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

Chapter 15 Illegitimate Daughter

When Lu Zhiyan returned, the man had already left.

Twelve hours later, at Beijing Capital International Airport. Nan Xu looked at the bright sun outside, took out sunglasses from her bag, and put them on.

The weather in Beijing these past two days has been absolutely wonderful.

Today is Saturday, and Lu Zhiyan is off work. The two of them started adjusting to the time difference after returning home.

Around five or six in the afternoon, Nan Xu's phone rang. Nan Xu rubbed her eyes, looked at Lu Zhiyan who was fast asleep beside her, turned over and picked up her phone from the bedside table. It was Shu Youli.

"Hello? What's up?" Nan Xu had just woken up, and her voice was slightly hoarse.

Nan Xu coughed lightly, picked up the water on the table, took a sip, and her dry, hoarse throat felt better for a moment.

"Why are you still sleeping at this hour?" Shu Youli said leisurely, leaning back in his office chair.

Nanxu didn't tell him the truth, and just made up an excuse.

Shu Youli was clearly not buying it. "I went to your house today, but I didn't see you."

Nan Xu didn't say anything. With Lin Jingshu there, she would definitely help her handle things flawlessly.

"Nanxu, I have something I want to say to you," Shu Youli said slowly.

He didn't want to wait any longer; if he waited any longer, Nanxu might belong to someone else.

“We’ve been friends for so many years, just say what you want to say.” Nan Xu threw back the covers and got up.

It looked like Shu Youli was going to talk for a long time, and she didn't want to sit here and disturb Lu Zhiyan's sleep.

Just as Nan Xu was about to put on her shoes and leave, she was pulled back by Lu Zhiyan's strong and powerful arm.

Lu Zhiyan stood up, pressed his chest tightly against Nan Xu's back, and rested his head on the side where Nan Xu was answering the phone.

Shu Youli, what a scoundrel. He wanted to hear what kind of nonsense Shu Youli had to spout.

Nan Xu did not resist or struggle. Over the past few days, she had been slowly getting used to Lu Zhiyan.

Nan Xu didn't mind that Lu Zhiyan was openly listening to her phone call.

"I've liked you for a long time," Shu Youli said slowly.

He finally revealed the secret that had been buried in his heart for many years.

Nan Xu seemed to have expected this.

Shu Youli's actions were too obvious; it's impossible that she hadn't noticed anything after all these years.

But Nanxu didn't want to admit that these feelings were romantic love. She had no other thoughts about Shu Youli.

Nan Xu looked at Lu Zhiyan behind her, whose eyes held a look of schadenfreude.

Lu Zhiyan was eager to hear Nan Xu's answer. He gestured for Nan Xu to reply with his eyes.

Nan Xu's eyes flashed with anger. Someone was confessing their love to her girlfriend; what kind of look was that?
"I'm sorry, Youli, I don't have those feelings for you. I only consider you a friend," Nanxu said softly.

Lu Zhiyan pinched the soft flesh on Nan Xu's belly.

Nan Xu slapped away Lu Zhiyan's hand that was pinching her stomach.

Shu Youli hadn't expected Nan Xu to refuse so decisively. A forced smile appeared on his lips.

“It’s okay, I can pursue you until you’re willing to be with me,” Shu Youli persisted.

“Youli, there are many girls better than me, you don’t need to be so fixated on me,” Nanxu earnestly advised Shu Youli.

Shu Youli wanted to say something more, but Lu Zhiyan took the phone and hung up.

Nan Xu's expression remained unchanged; she hadn't intended to say much in the first place.

Shu Youli stared at the disconnected phone, his face contorted with rage, and threw the phone hard onto the ground.

It must have been Lu Zhiyan; he must have said something to Nan Xu that made her reject him.

Lu Zhiyan pushed Nan Xu down onto the bed. "What's wrong? Are you unhappy?"

Nan Xu looked at the face so close to hers and said, "It's not good for you to hang up so abruptly. We've been friends for years, after all."

Lu Zhiyan leaned in and pressed himself against Nan Xu, his tone tinged with jealousy, "I'm angry."

Nan Xu chuckled and hung up the phone without asking. He was still angry.

"I didn't agree to him, why are you angry?"

