Su Yingxia sat on the sofa, her pretty face etched with anxiety.
Jiang Shaolong had been missing for a full day.
She had made every possible phone call a few hours ago.
No one had seen Jiang Shaolong. Neither Jiang Lizu nor Jiang Shaolong's colleagues and friends had seen him since last night.
Jiang Shaolong had said he had something to do when he left yesterday, but he didn't reveal what it was. She hadn't expected him to disappear completely, and his phone was unreachable.
Last night, she had indulged in wild thoughts, thinking Jiang Shaolong might be out fooling around.
But as time passed, she had a bad premonition that something might have happened to Jiang Shaolong.
Yet, she couldn't find him at all, not a single piece of news, which made her restless.
"Where did he go?"
It was very late at night. If he hadn't returned by now, Jiang Shaolong most likely wouldn't be back tonight.
She wanted her parents to come and keep her company, but Su's father and mother didn't want to come to this villa, which she already knew was a doghouse. They left her alone here.
For a moment, her expression became a little dazed.
Thinking about everything that had happened since she married Jiang Shaolong, she suddenly felt a pang of heartache.
She thought that after dumping Chen Fan, that useless pauper, and marrying Jiang Shaolong, she had married into happiness.
But everything that had happened since they got married had made her feel extremely tired and sad.
First, there was the incident at the wedding, then Jiang Shaolong's inability to perform, followed by him constantly taking his anger out on her. Even the marital home, which she had happily thought was a villa, turned out to be just his doghouse.
Looking at the pitch-black night, she couldn't help but burst into tears.
If she hadn't divorced and remarried, Chen Fan, though a good-for-nothing, was always at her beck and call, always by her side, wasn't he?
Glimpsing Villa Number One next door, she knew Chen Fan lived there, and her heart was filled with a myriad of emotions.
...
Early in the morning, Chen Fan heard cautious footsteps.
"Uncle, Uncle..."
A soft voice called out.
Xiao Nannan squatted by the bed, looking at Chen Fan, holding a string of paper cranes and shaking them in front of his face.
Chen Fan opened his eyes, hugged Xiao Nannan tightly, and tickled her, saying, "Who is it, waking people up so early?"
"Hehe... Uncle, Uncle, don't tickle, Nannan is ticklish!"
Chen Fan released his grip and chuckled, "Let's see if you dare to do bad things again!"
"Nannan didn't do anything bad, Nannan is giving Uncle a gift!"
Chen Fan looked at the paper cranes strung together with fine thread and exclaimed, "They're so beautiful. Did Nannan fold them?"
"Yes, Mommy said paper cranes represent blessings. Nannan wants to thank Uncle, but doesn't have any good gifts, so she folded some paper cranes!"
A warm current surged through his heart. Chen Fan smiled and accepted them, saying, "Thank you so much, Nannan. Then Uncle will take you out to play today as a thank you, okay?"
"That's great!"
Nannan jumped up with joy, then suddenly pecked Chen Fan on the cheek and said, "Thank you, Uncle!"
"Alright, Uncle needs to get up. Nannan, can you go out for a bit?"
Nannan nodded with a smile and hopped out of the room.
At the doorway, Su Yingxue and Li Xiuying stood there, smiling at Chen Fan.
After getting up, breakfast was indeed ready.
Wang Tingting came out yawning. Seeing Chen Fan, she snorted and said, "Chen Fan, you're something else. What time did you get back last night after your late night?"
Chen Fan was in a good mood and said, "What's it to you?"
"Hmph, if you won't tell me honestly, you must have been out chasing women. Axue, you need to see this guy's true colors. He's definitely not a good person."
"Alright, hurry up and wash up and eat breakfast. I need to go to work after I finish."
Su Yingxue was also used to the friction between Wang Tingting and Chen Fan. She said with a smile, "Brother Chen is taking Nannan out to play today. Tingting, if you have nothing to do, you can come along."
"I wouldn't go with this guy. Besides, if he helps take care of the child, he'll have time to go fooling around. Only you, Axue, are so naive to be fooled by this guy!"
After speaking, she winked at Nannan and said, "Nannan, when you're with this guy, he'll buy you candy and new clothes, okay?"
Nannan lowered her head and said, "Nannan doesn't want candy or new clothes. As long as Uncle doesn't abandon Nannan, Nannan will be very happy!"
