Chapter 603 Levelheaded

The boatman boarded the boat and left. He disappeared into the darkness like a ghost ship without a lamp. “First, boil some water. I feel thirsty,” Nan Chen said.

“Sure.” Ning Ran found a pot, washed it, and brought water from the tank to boil. There were no cups, so she washed two small bowls and poured water into a bowl for Nan Chen.

Under the dim light of the kerosene lamp, Nan Chen’s face was relaxed, and his eyes were calm as usual. “Does your leg still hurt? What should we do now?” Ning Ran asked softly.

“We should be happy we got rescued. I’m feeling hungry, so you should cook. Plain water is barely enough,” Nan Chen said. Ning Ran was impressed by Nan Chen’s mental strength as he was not anxious at all.

Optimism and pessimism were contagious. Seeing how calmly Nan Chen was behaving soothed Ning Ran’s anxiety. Without further ado, she started to cook.

Ning Ran cooked regularly. Still, she had only cooked rice with an electric rice cooker and had never cooked with fire. That was why the rice she made turned out slightly undercooked. But it was still edible.

There were only potatoes and cabbages, and there was no refrigerator. These two kinds of vegetables were easy to store and wouldn’t spoil quickly.

Ning Ran cut the potatoes into pieces and deep-fried them. Then, she chopped up a cabbage and stir-fried it.

After that, she dumped in some undercooked rice and braised them together until the vegetable and rice were fully cooked.

There were no condiments around, only salt.

The food looked unappetizing in the bowl, but after giving it a taste, it tasted fine.

The potatoes and cabbages were all grown at home by the boatman. Hence, the quality of the ingredients was good and tasted well.

Nan Chen’s hunger made him finish two bowls of rice in one sitting.

Ran was relieved seeing how Nan

would be difficult for you to eat this since I can only cook with the ingredients given. I

tastes fine. I haven’t eaten this before. It’s

bowls and put them away. Then she boiled another pot of water

use them. Instead, he dipped his head into the basin to clean

fortunate that he still

two lay

still hurting a

fine. It’s probably not

the boatman to come? Who is backing

the surface, a storm has been brewing underneath. Many people are eyeing the company, and they can seize the opportunity this time. It isn’t necessarily bad since the bad eggs can be exposed,” Nan

for

there’s me. So I am the target of many people. This is bound to happen sooner or later. It is hard to put up my guard all the time. No company or individual can avoid crises all the time. We overcome them to become more powerful and more mature. Don’t be dejected. This was unavoidable

only sighed. “I’m not as relaxed as you. I’m worried about

They are safe,” Nan Chen said

do you know

they wouldn’t have needed to get me under control. They only have to threaten me with the kids. Since

moment of contemplation, Ning Ran thought what Nan Chen said

next? Can trapping you here get them

to do next. There are too many possibilities. But one thing is for sure. They would threaten me if they got the kids under their control but now that they have control over me, they

she heard that. “It sure is hard being

Nan Chen glanced

Ran answered

You won’t die if you are,” Nan Chen sidestepped the

you if they will kill

know? I’m not them. We are not the ones to decide if we get

“What do you mean?”

then we are dead. The other party had already got us trapped. They will probably choose to kill us if they don’t reach their goal. They might sink us into this reservoir, not allowing

me!” An inexplicable chill ran down Ning Ran’s

They don’t even need to kill us. They only have to keep us here without giving food to us, and we

means I can’t see my children

all the assets of the Nan family. Grandpa once said we should choose life before money when in a dilemma because money means nothing compared to our lives. Since the Nan family had always been targeted, this kind of crisis was inevitable. Grandpa reminded me countless times that if anyone from the Nan family got kidnapped, I should yield and pay the kidnappers however much they asked for. And

Ran was slightly relieved after

they still want to kill us

has handled this kind of matter many times. I’m sure he’ll think of a way to ensure our safety. Although Grandpa is old, he is still levelheaded. We won’t be in danger as long as he

faith in Nan Zhengde. It was faith

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