Nan Chen’s favorite team made a goal, and he was so excited that he leaped out of his seat.

For some reason, he was in a very excited state tonight. Some part in him wondered if it had anything to do with the fact that woman had returned.

Just then, Ning Ran came running out of the kitchen. Seeing the exhilarated look on his face, she felt a little shocked.

Nan Chen was very rarely so excited. Ning Ran stood behind him and stared at the screen to watch the replay of the goal, wondering what had made him so happy.

Afterward, she turned to stare at him.

Nan Chen asked, “Why are you looking at me like that?”

“I came out to ask you something, but I forgot what my question was,” Ning Ran said helplessly.

“What are you going to do about it?”

“I’ll try and recall... Hmm, what was it?”

“Oh, don’t bother. You’re an idiot, so you probably won’t be able to recall it. Just go and make the noodles.” Nan Chen said condescendingly.

A look of realization dawned on Ning Ran’s face. She let out a loud yelp and said, “I remember it now! I wanted to ask you whether you prefer your noodles with fried eggs and tomatoes or green vegetables.”

Nan Chen had thought she wanted to ask something important, but her question turned out to be something as inconsequential as this.

“Both are fine! Can you hurry up? It’s practically time for breakfast by now.”

Ning Ran turned to look at the clock on the wall. It was already one o ‘clock in the morning. He’s right. It’s almost time for breakfast.

“Forget it. Let’s not have noodles then. I’ll just get apples for the both of us.”

Ning Ran ran back into the kitchen and turned off the stove. She grabbed two apples from the fridge and walked out to the living room, munching on one of them.

She passed one to Nan Chen. However, he looked down at his hands—he wasn’t going to eat without washing his hands first.

Ning Ran ran back into the kitchen and grabbed a wet towel for Nan Chen to wipe his hands with.

Nan Chen’s eyes were fixed on the television screen. He stretched his hands out towards her, indicating that Ning Ran should wipe his hands for him.

Ning Ran had no choice. She agreed and started wiping his hands for him.

After a few wipes, Ning Ran felt that his hands were clean enough. However, Nan Chen ordered her to continue.

“I think that’s enough. Do you want me to wipe your hands until your skin starts peeling off?” Ning Ran asked.

“You have to get it clean, at least.”

continued wiping his hands, running the towel repeatedly over his long

that’s enough.” Ning Ran had finally run out

force her to continue. His eyes continued to fixate on the

clean enough now! You can

I don’t feel like

himself. “I’m going to sleep after

weren’t planning to eat, why did you get me to wipe your hands for you? Are you trying to waste

does cleaning my hands and eating have anything to with

a shameless man, you know that?

into the apply viciously, trying to

they bully you a lot

very well and ensured that all my needs were met. I didn’t suffer much,” Ning Ran

“Okay.”

a policewoman who kept asking me to tell the police that you were the one who

always wore a mask, so I don’t think she was an actual policewoman. I don’t know who she was, but she

Nan Chen continued

shocked

I be shocked?” he

me you already knew

didn’t. I just heard

then, why aren’t

fry. If their main target were you, they wouldn’t have needed to put in so much effort to frame you. Hence, I deduced that their target was

Ran feel a little indignant, but there was truth to his words. After all, she was indeed just a

there’s something I

“Think harder, then.”

hard, and I still don’t understand anything! That’s

“What is it?”

you to court, they would’ve needed concrete evidence. Thus, they wouldn’t have been able to convict you even if I turned you in. Why, then, were they

with your language here,” Nan Chen said. “This matter really has nothing to do with me.

I meant is,

They wanted to frame me, not turn me in to the

what I mean! What I don’t understand is this—they couldn’t have incriminated you based on my word alone. Why did they keep forcing me to do that, then?”

“What do you think?’

told you, I don’t understand any of it. That’s why I’m asking you about it

Chen

caught a whiff of her perfume. Nan Chen loved the smell, but he wasn’t

Say something, will you?” Ning

might have

“What do you mean?”

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