Nan Chen went back to his seat after hanging up.
Then, he stayed silent.
Ning Ran was about to go insane.
He wasn’t leaving, nor was he saying anything. How much longer would this silence go on?
She didn’t know if she could hold back much longer.
“You can really just go. I only have a fever right now, and it’s not even that bad,” Ning Ran said.
Nan Chen still kept quiet and let the silence play on.
At that moment, Ning Ran’s phone rang. The call was from Erbao.
Ning Ran was a little frazzled as she didn’t know what to tell the child.
She didn’t want them to worry, but she couldn’t keep hiding things from them and lying about it, either. She felt super guilty, especially because of how they were both such reasonable kids.
“Pick up the call,” Nan Chen reminded Ning Ran.
Ning Ran finally woke up from her daze. “Honey?”
“Mommy, where are you?” Erbao asked.
“I’m working,” Ning Ran replied.
“What time will you come home?” Erbao asked.
“In a little while, sweetie.”
Ning Ran was taken aback when she said that.
That was an awfully casual lie she had just made up. She was still in the hospital! She didn’t even know when she was going to come home. How had she lied to them so easily?
She was facing this problem quite often recently. She wouldn’t think before speaking, then she would come to regret it.
Was she slowly becoming less intelligent, or had she just never been that smart?
Nan Chen frowned.
How could this woman lie to everyone, including her own children, so brazenly?
Erbao was overjoyed to hear that her Mommy was coming home.
“Okay. Mommy, remember to bring some good food for me! I’m hungry.”
“Yep, of course, sweetheart,” Ning Ran replied.
After she hung up, Ning Ran looked at Nan Chen helplessly.
“Are you always this dishonest?” Nan Chen asked coldly.
“I wasn’t being dishonest,” Ning Ran protested, feeling wronged.
“What do we do now? You just lied to the kid!”
“I didn’t lie to her! I really do want to see her. I miss them; I miss them a lot,” Ning Ran said.
“Why?” Nan Chen didn’t really understand.
“I don’t know! Whenever I get nauseous or feel like blacking out, I’ll start missing my kids, a lot. I just want to see them again.” Ning Ran was getting pretty worked up.
Nan Chen thought about it. Maybe people really did miss the ones that they loved the most whenever they were the weakest.
chose to trust this woman one
it’s
started
bring you home.’ Those words struck her like
with only her children. She’d never had anyone who wanted her
of that man’s mouth sounded so believable, and yet she didn’t really
her face turned
pretty bad control recently. Why am I
the room and started talking
came back
medication for today, so if you really want to go back, you can. However, you need to make sure you stay
Well, that was that.
jacket off and
It’s not cold, anyway.” Ning Ran
get a cold,” Nan Chen said with a chilly
jacket is expensive. If I dirty it, I won’t be able to pay you back for
laugh. How practical is this woman? How is
don’t need to pay me
then I’ll take
Ran smiled and put on her shoes, getting ready to
weak, but her
you need me to carry
there’s no need. I’m fine on my own,” Ning
to be carried, right?” Nan
Chen was certainly rather unaware
had someone looking out for him, whether it was in terms of food or the roof over his head.
fine. It’s not that bad, and I feel
“Okay,” Nan Chen answered.
Nan Chen
keep up with him, but
much taller, with longer legs, no less. One of his steps equaled to two of Ning Ran’s, so o
and her steps were wobbly and uncertain. Of course, she
a couple of meters before realizing that something was wrong. He turned around to see Ning Ran holding onto the wall for support
Even if I don’t need you to
I said you didn’t
out of thot mon’s mouth sounded so
foce
been hoving pretty bod control recently. Why om I blushing ond getting
room ond storted tolking to the
come bock
so if you reolly wont to go bock, you con. However, you
Well, thot wos thot.
his jocket off ond loid it
dromotic. It’s not cold,
cold,” Non Chen soid with
I dirty it, I won’t be oble to poy you bock for the domoge,” Ning Ron soid
know whether to frown or lough. How procticol is this womon? How is she still thinking obout
need to poy me
I’ll toke
on
weok, but her
to corry you?” Non
need. I’m fine on my own,” Ning Ron soid os she woved
be corried, right?” Non Chen
certoinly rother unowore of most things
him, whether it wos in terms of food or the roof over his heod. He didn’t know much obout mony ospects
I feel okoy.” Ning Ron turned him
“Okoy,” Non Chen onswered.
thot, Non Chen storted wolking
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