At this mont, a gaze as clear as water scrutinized him, and under this quiet stare, Ning Fan couldn't help but blush.
Even though Chen Min selflessly helped him by taking care of Nannan, in his heart, he still criticized her, which was indeed inappropriate.
"Nannan is awake. I won't keep you any longer."
As Chen Min finished speaking, Nannan hugged her sleepy eyes and walked out of the bedroom.
Noticing Ning Fan's surprised expression, Chen Min said lightly, "Nannan is very well-behaved and disciplined. She wakes up and goes to bed on ti every day."
Ning Fan expressed his gratitude, "That's all thanks to Teacher Chen's good education."
Chen Min shook her head, her expression still indifferent.
"Brother, when did you co back?"
When Nannan fully opened her sleepy eyes and noticed Ning Fan's presence, she imdiately rushed over and jumped into his embrace.
"Nannan has gotten heavier. Teacher Chen has taken good care of you."
Ning Fan happily held Nannan, secretly uttering a flattering remark.
Upon hearing this, a hint of doubt flashed in Chen Min's eyes. She smiled and said, "Nannan, go pack your things. Your brother has co to take you ho."
"I'll help her."
"No need. It's best for children to develop the habit of cleaning up after themselves."
"That's right."
Ning Fan nodded. Whether it was just an illusion or not, he seed to see a flowing light flash across the calligraphy and paintings on the wall, as well as the indoor bonsai.
"It must be an illusion."
Staring at the sunset slanting through the window, Ning Fan no longer concerned himself with the issue.
Chen Min remarked indifferently, "Ning Fan, I once heard the principal ntion that Nannan seems to be an orphan you adopted from the Tai Kingdom."
"Yes."
Ning Fan nodded, then asked in puzzlent, "I thought Teacher Chen was aware of this?"
"Really? I forgot."
A rare mont of embarrassnt crossed Chen Min's face. She hadn't forgotten but had deliberately brought it up to continue the conversation.
"Could you tell the details?"
"Well..."
"If it's inconvenient, then forget it."
"There's nothing inconvenient about it."
Although Ning Fan didn't know why Chen Min asked about this, he didn't think much of it and simply told the truth,
"I t Nannan in a village on the north bank of the kong River and wanted to adopt her because I felt sorry for her. Fortunately, a friend helped ; otherwise, the adoption process wouldn't have been easy to complete."
This had beco the public backstory for Nannan's origin, and Ning Fan recited it without a trace of hesitation in his tone.
"Is that so?"
Chen Min gave Ning Fan a look and then fell silent again.
It wasn't until Nannan finished packing and ca into the living room that this silence was broken.
"I wonder if Teacher Chen is free this evening..."
As if knowing what Ning Fan was about to say, Chen Min glanced at the fruit baskets and directly said, "I've already received your kind thoughts."
"Alright."
Knowing Chen Min's character, Ning Fan didn't insist further, bid farewell, and left.
After Ning Fan left, Chen Min finally put down the book in her hand, her eyes filled with confusion, and murmured, "Does he really not know?"
Unable to find an answer, Chen Min shook her head helplessly and picked up the Tao Te Ching again.
"This kind of classical decoration is indeed a bit different. I should try this style soday."
Ning Fan had only been to Chen Min's place twice, but each ti he had a special feeling.
Just a door away, and yet it seed like two different worlds.
Upon entering, it felt like returning to the primitive nature, exuding a peace and harmony after washing away all the splendor, even making Ning Fan's heart tranquil.
But once outside, it was back to the bustling mundane world, the noisy lting pot of the secular world.
Ning Fan didn't discover the mystery in it, only thinking it was a psychological effect caused by the decoration.
"Nannan, have you been causing trouble for Teacher Chen these days?"
As soon as Ning Fan spoke, it was in a typical Huaxia parent lecturing tone.
"Of course not. Teacher Chen probably likes Nannan a lot and often praises for being smart."
Nannan bounced around excitedly with her backpack, showing no sign of guilt.
"What has Teacher Chen taught you?"
"Schoolwork, of course."
As she spoke, Nannan frowned and said, "And calligraphy, classical Chinese literature..."
Ning Fan said in surprise, "Teacher Chen teaches you this too?"
Nannan couldn't help but complain, "Yeah. Those obscure and awkward classical texts are so hard to rember."
Recalling Chen Min's interests and decorating style, Ning Fan wasn't so surprised anymore.
Nowadays, many children are beginning to learn calligraphy and classical literature, not necessarily to gain knowledge from it.
But rather to cultivate a sense of classical charm from thousands of years of cultural accumulation.
"If Chen Min changed her attire, she would definitely be a classical beauty."
In fairness, Chen Min's teaching thod indeed had so effect.
Whether it was psychological factors or subconscious realization after learning the truth,
Ning Fan always felt that there was sothing eerie about Nannan.
After all, as a Soul Body, the inherent yin energy couldn't be hidden no matter what.
But after seeing her today, Ning Fan didn't feel that way at all.
Gone was the ghostly aura, Nannan now appeared like other normal children, lively, sunny, and full of vitality.
At this mont, Ning Fan's expression changed as he thought of a question he had overlooked,
"Nannan, how have you been these days? Have you been taking Teacher Chen's soul power..."
Nannan needed to replenish her soul power about every week.
This was also the reason Ning Fan ntioned a week at the beginning.
Back then, Ning Fan had already planned that if Huo Qiuran wasn't found within seven days, he would return ho.
But after a series of unexpected events, Ning Fan gradually overlooked this matter.
"Of course not. Teacher Chen is so nice, how could I possibly harm her."
Nannan pouted unhappily, seemingly blaming Ning Fan.
"Sorry. Brother didn't an it like that. I was just curious."
"Alright. I'll forgive you then. After all, I'm going to be your woman in the future."
Upon hearing Nannan ntion this again, Ning Fan's expression turned peculiar, and he quickly changed the subject, "Nannan, you still haven't said what happened?"
"I don't know either. Ever since being with Teacher Chen, I haven't felt hungry."
"That's quite strange."
The hunger Nannan referred to wasn't ordinary food but the replenishnt of soul power.
"And I found that they all seed to have disappeared, no longer noisy and clamoring like before."
"They?"
Soon, Ning Fan understood.
Nannan was an amalgamation of ninety-nine fragnted mother-child souls.
Although Nannan's consciousness body always took the lead, these soul fragnts weren't gone, but rather ford other personas, lurking within Nannan's consciousness body.
Normally, these subsidiary personas were suppressed by the master persona,
only breaking free when Nannan went on a rampage or when soul power was depleted.
These subsidiary personas were entirely collections of grievances, filled with a strong aggressiveness.
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