NOVPUBAlthough he didn’t want to return home,
Chen Nan also knew that there were some things that must be faced sooner or later.
After coming back to his senses, Chen Nan said to Xu Lu, "I won’t be coming home tonight, don’t wait up for me."
Xu Lu said softly, "Okay."
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An hour later.
Chen Nan arrived at the entrance of the Jade Garden villa complex.
His home was right here.
When Jade Garden just launched its houses for sale, his father resolutely spent a full 50 million to buy the largest single-family villa here.
In the beginning, many people around him discussed it, thinking that spending 50 million on a villa in this place wasn’t worth it.
However, as time passed, Beicheng underwent large-scale development and construction.
Schools sprouted from the ground, providing children with high-quality educational resources.
Malls sprang up like mushrooms after the rain, meeting people’s needs for shopping and entertainment.
In addition, a top-tier hospital also went into operation, protecting residents’ health.
Driven by the gradual improvement of these facilities, the area had undergone a radical transformation and became one of the most expensive residential communities in all of Jizhou.
Now, the value of this villa could reach at least one billion, which fully confirmed the foresight of his father’s investment.
Only,
Gazing at the familiar community,
Chen Nan didn’t have the courage to step through the gates.
It wasn’t so much that he couldn’t accept that woman,
rather, it was that
he couldn’t forgive his younger self who was naive and impetuous two years ago!
He had heard from his aunt that although his father really liked that woman,
because of his own impulsive actions and his subsequent retreat into the mountains to cultivate,
even though they were already married on paper,
he never gave her a grand and respectable wedding.
Even after she moved into the Chen Family home,
she and his father slept in separate rooms!
They didn’t live together.
She was waiting for him to accept her,
hoping that after he did, they could then hold a wedding ceremony with his father.
But now...
Chen Nan had accepted her presence in his heart,
but his father had already left this world.
This matter filled him with guilt!
He couldn’t let it go!
The security team captain was Luo Bing, a woman, about thirty years old.
About 1.78 meters in height, she was tall and slim with delicate features that gave her a bold and valiant air.
When she was patrolling near the entrance and saw Chen Nan, she was taken aback for a moment, then her eyes lit up. She quickly stepped forward with a faint smile on her face and said, "When did you get back, kid? Why aren’t you going home?"
Although Chen Nan was a second-generation rich kid, he was humble and polite, without any arrogant airs.
Therefore, he had a pretty good relationship with the security staff in the community.
"Hi, Sister Bing," Chen Nan greeted her with a smile.
Five years ago, when I had just moved here, the community’s infrastructure wasn’t very complete; sometimes my father would be busy with company matters and come home very late at night.
It was inconvenient for him to order takeout, and he didn’t know how to cook.
After Luo Bing found out, she often went to help him make dinner, and the two became quite familiar with each other.
"Some things have to be faced sooner or later," Luo Bing sighed lightly, knowing why Chen Nan had entered the mountains to cultivate two years ago and also why he stood at the entrance of the community, afraid to go home.
Just at that moment.
A noisy voice erupted nearby, "Wang Ran, I like you, I don’t mind that you have two children, please give me a chance!"
The speaker was a man in his thirties, slight in build, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, giving off a refined and gentle aura.
At the moment, he was holding a bottle of strong liquor, his face flushed with drunkenness.
Chen Nan looked on admiringly and said, "That guy’s got guts, declaring his love so loudly at the entrance of the community."
"Definitely brave." Luo Bing looked towards the flushed-face middle-aged man, unable to help but smile wryly, "But even if he confesses, it’s no use; Wang Ran’s family will never agree to their relationship!"
Chen Nan asked in confusion, "Why?"
Clearing her throat and trying to suppress her laughter, Luo Bing said, "Don’t you want to know who Wang Ran’s family is?"
Chen Nan frowned, "Who?"
Luo Bing stated matter-of-factly, "Her husband, of course!"
Pfft!
Chen Nan nearly spat out a mouthful of old blood.
He had never imagined that Wang Ran was a married woman.
No wonder her family wouldn’t approve.
"You guys, take that fellow aside!" Luo Bing waved at the security guards on duty, then turned to Chen Nan with a smile, "They say alcohol gives you liquid courage. If you really don’t dare to go home, you might as well have a couple of drinks to bolster your bravery!"
"Will you keep me company?"
Drinking alone was boring, which was exactly why Chen Nan invited Luo Bing.
"I’m still at work and can’t drink; you go ahead!" Luo Bing tactfully declined Chen Nan’s suggestion, then told him there was a nice bar nearby, just a ten-minute walk away.
"You have my phone number; if you get too drunk to be conscious later on, call me and I’ll come pick you up," Luo Bing said before leaving on her patrol.
Following Luo Bing’s earlier directions, Chen Nan arrived at a bar called Heart of Spades.
The bar was spread over three floors, with a large dance floor on the first floor.
Upon entering.
The sounds of loud music and the smell of alcohol, mixed with the perfume from the women, hit him full force.
The bar staff greeted him warmly and then led Chen Nan to a booth on the second floor, from where he could clearly see the first floor and the women who were continuously gyrating their bodies in the dance pool.
They were scantily clad, heavily made-up, their dance moves seductive, sending hormones soaring.
Chen Nan ordered a 998 yuan set menu, and soon after, a staff member brought over the drinks and fruit platter he had ordered to his booth.
Looking at the dozen or so bottles of imported beer, as well as the fruit platter, Chen Nan couldn’t help but curl his lip, thinking that these items would probably cost only two to three hundred yuan outside.
But here, they were exorbitantly priced.
As he watched the seductive dance of the women in the dance pool, while sipping his beer, it was indeed a kind of enjoyment.
"Hm?"
Suddenly.
Chen Nan’s gaze locked onto the center of the dance pool, and a look of surprise emerged in his eyes.
He rubbed his eyes, making sure he wasn’t seeing things.
"Who would have thought that Lin Xi, the great beauty of the school, would also enjoy this kind of place," Chen Nan mused with an enigmatic smile, surprised to encounter Lin Xi, one of Jizhou’s top three beauties, in a bar.
In the dance pool, Lin Xi was wearing a white tank top paired with black hot shorts, sketching out a graceful figure, with her long hair tied into a simple ponytail, exuding elegance and freshness.
She stood out starkly against the backdrop of other women, dressed in revealing outfits and heavy makeup.
Possibly due to the alcohol, her cheeks glowed with an enchanting blush, presenting an irresistibly luscious appearance that made one long to take a bite.
As she danced freely, letting out her inner frustrations, she inadvertently caught sight of Chen Nan sitting in the booth on the second floor. Her spirited eyes lit up with an unmistakable thrill, "How is this guy here too?"
