Chapter 802
By the time Ning Ran returned to Flower City from the county, it was already ten at night.
Surprisingly, Dabao and Erbao had yet to sleep. Both of them were too excited to go to bed after
hearing that their mother wasing back that day.
Just as Ning Ran reached the entrance and alighted from the car, the face-recognition software by the
door activated and opened the door for her. At the same time, the software made an announcement,
informing the people in the house. “Mommy''s back.” Mommy''s back!
Erbao was the first to rush over to Ning Ran as she said in a sing-song voice, “Mommy!”
Initially, Ning Ran was preupied with everything that happened earlier in the day, but upon hearing
Erbao''s voice, she found the weight on her shoulders lifted.
“Darling!” Ning Ran eximed in the same sing-song manner as Erbao.
The girl giggled. “Mommy, why are you sote? We were waiting to have dinner with you!”
“You haven''t had your dinner yet? It''s sote! Eating now would be like eating supper.”
Ning Ran found out that the dishes were still untouched on the table. The high-tech table came with a
heating function, so the food was still warm.
Upon hearing themotion, Nan Chen stepped out of the study room and remarked, “You''rete.”
“Yeah, I am. You guys should have eaten dinner first. You didn''t need to wait for me,” Ning Ran
apologetically said.
“The kids wanted to wait for you, and they wouldn''t let me start eating. How can I not listen to them?”
Nan Chen mumbled aggrievedly.
Oh? There are actually times when Sir Chen himself can''t take charge of the situation? How unusual.
Ning Ran then pretended to angrily chide the children, “You guys can''t do this in the future. Don''t starve
Daddy, okay?”
ying along, the children promptly answered, “Got it! If Daddy gets hungry next time, we''ll let him eat
first, but we''ll wait until Mommy''s back before we eat.”
Nan Chen was taken aback by their words. Wait, what are they talking about? They make it sound like
I''m some kind of insensible kid. I can''t believe they''re ridiculing me passive-aggressively when they''re
still so young!
“I didn''t say I had to eat first... You can''t describe the situation like this,” mumbled Nan Chen pitifully.
“Oh, okay, you''re right. Daddy was considerate, so he never once said that he was hungry,” Dabao
solemnly praised.
Nan Chen couldn''t stand the boy''s attitude. Hey, I''m your father. Don''t you think it''s inappropriate of you
to talk about me like that?
Meanwhile, Ning Ran was trying her best to hold back herughter. “Thank you for waiting for me to
come home for dinner, Sir Chen. I''ll give you a toastter.”
“If that''s the case, Mommy, you''ll have to toast to me too. I was waiting for you toe home for dinner
too!” Erbao chimed in, not wanting to be left out.
Dabao swiftly corrected his sister''s behavior. “Mommy''s our parent, and we''re her children. Only people
of the younger generation like us toast to the elders. No elders like Mommy toast to us young ones.”
“Oh, I see. I''ll toast to Mommy then.” Erbao immediately understood her brother''s words.
Even though dinner waste that day, Ning Ran''s return made the mood merry.
Honestly, if it weren''t for making the children happy, both Nan Chen and Ning Ran would have just
skipped dinner thatte at night.
“Mommy, you''re not going anywhere anymore, right? You''re going to be staying with us from now on,
right?” Erbao eximed happily.
“I won''t be leaving for now. When does school start? Tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow?”
“The day after tomorrow. Mommy, I want you to send me to school.”
Erbao was even more ted at the mention of starting school.
“Sure. No problem. Let''s toast to our reunion, then,” Ning Ran suggested.
Dabao and Erbao then lifted their sses of juice. “Wee back, Mommy! Cheers!”
It was toote, so Ning Ran did not eat much—she just kept drinking red wine.
After a while of drinking, she began feeling dizzy.
In the meantime, Erbao''s excitement died down after dinner and was reced by drowsiness. Hence,
she went straight to bed without even brushing her teeth.
Weariness seemed contagious, for Ning Ran got toozy to do the dishes as well. Instead, she stood
on the balcony with her ss of wine, staring at the city lights a distance away from their house.
Even though Raining Pavilion was not a tall building, it was built on rtively highnd that allowed
Ning Ran a bird''s eye view of the city from the balcony.
Nan Chen walked over and wrapped his arm around her waist. “What''s on your mind?”
“There are a lot of things I need to say to you,” she said.
“Sure. I''ll get the wine.”
Nan Chen then went to get the decanted wine and filled a ss.
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Even though it was already spring, the nights were still chilly. So, Nan Chen grabbed a jacket to drape
it over Ning Ran''s shoulders.
“I''m a little scared,” Ning Ran suddenly confessed.
“Why?”
Ning Ran then told Nan Chen about her meeting with Ou Ling.
After hearing Ning Ran''s words, he fell into deep thought for a while.
“Are you worried that there''s a huge secret behind your past?” Nan Chen asked.
“Yes. I can''t believe that my mother was forced to swear on my life before Bodhisattva. That means
someone doesn''t want me or others to learn about my parentage. Now that I think about it, I''m not
relying on anyone to stay alive in this world, so is there really a need for me to find out the details of my
past? Would my mother be happy about me figuring out my past? If she never wanted me to figure it
out, then am I going against her wishes by doing this? If she wanted me to figure it out, then why didn''t
she tell me anything?” Ning Ran muttered.
“Do you think your past is important?” Nan Chen queried.
His question stumped Ning Ran.
He''s right. Is it really important? If it''s not, then why am I tormenting myself like this? If it is, then what
about it is important? Do I want to find my biological father? If my biological father is that important,
then why hasn''t he tried to find me all these years? If my biological father is a heartless man, what is
the point of me finding him? But if I don''t make things clear, I''ll be hung up on this matter forever and
ever.
“Maybe it''s not that important, but...”
“I think it''s important. You''re wracked with worry because you think it''s important. Because it matters to
you. No one will feel worried about things they don''t care about, right? So, what you need to do first is
to calm down. Regardless of who your biological father is and what kind of a man he is, he won''t affect
your current life. As long as you believe this, then I doubt this matter will affect you greatly. If this matter
can''t affect you that badly, then why should you be worried about the oue? Why should you be
scared?”
Nan Chen gave her a lengthy reply; he had actually said more than his daily word limit.
Ning Ran found sense in his words. Yet, she could not help but wonder if the knowledge of her
biological father would actually affect her life.
She did not know the answer to that at all.
“I don''t think you need to dwell on this too much. Most of the time, we worry for nothing,” Nan Chen
reassured.
“So you''re telling me that I should find my biological father?”
“Of course. Otherwise, you''ll never get over this. Only by confronting it will you finally be free,” Nan
Chen told her in affirmation.
“All right. Thank you for your words. You''ve soothed my worries. Cheers.”
“You''ll always have me no matter what troubles you face in the future. I''ll keep you safe. Don''t worry,”
Nan Chen gently said.
Ning Ran bobbed her head slightly and snuggled into his arms.
“You must be exhausted today. Rest earlier,” he added.
“Okay.”
After Ning Ran went back to the bedroom, she nced at her phone to find six missed calls. All of them
were from Ding Fei.
Right as Ning Ran was about to give her a call in return, Nan Chen stopped her. “Don''t let her affect
your mood. You''re tired, and what you need now is rest. We''ll deal with this tomorrow.”
With that said, he took Ning Ran''s phone from her and switched it off.