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

his cut stick, he

and saw that it was indeed time for lunch. “As thanks for all that you’ve done

shone in his eyes. “Sure.

“McDonald’s.”

surprised look vanished and Nan Chen refused, “I’m

isn’t exactly cheap. Don’t forget I have a huge debt to pay off now. This is the best I can do,” Ning Ran said with a

doesn’t like to eat fast food,”

what Mr. Chen likes best other than you, Assistant Jiang. Maybe you should be the one to treat this meal? Since you know what Mr. Chen wants to eat, it would be easy for you to

Zhe had obviously not expected to receive such

idea,” Nan Chen

is a CEO while the other is a celebrity. I’m just a lowly

for talking too much. It’s settled.

“Wait, no! I- “

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

high-end restaurant Sir Chen will pick if I let him decide. Since there’s no way out of this, I better

a restaurant that specialized in Hunanese

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

restaurant had some mildly spicy dishes that were quite delicious, such as their specialty pickled pepper

pleasing the boss and Young Mistress

Jiang Zhe’s decision, especially the pickled

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

Chen, about Ning Ziqiang’s

about work,” Nan Chen

was astonished. This had never

could work no matter the time or place. He

wrong with the boss today? Is it because he wants to enjoy his time with Young Mistress and doesn’t want the mention of work to ruin the mood? If that’s the case, that means I’m being a third wheel right now! Should I walk away quietly and leave them alone? But I’m paying for this meal! It doesn’t make sense for me to leave without eating what

back to his

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