A ton of honeyed words poured out of Ning Ran's mouth as she rambled endlessly. As she spoke, she observed Nan Chen's expression.

Then, she lamented inwardly. Poker Face will always have a poker face. No matter how much I try to flatter him, his face remains devoid of expression.

“Am I right, Sir Chen?” she asked, unwilling to give up.

“About?” Nan Chen asked in return.

Hearing that, Ning Ran almost burst a blood vessel.

I wasted so much saliva, yet he didn't even hear a single word? This is simply too much!

She stopped massaging the man. In truth, she wanted to punch him in the face, but she dared not do so.

“I was speaking about the matter regarding Frosty Warrior. You're not going to charge me for real, yes? You were merely joking with me, weren't you?” she questioned cautiously.

“We'll see,” Nan Chen answered noncommittally.

“What stage is the investigation at, then? Is that person a local? What's his occupation?” Ning Ran pressed.

“There's a lead, but they're still following up on it. The investigation is still ongoing. Be patient.”

“Okay, I'll remain patient. I believe that you'll undoubtedly be able to help me unearth his identity. Thank you,” Ning Ran murmured as politely as possible.

“You're not mad anymore?”

Without warning, Nan Chen exerted strength and wrapped his arm around her, sitting her on his lap.

“Yes, I'm still angry!” Ning Ran deliberately fibbed.

“I know you meant well, but the enmity between the Nan and Rong families has persisted for decades. It's not something you can resolve.”

grudge between the

sure either. Grandpa is tight-lipped about it. He speaks to me about almost everything but not the matter with the Rong family. Perhaps it's too sensitive or difficult to talk about,” Nan Chen

around the neck. “If so, what are you planning to do next? If Nanshi Corporation's share prices overseas were to continue plummeting tonight, those old geezers from the board of directors would likely pick trouble with you

wouldn't be steep. Don't worry. I'm not that easily defeated. Right now, the trickiest problem is the company's accounting scandal. While we know it was a set-up by the Rong family, it's beyond difficult to put things right. Rong Yi is an incredibly steady person. A move from him won't be so easily resolved. Moreover, he won't give up so quickly after

a sigh. “It looks like I was too presumptuous.

doing something similar in the future. Such behavior is easily interpreted as backing down by others. When there's a war between two parties, neither side can simply compromise. Otherwise, it'll

do such a thing behind your

“Go and rest first.

going to stay up again tonight? Your body won't be

passes, we'll

found

in high spirits. Consequently, she reckoned that he probably hadn't stayed up

share prices didn't continue taking a nosedive. Contrarily, it

in such a good mood. It turns out that

initiative to ask

amount of funds to protect the market and thwarted the

for financial fraud suddenly issued a

Ran put down the glass of milk, thrilled to the core. “So, the

Chen's countenance. “I don't know. I suppose it was because he was affected by the outside world. Anyway, we didn't put pressure on him directly. In fact, we didn't even

be that he was struck by a bout of guilty conscience?

in someone having a guilty

turn for the better. “It's great that the matter has been resolved. At least, it can reduce

not necessarily be truly resolved. Perhaps this is only the beginning. Anyhow, let's not

to shoot an MV with Shi Jie and the others today, but

collaborate with them on an MV? Won't

point, Nan Chen trailed

Ran knew what he wanted to say. He was trying to

sixteen or seventeen-year-old teenager, whereas she was already the mother of two. The age

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