660: Chapter 649: Is the Father-in-law Eager to Hold His Grandson?
660: Chapter 649: Is the Father-in-law Eager to Hold His Grandson?
“Is this the thing that makes Shangguan Tanglong so nervous?”
Ning Fan shook the small bottle in his hand.
He was very curious about the Holy Medicine he had snatched from the Shangguan Family, especially since he had delved deeply into medical techniques.
It could enable one’s body to recover from injuries at the fastest rate imaginable.
If there were no side effects, it indeed deserved to be called a Lifesaving Elixir.
Ning Fan wanted to see the effects of the Holy Medicine for himself, but he certainly wouldn’t use his own body for the experiment.
“You’ve been staring at this bottle for half an hour now.
Is there anything special about it?”
Ning Fan sat on the sofa, and beside him, Xu Ruolan was looking at him with a puzzled face.
Sitting there, Ning Fan had been gripping the crystal bottle for about half an hour, seemingly lost in thought.
“I’ll give this to you.”
Ning Fan handed the bottle to Xu Ruolan with a mysterious smile on his face.
“All secretive, is there anything special about this bottle?”
Examining the clear, transparent little bottle, which contained nothing but transparent liquid, there seemed to be nothing special besides its surface, which was smooth, cool, and comfortable to touch.
But apart from that, Xu Ruolan really couldn’t feel anything particularly unusual about it.
Seeing Ning Fan’s secretive demeanor, she became curious and asked again, “What on earth is this?”
“Lifesaving Elixir!” Ning Fan snapped his fingers.
Xu Ruolan, however, was stunned and looked at the bottle in her hand with some doubt: “Just this?”
“Yes, just this!”
Although it seemed unremarkable, the fact that Shangguan Tanglong placed such great importance on it, viewing it as a lifesaver for the entire Shangguan Family, proved that it must have remarkable effects.
As for how effective it was, whether it had any side effects, or whether it might require something like a lifetime price, Ning Fan couldn’t guarantee, since he was not the one who concocted the so-called Holy Medicine, and he was also quite curious about where Shangguan Tanglong had obtained it from.
“You can study it, there might be a surprise waiting for you, you never know.”
Having heard what Ning Fan said, Xu Ruolan was half skeptical but ended up accepting the Spiritual Medicine.
Suddenly, as if she remembered something, her pretty face reddening, she looked at Ning Fan with a coy gaze: “I have something to tell you…”
“Hmm?”
Initially, Ning Fan didn’t notice Xu Ruolan’s present demeanor and casually responded, his mind engrossed in the mental method mnemonic verse of the Eight Zen Mantra.
“My dad has been asking about our situation these past few days…
Are you even listening?”
Xu Ruolan’s voice was initially shy, but when she noticed Ning Fan’s distraction, as if he hadn’t been listening to her at all, she immediately became assertive.
Feeling the sudden assertiveness of the beautiful woman beside him, Ning Fan’s thoughts returned to reality, and he subconsciously tried to explain, “I’m listening, for sure, where did you stop?”
“…”
That was hardly listening; he was just brushing her off.
Xu Ruolan held her forehead, somewhat helplessly looking at Ning Fan.
Ning Fan guiltily touched his nose, honestly, he hadn’t quite caught what Xu Ruolan had been talking about, and now he was blustering through.
Under Xu Ruolan’s lingering gaze, Ning Fan’s smile became a lot more strained.
Fortunately for him, Xu Ruolan didn’t press further but repeated what she had just said: “I’ll say it again, my dad has recently been asking about our relationship.”
“Us?
You and me?” Ning Fan blinked, quickly realizing what was happening, and his expression instantly became exaggerated, “What did my future father-in-law say, is he anxious to hold a grandchild?”
“What are you babbling about!”
Xu Ruolan’s face turned red, like a ripe apple, so tender and luscious it made one want to take a gentle bite.
Xu Chengyuan merely asked how the relationship between her and Ning Fan was progressing and whether the engagement was no longer opposed.
It was not at all as dramatic as Ning Fan had described, noticing Xu Ruolan’s reproachful gaze, Ning Fan chuckled, with no intention of reflecting on his words.
“Did I say something wrong?
Or is it that, you don’t want to have children with me?”
When it came to playing dumb, Ning Fan was definitely top-notch.
With each word from Ning Fan, Xu Ruolan’s face grew a shade redder, while ripples of emotion stirred in her heart.
Babies and such were still too soon, weren’t they…
And they hadn’t even married yet, was it really okay to talk about such matters so soon?
Xu Ruolan thought to herself with shyness, at a loss for words for the moment.
About half a minute later, Xu Ruolan finally turned to look at Ning Fan, speaking softly, “Such matters should be considered after we’re married, shouldn’t they…”
“Then, may I marry you?”
Ning Fan looked at Xu Ruolan with a smile.
Back in Africa, while dealing with the Fang Guild, Ning Fan had promised Xu Ruolan that if he made it back alive, he would marry her—a promise he still remembered.
However, Ning Fan wasn’t sure whether Xu Ruolan remembered it because she had not mentioned it since his return.
Seizing the opportunity, Ning Fan hinted at it.
“…”
Xu Ruolan’s face blushed deeply, her eyes bashfully averting his gaze.
Of course, Xu Ruolan hadn’t forgotten about the promise made in Africa.
She was simply too shy to bring it up, and as time passed, neither of them had specifically mentioned it.
If Ning Fan had not spoken today about marrying her, it might have taken even longer for the subject to come up.
However, as much as he brought it up, Ning Fan actually felt a little nervous inside.
If Xu Ruolan were to nod in agreement right then, he would have a headache, as there was still Huo Qiuran out there.
Ning Fan didn’t know how to explain his relationship with Huo Qiuran to Xu Ruolan.
Though greedy and shameless, he didn’t want to give up either of them.
Nothing had been revealed about Huo Qiuran yet, partly because Ning Fan felt a bit guilty.
He had no idea what would happen when it came out, nor how Xu Ruolan would react.
So, after flirting to such an extent, Ning Fan understood it was enough and blinked casually, saying, “My future father-in-law indeed seems quite anxious.
You can just tell him honestly about the progress of our relationship.”
Seeing Ning Fan change the subject, Xu Ruolan didn’t think much of it and breathed a sigh of relief.
“Of course I know what to say.”
In fact, she didn’t know at all.
Xu Ruolan was still unsure how to talk to her father about it because she did not want to see Xu Chengyuan’s smug, successful grin.
It’s not that being with Ning Fan was bad; in fact, Xu Ruolan had already understood her feelings for him deep down.
The difficulty in speaking up was merely due to shyness.
“Kissing level?”
Ning Fan drew closer to Xu Ruolan, his warm breath instantly enveloping her.