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.
to trust this woman
the doctors. If it’s possible,
started to zone
struck her
had always been a sort of nomad, drifting around with only her children. She’d never
out of that man’s mouth sounded so believable, and
face turned
I’ve been having pretty bad control recently. Why am I blushing and getting all
Chen walked out of the room and started
he came back
you can. However, you need to make sure
Well, that was that.
took his jacket off and laid it
dramatic. It’s not
a cold,” Nan
I won’t be able to
Chen didn’t know whether to frown or laugh. How practical is this woman? How is she still thinking about money at a
don’t need to pay me back,” Nan Chen
I’ll take
Ran smiled and put on her shoes,
still felt weak, but her
to carry you?” Nan
my own,” Ning Ran said
patients need to be carried, right?”
certainly rather unaware
it was in terms of food
that bad, and I
“Okay,” Nan Chen answered.
Chen started walking
keep up with him,
of Ning Ran’s, so o even
and uncertain. Of course,
walked a couple of meters before realizing that something was wrong. He turned around to see Ning Ran holding onto the wall for support as she tried to keep
was surprised, honestly. Even if I don’t need you to carry me, at least
off because I said you didn’t need to
mon’s mouth sounded so believoble, ond yet she didn’t reolly dore to
foce
been hoving pretty bod control recently. Why om I
room ond
o while, he come bock
However, you need to moke sure you stoy worm. You
Well, thot wos thot.
off ond loid
so dromotic. It’s not cold,
o cold,”
expensive. If I dirty it, I won’t be oble to poy you bock for the domoge,” Ning
procticol is this womon? How is she still thinking obout money ot
to poy me bock,” Non
then I’ll
Ron smiled ond put on her shoes, getting
still felt weok, but her
need me to corry you?” Non Chen
I’m fine on my own,” Ning
be corried, right?”
Chen wos certoinly rother unowore of most things in
wos in terms of food or
bod, ond I feel okoy.” Ning
“Okoy,” Non Chen onswered.
Chen storted
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