Nan Mansion, Commoner Residence.
Zheng Lunlun’s pretty face had been scratched in the chaos, and was being treated by the family doctor.
Although it was not a serious injury, the family doctor was still very cautious when treating it to minimize the risk of leaving a scar.
“Is Third Uncle…… coming over……?”
Nan Xing couldn’t stand the stuttering and motioned for Zheng Lunlun to stop talking, “I know what you mean. I’m thinking about how I will deal with him too, so stop talking for now. It feels exhausting listening to you.”
“I can’t help…… help it either.” Zheng Lunlun’s face went red again.
“I know you can’t help it. Don’t worry, you’ll get better.”
“Is uncle coming?” Zheng Lunlun went back to using three word sentences again.
“After such a huge incident, of course he would come. Don’t worry, I’ll take the blame for this.” Nan Xing said.
Nan Xing was in a bad mood himself, mainly because Ning Ran was taken away by that man again. And it happened in public too!
The images of Ning Ran being dragged away were captured on camera and were being spread all over the internet.
With that, all kinds of rumors started spreading. One of the most eye-catching and widely spread versions was that Ning Ran had an affair with multiple men at the same time, and got into a polygamous relationship.
The netizens loved juicy gossip like these the most. The juicier the content, the faster it would spread.
Soon after, some negative news about Ning Ran had also been brought up, and she became a target for waves of condemnation from all the netizens.
However, negative news was also a form of popularity and Ning Ran found herself on the hot topic searches once again.
The mobile internet era was truly a terrifying one. It had only been a short time since the incident took place, and it had already been bumped onto the hot topic searches.
Nan Chen saw it too.
He had an ice-cold expression on his face when he entered the room.
Even before he spoke, his cold aura had put Nan Xing and Zheng Lunlun under tremendous pressure.
“Brother.”
“Third Uncle.”
Nan Chen ignored them and asked the doctor, “Is it serious?”
“No, it’s just a scratch so there won’t be a scar. However, it’s best not to consume soy sauce and spicy food during this period of time.” the doctor said.
Nan Chen waved at the doctor, motioning for him to leave.
Zheng Lunlun and Nan Xing got even more nervous.
“Whose idea was it?” Nan Chen asked coldly.
“Me.” Both Nan Xing and Zheng Lunlun answered at the same time.
At such a critical moment, the two men were quite responsible and both wanted to bear the responsibility.
But Nan Chen didn’t believe them.
He knew these two guys very well. Neither of them would dare disobey his orders so brazenly unless someone had instigated them somehow.
Nan Chen deduced that it was undoubtedly Ning Ran who did it.
He had originally thought that Nan Xing and Zheng Lunlun would put all the blame on Ning Ran as she was not present, but he didn’t expect the result to be quite the opposite. Both of them were trying to defend her.
This made Nan Chen even angrier.
That woman was able to have his own people listen to her.
If she were to marry into the Nan family, wouldn’t she have the entire Nan Mansion in chaos then?
“Whose idea is it, really?” Nan Chen asked coldly again.
“Me.” Zheng Lunlun and Nan Xing both answered at the same time again.
Nan Chen frowned even deeper as he thought to himself, Are these two so determined to defend that woman?
“Very well.”
Nan Chen took two steps forward and pointed at Nan Xing, “So you’re going to cover for her till the end, right? I’ll have someone book you a flight to Africa right now. You aren’t allowed to return for another three years!”
That left Nan Xing terrified.
Three years? He was going crazy with just one year, and now he had to spend three years there?
“Brother, please don’t be angry. It’s my fault, I shouldn’t have brought Lunlun out. I was the one craving for hotpot and couldn’t resist the temptation……”
“Shut up! You grew up eating all sorts of luxurious food. You wouldn’t crave hotpot like that! Do you think I’m stupid?” Nan Chen was furious.
“It’s me, it’s…… me that craved…… I was in…… the hospital for…… way too long…… The food was…… too bland, so…… I wanted to…… go out and…… have something different…… but now I…… I’ve caused them……”
He got stuck and couldn’t continue his sentence.
The nervousness worsened his stuttering so much that he couldn’t continue speaking.
Nan Chen felt both anger and heartache seeing Zheng Lunlun in pain as he struggled to talk.
Zheng Lunlun became like this because he went to rescue him in the forest.
So Nan Chen had always felt guilty towards Zheng Lunlun.
“Alright, you don’t have to say it if you can’t.”
“Third Uncle, I…..” Zheng Lunlun’s face was red as he looked at Nan Chen with a pitiful expression.
Nan Chen softened up a little.
He didn’t mean to blame Zheng Lunlun. He was angry that Nan Xing and Zheng Lunlun were still trying to defend that woman even after what had happened.
“If you want to have hotpot, I can arrange for it. Why did you have to get rid of the bodyguards and escape by yourselves?” Nan Chen’s tone eased a little.
He was afraid that he might pressure Zheng Lunlun too much if he were harsher on him, and cause Zheng Lunlun to stop speaking completely, which would be troublesome.
“I didn’t dare.” Zheng Lunlun lowered his head.
“Am I such an unreasonable person?” Nan Chen asked.
They both kept quiet. It was obvious that they were both thinking, You are quite unreasonable sometimes!
“Now there are a lot of rumors on the internet, all of which are detrimental to the Nan family. The only one who stands to profit from it is that woman. She’s on the hot topic now, and you fools have been used!”
“No, she isn’t that kind of person.” Nan Xing immediately argued.
“Then what kind of person is she?” Nan Chen got angrier.
“She meant well. She didn’t expect for things to be like this either.”
Nan Chen’s burning anger that had died down was reignited again.
“Have you gone crazy as well, defending her like that? She was rescued by that same man! Why would he show up there if they weren’t in on it? She was the one who asked you two to go out, right? Then she got the journalists to follow her and used you to boost her popularity! She and that man are on the same side, and she’s used you two like fools!”
Nan Chen was so angry that he had been yelling for quite a while despite being a man of few words.
Nan Xing and Zheng Lunlun didn’t dare say a word.
“Isn’t that the case? Think about it, isn’t that the case?”
“No, it isn’t.” Zheng Lunlun mumbled.
He didn’t believe that it was Ning Ran’s plan as he was the one who suggested the whole thing.
He was the one who forced Ning Ran to pay up, so she had no other choice but to agree to take him out for hotpot.
Zheng Lunlun believes that this was definitely not Ning Ran’s doing for sure.
Nan Chen felt like he was going to explode with anger.
Suddenly, he went quiet and stared at Zheng Lunlun and Nan Xing.
How would he save his closest relatives from being bewitched by that woman?
“You go to Africa tomorrow.” Nan Chen pointed at Nan Xing.
Then he pointed at Zheng Lunlun, “As for you, I’ll have someone arrange a press conference for you tomorrow. You will explain everything to the journalists yourself.”
Zheng Lunlun panicked even more. Wouldn’t that be his doom?
Wouldn’t his stuttering problem be exposed if he were to speak to the journalists?
He might not even be able to say a single word from the nervousness by then!
“Please don’t!” Both Nan Xing and Zheng Lunlun begged for mercy at the same time, and it looked very dramatic.
