Chapter 787
Over at Commoner Residence in Flower City, Nan Zhengde felt a little better after waking up from an
afternoon nap, washing his face, and drinking a pot of hot tea.
At that moment, Chai Hua went up to him and informed thetter that the two little ones were on the
phone. They wanted to speak to Nan Zhengde on a video call.
Upon hearing that the call was from his beloved great-grandchildren, Nan Zhengde quickly took the
phone from Chai Hua.
Two small faces appeared on the screen. They looked almost identical. The only differences were that
Erbao was slightly chubbier and Dabao looked more nonchnt.
“Great-Grandpa...” Erbao began in a tearful voice.
Nan Zhengde felt his heart break at the sight of that. “There, there. Tell me what happened. Did your
daddy scold you? I''ll deal with himter.”
“No, it''s not that. Mommy''s gone!” Erbao wailed.
“Gone? Where did she go? Take your time and tell me slowly.”
“Yesterday, Mommy said she was going out to help Ms. Lu take something, but she never returned
after that. Mr. Qiao and Daddy were talking in the room and wouldn''t let us listen. However, Dabao and
I analyzed the situation, and we''re afraid some bad guy took Mommy away again. Great-Grandpa,
you''ve got to rescue her!”
After she said that, Dabao bobbed his head in agreement.
“How could something like this happen, and why wasn''t I informed? Is Nan Chen trying to keep it from
me? Get him to call me immediately!” Nan Zhengde responded.
“Daddy went out already. That''s why we dared to call you. He said Mommy''s busy filming and can''t
come home, but we think something''s off. Could you help us to rescue Mommy?”
“Don''t worry. I''ll handle it. She''ll be fine. Nothing will happen to her. By the way, where are you now?”
“We just arrived at the new house in Flower City. Daddy left after getting several people to watch over
us. We''re very worried about his safety and can''t help feeling a little scared. We don''t want Mommy and
Daddy to go missing like before,” answered Erbao.
A pang shot through Nan Zhengde''s heart. “You don''t have to worry about a thing. I''ll make sure
everything is well taken care of. It''ll be fine. I''ll send someone now to bring you here so you can be with
me.”
Half an hourter, an exhausted Nan Chen was summoned to Commoner Residence by Nan Zhengde.
The older man knew things were serious when he saw Nan Chen''s tired and bloodshot eyes.
“Did you stay up all night?”
Nan Chen replied truthfully, “I had three hours of sleep. I''m fine.”
“If my darling great-grandchildren hadn''t called me, were you nning to continue hiding it from me?”
Nan Zhengde demanded furiously.
“I''m sorry, Grandpa. I thought I could handle it myself. I didn''t expect the kids to—”
“You''re not allowed to me or admonish them. I don''t want to hear a single peep,” Nan Zhengde
growled.
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“Don''t worry. I won''t.”
“If you dare to scold them, I''ll never let it slide!”
At that moment, Feng Wan walked over. “Who wants to scold my dearest great-grandchildren?”
“I don''t, Grandma. I''m serious.”
Nan Chen felt utterly helpless. Now that Dabao and Erbao had others backing them, he could not
afford to cross them.
“What were the two of you talking about, then? What''s the reason for reprimanding those darling
children?” Feng Wan pressed, not about to be fooled so easily.
The two men were silent.
“Why don''t you say anything? Are you trying to avoid my question with silence?” she asked, her
expression darkening.
Nan Zhengde gestured to Nan Chen. “Tell her yourself.”
“Well, it''s like this. Someone kidnapped Ning Ran, but she''s fine. She even called me early yesterday
morning,” Nan Chen exined.
As soon as Feng Wan heard that, she became racked with worry. “Again? Why are the both of you so
careless and always end up getting kidnapped?”
“Why are you so impatient? Let him talk. It''s difficult to avoid things like kidnappings. One can''t possibly
bring dozens of people with them every time they go out, nor can they stay at home all day without
setting foot outside,” Nan Zhengde piped up in Nan Chen''s defense.
“That''s right, Grandma. We''ve been very cautious already, but this was an unexpected incident. It just
so happened that we crossed paths with a kidnapper. The guy probably only had the sudden idea of
doing so at the time. It was merely a coincidence. It''ll be fine,” said Nan Chen.
“Where''s Ning Ran now? Does that person want money? No matter how much he demands, just give it
to him. We can''t let Dabao and Erbao lose their mother,” Feng Wan urged.
Looking conflicted, he replied, “The person didn''t ask for money.”
“What does he want, then? Is he demanding we hand over our family''s business just like how Ouyang
Duo did?”
Nan Chen shook his head. “It''s not that either.”
His response made Feng Wan even more distressed. “Well, what on earth is it? Juste right out
and tell us. Stop beating around the bush, will you?”
“I haven''t the faintest idea,” Nan Chen finally replied with another shake of his head.
“Huh? You''ve no idea why the kidnapper took Ning Ran away? Didn''t he contact you?”
Nan Zhengde was generally calm and collected, but even he started to panic. “She''s right. What is it
that he wants? Tell us.”
“Grandpa, Grandma, I''ll take care of it. Please believe in me. I''ll surely rescue Ning Ran and bring her
back,” Nan Chen replied without answering their questions directly.
“Is something holding you back from telling us the truth? You can''t keep us in the dark. There''s also no
way you are allowed to do such a thing. I only need to ask a few of our household staff to learn
everything,” Nan Zhengde bellowed.
Getting too agitated, he suddenly had a coughing fit.
Nan Chen hurried forward and patted his grandfather''s back. “Calm down, Grandpa. Don''t get so
upset. Honestly, I can handle this matter.”
Raising her voice, Feng Wan insisted, “No. You have to let us know the kidnapper''s demands. You
think we''re old and useless, is that it?”
Nan Chen was at a loss for what to do. Initially, he had not nned on telling his grandparents what
had happened. However, now that things had gotten to that point, he felt he had no choice but to fill
them in.
“That person''s name is Ruan Anxi, and he''s from M Nation. His identity is shrouded in mystery. There
are many versions of his identity floating around, but I don''t know which one is true. He wields much
power in South East Aploth, monopolizing practically more than half of the shady dealings in the
underworld. His nickname is ''Doctor,'' and I heard he used to study medicine. Previously, his
subordinates tried to kidnap Ning Ran in Livingsfill. However, they got the wrong person and carried off
one of Ning Ran''s friends. As it turned out, that friend had a powerful older brother who immediately
pulled some strings to have all of Ruan Anxi''s subordinates killed. They were thugs with blood on their
hands, so they deserved to die. However, it angered Ruan Anxi. He sneaked into Livingsfill to look for
Ning Ran''s friend, and just by ident, he bumped into Ning Ran and took her away.”
Feng Wan and Nan Zhengde looked at each other. “I see. If this Ruan Anxi kidnapped Ning Ran, why
could she still call you?”
“The call came from a service area. It seems Ruan Anxi isn''t concerned about revealing his
whereabouts. He knows that as long as he has Ning Ran, I''ll be cautious and won''t do anything rash,”
Nan Chan replied.
“So, he contacted you already, hasn''t he?”
“No. He had someone else get in touch with me.”
“What did he ask for? Did he ask for a lot of money? A hundred million?”
“No. He really didn''t ask for money. He...” Nan Chen''s voice trailed off as he hesitated.
Feng Wan and Nan Zhengde exchanged nces, thinking about how he was not acting his usual self.
He always speaks inly if he has something to say. But today, he appears hesitant and uneasy.