Of course, she was too embarrassed to say it aloud...
"If you can't finish it, just put it off for now. It's not urgent anyway. Besides, I might be delaying my work. I only let you come up when I'm free, okay?"
Yan Mingxuan spoke with such confidence that no one could find fault with him, and Mu Ran actually felt she couldn't refute him.
"You're not ashamed, but I am. Your secretary caught us together last time... and you still won't learn your lesson."
Last time his secretary walked in, they were kissing, and Yan Mingxuan angrily scolded her for not knocking, even though she had knocked at least ten times...
It made her very embarrassed...
"What are you afraid of? He wouldn't dare say a word. Otherwise, we'd send him to South Africa for a few years."
Yan Mingxuan's secretary is known for being tight-lipped. Even if someone tries to bribe him to gossip, he won't reveal a single word about Yan Mingxuan.
The reason is simple: he doesn't want to go to South Africa for "further studies"...
After all, the last secretary sent to South Africa hasn't returned yet...
"Oh my, Ah Xuan's starting to bully people, look how scared he's made..."
Mu Ran found Yan Mingxuan's appearance somewhat funny. How come she had never noticed his cunning nature before?
"Keeping the boss's secrets is a basic quality of an employee."
Yan Mingxuan continued confidently, saying that when they hired employees, they signed confidentiality agreements, which stipulated that neither company secrets nor the boss's private matters could be disclosed.
"That makes sense, doesn't it? So what's it about this time? Do you want a kiss or a hug? Or to be lifted up high?"
Mu Ran had a look of grim determination. Ever since she got together with Yan Mingxuan, he had become very clingy, wanting to be with her 24/7, and was like an octopus.
Anyway, she's already gotten used to this clingy person.
“This time it’s not like that, let’s put all that aside for now… How about you come home with me at noon to see my sister? My sister is injured, and I have to go home to see her, but I can’t bear to leave you. My sister is so cute…”
Yan Mingxuan got straight to the point. He knew that Mu Ran would feel rushed and unprepared if he only brought it up now, but he still wanted to ask for her opinion.
If she didn't want to, then he would have to go back by himself.
"Ranran? How did she get hurt?"
Mu Ran only knew that Yan Mingxuan had a younger sister named Yan Yinran, whom she had met a few times before.
"No, Ranran, this is what happened..."
Yan Mingxuan briefly recounted everything that had happened during this period, including Yan Xiluo's situation, to Mu Ran.
"Huh? There's such a thing? Even TV dramas wouldn't dare to film something like this, and it actually happened in your house..."
Mu Ran covered his mouth in shock. Yan Yinran wasn't his biological sister after all. His real sister had just been found, and she was an all-around genius who knew everything...
She was utterly shocked and couldn't recover for a long time.
Yan Mingxuan had just told Mu Ran all of Yan Xiluo's identities. It was because he trusted Mu Ran completely and knew that he couldn't live without her that he did so.
"Hmm... So, would you like to come home with me to see your little sister? She's very well-behaved and cute. I bet she'll like you, and you'll like her too."
Yan Mingxuan's eyes and tone were full of expectation, hoping that Mu Ran would agree to meet her parents.
If she agrees, he will immediately tell his parents so they can prepare accordingly.
"Okay, but your parents are both home, so... wouldn't I have to meet with them?"
Mu Ran agreed quickly, but only after agreeing did she realize that going to his house would definitely mean meeting his parents, whom she had never met before...
She gets nervous, afraid of doing or saying the wrong thing... and even more afraid that Yan Mingxuan's parents don't like her, since she really likes Yan Mingxuan.
"Yes, yes, my parents are very nice people, don't be afraid. I wanted to tell them last night, but I forgot because I was dealing with some documents..."
He worked late into the night in his study and completely forgot to mention it. By the time he remembered, Mu Ran was already asleep.
"It's a bit rushed, what should I do if I haven't prepared any clothes or other things?"
Hearing the comforting words, Mu Ran felt both expectant and nervous, unsure how to express her feelings—a feeling akin to an ugly daughter-in-law meeting her in-laws…
She knew she and Yan Mingxuan were in love and would eventually get married, and meeting his family was inevitable. It would be good to meet them this time...
If his parents don't like her, she'll try her best; if they still don't like her, she can give up...
After all, she believed that love without the blessing of parents would not be happy.
"Leave it to me, I'll have my secretary prepare it."
Yan Mingxuan affectionately held her hand.
"Alright then..."
Mu Ran no longer refused, nor did she have any more concerns.
"Now I can kiss, hug, and lift you up high!"
Yan Mingxuan picked Mu Ran up and placed her on the table.
"You man..."
She couldn't stay serious for more than three seconds... Mu Ran was silenced before she could even finish her sentence.
= = =
Lan Family Villa
Chen Xi had just finished a call with his subordinate and checked the time. It was a little past nine in the morning, which was a little past nine in the United States.
Fu Yao probably hasn't gone to sleep yet at this time.
"Yao Yao".
She eventually dialed the number.
As soon as Fu Yao saw that it was Chen Xi calling, she answered the phone without hesitation.
"Xi'er, is there any news again?"
Fu Yao felt that if Chen Xi called, it meant there was news.
"We have some information, but we haven't been able to find the child completely yet. We've only found the doctor who switched the children."
Chen Xi's tone wasn't very happy, after all, there was still no clue about the child...
“She said that person was her cousin, named Tang Xiaoli, who married a man surnamed Leng, but she doesn’t know his full name yet. I’m trying to find out too. After helping Tang Xiaoli with this, she was forced to leave S City with the money because she was afraid of being exposed, and she also cut off contact with that person. If Zhibin also sends people to look for her, you can use this clue I gave you to search together.”
Chen Xi told Fu Yao all the latest news she had just found out, hoping it would be helpful to her.
"Okay! I'll tell Zhibin right away! Thank you so much, Xi'er, for calling me so early. You must not have slept well all night."
Fu Yao felt incredibly guilty. It was clearly her problem, yet she had to trouble Chen Xi. It was all her fault for being so useless…
"You forgot! I have to get up early today to go out with my in-laws. Don't worry, I'll call you as soon as I have any more news."
Chen Xi said with a bit of a laugh, "I just told Fu Yao last night that she was obviously too anxious and forgot everything. All she knew was that she felt guilty."
"I forgot... I was just thinking that you called me so late last night, and I haven't even slept for more than a few hours now."
She was somewhat worried that Chen Xi wasn't getting enough sleep.
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