Ning Ran didn't utter a single word on the way back.

When she arrived at Mountview Inn, she went straight for a bath before changing her clothes.

Nan Chen played with the children for a while before pulling out his laptop to handle his emails.

Ning Ran wasn't feeling particularly great, so she entered the bedroom after she was done cleaning herself.

Soon after she lay on the bed, Nan Chen arrived in his pajamas.

He didn't need to use a crutch inside the building because the walls were his support.

Just as he was about to lie down, Ning Ran stopped him. “There's another bedroom next to this one. You should sleep there.”

“The children are watching. Besides, I came all the way here to stay with you. How can you ask me to sleep in another bed?” Nan Chen retorted.

I hate it when he uses the children as an excuse. Furrowing her eyebrows, she suggested, “You can sleep on the couch.”

“My leg's impaired. What if I fall from the couch and hurt it again?”

“Fine, then I'll just sleep on the couch. Are you happy with that?”

“Sounds good to me.”

Nan Chen's blunt answer ticked off Ning Ran. “That's not right. This is my bedroom. What right do you have to make me sleep on the couch?”

“I didn't make you do that. You were the one who said you wanted to. There's nothing I can do about it.”

She was so infuriated that she couldn't squeeze a word out of her mouth. Then she left the bed and leaped onto the couch.

However, she swiftly realized there wasn't a blanket on the couch, so she turned back to the bed, ready to grab the one on that furniture.

Unfortunately, Nan Chen was already lying on the bed with the blanket pinned underneath him. She couldn't pull it out.

“This is my blanket! Go find your own!” Ning Ran barked.

“I'm using this one. Why is it suddenly yours?”

Regardless of how hard she pulled, she couldn't remove the blanket from his grip.

It blew her top off. Fine! I don't want it anymore! It's not like I'll freeze to death!

Thus, she returned to the couch and lay there.

Seconds later, Nan Chen left the bed and approached the couch.

Ning Ran's eyes remained shut as she was too annoyed to speak to him further.

“Go back to the bed and sleep there. If you don't, I'll have to carry you there while my leg's still limping. Should I do that, my injury will undoubtedly worsen. Are you really willing to see that? It'll mean my recovery so far will be for naught,” Nan Chen uttered.

Is he trying to put on a pitiful act, or is he threatening me? Maybe both? She wondered.

that she remained quiet, he bent down, as he said

Ran to leave the couch

Chen then followed her and lay down next to her. “What's

now, can't you see?”

Then why don't I feel like you're

it doesn't mean I'm not

are happy, then.

as she tossed and

remained unmoved, as though he really was on the verge of

as she stretched her leg

“Ouch!” he yelled.

hit his injured leg? Wait, isn't his left leg the one injured and not the right? Did my kick to his right leg somehow cause his left to feel pain? Not to mention it was just a gentle kick. Is it really

the next second, her head was suddenly pressed down, which was followed by a

making

oxygen, pain began

the kiss was over, Ning Ran took in multiple deep breaths. I was tricked again! ”What

to ask that question until now?” Nan

that much. I was just casually asking

care about it, it'll be pointless for me to tell you, so

“No, you have to!”

care about it, so why are you acting as if you do?

care about it very much, but it's still

how is it

to me! Just let me know what she talked

friend spoke about with me? It was a private conversation, meaning she didn't want you to know what she said. In that case, you're better off not knowing.

an answer. “Are you

“No.”

know about. My children are geniuses. Their

I didn't do anything inappropriate with her,

crazy. If you don't tell me what you talked about with her, how would I know if you did or

loose screw in your head? It's nothing notable at

just tell me about it already. Why

deal with! Although, it's my fault for spoiling her rotten! In the end, he relented. “She merely wondered if I had met her

thought she met you before? Does this mean she

wouldn't have asked that question,”

never met her before? Or are you just pretending you

“I'm not sure.”

you mean by

I don't remember. Or maybe I genuinely have never come across her before. Thus, I have no impression of her. Both

answer seemed reasonable and truthful, Ning Ran,

because she hoped she would obtain a concrete answer that would lay her preexisting unease to

dubious answer only made it

had met before. Otherwise, Lu Jingyuan wouldn't have conversed with you in private.

“Maybe,” Nan Chen replied.

Ning Ran's voice. “Get out! I don't want you to stay in the same room as

we just having a normal chat? Why are you suddenly so angry?” Her abrupt reaction

but it was undeniable that she didn't want to look at him anymore for the

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