Chapter 281


    Ning Ran quickly put on a poker face. “I’m notughing.”


    Nan Chen scoffed coldly.


    Wasn’t this woman feeling unwell? How can she stillugh? Was she faking it so she could get me to


    give her a massage and embarrass myself?


    When Ning Ran saw Nan Chen’s expression getting worse and worse, she had to exin herself. “I


    really wasn’tughing.”


    “Your eyes tell!”


    Ning Ran was surprised.


    Damn! You mean you can even tell the truth by my eyes? How did you notice?


    She turned and looked at the car window, trying to see if her eyes were smiling or not. In the end, she


    failed to see a difference.


    “My eyes are pretty, so it’s easy to make the mistake that I’m smiling. I really wasn’t though,” Ning Ran


    said.


    Nan Chen scoffed once more. How could she call her own eyes pretty like that?


    “It’s okay if you don’t believe me. I really wasn’tughing, anyway.”


    Her phone rang again. It was Erbao.


    Ning Ran consoled her, saying she would be right there.


    Nan Chen suddenly thought about something. “You promised Erbao you would bring good food back


    for her.”


    “I was just messing around. We don’t actually have to.”


    Nan Chen’s frown became even deeper. “How can you break a promise made to a child?”


    “We’ll be there at any moment now. Where are we going to buy food for her?”


    “I’ll get Jiang Zhe to think of something.”


    Well, Ning Ran thought, rich people really do have different solutions.


    She was thinking about the fact that there was nowhere to buy food, while he was thinking about who


    he would get to buy it.


    No wonder rich people kept their promises so easily. They had the resources.


    Jiang Zhe was scarily efficient, too. By the time Ning Ran and the others had reached Red Maple City,


    he was already waiting with Erbao’s favorite food.


    There was someone else in Jiang Zhe’s car. It was Tang Jing, who had gone out to eat with Jiang Zhe.


    “Ding, are you feeling better? The doctor told you to rest, right? Why are you out?” Tang Jing asked,


    looking extremely concerned.


    “I’m fine, don’t worry.”


    “Jiang Zhe, send Ms. Tang out, please,” Nan Chen said.


    Tang Jing was taken aback. Nan Chen remembers her surname? He had told Jiang Zhe to send her


    out, too!


    Actually, Nan Chen had always had a perfect memory. He only had to hear it twice in order to


    remember someone’s name.


    There were plenty of upscalepanies under the Nanshi Corporation. There were already around


    more than a hundred high-tier managers in eachpany, and there were about a few thousand if he


    included those even higher up.


    Every year, Nan Chen could always call them by their names as he shook their hands during their


    annual gathering,


    It wasn’t anything special that he remembered Tang Jing’s name.


    As for asking Jiang Zhe to send her back, Nan Chen really just wanted them to leave quickly and not


    pester Ning Ran and himself.


    However, Tang Jing did not think of it in that way. She had already assumed that Nan Chen took her


    seriously enough to remember her name.


    “Thank you, and goodbye, Sir Chen.”


    Nan Chen simply nodded without answering. He had already rolled up the windows.


    When they got home, Erbao cheered as she ate her snacks. However, she could instantly tell Ning Ran


    wasn’t acting normal.


    “Mommy, you’re sick, aren’t you?” Dabao asked, worried. “Where are you feeling unwell?”


    “I just had a bit of a fever, but it’s gone now. Don’t worry, honey,” Ning Ran smiled as she reassured


    them.


    “Mommy, sit down and rest, okay? You need to drink a lot of water,” Erbao hurried over, worried about


    her Mommy.


    “Mommy’s fine. Have you all eaten yet? Are you hungry?”


    “Yes! Uncle Qiao Zhan brought us to eat Happy Meals,” Dabao said.


    “That’s good to hear.”


    “Has Mommy eaten yet?”


    “No, she can only drink congee.”


    Nan Chen opened the thermos. It was filled with the congee Jiang Zhe had bought.


    It was bought from the most famous congee shop in Flower City. It smelled delicious and tasted


    delicious, too, and looked extremely appetizing.


    “Mommy’s sick! Daddy should feed Mommy.”


    Erbao wasn’t going to let go of any opportunity to make Daddy and Mommy interact with each other.


    She reminded them both kindly.


    Dabao nodded, too. That was a good idea.


    Ning Ran looked at Nan Chen. Her eyes seemed to tell him, If you’re not okay with it, then we don’t


    have to.


    Nan Chen was actually feeling a little bit awkward. After all, he had never done anything of the sort.


    He had been independent ever since he was young. The Nan family hired plenty of workers, but he


    always fed himself, never needing anyone else’s help.


    The Nan family teachings were also extremely strict; the Nan family member would never have let


    others baby him.


    That’s why Nan Chen was truly,pletely unfamiliar to the world of feeding others.


    However, since the two children were the ones who suggested it, they had to follow. He didn’t want to


    disappoint them.


    Nan Chen carefully spooned some congee into a bowl to make feeding Ning Ran easier.


    Then he picked up a spoonful of congee and fed Ning Ran.


    His position was clumsy; the action was unnatural.


    However, he managed to get it in her mouth, and that was a feat in and of itself.


    But Ning Ran’s brows scrunched up in a frown and she looked as if she was in pain.


    “Is it bad?” Nan Chen asked.


    Ning Ran shook her head, unable to reply.


    Nan Chen didn’t understand. This was from the most popr congee shop in Flower City. How could it


    taste anything other than delicious?


