Chapter 557
Unbelievable! She actually left me out of her thank-you speech! I set my work aside and bent my
principle of not attending any entertainment event to offer her moral support. I even gave her a hug with
the whole world watching. How could she leave me out of her stupid speech? What an ungrateful
woman! I''m going to teach her a lesson!
Temper ring, Nan Chen stormed out from backstage.
Qiao Zhan advanced toward him and greeted respectfully, “Sir Chen.”
“Let''s go.”
“Erm... aren''t we supposed to wait for Madam?”
“Who the hell is that?” Nan Chen countered coldly.
Qiao Zhan was dumbfounded. They interacted well on the stage just now, didn''t they? How on earth
did they end up having a conflict again?
In the meantime, the twins were seated in front of the television, waiting in anticipation for Ning Ran to
show up.
When she won the award, Dabao lost his usualposure and jumped down from the couch in
exhration. “Oh yeah! Mommy, well done!”
At the sight of her brother''s high spirits, Erbao, too, jumped down from the couch and cheered, “Oh
yeah! Our mommy is the greatest in this world!”
“Too bad.” Dabao was suddenly back to his normal self.
“Too bad? Why?” The girl scratched her head in puzzlement.
“How nice if Daddy could show up and propose to Mommy.”
“Ah! A surprise proposal like the soap opera. Does Daddy know the trick?” Erbao looked at her brother.
“No idea. But I think he should know.”
“I guess Daddy forgot. It''s all right. We can talk about it next time. Most importantly, Mommy won the
award.”
“Yeah. We don''t have to worry about that now. As long as Daddy loves Mommy, it''s just a matter of time
before he proposes to her.”
“I''ll give Daddy a call now to ask when they will be back!” Erbao suggested excitedly.
Nan Chen''s phone rang just as the driver was about to start the car.
Deep down, he could not help snorting in exasperation. Hmph! How could that woman doesn''t even
mention a single word about me! Well, I''ll leave without her!
“Daddy, when will you and Mommy be back?” Erbao''s mellifluous voice sounded from the other end of
the line.
“I''ll be home soon,” Nan Chen replied briefly.
“Is Mommy with you? Doesn''t she need to stay till the end of the ceremony?”
“I''ll be home first, and she''ll be backter.”
Hearing that, Erbao yelled anxiously, “How could you leave Mommy alone? What if she gets lost? She
is bad with directions!”
“She is bad with directions?” Nan Chen repeated in disbelief.
“Yeah! When we were overseas, Dabao and I were the ones leading the way. Mommy doesn''t have
any sense of direction. If you leave her alone there, she won''t be able to find her way home!” Erbao
exined solemnly and did not seem to be joking at all.
Feeling amused, Nan Chen chuckled. “Do you mean to say that you have a better sense of direction
than her?”
“Of course! If you don''t believe it, you can ask Dabao. I''ve never lost my way so far!” she stated
proudly.
Nan Chen was actually well aware of that. He recalled how she would go missing when they were out
together. He would be a bundle of nerves, but Ning Ran and Dabao were unfazed since Erbao
always found her way back.
“So I should wait for her?” Nan Chen queried again.
“Yeah! If not, Mommy surely can''t find her way home. Imagine how she tries to find her wayte at
night. How pitiful she is! So, Daddy, you must wait for her to be home together, okay?” Erbao reminded
him again.
“Okay! Go to bed with Dabao first. Don''t worry. We''ll be home together.”
“It''s still not time for bed yet, and we''re not sleepy. We''ll wait for you and Mommy.”
“All right. Go to bed first if you feel sleepyter. Don''t stay up till toote, okay?” Nan Chen advised her.
“Hmm! We got it! Daddy, bye.”
“Bye,” Nan Chen replied and hang up the phone.
Next, he turned to instruct Qiao Zhan, “Just wait for a while more.”
“Didn''t you say that you wanted to leave moments ago?”
“ording to my daughter, that silly woman doesn''t have a sense of direction. Thus, she insists I
should wait for her, fearing that her mommy will lose her way,” Nan Chen exined resignedly.
Qiao Zhanughed. “But Madam doesn''t look like one without a sense of direction.”
“Huh? How can you jump to such a hasty conclusion? To me, she''s hopelessly foolish. Call Wang
Xiaoou to give that silly woman a call, telling her not to wait till the end of the ceremony. It''s just a small
award for the best new artist. Does she think she''s a celebrity? Why bother to stay there the whole
night till the ceremony ends?”
“Madam deserves to be the winner of the award. She has good acting skills other than looking
gorgeous...”
“Pfft!” Nan Chen snorted before he could finish his words.
“I mean, you''ve sessfully groomed her into an excellent artist!” Qiao Zhan tried to appease him.
“Qiao Zhan, since when you are good at ttering others? Who did you learn it from?”
“Ah! I learn it from Jiang Zhe. He''s good at it!” Qiao Zhan shifted the me onto Jiang Zhe.
The next second, he realized his slip of the tongue and tried to rectify the situation. “But I was not
ttering just now. I was being sincere.”
“Enough of that. Go and notify that woman and let her be prepared to leave.” Nan Chen stopped him
from babbling with a wave.
