An Ran nestled in Nie Qingyu's arms, motionless as if all the strength had been drained from her body.
After an unknown amount of time, Nie Qingyu asked her: "Do you need me to find out the identity of your biological father?"
An Ran shook her head gently: "Mom doesn't want me to know that person's identity, and I don't want to know either."
"That's it." Nie Qingyu made a decision.
An Ran raised her face and looked at him with wet eyes without blinking. "...Thank you."
"Tell me these kind words." Nie Qingyu curled his lips and reminded her: "I am your husband."
An Ran's heart felt as if something had hit her. It hurt a little and felt a little hot. But she tried her best to suppress the surging emotions that she shouldn't have, and tried to convince herself not to be moved by this man's sugar-coated bullets anymore.
She has gradually gotten used to it. Whenever there is a stalemate in the relationship between the two, he will always find a way to coax her, and she is always so easily coaxed by him.
No matter what he had done to hurt her, it seemed that with a few words and some appropriate means, he could hold her firmly.
An Ran lowered her eyes and made up her mind to break out of this endless cycle.
No matter how much this man coaxed her with sweet words or gave her petty favors, she was no longer tempted!
"Your uncle's family has been sent back to Yancheng." Nie Qingyu told her, "The old house where you settled has been redeemed and settled in your name."
"Ah?!" An Ran could no longer remain calm and looked at him in surprise. "Why, why do you want to settle in my name?"
Nie Qingyu raised his eyebrows, seemingly surprised by her fierce reaction. "If it wasn't for your sake, why should I help them?"
An Ran was a little irritated, and her tone was not as polite as before. "Who asked you to help! Am I begging you? You are just nosy!"
Nie Qingyu narrowed his eyes and raised his lips dangerously: "Well, I'm nosy."
An Ran was fed up. She always felt that the shackles he put on her were getting heavier and heavier, including He Wenli, who had just left.
He Wenli was more sensible and actively cooperated in uncovering the mystery of An Ran's life experience, so he should have received a generous reward. Nie Qingyu must have also charged this account to himself.
She felt a lot of pressure. The more she owed him, the less she had the right to speak in front of him.
And he helped her so much, it seemed like the bad things he did some time ago were outweighing the merits and demerits.
An Ran didn't want him to have such an illusion! No matter how many small favors he gave her, they couldn't offset the wrong things he had done!
Her baby could not be killed in vain! He, an accomplice, would not be forgiven by her.
Neither of them spoke anymore, they looked at each other, and the atmosphere was cold.
After a long time, Nie Qingyu broke the silence: "Just now you said thank you to me."
An Ran was silent for a while and apologized to him softly: "I'm sorry, I'm not in a good mood."
"I forgive you." Nie Qingyu curled his lips, stretched out his big hand to hold her slender wrist, and pulled her into his arms.
An Ran didn't resist, and he took it as acquiescence.
He hugged her into his arms, looked down at her, and asked in a low voice: "Can I kiss you?"
Since the disagreement in the manager's office of the musical instrument store that day, the two of them haven't been close to each other for several days. He wanted to break this meaningless stalemate, but he had already calmed down.
It wasn't really a big deal in the first place, but her insistence on getting to the bottom of it made him a little irritated. As a result, the two of them were at odds for several days.
He saw clearly that if he didn't take the initiative to help this woman, she might have been stuck with him. This woman never seemed to understand what it meant to overcome strength with gentleness.
Even if he awkwardly doesn't touch her at night, if she takes the initiative to lie in his arms, can he still push her away?
Of course, he can't expect this woman to have such self-consciousness, she has to rely on herself to smooth things over.
An Ran cast a surprised glance at the man beside her. Was he asking for her opinion?
In the past, let alone kissing, even if he did that...he would do whatever he wanted and never asked her if it was okay!
I have to say that his current changes are quite obvious, and he is in the process of civilization evolution...
She had been patiently waiting for the day when he would completely return to normal, but since he protected and let Zhuo Jiaxuan go, she had hit her bottom line and she could no longer forgive him.
"Hmm? Is that okay?" He was still clinging to her, his cool lips teasingly kissing her jade-like earlobes. "I want to kiss your lips..."
An Ran was so tempered by him that he quickly surrendered.
That's all, I plan to leave anyway, just treat it as...the last sweet memory!
The two of them sat on the sofa for half an hour. If her body hadn't recovered yet, he would definitely not let her go.
Finally, An Ran's stomach growled, and Nie Qingyu realized that it was already noon. "You're hungry, I'll take you to eat."
The two of them stood up, and he patiently helped her straighten her skirt, and even carefully straightened the flower on her collar that had been flattened by him just now.
The two of them left the reception room together.
An Ran had heard that Nie Qingyu always maintained an image of absolute abstinence and aloofness in the company, but he did not deliberately keep a distance from her today.
Even after leaving the reception room, he got very close to her, and it was obvious that the two of them had a very close relationship.
An Ran was a little surprised by his behavior. Judging from his appearance, he seemed to intend to make their relationship public.
If it were in the past, she would naturally be overjoyed. But now...she just smiled bitterly in her heart.
No matter how much compensation he makes, he can't make her forgive him!
She hardened her heart and tried to persuade herself not to be moved by his sugar-coated bullets, but her heart felt sore and painful.
The two took a special elevator to the underground parking lot, and Nie Qingyu drove the car himself.
An Ran discovered that recently he liked to drive her to her in person. It seemed that he enjoyed the time they spent alone together and didn't like to be disturbed.
Why does she have such strange thoughts?
"This newly opened restaurant has a membership system. You can't eat without making a reservation in advance." Nie Qingyu said to her in a low voice as he led her into the elegant and exotic restaurant.
An Ran asked him strangely: "Have you made an appointment?"
Nie Qingyu chuckled, as if he was waiting for her to ask this question. "This restaurant is a property in my name. We don't need to make a reservation to eat."
We are so affectionately called each other. An Ran's heart bumped again, and then she gently turned her head away.
At this time, I happened to meet a group of six people walking out.
There are three young men and three women. The three men all appear to be young men from the upper class, but the identities of the three women are a bit complicated. Ji Qianxiang is also among them.
"Master Nie is here!" Two of the men greeted Nie Qingyu politely and distantly.
Nie Qingyu nodded slightly in response.
"Why are you two eating?" Ji Qianxiang glanced at his watch, and then looked at Nie Qingyu and An Ran with a somewhat meaningful look: "Working overtime?"
This sentence "working overtime" is quite rich in connotation and makes people think a lot.
An Ran thought of the scene of her and Nie Qingyu lounging on the sofa, and couldn't help but lower her head with guilt.
Nie Qingyu said calmly: "Anran was not in a good mood, so I stayed with her for a while."
He spoke so naturally, as if he had always cared about her and was considerate.
An Ran's heart bumped again, was he doing this... to give her face? He had never given her any face at any time or anywhere before!
Except for Ji Qianxiang, the other five men and women all cast curious or envious glances at An Ran.
Of course they have heard that Nie Qingyu injured Liang Kai because of this woman, and Liang Kai is still lying in the hospital.
It turned out that Nie Qingyu loved this girl very much, which broke the rumors that he was not a womanizer.
Ji Qianxiang immediately suggested: "We just discussed going to Normandy to play racing in the afternoon. You can also take your sister-in-law for a ride! There are no worries that a racing car can't solve. When you race, you will feel the dynamic pleasure!"
When it came to the afternoon racing, the six men and women became excited and discussed the track and competition rules in Normandy. But they did not expect Nie Qingyu to participate because he never liked to join this circle.
Nie Qingyu turned to look at An Ran and asked for her opinion: "Do you want to play racing?"