Chapter 448


    Nan Chen followed behind her.


    “You said Ouyang Qi gave you a script, so where is it?”


    However, Ning Ran wasn’t bothered to exin as she expected him not to believe her.


    “Tell me, where is it?” Nan Chen persisted.


    “He gave me a USB drive, but when I opened it, it was empty,” Ning Ran rted.


    “So you’re saying that there’s no script?” Nan Chen continued to probe.


    Ning Ran was stumped when she realized that there was indeed none.


    “Not that there isn’t, it’s...”


    “If there is, where is it? All you have is an empty USB drive, and that’s your so-called script? Hey, at


    least you shoulde up with a better story?” Nan Chen asserted coldly.


    Ning Ran didn’t respond.


    Thinking back, she, too, felt that what had just unfolded didn’t make any sense.


    “I’m telling you the truth. Here’s the USB drive he gave me,” Ning Ran showed him the drive.


    Nan Chen stared at the drive she was holding in disbelief.


    “Forget it. I won’t exin anymore. You can think whatever you want. There’s no point exining if you


    don’t trust me. I’ll just leave, and once I’m gone, everything will be fine.”


    “Where are you going?” Nan Chen suddenly asked.


    Ning Ran was stumped again by his question, which was a really good one.


    Ever since she came back from overseas, she had been staying in Cheng Xiangyun’s house.


    However, once Nan Chen allowed her to stay over, Cheng Xiangyun had rented out her ce.


    As for Cheng Xiangyun, she was staying in a studio apartment provided by thepany.


    It was only enough for herself, and there was hardly any room left for Ning Ran.


    Furthermore, with two kids in tow, it was without doubt out of the question.


    Besides, the studio apartment was only allocated to employees who were young and single. If Ning


    Ran moved in with her two children, it would definitely cause an uproar if they were found out.


    It was obvious Nan Chen knew what she was thinking. “You don’t have a ce to go, so why are you


    so stubborn?”


    “It’s none of your business!” Ning Ran yelled.


    “If I were you, I won’t do it. This house is big and spacious. Best of all, it’s free. Wouldn’t you be stupid


    not to stay here? If you move out, you can only find a small and dingy ce. There’s no way it will be


    better than here,” Nan Chen persuaded her.


    “But you wanted me to leave, so I can’t just continue to stay here shamelessly, can I?”


    “Since when did I ask you to leave? Wasn’t it your idea? I can’t possibly make you move wherever I


    want. It’s not like you’re a ball, or are you?” Nan Chen replied.


    Suddenly the conversation took a teasing and flirtatious turn. What’s going on?


    Nan Chen could see the hesitation in Ning Ran’s eyes and knew that she was reluctant to leave.


    In truth, his anger was umted from what happenedst night. In the end, he was just looking for


    an outlet.


    Nan Chen was a smart man and was well aware that it was a misunderstanding.


    Despite Ning Ran’s asionalck of good judgment, Nan Chen knew that she wouldn’t sneak a lover


    in behind his back.


    If there was really something going on between them, they would have chosen a hotel room or a


    clubhouse for that. Thest ce they would be having an affair was her house in broad daylight.


    Nan Chen was cognizant of all this from the very beginning. Nevertheless, he still let his temper re


    because he felt like it.


    There was a burning rage within him that felt like it could explode anytime.


    The incident with Ouyang Qi provided the best outlet for it. Now that he had vented his frustrations, he


    gradually calmed down.


    Ning Ran shot Nan Chen a re. “Hmph, you’re really unreasonable. Actually, you’re just like a tyrant.”


    Although Ning Ran was berating him, it sounded to him like she was flirting with him instead.


    “When he gave you the empty USB drive, didn’t you suspect anything?” Nan Chen asked.


    “Of course I did, I knew something was wrong, but I didn’t what exactly what. I gave Ouyang Qing a


    call, but she didn’t pick up.”


    “Let me take a look at the USB drive.”


    “Alright.” Ning Ran handed it to him.


    “I’m hungry. Can you make me some lunch? I’m heading back to the office after that,” Nan Chen


    instructed.


    “Huh?”


    “What do you mean ‘huh’? Don’t you understand what I just said?”


    Nan Chen repeated it once more in another foreignnguage. “Do you understand now? Do I need to


    repeat it in French or some othernguage?”


    “Enough, stop showing off!” Ning Ran quipped.


    “What are you waiting for?”


    “Okay.” Ning Ran grunted in acknowledgment.


    Just when she turned to leave, she realized that something was off.


    “What makes you think I should cook for you? We were just arguing a moment ago, and you even


    yelled at me!”


    “You must have gotten it wrong. I wasn’t quarreling with you,” Nan Chen replied calmly.


    “I got it wrong? It’s not like my brain was malfunctioning...”


    “Could you prove it? If not, then stop bbering and start cooking!” Nan Chen barked.


    “You’re the one with a malfunctioning brain. I’m not going to do it!”


    “You have gotten yourself into trouble today, so you better watch your attitude. If you still want my help,


    that is,” Nan Chen exined indifferently.


    “What trouble have I gotten myself into? I didn’t even go out!”


    “This empty USB drive is the problem. Have you thought about why someone would go through all the


    trouble of giving you an empty USB drive? Behind any strange events is definitely trouble. The more


    you don’t understand something, the bigger the trouble will be. Forget it. I’m not going to exin so


    much to you. Just go and prepare my lunch.” Nan Chen ordered.


    “There’s nothing at home, how am I going to cook?”


    “Don’t you know how to make handmade noodles? Just make me a bowl of those.”


    “That will work. I’ll prepare it at once...”


    In the kitchen, Ning Ran suddenly realized that he had manipted her again.


    But since it was just a simple bowl of noodles, she resigned herself to making it.


    A short whileter, Nan Chen was working in the study, and Ning Ran entered with a bowl of noodles


    while draped in her apron.


    The color of the soup looked tantalizing, and there was even an egg inside.


    “Take it to the dining hall. I still haven’t washed my hands.” Nan Chen stood up.


    Ning Ran rolled her eyes at him as she carried the soup back out.


    After washing his hands, Nan Chen took a sip of soup.


    Ning Ran looked at him in anticipation. “How is it? Does it taste good?”


    “It’s alright,” Nan Chen replied inly.


    “Alright? What do you mean by that? How would you rate it?”


    “Six out of ten.”


    Ning Ran snorted, “I barely passed? A soulful bowl of soup cooked by a beautifuldy for you, and you


    only gave it a six? If you don’t appreciate it, you should stop eating!”


    Just as she was speaking, her hands attempted to grab the bowl.


    “Six-point-one.”


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    Nan Chen quickly defended his bowl while giving her an additional point.


    “That’s still very low! The cap is at ten, so you better be fair in your judgment. Or you’re never going to


    taste it ever again.”


    Nan Chen pick up the noodles and ate another mouthful. After that, he gave her a satisfying look.


    “Six-point-one and a half. That’s the best I can do,” Nan Chen remarked inly as he slurped another


    mouthful of noodles.


    “Forget it. You don’t know how to appreciate good food. I won’t make it for you anymore.”


    “If you don’t make it for me, who are you going to make it for? Who else deserves to eat your


    handmade noodles?” Nan Chen shot her a re.


    “Are you saying that only YOU deserve to have it?”


    And to Ning Ran’s disbelief, Nan Chen actually nodded his head.