709: Chapter 698: Andorra of the Mingwang Pavilion 709: Chapter 698: Andorra of the Mingwang Pavilion Upon awakening early in the morning, Ning Fan opened his eyes, his slightly confused mind cleared as he took in the first breath of the morning air.
Steady breaths were sounding by his ear, Lan Kexin wasn’t awake yet, and Ning Fan turned his head to look at her subconsciously.
The snow-white, flawless face with a rosy tint, and the black, lustrous strands of hair spread across the pillow, admiring Lan Kexin’s beautiful sleeping face from such close proximity, Ning Fan subconsciously wanted to brush the hair from her face.
Just as he was about to raise his hand, he found it was tightly embraced.
Feeling the touch on his arm, Ning Fan showed a bitter smile because he knew Lan Kexin would definitely be overly excited when she woke up.
But right now, Ning Fan had no intention of waking Lan Kexin, instead wanting to enjoy the serenity of the moment a little longer.
It’s unclear how much time passed, perhaps Lan Kexin felt someone was watching her, her delicate lashes trembled slightly, and then she slowly opened her eyes.
Her bright eyes still carried a hint of blurriness as she gazed into Ning Fan’s dark, deep eyes, and the two of them looked at each other for a long time.
“Awake?”
Ning Fan smiled softly and asked gently.
Perhaps it was Ning Fan’s voice that made her more alert, and Lan Kexin’s face gradually changed, turning red at a visible pace.
The fully awake Lan Kexin finally remembered the fact that they had shared a bed all night, the feeling of shyness spreading throughout her body, and Lan Kexin shyly closed her eyes, her expression full of timidity.
After enjoying Lan Kexin’s interesting expression for a while, Ning Fan reminded her, “It’s time to get up.”
He didn’t know what time it was, and Lan Kexin had to go back to the company today.
“Mhm!”
Lan Kexin quickly released Ning Fan’s arm, then got up, turned her back on him, and dared not look at him.
Ning Fan smiled, then picked up the jacket on the bedside cabinet, put it on, and got out of bed.
Lan Kexin also began to slowly calm her emotions at this time.
Walking out of the room, Ning Fan left the space for Lan Kexin alone, went into the living room, and found that Lan Kexin’s mother was already up early, busy in the kitchen preparing breakfast.
“Morning, auntie.”
Ning Fan greeted, and Lan Kexin’s mother turned her kindly face toward him, then invited Ning Fan to the table, reporting the porridge would soon be ready.
“No need, I have some things to attend to, so I will be leaving first.
Kexin is already up; you two eat later, my apologies!”
Ning Fan touched his head, said awkwardly, and prepared to leave.
Lan Kexin’s mother tried to make him stay, but ultimately let Ning Fan go.
A few minutes later, Lan Kexin also came out of the room and began searching for Ning Fan’s figure, but it was too late, Ning Fan had already left a short while ago.
“Xiaofan has already left.”
Hearing from her mother that Ning Fan had left, a flash of regret crossed Lan Kexin’s eyes.
He had already gone, and Lan Kexin thought she would see Ning Fan when she came out.
Still, she was a step too late.
Called back to reality by her mother’s voice, Lan Kexin checked the time, it was still early, her biological clock was still working effectively today.
On the other side, Ning Fan was walking through the old town, simply hailing a taxi.
…
After leaving the old city district, Ning Fan did not return to his company but instead went to see Chen Fengnan.
When he got up this morning, Ning Fan received a message; Chen Fengnan wanted to see him, and seemed very urgent about it.
Chen Fengnan had already returned from Europe, so this time Ning Fan went directly to his manor.
Upon learning of Ning Fan’s arrival, Chen Fengnan personally came out to greet him.
“Mr.
Ning, I didn’t expect you to come so early.”
“Of course, hearing that you were looking for me, I had to hurry over.”
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Chen Fengnan invited Ning Fan to a pavilion in the courtyard.
“It’s about the Mingwang Pavilion.”
Before Ning Fan could ask what it was about, Chen Fengnan spoke gravely.
Since the trace of Mingwang Pavilion could no longer be found in Europe, Chen Fengnan had returned to Zhonghai from Europe and had also instructed the Chen Financial Conglomerate to keep an eye on Umbrella’s recent movements.
However, while no movement from Umbrella was detected, Chen Fengnan’s people did find some clues about Mingwang Pavilion.
Upon hearing it was about Mingwang Pavilion, the first thing that came to Ning Fan’s mind was Umbrella, as the significant backer behind Mingwang Pavilion was this colossal entity known as Umbrella.
“Mingwang Pavilion, what conspiracy are they cooking up this time?”
Remembering Chen Fengnan’s previous assault in Europe, Ning Fan began to worry whether Mingwang Pavilion, after a period of quiet, might be plotting something again.
If Mingwang Pavilion was only targeting him, Ning Fan was not worried, but if Mingwang Pavilion turned their attention toward people related to him, then Ning Fan could not afford to be careless.
This was just like long before when he had intercepted Mingwang Pavilion’s Deputy Pavilion Master and taken the Nine Souls Jade.
After that, people of Mingwang Pavilion had visited Zhonghai, first going to the little orphanage and then finding Lan Kexin—Ning Fan remembered this incident well.
“The Pavilion Master of Mingwang Pavilion, do you know Andorra?”
“Andorra, so it’s him.
Have you found that guy?”
Ning Fan, of course, knew the Pavilion Master of Mingwang Pavilion, Andorra, a mysterious person, as elusive as the Divine Dragon, barely seen by anyone.
It was said that this man had hideouts all over the world, which just showed how cautious he truly was.
“Yes, our conglomerate’s intelligence department has located this person.
According to calculations, if nothing unexpected happens, based on Andorra’s recent movements and direction, he’s likely heading to Huaxia.”
“Hmph, it seems Mingwang Pavilion still hasn’t given up.
Thank you for the heads-up, Mr.
Chen.”
Andorra wants to come to Huaxia?
Ning Fan couldn’t help but sneer.
As the Pavilion Master of Mingwang Pavilion, Andorra’s visit to Huaxia was definitely not with good intentions.
Without any surprises, his ultimate destination would likely be Zhonghai.
“However, if it’s not Umbrella taking action, I think we needn’t worry about this guy.”
Suddenly, Ning Fan confidently stated, comparing Andorra to Teng Yun Geshang, the second in command of Umbrella he had encountered before, Andorra was not to be feared.
The only concern was whether this guy might have some cunning schemes up his sleeve.
“I think so too, but it’s just that we don’t know whether Umbrella is behind this man’s visit to Huaxia or not.”
The thing that concerned Chen Fengnan was also Umbrella.
Mingwang Pavilion was manageable, but Umbrella was a persistent headache.
After all, as an organization, Umbrella is terrifying on a global scale, immensely powerful.
Although no longer as mighty as in the past, its influence still remained.