Chapter 2160: Chapter 2164: She’s Acting Strange

"Really?" Di Mingchen frowned, "You have to leave now?"

"Yes." Nangong Ran nodded.

Di Mingchen frowned, feeling somewhat displeased, so he tentatively asked, "The application will be approved tomorrow, Xiaoran, can you get the certificate tomorrow, and then I’ll take you there?"

"But the car is leaving soon." Nangong Ran said softly, "It’s not a good idea."

"But..." Di Mingchen also wanted to say something.

Nangong Ran interrupted him, "Second Brother, can’t I have even this bit of freedom?"

"That’s not what I meant." Di Mingchen’s tone softened, and he finally said helplessly, "Then how many days will you be gone?"

"About a week or so." Nangong Ran replied.

Di Mingchen fell silent, feeling a swelling sensation in his heart, but after thinking about it, he could only say, "Alright, I know, then you go and study well, we’ll talk about other things when you come back."

"Okay." Nangong Ran agreed and then hung up the phone.

Di Mingchen listened to the busy tone, feeling somewhat lost.

It felt like this girl was acting a bit off, as if she was deliberately avoiding him. She didn’t return to the apartment last night and stayed at her parents’ house. Now she was saying she was leaving and would be gone for a week?

What went wrong?

Di Mingchen couldn’t figure it out, just felt a repressed frustration building inside.

After thinking for a while, he called Gu Qibao and asked, "Xiaoqi, has Xiaoran called you these past two days?"

Gu Qibao was taken aback, then said, "No, she hasn’t. What’s up, Second Brother?" 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Di Mingchen felt somewhat defeated upon hearing she hadn’t, paused for two seconds, and replied, "Oh, nothing, I just feel Xiaoran is acting weird, like she’s avoiding me. I called to ask if she said anything to you."

Gu Qibao was startled, could what Nangong Ran said about fear of marriage yesterday be true?

Was she really that afraid?

Even hiding from Di Mingchen, and now he has noticed?

Gu Qibao didn’t respond, and Di Mingchen continued, "Yesterday she said she missed Aunt Hui and stayed with the Nangong Family instead of returning to the apartment. Today she told me she was going with her school to shoot a short film and would be gone for a week. I offered to take her after getting the certificate, but she wouldn’t agree. I said one more sentence, and she said I was restricting her freedom."

The last words by Di Mingchen sounded quite helpless, and his tone was tinged with urgency and sadness.

Gu Qibao felt a little heartbroken and, after thinking it over, decided to comfort Di Mingchen, saying, "It’s alright, Second Brother. She probably has her own things to take care of. Everyone has things to do, and she’s not a child anymore. Just let her be. She agreed to your proposal, so it’s not like she’ll run off."

Di Mingchen realized this made sense and, not knowing what else to say, finally pondered for a moment and said, "I didn’t mean anything else, just that she seemed a bit off. If she says anything to you, please let me know, don’t keep it from me."

Even using "please" startled Gu Qibao. She hurriedly said, "Second Brother, you’re being too polite. If I knew anything, I’d definitely tell you immediately, don’t worry! How about this, I’ll call and ask."

"Okay." Di Mingchen nodded, "I’d appreciate it."

"No trouble at all."

After hanging up the phone, Gu Qibao quickly called Nangong Ran, who had already gotten on the car.

It rang for a while before she picked up, and Gu Qibao’s roaring voice came through, "Nangong Ran, what nonsense are you up to! What’s going on with you and Second Brother? He called and asked me, saying you’re acting strange and avoiding him!"

"No, I’m not." Nangong Ran feigned indifference, "Hey, our department has to go shoot a short film on short notice, if I don’t go, I’ll definitely fail this semester."