Ning Ran certainly didn’t expect to remain silent for almost half an hour with Nan Chen.
Neither of them said a word nor moved. They just stood there.
It was unclear if this was a silent battle or a form of non-verbal communication.
Just then, someone opened the door and entered.
“Mommy!” Erbao squealed as she dashed towards Ningran.
Only then did Ning Ran turn around. The smile on her face was so natural. It was as though nothing had happened at all.
“Darling, you’re back?”
Dabao studied the expression on his mother’s face as he approached her.
Only after seeing that she was all smiles did he stop worrying.
The smile on Ning Ran’s face, however, slowly slipped off her face as Ouyang Qing entered.
She could have faked a smile, but she didn’t want to do that.
Although she had superb acting skills, she didn’t want to use them on Ouyang Qing? After all, why should put on a performance for her?
“Ding, are you feeling better? Here is some dessert I brought along for you. I hope you’ll like it,” Ouyang Qing said with a friendly smile on her face.
She had, however, detected Ning Ran’s displeasure. This was because Ning Ran had made no attempt to conceal it. Her displeasure was clearly written all over her face.
When Ouyang Qing saw that, she felt as though she had won.
“Thanks a lot, but I don’t like dessert,” Ning Ran replied in a polite yet cold manner.
“Go on, take a bite. The store makes really good desserts. Come on, Ding. Try it.”
The colder Ning Ran was towards her, the more friendly she was towards Ning Ran.
“I don’t want to eat it,” Ning Ran insisted with a tinge of impatience in her voice.
“Have a bite…”
“She’s a patient. So she’s got to be very careful with what she eats,” Nan Chen suddenly interjected.
Both Ning Ran and Ouyang Qing were rather surprised that someone who rarely spoke would voice an opinion on something as trivial as this.
“Oh,” Ouyang Qing replied awkwardly as she packed up the desserts.
“Let’s go out so they can have a chat,” Nan Chen continued.
Ouyang Qing, however, remained rooted on the spot.
Nan Chen strode towards the door and came to a stop in front of it before turning around to glance at her.
Only then Ouyang Qing come to her senses. Oh, he meant that we should leave now so that they can have some space.
For some reason, she actually didn’t feel like leaving.
Perhaps it was because she had finally gotten under Ning Ran’s skin, therefore, she was a little reluctant to leave so soon.
However, no matter how reluctant she was, she didn’t have a say in this. If Nan Chen told her to go, she had to go.
“You two darlings have a nice chat with your Mommy, alright? I’ll head out first,” Ouyang Qing said as she waved goodbye to Dabao and Erbao.
Dabao waved back politely. Erbao, on the other hand, pretended not to have heard her and gave no response at all.
Ouyang Yang recalled how Erbao had addressed her back in the dessert store. She’s turning her back on me right after she’s had her dessert?
Wow, she has change so quickly. Are kids all like that these days?
Ouyang Qing and Nan Chen walked out of the ward and Nan Chen shut the door behind him.
“Mommy, the dessert is actually quite good. You can try some,” Erbao offered.
“You little traitor! Have you betrayed Mommy just for some food?” Ning Ran asked.
“Of course not. Dabao and I were just observing her to see if she would treat us well after she and Daddy had gotten married,” Erbao replied.
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