CHAPTER 284: CHAPTER 297: WHAT’S MISSING

What An Ran was most interested in, without a doubt, were stories of Mu Xingfeng’s childhood.

When she heard Nanny Chen mention that Instructor Mu was always serious and rarely smiled as a child, An Ran immediately visualized that scene and found it genuinely amusing.

It was truly hard to imagine the cold-faced Yama, Instructor Mu, being so aloof and proud from a young age.

Later, when Nanny Chen mentioned that Mu Xingfeng had always excelled in both conduct and academics, always ranking first in his school and even the city every year, An Ran couldn’t help but twitch her lips. She always thought soldiers were rough men.

She blurted out without thinking, why would someone so outstanding choose to join the military? Being a soldier is not only arduous but also very dangerous. Just like this time, if he hadn’t been lucky...

At this point, Nanny Chen sighed.

It turned out that Old Mr. Mu was a soldier himself and had a firm dedication to the country and the military. Influenced by Old Mr. Mu from a young age, Mu Xingfeng also admired soldiers. Despite having unique insights into business and politics before graduation, he eventually followed Old Mr. Mu’s wishes and became a soldier.

However, his career as a soldier was tougher than anyone else’s. He never relied on his family’s background, yet he had to be more outstanding than those who did. Every one of his medals was earned with his blood and sweat, and every promotion came at the risk of his life.

This was something An Ran believed, having known him for just half a year, he had already faced life and death twice.

Seeing the cheerful young girl suddenly showing a hint of sadness in her brows, Nanny Chen suddenly realized she might have said something wrong.

Miss An was to be the mistress of the family, and her words undoubtedly caused Miss An to worry. She immediately sought other topics to lighten the mood.

When Mu Xingfeng came back, he saw An Ran chatting happily with Nanny Chen. The lunch hadn’t been cleared yet, and it looked like she had a good appetite.

This little brat, he had rushed back immediately after his engagement, but now it seemed she was enjoying herself more without him.

As soon as Nanny Chen saw Mu Xingfeng, she stood up and respectfully said, "Young Master is back."

Then she quickly started to clear the table. An Ran smiled at him as if nothing was wrong, "You’re back. Did you have lunch?"

"I ate out," Mu Xingfeng said while taking off his coat and handing it to Liu Hu.

"Oh," An Ran responded, getting up to the window to continue her work.

After a short while, Nanny Chen came over with a bowl of Chinese medicine. An Ran took one glance, directly took the bowl, and drank it all in one go with an air of nonchalance.

Mu Xingfeng had been observing An Ran. When he got angry with her, she didn’t feel wronged, didn’t cry, make a fuss, or get upset. She didn’t throw any tantrums, and she was even more obedient than before, but this made him feel like something was missing.

He couldn’t help but feel irritated.

"Liu Hu, find a western restaurant and book a table for tonight. I want to take Miss An out for dinner, and also get two movie tickets for that popular film that’s currently showing."

Mu Xingran never paid much attention to movies, and couldn’t remember which one was popular, just that the little girl seemed quite interested in one recently.

Liu Hu stood there for a while, hesitant and unsure of what to say.

"What’s the matter? Can’t you do it?" Mu Xingfeng raised his eyebrows.

"No, boss, tonight you promised to have dinner with Commander Lin and the others."

Liu Hu sighed secretly. His boss had been like a walking iceberg all day, clearly upset with his little wife. Now that the boss had finally come to his senses and wanted to be romantic with her, how unfortunate to have this conflict.