you?"
Jiang Nan Fang saying this was practically asking for humiliation.
Because Zhan Bei Jue used the matter from six years ago to corner her again.
"Don't compare yourself to ordinary women. You are not an ordinary woman."
"You were the one who got me drunk and drugged me, otherwise, you wouldn't have stolen my seed."
"If there was a first time, there will be a second. You dared to admit it before, why are you afraid to admit it now?"
Jiang Nan Fang: "…"
"Enough. Stop playing these games of playing hard to get and pretending to be reluctant. We don't need that between us."
"Not only am I not getting engaged to Gong Bei Bei, but I'm also letting you return to Nan Cheng. Isn't that enough?"
Of course, it wasn't enough.
Because the current Jiang Nan Fang was no longer the Jiang Nan Fang of the past. Apart from taking the children away, she had no interest in him.
And she didn't want to be a "third party" who destroyed someone else's relationship.
"I'm not playing games with you. I'm afraid you're being too self-indulgent. I'm sorry, Mr. Zhan, let's just pretend last night never happened. I'm leaving."
Was this woman too greedy? He had already conceded so much, and she was still not satisfied?
Pretend last night never happened? Was Zhan Bei Jue such a casual person?
You want to sleep with him, and then not take responsibility?
"Stop. Jiang Nan Fang, come back with me and work at Grey Electric. I'll pay you the salary of a department manager."
He clearly wanted to scold her for being greedy and ungrateful.
But when the words came out, they were completely different.
Be paid the salary of a department manager?
If it were a few months ago, the naive Jiang Nan Fang might have considered it.
But now?
Don't even think about tricking her again.
"No need, thank you. I'm not interested in this salary."
Do you know how much a department manager at the Zhan Corporation earns annually? A million-dollar annual salary, and you're not tempted?
Zhan Bei Jue could only play his trump card.
"Vice President Gao is about to retire. I can let you take his position."
"…" Is this person sick?
Didn't he hear that she wasn't interested in being his employee?
Jiang Nan Fang: "I know nothing about Grey Electric's situation. If you just hand it over to me to manage, not only will I not be able to command respect, but I will also be unable to handle it."
"If you don't have the skills, don't take on the job. Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Zhan, but…"
"Vice President Gao's annual salary is 5 million, plus year-end bonuses. His net income casually reaches tens of millions a year. Are you sure you don't want to consider it?"
Vice President Gao earns so much in a year? No wonder he didn't want to retire.
But what was tens of millions to Jiang Nan Fang?
"It's not about the money. It's not about the position either…"
Zhan Bei Jue was getting anxious: "Jiang Nan Fang, don't go too far!"
"I'll also increase your visitation rights. You can have the children stay with you for two days every weekend."
"…"
Still not enough?
"Three days. Three days a week, plus two days on the weekend. I'll give you three days a week to spend time together."
Jiang Nan Fang was confused.
Did this person not take his medicine today? Was his brain not working properly?
Why was he trying so desperately to keep her here? What did he want?
Seeing her looking at him without agreeing, Zhan Bei Jue gritted his teeth.
"Don't push it. Four days, at most four days, no more!"