The two quickly ran out of the temple.
“Why did dad say that? How did he know we were eavesdropping?” Bai Hua was still in shock.
“I told you, my dad isn’t that easy to fool. You shouldn’t have underestimated him!” Nan Zhiyuan was scared out of his wits as well.
“Oh, so it’s all my fault, huh? You were the one who told me to tell him all that, and now you’re blaming me for making him suspicious?” Bai Hua snapped back at him.
“I’m not blaming you! I’m just telling you to be more careful!”
“I have been very careful, but that old geezer just doesn’t trust us! He said all that despite knowing that we were eavesdropping, so that means he wanted us to hear it. What do you think he’s playing at?”
“Dad’s probably warning us to stay out of the affair of the Nan family,” Nan Zhiyuan said.
“But we are part of the Nan family! You’re his son!”
“There’s no point in talking about this now. Have you forgotten what happened back then? Just because he has allowed us to return doesn’t mean it’s all over! You need to stop being so naïve!”
“So… Are we just going to be outsiders in the Nan family forever?”
“Things won’t go back to the way they were, at least for now. You can’t rush this, okay? If we anger my dad again, he might just kick us out of this country for good! Heck, we might even get killed overseas!”
“All right, I’ve heard enough! Look, I won’t let Chen marry that woman! I’ve always hated her ever since I saw her!”
At the hospital.
Ouyang Qi returned to Ning Ran’s ward with a bouquet of flowers and saw her playing with her two kids.
The two of them looked almost the same, with one of them being slightly chubbier than the other.
Ouyang Qi was shocked when he saw how beautiful they were.
“These are your children? Oh my god!” he shouted.
Dabao and Erbao quickly put up defensive postures and stared at him in response.
That’s the man who gave Mommy flowers before! He caused a lot of tension between Mommy and Daddy!
The two of them exchanged glances and knew what they had to do.
“Who are you?” Erbao was the first to ask.
“My name is Ouyang Qi. What about you two?”
Ouyang Qi bent down to pat Erbao on the head, but she quickly moved out of the way. “Please mind your manners!”
Dabao then stood in front of his sister and glared fiercely at him. “What do you want?”
Ning Ran simply watched quietly from the side. She knew what her kids were capable of, and they were more than capable of dealing with someone like Ouyang Qi.
“Nothing! I just think you guys are very cute and thought I’d like to be close to you. That’s all!”
“Well, we don’t want to be close to you! We don’t even know you!” Erbao said.
“You may not know me now, but you will later on. I’m a good friend of your Mommy, you see,” Ouyang Qi said.
“Really? Are you a guy or a girl?” Erbao asked.
Ouyang Qi was shocked by that question. What, am I not masculine enough?
“Of course I’m a guy! Look, I have a beard!” Ouyang Qi said while rubbing his chin.
“Then why is your hair so long?” Erbao asked.
“I… This is a fashion statement!” Ouyang Qi shrugged.
“You think it’s very fashionable to keep your hair long and tie it up?” Erbao followed up with another question.
Ouyang Qi was starting to feel awkward at that point. “I think it’s pretty cool. Don’t you like it?”
“I just think it’s a little weird.” Erbao said honestly.
“It only shoulder length, so it’s actually not that long. If you don’t like it, I can just cut it short later.”
“Forget it, this is none of my business anyway. Did you come here to see my Mommy today?”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
Ouyang Qi placed the flowers down on the table and looked at Ning Ran. “So what the rumor about having two kids is actually true?”
“What kind of stupid question is that? Can’t you see that we’re right here?” Erbao rebutted.
That was a little rude, so Dabao shot her a look and motioned at her to mind her language.
Dabao placed great emphasis on manners and believed that one should always be polite regardless of who they were dealing with.
To him, that was an essential part of being a cultured and sophisticated person.
Ouyang Qi didn’t get mad at her either. “You’re right, that was a stupid question indeed. Say, you haven’t told me your names.”
“I’m Ning Sihan, and he’s my brother Ning Sirui. He’s an unprecedented genius, and I’m an amazing beauty!”
Even Ning Ran was surprised by what she had just heard. Did they just upgrade their titles? Where did they even learn those words?
“Hahaha!” Ouyang Qi burst out laughing.
“How dare you laugh at us! That’s rude!” Erbao said angrily.
Ouyang Qi stopped laughing immediately. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to be rude or anything! I just thought that you were really cute, that’s all! You’re so cute that I just have to give you a present!”
Ouyang Qi began checking his pockets for something he could give her, but couldn’t find anything.
In the end, he reached for the pendant around his neck and looked like he was about to give it to her as a present.
I don’t know what material that pendant is made out of, but it must be expensive if Mr. Ouyang is wearing it!
“I don’t want it.” Erbao quickly rejected him.
“You see, this pendant…”
“Don’t bother, she won’t accept it. Man, you sure are a strange one. My kids aren’t beggars, so why do you keep trying to give them stuff?” Ning Ran spoke up at last.
“Ah… I just thought I’d give them a little present on our first meeting, so…”
“She doesn’t need it, now leave.” Ning Ran said.
“Why do you always chase me away whenever I come to see you? Do you hate me that much?”
“Don’t you have anything else to do? How do you have so much free time every day?” Ning Ran frowned.
“I don’t. I’m from a rich family, remember? My dad is so rich that I don’t have to work at all!” Ouyang Qi declared proudly.
“Whatever, just go now! You’re a bad influence for my kids!” Ning Ran scolded him.
“So you’re not happy about me giving an honest answer to a question you asked?” Ouyang Qi shrugged.
“He just got here, so how about we let him stay for a while?” Erbao suggested.
“I agree,” Dabao said.
Ouyang Qi was very happy to hear that the kids were willing to let him stay. “See? Even the kids like me!”
“No, we don’t like you. We just find you fun to play with because you’re so childish,” Erbao said.
That response left Ouyang Qi completely speechless.
I see. These aren’t ordinary kids. They’re smart little devils!
