My Wife Is a Superstar novel Chapter 927

Chapter 927 As Expected Of A Crime Lord

After Ning Ran was done with her makeup, she noticed that Qiao Zhan and Ruan Anxi had dozed off in their respective cars. At the same time, their subordinates were glaring at each other warily.

Qiao Zhan hadn't planned on sleeping, but when he saw Ruan Anxi snoozing, he decided to close his eyes for a while to demonstrate his contempt for the latter.

Little did he expect to actually fall asleep. Drowsiness was indeed a contagious thing.

“D*mn it, how can you fall asleep with the villain right in front of you? Where's your sense of danger?”

When Ning Ran gave the muscular Qiao Zhan a nudge, she felt that his muscles were so hard that they didn't seem real to her.

He's not very bright despite his physical prowess. Why does he have to train himself to this extent? Just to scare his enemies?

When Qiao Zhan opened his eyes to be greeted by the sight of Ning Ran, embarrassment descended upon him. “I wasn't sleeping, Madam...”

With a wave of her hand, Ning Ran reassured him, “Don't worry about it. Let's go home now.”

Nevertheless, Ruan Anxi quickly alighted from his car upon Ning Ran's return. “Ran, didn't we agree for me to send you home?”

Ning Ran flashed a smile at him. “That's not necessary. I'll see you in the evening.”

Staring at Ruan Anxi, Qiao Zhan thrust his chin into the air. “Madam is not interested in riding in your car.”

Ruan Anxi's persistence showed no sign of diminishing. “Ran, I'll leave after sending you home. I'll definitely not be in your way.”

“There's really no need to. My children are at home, and it might disturb them to see me come back in a stranger's car,” Ning Ran explained.

After a brief silence, Ruan Anxi relented. “All right then, I'll see you in the evening.”

With that, he drove off together with his subordinates.

“That's it? Since when did he become so compliant?” Qiao Zhan couldn't believe his eyes.

“Let's just go,” Ning Ran ordered as she got into the car.

She then gave Nan Chen a call immediately.

“Ruan Anxi has left?”

Ning Ran was surprised by the question. “How did you know?”

“Since you invited him to the banquet, it would be rude for him to cling onto you.”

“That's what I thought. This proves that my assumptions are correct,” Ning Ran replied smugly.

“Even then, don't forget the hordes of reporters that will be in attendance. It would be devastating for us if someone recognizes him given who he is. After all, neither of us can afford to bear the backlash from associating ourselves with the kingpin of South East Aploth's underworld. Don't you think you're taking too big of a risk?” Nan Chen asked.

“I'm sure you're well aware of how closely he's watching us now that he's here. There's just no way we can shake him off. On top of that, he has a huge bodyguard entourage. Even though they don't show up beside him, they have no qualms about causing trouble if his life was in danger. Also, don't forget how ruthless he can be. He's capable of dealing us an extremely damaging blow with just a snap of his fingers. I know this plan isn't ideal, but we're left with no other choice,” Ning Ran explained.

“In that case, we'll have to get him to keep his identity a secret. He needs to pretend to be someone else.”

“Got it. I'll tell him to disguise himself so that no one will know it's him.”

“No, you shouldn't do it. I'll get Qiao Zhan to talk to him. He is not worthy of either of us making requests of him.” Nan Chen's reply was tinged with displeasure.

Ning Ran naturally empathized with him, for she would be equally upset if she were in his position.

But Qiao Zhan and Ruan Anxi have always been at loggerheads. Would Qiao Zhan be able to convince him to do it?

Despite her reservations, Ning Ran decided to accept Nan Chen's decision.

After ending the call, she conveyed Nan Chen's instructions to Qiao Zhan, who responded in an agitated manner.

“What's there to discuss? We should just capture him and be done with it. This is Flower City—we can crush him any time we want to.”

“It's not that simple. Ruan Anxi isn't your typical villain. He's extremely intelligent and has put in place multiple layers of defenses to protect himself. To have survived living on a knife's edge all these years is a testament to his capability. Besides, he bears no ill will this time, so don't antagonize him,” Ning Ran advised.