Everyone at the table, including Chen Fan, felt a pang in their hearts.
Wang Tingting glared fiercely at Chen Fan and said menacingly, "Don't worry, Nannan. You have your sister here. If this guy dares to abandon you, I won't let him off!"
"Alas, Nannan, don't worry. From now on, you'll be Grandma's own granddaughter!"
Li Xiuying's emotions were also stirred, and she said.
Chen Fan rubbed Nannan's little head and said with a smile, "Nannan, didn't Uncle say that from now on, you'll be Uncle's daughter!"
Breakfast was eaten with a sense of emotion.
Su Yingxue had to rush to work. Since Chen Fan had decided to take Nannan out to play, he decided to bring Nannan along and send Su Yingxue to her company.
As soon as the car stopped below the company building, a Honda Accord pulled up beside them, and a woman got out.
"Team Leader Cao!"
Su Yingxue, who had just gotten out of the car, greeted her.
The woman was dressed flamboyantly. She glanced at Su Yingxue, then at Chen Fan, who was driving, and sneered before driving away.
Su Yingxue shook her head, said nothing, waved goodbye to Xiao Nannan, and entered the company building.
Chen Fan knew the woman was Cao Yun, but his expression was calm.
Su Yingxue had told him not to interfere with her work that day, so he hadn't dealt with Cao Yun.
However, he had already instructed Jiang Tiansheng to report to him immediately if Su Yingxue encountered any problems at the company.
Driving away, Chen Fan took Xiao Nannan to the amusement park.
Xiao Nannan shrieked with delight, happier than ever.
While riding the Ferris wheel, Chen Fan received a call from Jiang Tiansheng.
"Mr. Chen, I've finished investigating Zhou Qiaoyun for you!"
Jiang Tiansheng's efficiency was quite good. Chen Fan asked him to come near the amusement park to meet him.
After riding the Ferris wheel and playing for a while, Chen Fan received a message from Jiang Tiansheng.
He stroked Nannan's head and said, "Nannan, Uncle has something to do. Let's stop playing and go eat ice cream, okay?"
Xiao Nannan was very sensible. Although there were many more rides she hadn't experienced and she was very reluctant, she didn't show any unhappiness. She smiled sweetly and said, "Okay, Uncle. Nannan remembers eating ice cream before, but doesn't remember what it tastes like now."
Chen Fan sighed inwardly and led Nannan away from the amusement park, saying, "Eating too much ice cream is bad for your stomach. From now on, Uncle will treat Nannan to ice cream every once in a while!"
The two arrived at a coffee shop near the amusement park.
Jiang Tiansheng was already waiting inside. He stood up and said, "Mr. Chen!"
He greeted respectfully, his gaze falling on Nannan, and surprise appeared in his eyes.
Chen Fan nodded, asked the waiter to bring a scoop of ice cream for Nannan first.
"Little sister, you're so beautiful. Would you like an gặp mặt gift from Uncle?"
Jiang Tiansheng took off the emerald green thumb ring he wore on his left thumb and gave it to Nannan as a meeting gift.
Chen Fan glanced at the thumb ring. Its value was likely no less than a million.
However, he couldn't be bothered to care and said with a smile, "You've scared my Nannan!"
Jiang Tiansheng looked at Chen Fan's gentle smile, inwardly surprised, but said with a chuckle, "Little sister is so adorable. I couldn't help myself. Mr. Chen, please forgive me."
Chen Fan naturally didn't believe such words. He held the somewhat timid Nannan to another table and said softly, "Nannan, thank this uncle for the gift."
After hesitating, Nannan took the thumb ring and said, "Thank you, Uncle!"
Jiang Tiansheng's face immediately lit up with joy, and he said spiritedly, "You're welcome, you're welcome. It's just a small gift. In the future, if Nannan wants any gifts, tell Uncle, and Uncle will give them to you!"
"Mommy said not to accept gifts from strangers,"
Xiao Nannan shook her head and said.
Jiang Tiansheng chuckled, "Your mother is right, but it's okay if it's from family or friends."
"Alright!"
Chen Fan said gently to Nannan, "Uncle will sit at the next table and talk to this uncle about some things. Will you eat ice cream here?"
Xiao Nannan nodded understandingly.