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.”

the two families?” Ning Ran's curiosity was inexorably

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

hugged him 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

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

too presumptuous. This isn't

that you discuss it with me before doing something similar in the future. Such behavior is easily interpreted as backing down by others. When there's a war between two

do such a thing

and rest first.

going to stay up again tonight? Your body won't be able to take it.” Ning

okay. When this mess passes, we'll take another vacation

the following morning, she found that Nan Chen was already back from his

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

saw that Nanshi Corporation's share prices didn't continue taking a nosedive.

in such a good mood. It turns out that things have turned

to ask Nan Chen

Chen revealed that his friend abroad mobilized an astronomical amount of funds to

Corporation for financial fraud suddenly issued a statement that

glass of milk, thrilled to the core. “So, the tables have

world. Anyway, we didn't put pressure on him

that he was struck by a bout of guilty conscience? But the possibility of that is

in someone having a guilty

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

Perhaps this is only the beginning. Anyhow, let's not talk about the company anymore. Do you have anything on

I'm going to shoot an MV with Shi Jie and the others today, but it's unsure yet how long exactly it'll

young boy band invited you to collaborate with them on an MV? Won't you be

point, Nan

trying to hint that she was a bit too old

Shi Jie was a sixteen or seventeen-year-old teenager, whereas she was already the mother of two. The age gap between them was undeniably huge. Honestly, Ning Ran herself

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