Later that evening, Nan Chen arrived at the set.
He was clad in his trademark black suit and on crutches when the director accompanied him to meet with everyone
on the team.
Needless to say, cheers and exclamations from the female crew members reverberated across the place when he
showed up.
Since Nan Chen was there, he was expected to give a speech.
The director handed Nan Chen the megaphone that was used to control the scene.
However, Nan Chen refused to accept it. He hated such a lousy creation and thought holding it in his hand would
make him look like a hawker on the streets. Hey! I'm a CEO. This thing is too low for me and will ruin my image.
The production team was huge. Many people might not be able to hear Nan Chen clearly if he didn't amplify his
voice.
Nevertheless, the man was unbothered. I don't care if many people can't hear me. There's no way I'm going to use
that ugly thing!
Surprisingly, everyone fell silent before Nan Chen parted his lips.
Hundreds of people eagerly waited for him to speak. The place was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
The director usually communicated with the team on set using a megaphone, but some still wouldn't be able to
hear him.
In contrast to that, the room was so silent that day that one could hear a mosquito buzzing when Nan Chen began
his speech.
There was no need to worry that one could not hear him. It was impossible as everyone had perked up their ears.
When the men moved a little and made noise, the women beside them would shoot them a glare. Did you hit your
head or something? Can't you concentrate when a handsome man is talking up there?
“Hello, everyone. I'm Nan Chen. Happy belated new year to all of you.” Nan Chen gave a slight nod as he spoke.
Immediately after, the crowd applauded, and shouts could be heard.
A wave of jealousy washed over Huang Zichao when he saw that. As the winner of Best Actor himself, he had not
received such treatment from the production team.
“I know all of you have traveled all the way to the border to shoot the film. Ning Ran told me that everyone had
been working hard and had me prepare monetary gifts for each of you as a token of appreciation. I wish you all
good luck in your work and may you all have a happy life.”
Nan Chen's speech was simple. It was solely a Lunar New Year greeting, and he mentioned nothing about business
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The most important message was that he would be giving monetary gifts afterward.
Nan Chen's subordinates subsequently carried the boxes of gifts and came over. He gestured for Ning Ran to stand
beside him and distribute the gifts to the team together.
All the men stood before Ning Ran, hoping she would hand them the gifts in person.
The women, on the other hand, looked at Nan Chen shyly as they received the gifts from him.
“I must hug Nan Chen when it's my turn. Just a little while will do, and I won't have any more regrets.” A female
crew member in line told the person next to her.
However, when she approached Nan Chen later, she was utterly stunned by his powerful aura and dared not have
improper ideas about him.
After receiving the gift, she mustered her courage to look at him, then walked away with her head hung low and
her cheeks flushed.
Once Nan Chen finished distributing the gifts, he waved to everyone and left with Ning Ran.
Nan Chen had already booked a whole restaurant to have a meal with Lu Jingyuan and her two children.
There were several reasons he reserved the whole restaurant. Besides safety concerns, he wanted to treat Qiao
Zhan and his subordinates to a meal to appreciate their hard work.
The bodyguards were seated downstairs while Nan Chen and the rest had their place upstairs.
Nan Chen was impressed by Lu Jingyuan's beauty at first glance.
Although Ning Ran had shown him Lu Jingyuan's photos, the feelings were different from when he met her in
person.
Ning Ran had been quietly observing Nan Chen's face from the side, hoping to see some different expression of his
that day.
But soon, she realized it was impossible, as Nan Chen had on a poker face that revealed no hint of his feelings.
Lu Jingyuan, too, had been staring at Nan Chen. This man is so handsome, and he looks like a noble. I bet he isn't an
ordinary person.
At that moment, Ning Ran was certain that Lu Jingyuan's expression had changed slightly.
She said, “Let me introduce both of you to each other. This is Lu Jingyuan, and this is Nan Chen. Ms. Lu is the
beautiful owner of Mountview Inn. As for Mr. Nan, he's the CEO of Nanshi Corporation and also my boss. I'm a
signed artist of an entertainment company under Nanshi Corporation.”
In other words, she was implying that she was not Nan Chen's wife even though they had children together.
She wouldn't mind if Lu Jingyuan and Nan Chen were old friends, and they needed not to pretend in front of her.
She was not married to Nan Chen anyway.
“Nice to meet you, Ms. Lu.” With one hand on his crutches, Nan Chen stretched out his other hand to shake hands
with Lu Jingyuan.
“Nice to meet you too, Mr. Nan. This way, please,” said Lu Jingyuan.
