Ouyang Qing didn’t know how to respond to Erbao’s confession as Nan Xing had never shown any signs of liking her when they shared a table before.
Ignoring the awkward looks on their faces, Erbao continued with her acting.
“Qing, I’ve fallen for you the moment I saw you. I like you as much as I like ice cream…”
As she was still a child, Erbao didn’t know what it was like for a guy to like a girl.
All she knew was how much she liked ice cream, so she used that as her example.
In fact, she liked ice cream so much that she found herself drooling a little when she mentioned it.
Dabao was the only one who noticed her drooling and rolled his eyes at her.
Good grief… Can’t she at least finish the job before thinking about food?
“What are you saying, sweetie?” Ouyang Qing couldn’t stand it anymore.
Even Nan Xing found it unbearable. Me? Liking her the moment I saw her? Our families have been close friends for generations! We’ve seen each other since we were babies! Am I really that much of a pervert that I’d start liking women while I was still in my diapers? I get that Erbao’s putting up an act, but this is taking it a little too far! My reputation is at stake here!
“I will still like you even if you don’t like me! All I ask is that you understand my feelings for you!”
Erbao tried her best to make herself look passionate when she said that, but she was too young to make it look convincing.
After all, love wasn’t something that could be expressed through body language and facial expressions alone.
It was incredibly difficult for a child to emulate the feelings and emotions shown by a person in love, so it was rather impressive that she could do what she did.
“Bravo!” Dabao applauded, while Ouyang Qing felt so awkward that she could only stare blankly at Erbao.
“So that’s what this is all about!” Ning Ran chuckled. “Oh, my! Doesn’t that make us the third wheel here?”
“No, that’s not true! I don’t…”
Ouyang Qing was about to say something, but Ning Ran cut her off.
“Ms. Ouyang, given how much Nan Xing loves you, I think you should accept his confession!”
“I…”
Ouyang Qing turned to look at Nan Xing, hoping for him to give an explanation.
Unfortunately for her, Nan Xing had promised that he would help the kids out.
Dabao had told him that he simply needed to court her and that it didn’t matter if he succeeded in winning her over or not.
According to Dabao, Nan Chen would no longer have any reason to consider Ouyang Qing if he knew his brother liked her.
Little did he know, Nan Chen had never even considered Ouyang Qing to begin with.
“I think this is great! We’ll all be much closer to each other from now on! You can do it, Nan Xing!” Ning Ran was delighted.
She had a feeling that Dabao and Erbao were up to something, but she didn’t know what it was until then.
Amazing! Simply amazing! Ning Ran chuckled as she thought to herself.
“I still got some business to attend to, so I’ll have to excuse myself now. Enjoy the rest of your dinner.” Ouyang Qing stood up.
“Leaving already? Aren’t you going to finish your food first?” Ning Ran asked.
“No, I really have to get going.” Ouyang Qing flashed an awkward smile and left.
“Uncle Xing, you should go after her! This is such a great opportunity!” Dabao told Nan Xing who was still in his seat.
“I…” Nan Xing had an uncomfortable look on his face.
“You’re not backing out now, are you?” Dabao threatened.
“O-Okay…” Nan Xing shook his head helplessly and went after Ouyang Qing.
With only the four of them remaining inside, the private room fell silent all of a sudden.
“What are you guys doing?” Nan Chen asked.
“I…” Erbao looked at Dabao nervously.
“We’re helping Uncle Xing with his confession. He told us that he likes Ms. Qing but he was too shy to tell her in person, so he wanted us to do it for him.” Dabao said calmly.
“Is that so?” Nan Chen eyed them suspiciously.
“Of course! Why, does it bother you?” Ning Ran asked.
Nan Chen’s expression grew cold. “What do you mean by that?”
“Nothing at all! In fact, I should be asking you the same thing. What’s the matter? You feel threatened or something?” Ning Ran said with a chuckle.
“Nonsense! Why would I feel threatened?”
“Then why are you so angry?”
“I’m not! I just want to know what happened!”
“Isn’t it obvious? Nan Xing likes Ouyang Qing, but he’s too shy to confess, so he had Erbao help him with it.” Ning Ran said.
“Yeah! That’s right!” Erbao nodded profusely.
“As if Nan Xing would ever be too shy to tell a woman he likes her! Do you have any idea how many girlfriends he’s had?” Nan Chen frowned.
“No, I don’t. Why would I?” Ning Ran shot back at him.
“He’s had a ton of girlfriends and is a well-known playboy in Flower City. You really think he’d be one to shy away from a confession?”
Of course, Ning Ran was well aware of everything Nan Chen had told her.
Nan Xing was so shameless that even she wouldn’t have believed it either, but she had to play along as that was exactly what Dabao and Erbao were trying to accomplish.
“Are you trying to deny that possibility for your own benefit?” Ning Ran asked.
“No, I’m not! What does this have to do with me? Explain yourself!” Nan Chen was getting angry.
“Ms. Qing likes you, and Uncle Xing likes Ms. Qing. Are you worried that Ms. Qing won’t like you anymore, Daddy?” Erbao asked suddenly.
“What nonsense are you kids on about?” Nan Chen raised his voice.
He wasn’t planning on losing his temper on Erbao, but this accusation was simply too serious for him to ignore.
Erbao lowered her head immediately.
“Why are you yelling at the kids for? They’re just being honest here! What, are we not allowed to do that now? Are you afraid of admitting to what you did?” Ning Ran shouted angrily.
“And what is it that I’ve done?” Nan Chen shouted back at her.
“Daddy, Mommy, stop fighting! Daddy, why are you fighting with Mommy if this has nothing to do with you?” Dabao tried to defuse the situation.
The three of them had Nan Chen against a corner, and he didn’t really know what to say anymore.
“We’re not fighting, we’re having a discussion. Be honest with me, is this your doing?” Nan Chen questioned.
“We’re just kids, Daddy! We don’t know anything, so how could we plan something like this?” Erbao protested helplessly.
“But you two are always full of funny ideas!”
“Don’t you yell at my kids! If you’re not happy about it, you can go after her and have Nan Xing stay instead!” Ning Ran said.
“You…” Nan Chen was speechless from anger.
“Go after her, Daddy! I’m sure Uncle Xing will back off if you do!” Erbao chimed in as well.
“Any more nonsense from you lot and you’ll be paying the bill!”
Nan Chen had no choice but to resort to this, which was effective as it shut Ning Ran up immediately.
