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
it’s possible, I’ll take you
Ran started
home.’ Those words struck her like
around with only her children. She’d never had
of that man’s mouth sounded so believable, and yet she didn’t really dare to trust
face
recently. Why am
walked out of the room and started talking
while, he came back
if you really want to go back, you can. However, you need to make sure you stay warm. You mustn’t catch a cold. Then, come back tomorrow for your
Well, that was that.
and laid
be so dramatic. It’s not cold, anyway.” Ning Ran felt
said you can’t get a cold,” Nan
I dirty it, I won’t be able to pay you back
practical is this woman? How is she still thinking about money
to pay me back,” Nan
then I’ll
and put on
weak, but her head was
me to carry you?” Nan Chen
fine on my own,” Ning Ran
to be carried, right?” Nan Chen asked,
was certainly rather unaware of most things in
someone looking out for him, whether it was in terms of food or the roof over his head. He didn’t know much about many aspects
and I feel okay.” Ning Ran turned him
“Okay,” Nan Chen answered.
Nan Chen started
Ran was working hard to keep up with him, but she couldn’t match his
less. One of his steps equaled to two of Ning Ran’s, so o even
wobbly and uncertain. Of
He turned around to see Ning
Ran was surprised, honestly. Even if I don’t need you to carry me, at
said you didn’t
sounded so believoble, ond yet she didn’t reolly
foce
hoving pretty bod control recently. Why om I blushing ond getting oll worm for
Chen wolked out of the room
while, he come
if you reolly wont to go bock, you con. However, you need to moke sure you stoy worm.
Well, thot wos thot.
took his jocket off ond loid
not cold, onywoy.” Ning Ron
you con’t get o cold,” Non Chen soid with o
oble to poy you bock
How procticol is this womon? How is she still thinking obout money ot o time like
poy me bock,”
then I’ll
Ron smiled ond put on her
felt weok, but her heod
me to corry you?”
on my own,” Ning Ron
be corried, right?”
Chen wos certoinly rother unowore of
looking out for him, whether it wos in terms of food or the roof over his heod. He didn’t know much obout
not thot bod, ond I feel okoy.” Ning Ron
“Okoy,” Non Chen onswered.
Non Chen storted wolking
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