Chapter 291 Don’t Disappear Suddenly Like This Again

Tang Yutong held Chenchen's hand and stood in front of the aquarium on the first floor. Colorful tropical fish were swimming in the blue water.

Chenchen pressed his entire face against the glass, excitedly pointing at a clownfish and shouting:

"Godmother, look! It's Nemo!"

"Mm, so beautiful..."

Tang Yutong responded absentmindedly, but her eyes kept glancing towards the second floor.

When Cui Hao's slender figure appeared at the stairs, her heart sank suddenly. The expression on the man's face was as cold as ice. He walked straight through the lobby and pushed the door open to leave without even glancing in her direction.

Tang Yutong forced a smile and said to Chenchen, "Chenchen, let's go up first and come back to see the fish later."

"All right."

Chenchen obediently followed Tang Yutong upstairs.

As soon as Tang Yutong walked to the dining table, he couldn't wait to ask:

"How was your conversation?"

Mu Nanyan picked up a piece of fish for Chenchen and said lightly:

"Nothing much. Cui Hao had something urgent to do, so he left early. Let's eat."

Mu Nanyan signaled Chenchen with her eyes while speaking. Tang Yutong instantly understood what she meant and did not ask any further questions.

After Cui Hao left, the atmosphere at the table became much better. Tang Yutong talked about the gossip she had seen recently while eating, which made Mu Nanyan laugh so hard that she couldn't stop. However, her eyes would still look towards the seat where Cui Hao had sat from time to time.

She still felt a little guilty, after all, she had used Lu Yiran's name to deceive Cui Hao...

Thinking of Lu Yiran, Mu Nanyan suddenly remembered something. She and Chenchen had returned to Beijing today without telling Lu Yiran. She looked down at her phone. Since turning it on, she hadn't received a single call, not even a message from Lu Yiran. How strange...

But soon, Mu Nanyan was attracted by what Tang Yutong said and put the matter behind her...

After dinner, the three of them went back.

As the night deepened, Tang Yutong's car stopped in front of the hotel.

When she said goodbye, she looked at Mu Nanyan hesitantly. She and Mu Nanyan had been best friends for so many years, how could she not notice that Mu Nanyan was a little absent-minded while eating, but she finally just waved her hand:

"Call me anytime if you need anything."

Mu Nanyan was very touched and felt lucky to have such a good friend. She didn't want Tang Yutong to worry, so she smiled and said:

"Don't worry, I'm fine. Go back and rest early. Get a good night's sleep. You have to be the birthday girl tomorrow."

The two of them exchanged a few words, and Tang Yutong drove away.

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From the floor-to-ceiling windows of the presidential suite, you can see the lights of the entire city.

Mu Nanyan gently patted Chenchen's back until the little guy's breathing became long.

She turned off the desk lamp quietly, stood in the dark for a while, then turned and walked towards the next room.

Mu Nanyan had just picked up the bath towel and was about to go to the bathroom to wash up when she suddenly heard a hurried doorbell ring.

"Ding Dong~Ding Dong~Ding Dong~"

The three consecutive sounds were particularly harsh in the silent suite.

Mu Nanyan was a little confused. Who could it be at this late hour?

Tang Yutong had just left, and no one knew she was staying here except her. The hotel staff wouldn't disturb her without reason, so no one should be knocking on the door at this time...

Could it be that someone got the wrong room?

Mu Nanyan thought so and did not open the door, wanting to wait for the person to notice her and leave.

But not long after, the doorbell rang again.

"Ding Dong~Ding Dong~Ding Dong~"

When the doorbell rang again, Mu Nanyan felt a thin layer of sweat on her back.

Someone suddenly knocked on the door late at night, which made her subconsciously think of the plot in a horror movie...

Seeing that the man had no intention of leaving, Mu Nanyan thought that it was no use ringing the doorbell, so she secretly prepared herself mentally. After she was ready, she slowly went to the door.

She looked outside through the peephole, but found that there was no one in the corridor. Mu Nanyan thought that the person had left and felt relieved.

She turned to leave, but she had just taken two steps when the doorbell rang again.

"Ding Dong~Ding Dong~Ding Dong~"

Mu Nanyan just breathed a sigh of relief, but it was instantly lifted up again. She walked to the door with light footsteps and looked through the peephole. There was still no one there, but the doorbell was still ringing anxiously.

Mu Nanyan's face turned pale, she felt like she had really seen a ghost.

Mu Nanyan's breathing suddenly stopped. She covered her mouth tightly, her back pressed against the cold door panel, not daring to make even the slightest sound for fear of attracting the ghost's attention.

At this moment, a cell phone suddenly rang in the bedroom, startling her so much that she almost screamed.