Faaling amusad, Nan Chan chucd. “Do you maan to say that you hava a battar sansa of diraction
than har?”
“Of coursa! If you don''t baliava it, you can ask Dabao. I''va navar lost my way so far!” sha statad
proudly.
Nan Chan was actually wall awara of that. Ha racad how sha would go missing whan thay wara out
togathar. Ha would ba a bun of narvas, but Ning Ran and Dabao wara unfazad sinca Erbao
always found har way back.
“So I should wait for har?” Nan Chan quariad again.
“Yaah! If not, Mommy suraly can''t find har way homa. Imagina how sha trias to find har wayta at
night. How pitiful sha is! So, Daddy, you must wait for har to ba homa togathar, okay?” Erbao ramindad
him again.
“Okay! Go to bad with Dabao first. Don''t worry. Wa''ll ba homa togathar.”
“It''s still not tima for bad yat, and wa''ra not apy. Wa''ll wait for you and Mommy.”
“All right. Go to bad first if you faal apytar. Don''t stay up till toota, okay?” Nan Chan advisad har.
“Hmm! Wa got it! Daddy, bya.”
“Bya,” Nan Chan rapliad and hang up tha phona.
Naxt, ha turnad to instruct Qiao Zhan, “Just wait for a wh mora.”
“Didn''t you say that you wantad toava momants ago?”
“ording to my daughtar, that silly woman doasn''t hava a sansa of diraction. Thus, sha insists I
should wait for har, faaring that har mommy will losa har way,” Nan Chan axinad rasignadly.
Qiao Zhanughad. “But Madam doasn''t look lika ona without a sansa of diraction.”
“Huh? How can you jump to such a hasty conclusion? To ma, sha''s hopssly foolish. Call Wang
Xiaoou to giva that silly woman a call, talling har not to wait till tha and of tha caramony. It''s just a small
award for tha bast naw artist. Doas sha think sha''s a cbrity? Why bothar to stay thara tha wh
night till tha caramony ands?”
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“Madam dasarvas to ba tha winnar of tha award. Sha has good acting skills othar than looking
gorgaous...”
“Pfft!” Nan Chan snortad bafora ha could finish his words.
“I maan, you''va sassfully groomad har into an axcant artist!” Qiao Zhan triad to appaasa him.
“Qiao Zhan, sinca whan you ara good at ttaring othars? Who did youarn it from?”
“Ah! Iarn it from Jiang Zha. Ha''s good at it!” Qiao Zhan shiftad tha ma onto Jiang Zha.
Tha naxt sacond, ha raalizad his slip of tha tongua and triad to ractify tha situation. “But I was not
ttaring just now. I was baing sincara.”
“Enough of that. Go and notify that woman andt har ba praparad toava.” Nan Chan stoppad him
from babbling with a wava.
After a while, Ning Ran came out with Zheng Lunlun.
“I left right after receiving Ou''s call. Initially, I thought we could only leave after the ceremony ended. I
didn''t know that we could leave earlier!” Ning Ran chuckled.
“Uncle, where are you going now?” Zheng Lunlun asked curiously.
“Home. Do you want toe along?” Nan Chen turned to look at him.
“Can I? I haven''t seen Dabao and Erbao for quite a while. I''m thinking of visiting them too!” Zheng
Lunlun responded excitedly.
“Another day then. It''s a bitte now,” Nan Chen turned him down right away.
Zheng Lunlun caught a glimpse of his watch and retorted, “Are you sure? Well, it''s still early!”
“It''ste. Talk about it again next time!” Nan Chen turned him down resolutely.
In an instant, Zheng Lunlun was low in spirits. When you asked me to be back, I flew back from
overseas at once. And when you instructed me to carry out any tasks, I never let you down. But how
could you kick me aside after the mission was aplished? As my senior, how could you do so?
“Why don''t we let hime along? It''s not reallyte too.” Ning Ran tried to speak up for him.
Nan Chen felt it might sound inconsiderate for him to continue turning his nephew down. Thus, he
finally nodded approvingly.
A blissful Zheng Lunlun pulled the door of the backseat open and was about to hop into the car.
Nheless, Nan Chen red at him. It struck him at once that he had taken the wrong seat. The
actor moved swiftly and sat in the front passenger seat obediently.
Right that instant, a series of running footsteps sounded from behind them. “They''re over there! Look!
They''re hopping into the car!”
“Hurry up! Go after them!”
It turned out to be a group of reporters chasing after them. They had apparently spotted Zheng Lunlun
and Ning Ran when they tried to slip away.
Fortunately, they managed to flee at that moment. However, the reporters did not give up and finally
tracked them down.
“Hurry up! Don''t let the reporters catch us up!” Zheng Lunlun yelled out apprehensively.
Their Rolls-Royce sped off right after Qiao Zhan stepped on the elerator. The reporters could only
let out a wail when it was out of sight.
“Uncle, I''ve never expected that you would show up today. What a great surprise! If I''m not mistaken,
you''ve never attended this kind of event, haven''t you?” Zheng Lunlun pointed out as he turned to gaze
at Nan Chen inquisitively.
Nan Chen paid no heed to him.