Xu Nuo looked up at the location of the rope ladder and walked over.

It was my first time climbing a rope ladder, and Xu Nuo kept looking down. I never realized I was a little afraid of heights before!

"Don't look down, Nono! Look at me!"

Nan Qing'an shouted loudly, leaned half his body out, and reached out his hand to Xu Nuo.

Xu Nuo could barely make out what Nan Qing'an was saying. She looked up at Nan Qing'an's outstretched hand. If she reached out, she should be able to reach it, but with one hand holding onto the rope ladder, she wasn't confident!

Xu Nuo stopped looking down and quickly climbed up the ladder.

Nan Qing'an didn't dare to pull him up rashly. Only after reaching the helicopter cabin did Nan Qing'an help Xu Nuo up!

Sitting down in the chair, Xu Nuo let out a long sigh of relief!

"Nono, are you hungry? I brought you some food!"

Nan Qing'an sat down next to Xu Nuo and took out a thermal box from the backpack next to him.

As Xu Nuo watched the helicopter turn around, climb higher, and take off, her heart pounded so hard she couldn't even think about eating!

He waved his hand at Nan Qing'an, indicating that he didn't want to eat.

Are you prone to motion sickness? Or altitude sickness?

Nan Qing'an noticed that Xu Nuo looked unwell, so he put the insulated box aside and asked her what was wrong.

"I don't know, but I shouldn't get airsick!"

Xu Nuo leaned back in his seat, trying not to look outside.

"Hang in there, we'll be there soon!" Nan Qing'an leaned closer to Xu Nuo and patted his shoulder.

"Nono, lean against this spot and sleep for a while, we'll be there soon!"

Xu Nuo turned his head and saw Nan Qing'an looking at him with a gentle smile. He then realized that Nan Qing'an was not wearing a suit today, but a white tracksuit.

"Thank you, Mr. Nan. I can't sleep."

Nan Qing'an adjusted his glasses and replied:

"Aren't you going to call him Brother Ruo'an anymore?"

"What?"

Xu Nuo pretended that the helicopter was too loud and he couldn't hear it.

Nan Qing'an smiled and shook his head:

"nothing."

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They landed in about half an hour.

After getting off the helicopter, Xu Nuo's face turned pale. She had been on a plane before and had never experienced this!

Xu Nuo felt a little embarrassed and pursed her lips without saying a word.

Nan Qing'an led him to a village. From the outside it looked like a village, but inside it had everything, comparable to a small town.

After walking for a while, Nan Qing'an led Xu Nuo into a detached small building.

Upon entering, Xu Nuo was quite surprised by the extremely luxurious decoration of the house!

"Mr. Nan is really willing to spend money!"

It's not that I'm surprised by the luxurious decoration of the whole building, but in a place like this, spending so much on decoration seems a bit wasteful!

"It's just to make you more comfortable! The food is ready, shall I take you to get something to eat first? Are you feeling any better?"

Nan Qing'an led Xu Nuo up to the restaurant on the second floor.

"I feel much better, but I'm actually hungry!"

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Upon entering the restaurant, just as Nan Qing'an had said, a table full of dishes had been prepared, and two servants stood beside the table with their heads bowed.

"Nono, sit down and have something to eat first."

Xu Nuo had been eating bland food for the past few days and was getting tired of it. Now that the table was full of her favorite dishes, she was really hungry and didn't care about her image at all, picking out the dishes she liked and stuffing them into her mouth.

Why did you kill Ye Linyan?

Nan Qing'an adjusted his glasses, watched Xu Nuo eat, and took out two tissues, placing them beside him.

Xu Nuo wiped his mouth and showed Nan Qing'an his little tiger teeth:

"Guess!"

"I can't guess!"

Xu Nuo picked up a large mouthful of food, put it in her mouth, and said while eating:

"President Nan doesn't want him to leave the border alive either! Your old man has his own agenda, dragging his feet and refusing to make a move! Since we're cooperating, I'll consider this a gift for President Nan."

Nan Qing'an paused slightly, then quickly regained his composure:

"When did you realize that Old Ghost was one of my men?"

"When I saw him!"

Xu Nuo accepted the warm water that Nan Qing'an handed her and replied.

"Nono, you're much smarter than I thought!"

Nan Qing'an stared directly at Xu Nuo's face, making Xu Nuo very uncomfortable. She put down her water glass and changed the subject, asking:

"Mr. Nan, what's the meaning behind your WeChat Moments post?"

Xu Nuo had almost finished eating, sat up straight, and looked at Nan Qing'an with a smile on her face.

"Countless people have asked me this question lately! Which one would you like to hear?"

Nan Qing'an took a small sip of water from his glass.

"Mr. Nan, you've really gone all out! The chairman of Nanfeng Group, publicly coming out as gay? And with me?"

Regardless of what Nan Qing'an and Xu Nuo had said before, Xu Nuo had never taken it seriously. He knew Nan Qing'an's purpose, but now that he knew that Nan Qing'an was the same Ruo'an he had met at the sanatorium, he was able to make some sense of things.

"Back in Yuncheng, you entered Ye Linyan's door and never came out again! I promised to protect you, and if I'm coming to ask for you back, I need to have an explanation!"

"Mr. Nan, are you worried about me? Where am I? Where am I going? I'm right under your nose!"

Xu Nuo realized from one of Nan Qing'an's words that he had been secretly monitoring her.

"After not hearing from you again, I was ready to go to the Ye family to demand your return!"

Nan Qing'an spoke casually, completely unconcerned about the layers of meaning contained in his words.

"Going to the Ye family to demand their return? Is this what President Nan was trying to achieve by posting on WeChat Moments?"

Xu Nuo thought about it and felt that Nan Qing'an wouldn't tarnish his reputation because of this.

"My people have been kidnapped by Ye Linyan! If I don't go to the Ye family to demand them back, where else can I go to get them!"

Nan Qing'an smiled gently, his eyes never leaving Xu Nuo's face, and continued:

"I told you before, I don't care what others say! And now I don't need to care about what others think either! They're the ones who have to watch their step!"

Xu Nuo is increasingly feeling that Nan Qing'an, this variable, has exceeded her control over her plans.

Nan Qing'an's eyes darkened slightly as he looked at Xu Nuo, but he quickly masked it with a smile.

"Nono, can we keep what we talked about on the phone last time?"

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