When she calmed down, she realized it was her cell phone ringing.

"Huh~ I scared myself."

Mu Nanyan breathed a sigh of relief, but she was still a little scared. She tiptoed back to the bedroom. When she saw the name Lu Yiran on the phone, she felt like she had found a lifeline and immediately pressed the answer button:

"Hey, Lu Yiran..."

Mu Nanyan's voice was still trembling when she spoke.

Before Mu Nanyan could continue speaking, she heard a familiar voice coming from the other end of the phone, deep and somewhat helpless:

"Open the door."

Mu Nanyan was stunned for two seconds before she realized: "I'm not home now."

Mu Nanyan then remembered that Lu Yiran was still in Haicheng and he couldn't save her at all...

"I know. Open the door."

Know? Know and still let her open the door? Mu Nanyan didn't know what Lu Yiran was doing. At this moment, Mu Nanyan heard another knock on the door:

"Ding Dong~Ding Dong~Ding Dong~"

It was just a little different from the previous one, because Mu Nanyan also heard the same sound on her phone, and only then did Mu Nanyan react.

She walked quickly to the door and opened it suddenly, only to see Lu Yiran leaning against the wall, his slender fingers still pressing the doorbell, and the other hand holding a mobile phone.

The light from the corridor came from behind him, casting a long slanted shadow on the ground.

"You...are you having fun playing tricks on me?"

Mu Nanyan was so angry that she threw the towel at him. Lu Yiran caught the towel easily, with a sly smile on his face:

"Who told you to return to the capital without telling me?"

She was suddenly speechless, her eyelashes drooped slightly, casting a shadow under her eyes.

But then he suddenly looked up as if he remembered something:

"How did you know I came to the capital? And how did you know I was here?"

Lu Yiran's eyes flickered slightly, remembering Chu Ci's instructions.

He took a step forward calmly, trapping Mu Nanyan between the door frame and himself:

"The capital is my territory. I have always found the person I want to find."

Mu Nanyan was also dumbfounded. She actually forgot that Lu Yiran was the prince of the Beijing circle. It would only take a word for him to investigate anyone he wanted.

Mu Nanyan was about to say something when she was suddenly pulled into a warm embrace.

Lu Yiran rested his chin on the top of her head, and said in a muffled voice:

"Nan Yan, don't disappear suddenly like this again... I can't stand it."

Lu Yiran tightened his arms as he spoke, the force so strong that it almost made her breathless.

Mu Nanyan froze in his arms and could clearly hear his rapid heartbeat in his chest.

This man, who had always been cold, arrogant and noble, now had a trembling voice.

Is he... scared?

Mu Nanyan was stunned for a moment, her hand hanging in the air, her fingertips trembling slightly.

"Lu Yiran...let me go first."

Mu Nanyan's voice softened a bit.

"Promise me you won't disappear suddenly again."

Lu Yiran buried his face in the crook of her neck, his warm breath brushing against her collarbone. At this moment, Lu Yiran was like a rogue, holding Mu Nanyan tightly and refusing to let go. He smelled the familiar scent on her body and felt at ease.

Mu Nanyan was about to speak when a voice sounded behind her:

"What are you doing?"

Chenchen rubbed his eyes and stood at the door of the bedroom, the collar of his pajamas askew, staring at the two people hugging each other without blinking.

Mu Nanyan pushed Lu Yiran away violently as if she had been electrocuted, with such force that he stumbled and hit the wall across the corridor.

When he looked up, he heard a "bang" and the door was slammed shut.

He looked down at the lonely towel in his hand, a little confused. Was he locked out? Didn't even want the towel?

In the room, Mu Nanyan looked at Chenchen with embarrassment, as if she was caught cheating in bed by Chenchen.

She walked towards Chenchen with an awkward smile, squatted down, and unconsciously straightened his messy pajamas with her fingers: "Chenchen, why did you wake up so suddenly?"

"The doorbell is too loud."

Chenchen looked past her to the closed door, then glanced at Mu Nanyan, and then asked doubtfully:

"Why is he here?"

Mu Nanyan opened her mouth, but said nothing because she didn't know either!

At first, she just wanted to make Lu Yiran make a wasted trip. After she got off the plane, Lu Yiran called her and she told him. Mu Nanyan never expected that Lu Yiran would actually go back to Beijing directly.

Did he come back suddenly because he had a temporary job, or because of her? Mu Nanyan couldn't help but think about it.

Chenchen suddenly grabbed her wrist, her face tense:

"Mommy...are you going to get back together with him?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Nanyan subconsciously denied it, "Of course not! Just now... it was just an accident."

