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.”

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

was 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

was explaining the situation to Erbao, but his explanation

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

Ran also majored in economics

companies had 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 taking advantage of the resulting dip in share prices

were true, while

need to either conduct their investigation or hire an external audit firm to review their

company 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 it

was fully aware that this was

wasn't work, but the friend

“she,” so it was clearly

just colleagues, she

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

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

work matter, but Nan Chen took it seriously likely because of

pondered over the matter, the more annoyed

was silent, Nan Chen didn't bother starting a

her he was in the middle of having dinner, so she felt embarrassed and stopped calling

gone to bed. Despite working till the wee hours

However, Erbao felt uneasy as the atmosphere

having a good time and being in a relaxed environment, so the absence of sound was

Let me show you!” Erbao exclaimed as she jumped off

the mood by suggesting dancing

until you've finished your meal,” Ning Ran

dance while you enjoy your meal. If I do a good job, then order a dessert

she's not done eating

Erbao started dancing.

placed his utensils down

a simple dance, but Erbao made

the dance came to an end, Nan

started learning today. I can do

Erbao is the best dancer at school!”

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

be an actress just like Mommy. I won't dance,”

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

I want a large one!” Erbao returned to her seat happily, as

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

Chen entered the study room and

in a foul mood

he wouldn't have trouble falling asleep even after taking caffeine at

bit, he had no choice but to come out to brew some

he had noticed Ning Ran's cold

as she had

already awake. He had just

bumping into each other in the living room, they didn't

breakfast. Soon, Dabao and Erbao woke

lively once they

day after tomorrow. Someone else would have to take responsibility for getting the children to

kids up after school.

Dabao and Erbao

Ning Ran sent

after the

to drive me there. I can take a taxi to Star Entertainment to meet up with Ou and the rest,” Ning

question for you. What did you promise Ruan

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

She assumed Nan Chen had no idea of the incident. However,

simple condition. Ning Ran had to eat

a big deal, but Ning Ran felt that it was strange for her

bring herself to say it out loud or tell Nan Chen

topic, she wasn't sure if he had discovered something or was merely making a simple

deliberated whether or not to tell

took in her hesitance, and his

latter had remained steadfast in

Ning Ran met him, Ruan Anxi changed and released