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.

as he dashed into

followed him into

here before,”

it be a thief?” Ning Ran exclaimed

thief wouldn't use such an

saying that there's the scent of perfume in this house?” Ning Ran

think so,” Nan Chen replied

still capture the lingering scent of the perfume in the air despite

for quite a bit, for her scent

couldn't have picked up the

believe him if

looks like you're quite sensitive to a woman's scent, huh? As expected from a womanizer

so weird? What did she mean by saying I'm sensitive to a woman's scent? I'm sensitive to every scent, all

nonsense.”

here, and why

idea of the suspect. He just chose not to say it

police, then?” Ning Ran inquired

anything, and there's no proof that someone

sure that a woman came here before?” Ning Ran looked at

not sure. It's just a

doesn't count!” Ning Ran

right. It doesn't.” Nan Chen nodded in

me look around. It's been too long

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 you make me a cup of tea, since I'm technically

is staying here...” Ning Ran answered before she had a

she reckoned there must also

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

front of Nan Chen. “Although this isn't how black tea

nodded

him some tea, Ning

her old dolls, and the posters on her walls remained

curtains were new, but they had the same color

state, including every little detail. It was as if

Ran sat on the chair in front of the desk and felt like she had returned to the happiest moment in her teenage

spend countless nights doing homework on this desk while waiting for her mother

first when it was getting too late. However, her mother would tiptoe into her room to see

her to adjust the blanket, and other

for Ning Ran. She would also

duo would chat for a while. Ning Ran would tell her mother about what happened at school, and her mother

blissful time that Ning Ran took

Ran sat in the room alone for over ten minutes.

from all the crying, she wiped her tears and exited the room. Then, she entered her mother's

her mother had already

was in belonged to

Ning Ran had never actually observed the

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