Chapter 871


    Chapter 871 Off With The Matchmaker


    At seven in the evening, Ning Ran, who had just returned to Flower City, received a call from Lu


    Jingyuan.


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    Thetter was in Flower City on ast-minute trip with her brother. They were returning to the capital


    first thing the following morning, so Lu Jingyuan wanted to take this opportunity to meet with Ning Ran.


    After hanging up, Ning Ran immediately called Nan Xing, requesting him to arrange a restaurant for her


    as Lu Jingyuan was in town.


    Nan Xing was having a meal with his friends then, so he asked Ning Ran to push the date to tomorrow.


    However, Ning Ran rejected him as Lu Jingyuan was leaving early the next day.


    She threatened Nan Xing through the phone, “You must show up. If you don''t, I''ll cut ties with you!”


    Nan Xing was exasperated by Ning Ran''s constant threats of cutting ties with him. Yet, he knew he


    couldn''t offend her, so Nan Xing quickly ended his meal and arranged a restaurant for her.


    Nan Xing had been waiting for a while when Ning Ran and Lu Jingyuan arrived at his chosen location.


    Unexpectedly, Ning Ran and Lu Jingyuan only wanted to drink red wine without eating, for the time was


    gettingte.


    From the moment Lu Jingyuan sat down, Nan Xing''s gaze had been fixated on her.


    He had been attracted to Lu Jingyuan''s beauty since they met in Livingsfill, so he didn''t attempt to hide


    his feelings, flirting with her constantly, even misleading Ning Ran into thinking Nan Chen was the one


    flirting with Lu Jingyuan.


    As the sun in the capital wasn''t as intense as in Livingsfill, Lu Jingyuan''s skin had turned fairer, making


    her prettier in Nan Xing''s eyes.


    Lu Jingyuan noticed Nan Xing''s focused gaze on her. Distaste appeared on her face, for she hated his


    frivolous behavior.


    On the other hand, Ning Ran kicked him under the table. “Your eyes are bulging out from their sockets!


    Is this your first time seeing a beautiful woman? Do you have any shame? You hail from an affluent


    family, for goodness'' sake!”


    Nan Xing moaned in pain. “Ning Ran, you brute! We''re in an upscale restaurant. How can you kick me


    here?”


    “I''ll show you what a brute is if you continue being rude to Jingyuan! Do you think I dare not throw the


    steak at you and give you a good facial session?” Ning Ran fumed.


    Nan Xing was shocked. “Why would you do this to me, Ning Ran? This is my treat for Jingyuan. Why


    do you want to abuse me? I didn''t do anything, okay? I was just staring at her. Everyone wants to stare


    at an attractive woman. If she doesn''t want people to look at her, she should just hide at home!”


    “Stop talking!” Ning Ran pointed her fork at Nan Xing, forcing him to shut up.


    Lu Jingyuan''s despise for Nan Xing grew. What a flippant, rude man. He is nothing like the mature and


    elegant Nan Chen, even though they look identical.


    The trio fell into silence.


    Ning Ran scolded, “Why aren''t you speaking? Are you unhappy? You''re the host. Your guest will be


    under immense pressure if you don''t initiate the conversation. Don''t you know that? You suck at being


    a host.”


    Nan Xing huffed. “You told me to shut up. I can''t seem to get things right. It''s wrong for me to both


    speak and not speak. So what should I do?”


    “You have to talk! After all, you''re no mute. Be careful with your words, though. Don''t simply spew


    nonsense. Say nice things, and don''t behave like a scoundrel,” Ning Ran replied, straight-faced.


    Nan Xing marveled at the injustice. I''m the young master of the Nan residence. There''s no way I''ll act


    like a scoundrel! Why is she looking down at me?


    He pondered for a second,ing to the conclusion thatpliments were necessary. Thus, Nan Xing


    raised his ss. “Let''s wee the beautiful, graceful, gentle, and virtuous Ms. Lu to Flower City. It''s a


    pleasure to meet you!”


    “That''s better.” Ning Ran raised her ss. “Wee to Flower City, Jingyuan.”


    “Thank you.” Lu Jingyuan''s expression returned to normal. “Thank you, Ran.”


    Nan Xing sighed. Hey, it''s me. I''m the host. Why did she only thank Ning Ran?


    He couldn''t risk offending Ning Ran, though, so he let things go. However, Nan Xing chose to show his


    adamant on his face.


    Ning Ran questioned, “What''s with that expression? Why are you being gloomy?”


    “I am not.” Nan Xing forced a smile.


    “ster that smile on your face. No gloominess is allowed!” Ning Ran warned.


    Why is she doing this to me? She can''t bully me this way! Nan Xing felt pitiful in himself.


    Ning Ran finally got to the main topic. “All right. It''s not a simple gathering today. This is actually a


    matchmaking session. Since you guys already knew each other, let''s get straight to the point. Tell me


    what impressions you have of each other. If this works out, I''ll be the matchmaker!”


    “Ning Ran, a matchmaking session is between two individuals, excluding the matchmaker. Can''t you


    leave us alone so we can talk?” Nan Xing asked warily.


    “That''s traditional matchmaking. This is a modern version, and I''ll have to be present. Why? Do you


    want to send me away so you can bully Jingyuan? Dream on!” Ning Ran seethed.


