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 asked after

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 hours every day. I feel obliged to answer her calls, as I knew how much effort she was putting

Chen was explaining the situation to Erbao, but his explanation

world, but her

Ran also majored in economics and knew some basic

malicious tactic involved the release of fabricated news stories, and then taking advantage of the resulting dip in share prices by short-selling the company's

true,

their investigation or hire an external audit firm to review their company. Using the

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

fully aware that this was an issue of great

her main point wasn't work, but the friend Nan

“she,” so it

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

usually handle such matters. He

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

but Nan Chen took it seriously likely because

Ran pondered over the matter, the more annoyed

silent, Nan Chen didn't bother starting

calls from Zhiyi. Perhaps he had told her he was in the

had gone to bed. Despite working till the wee

continued their dinner. However, Erbao felt uneasy as the atmosphere was pretty

time and being in a relaxed environment,

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

to lighten the

you've finished your meal,” Ning Ran answered

and Daddy a performance. I'm sure you'll be delighted to watch me dance while you enjoy your meal. If I do a good job, then order a dessert for me,” Erbao said as she licked

she's not done eating

Erbao started dancing.

placed his utensils down and watched her

a simple dance, but Erbao made

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

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

the best

Should I get you a professional dance teacher to teach you

just like Mommy.

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

Erbao returned to her seat happily, as her plan had

her best to interact with her, she seemed uninterested.

room

brew some coffee for him, but as she was in a foul mood that day, she

he wouldn't have trouble falling asleep

no choice but

thoroughly dissatisfied, as he had noticed Ning Ran's cold

woke up early as she had to participate in

already awake. He had just returned from

other in the

breakfast. Soon, Dabao and Erbao woke

house became lively once

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

up after school. I'll be busy,” Nan

and

Chen and Ning

drove away after the teacher led

a taxi to Star Entertainment to meet up with Ou and

have a question for you. What did you promise Ruan Anxi? Why did he

know the answer for a long time but

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 to guess that they

Ning Ran had to eat

big deal, but Ning Ran felt that it was strange for her to eat with someone of the opposite sex periodically. It felt a bit

bring herself to say it

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

deliberated whether or not

took in her hesitance, and

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

met him, Ruan Anxi changed and released