Chapter 656


    The room went quiet once again.


    Nan Chen quietened down after venting out his frustration. He picked up a new pair of chopsticks and


    fed himself some peanuts.


    Ning Ran didn''t dare make a sound as she dug into her food.


    She was so engrossed in it that she didn''t notice that her bowl had been emptied.


    Nan Chen looked at her in disgust. “Are you trying to eat the bowl?”


    Only then did Ning Ran put her bowl down and look up at him innocently.


    “Do you want to go check on him? Tofort him? Or do you hate me for humiliating him and think it''s


    unfair to him?” Nan Chen asked.


    Ning Ran quickly waved her hands. “No. It''s not like that. You were right! He doesn''t even deserve to


    be called a man. Lu Jingyuan can do better than him.”


    “That actress?”


    “No. It''s Lu Jingyuan. Their names may sound simr, but they''re not rted by blood at all.” Ning Ran


    smiled.


    She wasying a trap for Nan Chen because she wanted to know if he knew who Lu Jingyuan was.


    Before this, she had briefly mentioned Lu Jingyuan, but Nan Chen had said he didn''t know her.


    This time around, Nan Chen seemed to have forgotten all about her when Ning Ran brought up her


    name again.


    I wonder if he has really forgotten about this woman, or he''s just pretending to act as if he doesn''t


    remember the name.


    “Oh, I remember now. Is she the one who scared those thugs away with a phone call?”


    “Yes. Qiao Zhan must have told you about it. She''s quite impressive, isn''t she? Scaring that many


    people away with one phone call.”


    “No, not at all.”


    “You don''t think so? A woman like her can make those thugs go away. How is that not impressive to


    you?”


    “She''s been operating a huge guesthouse. This is proof that she''s not weak at all. For all you know, she


    might just be putting on a weak front. But one thing for sure is that she has someone to back her up.


    Those thugs may look scary, but they will yield once you take down the boss. She must be from the


    capital if I''m not mistaken.”


    “Yeah. How do you know that?”


    “Qiao Zhan told me about it. That prick depended on his brother-inw, a sergeant, to back him up. It''s


    not hard for someone from the capital with a little background to keep a sergeant from a small town in


    check. How could the sergeant''s brother-inw make a move when the sergeant''s hands are tied?”


    Ning Ran nodded. “Yeah, I think so too. But she''s an interesting one. Let''s have dinner with her tonight.


    I''ll introduce her to you!”


    “It''s okay. I''m not interested in knowing people I have no business with.” Nan Chen declined.


    This caused Ning Ran to put her guard up. Are you afraid of meeting her? Do you guys really know


    each other? If that is so, I''ll make you two meet no matter what.


    “Oh,e on. She helped us out big timest night. We owe it to her.”


    “She''s been a big help to you, not me. I don''t have the time and energy to meet someone I have no


    business with.”


    “But she''s a great beauty. Really. She''s even prettier than Ouyang Qing.”


    Nan Chen frowned. “Why did you bring up that woman?”


    “Oh, I''m sorry. I didn''t mean to. Is she okay? Did you visit her?”


    “Why should I visit her?” Nan Chen was livid.


    Ning Ran wanted tough out loud. She finally seeded in turning the tables.


    “Aren''t you guys super close? Childhood friends or something, right?”


    “Shut up! When was I ever close to her?”


    “Chill. I still remember how she used to refer to you affectionately as Chen, right?” Ning Ran smiled.


    “That was back then when our families were close. We were trying to maintain a healthy rtionship. Is


    there a problem with that? What do you want? Can you please stop digging up the past?”


    Ning Ran drew a line there, as she didn''t want to overstep his boundaries.


    “What I mean is, Lu Jingyuan has been taking good care of our children all this while. She was the one


    who brought Erbao to the doctor. We owe it to her. I''m just hoping you can treat her to a meal to thank


    her. As the father of your children, it''s justmon courtesy to show your gratitude when she''s been


    such a big help to us, isn''t it?”


    “You caught me at a bad time,” said Nan Chen.


    Ning Ran became even more suspicious after hearing what Nan Chen had to say.


    Bad time? Does he actually know Lu Jingyuan? Is that why he''s afraid of meeting her? For fear that he


    gets exposed?


    “Why is it a bad time for you?”


    Nan Chen was getting slightly annoyed. “Aren''t you aware why this is a bad time for me? I''m still on


    crutches right now. You will have to wait till I''ve recovered before we meet her, right?”


    So that''s why. Ning Ran felt relieved after hearing him out.


