Chapter 786

Over at Commoner Residence in Flower City, Nan Zhengde felt a little better after waking up from an afternoon nap, washing his face, and drinking a pot of hot tea.

At that moment, Chai Hua went up to him and informed the latter that the two little ones were on the phone. They wanted to speak to Nan Zhengde on a video call.

Upon hearing that the call was from his beloved great-grandchildren, Nan Zhengde quickly took the phone from Chai Hua.

Two small faces appeared on the screen. They looked almost identical. The only differences were that Erbao was slightly chubbier and Dabao looked more nonchalant.

“Great-Grandpa...” Erbao began in a tearful voice.

Nan Zhengde felt his heart break at the sight of that. “There, there. Tell me what happened. Did your daddy scold you? I'll deal with him later.”

“No, it's not that. Mommy's gone!” Erbao wailed.

“Gone? Where did she go? Take your time and tell me slowly.”

“Yesterday, Mommy said she was going out to help Ms. Lu take something, but she never returned after that. Mr. Qiao and Daddy were talking in the room and wouldn't let us listen. However, Dabao and I analyzed the situation, and we're afraid some bad guy took Mommy away again. Great-Grandpa, you've got to rescue her!”

After she said that, Dabao bobbed his head in agreement.

“How could something like this happen, and why wasn't I informed? Is Nan Chen trying to keep it from me? Get him to call me immediately!” Nan Zhengde responded.

“Daddy went out already. That's why we dared to call you. He said Mommy's busy filming and can't come home, but we think something's off. Could you help us to rescue Mommy?”

“Don't worry. I'll handle it. She'll be fine. Nothing will happen to her. By the way, where are you now?”

“We just arrived at the new house in Flower City. Daddy left after getting several people to watch over us. We're very worried about his safety and can't help feeling a little scared. We don't want Mommy and Daddy to go missing like before,” answered Erbao.

A pang shot through Nan Zhengde's heart. “You don't have to worry about a thing. I'll make sure everything is well taken care of. It'll be fine. I'll send someone now to bring you here so you can be with me.”


Half an hour later, an exhausted Nan Chen was summoned to Commoner Residence by Nan Zhengde.

The older man knew things were serious when he saw Nan Chen's tired and bloodshot eyes.

“Did you stay up all night?”

Nan Chen replied truthfully, “I had three hours of sleep. I'm fine.”

“If my darling great-grandchildren hadn't called me, were you planning to continue hiding it from me?” Nan Zhengde demanded furiously.

“I'm sorry, Grandpa. I thought I could handle it myself. I didn't expect the kids to—”

“You're not allowed to blame or admonish them. I don't want to hear a single peep,” Nan Zhengde growled.

“Don't worry. I won't.”

“If you dare to scold them, I'll never let it slide!”

At that moment, Feng Wan walked over. “Who wants to scold my dearest great-grandchildren?”

“I don't, Grandma. I'm serious.”

Nan Chen felt utterly helpless. Now that Dabao and Erbao had others backing them, he could not afford to cross them.

“What were the two of you talking about, then? What's the reason for reprimanding those darling children?” Feng Wan pressed, not about to be fooled so easily.

The two men were silent.

“Why don't you say anything? Are you trying to avoid my question with silence?” she asked, her expression darkening.

Nan Zhengde gestured to Nan Chen. “Tell her yourself.”

“Well, it's like this. Someone kidnapped Ning Ran, but she's fine. She even called me early yesterday morning,” Nan Chen explained.

As soon as Feng Wan heard that, she became racked with worry. “Again? Why are the both of you so careless and always end up getting kidnapped?”

“Why are you so impatient? Let him talk. It's difficult to avoid things like kidnappings. One can't possibly bring dozens of people with them every time they go out, nor can they stay at home all day without setting foot outside,” Nan Zhengde piped up in Nan Chen's defense.

“That's right, Grandma. We've been very cautious already, but this was an unexpected incident. It just so happened that we crossed paths with a kidnapper. The guy probably only had the sudden idea of doing so at the time. It was merely a coincidence. It'll be fine,” said Nan Chen.

“Where's Ning Ran now? Does that person want money? No matter how much he demands, just give it to him. We can't let Dabao and Erbao lose their mother,” Feng Wan urged.

Looking conflicted, he replied, “The person didn't ask for money.”

“What does he want, then? Is he demanding we hand over our family's business just like how Ouyang Duo did?”

Nan Chen shook his head. “It's not that either.”

His response made Feng Wan even more distressed. “Well, what on earth is it? Just come right out and tell us. Stop beating around the bush, will you?”
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