Chapter 4 (1/2)
Chapter Four: Making Noodles
Chang Yuan was distantly polite as he unhurriedly delivered his speech. After he was done, he made an “after you” gesture to Yun Nan.
Yun Nan left the Yun family’s house with Chang Yuan without a single glance towards the Yun family members. Behind her, she could hear Yun Liu screaming and crying, “Mom! Mommy! I don’t wanna live anymore! Just let me die!”
Yun Nan sneered. Yun Liu was quite energetic despite her claims of being disappointed in life—kicking up a fuss and howling for death; these aren’t the actions of someone who truly wanted to die. She just wanted to coerce others to do as she wished.
When they left the Yun family residence, Yun Nan courteously thanked Chang Yuan and said, “Assistant Chang, there’s no need to cater to me. You can get back to your work; I’ll drive there myself.”
Chang Yuan recalled Shi Nian’s orders and didn’t force the issue. He gave his contact details to Yun Nan and informed her before he left, “Young Master said that I will be handling Young Madam’s matters in the future, so please come to me if you need anything.”
Yun Nan nodded and thought, ‘
Shi Nian kept his promise. He offered his assistant to help me and this way, our relationship can remain professional and detached.
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Shi Nian’s residence was located in the most prosperous area within the city center, not far from the Shi Corporation’s office building. Evidently, he chose to move there—instead of living together with his family in a luxury villa in the wealthy district of South City—for the convenience of getting to and from work.
However, this residential area wasn’t something the average person could afford. When the security guard let Yun Nan drive in after reading her license plate, she knew Chang Yuan had already checked her in as a resident. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to enter; the security level of the residential area was probably comparable to that of a head of state.
Shi Nian lived in a super penthouse with an elevator that had direct access to it. It had two floors; the living room, dining room, and study were on the bottom floor, while the bedroom was upstairs.
Yun Nan stood at the penthouse entrance, staring at the interior in a daze. With such a large space, she probably didn’t even need to go out for her morning jog; she could achieve the same amount of exercise just by doing laps around the living room.
The decor was in cool tones of black, white, and gray with an ascetic minimalist design, which was very in line with Shi Nian’s temperament. The large floor-to-ceiling windows overlooked the entire downtown area perfectly.
If she thought the lower floor was spacious, then the open area upstairs was excessive.
Shi Nian had removed the inner walls of the entire floor to form one huge bedroom. However, there were no decorations or furniture aside from a huge bed, making the room seem even more cavernous.
When Yun Nan was young, her adoptive parents were very poor. The whole family squeezed into the small bed that her father built. Her wish back then was to have a big, big bed!
She didn’t expect that Shi Nian would share her dream and even made it come true!
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The wealthy certainly indulge in childish whims.
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Yun Nan proceeded to sort out her luggage; having obtained Shi Nian’s consent, she hung her clothes in the closet. Feeling a little hungry, she went downstairs to take a look around the kitchen.