My Wife Is a Superstar
Chapter 210

“I understand that not everyone can be Chen's assistant. I was actually looking to be your assistant'sintern instead, so that I can learn the ropes from him,” Ouyang Qing replied with a twinkle in hereyes.

Nan Chen did not reply.

His silence was not an acquiescence to her request, but a rejection.

Nan Chen's assistant was hand-picked from a large pool of elites. He was considered among thesenior leadership of the company, and definitely the créme de la créme.

Both IQ and EQ were necessary to qualify for the position. Nan Chen's assistant must be able toread his mind just by looking at him

Jiang Zhe had only managed to rise to the post after many years of learning and toiling. Needless tosay, a fresh graduate like Ouyang Qing was definitely not equipped to be Nan Chen's assistant, noteven as an intern.

“Chen, am I putting you in a difficult spot?” Ouyang Qing asked while looking at the man with herinnocent eyes.

“You're indeed not good enough for the role, I can't practice favoritism,” Nan Chen replied.

The man wasn't being political — he really meant his words.

Apart from his outstanding capabilities, the reason Nan Chen could be at the helm of the NanshiCorporation at such a young age was because of his impartiality.

He had always promoted his employees based on meritocracy and ensured that the right peoplewere placed in the right positions. That was one of his core guiding principles in managing theorganization.

The most capable would be placed at the top. Other factors, such as familial ties, would not be anelement of consideration. That was the culture of the Nanshi Corporation.

Even Nan Chen's one and only brother, Nan Xing, was only the corporations Senior Vice President.He did not get to enjoy special privileges just because he was Nan Chen's brother.

When he performed badly at work, he still had to be deployed to Africa as a punishment.

Even though Ouyang Qing was sweet-looking and likable, Nan Chen would not make anyexceptions to the company rules just for her.

An obvious glint of disappointment flashed across the young lady's eyes.

Her true intention was not really to learn the ropes of an assistant, but to take advantage of theproximity to get closer to Nan Chen.

“I understand, Chen. Don't worry about it. I wasn't really serious about it anyway,” Ouyang Qingbeamed at Nan Chen as she said that.

“I'm glad to know that,” Nan Chen replied.

Actually, Ouyang Qing still had plenty of options to choose from, provided it wasn't related to theCEO's assistant. However, she was not keen on the other positions, as her only objective to intern atthe Nanshi Corporation was to bond with Nan Chen.

It would defeat her purpose if she were to intern in any other departments.

After a brief silence, Ouyang Qing tentatively asked, “Chen, are you really not eating? Not even abit?”

“Nope, I'm good.”

“Let's talk about your girlfriend then. I remember there's someone you're dating.”

“That's already in the past,” Nan Chen replied simply.

“Did you break up?” Ouyang Qing was very interested in the topic of Nan Chen's romantic affairs.“Yeah.” Nan Chen did not want to engage in this topic.

Luo Fei had disappeared in a jungle in M nation, and no one knew if she was dead or alive. As such,Nan Chen did not see a point in talking about her.

“What was the reason for your break up? Did you not love her anymore?”

Nan Chen did not reply. He had never loved the woman before, not even a single bit.

"Or did you fall in love with someone else? I'm really interested to know the type of women you areattracted to.”

Ouyang Qing was starting to lead the conversation to Nan Chen's private life.

It was clear that the man was disinterested in the conversation, as he had not uttered a single word.Sensing Nan Chen's indifference, Ouyang Qing began to feel awkward.

Nan Chen glanced at his watch.

It was easy for Ouyang Qing to infer what that action meant—it's getting late, we should get going.“Let's go then. Chen, I'm so happy that you took me out for dinner today, I enjoyed the food somuch. I was planning to have a drink with you as well, but I guess we'll have to wait for another dayto do that. Thanks for the treat, Chen. It's on me next time.”

Since she had not managed to achieve her aim today, she had to set up another date with him inorder for her to continue trying.

Nan Chen stood up without responding.

Ning Ran had taken a cab home herself.

She was insistent on not letting Feng Minsheng drive her back, as she did not want him to know hernew address. She was currently staying at a villa estate in Red Maple City.

