749 Lin Nuan Actually Prepared a Christmas Present for Her? (1/2)
On the way to their new residence, Fu Huai'an made a detour to the Lin residence.
Lin Nuan got out of the car, then opened the trunk and wrote on the presents' packaging whom each of the presents was meant for. She then picked them up and pressed on the doorbell of the Lin residence.
The new door guard at the Lin house came out. He didn't recognize Lin Nuan.
However, seeing the grand car behind Lin Nuan, and the man with a brooding demeanor standing next to the vehicle, he inevitably spoke in a more courteous manner with Lin Nuan…
”May I know who you're looking for, Miss?”
Lin Nuan smiled and handed the presents to the door guard, then told him her name and asked him to call the manor. Someone would come out and get the presents if he told them they were from Lin Nuan.
Since her surname was Lin, she was naturally related to the Lin family. The door guard nodded politely. ”Why don't you wait for a little? I'll call the manor now. Perhaps you want to go in and have a seat?”
Lin Nuan smiled and shook her head. ”I'll pass. I have to get going, so I'll take my leave now!”
It wasn't that Lin Nuan didn't want to enter when she was already at the door. It was just that, even though Lin Ran had stood out to defend her today and they had buried the hatchet, Lin Nuan didn't feel that it was a good idea to so anxiously cling to the Lins. There was a chance this action might unintentionally drive a knife into Lin Ran's heart.
The more her relationship with Lin Ran started to warm up, the more careful Lin Nuan felt that she had to be, for she was afraid that she might accidentally destroy this hard-obtained peace between the two of them.
…
Lin Ran had also just entered the house.
Because her blind date with that Mr. Fei didn't turn out so well, Lin Ran was afraid that Liang Mulan might nag at her when she came back, so she deliberately met a friend for lunch outside before returning home.
Once Lin Ran entered the house, Liang Mulan pressed her about how her blind date went, asking her if she had eaten lunch with Mr. Fei for her to have returned at this hour.
She took off her high heel shoes and changed into slippers, unable to show a dark face when faced with her mother's loving questioning. She hooked her arm around Liang Mulan's and walked into the house with her.
Lin Ran said helplessly, ”It didn't feel quite suitable, so we went our own ways after coffee! Mom… in the future, can you stop arranging blind dates for me? I know you're concerned that I'm still thinking about Young Master Gu, afraid I might split hairs, but you can't force love through blind dates!”
Liang Mulan sighed but didn't reprimand her. ”You stay at home all the time. When I asked you to attend those gathering functions, you refused to go. Without the avenues to meet more friends of the opposite sex, how are you going to find the one that makes your heart flutter?”
Just then, the housekeeper said that someone called looking for Liang Mulan—it was a Mrs. Fei.
That should be Mr. Fei's mother, whom Liang Mulan came to be acquainted with through playing mahjong together. Since they hung out in the same circles, the Feis shouldn't be too bad off…
Although the Lin family felt like they were too good for the Feis, she had heard that the Fei child had elegant manners and an easy-going personality. Liang Mulan single-heartedly wanted to find a man who knew how to dote on Lin Ran and thus didn't so much mind his family background. Hence she agreed with Mrs. Fei for the two kids to meet.
Liang Mulan gave up on nagging Lin Ran and was going to pick up the call. Feeling like she was granted a great pardon, Lin Ran started to go upstairs to change her clothes. However, she was held by her wrist by Liang Mulan and dragged into the living room. She had no choice but to sit opposite Liang Mulan and watch while Liang Mulan gracefully answered the call.
Lin Ran was speechless.
Liang Mulan was clearly not done talking and was forcing Lin Ran to stay, planning to finish her words after she was done with the phone call.