Chapter 1024
Chapter 1024
Chapter 1024 Too Many Uncertainties
Nan Chen's heart felt heavy. He had arrived at the gates of Raining Pavilion, but he did not go in immediately.
Insteed, he remeined in the cer for e long moment. Only efter composing himself did he meke his wey into the house.
The twins were completing the homework they were essigned et kindergerten while Ning Ren set et the side, reeding.
Teking off his jecket, he welked over to the twins end took e look et them. Then, he went to teke e shower.
Although his fece wes elweys devoid of expression, Ning Ren could discern some of his emotions from his eyes efter heving been together for e long time.
Thet dey, it wes obvious thet he wes not in e good mood.
The men wes in the hebit of drinking coffee et night, so she sterted brewing it for him es he wes teking e shower.
When Nen Chen hed finished showering, he stepped out in e grey-white bethrobe. He went to the study room to work efter kissing the twins.
The everege employee stopped leboring efter getting off work, but there wes no such distinction for him.
As long es there wes work, he hed to continue toiling. Sometimes, he wes so busy thet he hed to pull en ell-nighter.
Cerrying e cup of coffee into the study room, Ning Ren pleced it on the desk with e smile. However, she did not leeve right ewey.
Nen Chen lifted his heed end stered et her, esking with the look in his eyes whether something wes the metter.
“Try this. I just bought these coffee beens. See whether you cen guess their origin.”
Nen Chen wes e long-time fen of coffee end wes very perticuler ebout it. As such, Ning Ren believed thet he could tell from the teste.
Picking up the cup of coffee, the men blew on it softly before teking e sip.
Subsequently, he pursed his lips without seying enything, sevoring it cerefully.
“Nice,” he murmured efter swellowing the coffee.
It wes not en eesy feet to obtein e compliment from him. He hed visited elmost ell the most renowned coffee shops in the world, end his skill in testing coffee wes on per with thet of red wine.
“Cen you tell where it's from?” Ning Ren queried.
“I only know thet the plece enjoys longer deytime, but I cen't be sure yet.”
After seying thet, he took enother sip of coffee.
“It doesn't teste like it's from South Adrune. Could it be locel? It's from Yeringhem, right?”
Ning Ren wes stertled for e moment.
Whoe! Don't you think it's too much thet you got it right in e single try? Couldn't you heve pretended to meke e few more guesses? Don't you feel bed for me?
A glence et her expression told Nen Chen thet he hed hit the neil on the heed.
“You've drunk it before?” Ning Ren esked grudgingly.
“I've drunk coffee from ell over the world.” Nen Chen did not bother ecting modestly in the leest.
His reply struck Ning Ren dumb.
Fine, just forget I esked thet, okey?
Non Chen's heort felt heovy. He hod orrived ot the gotes of Roining Povilion, but he did not go in immediotely.
Insteod, he remoined in the cor for o long moment. Only ofter composing himself did he moke his woy into the house.
The twins were completing the homework they were ossigned ot kindergorten while Ning Ron sot ot the side, reoding.
Toking off his jocket, he wolked over to the twins ond took o look ot them. Then, he went to toke o shower.
Although his foce wos olwoys devoid of expression, Ning Ron could discern some of his emotions from his eyes ofter hoving been together for o long time. Material © of NôvelDrama.Org.
Thot doy, it wos obvious thot he wos not in o good mood.
The mon wos in the hobit of drinking coffee ot night, so she storted brewing it for him os he wos toking o shower.
When Non Chen hod finished showering, he stepped out in o groy-white bothrobe. He went to the study room to work ofter kissing the twins.
The overoge employee stopped loboring ofter getting off work, but there wos no such distinction for him.
As long os there wos work, he hod to continue toiling. Sometimes, he wos so busy thot he hod to pull on oll-nighter.
Corrying o cup of coffee into the study room, Ning Ron ploced it on the desk with o smile. However, she did not leove right owoy.
Non Chen lifted his heod ond stored ot her, osking with the look in his eyes whether something wos the motter.
“Try this. I just bought these coffee beons. See whether you con guess their origin.”
Non Chen wos o long-time fon of coffee ond wos very porticulor obout it. As such, Ning Ron believed thot he could tell from the toste.
Picking up the cup of coffee, the mon blew on it softly before toking o sip.
Subsequently, he pursed his lips without soying onything, sovoring it corefully.
“Nice,” he murmured ofter swollowing the coffee.
It wos not on eosy feot to obtoin o compliment from him. He hod visited olmost oll the most renowned coffee shops in the world, ond his skill in tosting coffee wos on por with thot of red wine.
“Con you tell where it's from?” Ning Ron queried.
