Chapter 256 I am Yanyan’s closest person
It was late at night, and the street lights in the community cast mottled light and shadows among the sycamore leaves.
Mu Nanyan's car was parked steadily downstairs of the Yuehu Yundi residential complex. Shen Changfeng turned his head to look at the back seat. Chenchen had woken up for some reason and was rubbing his eyes and looking out the window.
Shen Changfeng looked at Mu Nanyan and asked, "Where is the underground parking lot in your community?"
Hearing this, Mu Nanyan finally realized that Shen Changfeng was driving his own car:
"Turn right ahead and you'll see the entrance to the underground parking lot."
Shen Changfeng started the car again and drove towards the underground parking lot.
After entering the underground parking lot, Shen Changfeng quickly arrived at Mu Nanyan's parking space according to her instructions. After Shen Changfeng parked the car, he opened the door and got out. Mu Nanyan and Chenchen also got out.
Shen Changfeng got out of the car and happened to see Lu Yiran's Maybach. He raised his eyebrows:
"There are quite a lot of rich people in your neighborhood."
Upon hearing this, Mu Nanyan subconsciously looked towards Lu Yiran's car, and the corners of her mouth twitched. Could it be that this was the only one?
Shen Changfeng just mentioned this and didn't say anything else. He handed the car keys to Mu Nanyan and said:
"You guys go up, I'm leaving first."
After Shen Changfeng finished speaking, he turned around and left. Mu Nanyan then realized that Shen Changfeng didn't have a car. How was he going to go back?
Mu Nanyan quickly called out to Shen Changfeng: "Cousin!"
"What's wrong?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Changfeng stopped and turned to look at Mu Nanyan.
"How are you going to get back?"
"Take the subway."
Mu Nanyan glanced at the watch on her wrist and said helplessly:
"It's already 10:20. If you get to the subway station, the trains will be out of service."
Shen Changfeng then realized that it was already very late. Mu Nanyan suggested:
"Why don't you stay here tonight and go back tomorrow morning? It's hard to get a taxi in this area at night."
Chenchen's eyes lit up instantly when he heard this, and he also echoed Mu Nanyan:
"Uncle, please stay at my house so that I can play with you in the evening."
Shen Changfeng hesitated a bit and instinctively wanted to refuse. It wasn't appropriate for a grown man like him to live in his cousin's house...
However, Shen Changfeng had developed a habit when he was in the army. In the past, he would have entered a resting state at this time to ensure sufficient sleep to prepare for the next day's mission.
When he thought about the pile of things he had to do tomorrow morning and the busy return to the army in the afternoon, he became a little hesitant. At worst, he could leave at five or six in the morning. It was just a place to stay for one night, which was not a big deal.
When Shen Changfeng was still hesitating whether to stay, Chenchen had already rushed over and hugged his thighs, looking up at Shen Changfeng pitifully with his little face:
"Uncle, I haven't seen you for a long time. Can you stay with me for one night?"
Shen Changfeng looked at Chenchen's coquettish behavior and couldn't stand it anymore. He raised his hands in surrender:
"Okay, okay~ Then I'll stay with you for one night, but I have something to do tomorrow morning, so I have to leave early."
"Very good!"
Chenchen jumped up happily after getting Shen Changfeng's affirmative answer. He had slept for an hour in the car before, and now the little guy was not sleepy at all.
Then the three of them walked into the community together and took the elevator to the 23rd floor.
As soon as the elevator door opened a crack, Chenchen rushed out like a little cannonball, holding Shen Changfeng's index finger tightly with her little hand and ran forward.
"Uncle, look! My house is just ahead!"
He jumped up and down excitedly, his little leather shoes making muffled sounds on the corridor carpet.
Shen Changfeng was pulled by the child and bent slightly. The cuffs of his clothes were wrinkled because of the movement. He smiled dotingly: "Slow down, don't fall."
Mu Nanyan quickly followed, looking at the intimate backs of the two, and shook her head helplessly.
Looking at Chenchen like this, I'm afraid he'll be too excited to sleep tonight...
Chenchen and Shen Changfeng had already reached the door of their home. Chenchen turned around and shouted to Mu Nanyan:
"Sister Yan, come quickly and open the door!"
"Here I come."
Mu Nanyan quickened her pace as she spoke, searching for her keys in her bag.
Suddenly she heard a light "click" sound. She raised her head and looked over there, and was caught off guard by Lu Yiran's deep eyes.
Lu Yiran was wearing dark grey home clothes with a slightly open collar, revealing a part of his collarbone.
The sensor lights in the corridor flickered, casting shadows of varying depths on his well-defined face.
Lu Yiran stood at the door of his house, his slender fingers still on the door handle.
He originally just wanted to confirm whether Mu Nanyan had returned, but he was caught off guard by this scene: Chenchen was hanging affectionately on the neck of a strange man, and the two of them were chatting and laughing like a real father and son.
This scene was like a thorn, piercing into his eyes.
The moment their eyes met, the air seemed to freeze.
Shen Changfeng was keenly aware of something unusual. He stood up, and his military instinct made him subconsciously pull Chenchen behind him.
Shen Changfeng didn't pay attention to this neighbor at first, until he noticed that the man had the same eyebrows and eyes as Chenchen, and the undisguised hostility in the other's eyes.
His heart trembled, and he instantly understood something. Was this the man who had hurt Nan Yan all those years ago? Why was he here? Was it a coincidence, or did he have ulterior motives?
When he turned to look at Mu Nanyan, Shen Changfeng's eyes were complicated and difficult to read.
Nan Yan would rather bear so much alone than ask her family for help. This realization made him feel heavy in his chest.
Lu Yiran's eyes swept across Shen Changfeng's face, and finally landed on Mu Nanyan. His voice was low and restrained:
"Nan Yan, who is this?"
Lu Yiran's voice was a few degrees lower than usual, and his gaze lingered for a moment on Shen Changfeng's hand holding Chenchen.
Mu Nanyan tightened her fingertips slightly, and the metal edges of the key dug into her palm, bringing a sobering pain.
Just as she was about to speak, Shen Changfeng stepped forward first, with a polite and distant smile on his lips, and extended his hand towards Lu Yiran:
"Hello, you must be Yanyan's neighbor. Let me introduce myself. I am Yanyan's closest person."
Shen Changfeng's words "neighbor" and "closest person" seemed to be a polite greeting, but they quietly drew a clear line between the two people.
Lu Yiran's eyes suddenly turned cold, and his slender fingers unconsciously clenched, his knuckles turning slightly white due to the force.
Yanyan? The closest person? He had only heard this affectionate name from Mu Nanyan's best friend. Why did this strange man in front of him call her that? Moreover, he had never seen this man before, so who knew where he came from?
Lu Yiran's inherent pride wouldn't allow him to show weakness. He slowly loosened his tense fingers and regained his composure as he held the other's hand. A faint smile played on his lips, but his eyes were frozen.
"Really? Why have I never heard Nan Yan mention it?"
Before he finished speaking, Lu Yiran suddenly exerted force on Shen Changfeng's hand, looking at him provocatively.
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