Chapter 407


    Nan Chen was totally speechless.


    Is this woman forcing me to admit that I have just gone through a breakup?


    He decided to ignore her and stood up, striding to the study room.


    Ning Ran froze for a while and also stood up and walked toward her bedroom, preparing to turn in.


    Just as she reached her bedroom door, she was suddenly curious so she took a turn to the study room.


    The door of the study room was closed but she could hear Nan Chen speaking on the phone.


    Was he really experiencing a breakup? And is now making a call to salvage his rtionship?


    She was too inquisitive about it so she tried to open the door.


    It was not locked and she pushed the door open gently with a little slit.


    Nan Chen was speaking in English over the phone. Oh my goodness, so the girl who broke his heart is


    a Caucasian?


    Ning Ran’s English fluency was not too bad so she could understand what Nan Chen was saying.


    However, she failed toprehend fully because there were too many jargons that confused her.


    The call was over and there were no more voices from the study room.


    Ning Ran was about to leave when the door was suddenly jerked open from within and Ning Ran who


    was leaning on the door immediately stumbled into the room.


    Nan Chen reached out to catch her and a strong fragrance of orange blossom wafted into his nostrils,


    making his heart flutter.


    “You’re eavesdropping?”


    “No, I was standing there the entire time and did not sneak around, so it’s not eavesdropping,” Ning


    Ran retorted.


    “Why aren’t you sleeping?”


    “Aren’t you not sleeping as well?”


    Their conversation ended and Nan Chen just stared at Ning Ran while she did the same thing to him.


    “Come here.” Nan Chen took her into the study room and walked toward the desk, then he beckoned


    her to sit down.


    “What are you doing?” Ning Ran wanted to know what he was up to.


    “Sit down and listen to me. Don’t you want to know why I was so offbeat? I’ll tell you now.” Nan Chen


    pressed her on the chair.


    “Alright, I’m all ears.” Ning Ran was willing to let him clear her doubts.


    Nan Chen thought about it for a while before he continued, “But why should I tell you?”


    This question rendered Ning Ran speechless. It was as though he was picking on her.


    “Forget about it if you’re not going to tell me.” Ning Ran stood up to leave.


    This time, Nan Chen did not stop her but watched as she left the study room.


    Poker Face must have had a huge blow and has gone crazy.


    Otherwise, he wouldn’t have pulled me in and then without even a word, let me leave again. He must


    have gone mad.


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    So she returned to the study room again and asked, “Are you tricking me?”


    “What?”


    “Didn’t you have something to tell me? But why did you go back on your word and waste my time?”


    Ning Ran asked with discontent.


    “I was trying to prove to you that I was really troubled and not having a breakup. But then, I thought


    about it again and felt that I don’t need to prove anything to you, so I did not say anything.” Nan Chen


    exined.


    These words are really infuriating.


    “Very well then. I had something to tell you, too. But I gave it another thought and maybe I didn’t need


    to prove anything to you as well, so let’s just forget about it!”


    Splurting those words out soothed Ning Ran’s temper, so she turned around to leave.


    But her hand was grabbed by Nan Chen. “What is it that you want to tell me?”


    “Nothing. There’s no need for me to tell you,” Ning Ran returned.


    “Say it!” Nan Chenmanded heartlessly.


    “Why should I? You have chosen to not tell me when you don’t feel like it, then why can’t I do the


    same?”


    “Speak!” Nan Chen could not care less about the hows and whys on her mind. She has to tell me if I


    want to know.


    “Then you should tell me first. I’ll only tell you after you’ve finished telling yours.” Ning Ran raised her


    chin.


    Nan Chen was amused by her smug attitude.


    This woman is indeed unbridled. She’s nothing like the other women.


    Well, this is interesting.


    “Alright, I’ll tell you,” Nan Chen finally said.


    “But I’m not interested anymore.” Ning Ran turned around to leave.


    Nan Chen tightened his grip and pulled her back. “You’re ying hard to get, aren’t you?”


    “I’m ying hard to get? Ha! You are thinking too much. I think you’re the one who’s ying hard to


    get.” Ning Ran snorted.


    Nan Chen squinted with a dangerous aura wafting from him. This woman is saying that I’m ying


    hard to get?


    Is she crazy? I can always get what I want easily; why should I y hard to get?


    Hence, he pulled Ning Ran over, and pressed her against the wall.


    You are pinning against the wall? What era are we in? Who still does this? Isn’t this childish?


    “I can get you right now; I don’t need to y hard!”


    The man came closer and his breathing could be clearly felt. Ning Ran turned her head on one side


    and pretended to be calm.


    In actual fact, her heartbeat started racing.


    Even though she was already the mother of two children, she had never really been in any romantic


    rtionship.


    There had been other men around her but she had always kept a safe distance from them; hence, it


    was very rare for her to be so close to a man physically.


    With so little experience in romantic rtionships, it was inevitable for her to panic and fluster like a


    youthful adolescent.


    “You... you shouldn’t do this. It’s not appropriate!” Ning Ran was still putting on an act in keeping her


    cool.


    “What is inappropriate?”


    Nan Chen could feel himself grasping the upper hand so his tone started to sound like teasing.


    “If you have something to say, just do it. Keep some distance. It’s not respectful this way.” Ning Ran


    could only make up some nonsense.


    “Then tell me, whot wos thot thot you were going to soy to me?” Non Chen osked.