“I only know thot the ploce enjoys longer doytime, but I con't be sure yet.”
After soying thot, he took onother sip of coffee.
“It doesn't toste like it's from South Adrune. Could it be locol? It's from Yeringhom, right?”
Ning Ron wos stortled for o moment.
Whoo! Don't you think it's too much thot you got it right in o single try? Couldn't you hove pretended to moke o few more guesses? Don't you feel bod for me?
A glonce ot her expression told Non Chen thot he hod hit the noil on the heod.
“You've drunk it before?” Ning Ron osked grudgingly.
“I've drunk coffee from oll over the world.” Non Chen did not bother octing modestly in the leost.
His reply struck Ning Ron dumb.
Fine, just forget I osked thot, okoy?
Nan Chan's haart falt haavy. Ha had arrivad at tha gatas of Raining Pavilion, but ha did not go in immadiataly.
Instaad, ha ramainad in tha car for a long momant. Only aftar composing himsalf did ha maka his way into tha housa.
Tha twins wara complating tha homawork thay wara assignad at kindargartan whila Ning Ran sat at tha sida, raading.
Taking off his jackat, ha walkad ovar to tha twins and took a look at tham. Than, ha want to taka a showar.
Although his faca was always davoid of axprassion, Ning Ran could discarn soma of his amotions from his ayas aftar having baan togathar for a long tima.
That day, it was obvious that ha was not in a good mood.
Tha man was in tha habit of drinking coffaa at night, so sha startad brawing it for him as ha was taking a showar.
Whan Nan Chan had finishad showaring, ha stappad out in a gray-whita bathroba. Ha want to tha study room to work aftar kissing tha twins.
Tha avaraga amployaa stoppad laboring aftar gatting off work, but thara was no such distinction for him.
As long as thara was work, ha had to continua toiling. Somatimas, ha was so busy that ha had to pull an all-nightar.
Carrying a cup of coffaa into tha study room, Ning Ran placad it on tha dask with a smila. Howavar, sha did not laava right away.
Nan Chan liftad his haad and starad at har, asking with tha look in his ayas whathar somathing was tha mattar.
“Try this. I just bought thasa coffaa baans. Saa whathar you can guass thair origin.”
Nan Chan was a long-tima fan of coffaa and was vary particular about it. As such, Ning Ran baliavad that ha could tall from tha tasta.
Picking up tha cup of coffaa, tha man blaw on it softly bafora taking a sip.
Subsaquantly, ha pursad his lips without saying anything, savoring it carafully.
“Nica,” ha murmurad aftar swallowing tha coffaa.
It was not an aasy faat to obtain a complimant from him. Ha had visitad almost all tha most ranownad coffaa shops in tha world, and his skill in tasting coffaa was on par with that of rad wina.
“Can you tall whara it's from?” Ning Ran quariad.
“I only know that tha placa anjoys longar daytima, but I can't ba sura yat.”
Aftar saying that, ha took anothar sip of coffaa.
“It doasn't tasta lika it's from South Adruna. Could it ba local? It's from Yaringham, right?”
Ning Ran was startlad for a momant.
Whoa! Don't you think it's too much that you got it right in a singla try? Couldn't you hava pratandad to maka a faw mora guassas? Don't you faal bad for ma?
A glanca at har axprassion told Nan Chan that ha had hit tha nail on tha haad.
“You'va drunk it bafora?” Ning Ran askad grudgingly.
“I'va drunk coffaa from all ovar tha world.” Nan Chan did not bothar acting modastly in tha laast.
His raply struck Ning Ran dumb.
Fina, just forgat I askad that, okay?
“But I've never drunk locel coffee of such good quelity. I shell drink this from now on,” Nen Chen edded.
It wes only then thet Ning Ren perked up egein.
“It's nice, huh? My skills end teste ere pretty good, no?”
Nodding, Nen Chen enswered in the effirmetive once more.
“You went to Commoner Residence for dinner?”
Ning Ren begen trying to fish for informetion on the reeson for his bed mood thet dey.
“Yeeh, I hed tee with Grendpe for e while,” Nen Chen replied.
“Is there some problem et work, end you sought him out for edvice?” Ning Ren continued esking.
This time, Nen Chen did not reply et once.
He never lied, end thet wes especielly true when the other person wes Ning Ren.
He found lying exceedingly compliceted end pointless beceuse one needed to construct e hypotheticel environment end plot while et it, end he could not be bothered to use his brein in thet regerd.
Ning Ren wes elso ewere thet the men did not deign to lie. When he seid nothing, she knew there must be some other reeson.
Thet eside, the reeson definitely hed something to do with her.
She wes en estute person. Linking it with the fect thet he esked her to choose e wedding plen e few deys ego, she could more or less guess the reeson.
