After Ning Ziqiang departed the snooker bar in high spirits, Ning Ran walked behind the partition.

Nan Chen was bent over at the waist as he lined up his shot.

Admiring the curves of his bottom, she was tempted to say, “Nice ass.” Thankfully, she caught herself in time and mentally berated herself for being so uncouth.

“Why did you take over that mess of a company?” she asked instead.

“Because of you.”

His reply was simple and straight to the point. There was no room for misunderstanding his meaning.

Taken aback, she had to admit that sounded rather reasonable. Yet she could not help feeling like there was something wrong.

“You’re a brilliant businessman. Why would you do something that doesn’t profit you? You’re not trying to add this onto my debt, are you?”

“Thanks for the compliment.” He hit another ball and it flew into the pocket.

“When did I compliment you?” she questioned, flabbergasted.

“You said I was a brilliant businessman.”

“Err, okay... I guess that counts as praise?”

“It does.”

“Then could you tell me why you did it?”

“Because of you,” he repeated.

Ning Ran was beginning to get exasperated. Can’t he just talk like a normal person?

“But you’ve always made sure to keep your private matters separate from your official business. So why...”

no ‘why’ to

stick, he suggested,

for lunch. “As thanks for all that you’ve done for me,

his eyes. “Sure. What are

“McDonald’s.”

surprised look vanished and Nan Chen refused, “I’m not

pay off now. This is the best I can

to eat fast food,” Jiang Zhe piped up from

else in the world who knows what Mr. Chen likes best other than you, Assistant Jiang. Maybe

receive such a snarky reply from his helpful

idea,” Nan Chen

of you is a CEO while the other is a celebrity. I’m

interrupted the other man, “That’s what you get for talking too much. It’s settled. You’re

“Wait, no! I- “

going to book the restaurant or shall I?” Nan Chen

Sir Chen will pick if I let him decide. Since there’s no way out of this, I better choose the restaurant so I

end, he selected a

this was because Nan Chen had been training himself to eat spicy

particular restaurant had some mildly spicy dishes that were quite delicious, such

skill to save money while pleasing the boss and Young Mistress at the

clearly satisfied with Jiang Zhe’s decision, especially the pickled pepper fish

liked it personally but because he discovered that Ning Ran loved it. She could not seem

about Ning

talk about work,” Nan Chen stopped his assistant from

astonished. This had never

the time or place. He had never refused to talk about work during his

of work to ruin the mood? If that’s the case, that means I’m being a third wheel

back to his company

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