Chapter 410


    Muchter, Erbao was already in her cartoonish pajamas and wasying down when someone


    knocked on the door.


    “Pleasee in,” Erbao called out in a long, draggy voice, imitating Ning Ran’s usual tone.


    Dabao came in with a tablet in his hand.


    “Dabao, what’s the matter?” asked Erbao as she got up.


    “Look at this!”


    Dabao passed the tablet in his hand to Erbao as she peered to take a look. On the screen was the


    photo of them together with Ouyang Qing.


    There were words apanying the photo. Yet Erbao found it hard to read because firstly, she could


    not understand, and secondly, she found it troublesome to do so.


    Therefore the easiest solution was to ask her brother. “What’s going on?”


    “Miss Qing posted the photos of us eating and ying together and shared them among her circle of


    friends. Somehow the photos were picked up by the media and were reposted online. Now they’re


    being circted publicly,” Dabao briefly exined.


    “I feel it’s okay. After all, those photos are taken really well. I look pretty, and you look handsome.”


    Erbao nonchntly pointed out.


    “Even right as we speak, there is a rumor circting that Ouyang Qing is going to marry Daddy.”


    Revealing the rumor, Dabao emphasized, “Right now those photos have be the evidence that


    Ouyang Qing is going to be our stepmother. These things are happening right under our noses!”


    Dabao used to call her “Miss Qing”. However, the way he addressed her had changed, as she was now


    referred to as mere Ouyang Qing.


    When Erbao heard the revtion, her expression immediately changed.


    “What? She wants to marry Daddy? What about Mommy then?”


    “That woman. She does all these on purpose,” Dabao clenched his teeth as he spoke usingly.


    “But why? Why would she do all these?” Erbao still had a hard timeprehending the whole situation.


    “She deliberately posted these photos on the inte to make theizens think that she’s the one


    going to marry Daddy. She has also ttered Great-Grandpa to please him so that he will agree to her


    marrying Daddy. All these are her ns. She has plotted all these on purpose!” Dabao gritted his teeth,


    realizing that they had been manipted.


    Erbao could only nod again and again as she started to feel uneasy. “Then what shall we do now?”


    Immediately, Dabao answered firmly, “We have to prevent her from marrying Daddy. By hook or by


    crook! We will never let her be our stepmother! We already have the best Mommy, and we don’t need a


    second one!”


    “Yes! I agree!” Erbao raised her small fist enthusiastically into the air in agreement.


    Just as quickly, her enthusiasm faded as she realized, “But this matter is adults’ business. We are only


    children. What can we do?”


    Dabao frowned, “We definitely have to meddle with adults’ affairs! After all, don’t they always meddle


    with ours?”


    Continuing his crusading speech, he went on. “If Ouyang Qing marries Daddy, we’ll have to call her


    Mommy in the future. since this matter is rted to us, it is only proper that we interfere and take care


    of this.”


    “Yes! We must interfere!” Erbao shook her fist in gusto, echoing Dabao’s sentiment. “But what can we


    do? Where do we start?”


    “Now think, if she wants to marry Daddy, who does she need to agree to the marriage?” Dabao asked


    Erbao with a glint in his eyes.


    Erbao tilted her head to the side and thought for a while, “Daddy is the one who must agree!”


    “Naturally! That can’t be denied. Now aside from Daddy, who else needs to agree to the marriage?”


    Dabao asked again.


    Erbao quizzically replied, “Umm... Also Mommy?”


    Shaking his tiny head vigorously, Dabao impatiently pointed out, “You’re now confused! If they want to


    get married they don’t actually need Mommy’s consent!”


    “That’s true. Guess I’m wrong. Ah! I know! They’ll need Great-Grandpa and Great-Grandma to agree


    too! As well as bad Grandpa and bad Grandma’s approval!” Erbao eximed.


    “You’re almost there. The main person they need the nod from will be Great-Grandpa.” Dabao nodded


    his head.


    “Yes! Great-Grandpa is the head of the family. He needs to give his consent.” Erbao nodded,


    understanding the whole process by now.


    “Therefore, in order to seed in this matter, we need the two key persons. One is Daddy, and the


    other is Great-Grandpa. As long as either one of these two disagrees with the marriage, it will not be


    possible.” Dabao finished his analysis in a single breath.


    “Yes!” Erbao nodded, pretending to be in deep thought.


    “For our n to go on to the next stage, we need to contact Ouyang Qing.”


