241: Chapter 241: The Curious Xu Ruolan 241: Chapter 241: The Curious Xu Ruolan “Achoo!”
Inside the villa, Ning Fan sneezed loudly.
“Who’s the jerk talking behind my back?
It can’t be that inexplicable woman, can it?”
Ning Fan muttered to himself, rubbing his still itchy nose, thinking of Bai Yunxi, the woman who had come uninvited at the clubhouse.
To be precise, it should be the woman who pretends not to recognize you after a fling!
“Alas, the ways of the world are cold, people’s hearts are no longer like the old times!”
With a bitter smile, Ning Fan shook his head helplessly and walked toward the living room.
“Huh?”
Just as he reached the outside of the living room, Ning Fan was startled; the lights were still on.
Who could it be this late?
Standing at the door, Ning Fan curiously peered inside, only to see a beautiful woman with a dignified appearance sitting on the sofa under the bright lights, with a stack of documents laid out in front of her.
Her elegant hair was tied back, clear and bright pupils, curved willow brows, long lashes, flawless pale skin, and thin lips like delicate rose petals.
She wore a short cape over her shoulders and a white home outfit that accentuated her superb figure.
Xu Ruolan was seriously reviewing the documents in her hands.
Ning Fan stared blankly at Xu Ruolan in the living room, feeling emotional.
True to her reputation as a workaholic, she was still reviewing documents here so late.
However, thinking of the trouble that Situ Nan had caused earlier, and how Xu Ruolan had been interrogating him frequently, Ning Fan feared the hassle and decided not to make a sound at this time, aiming to quietly return to his room.
It wasn’t that Ning Fan deliberately wanted to avoid her, but rather, she was clearly busy with work, and Ning Fan simply didn’t want to disturb Xu Ruolan…
Ning Fan tiptoed toward the staircase like a thief, not daring to make any noise.
“Just a little more!” Ning Fan thought to himself, with a smug look slowly appearing in his eyes.
But at that moment, a cold voice suddenly sounded.
“Having fun?” Xu Ruolan said, while emotionlessly arranging the documents on the table.
Ning Fan awkwardly tugged at the corner of his mouth.
“Boss, what’s up?
Why haven’t you gone to bed so late?”
Ning Fan spoke with a tone of concern, yet his eyes still held a touch of awkwardness.
“Could it be that you were waiting for me?”
As he said this, Ning Fan couldn’t help smirking smugly.
The beautiful CEO glared at Ning Fan and retorted irritably, “Who’s waiting for you?”
“Then I’ll head up first, I won’t disturb your work anymore, President!”
Seizing the chance, Ning Fan wanted to escape to his room.
But at this moment, Xu Ruolan’s pretty face turned frosty, looking at Ning Fan with some displeasure.
Was he trying to avoid her as if she were some sort of disaster?
“Wait.”
A perplexing expression flitted across Xu Ruolan’s beautiful eyes as she called out to Ning Fan.
Ning Fan’s movement abruptly ceased, and he slowly and stiffly turned to look at Xu Ruolan below.
Xu Ruolan stood up, looked at Ning Fan earnestly, and asked, “Tell me, was it you who killed Situ Nan?
Was it you who saved me that day?”
The atmosphere suddenly went silent, and Ning Fan didn’t immediately answer Xu Ruolan’s question, instead appearing pensive.
Finally, Ning Fan asked with a smile, “Is it that important to you?”
“Isn’t it important?” Xu Ruolan’s eyes flickered with doubt as she bit her tender pink lip.
Ning Fan shook his head, not continuing further, but said, “There are some things that are better off not known, it’s for everyone’s own good.”
“So you’re admitting it?”
Xu Ruolan frowned.
Ning Fan shook his head and said, “I’m not admitting anything, you can’t just say things like that, especially you.
It’s fine if you say it to me, but if you say it to others, not only will I be in trouble, your trouble will be even greater!”
Having said that, Ning Fan turned and walked up the stairs, disappearing from Xu Ruolan’s sight.
After returning to his room, Ning Fan sighed in relief.
“That was a close call, this woman is too sensitive!” Ning Fan rubbed his neck, then walked to the bed and took out the third piece of the Nine Souls Jade.
Staring at the translucent Jade Stone in his hand, Ning Fan began to study it.
After absorbing the first and second pieces of the Nine Souls Jade, Ning Fan had received quite a few benefits.
Especially since the time he could stay invisible had not just increased, but the reduction in his strength was no longer as dreadful as before.
“What benefits will you bring me?”
Ning Fan looked at the third piece of Nine Souls Jade in his hand with gleaming eyes, full of expectation.
Of course, what he anticipated the most was the moment when all pieces of Nine Souls Jade were gathered, his lost memories would return!
While Ning Fan was studying the third piece of the Nine Souls Jade, a delicate figure carefully made her way up the stairs.
It was Xu Ruolan.
After Ning Fan had left, she pondered for a while below, always feeling that Ning Fan must be hiding something from her.
So Xu Ruolan thought about it and stealthily made her way up.
Standing at the door of Ning Fan’s room, Xu Ruolan raised her hand, about to knock, when she suddenly froze, falling into thought once again.
“Is this guy keeping something from me because he has some indescribable secret?”
Women are emotional creatures, and even an icy figure like Xu Ruolan is no exception.
Thinking that Ning Fan might have an indescribable secret, Xu Ruolan hesitated, not knowing whether she should enter and find out the truth.
After all, she wasn’t the type of woman to cause a fuss without reason; her concern was merely to know the truth.
Thump, thump, thump—
Suddenly, a series of inexplicable noises came from Ning Fan’s room, leaving Xu Ruolan with a trace of confusion on her beautiful face, wondering what was happening inside.
“What is this guy up to?”
Xu Ruolan thought to herself, curiously pressing her ear against the door, attempting to eavesdrop on the commotion inside.
“This door?” Xu Ruolan furrowed her brows, feeling that something was off.
Logically speaking, pressing an ear against a door shouldn’t feel like this, should it?
Soft and comfortable, warm, and you could even hear something jumping; was her door always this nice?
Subconsciously, as Xu Ruolan’s ear was pressed against the door, she reached out with her hand to feel further, and felt even more that something was wrong with the texture of the door; she couldn’t tell where the mistake was.
“What’s this, a pattern?” Xu Ruolan felt increasingly strange but forgot to retract her head to check what was actually in front of her.
“Ah!”
Finally, Xu Ruolan completely realized what was wrong.
She was so startled that she stepped back, and when she looked up, she saw Ning Fan with a bewildered face staring at her, and her pretty face blushed with embarrassment.
“Boss, are you enjoying the touch?”
Ning Fan looked at her with an aggrieved expression, his eyes clear, blinking innocently.
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