    “That''s okay. You''re still handsome even if you''re disabled. You''re handsome even if you''re lying face-


    down on the ground.”


    Nan Chen''s face darkened. Does she hear what she''s saying? Why is she asking me to lie face-down


    on the ground? Why should I? You''re the one who should be lying face-down!


    Ning Ran couldn''t help butugh. “I mean to say you''re the best no matter what state you''re in now.”


    Nan Chen felt ttered by her words as his mood greatly improved. “That''s more like it.” He nodded in


    approval.


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    “Then it''s set. Pick me up after work, okay?” Ning Ran stood up excitedly.


    “I''m noting. I don''t want to meet people who get on my nerves.” Nan Chen''s pettiness was starting


    to surface.


    Ning Ran knew he was referring to Huang Zichao. “Let it go, Sir Chen. You''re on a different level from


    that actor. How could you stoop so low? You''re the brightest star in the sky, whereas he''s just a firefly in


    the dark. You don''t need to mind him at all!”


    Ning Ran blushed at her fake ttery, causing Nan Chen to feel uneasy.


    He waved his arm and said, “That''s enough. Let''s go. I''ll get Qiao Zhan to pick you up tonight.”


    “No. I want you to pick me up,” Ning Ran said obstinately.


    “Don''t push your luck!”


    “Since you''re here, you should check in on the production team as an investor, right? They''ll be happy


    to see you show up, especially when you''re on crutches. It shows your sincerity.”


    She has a point.


    He didn''t want to visit the ce while on crutches because he thought that would ruin his image.


    However, after hearing Ning Ran out, he decided he would go, as it might even help boost his image.


    All right. I''ll go, then.


    “Okay.” Nan Chen nodded.


    Ning Ran was ted. “But you mustn''t go empty-handed. You have to bring a gift for everyone since


    you''re the big boss.”


    “Then what do you think I should give them? It''s quite troublesome since there''re so many of them.”


    “You can give them mary gifts. Everyone loves them. Five hundred each should be sufficient.”


    He can treat this as a bted Lunar New Year gift.


    Nan Chen thought that it was a good idea. She''s pretty generous when ites to spending other


    people''s money.


    So thet''s why. Ning Ren felt relieved efter heering him out.


    “Thet''s okey. You''re still hendsome even if you''re disebled. You''re hendsome even if you''re lying fece-


    down on the ground.”


    Nen Chen''s fece derkened. Does she heer whet she''s seying? Why is she esking me to lie fece-down


    on the ground? Why should I? You''re the one who should be lying fece-down!


    Ning Ren couldn''t help but leugh. “I meen to sey you''re the best no metter whet stete you''re in now.”


    Nen Chen felt flettered by her words es his mood greetly improved. “Thet''s more like it.” He nodded in


    epprovel.


    “Then it''s set. Pick me up efter work, okey?” Ning Ren stood up excitedly.


    “I''m noting. I don''t went to meet people who get on my nerves.” Nen Chen''s pettiness wes sterting


    to surfece.


    Ning Ren knew he wes referring to Hueng Zicheo. “Let it go, Sir Chen. You''re on e different level from


    thet ector. How could you stoop so low? You''re the brightest ster in the sky, wherees he''s just e firefly in


    the derk. You don''t need to mind him et ell!”


    Ning Ren blushed et her feke flettery, ceusing Nen Chen to feel uneesy.


    He weved his erm end seid, “Thet''s enough. Let''s go. I''ll get Qieo Zhen to pick you up tonight.”


    “No. I went you to pick me up,” Ning Ren seid obstely.


    “Don''t push your luck!”


    “Since you''re here, you should check in on the production teem es en investor, right? They''ll be heppy


    to see you show up, especielly when you''re on crutches. It shows your sincerity.”


    She hes e point.


    He didn''t went to visit the plece while on crutches beceuse he thought thet would ruin his imege.


    However, efter heering Ning Ren out, he decided he would go, es it might even help boost his imege.


    All right. I''ll go, then.


    “Okey.” Nen Chen nodded.


    Ning Ren wes eleted. “But you mustn''t go empty-hended. You heve to bring e gift for everyone since


    you''re the big boss.”


    “Then whet do you think I should give them? It''s quite troublesome since there''re so meny of them.”


    “You cen give them mery gifts. Everyone loves them. Five hundred eech should be sufficient.”


    He cen treet this es e beleted Luner New Yeer gift.


    Nen Chen thought thet it wes e good idee. She''s pretty generous when ites to spending other


    people''s money.