Cheng Xiangyun was the one who found the good rental deal. The owner was letting out the villa atonly three thousand a month. Ning Ran had initially suspected that the villa was owned by the Nanfamily. She only agreed on the move after checking the housing information and confirming thatthe owner wasn't a “Nan"

In reality, she did not have much choice. Without her knowledge, Cheng Xiangyun had alreadymoved all her belongings to the villa. She was also forbidden to return to their previous apartmentas according to Cheng Xiangyun, it had already been rented out.

Ning Ran, who would otherwise be homeless, could only “make do’ with moving into the villa.

It went without saying that Cheng Xiangyun had also moved in together with Ning Ran, as she wasthe one who rented the place.

The best part about staying in the villa was the privacy it provided. It was so spacious that even iften more people had stayed together with them, the occupants of the house would still not bothereach other.

"Aunt! Aunt!”

Ning Ran often forgot the password to open the gate. As she had left her keys at home, she couldonly shout for her aunt to let her in.

Cheng Xiangyun was in the middle of following a guided yoga practice on TV when she heard NingRan'’s cries. She switched off the TV and headed downstairs at once.

“Aunt, can you cook me a bowl of noodles please? I'm starving to death!” Ning Ran said weakly."Holy crap! What happened to you? I thought you went for dinner with that BMW guy?” ChengXiangyun was bewildered.

“I don't even want to talk about it. It was so embarrassing!” Ning Ran whined.

"What happened? You didn't get to eat?”

“I'll tell about it after you cook my noodles, it's a long story.”

"Why are you always making me worry? You are always depending on me to take care of you eventhough you are already so old.”

Cheng Xiangyun let out an exasperated sigh before going into the kitchen to prepare noodles forNing Ran.

A bowl of delicious, piping hot chicken noodle soup was served after a while.

Ning Ran took one mouthful of noodles and exclaimed, “This is so yummy! I can't believe I keptthinking about eating that beef when there is such delicious food at home. Otherwise, I wouldn'thave brought humiliation upon myself!”

"Hmm? Sounds like you have something juicy to share! Quick, tell me now.”

However, Ning Ran was so hungry that her mind was fully focused on eating the noodles. Story-telling could wait.

She polished off everything in a few more minutes. Feeling satisfied, the woman pointed to the bowland said, “I'll tell you what happened after you wash the bowl.”

“Ning Ran, you're crossing the line! You have always been in charge of washing the dishes after Icook. You can't ask me to wash the dishes too!”

“But I can't exercise after eating. Please wash it for me.”

“Is washing dishes even considered exercise? That's something new to me. Go and wash it yourself!”"OK, I'll do it then. I'm just afraid that I might forget the events of the night after that,” Ning Ransaid as she stood up.

“Fine! I'll do it. Follow me to the kitchen and tell me about it while I wash the dishes. Did you sleepwith that BMW guy?”

Cheng Xiangyun was certainly the queen of gossip. In order to hear the latest gossip, she would bewilling to make all sorts of compromises.

The two of them entered the kitchen together. Cheng Xiangyun did the dishes and tidied up thekitchen, while Ning Ran described the happenings of the night to her.

“That's all?”

“That's all.”

“There's nothing interesting about it at all! Isn't this just a story of two paupers being rejectedmercilessly while trying to enter a high-end restaurant?” Cheng Xiangyun felt cheated at thelackluster account and turned up her nose.

"How can you say that? You're boosting the enemy's morale and reducing ours! How am I apauper?” Ning Ran was indignant.

“If you are not a pauper, why are you back home to eat noodles?”

Ning Ran was tongue-tied. “I... It's because I refuse to settle!”

"Oh right, are you sure that the man you saw with the young lady was Sir Chen? You didn’t seewrongly?”

“I'd have to be blind to not recognize that poker face of his.”

“That's right. With Sir Chen's stunning good looks, it's impossible to mistake anyone else for him.But if there was another woman with him, does it mean that I no longer stand a chance?” ChengXiangyun suddenly mourned.