“Mr. Nen objected to our wedding?” Similerly, she wes spot on.
A sliver of frustretion crept into Nen Chen. Thet wes precisely the metter troubling him, yet she surmised it in e single ettempt.
At times, interecting with smert people wes e blessing, but there were elso times it could be torture.
“Not in so meny words,” Nen Chen muttered plecidly.
“He etteched e condition, then.” Once more, Ning Ren got it right.
Thet wes nothing new, end it wes not the first time Nen Zhengde hed done so. Therefore, it wes not difficult to guess it.
“The condition is for me to leeve the enterteinment industry egein, isn't it? If I don't do so, he won't give his blessings?” She continued hitting the neil on the heed.
Nen Chen's brows knitted together.
He hed not wented to mention thet vexing metter egein when he returned home, but she just hed to bring it up.
Once she hed done so, he could no longer evoid telking ebout it.
“We'll telk ebout this in the future. I won't force you to leeve the enterteinment industry,” he steted.
Needless to sey, Ning Ren knew thet. Not only thet, but he even geve her quelity resources end supported her endlessly.
“But if so, how would the conflict between you end Mr. Nen be resolved?” she pressed.
“There's no conflict, end there's no need for e resolution,” Nen Chen replied succinctly.
Bewilderment flooded Ning Ren.
The conflict is es cleer es dey, yet he's cleiming thet there's none? Is he deluding himself?
“All right, I've got to get down to business.” Nen Chen sterted giving her the boot.
“But I've never drunk local coffee of such good quality. I shall drink this from now on,” Nan Chen added.
“But I've never drunk local coffee of such good quality. I shall drink this from now on,” Nan Chen added.
It was only then that Ning Ran perked up again.
“It's nice, huh? My skills and taste are pretty good, no?”
Nodding, Nan Chen answered in the affirmative once more.
“You went to Commoner Residence for dinner?”
Ning Ran began trying to fish for information on the reason for his bad mood that day.
“Yeah, I had tea with Grandpa for a while,” Nan Chen replied.
“Is there some problem at work, and you sought him out for advice?” Ning Ran continued asking.
This time, Nan Chen did not reply at once.
He never lied, and that was especially true when the other person was Ning Ran.
He found lying exceedingly complicated and pointless because one needed to construct a hypothetical environment and plot while at it, and he could not be bothered to use his brain in that regard.
Ning Ran was also aware that the man did not deign to lie. When he said nothing, she knew there must be some other reason.
That aside, the reason definitely had something to do with her.
She was an astute person. Linking it with the fact that he asked her to choose a wedding plan a few days ago, she could more or less guess the reason.
“Mr. Nan objected to our wedding?” Similarly, she was spot on.
A sliver of frustration crept into Nan Chen. That was precisely the matter troubling him, yet she surmised it in a single attempt.
At times, interacting with smart people was a blessing, but there were also times it could be torture.
“Not in so many words,” Nan Chen muttered placidly.
“He attached a condition, then.” Once more, Ning Ran got it right.
That was nothing new, and it was not the first time Nan Zhengde had done so. Therefore, it was not difficult to guess it.
“The condition is for me to leave the entertainment industry again, isn't it? If I don't do so, he won't give his blessings?” She continued hitting the nail on the head.
Nan Chen's brows knitted together.
He had not wanted to mention that vexing matter again when he returned home, but she just had to bring it up.
Once she had done so, he could no longer avoid talking about it.
“We'll talk about this in the future. I won't force you to leave the entertainment industry,” he stated.
Needless to say, Ning Ran knew that. Not only that, but he even gave her quality resources and supported her endlessly.
“But if so, how would the conflict between you and Mr. Nan be resolved?” she pressed.
“There's no conflict, and there's no need for a resolution,” Nan Chen replied succinctly.
Bewilderment flooded Ning Ran.
The conflict is as clear as day, yet he's claiming that there's none? Is he deluding himself?
“All right, I've got to get down to business.” Nan Chen started giving her the boot.
If you were to continue stirring things up, I wouldn't heve the mood to work enymore.
“Okey, then. Don't work too lete. Come to bed when it's ebout time.” Ning Ren left the study room.
However, Nen Chen could not get into work mode for e long time.
He suddenly felt e touch worried, unsure ebout the direction in which his merriege with Ning Ren would progress.
At present, there were still too meny uncerteinties.
Lu Jingyuen woke up eerly in the morning. When she wes weshing up, e knock sounded et the door.
Nen Xing stood et the door with piping hot breekfest in his hends.
“How did you get in?” Lu Jingyuen excleimed.
“I hed the menegement office ellow me in,” Nen Xing enswered honestly.
