Lu Shao is cunning; Miss Nan has fallen for his tricks again.

Chapter 196 Driving to the North City
"What have you been busy with lately? Isn't your brother keeping an eye on things at the company?" Yan Xiaoxiao took a sip of her coffee and looked at Nan Xu with a curious expression.

"I invested in a TV series, and the crew has been busy with the opening ceremony these past few days. As the investor and a close friend of the director, I'm going on a business trip to Beicheng this afternoon."

"It's almost Chinese New Year and you're still running around. Doesn't your Mr. Lu have any objections?" Yan Xiaoxiao nudged Nan Xu with her elbow and looked at her with a smile.

Zhou Zan also stepped forward, looking at Nan Xu with a gossipy expression.

"How can he possibly control me?" Nan Xu raised her head arrogantly, her tone filled with smugness.

“He definitely won’t do. Our Miss Nan is a woman of her word.” Yan Xiaoxiao smiled and patted Nan Xu on the back.

"Should we settle on this dress, or would you like to pick another one?" Nan Xu asked Zhou Zan.

"This one is fine, I'm quite satisfied." Zhou Zan looked at the dress she was wearing, her satisfaction evident in her eyes.

After paying the bill, they strolled around for a while longer. After lunch, Nanxu called Lu Zhiyan to ask him to come pick her up.

Back home, Nanxu quickly tidied herself up, dressed Guaiguai in clothes and a diaper, and then put it in its carrier.

Lu Zhiyan helped carry Nan Xu and Guai Guai's suitcases downstairs from the second floor. "Have you booked your plane tickets?"

Nan Xu followed behind him, carrying a bag in one hand and a flight case in the other. "No, I'm going to drive to Beicheng."

"Driving there? That would take four or five hours. Are you sure you can handle it? How about I take you there and you can fly back tonight?" Lu Zhiyan was a little surprised, but after the surprise came more worry.

"No need, I have six years of driving experience, so don't worry." Nan Xu put the flight case on the ground and kissed Lu Zhiyan's cheek.

“I’ll drive that G-Wagon, you go and get me the car keys.” Nan Xu looked up at Lu Zhiyan.

"Okay, you can drive whichever car you want. The key is in the drawer of the entryway cabinet. I'll get it for you after you leave."

"I'm leaving now." Nan Xu gestured to Lu Zhiyan to get her the car keys.

Lu Zhiyan glanced down at his watch. "It's only one o'clock. Why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

“I still have to pick up Wan. Let’s go to Beicheng together,” Nan Xu explained.

Tingwan? Sang Tingwan? Is that the minor celebrity who always gives her the cold shoulder?

"Your company is so poor that you can't even afford to buy her a plane ticket?" Lu Zhiyan leaned back on the sofa, his tone indifferent.

"No, she can drive too, so we can look out for each other on the way."

After saying that, Lu Zhiyan took out the car keys and handed them to Nan Xu.

"The car is in the underground parking lot. Let me help you put your suitcases in the car." He said, holding a suitcase in each hand as he pressed the elevator button.

"Okay." Nan Xu took the flight case and entered the elevator.

In the underground parking garage, Lu Zhiyan put Nanxu's suitcase into the trunk, closed the trunk, and clapped his hands, saying, "Be careful on the road."

Nan Xu hugged Lu Zhiyan's waist and buried her head in his chest. "Yes, you must come to see me when you have time."

"Okay, I understand." Lu Zhiyan affectionately ruffled Nan Xu's hair. "Then... a kiss?" Lu Zhiyan looked down at Nan Xu and asked with a smile.

Nan Xu curled her lips into a smile, then looked up and accurately kissed Lu Zhiyan's thin lips.

Sang Tingwan stood on the curb by the roadside, holding her suitcase and waiting.

After that web series aired, she briefly gained some popularity and fans, and now she always covers herself up tightly when she goes out.

Nan Xu parked the car in front of Sang Tingwan, rolled down the window, and whistled at her, "Beautiful lady, get in!"

Sang Tingwan was amused by Nan Xu's frivolous expression. She opened the trunk, put the suitcase in, and opened the passenger door.

Seeing a flight case on the seat, Sang Tingwan pointed to it and asked, "What's this?" "Oh, this is my daughter, my darling." Nan Xu proudly introduced her precious baby to her, then took it to the seat behind her.

"Is this the little cutie you posted on your WeChat Moments?" Sang Ting closed the car door as she got in.

"Yes, she's very well-behaved and cute, right?"

Nanxu is a girl-showing-off fanatic and is eager to hear Sang Tingwan praise Guai Guai.

Sang Tingwan was amused by Nanxu's little expression and didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "It is indeed very well-behaved. Can I let it out and hug it?"

"can."

After receiving Nanxu's approval, Sang Tingwan carefully opened the carrier door, took Guai Guai out, and held it in her arms to play with it.

"Didn't the company assign you an assistant? Where is your assistant?"

"You mean Xiaobing? She has something to do at home today, so she won't be going to Beicheng. She'll go tomorrow morning."

They didn't arrive at the hotel booked by the film crew until eight o'clock. Nan Xu booked her own room. Learning from her previous experience, she booked the hotel a week in advance this time, just in case she couldn't get a good room.

Nanxu took the clothes out of her suitcase and put them in the closet. Guaiguai was not yet familiar with the hotel environment and ran around in the corners of the hotel walls.

Nanxu ordered takeout for herself and also prepared some wet food for Guaiguai.

Just as the takeout order was opened, there was a knock on the door. Nan Xu got up from the living room carpet to open the door, and through the peephole, she saw that it was Lu Zhiruo.

"Sister Zhiruo, what brings you here?"

It's already past nine o'clock, and the script reading is scheduled to start early tomorrow morning. She can't figure out why Tong Zhiruo would come to find her at this time.

Lu Zhiruo took out two paper bags from behind her. "This is what Zhiyue asked me to give you. She knows you bought a puppy, and these are the clothes she bought for the puppy. This is the fried chicken I bought for you. I heard from Zhiyan that you drove here, and I was worried that you hadn't had dinner, so I bought it for you."

Fried chicken? What a coincidence, she also ordered fried chicken for takeout.

But she still smiled and accepted it, saying, "Thank you, Sister Zhiruo."

"Okay, you should eat quickly. It's getting late, and I have a script reading tomorrow, so I'll head back now." After saying that, Lu Zhiruo said goodbye to Nan Xu.

Nan Xu then realized she hadn't sent Lu Zhiyan a WeChat message to let him know she was safe, so she quickly sent him one.

She repeatedly told Lu Zhiyan not to call her again, as she was going to have dinner.

She drove herself from the capital to the north of the city. Sang Tingwan suggested driving along the way, but Nan Xu refused.

Sang Tingwan had just gotten her driver's license last month, so she was hesitant to let Sang Tingwan drive the car.

After all, she still cherishes life.

So she insisted on driving the whole way by herself.

She needs to wash up and go to bed after dinner; driving is just too tiring.

One serving of fried chicken would normally be enough, but perhaps she was so hungry that she ate the whole serving that Lu Zhiruo had given her.

After washing up, Nanxu looked at Guai Guai, whose body was covered in the scent of shower gel, and put it on the bed to sleep with her.

Early next morning

Zhang San knocked on Nan Xu's door. Nan Xu was still asleep when she heard the noise of the doorbell and the knocking. She suddenly got up and took off her blindfold.

(End of this chapter)