Perfect Secret Love: The Bad New Wife is a Little Sweet Chapter 2487 - Side Story; Nameless Nie 20

Upon spotting the man in the video, Li Chun’s father felt his pupils shrink abruptly.

This was truly Ji Xiuran!

“Ah, I think I’ve met him before. He manages a real estate firm belonging to the Ji family,” Ji Xiuran inquired coolly. “Did they wrong you?”

“Wrong me? They pulled guns on me and tried to snatch my wife! What do you say I should do?” Nameless Nie scoffed.

“Mm, deal with it however you like. Executives can be swapped out anytime. Let’s chat later; I’ve got cooking to finish up.”

Once the video call wrapped up, Li Chun and his kin stared at Nameless Nie, drenched in cold sweat. What sort of background did this fellow possess…? He was surprisingly tight with Ji Xiuran and even…

“Misunderstanding, it’s all a misunderstanding…” Li Chun’s father felt disaster looming and quickly added, “You should’ve mentioned you knew Emperor Ji!”

“Do you know now?” Nameless Nie asked with a grin.

“I know, I know. Rest assured, the blame is entirely ours. It won’t happen again!” Li Chun’s father vowed.

“Here’s the deal: I’m too lazy to bother arguing with you. Your actions have inflicted some mental damage and distress on me. You must compensate me,” Nameless Nie demanded.

“Absolutely, absolutely. We’ll follow your lead!” Li Chun’s father bobbed his head furiously.

Off to the side, Li Chun resembled a limp vegetable, scarcely daring to breathe.

…

A few days later, Nameless Nie parted ways with Old Ling and escorted Ling Miao back to the Independent State.

At a particular café:

“Auntie, you look stunning,” Worriless Nie gushed while gazing at Ling Miao.

Ling Miao flushed red, unsure how to respond.

“Can’t you speak properly? Auntie? She’s your sister-in-law,” Nameless Nie chided.

Worriless Nie: “…”

They’d gotten along quite nicely during those few days in the Independent State. Yet, Nameless Nie never foresaw that certain events were fated the instant Ling Miao set foot there.

…

Snowflakes drifted down like rain, brightening the sky and earth as if determined to banish the night’s shadows.

A toothpick dangled from the man’s mouth as he idly snatched his phone and tapped out a few messages.

Still, after ages of waiting, no reply lit up his screen.

“Eldest Young Master, dinner’s ready,” the steward announced cheerfully upon entering the room.

“Eat, eat, eat. That’s all you ever think about. Are you all just bottomless pits?”

For some odd reason, Nameless Nie felt uneasy and on edge.

“Eh, Eldest Young Master, Madam instructed me to fetch you…”

“Got it.”

Nameless Nie stretched with a yawn and rose leisurely, trailing the steward to the living room.

In the Nie dining room:

“Brother, what’s up with you lately? You’ve got Dad and Mom summoning you constantly,” Nie Linglong remarked to Nameless Nie.

“Mind your own business. Have your meal.” Nameless Nie plopped down at the table.

“You’re becoming bolder by the day!”

Madam Nie scolded her son.

“Mom, I’m not trying to scold you, but what on earth were you thinking? Ling Miao came looking for me, so why did you chase her away?” Nameless Nie shot up from his chair.

“Sit!” Patriarch Nie scowled fiercely.

“Sit?” Nameless Nie laughed mockingly, glancing between Patriarch Nie and Madam Nie. “Alright then.”

Nameless Nie dropped back into his seat.

“You little rascal, don’t assume your mom and I are clueless about you and Ling Miao!” Patriarch Ling declared.

“The situation? What situation…? Go on, spill it—I want to check if you really get it.” Nameless Nie’s expression remained utterly blank.