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.”

didn't you clock off earlier? Why are you still needed at work?” Erbao

an overseas 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

to Erbao, but

world, but

also majored in economics

often been known to spread false reports about Chinese companies that had gone into international markets. This malicious tactic involved the release of fabricated news stories, and then

reports were true, while some

demonstrate that the reports were false, the 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 made by the

sense of unease among investors that could result in them all following suit. This would be a disastrous outcome for

Ran was fully aware that this was an issue of

main point wasn't work, but

“she,” so it was clearly a

were just colleagues, she wouldn't keep calling

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

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

Nan Chen took it seriously

the matter, the

Ran was silent, Nan Chen didn't bother starting

he had told her he was in the middle of having dinner, so she

to bed. Despite working till the

However, Erbao felt uneasy as the atmosphere was

being in a relaxed environment, so the absence of sound was

dance at school today. Let me show you!” Erbao exclaimed as she jumped off her chair, ready

lighten the

your meal,”

delighted to watch me dance while you enjoy your meal. If I do a good job, then order

she's not done eating yet but

Erbao started dancing.

Chen placed his utensils down and watched

was a simple dance, but Erbao

end, Nan

it? I only started learning today. I can do better

Erbao is the best dancer at school!” Dabao

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

going to be an actress just like

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

large one!” Erbao returned to her seat happily,

weighing on Ning Ran's mind. Even though Erbao tried her best to interact with her, she seemed uninterested. They all went home after dinner ended

room and

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

and he wouldn't have trouble falling asleep even after

bit, he had no choice but to

he

Ning Ran woke up early as she had to participate in filming a

already awake. He had just returned from

the living room, they didn't say

Soon,

became lively once

she would have to remain at the studio until the day after tomorrow. Someone else would have to take

you kids up after school. I'll be busy,”

Dabao and

Nan Chen and Ning Ran sent

only drove away after the teacher led the

you're busy, you don't have to drive me there. I can take a taxi to Star Entertainment to

What did you promise Ruan Anxi?

know the answer for a long time but

Qiao Zhan wasn't around. She assumed Nan Chen had no idea of the incident. However, Nan Chen was

a simple condition. Ning Ran had

was strange for her to eat with someone of the

say it out loud

had brought up the topic, she wasn't sure if he

or not to tell

Chen took in her hesitance, and his suspicions

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

Ning Ran met him, Ruan Anxi changed