Over at Mountview Inn in Livingsfill, Erbao followed Nan Chen around from the moment she woke up.

No matter where he went, she would trail behind him like a little shadow.

The little girl was worried her father would go back and wanted to keep an eye on him.

In truth, Nan Chen had planned to fly back to Flower City that afternoon. Although he could not bear seeing Erbao like that, he also had an important event he needed to attend personally. Hence, he felt caught between a rock and a hard place.

Even after having lunch and the time came for Erbao to have her afternoon nap, she refused to sleep.

She sat there stubbornly, so drowsy that her gaze was unfocused. Although she nearly dozed off several times on the couch, she forced herself to get up each time.

Seeing that, Ning Ran felt her heart ache.

“Go to sleep. Daddy won't leave while you're asleep, so you don't have to worry. I promise he'll still be here when you wake up,” she coaxed gently.

Erbao shook her head as she tried hard to open her eyes wide. “I'm not sleepy, Mommy. Not even a little bit!”

As a matter of fact, Nan Chen was preparing to wait until Erbao fell asleep before departing.

The situation in Flower City had been rather complicated recently, and there were many things he had to handle. Hence, he did not have the energy to spend time with the children every day.

On top of that, filming for Ning Ran's movie had yet to wrap up, which meant he could only wait until filming ended before bringing them back home.

If the children return with me while Ning Ran remains in Livingsfill, our security team would have to split into a few smaller groups to protect the twins and Ning Ran. Doing so would only make Qiao Zhan's subordinates more on edge and exhausted. Besides, Ning Ran will miss the kids if they're not with her. She'd be in no mood to film, and Dabao and Erbao would be miserable. Clearly, that wouldn't be a good arrangement either.

Although the children had a sense of dependency on Nan Chen, it was nowhere near how much they depended on Ning Ran. After all, she had been the one by their side as they grew up.

Nan Chen was also incredibly busy and often worked until late at night. Even if the twins were at Flower City, he would have no time to spend with them.

Thus, after weighing the pros and cons, it made more sense to leave the little ones with Ning Ran in Livingsfill.

However, Nan Chen began to waver as he gazed at the scene before him.

nap. If I leave while she's asleep, she'll be so disappointed when she wakes up. Lying to a child is the dumbest thing one can do. A parent who lies will lose their authority and their child's trust, and it'd be even more impossible to ask that child to be

promise I'll be here when you

and walked toward the

don't want to nap. I'm not sleepy!

going to be disobedient? Have I ever lied to you?” Nan Chen asked, putting on a

wore a poker face and already looked very stern, to begin with. However, now that

was so frightened that she dared not

I ever

tearful voice but did not dare to burst into

over. “What do you think you're doing

scare her!”

an argument, Erbao quickly explained, “Daddy

grabbed the girl and held her close. “There's nothing to fear.

that. I really wasn't scaring her,” Nan Chen

hear what you wanted to

in the past, nor will I lie to you in the future. If I tell you I'll be here when you wake up, you can be sure of it. Go to sleep now. I'll watch over you, and when you wake up, you'll still see

her mother, and the latter

pinky promise. If you sneak off, you're a dishonest scallywag,”

Nan Chen stuck out his

and continued, “All right. Come on,

out, she dozed off just as he was about to lay her on

look in his eyes, Nan Chen lowered his head and kissed his

out of the room, gently closing the

a car. “Sir Chen, you'll need to leave now. Otherwise, you'll

to wait for my daughter to wake up. I gave her my word that she'll

after three o'clock in the afternoon at the earliest. By then, the

care,” Nan Chen responded while waving his

dumbfounded. What does that mean?

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