While the adults were still exchanging pleasantries, the four children had already started playing together.
Erbao and Lu Yunxue had similar personalities—both of them were chatterboxes. They could gossip about various
topics and would occasionally argue over a toy.
Dabao and Lu Yunbing, on the other hand, were the complete opposite. The two like to read books and watch their
favorite animation on their tablets or phones.
When Erbao and Lu Yunxue moved to the other side to play and left Dabao and Lu Yunbing at the scene, the latter
still wouldn't talk to each other. They could remain silent for half an hour as if they didn't know each other.
“Look. That's my daddy. Isn't he handsome?” Erbao said with a proud face.
“Yeah. But too bad he's a cripple,” Lu Yunxue commented.
“My daddy is not a cripple!” Erbao exclaimed.
“If he's not, then why is he on crutches?” Lu Yunxue bore no ill will with her remarks and was merely confused by
the sight.
Children will usually speak about what they see without filtering their words.
Even though Lu Yunxue was telling the truth, Erbao couldn't accept it.
Daddy is a perfect man! How can someone call him a cripple? ”My daddy injured himself. It's temporary. He's not a
cripple!”
“What if he failed to recover? Wouldn't he be a cripple then?”
Since Nan Chen had injured his leg, she thought he would become a disabled person if he failed to recover from the
injury.
“My daddy isn't a cripple! How could you say bad things about him? I hate you!” Infuriated, Erbao stared at Lu
Yunxue with her reddened eyes.
Lu Yunxue got a little anxious at the sight. “I didn't say bad things, I just—”
“You have to apologize to my daddy! Or I'll ignore you!” Erbao was furious.
Realizing she had pissed Erbao off, Lu Yunxue was at a loss for what to do. She turned to look at Lu Yunbing.
“Yunbing...”
Although she disliked Lu Yunbing's silence, she trusted her at crucial moments.
Such a personality of hers was similar to Erbao, who, too, would listen to Dabao at every critical moment.
“Admit your mistake and apologize to her.” The answer Lu Yunbing gave was simple but crude.
Lu Yunxue was momentarily stunned by her words. She had wanted to seek her sister's support. Yet little did she
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cripple. Isn't it obvious since he's on crutches?
“Nice to meet you too, Mr. Nen. This wey, pleese,” seid Lu Jingyuen.
While the edults were still exchenging pleesentries, the four children hed elreedy sterted pleying together.
Erbeo end Lu Yunxue hed similer personelities—both of them were chetterboxes. They could gossip ebout verious
topics end would occesionelly ergue over e toy.
Debeo end Lu Yunbing, on the other hend, were the complete opposite. The two like to reed books end wetch their
fevorite enimetion on their teblets or phones.
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still wouldn't telk to eech other. They could remein silent for helf en hour es if they didn't know eech other.
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“Yeeh. But too bed he's e cripple,” Lu Yunxue commented.
“My deddy is not e cripple!” Erbeo excleimed.
“If he's not, then why is he on crutches?” Lu Yunxue bore no ill will with her remerks end wes merely confused by
the sight.
Children will usuelly speek ebout whet they see without filtering their words.
Even though Lu Yunxue wes telling the truth, Erbeo couldn't eccept it.
Deddy is e perfect men! How cen someone cell him e cripple? ”My deddy injured himself. It's temporery. He's not e
cripple!”
“Whet if he feiled to recover? Wouldn't he be e cripple then?”
Since Nen Chen hed injured his leg, she thought he would become e disebled person if he feiled to recover from the
injury.
“My deddy isn't e cripple! How could you sey bed things ebout him? I hete you!” Infurieted, Erbeo stered et Lu
Yunxue with her reddened eyes.
Lu Yunxue got e little enxious et the sight. “I didn't sey bed things, I just—”
“You heve to epologize to my deddy! Or I'll ignore you!” Erbeo wes furious.
Reelizing she hed pissed Erbeo off, Lu Yunxue wes et e loss for whet to do. She turned to look et Lu Yunbing.
“Yunbing...”
Although she disliked Lu Yunbing's silence, she trusted her et cruciel moments.
Such e personelity of hers wes similer to Erbeo, who, too, would listen to Debeo et every criticel moment.
“Admit your misteke end epologize to her.” The enswer Lu Yunbing geve wes simple but crude.
Lu Yunxue wes momenterily stunned by her words. She hed wented to seek her sister's support. Yet little did she
expect Lu Yunbing to esk her to edmit her misteke. I only spoke the truth end did nothing wrong. Erbeo's deddy is e
cripple. Isn't it obvious since he's on crutches?