Lu Zhiyan pressed his lips to Nan Xu's, and Nan Xu put her hands on Lu Zhiyan's neck, enjoying the kiss tinged with jealousy.

Although Lu Zhiyan said he was angry, his kiss was very gentle, as if afraid of hurting Nan Xu. After a while, Lu Zhiyan pulled away from Nan Xu's lips. Nan Xu, who was pressed down beneath him, had a flushed face, dazed eyes, and her lips were slightly swollen and moist.

Lu Zhiyan touched Nan Xu's lips with his index finger and gently wiped away the drool from the corner of her mouth.

He couldn't wait any longer; he would bring Nanxu home in the next couple of days.

Nan Xu leaned against Lu Zhiyan's chest, playing with the hair in her hand.

"Take some time these next couple of days to visit your parents," Lu Zhiyan said, looking at Nanxu in his arms.

Nanxu paused in her hand, which was playing with her hair; she hadn't told Nanshan about this yet.

She couldn't possibly keep such a big event as marriage from Nanshan.

"Okay, I'll arrange a time with my mom in the next couple of days." With that, she reached for her phone from beside her pillow.

As soon as I turned on my phone, Lin Jingshu sent me a message.

The text message basically said that Nanshan had a 20-year-old illegitimate daughter who was now at home.

Nan Xu suddenly sat up in bed.

An illegitimate child? Twenty years old? She's only twenty-five this year.

This means that Nanshan gave birth to another daughter outside the marriage when she was five years old.

Lu Zhiyan noticed Nan Xu's unusual behavior. "What's wrong?"

Nan Xu angrily threw off the covers and headed towards the walk-in closet. As she walked, she said, "My mom said my dad brought home a twenty-year-old illegitimate daughter he had with him. I have to go back and check."

Lu Zhiyan also threw off the covers and got out of bed. "Do you want me to go back with you?"

He saw that Nanxu looked very angry and was worried that she might do something bad.

No matter what Nanxu does, he'll be there to protect her. The important thing is that she doesn't hurt herself.

Nan Xu's calm voice came from the dressing room: "No need, I'll go back by myself."

Nanxu had no feelings for Nanshan; she was only worried that her mother would be wronged.

Nan Xu quickly changed her clothes, grabbed her car keys, and went downstairs. Lu Zhiyan took her to the underground parking garage.

"Call me if anything happens," Lu Zhiyan said to Nan Xu, leaning against the car next to him.

Nan Xu nodded and fastened her seatbelt.

She and Lu Zhiyan would soon be family, so of course she would ask him for help with anything.

"Okay, I understand. I'm leaving now, I'll call you back later." With that, he started the car and drove away.

Nan Xu drove very fast and soon arrived at the Nan family's house.

As soon as Nanxu's car stopped, the family's nanny helped open the car door.

Nan Xu quickly walked to the hall, where Lin Jingshu and a young girl were sitting.

Nan Xu sized up the girl in front of her. The girl had slightly yellow skin and delicate features. She was not tall and had short hair.

Similarly, the girl was also sizing up Nan Xu, who had just entered.

Nan Xu was dressed in a Chanel-style suit and carried a six-figure handbag. Every gesture she made exuded elegance and sophistication.

Nan Xu casually placed her bag on the sofa and sat down next to Lin Jingshu.

Lin Jingshu's face remained expressionless; she had long since lost all feelings for Nanshan. As for the woman before her, she paid her little attention.

"Where's my dad?" Nan Xu asked, taking the teacup from the maid.

"He's not back yet. He should be back soon." Lin Jingshu ignored the woman in front of her.

The girl stammered nervously, "I... I only came back to find my father because I don't have money to go to school. As long as my father sponsors me to finish university, I will never appear in front of you again."

Lin Jingshu and Nan Xu exchanged a smile.

Nan Xu spoke first, "What evidence do you have to prove he's your father?"

“I…I have a necklace that he gave to my mother.” As she spoke, she took a silver necklace out of her pocket.

The necklace is nothing special, except that the pendant is a rhombus-shaped ruby ​​surrounded by a circle of small diamonds.

Lin Jingshu looked at the necklace, her hand gripping the handle of the cup tightly.

This necklace was part of her dowry back then. No wonder it's gone; it turns out Nanshan took it to give to another woman as a token of their love.

(End of this chapter)