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.”

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

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

Chen was explaining the situation to Erbao,

corporate world, but her mother used to operate

also majored in economics and knew some basic

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

were true, while

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,

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 lead to a

that this was an issue

wasn't work, but

was a “she,” so it

a colleague. If they were just colleagues, she wouldn't keep calling Nan Chen's

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

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

Chen took it seriously likely because

Ning Ran pondered over the

silent, Nan Chen didn't bother

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

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

continued their dinner. However, Erbao felt uneasy as

and being in a relaxed

learned a dance at school today. Let me show you!” Erbao exclaimed as she jumped

lighten the

go dancing until you've finished your meal,” Ning

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

she's not done eating

Erbao started dancing.

utensils down

a simple dance, but Erbao made

the dance came to an end, Nan Chen

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

the best dancer

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

just like

I'll order

large one!” Erbao returned to her

best to interact with her, she seemed uninterested.

study room and

would 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

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

he had

woke up early as

was already awake.

other in the living room, they

Soon,

house became lively once they woke

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

kids up after school.

Dabao and

and Ning

Chen only drove away after the teacher led the

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

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 only

when she 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

actually a simple condition. Ning Ran had to eat with Ruan

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

herself to say it out loud

up the topic, she wasn't sure

or not to tell him

took in her hesitance, and

matter how harshly Qiao Zhan had tried to intimidate Ruan Anxi, the latter had remained steadfast in

Ran met him, Ruan Anxi changed and released Ning