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.”

still needed at work?” Erbao asked after placing her

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 up till the early

seemed that Nan Chen was explaining the situation to Erbao, but his explanation was

the corporate world,

also majored in economics and knew some basic

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 by short-selling

true, while some were

investigation or hire an external audit firm to review their company. Using the results of this audit, they

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

that this

her main point wasn't work, but the friend

was a “she,” so it was

lady wasn't just a colleague. If they were just colleagues, she wouldn't

matters. He didn't

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

but Nan Chen took it seriously likely because of the

the matter, the

was silent, Nan Chen didn't bother starting a

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

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

However, Erbao felt uneasy as

loved having a good time and being in a relaxed

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

lighten the mood by suggesting

finished your meal,” Ning Ran answered

dance while you enjoy

not done eating yet but wants some

Erbao started dancing.

utensils down and watched

dance,

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

learning today. I can

is the best dancer at school!”

looks like my daughter 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,” Erbao

order

Erbao returned to her seat happily, as her plan had

mind. Even though Erbao tried her best to interact with her, she seemed uninterested. They all

the study room and

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

and he wouldn't have trouble falling

choice but to come

as he had noticed

Ning Ran woke up early as she had to participate in

already awake.

in the living

preparing breakfast. Soon, Dabao and Erbao

lively once they woke

the studio until the day

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

Dabao and

and Ning Ran

Chen only drove away after the teacher led the kids

don't have to drive me there. I can take a taxi to

for you. What did you promise Ruan Anxi? Why did he agree to release Ning

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

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 to

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

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

to say it out loud

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

deliberated whether or not to

in her hesitance, and

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

Ruan Anxi changed and released Ning Ziqiang and his