Chenchen heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this. He had thought that his mommy was really going to be snatched away by that bad man.

“Ding Dong~”

The crisp doorbell sounded particularly harsh in the silent suite. Mu Nanyan and Chenchen turned their heads to look at the door at the same time, and both of their similar faces, one big and one small, were filled with vigilance.

Mu Nanyan then remembered that she had locked Lu Yiran outside the door in her panic.

Just as she was about to stand up, Chenchen had already jumped to the door like an agile little leopard.

The little guy only opened the door a tiny crack, and blocked the doorway tightly with his tiny body. The cartoon dinosaurs printed on his pajamas looked menacing.

"What are you doing!"

Chenchen raised his little face and questioned fiercely.

Lu Yiran looked down at this smaller version of himself, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.

He squatted down to look at Chenchen at eye level, but out of the corner of his eye he saw Mu Nanyan nervously clutching the hem of her clothes.

"Your mommy's bath towel."

He shook the white bath towel in his hand with a helpless smile on his lips.

This man who is so powerful in the business world is now blocked outside by his own son.

Chenchen looked at him suspiciously, and finally stretched out a small hand:

"Give it to me."

Just as the towels were handed over, the door closed with a "bang", almost brushing Lu Yiran's nose.

He remained squatting, staring at the closed door in front of him, his slender fingers unconsciously clenching and unclenching.

"Good boy..."

Lu Yiran chuckled softly, but a hint of loneliness flashed in his eyes. He really deserves to be his good son!

He slowly stood up, his fingertips gently stroking the delicate lines on the door panel, as if he could touch the two people on the other side of the door.

He stood at the door for a while, then turned and went to the next room, swiping his card to enter.

This room card was given to him by Chu Ci. He looked at the card and smiled faintly. Chu Ci was still somewhat useful...

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The morning sun shone into the bedroom through the gauze curtains. Mu Nanyan was buried in the soft duvet, sleeping soundly.

When the cell phone rang suddenly, she frowned and huddled deeper into the quilt, trying to ignore the annoying noise.

However, the cell phone kept ringing, as if it would keep ringing if Mu Nanyan didn't answer it.

She finally couldn't stand it anymore and reached out her hand. She fumbled on the bedside table for a long time before grabbing the phone. Without even opening her eyes, she pressed the answer button:

"Hello……"

Tang Yutong's powerful voice came from the other side:

"Yan Yan, I can't accompany you today. You have to take care of breakfast and lunch by yourselves. Remember to come to my birthday party in the evening!"

Mu Nanyan was still half asleep at the moment. It was a rare day off for her and she wanted to sleep in, but she received a call from Tang Yutong early in the morning. She really wanted to explode, but when she thought that today was Tang Yutong's birthday, she finally held back and just responded lightly.

"Okay, I understand..."

Mu Nanyan's voice was still filled with sleepiness, and she was about to hang up.

"Wait! Aren't you curious about what I'm going to do?"

Tang Yutong hurriedly called her, her tone suddenly becoming mysterious. Mu Nanyan closed her eyes, buried her face in the pillow, and said perfunctorily:

"What?"

Tang Yutong deliberately pinched her throat and said in a long tone:

"Oh my! My husband insisted on taking me to get my hair done for my birthday! I was too lazy to go out, but he went on to say, 'I want my baby to be the most beautiful birthday princess in the whole place,' and even secretly booked a private package with Qiu Nan's team! Oh, there's really nothing I can do about him, so I had to reluctantly agree to be this 'forced beauty'! But, what do you think, should I get a princess cut or big waves when I get my hair done? He said last time that my curly hair looked like a runaway Disney princess~"

When she said the last few words, her ending tone floated up.

Mu Nanyan finally opened one eye and looked at the time on her phone screen - 7:30 in the morning.

She took a deep breath and resisted the urge to curse:

"So... you called me so early in the morning just to force-feed me some dog food?"

If Mu Nanyan hadn't known that today was Tang Yutong's birthday, she would have scolded her.

Mu Nanyan was really speechless. What was going on?

Tang Yutong then regained his normal tone and said proudly:

"Hahahaha, you found out~ I won't disturb your sleep. See you tonight!"

“Beep, beep…”

Mu Nanyan stared at the hung-up phone, all sleepiness gone.

She gritted her teeth and threw the phone back to the bedside, turned over and covered her head with the quilt, but after tossing and turning several times, she sat up resignedly and scratched her messy long hair.

"This guy who values ​​women over friends..."

She muttered, looked at the bright sunshine outside the window, and finally couldn't help laughing.

Forget it, it’s not easy for Miss Tang to find someone she truly loves.

Mu Nanyan could see that Tang Yutong was really happy today.