"Did you tell him that?"
Chen Jiaojiao: "Not yet, I don't know how to tell him. I feel like he likes me quite a bit."
Chen Jiaojiao sighed.
"There's nothing I can do, I just like a challenge. A life that can be seen through at a glance, with a predictable future after marriage, holds no interest for me."
"Can you give me some advice? How can I spend his money with a clear conscience, without him developing those kinds of feelings for me?"
"..."
If she wasn't so familiar with Chen Jiaojiao, hearing her say this would undoubtedly brand her as a gold digger.
But Jiang Nan Fang knew that wasn't what she meant.
She didn't know how to answer.
"We'll talk about it when we get home tonight. For now, help me find my clothes. I'm almost late for work."
The call ended, and Zhan Bei Jue immediately pulled her into his arms.
Jiang Nan Fang was startled.
"What are you doing? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Why didn't you answer her question?"
"What question? Didn't I just answer it?"
"She asked if my body was good, if I was impressive, why didn't you say anything?"
"..."
Such a vain man.
Jiang Nan Fang playfully punched him.
"What? Am I not enough to appreciate you? Do you need Chen Jiaojiao to join in?"
Zhan Bei Jue's expression softened.
"It's not like that. I just want to know how you feel about me. Tell me, how am I?"
Jiang Nan Fang felt too embarrassed to say, so she changed the subject.
"I find you quite heartless. Lu Ming Zhe is supposed to be one of your best friends, right? Didn't you hear what Chen Jiaojiao just said?"
"She doesn't have feelings for him and doesn't plan to marry him. He's already in such a bad state, and you're still in the mood to joke? Aren't you worried about him?"
"What's there to worry about? He's almost thirty. If he can't even handle a girl like that, he might as well not live."
"..."
Zhan Bei Jue steered the conversation back, nudging her blanket aside and persistently questioning her.
"Why won't you answer my question? How do I feel?"
Overwhelmed by his persistence, Jiang Nan Fang dodged him, laughing as she replied.
"Alright, alright, you're very good, incredibly good. Happy now?"
"That's perfunctory. It seems you're not very satisfied with my performance!"
"Would you like to give me another chance to prove myself?"
He leaned in closer.
Jiang Nan Fang was terrified.
"Then what do you want me to say? I haven't tried with anyone else, do I need to provide a comparative report and write a post-experience review for you?"
"Okay, stop messing around. You still have to go to work."
Zhan Bei Jue buried his head in her hair, his voice muffled, like a child.
"Ah, I really don't want to go to work. No wonder people in ancient times always talked about a warm bed with a wife and children."
"It would be so good to be entangled with you like this forever."
Despite what she said, she still had to go to work.
Zhan Bei Jue went out to get her clothes.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered Jiang Nan Fang's residential complex, the devoted Lu Ming Zhe appeared.
They met downstairs, and Lu Ming Zhe called out to him enthusiastically.
"Old Zhan, good morning, Old Zhan."
"Why are you here too? How was last night? Hey, I'm talking to you, Zhan Bei Jue!"
Zhan Bei Jue knew that Lu Ming Zhe's words were unreliable and intended to ignore him.
After shouting a few times and seeing him walk further away, Lu Ming Zhe parked his car carelessly in the courtyard and chased after him.
"I'm calling you! Are you deaf or are you crossing the bridge and burning it? You got the girl and now you're ignoring me, acting like a big shot?"
Zhan Bei Jue glanced at him. His hair was slicked back perfectly, and he was dressed sharply.
He was clearly dressed up.
Thinking about how Chen Jiaojiao upstairs had no interest in him, Zhan Bei Jue felt a pang of sympathy.
"Why are you here so early?"
"To pick up my wife and take her to school. She's new here and unfamiliar with the place. I can't let her take a taxi, can I?"
Lu Ming Zhe was beaming.
"The security is so bad these days. My wife is so beautiful, what if someone takes a liking to her?"
Zhan Bei Jue had several things he wanted to tell him.
But after careful consideration, he simply patted him on the shoulder.
"Keep it up."
Lu Ming Zhe thought Zhan Bei Jue was encouraging him and followed him forward with smug satisfaction.
"You still haven't answered my question, tell me, how did you suddenly get together? Was last night's battle intense?"
"You look so energetic, walking with such vigor, as if you didn't exert yourself. Could it be that you couldn't perform?"
Zhan Bei Jue felt he shouldn't have pitied him just now.
Chen Jiaojiao's judgment was correct.
He was too cheap, so cheap he didn't seem like a psychologist at all.
He wasn't worth anyone's affection!
"When you can control that mouth of yours, only then will you be fit for marriage."
"Did I hit a nerve? Is that it?"
As it got more absurd, Zhan Bei Jue interrupted him.
"Alright, alright, stop talking. Anyway, we've made up, and we'll never be apart again."
"Last night was intense, but I just have good physical stamina, what can I do? I'm not tired. You can't be jealous, satisfied?"
Lu Ming Zhe was intentionally teasing him.
Seeing him get riled up, he found it even more amusing.
"I say, have you been secretly working out behind my back?"
Zhan Bei Jue shot him a sideways glance.
"If I'm working out, I'm working out. I do it openly, why would I do it secretly behind your back?"
"You always seem so busy, running around all day with work, yet your physical condition is so good."
"Naturally. I never mess around, and I haven't had the chance to contract any messy illnesses, so my body is naturally healthy."
"Who are you implying? Who messes around? Who has had the chance to contract messy illnesses? Whose physical condition is not good?"
"Whoever it applies to knows."
They walked along, bickering childishly. As they talked, Chen Jiaojiao came down from upstairs.
Seeing her through the glass door, they quickly stopped talking.
Chen Jiaojiao, carrying a bag with a set of clothes, walked up to Zhan Bei Jue, handing him the bag while scrutinizing him from head to toe.
Her face clearly conveyed: I know you two did the deed.
Zhan Bei Jue, a grown man, felt embarrassed by her gaze.
What kind of person is she?
In terms of thick skin, Lu Ming Zhe and she were quite a match.
"Thank you. You guys talk, I'll be going now."
Zhan Bei Jue took the clothes and turned to leave.
Chen Jiaojiao didn't hold back and immediately started gossiping with Lu Ming Zhe behind him.
"I just called Sister Nan Fang, and she admitted they were together last night."
"Let me ask you a question. You say Mr. Zhan has such a good physique, are people of this type usually very capable?"
Zhan Bei Jue almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
Big sister, I haven't gone far, and my ears aren't deaf. I can hear everything. Can you lower your voice a bit?
Lu Ming Zhe shamelessly chimed in.
"Of course, they're capable. People like us who have good physiques usually pay attention to exercise, so we're very capable."
"..."