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

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

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

know much about the corporate world, but her mother used to

in economics and knew some basic

markets. This malicious tactic involved the release of fabricated news

true,

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

be the ones to initiate action, resulting in a sense of unease among investors that could

fully aware that this was an

point wasn't work, but the friend

was a “she,” so

they were just colleagues, she wouldn't keep

would usually handle such matters. He didn't have to go

Chen had to handle minor details such as coordinating with the audit firm, he would be overwhelmed by the

took

over the matter,

Nan Chen didn't bother starting a

her he was in the middle of having dinner, so

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

their dinner. However, Erbao felt uneasy

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

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

trying to lighten the mood by

finished your meal,”

give you and Daddy a performance. I'm sure you'll be delighted to watch me dance

she's not done eating yet but

Erbao started dancing.

Chen placed his utensils

simple dance, but Erbao made it

dance came to an end, Nan

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

the best dancer

like my daughter has a talent for dancing. Should I get you a professional dance teacher to

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

I'll order

Daddy. I want a large one!” Erbao returned

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

study room

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

and he wouldn't have trouble falling asleep even after

working for a bit, he had no choice but to come out

thoroughly dissatisfied, as he had

woke up early as she had to participate in filming a

already awake. He

in the living room, they didn't say a

Soon, Dabao and Erbao

house became lively once

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

Qiao will pick you kids up after school.

Dabao and Erbao

Nan Chen and Ning Ran

only drove away after the teacher led

me there. I can take a taxi to Star

What did you promise Ruan Anxi? Why did he agree to

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

talked to Ruan Anxi, Qiao Zhan wasn't around. She assumed Nan Chen had no idea of the incident.

simple condition. Ning Ran had to eat

for her to eat with someone of the opposite sex

to say it out loud or tell Nan Chen

that Nan Chen had brought up the topic, she wasn't sure if he had discovered something or was merely making a simple

whether or not

in her hesitance, and his suspicions

the latter had remained steadfast in his resolve to only

him, Ruan Anxi changed and released