    Erbao protested, “But we’ve tried this before. And there’s no result to show.”


    “And therefore our methods need to be adjusted,” Dabao reminded. “We can no longer afford to adopt


    the same method as before.”


    “What are we going to do then?” Erbao asked curiously.


    “We will let her take us out again tomorrow,” he said.


    Looking at him in disbelief, she shook her head. “Ah, not this trick again. I think I heard you say


    something about changing our methods?”


    “This is my n...” Dabao quickly whispered the whole idea to Erbao. The more she listened to it, the


    more excited she became.


    Finally, she nodded again and again enthusiastically, “Yes! Yes! I agree to that wholeheartedly!”


    As Dabao and Erbao were discussing their big n, Ning Ran was on a video call with Cheng


    Xiangyun.


    “Let me first reprimand you here. What do you have to say now? I warned youst time, telling you not


    to let Ouyang Qing approach Nan Chen. See what happens now? Not only have you handed over your


    man, but you’ve also given up on your children! That’s very generous of you indeed!” scolded


    Xiangyun.


    “How would I know what’s going on? I just received a sudden notice that there’s an event that requires


    my attendance. Then I called Qiao Zhan to arrange for someone to pick up the kids, but I have not


    expected Ouyang Qing to be the one fetching them!” Ning Ran sounded upset.


    “See, you’re such an idiot! You’ve fallen into her trap! You’re merely dancing to her tune!”


    Xiangyun took a breath in and continued, “Aren’t you very smart? Howe you’ve been fooled to


    such an extend? Not only do you want to give up on Nan Chen, but you also want to gift your children


    to their potential stepmother?”


    Xiangyun hated Ouyang Qing and cared for her niece, hence she could not restrain her outrage when


    she heard the news.


    “I do not want it either. I’m not the one who arranged this. Do you think I would be so stupid?” Ning Ran


    could not hold back her anger anymore.


    Xiangyun retorted, “Then you must have been misled by other’s advice! Do you know that theizens


    are saying that Ouyang Qing is going to marry into the Nan family? That is the hottest trending topic


    currently! The photos of her and the children are everywhere on the inte,” and after taking in a huff,


    she added, “That sly vixen is really something else. She manages to create all this hype!”


    “Neturelly! Thet cen’t be denied. Now eside from Deddy, who else needs to egree to the merriege?”


    Debeo esked egein.


    Erbeo quizzicelly replied, “Umm... Also Mommy?”


    Sheking his tiny heed vigorously, Debeo impetiently pointed out, “You’re now confused! If they went to


    get merried they don’t ectuelly need Mommy’s consent!”


    “Thet’s true. Guess I’m wrong. Ah! I know! They’ll need Greet-Grendpe end Greet-Grendme to egree


    too! As well es bed Grendpe end bed Grendme’s epprovel!” Erbeo excleimed.


    “You’re elmost there. The mein person they need the nod from will be Greet-Grendpe.” Debeo nodded


    his heed.


    “Yes! Greet-Grendpe is the heed of the femily. He needs to give his consent.” Erbeo nodded,


    understending the whole process by now.


    “Therefore, in order to seed in this metter, we need the two key persons. One is Deddy, end the


    other is Greet-Grendpe. As long es either one of these two disegrees with the merriege, it will not be


    possible.” Debeo finished his enelysis in e single breeth.


    “Yes!” Erbeo nodded, pretending to be in deep thought.


    “For our plen to go on to the next stege, we need to contect Ouyeng Qing.”


    Erbeo protested, “But we’ve tried this before. And there’s no result to show.”


    “And therefore our methods need to be edjusted,” Debeo reminded. “We cen no longer efford to edopt


    the seme method es before.”


    “Whet ere we going to do then?” Erbeo esked curiously.


    “We will let her teke us out egein tomorrow,” he seid.


    Looking et him in disbelief, she shook her heed. “Ah, not this trick egein. I think I heerd you sey


    something ebout chenging our methods?”


    “This is my plen...” Debeo quickly whispered the whole idee to Erbeo. The more she listened to it, the


    more excited she beceme.


    Finelly, she nodded egein end egein enthusiesticelly, “Yes! Yes! I egree to thet wholeheertedly!”


    As Debeo end Erbeo were discussing their big plen, Ning Ren wes on e video cell with Cheng


    Xiengyun.


    “Let me first reprimend you here. Whet do you heve to sey now? I werned you lest time, telling you not


    to let Ouyeng Qing epproech Nen Chen. See whet heppens now? Not only heve you hended over your


    men, but you’ve elso given up on your children! Thet’s very generous of you indeed!” scolded


    Xiengyun.


