"Lin Nuan is intelligent and sensitive, so she'll notice. It's best not to let her know about things in this area."
The fingers that Fu Huai'an used to hold the cigarette pinched his forehead. He wanted to give Lin Nuan a relaxed and happy environment.
Lin Nuan's reactions in Dubai, where she was shaken by fear, were still deeply entrenched in his mind. Fu Huai'an didn't wish to scare Lin Nuan like that.
With him around, he would protect his wife forever. It was best not to let Lin Nuan know about the other matters.
Tuan Tuan was still young and a student. He could use the excuse that Tuan Tuan should head back and attend kindergarten to send him home…
As for Lin Nuan, since he didn't wish for her to notice things and didn't want to let her feel worried or scared, it was best for her to continue with the trip. Furthermore, even if something were to happen, Fu Huai'an was capable of protecting her.
"They're already onto us because of your comrade. Are you really going to pay such a huge price to save him?" Lu Jinnan couldn't help but ask.
Before Fu Huai'an could reply, Bai Xiaonian and Lin Nuan came back.
When Lin Nuan sent Bai Xiaonian back to her room after breakfast, she noticed that Fu Huai'an was around as well…
The two of them were seated on the sofa in the presidential suite and were smoking.
When Fu Huai'an, who had leaned back on the sofa and had his legs crossed, saw Lin Nuan entering, he put down his legs and bent over to extinguish the remaining half of his cigarette in the ashtray. His series of actions were slow, casual, and natural.
"Why are you guys up here instead of going down for breakfast?" Bai Xiaonian asked.
"We had some matters to attend to!" Lu Jinnan spoke up.
Unsure whether it was because Fu Huai'an had extinguished his cigarette, Lu Jinnan felt that it was boring to be smoking by himself, so he also pressed his unfinished cigarette into the ashtray. He then walked over to open up the windows and get some ventilation.
"You're not going to sleep a little more?" Lin Nuan asked Fu Huai'an.
"I woke up the moment you left!" Fu Huai'an stood up. Before he left, he said to Lu Jinnan, "Just do as I said."
Lu Jinnan nodded and seemed to want to say more. However, since Lin Nuan and Bai Xiaonian were around, he swallowed back his words.
Fu Huai'an stood up and extended his hand toward Lin Nuan.
Lin Nuan grabbed onto Fu Huai'an's dry, powerful, and large hand. She said understandingly, "If you aren't done with your conversation, then I'll go take a look at Tuan Tuan with Xiaonian."
Fu Huai'an gripped Lin Nuan's small hand with force. "Let's go and see Tuan Tuan together. We've been out for a few days now, and it's about time for Tuan Tuan to go back and attend kindergarten!"
After leaving Lu Jinnan and Bai Xiaonian's suite, Lin Nuan gripped Fu Huai'an's big hand and asked, "Did something happen? Why are you suddenly sending Tuan Tuan back?"
When she and Bai Xiaonian suddenly returned to the room, Lin Nuan clearly saw that Lu Jinnan and Fu Huai'an's countenances were grim. She couldn't help but feel worried.
She had an uneasy feeling over their trip this time around, as if something was going to happen.
Fu Huai'an held Lin Nuan's hand and entered the elevator before pulling her in front of him and smiling. "We've already been to The Lost Chambers Aquarium in Dubai, so he should be heading back. The main reason for this trip was that I wanted to bring you out to have fun and spend some alone time with just the two of us. It's inconvenient to let the child stay since we'd be distracted taking care of him."
Lin Nuan was rendered speechless.
How could there be a father like this?
Tuan Tuan missed his friends from kindergarten. Therefore, when he heard that Fu Huai'an was going to send him back, he wasn't unhappy. He merely asked, "Mama?"
"Mama won't be going back!" Fu Huai'an said to Tuan Tuan. "You aren't a child who is one or two years old. You're already a big child now and can't always be sticking to Mama!"
Tuan Tuan was a little unwilling to part with his parents. His eyes turned red, but he didn't cry in front of Lin Nuan and Fu Huai'an.
Papa said that he was already a big child now!
Fu Huai'an took action very quickly. After Tuan Tuan had his breakfast, Fu Huai'an got Little Lu to send him back.
After lunch, Fu Huai'an brought Lin Nuan for a stroll along the streets of Venice. They even took a gondola to move around the city.
Many couples kissed uncontrollably under the Bridge of Sighs, hoping that their relationship could be blessed and that they could be together forever.
Fu Huai'an also held Lin Nuan's small face and planted a deep kiss onto her lips.
Despite being in public, Lin Nuan didn't feel embarrassed. Perhaps it was because so many couples were kissing. She raised her head, looked at Fu Huai'an, and smiled with a brilliant glow in her eyes, appearing very charming.
Amongst the many couples, Fu Huai'an and Lin Nuan stood out the most.
They had great looks and stood out amongst the crowd to begin with…
A photographer was taking photos of couples kissing under the Bridge of Sighs, and almost subconsciously, he locked his lense onto Lin Nuan and Fu Huai'an. All of the other people around them had been blurred out.
Lin Nuan and Fu Huai'an sat in the gondola, their fingers interlocked. Lin Nuan held Fu Huai'an's arm tightly and rested her head on it, bathing in the warm and golden sunshine.
"Huai'an, can you tell me the truth? Did something happen?" Lin Nuan turned and rested her chin on Fu Huai'an's shoulder, asking him in a soft voice.
Lin Nuan was sensitive by nature. Although Fu Huai'an was intentionally concealing his emotions, his feelings were clearly different from when they had flown overseas.
Lin Nuan searched for news related to the Kaide Corporation with her phone earlier. Fu Huai'an had only taken two days of leave, but the Kaide Corporation had lost two projects consecutively. There were rumors that even Fu Huai'an's most trusted aide, Lu Jinnan, had been reprimanded during the meeting that was held soon after. It was said that Lu Jinnan had tossed documents in his fury and announced that he was going on leave as well. This made everyone in the Kaide Corporation uneasy.
Even the small shareholders had sensed that something wasn't right. This was probably a sign that a huge change was going to take place in the Kaide Corporation!
The small shareholders feared that the Kaide Corporation's share prices would plunge and quickly got rid of the shares in their hands. Suddenly… the stock market in the country was greatly shaken.
Lin Nuan had no idea that Tang Zheng had secretly maneuvered this in the dark, throwing out almost half of the Kaide Corporation's shares. As the Kaide Corporation's share prices kept plunging, Tang Zheng forced himself to remain patient, waiting for them to go lower.
"Are you worried about the matters in the Kaide Corporation?" Lin Nuan hugged Fu Huai'an's arm even more tightly. "If you're anxious to head back and stabilize the situation, then it's alright. We can always come out again in the future."
"Mrs. Fu is so considerate?"
Lin Nuan nodded.
"Then I'll tell Mrs. Fu what I'm worried about…" Fu Huai'an lowered his voice and spoke next to Lin Nuan's ears.
Lin Nuan appeared to be listening attentively, waiting for Fu Huai'an to speak up. She knew that her abilities were limited and that she might never be able to become a member of Fu Huai'an's brain trust and help to think of strategies for him. After all, she didn't have a talent for business.
However, she was willing to listen, willing to be there if Fu Huai'an wanted to share his troubles and worries.
"After my wife terminated her contract with the Haicheng TV Station, I had the intention to let her enter an entertainment company that is a subsidiary of the Kaide Corporation. However, I don't wish for her to be subject to others' control, so I plan on setting up an agency for her. I've already had people liaise with my wife's manager. I just don't know how to bring this up to my wife…"