The Scheming Ex-Husband's Courtship-Chapter 703 - 607 Nan Zhan (Final - )_2

It was best left unmentioned, but every time Gao Ruobing thought about Han Feiyi, a surge of anger filled her. Her meticulously planned scheme had been ruined by his death.

Gao Ruobing was about to speak when her cellphone rang. She glanced at the caller ID and exclaimed joyfully, "It’s Nan Zhan."

The parents of the Gao Family immediately paused their activities, urging anxiously, "Answer it quickly."

This was the first time Nan Zhan had proactively called Gao Ruobing. Even though she knew he couldn’t see her, she still reflexively tidied up the hair on her forehead.

"Hello."

Nan Zhan’s words were brief, just a sentence, and then he hung up directly.

Listening to the dial tone, Gao Ruobing hadn’t yet reacted when Gao Hanshan next to her impatiently asked, "What did he say?"

"Why all this questioning." Zhang Wenfang hurriedly intervened, "If you keep asking, who knows, he might change his mind. From what I see,

if you ask whether Gao Ruobing likes Nan Zhan, she herself isn’t clear. It’s not like she’s desperately in love with him, but among the men of the six great families, they are either already taken or younger than her. Leng Shaoqing, especially, is known for his flirty nature, so after much deliberation, only Nan Zhan is most suitable. In Gao Ruobing’s eyes, only a man from the six great families is worthy of her title as Miss Gao, hence, she loves the title pinned to her head, not the person Nan Zhan.

"Let’s do this, tomorrow we’ll contact a few familiar reporters. If you really are going to register your marriage, this must make it to the headlines of Aus City news. By then, those clients who look down on the Nan Family might reconsider and collaborate with us again. With the backing of the Nan Family, who can threaten our winery’s status?" Gao Hanshan thought about it and felt thrilled. Such a great opportunity suddenly descended when they were at their lowest, which emotionally overwhelmed him for a moment.

Although Gao Ruobing was still skeptical about this matter, both Gao Hanshan and Zhang Wenfang already believed it to be true, so she did not pursue it further,

Having things on her mind, Jian Si had a restless sleep. As soon as dawn broke, she got up early. She picked a light blue off-shoulder dress from the wardrobe, and even found a pair of pearl earrings. It had been a long time since she last wore earrings, and her earring holes were nearly closed.

Dressed neatly, Jian Si raised her hand to look at the ring, pressing gently on the heart-shaped diamond in the middle, watching it bounce gently, just like a lover’s heartbeat.

"This dress is beautiful." Nan Zhan’s strong arms encircled her waist from behind, appearing at some point unnoticed.

"Can you help me with these earrings?" Jian Si had tried for a while but couldn’t manage to put on the earrings.

"I’d be happy to serve my lady." Nan Zhan took the earrings she handed to him, and though his movements were clumsy and unfamiliar, he was very careful and meticulous.

"Done, do they look good?" Nan Zhan turned her to face the mirror.

"Si, not knowing what scheme Nan Zhan was playing, still obediently nodded her head.

Nan Zhan walked over to Gao Ruobing, opening the car door for her.

The tall and handsome man walked under the brilliant sunshine, like a deity descended from heaven, which made it impossible for Gao Ruobing to look away.

"Nan Zhan," she hurried over with a smile brimming on her face, "meeting here, does it mean you want to register our marriage? I’ve brought my household registration book."

Nan Zhan looked at her puzzled.

Suddenly, several people like reporters dashed from an angle, incessantly snapping photos with their cameras.

"Mr. Nan, the lawyer, is it true you’re registering for marriage with Miss Gao today?"

"Is it an arranged marriage between the Nan Family and the Gao Family, or is it a love match?"

Nan Zhan glanced amusedly at everyone, then at Gao Ruobing: "Did I mention on the phone that today is about registering our marriage?" "Heh, Miss Gao, you think too highly of yourself." Nan Zhan turned and walked to his car, opened the door for Jian Si, and their hands interlocked, displaying great intimacy, which immediately drew incessant flashing from cameras.

"Isn’t that Miss Jian!"

"The one that appeared at the birthday party last time."

Nan Zhan, holding Jian Si’s hand, walked straight up to the pale-faced Gao Ruobing: "Miss Gao, I asked you to come here just to make you recognize one fact with your own eyes, Jian Si and I are going to register for marriage. Please, you and your mother should stop harboring impractical fantasies and quit disturbing Jian Si’s life, or else, don’t blame me for not being polite."

After saying that, he no longer looked at Gao Ruobing whose face was alternating between red and white,

"Nan Zhan." Gao Ruobing called out to him infuriatedly: "You bastard, how could you treat me like this?"

Nan Zhan slightly tilted his head, sneeringly said: "Miss Gao, there’s a limit to playing dumb. First, it was you who misunderstood; second, it was you who called the reporters, right?"

This is called shooting oneself in the foot.

Gao Ruobing was left speechless by the retort, the reporters swarmed them all at once.

"So it turns out Miss Gao was wishfully thinking all along."

"Was it Miss Gao who kept pestering relentlessly?" 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Gao Ruobing wanted to rush out of the crowd, but the microphones nearly blocked her every exit and, stumbling over someone’s foot, she fell down on her bottom in a very embarrassing manner. Several photographers started snapping pictures of her in that state.

The next day’s front-page headline was indeed about the Gao Family, but this time the Gao Family lost face utterly, with photos of Gao Ruobing’s embarrassing fall everywhere, causing their winery’s stock prices to plummet repeatedly, nearly collapsing.

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After Nan Zhan and Jian Si finished registering their marriage, they began planning their wedding and honeymoon.

Jian Si was like a blissfully happy little woman, spending her days either working or picking out wedding dresses and honeymoon destinations.

Already a father-to-be, but Nan Zhan treated his wife’s pregnancy as if it were a major crisis; first, he stopped her from working to stay home for her pregnancy, then he hired a nutritionist and two nannies to take care of her daily needs, sparing no detail.

Even Zhengzheng somewhat couldn’t stand it anymore, calling him a henpecked husband.

Hearing that Jian Si was pregnant, Gu Qili called to reserve a daughter-in-law.

Nan Zhan said, "She has already been promised to the Bai Family’s daughter, and now she’s targeting our family too, Qili is getting craftier."

Jian Si still doesn’t know whether the baby in her belly is a boy or a girl. She of course hopes for a girl so that, combining ’girl’ and ’son’, it forms the word ’good’ symbolizing the blessing of having both a son and a daughter.

Of course, hoping for a daughter is also because she doesn’t want her son to actually end up being called Beizhan, since Zhengzheng is really stubborn.

Two months later, Li Jingguo was sentenced for intentional injury, considering several other crimes he had committed in the village, he received multiple concurrent sentences, justly sentenced to life imprisonment. Helan Ying was also sentenced to six years in prison with a two-year suspension for committing a traffic accident.

Nan Zhan met her in the detention center, the once strong and proud woman’s elegance no longer present but looking more like an ordinary woman, worn and haggard.

Nan Zhan told her that Jian Si was pregnant.

Helan Ying nodded without saying much.

Mother and son looked at each other, seemingly having nothing to say until Nan Zhan stood up to leave. That’s when Helan Ying suddenly called out to him, her eyes exuding a motherly gentleness: "Ah Zhan, is that stir-fried lotus root slices difficult? Is it too late for mom to learn how to make it now?"

Nan Zhan walked out of the detention center, from a distance he saw Jian Si and Zhengzheng waiting for him in front of the car.

His face carried a smile as gentle as the spring breeze, he strode towards them, walking towards the happiness and hope of the remainder of his life.

～End of Nan Zhan’s Story～