NOVPUBWhen Chen Nan and Lu Anran, their faces flushed with happiness, left the bedroom, they were surprised to find that Xu Nuo had already laid out the takeout she ordered on the dining table.
Soy milk with fried dough sticks, along with soup dumplings and siu mai.
She had reverted to her usual cold demeanor, elegantly sitting at the dining table enjoying her meal, contrasting sharply with the woman flushed with the throes of spring who had been kneeling in front of Chen Nan just moments before.
During the meal, Xu Nuo transferred 50,000 yuan to Chen Nan, which was the cost of ten jars of the scar removal cream.
Chen Nan was quite generous as well, transferring exactly 6,666 yuan and 66 cents to Lu Anran.
Lu Anran, puzzled, asked, "Why are you transferring money to me?"
Chen Nan said with a smile, "You’re my woman, and even though you’re not short on cash, I should still transfer some money for you to spend, as a token of my affection!"
"However, I’m not making much yet, and I still have places where I need money, so don’t think it’s too little."
Lu Anran’s eyes filled with emotion. "Husband, you’re so good! Mwah!" she said, puckering her lips and kissing Chen Nan.
Xu Nuo looked disgusted. "Are you two ever going to stop?"
After exchanging a couple of kisses with Chen Nan, Lu Anran showed a contented expression, accepting the money Chen Nan had sent her, and then said, "Husband, you’re also my man, and even though you’re not short on cash, shouldn’t I also transfer some money to show my affection?"
Chen Nan was taken aback and couldn’t help saying, "Isn’t that unnecessary?"
Lu Anran didn’t answer him; instead, she picked up her phone and directly transferred a sum of money to Chen Nan.
"Pfft!"
Chen Nan spurted out the soy milk he was drinking when he saw the amount of money Lu Anran had transferred. He looked at her in astonishment, "666,666 yuan and 66 cents?"
"It’s not..."
"Why are you transferring so much money to me?"
Chen Nan’s heart couldn’t settle down.
He knew that Lu Anran wasn’t short on cash.
But he hadn’t expected her to transfer so much money to him.
Lu Anran said with utmost concern, "I just don’t want you to stay up all night making the scar removal cream. I don’t want you to be so tired!"
She had also woken up in the middle of the night yesterday.
Feeling Chen Nan’s absence beside her, she immediately felt an emptiness, as if she had been abandoned by the entire world.
After leaving the bedroom, she found Chen Nan standing at the stove in the kitchen, making the scar removal cream, and it pained her to see him like that.
However, she didn’t disturb Chen Nan, pretending to not have noticed anything.
But seeing that Chen Nan had transferred to her the money he had worked so hard to earn, she couldn’t bear it, and that’s why she transferred 660,000 yuan to him, hoping to ease his burden a bit.
Chen Nan chuckled bitterly, "Though I appreciate the gesture, why do I feel like I’m being kept?" 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝖔𝔪
Lu Anran said with a hint of annoyance, "I’m yours already, do we really need to be so formal with each other?" and then, taking Chen Nan’s phone, she accepted the money for him.
"I can’t eat this anymore." Xu Nuo, unable to stand their lovey-dovey display, grabbed a fried dough stick and huffed off to the living room.
Lu Anran, ignoring Xu Nuo, looked tenderly at Chen Nan, "Honey, I want imported soy milk and imported fried dough sticks!"
It didn’t matter to Chen Nan that Lu Anran had just transferred a large sum of money to him; even if she hadn’t given him a single penny, he would still have fulfilled her request.
He immediately provided her with imported fried dough sticks and soy milk.
After breakfast, Chen Nan, Lu Anran, and Xu Nuo left home together.
Before parting,
Chen Nan looked at Lu Anran nervously, "Are you coming over tonight?"
He thoroughly enjoyed the happiness and freedom he found in being with Lu Anran.
Although he knew Lu Anran also had to take care of a newborn child, and that her coming over last night had already filled him with satisfaction,
he wouldn’t take it to heart if she couldn’t make it tonight due to other commitments.
Lu Anran smiled brightly, "I’ll try to come be with you!"
"Alright, we’ll keep in touch by phone." Chen Nan waved goodbye to Lu Anran and then went into the school to start his day.
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Meanwhile.
Zhou Long also arrived at Jiang Wanli’s company.
In his early years, Jiang Wanli had fought his way up through the ranks of society, catching the perfect trend: he established a demolition company twenty years ago.
Riding on the demolition boom, he transformed from a mob boss into an entrepreneur.
He now owned a real estate company, five ready-mix concrete plants, and a logistics company.
Plus, with his underlings owning their enterprises, from KTVs and bathhouses to arcade halls, these brought him billions in revenue each year.
"General Manager, hello."
After arriving at Jiang Wanli’s office, Zhou Long greeted him respectfully.
Although this was his elder brother,
Jiang Wanli had said that everyone should call him General Manager from then on.
Calling him a mob boss was too reminiscent of the underworld.
It didn’t fit with his current identity.
Jiang Wanli lounged lazily in front of his desk.
Nearing fifty, he was dressed in a suit and tie, his hair meticulously styled, and his face was adorned with frameless glasses. However, the more than ten-centimeter long scar on his right cheek gave off a fierce aura.
Particularly those sharp eyes of his made people dare not look directly at him.
Jiang Wanli, with a calm gaze, asked, "How are your men recovering?"
Zhou Long respectfully replied, "They were only superficial wounds. Most have been discharged from the hospital already and will be able to return to their previous positions in a few days."
Zhou Long greatly admired Chen Nan for he alone could take down thirty-four of his men, and the fact that everyone had only suffered minor injuries revealed how precisely he controlled his strength.
Jiang Wanli sighed, slightly displeased, "A Long, this incident has had a very bad influence in the underworld; everybody is laughing at you for lifting a rock only to drop it on your own feet."
Zhou Long shamefully lowered his head, "I admit my defeat."
Jiang Wanli shook his head, "This matter isn’t about whether you admit defeat or not; it’s that the person behind me also has great dissatisfaction."
Zhou Long’s expression stiffened, as he hadn’t anticipated that this matter would upset that person.
Jiang Wanli, with complex eyes, said, "You are my brother. Without you, I, Jiang Wanli, definitely wouldn’t have the foundation I have today."
"Even if you committed a grave error, as your elder brother, I would be tolerant."
"But you know..."
"Many times, many things, even I am helpless."
Zhou Long managed a smile, "General Manager, I understand your difficulties."
Jiang Wanli sighed softly, "Call me big brother."
Zhou Long smiled and said, "Actually, even if I call you General Manager, you are still my good brother for life, and that’s something a title can’t change."
A glint of relief appeared in Jiang Wanli’s eyes, and he reminisced about the hardships they had endured together.
Although it was tough,
it was the most beautiful memory worth recalling in his life.
"Take this check!" Jiang Wanli took out a check from a drawer, with complicated eyes, "Leave Jizhou and start a new life. This money is enough for you to live the rest of your life comfortably."
"Big brother, I have money," Zhou Long said, filled with reluctance.
He hadn’t expected that his big brother had called him here only to send him away.
He knew that once he left,
he would never be able to return in this lifetime!
Jiang Wanli forced a smile, "As your big brother, I didn’t protect you well. If you don’t take this money, I will feel guilty!"
Zhou Long knew Jiang Wanli was a man who valued loyalty deeply. If he didn’t take the check, he would indeed feel guilty.
So,
he took the check. Just then, he remembered the advice Chen Nan had given him before and couldn’t help saying, "Big brother, before I go, can we go out for a drive?"