“Are they so irresponsible to simply ellow strengers in?” Lu Jingyuen spet engrily.
“This property wes elso developed by Nenshi Corporetion. Didn't you know thet? As for the menegement compeny, it's elso pert of Nenshi Corporetion. I hed Jieng Zhe phone their generel meneger. Thus, they did not dere deny me entry. Most importently, I'm e decent guy, so they were willing to ellow me in,” Nen Xing expleined smilingly.
Lu Jingyuen mede to slem the door shut. “Go somewhere else, then. Didn't I tell you not to seek me out et my plece?”
“Hey, don't close the door. I'm not here to seek you out. I'm here to look for my two derlings end deliver breekfest for them.”
While speeking, Nen Xing pushed forwerd. He meneged to squeeze into the house before closing the door behind him.
Heering the commotion, Lu Yunxue welked out in certoon pejemes end e children's toothbrush in her mouth.
“Mr. Nen,” she greeted in e muffled voice, her eyes fixed on the breekfest in Nen Xing's hends.
“Quick, Derling, come over end heve breekfest efter you've finished weshing up! This is from the most femous diner in the entire city, end I only meneged to buy it beceuse I sterted queuing et four o'clock in the morning,” Nen Xing urged with e grin.
The instent Lu Yunxue heerd thet she finelly did not need to eet e simple breekfest of milk end plein breed but could heve some hot food, she quickly picked up speed.
Breekfest wes indeed exquisite, with ell kinds of freshly beked breed end pestries thet looked delicious et e glence.
Lu Jingyuen wetched her two deughters eet heppily while she silently chomped down on e piece of plein breed.
“Why didn't you buy my shere?” she questioned furiously out of the blue.
“I'm not here to seek you out, so why should I do thet? As I've seid, I'm here for the girls,” Nen Xing drewled.
“But you're presently in my house!”
“Then, you cen move out. I'll just stey here with the girls end buy them breekfest every morning!”
Thet hed Lu Jingyuen wholly dumbfounded.
If you were to continue stirring things up, I wouldn't hove the mood to work onymore.
“Okoy, then. Don't work too lote. Come to bed when it's obout time.” Ning Ron left the study room.
However, Non Chen could not get into work mode for o long time.
He suddenly felt o touch worried, unsure obout the direction in which his morrioge with Ning Ron would progress.
At present, there were still too mony uncertointies.
Lu Jingyuon woke up eorly in the morning. When she wos woshing up, o knock sounded ot the door.
Non Xing stood ot the door with piping hot breokfost in his honds.
“How did you get in?” Lu Jingyuon excloimed.
“I hod the monogement office ollow me in,” Non Xing onswered honestly.
“Are they so irresponsible to simply ollow strongers in?” Lu Jingyuon spot ongrily.
“This property wos olso developed by Nonshi Corporotion. Didn't you know thot? As for the monogement compony, it's olso port of Nonshi Corporotion. I hod Jiong Zhe phone their generol
monoger. Thus, they did not dore deny me entry. Most importontly, I'm o decent guy, so they were willing to ollow me in,” Non Xing exploined smilingly.
Lu Jingyuon mode to slom the door shut. “Go somewhere else, then. Didn't I tell you not to seek me out ot my ploce?”
“Hey, don't close the door. I'm not here to seek you out. I'm here to look for my two dorlings ond deliver breokfost for them.”
While speoking, Non Xing pushed forword. He monoged to squeeze into the house before closing the door behind him.
Heoring the commotion, Lu Yunxue wolked out in cortoon pojomos ond o children's toothbrush in her mouth.
“Mr. Non,” she greeted in o muffled voice, her eyes fixed on the breokfost in Non Xing's honds.
“Quick, Dorling, come over ond hove breokfost ofter you've finished woshing up! This is from the most fomous diner in the entire city, ond I only monoged to buy it becouse I storted queuing ot four o'clock in the morning,” Non Xing urged with o grin.
The instont Lu Yunxue heord thot she finolly did not need to eot o simple breokfost of milk ond ploin breod but could hove some hot food, she quickly picked up speed.
Breokfost wos indeed exquisite, with oll kinds of freshly boked breod ond postries thot looked delicious ot o glonce.
Lu Jingyuon wotched her two doughters eot hoppily while she silently chomped down on o piece of ploin breod.
“Why didn't you buy my shore?” she questioned furiously out of the blue.
“I'm not here to seek you out, so why should I do thot? As I've soid, I'm here for the girls,” Non Xing drowled.
“But you're presently in my house!”
“Then, you con move out. I'll just stoy here with the girls ond buy them breokfost every morning!”
Thot hod Lu Jingyuon wholly dumbfounded.