Chapter 284 What are you doing here? Collecting tolls?
He imagined Cui Hao holding another child's hand, never taking him out for ice cream on weekends, and never pretending to be his father at parent-teacher conferences... This thought made his heart feel heavy, as if it was stuffed with a ball of wet cotton.
Chenchen looked up at the photo again and suddenly felt that the smiles of the three people in the photo became a little dazzling.
It turns out that what adults say will change, just like the "forever" that my mother often says. In fact, there is no real forever.
At this moment, Mu Nanyan's voice came from the door:
"Chenchen, it's time to eat!"
Chenchen clutched his quilt tightly. He suddenly understood why Sister Yan always rejected his godfather's kindness, because she had long known that some warmth was only temporary, just like the balloons in the amusement park, no matter how beautiful it was, it would eventually fly away.
Mu Nanyan didn't hear Chenchen's response, so she called out again:
"Chenchen, come out for dinner."
“Here I come!”
Chenchen took a deep breath and tried to make his voice sound light and cheerful.
He jumped out of bed and made a decision in his heart. From today on, he would learn from Sister Yan and no longer rely so much on his godfather... He and Sister Yan were family, and his godfather was just an outsider after all...
Although this decision made him feel like his heart was being pulled, he knew that people always have to grow up and he could not be so willful anymore.
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The early morning sunlight poured into the room through the gaps in the curtains. Chenchen finished his breakfast silently, picked up his schoolbag and walked out of the house.
He stood at the elevator entrance and waited for three full minutes, until the elevator door opened and closed, but the man who had said he would take him to school never showed up.
"Oh, man."
Chenchen hummed softly, imitating the tone in the TV drama, and a maturity that did not match his age appeared on his young face.
Chenchen finally realized that there was no man in this world who was reliable, and his cheap daddy was no exception. He didn't do what he promised.
There was a hint of disappointment in his eyes, and he made up his mind that he would not expect other men to protect his mommy. He just wanted to grow up quickly so that he could protect his mommy by himself.
After figuring this out, Chenchen stopped worrying about it, and walked towards school alone with his schoolbag on his back and firm steps.
Not long after Chenchen left, Mu Nanyan also finished her breakfast.
She simply cleaned up the table, then returned to her room, carefully selected a suitable set of clothes, and put on some light makeup. She looked elegant and capable.
After she was ready, she picked up her handbag and walked out the door with light steps.
Just as she closed the door, the door of the apartment opposite opened a crack silently.
Lu Yiran watched the slender figure walk into the elevator through the peephole, a meaningful smile appearing on the corner of his mouth.
He tied his tie slowly, counted to sixty seconds in his mind, and then calmly pushed the door open and walked out.
Mu Nanyan walked to her car, opened the door skillfully, and sat in the driver's seat.
She started the car and prepared to back out of the parking space. However, at the moment she turned the steering wheel, the car suddenly lost control and almost hit the car next to it.
Mu Nanyan was startled, her face changed slightly, she quickly stepped on the brakes, her heart pounding.
After the car stopped steadily, she unbuckled her seat belt, opened the door and got out, her eyes filled with anxiety and confusion.
She walked around the car and took a closer look, noting that the right rear wheel was flat and there was an obvious nail in the tire.
She frowned slightly and thought to herself, the car was fine when I came back yesterday afternoon, how come the tire is punctured now?
Just as she was squatting in front of the car, checking the tire condition with confusion, a deep and magnetic voice came from behind her:
"What are you doing here? Collecting tolls?"
A familiar low voice sounded behind her, and Mu Nanyan knew who it was without turning around.
You are the one who collects tolls, your whole family collects tolls!
She resisted the urge to roll her eyes, took out her phone from the passenger seat and called Mercedes-Benz customer service.
She tried to keep her tone calm and described her situation in detail to the customer service.
The customer service on the other end of the phone comforted her and said that they would arrange a tow truck as soon as possible and asked her to wait patiently there.
"Okay, the tow truck will be here in about half an hour, right? Thank you."
Mu Nanyan hung up the phone and turned to meet a pair of smiling eyes.
Seeing this, Mu Nanyan was so angry that she looked at Lu Yiran and said with a fake smile:
"Mr. Lu, are you free?"
Lu Yiran put one hand in his pocket and casually played with the car keys with the other hand: "It's okay, it's not too busy."
Mu Nanyan snorted coldly and continued, "Why don't you go to work quickly? What are you doing here?"
Lu Yiran raised the corner of his mouth slightly, a sly look flashed in his eyes, and he said:
"Although I'm not very free, I still have time to take you to work."
The meaning of Lu Yiran's words couldn't be more obvious, but Mu Nanyan refused without hesitation:
"No need, Mr. Lu, if you have something to do, go ahead and do it. I'll find a way to get to the company later."
"How are you going to get there? On foot?"
Lu Yiran glanced down at his watch as he spoke, a confident smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said calmly:
"Rush hour will soon arrive, and it will be difficult to get a taxi then... Come on, I'll take you to the company."
There was an unquestionable tone in his voice, as if he didn't give Mu Nanyan any chance to refuse.
Mu Nanyan was a little hesitant when she heard this. Normally, it would be fine if she was a little late, but today she had a video conference with the dance troupe to discuss the design. As the chief designer, if she was late, it would not only delay the work progress, but also leave a bad impression on the other party.
She hesitated for a moment, weighed the pros and cons in her mind, and finally compromised.
She looked at Lu Yiran and said:
"I just called a tow truck. I have to wait here for it to arrive."
Lu Yiran raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said confidently:
"Just leave the car keys in the car. I've called my assistant over and he'll take care of it in a moment."
"All right."
In the end, Mu Nanyan got into the black Maybach.
Lu Yiran looked at Mu Nanyan in the passenger seat, a smile of success appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he started the car and drove towards Mu Nanyan's studio.
Mu Nanyan sat in the car, turned her head to the window, pretending to appreciate the scenery outside, but her mind was not on it at all.
She kept thinking about the punctured tire, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.
Suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something, turned her head to look at Lu Yiran, with a hint of doubt in her eyes, and asked:
"When did you call your assistant?"
When Lu Yiran heard her words, his grip on the steering wheel tightened a little, but he still kept a calm expression on his face and said:
"That's when you called."
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