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.”

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

call. Our company has recently been listed overseas and has become the target of short-selling companies that released 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

the situation to Erbao, but his explanation was actually meant for

much about the corporate world, but her mother used to operate a

majored in economics and

about Chinese companies that had gone into international markets. This malicious tactic involved the release of fabricated news stories, and then taking advantage of the

reports were true,

victim would need to either conduct their investigation or hire an external audit firm to review their company. Using the results of this audit, they would be able to refute the claims

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 it could

aware that this was an issue

her main point wasn't work, but the

a “she,” so it was clearly

If they were just colleagues, she

subordinates would usually handle such matters. He

handle minor details such as coordinating with the audit firm, he would be overwhelmed

matter, but Nan Chen took it seriously likely

over the matter, the more

Ning Ran was silent, Nan Chen didn't bother starting a

from further phone calls from Zhiyi. Perhaps he had told her he was in the middle of having dinner, so she felt embarrassed and

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

felt uneasy as

relaxed environment,

Let me show you!” Erbao exclaimed as she jumped off her chair, ready to showcase her dancing

was trying to lighten the mood by

go dancing until you've finished your

sure you'll be delighted to watch me dance while you enjoy your meal. If I do a good job, then order a dessert for me,”

eating yet but

Erbao started dancing.

his utensils down and

a simple dance, but Erbao

dance came to an end, Nan Chen clapped his hands.

it? I only started learning today. I can do better after practicing more!” Erbao

Erbao is the best

talent for dancing. Should I get you a professional dance teacher to teach you

like Mommy. I won't

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

large one!” Erbao returned to

to interact with her, she seemed uninterested. They all went home after dinner ended on a

room and continued clearing

as she was in a foul mood that day, she didn't even bother making him

and he wouldn't have trouble falling asleep even after

had no choice but

thoroughly dissatisfied, as he had noticed Ning

Ning Ran woke up early as she had

her surprise, Nan Chen was already awake.

bumping into each other in the living

preparing breakfast. Soon, Dabao

lively

breakfast, Ning Ran mentioned that she would have to remain at the studio until the day after tomorrow. Someone else would have to take responsibility for getting the children to and from

kids up after school.

Dabao and Erbao

and Ning Ran sent the

Chen only drove away after

can take a taxi to Star Entertainment to meet up with Ou and the rest,”

a question for you. What did you promise Ruan Anxi? Why did he agree to

had been dying to know the answer for a long time but

talked to Ruan Anxi, Qiao Zhan wasn't around. She assumed Nan Chen had no idea of the incident. However, Nan Chen was smart enough to guess that they had come

simple condition. Ning Ran had to eat with Ruan Anxi twice a

deal, but Ning Ran felt that it was strange for her to eat with someone of the opposite sex periodically. It felt

Ran couldn't bring herself to say it out loud or tell Nan Chen about

sure if he

not to

in her hesitance, and his

had tried to intimidate Ruan Anxi, the latter had remained steadfast in his resolve to only

met him, Ruan Anxi changed and released Ning