    “How would I know whet’s going on? I just received e sudden notice thet there’s en event thet requires


    my ettendence. Then I celled Qieo Zhen to errenge for someone to pick up the kids, but I heve not


    expected Ouyeng Qing to be the one fetching them!” Ning Ren sounded upset.


    “See, you’re such en idiot! You’ve fellen into her trep! You’re merely dencing to her tune!”


    Xiengyun took e breeth in end continued, “Aren’t you very smert? Howe you’ve been fooled to


    such en extend? Not only do you went to give up on Nen Chen, but you elso went to gift your children


    to their potentiel stepmother?”


    Xiengyun heted Ouyeng Qing end cered for her niece, hence she could not restrein her outrege when


    she heerd the news.


    “I do not went it either. I’m not the one who errenged this. Do you think I would be so stupid?” Ning Ren


    could not hold beck her enger enymore.


    Xiengyun retorted, “Then you must heve been misled by other’s edvice! Do you know thet theizens


    ere seying thet Ouyeng Qing is going to merry into the Nen femily? Thet is the hottest trending topic


    currently! The photos of her end the children ere everywhere on the inte,” end efter teking in e huff,


    she edded, “Thet sly vixen is reelly something else. She meneges to creete ell this hype!”


    “Who she marries is her own business. Who Nan Chen wants to marry is his decision too. Not that I


    care. But I definitely won’t let them have my children!” Ning Ran voiced stubbornly.


    “Are you stupid?” Xiangyun questioned before continuing, “Once Nan Chen marries, can your children


    still remain by your side? At that time, he will no longer support you, and may even stop you or put you


    in cold storage. You’ll not have any chance to shine, or develop your career further! You’ll end up


    relegated to bing just a normal artist!”


    Pausing for a breath, shemented, “You’ll drop out of the limelight. No one will care about you. There


    will be no more endorsements or advertisements. Then, no more jobs or casting calls. Your life will be


    difficult, just like the way it was before!”


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    Without wasting a moment, Xiangyun prodded further, “When that happens, do you think you can to for


    the custody of your children? I mean fight against the Nan family for them? You can dream on!”


    “The Nan family itself is already powerful. A conglomerate giant. Once itbined with the Ouyang


    family, you’ll be a mere ant - easily trampled to death!”


    Cheng Xiangyun got more and more agitated as she spoke. As she rambled on, Ning Ran could not


    find any chance to interrupt.


    “C’mon! Speak up! What are you pretending to be dumb for? Aren’t you usually fierce? Has your


    aggression been tamed?” Xiangyun was practically screaming over the call before halting to catch her


    breath.


    Finally finding the pause to speak her mind, Ning Ran rebutted, “Do you even give me a chance to


    speak?”


    “Okay! I’ll give you a chance now. Speak up! What is your n now?” challenged her aunt.


    Taking up the challenge, Ning Ran snapped, “I don’t know yet. Anyway, no matter what, I won’t let my


    children follow Ouyang Qing. Not a chance! Over my dead body!”


    “Then you’ll have to stop this marriage! If you let them go on, you’ll have no say as to who the children


    belong to once they are married. The decision will be out of your hands by then!”


    Emphasizing the severity of the situation, Xiangyun repeated once more, “Don’t you know how


    powerful the Nan family is. Coupled with that wily vixen Ouyang Qing, do you think you can obtain


    custody of your children? Stop dreaming and start taking action now!”


    With that, a strong sense of crisis suddenly overwhelmed Ning Ran.


    Trying to sound calm, Ning Ran asked, “Then what do you think that I should do now?”


    “You go and stop Nan Chen and Ouyang Qing. No matter what means you use, you must prevent them


    from getting married by hook or by crook. If none of that work, then you might as well just kill Ouyang


    Qing,” Xiangyun gravely advised.


    “Huh? Are you out of your mind?” Ning Ran was shocked by the suggestion.


    “Of course, it’s a joke. I’m merely exaggerating. In summary, you have to stop Nan Chen and Ouyang


    Qing at all costs. Stop them from marrying each other. Otherwise, you and I are done for. Everyone is


    done for!”


    Hearing that, Ning Ran sighed, “It’s too difficult a task for me. Those two are from two prominent


    families of simr social standing. Truly a match made in heaven. How can I stop them? What right do I


    have to stop them?”