438: Chapter 437: I Have Someone in My Heart Now 438: Chapter 437: I Have Someone in My Heart Now In the years of his departure, Nangong Fu’s heart had always been preoccupied with someone, and that person was Xu Ruolan.
It should be said that Nangong Fu had fallen for Xu Ruolan a long time ago, and, with his arrogant nature, he also believed that he and Xu Ruolan were a match made in heaven.
This time upon returning, besides looking to make advancements in the country, Nangong Fu’s main purpose was for Xu Ruolan.
“Because of me?” Xu Ruolan’s brows twitched slightly, and she read some special meaning in Nangong Fu’s words, her gaze involuntarily turning distressed.
Nangong Fu didn’t know what Xu Ruolan was thinking at that moment, nor did he care about the presence of another person in the private room; instead, he immediately pulled out an exquisitely wrapped little box from his pocket.
“Ruolan, these years abroad, the reason I could keep going was all because of you.
I’ve returned this time to continue standing by your side!”
Nangong Fu pushed the prepared gift in front of Xu Ruolan, his words already indistinguishable from a confession.
Xu Ruolan glanced at Ning Fan and noticed that he had no reaction, and continued to eat calmly.
She couldn’t help feeling somewhat dissatisfied, but she didn’t show it and didn’t plan to take this opportunity to provoke Ning Fan.
“I appreciate the gesture, thank you,” Xu Ruolan replied indifferently, not accepting the gift that Nangong Fu had offered.
Nangong Fu was stunned, thinking that Xu Ruolan hadn’t understood what he said, and at this moment, he started to worry again.
However, Xu Ruolan was clever and sharp; how could she possibly not understand the meaning of Nangong Fu’s previous sentence?
At this point, the one who didn’t understand was actually Nangong Fu; Xu Ruolan had already rejected him very tactfully.
“Ruolan, I like you.
Can’t you see my feelings?” Nangong Fu couldn’t hold back anymore, being this direct now, Xu Ruolan couldn’t possibly still fail to understand, right?
Xu Ruolan’s expression turned awkward, and she did not immediately reply to Nangong Fu, instead considering how to reject Nangong Fu without making him feel too embarrassed, as, after all, Nangong Fu was her distant cousin.
The result was that she didn’t reply immediately, which only made Nangong Fu more eager.
He looked at Xu Ruolan with an epiphany-like expression and said, “You don’t need to be shy!”
Idiot!
Ning Fan cursed inwardly, almost choking on his food due to Nangong Fu’s shameless remark.
Xu Ruolan was also very embarrassed.
Her silence had been misinterpreted by Nangong Fu as shyness.
To avoid further deepening the misunderstanding, Xu Ruolan took a moment and then replied, “Cousin Nangong, don’t get me wrong.
It’s not that you aren’t good, it’s just that I already have someone in my heart.”
Telling him she already had someone in her heart, Xu Ruolan had rejected Nangong Fu very clearly.
Hearing Xu Ruolan’s words, as if struck by a bolt from the blue, Nangong Fu was completely dumbfounded, looking at Xu Ruolan with a face filled with disbelief.
“How is that possible…” Nangong Fu refused to accept the reality; he had waited for so long, how could Xu Ruolan have fallen for someone else?
“Impossible, impossible; besides me, who else is worthy of you, Ruolan?
I know this is all too sudden for you, and you’re unprepared.
If it’s possible, next time we…”
“Alright, alright.
Now that it has come to this, I guess it’s time to stop hiding the truth about Ruolan and me.”
Just as Nangong Fu was getting more and more agitated, Ning Fan suddenly raised his hand and interrupted him.
Nangong Fu was taken aback again, staring at Ning Fan for several seconds before he finally asked slowly, “What do you mean?”
“Just what it sounds like, Ruolan and I are actually together now.”
“You and Ruolan?” Nangong Fu’s eyes bulged as if about to pop out of their sockets, shock written all over his face as he looked at Ning Fan, then his gaze shifted back and forth between Ning Fan and Xu Ruolan.
“Hahaha, this is the funniest joke I’ve heard all year.
Who do you think you are?
Don’t you have a mirror to see your own face?
You think you’re good enough for Ruolan?
That’s hilarious!”
After several seconds, Nangong Fu burst into raucous laughter, clearly treating Ning Fan as a mere decoy Xu Ruolan had deliberately brought along to fend him off.
In Nangong Fu’s eyes, there couldn’t be a second person as outstanding as himself, and only someone of his caliber deserved to be with Xu Ruolan.
They were a match made in heaven.
“Ruolan, even though I know this is fake, I have to say, does a guy like this deserve to be with you?
Even if you want a shield, you should pick someone suitable.
Is this guy a rat dug out from a pile of garbage?”
Nangong Fu looked at Ning Fan with ill intent, his eyes filled with malice and mockery.
Even Xu Ruolan couldn’t help but frown at this point, but she managed to restrain herself when Ning Fan patted the hand she had placed on her knee.
Ning Fan mockingly eyed Nangong Fu, his gaze irritating Nangong Fu considerably.
“You don’t believe it?”
“What, a lie can turn into truth now?”
How could Nangong Fu possibly believe it?
He had a thousand reasons in his mind to convince himself that this was just one of Xu Ruolan’s lies; it was impossible for someone like Ning Fan to catch her eye, they didn’t match at all.
Ning Fan just smiled and didn’t speak, instead pulling Xu Ruolan into his arms under the almost murderous gaze of Nangong Fu.
And that wasn’t all.
Just as Nangong Fu was about to berate Ning Fan for his rudeness, Ning Fan made a move that dealt a huge blow to Nangong Fu.
Ning Fan lifted Xu Ruolan’s snowy white chin, then slowly lowered his face, and in an instant, her pink, cherry-like lips pressed against his own.
Nangong Fu was stunned, his face turning pale as he watched the kiss unfold.
He desperately wanted to convince himself it was all fake, all an act, but Xu Ruolan had no reaction of resistance, and the atmosphere between them grew increasingly intimate.
Nangong Fu’s eyes were nearly splitting, bloodshot with fury.
The kiss from Ning Fan was somewhat unexpected; in all honesty, Xu Ruolan had not anticipated he would make such a move, akin to declaring sovereignty.
Initially, her eyes widened with surprise, but the next second, she closed them, losing herself in the moment.
Xu Ruolan’s pretty face turned slightly red, their breaths mingling, and at that moment, the kissing couple seemed inseparable.
Nangong Fu’s unrealistic fantasies began to crumble from that moment on, as he gazed at the kissing pair, sinking into despair.
“How is this possible, how is this possible…”
Nangong Fu was on the verge of collapse, clutching his head and muttering the same phrase over and over.