Celebrity Girl Is My Wife

Ning Ran tried her best to keep a composed exterior, pretending to be deaf. Nevertheless, she was actually seething inside.

After the call ended, Nan Chen returned to his tasks at hand. He stayed focused and worked diligently until he could finish his tasks and clock out for the day.

He had reserved a table for them at a Ferropenian restaurant.

Ning Ran preferred hotpot, but since Nan Chen had already made the reservation for their dinner, she chose not to say anything and decided to go along with his decision.

Nan Chen had previously suggested that they should take the children to higher-class restaurants more frequently to help widen their worldviews and develop their characters.

Being a part of the Nan family meant that the children could no longer simply frequent kids' cafes and hotpot restaurants.

Nan Chen thought that Ning Ran should go to hotpot restaurants on her own if she had a craving for it. There was no need for her to expose the kids to rowdy environments.

He preferred if Erbao could broaden her horizons. Money should never be a constraint when it comes to educating a girl. He was determined to ensure she did not remain unrefined and uncultured.

Nan Chen ordered four set meals, two for the children and two for the adults. He also ordered a bottle of wine to accompany the meal.

Their dishes were being served when Nan Chen's phone rang.

He retrieved it and walked aside to answer the call.

Ning Ran paid attention to his conversation and seemed to hear the name “Zhiyi” again.

However, she remained calm. Zhiyi is something else, huh? She must have a special connection with Nan Chen to be able to call his private number, one that is typically only used by family members.

Nan Chen soon returned to his seat and placed his phone aside. He then left to wash his hands and sat down. Right when he was about to enjoy his meal, his phone rang again.

It was Zhiyi again.

Nan Chen grabbed his phone and went aside to answer the call.

After the call ended, he went to wash his hands again. He had already begun to cut into his steak when his phone suddenly rang again.

Ning Ran could no longer contain her thoughts and spoke out. “Perhaps you should take care of your business first before eating. It's going to get cold.”

Nan Chen's hand froze midair before he could reach for his phone. An awkward expression crossed his face.

Both Dabao and Erbao stopped eating, their gazes darting between Ning Ran and Nan Chen.

“It's about work,” Nan Chen said sheepishly.

“I know it's work. That was why I said you should take care of your business.” Ning Ran softened her voice as it occurred to her that she had spoken impulsively.

“Forget it. I'm not taking any more calls. Let's eat!”

To Ning Ran's surprise, Nan Chen didn't lose his temper. He was playing along with her as the kids were present.

“Mommy, don't be mad,” Erbao said timidly.

The children were fearful at the prospect of their parents getting into a fight, as they would feel completely powerless in the situation.

“I'm not mad. I just feel guilty that Daddy has to take out time to have dinner with us despite his hectic schedule,” Ning Ran explained.

Her words were obviously a lie. Nan Chen frowned but didn't say anything.

Erbao was oblivious, but Dabao could sense that his mother was unhappy.

He knew it was related to the calls his father had answered.

After Nan Chen took a few bites, his phone rang again.

This time, he hesitated visibly.

“You should answer it since it's about work. I'm fine with it,” Ning Ran said.

She wasn't saying that to spite him. Instead, she regretted her impulsive words from earlier and wanted him to answer the call.

“Okay. Let me take this.”

Nan Chen took his phone and walked away. The call lasted for around ten minutes.

After the call ended, he slowly turned around and shot his family an apologetic look. “It was something related to work, I swear.”

are you still needed at work?” Erbao asked after placing her fork

false information in an attempt to damage our reputation. To combat this and to restore our investors' faith in our company, we decided to invite a third-party audit firm to investigate our finances and other relevant aspects of our business. The person in charge of this project is an old friend of mine, and I knew she had put in a lot of hard work by staying up till the early hours every day. I feel obliged to answer her calls, as

Nan Chen was explaining the situation to Erbao, but his explanation was

the corporate world, but her mother

also majored in economics and knew

had gone into international markets. This malicious tactic

true, while some

external audit firm to review their company. Using the results of this audit, they would be able to refute

in question did not take any proactive measures, short-selling firms would likely be the ones to initiate action, resulting in a sense of unease among investors that could result in them all following suit. This would be a disastrous outcome for the firm, as

fully aware that this was an issue

point wasn't work, but the

“she,” so it was clearly a

they were just colleagues, she

Chen's subordinates would usually handle such matters. He didn't have to

coordinating with the audit firm, he would be overwhelmed by the amount of

Chen took it seriously likely because

Ran pondered over the matter,

Ran was silent, Nan Chen didn't bother starting

from further phone calls from Zhiyi. Perhaps he had told her he was in the middle

she had gone to bed. Despite working till the wee hours of the morning, she still needed

However, Erbao felt uneasy as the atmosphere

loved having a good time and being in a relaxed

Erbao exclaimed

lighten the mood by suggesting dancing

can't go dancing until you've finished your meal,” Ning Ran answered with

me dance while you enjoy your meal. If I do a good job, then order a dessert for me,” Erbao said as she

not done eating yet but

Erbao started dancing.

utensils

was a simple dance, but Erbao

came to an end, Nan Chen

only started learning today. I can do better after

best

for dancing. Should I get you a professional dance teacher

I'm going to be an actress just like Mommy. I won't dance,” Erbao rejected that offer

whatever you want. I'll order a dessert for you,” Nan Chen

one!” Erbao returned

Ran's mind. Even though Erbao tried her best to interact with her, she seemed uninterested. They all

room and continued

Ran would brew some coffee for him, but as she was in a foul mood that day, she didn't even bother

coffee to work, and he wouldn't have

he had no choice but

was thoroughly dissatisfied, as he had noticed Ning Ran's

morning, Ning Ran woke up early as she had to

was already awake. He

in the living room, they

preparing breakfast. Soon, Dabao and Erbao

lively once

until the day

pick you kids up after school. I'll

and

Nan Chen and Ning Ran sent the kids

after

me there. I can take a taxi to

promise Ruan Anxi? Why did he agree to

been dying to know the answer for a long time but only came around

assumed Nan Chen had no idea of the incident. However, Nan Chen was smart enough to guess that they had come to an

a simple condition. Ning Ran had to eat with

it was strange for her to eat with someone of the opposite sex

to say it out loud

wasn't sure if he had discovered something

deliberated whether or not to

in her hesitance, and

steadfast in his resolve to only communicate with Ning Ran. He had adamantly refused to speak

him, Ruan Anxi changed and released