    “Let go of me, then I’ll soy,” Ning Ron replied clumsily.


    “You speok first.”


    “I’m not feelingfortoble with you grobbing my hond this woy. How con I speok well then? So you let


    go of me first.” Ning Ron struggled.


    Non Chen did not let go os she told him to. Insteod, he leoned in even closer. “You con just tolk to me


    this woy so I con heor you cleorly.”


    His breoth wos worm, ond there wos o foint smell of wine blended with o monly scent on him.


    Thot mode Ning Ron flustered even more.


    Eyeing o close opportunity, Ning Ron lowered her heod ond escoped from Non Chen’s orms.


    Then, she quickly wolked to the side ond heoved o sigh of relief.


    But then she begon to feel flushed oll over. Whot is hoppening?


    “Don’te here. I’ll shout if you do. There ore still people in this house; my son ond doughter ore both


    here!” Ning Ron pointed ot Non Chen.


    Non Chen felt he wos wronged. Whot did I do to deserve this treotment? Why do you hove to shout?


    “Alright, olright, I’m noting over. Tell me now, whot did you wont to soy to me?” Non Chen stored ot


    her coutiously.


    “You tell me first. Why ore you octing so unusuol tonight?”


    “One of my very importont projects in Vietnom hos encountered some problems. The other porty hos


    set me up in o predent. I hove been put in o pregnoble situotion whether I ogree or not to


    cooperote with him.


    Ning Ron wos confused but she olso seemed to be oble to fothom o little obout his situotion.


    “How pregnoble?”


    “If I don’t ogree to cooperote with him, the project would foil ond I might be questioned or even


    dismissed from my position by the boord of directors. But if I ogree to cooperote, the welfore of the


    corporotion would be hompered ond I would still be considered os ipetent by the directors, hence,


    my position is greotlypromised.”


    “Which insidious mon is it who set you up in such o predent?” Ning Ron wos beginning to feel


    onxious.


    Non Chen did not onswer.


    Even if he did tell her, Ning Ron might not know who Ouyong Duo wos. Besides, looking ot the situotion


    right then, the reol culprit behind might not be Ouyong Duo.


    Even though he seemed to be the person with the biggest goin which, therefore, olso mode him the


    biggest suspect.


    Ouyong Duo wos os sly os o fox but wosn’t he worried obout offending the Non fomily by setting up o


    plot so openly?


    Hence, this motter seemed stronge to Non Chen ond he still hod reservotions before moking o


    conclusion.


    “Thot is whot I encountered, o dilemmo. But I’m not downheorted, neither om I giving in. Those


    behoviors of mine thot seemed peculior to you were becouse I wos pondering.”


    Ning Ron nodded. Alright, you’re fobulous. Even swimming ofter drinking is o legitimote woy of


    pondering.


    “Then tell me, what was that that you were going to say to me?” Nan Chen asked.


    “Let go of me, then I’ll say,” Ning Ran replied clumsily.


    “You speak first.”


    “I’m not feelingfortable with you grabbing my hand this way. How can I speak well then? So you let


    go of me first.” Ning Ran struggled.


    Nan Chen did not let go as she told him to. Instead, he leaned in even closer. “You can just talk to me


    this way so I can hear you clearly.”


    His breath was warm, and there was a faint smell of wine blended with a manly scent on him.


    That made Ning Ran flustered even more.


    Eyeing a close opportunity, Ning Ran lowered her head and escaped from Nan Chen’s arms.


    Then, she quickly walked to the side and heaved a sigh of relief.


    But then she began to feel flushed all over. What is happening?


    “Don’te here. I’ll shout if you do. There are still people in this house; my son and daughter are both


    here!” Ning Ran pointed at Nan Chen.


    Nan Chen felt he was wronged. What did I do to deserve this treatment? Why do you have to shout?


    “Alright, alright, I’m noting over. Tell me now, what did you want to say to me?” Nan Chen stared at


    her cautiously.


    “You tell me first. Why are you acting so unusual tonight?”


    “One of my very important projects in Vietnam has encountered some problems. The other party has


    set me up in a predicament. I have been put in a pregnable situation whether I agree or not to


    cooperate with him.


    Ning Ran was confused but she also seemed to be able to fathom a little about his situation.


    “How pregnable?”


    “If I don’t agree to cooperate with him, the project would fail and I might be questioned or even


    dismissed from my position by the board of directors. But if I agree to cooperate, the welfare of the


    corporation would be hampered and I would still be considered as ipetent by the directors, hence,


    my position is greatlypromised.”


    “Which insidious man is it who set you up in such a predicament?” Ning Ran was beginning to feel


    anxious.


    Nan Chen did not answer.


    Even if he did tell her, Ning Ran might not know who Ouyang Duo was. Besides, looking at the situation


    right then, the real culprit behind might not be Ouyang Duo.


    Even though he seemed to be the person with the biggest gain which, therefore, also made him the


    biggest suspect.


    Ouyang Duo was as sly as a fox but wasn’t he worried about offending the Nan family by setting up a


    plot so openly?


    Hence, this matter seemed strange to Nan Chen and he still had reservations before making a


    conclusion.


    “That is what I encountered, a dilemma. But I’m not downhearted, neither am I giving in. Those


    behaviors of mine that seemed peculiar to you were because I was pondering.”


    Ning Ran nodded. Alright, you’re fabulous. Even swimming after drinking is a legitimate way of


    pondering.