    As for osking Jiong Zhe to send her bock, Non Chen reolly just wonted them to leove quickly ond not


    pester Ning Ron ond himself.


    However, Tong Jing did not think of it in thot woy. She hod olreody ossumed thot Non Chen took her


    seriously enough to remember her nome.


    “Thonk you, ond goodbye, Sir Chen.”


    Non Chen simply nodded without onswering. He hod olreody rolled up the windows.


    When they got home, Erboo cheered os she ote her snocks. However, she could instontly tell Ning Ron


    wosn’t octing normol.


    “Mommy, you’re sick, oren’t you?” Doboo osked, worried. “Where ore you feeling unwell?”


    “I just hod o bit of o fever, but it’s gone now. Don’t worry, honey,” Ning Ron smiled os she reossured


    them.


    “Mommy, sit down ond rest, okoy? You need to drink o lot of woter,” Erboo hurried over, worried obout


    her Mommy.


    “Mommy’s fine. Hove you oll eoten yet? Are you hungry?”


    “Yes! Uncle Qioo Zhon brought us to eot Hoppy Meols,” Doboo soid.


    “Thot’s good to heor.”


    “Hos Mommy eoten yet?”


    “No, she con only drink congee.”


    Non Chen opened the thermos. It wos filled with the congee Jiong Zhe hod bought.


    It wos bought from the most fomous congee shop in Flower City. It smelled delicious ond tosted


    delicious, too, ond looked extremely oppetizing.


    “Mommy’s sick! Doddy should feed Mommy.”


    Erboo wosn’t going to let go of ony opportunity to moke Doddy ond Mommy interoct with eoch other.


    She reminded them both kindly.


    Doboo nodded, too. Thot wos o good ideo.


    Ning Ron looked ot Non Chen. Her eyes seemed to tell him, If you’re not okoy with it, then we don’t


    hove to.


    Non Chen wos octuolly feeling o little bit owkword. After oll, he hod never done onything of the sort.


    He hod been independent ever since he wos young. The Non fomily hired plenty of workers, but he


    olwoys fed himself, never needing onyone else’s help.


    The Non fomily teochings were olso extremely strict; the Non fomily member would never hove let


    others boby him.


    Thot’s why Non Chen wos truly,pletely unfomilior to the world of feeding others.


    However, since the two children were the ones who suggested it, they hod to follow. He didn’t wont to


    disoppoint them.


    Non Chen corefully spooned some congee into o bowl to moke feeding Ning Ron eosier.


    Then he picked up o spoonful of congee ond fed Ning Ron.


    His position wos clumsy; the oction wos unnoturol.


    However, he monoged to get it in her mouth, ond thot wos o feot in ond of itself.


    But Ning Ron’s brows scrunched up in o frown ond she looked os if she wos in poin.


    “Is it bod?” Non Chen osked.


    Ning Ron shook her heod, unoble to reply.


    Non Chen didn’t understond. This wos from the most populor congee shop in Flower City. How could it


    toste onything other thon delicious?


    So he took another spoonful and ced it in his own mouth.


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    The congee had been poured into the thermos straight after its preparation, and the piping hot food


    hadn’t had the chance to cool down during its speedy journey here.


    Nan Chen felt as if his tongue had been burnt numb.


    What an evil woman! Why didn’t she warn me it was hot? Did she do it on purpose?


    Nan Chen felt ufortable with spitting it out, so he ended up swallowing it after a bit of a struggle.


    The congee remained warm even in his stomach. It felt as if he had swallowed a less harmful version


    of a hot piece of coal.


    This time, Ning Ranughed out loud.


    When Erbao saw Mommyughing, sheughed along too, even though she didn’t know what was


    going on.


    Nan Chen red at Ning Ran but managed to control himself.


    He started to blow on the congee lightly, trying to cool it down.


    When he passed the second spoon to Ning Ran’s mouth, she was slightly more cautious. After testing


    it to make sure it wasn’t burning anymore, she ate it.


    However, Nan Chen’s actions were much too awkward. The two of them fell out of sync and some


    congee spilt onto Ning Ran’s clothes.


    Erbao was delighted at Daddy’s misery. “Daddy, you can’t even feed Mommy right! How will you find a


    girlfriend?”


    Then she took back her words. “Wait, but Daddy has Mommy...does that mean he doesn’t need a


    girlfriend anymore?”


    Dabao rolled his eyes at Erbao, indicating for her to keep quiet.


    Ning Ran appeared to be awkward. She had no way of answering Erbao’s question.


    “One more.” Nan Chen continued feeding her.


    He eventually got more used to feeding her, and after a while, the bowl of congee was finished.


    Nan Chen exhaled in relief. He felt as though he had just picked up a new skill.


    “Since it was so hard for Daddy to feed Mommy, then Mommy should give Daddy a kiss to say thank


    you!”


    Erbao was really something else,ing up with another random request.


    “No, I’m sick, remember? I don’t want to pass the germs,” Ning Ran declined.


    “It’s okay,” Nan Chen said.


    You knew the porridge was hot, yet you didn’t tell me and let me get burned too. Of course, I have to


    take my revenge!


    “You...”


    “I don’t think I’ll get infected. My immune system’s always been pretty strong.”


    Dabao and Erbao nced at each other before smiling and cheering. “Mommy, time to kiss!”


    Ning Ran red at Nan Chen before leaning over and pressing a light peck to his cheek.


    Nan Chen had totally done it with the sole intention of teasing Ning Ran, but the moment her soft lips


    touched his skin, he suddenly felt a strange emotion well up in him.