Upon seeing Ning Ran's tears, Nan Chen handed her a piece of tissue. “Why are you crying?”

Ning Ran didn't know how to explain why she was crying. She simply felt like doing so.

There were a lot of times when she didn't know why she cried, but she couldn't help it.

Perhaps it was because of the dreadful and cruel past she had experienced and endured, but she couldn't stop herself from weeping when she returned to the place she once called home.

Or maybe she felt lucky to have the opportunity of returning to the place where she grew up, and the tears that she was shedding were happy ones.

Regardless of the reason, Ning Ran truly had a strong urge to cry at that moment.

Nan Chen wiped her tears and said, “You'll ruin your make-up if you keep crying, so stop it.”

If he had kept comforting her, Ning Ran probably would have bawled her eyes out. However, his cold demand stopped her from crying immediately.

After Nan Chen handed Ning Ran the key, she opened the gate.

There was a garden behind the gate. The greenery in the garden was lush, and it didn't look run-down at all. It was obvious that someone had been there to tidy up and take care of the area before.

The most surprising part was that the floras were the same species planted in the garden back then.

Many years had passed, so it was impossible that those same plants survived until now. It was clear that someone replanted them.

Naturally, it couldn't be Ning Ziqiang who did it. He wasn't staying there because the house had been mortgaged by him a long time ago.

“These flowers...” Ning Ran turned around and glanced at Nan Chen with a curious look.

“I hired someone to plant them,” Nan Chen answered.

“But how did you know the same flowers were planted here? You even got all the species accurately!” Ning Ran couldn't believe her eyes.

“You posted some photos on your page. I showed the experts those photos, and they recognized the species easily. So, I just hired someone to plant them according to the original layout,” he explained.

It wasn't until then that Ning Ran recalled she had taken a picture of the garden before and posted it on social media. She still kept those pictures with her. But when did he look through my page and saw those old photos?

Nan Chen seemed to have noticed Ning Ran's doubts and stated, “I merely came across those images by chance.”

“Thank you. That's really thoughtful of you,” she whispered.

“I'm glad you like it,” Nan Chen replied indifferently.

When they entered the house, they were immediately greeted by a familiar scent.

The decorations in the house were almost identical to the times when Ning Ran's mother was still alive. Back then, after her mother was severely ill, the decorations changed.

The interior was also arranged according to Ning Ran's photo. It was restored to the same state it was during her happiest times.

Tears began flowing down Ning Ran's cheeks again.

darkened suddenly as

Ran followed him into the house. “What's

here before,” Nan

Could it be a thief?” Ning Ran exclaimed

thief wouldn't use such an

the scent of perfume in this house?” Ning Ran was even more

think so,” Nan Chen replied

still capture the lingering

for quite a bit, for

couldn't have picked up the scent, but Nan Chen

reckoned Ning Ran wouldn't believe him if he told her about it. After all, it sounded

quite sensitive to a woman's scent, huh? As expected from a womanizer like you. I'm impressed,” Ning Ran said

frowned at that. Why did that sound so weird? What did she mean by saying I'm sensitive to a woman's scent? I'm sensitive to every scent, all right? It's

nonsense.”

could it be? Who was here, and why

rough idea of

we call the police,

empty house, after all. Besides, we didn't lose anything, and there's no proof that someone entered before. It's difficult to file a

that a woman came here before?” Ning Ran

not

Ran sighed and

It doesn't.” Nan Chen

look around. It's been too long since I last visited this

Chen sat down and whipped his phone out to check his emails. Then, he raised his head and looked at Ning Ran. “Ms. Ning, shouldn't

there won't be any tea leaves here because no one is staying here...” Ning Ran answered before she had a sudden realization. Wait a minute. If Poker

was fresh, so she reckoned there

Ning Ran opened the fridge and saw a packet of black tea leaves in

Nan Chen. “Although

nodded in

serving him some tea, Ning Ran came

chair, her old dolls, and the posters on

were new, but they had the same color and

restore this entire home to its original state, including every little detail. It was as if it

sat on the chair in front of the desk and felt like she had returned to the happiest moment in her teenage years. Suddenly, the memories hit

spend countless nights doing homework on this desk while waiting

early. Sometimes, Ning Ran would sleep first when

Ran's mother would help her to adjust the blanket, and other times, she would caress Ning Ran's

for Ning Ran. She would also prepare a

duo would chat for a while. Ning Ran would tell her mother about

such a blissful time that Ning Ran took it for

Ning Ran sat in the room alone for over ten minutes. Nan Chen didn't

wiped her tears and exited the room. Then, she entered

the relationship between Ning Ziqiang and her mother had already been broken a long time

was in

but Ning Ran had never actually observed

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