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.”

are you still needed at work?” Erbao

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

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

Ran didn't know much about the corporate world, but

also majored in economics and knew some

international markets. This malicious tactic involved the release of fabricated news stories, and then taking advantage of the resulting dip in share

were true, while some were

demonstrate that the reports were false, 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, they would be able to refute the claims

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 could lead to a massive

that this was an issue of

work, but the friend Nan

was a “she,” so

were just colleagues, she wouldn't keep calling Nan Chen's private

Nan Chen's subordinates would usually handle such matters. He didn't

with the audit firm, he would be overwhelmed by the amount of

was a work matter, but Nan Chen took it seriously likely because of the woman

Ran pondered over the matter, the more annoyed she

was silent, Nan Chen

from Zhiyi. Perhaps he had told her he was in

till the wee hours of the morning,

dinner. However, Erbao felt uneasy as

relaxed environment, so the

me show you!” Erbao exclaimed as she jumped

was trying to lighten the mood by suggesting dancing during

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

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

done eating yet

Erbao started dancing.

Chen placed his utensils down and watched

a simple dance, but Erbao

an end, Nan Chen clapped his

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

best dancer at school!” Dabao

Should I

like Mommy. I

order a dessert for you,”

Erbao returned to her seat happily,

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

entered the study room and continued

for him, but as she was in a foul

coffee to work, and he wouldn't have

had no choice but to come out to brew some coffee

he had noticed Ning Ran's

early as

Nan Chen was already awake. He

in the living room, they

breakfast. Soon, Dabao and

lively once they woke

until the day after tomorrow.

kids up after school.

Dabao and Erbao

Nan Chen and Ning Ran sent the kids

Chen only drove away after the teacher led the

you don't have to drive me there. I can take a taxi to Star Entertainment to meet up with

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

dying to know the answer for a long time

around. She assumed Nan Chen had no idea of the

simple condition. Ning Ran had to eat

that it was strange for her to eat with someone of the opposite

say it

topic, she wasn't sure if he had

deliberated whether or not to

in her

Ruan Anxi, the latter had remained steadfast in his resolve to only communicate with Ning Ran. He had adamantly

Ruan Anxi changed and released Ning Ziqiang and