    Nan Xing smiled bitterly. “Hey, you never know who the bully is here. I''ve been ostracized and


    oppressed since I arrived. If I knew that was the case, I wouldn''t be here. It would be better to drink


    with my friends while having women in my embrace...”


    The trio fell into silence.


    Ning Ron scolded, “Why oren''t you speoking? Are you unhoppy? You''re the host. Your guest will be


    under immense pressure if you don''t initiote the conversotion. Don''t you know thot? You suck ot being


    o host.”


    Non Xing huffed. “You told me to shut up. I con''t seem to get things right. It''s wrong for me to both


    speok ond not speok. So whot should I do?”


    “You hove to tolk! After oll, you''re no mute. Be coreful with your words, though. Don''t simply spew


    nonsense. Soy nice things, ond don''t behove like o scoundrel,” Ning Ron replied, stroight-foced.


    Non Xing morveled ot the injustice. I''m the young moster of the Non residence. There''s no woy I''ll oct


    like o scoundrel! Why is she looking down ot me?


    He pondered for o second,ing to the conclusion thotpliments were necessory. Thus, Non Xing


    roised his gloss. “Let''s wee the beoutiful, groceful, gentle, ond virtuous Ms. Lu to Flower City. It''s o


    pleosure to meet you!”


    “Thot''s better.” Ning Ron roised her gloss. “Wee to Flower City, Jingyuon.”


    “Thonk you.” Lu Jingyuon''s expression returned to normol. “Thonk you, Ron.”


    Non Xing sighed. Hey, it''s me. I''m the host. Why did she only thonk Ning Ron?


    He couldn''t risk offending Ning Ron, though, so he let things go. However, Non Xing chose to show his


    odomont on his foce.


    Ning Ron questioned, “Whot''s with thot expression? Why ore you being gloomy?”


    “I om not.” Non Xing forced o smile.


    “Ploster thot smile on your foce. No gloominess is ollowed!” Ning Ron worned.


    Why is she doing this to me? She con''t bully me this woy! Non Xing felt pitiful in himself.


    Ning Ron finolly got to the moin topic. “All right. It''s not o simple gothering todoy. This is octuolly o


    motchmoking session. Since you guys olreody knew eoch other, let''s get stroight to the point. Tell me


    whot impressions you hove of eoch other. If this works out, I''ll be the motchmoker!”


    “Ning Ron, o motchmoking session is between two individuols, excluding the motchmoker. Con''t you


    leove us olone so we con tolk?” Non Xing osked worily.


    “Thot''s troditionol motchmoking. This is o modern version, ond I''ll hove to be present. Why? Do you


    wont to send me owoy so you con bully Jingyuon? Dreom on!” Ning Ron seethed.


    Non Xing smiled bitterly. “Hey, you never know who the bully is here. I''ve been ostrocized ond


    oppressed since I orrived. If I knew thot wos the cose, I wouldn''t be here. It would be better to drink


    with my friends while hoving women in my embroce...”


    He swallowed the rest of his words when he noticed he had overshared the information. But it was too


    late. Both Ning Ran and Lu Jingyuan had heard his statement.


    Lu Jingyuan was not frustrated, though. She knew Nan Xing was a yboy the moment he saw him, so


    his confession wasn''t out of ce.


    Moreover, Lu Jingyuan wasn''t in a rtionship with Nan Xing. Whatever he did was none of her


    business.


    Meanwhile, Ning Ran was worried that Nan Xing''s words would offend Lu Jingyuan. She tried to defuse


    the situation, asking, “Were you the one who invited those gorgeous women?”


    Nan Xing added instantly, “Of course not. It''s my friend''s idea. We aren''t those people who like to


    mingle around with thosedies. It makes us ufortable.”


    The man was telling the truth regarding this instance. Even though he was into this kind of thing, Nan


    Xing never visited the red-light district, carefully protecting his image as part of the Nan family.


    He didn''t find it necessary to head to those areas. If he wanted a beautiful woman''spany, many


    celebrities and models would be more than willing to be with him. Nan Xing didn''t have to resort to


    finding women in the red-light district and risked embarrassing himself.


    However, Lu Jingyuan''s distaste for Nan Xing grew when she noticed him trying to cover his own


    tracks.


    As a woman who grew up in the capital, she was surrounded by many wealthy youngsters, so Lu


    Jingyuan was aware of these people''s rotten and dissolute lives.


    To her, Nan Xing was no different from these men. They were ignorant and ipetent, only knowing


    how to enjoy life with their family''s influence backing them. Instead of being ashamed of their


    humiliating ways, they felt proud of their doings.


    “It''s okay. We can skip this topic,” Lu Jingyuan said with disdain.


    “What do you mean?” Ning Ran asked in confusion.


    “The matchmaking session. He doesn''t meet my standards. I wouldn''t say yes even if he were to be my


    fake boyfriend.”


    Nan Xing was appalled. D*mn! Is she shunning me? Oof. That hurts! What does she mean I''m not


    good enough to be her fake boyfriend?


    “Ms. Lu, which part of me isn''t up to your standards? Am I not good-looking enough? Do Ick


    charisma? Does my clothing style suck? Tell me, what other reasons caused you to look down on me?”


    Nan Xing was pissed off.


    Urgh! I hosted this dinner out of goodwill. Yet, she didn''t bother trying to hide her disdain for me. Why


    am I humiliating myself this way? I''ve been around Flower City for 20 years and more now, and no one


    had ever talked to me like this. This is uneptable!