352: Chapter 351: Laboratory 352: Chapter 351: Laboratory “Ouch, what’s there to be shy about?
We’re already engaged.
It’s not like calling you ‘wife’ will cost you any flesh, right?”
Ning Fan teased her with a playful face, making Xu Ruolan grit her teeth in annoyance.
Having gotten engaged to Ning Fan, Xu Ruolan wasn’t sure if it was a good or bad thing.
On one hand, she was angry and unwilling, yet on the other, she wasn’t that opposed and actually felt a little excited?
Being engaged to Ning Fan, they would probably end up getting married smoothly without any surprises, right?
Thinking of this made Xu Ruolan blush, and with a fierce glare, she snapped, “Don’t you dare call me that!”
“As you command, my dear wife.”
In one ear and out the other, Ning Fan showed no intention of obeying and kept calling her ‘wife’ repeatedly.
This nickname made Xu Ruolan both angry and embarrassed; she suddenly stood up, her beautiful face now covered in a red glow.
“I told you, don’t call me that?!”
Engagement was an inescapable fact, Xu Chengyuan was very firm about it, and deep down, Xu Ruolan had begun to accept it.
But letting Ning Fan happily call her wife, after all, Xu Ruolan was still very shy.
Now, the beautiful CEO’s appearance was extremely amusing to Ning Fan; his face couldn’t help but break into a mischievous smile, making Xu Ruolan’s complexion grow even worse.
“It seems you’re still not used to it.
Looks like I need to call you that a few more times for you to get accustomed to it, right, wife?”
Ning Fan, enjoying himself, kept calling her ‘wife’ and found teasing Xu Ruolan to be very interesting.
Xu Ruolan didn’t want him to call her that, but Ning Fan insisted on saying it, causing the beautiful CEO’s face to become redder and redder, showing none of her usual icy demeanor.
Seeing Xu Ruolan’s shy side, Ning Fan’s smile grew even wider.
Xu Ruolan felt helpless about this; Ning Fan wanted to call her that, and despite her several warnings, he disregarded them completely.
At this moment, Xu Ruolan truly wished she had some sort of leverage over Ning Fan, so he wouldn’t be so arrogantly pleased with himself.
After Xu Chengyuan left, the atmosphere in the private room did not turn awkward but became slightly merry and flirtatious due to Ning Fan’s relentless teasing.
“Enough, this farce is over, let’s go back!”
It was unknown whether it was because of the engagement itself or because of how Ning Fan addressed her, but Xu Ruolan’s tone had changed significantly.
It might be both, Xu Ruolan thought angrily as she stood up, ready to leave the place.
“Back to the company?”
Instinctively, Ning Fan thought that the workaholic beauty CEO was heading back to handle work matters, but that wasn’t the case.
“Home.”
Xu Ruolan gradually reverted to her usual demeanor, her voice growing somewhat cold.
Faced with such a situation, Xu Ruolan no longer had the heart to continue working.
It was almost as if she wanted to escape the embarrassing reality and just go home to be alone.
Ning Fan was a bit surprised, but recalling her earlier embarrassed state, he immediately understood; after all, this ice queen was just like anyone else when it came to emotions, and could feel shy too.
This was an opportunity that Ning Fan was not about to pass up, so he teased her immediately, “That’s not good, we aren’t officially married yet, so we can put off the wedding night talk for now.”
Upon hearing this, Xu Ruolan was seething with anger, her face darkened as she retorted coldly, “Are you done joking around?”
“So scary, don’t be mad, don’t be mad!”
Although he wore a look of apology, his tone did not carry a hint of guilt.
Xu Ruolan had driven herself there, and although the car was parked outside the hotel, Ning Fan eventually convinced her to give him a ride.
Originally, Xu Ruolan had actually wanted to get back at Ning Fan by leaving him there.
On the way back, Xu Ruolan warned, “I’m warning you, don’t let Xiao Qing find out about our engagement!”
Her tone was quite serious, and Ning Fan also expressed that he would not blab.
“Also, you had better give up that hope.
I’ll make my dad cancel this absurd decision!”
Furthermore, Xu Ruolan did not forget to strike at Ning Fan, but it had no effect on him whatsoever.
Ning Fan’s indifferent demeanor almost made Xu Ruolan believe that his skin was thick to a non-human extent.
Once they got home, the two went their separate ways; Xu Ruolan swiftly walked up the stairs alone to her boudoir, while Ning Fan also headed back to his own room shortly after.
In Xu Ruolan’s boudoir, the flushed ice-beauty collapsed onto the bed, her black hair spread across her back, as beautiful as a blooming flower.
“What is going on…”
Getting engaged to Ning Fan stirred discontent in Xu Ruolan.
Engagement, moreover to someone like Ning Fan, was absolutely unexpected for Xu Ruolan.
It wasn’t that Xu Ruolan had any dissatisfaction with Ning Fan, a fact she was reluctant to admit, but when she heard about her engagement to him, she inexplicably felt a sense of anticipation.
This anticipation felt like poison, slowly corroding her heart, making her develop an irresistible desire.
Having been around Ning Fan for such a long time, Xu Ruolan had gradually gotten used to his presence.
“To think it would be Ning Fan!”
Xu Ruolan clenched her right hand and placed it over her chest, trying to calm herself down as she listened to her heartbeat.
Imagining the scenes where Ning Fan had called her “wife” previously, Xu Ruolan’s heartbeat uncontrollably quickened.
Marriage and children, this idea appeared for the first time in Xu Ruolan’s imagination, making her face blush intensely.
Ning Fan not only burst into her life but also unknowingly into her heart.
An indescribable emotion spread through Xu Ruolan’s heart, filling her with panic; she was not yet ready to accept Ning Fan.
Time passed, Xu Ruolan lay on the bed, her hot face gradually cooled, her restless heart slowly calming down.
Xu Ruolan’s mood gradually stabilized, she got up from the bed, and only then noticed it was already evening, and the house was very quiet.
“No more thinking about it!” Xu Ruolan slapped her cheeks to calm herself down a bit.
She decided to head to the lab and dive back into work, to distract herself and calm down.
After making this decision, Xu Ruolan exhibited her decisive nature again; she had barely thought this through when she changed into a white lab coat and went to the lab.