Gu Qibao took a deep breath, "My dear commander’s wife! Are you kidding me? You’re about to marry the Empire’s top commander, and you’re telling me you’re worried about failing your class?"

"People should have some dreams, shouldn’t they? I actually quite like being a director." Nangong Ran forced a bitter smile, "Wasn’t it you who said it? That we should make a TV series or movie about our story someday. Now that you have a complete family, it’s unlikely you’ll return to class, so I guess I’ll help you fulfill that dream."

Gu Qibao: "..."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Gu Qibao clearly wasn’t buying it, "Shouldn’t your dream be Di Mingchen? Be honest with me, what’s really going on?"

"There’s really nothing, can you all stop overthinking?" Nangong Ran was getting a bit agitated.

"Nangong Ran." Gu Qibao insisted, "We haven’t been friends just for a day or two. We grew up together, practically inseparable, you think you can hide anything from me?"

"You really are overthinking it." Nangong Ran remained firm, directly saying, "Alright, the car’s about to leave. I’ll talk to you when I arrive."

Then she hung up the phone.

Gu Qibao was almost driven mad with frustration, holding the phone. She had a hunch that Nangong Ran was definitely hiding something from her.

It wasn’t just as simple as fear of marriage!

What exactly was it?

Gu Qibao fell into deep thought.

Nangong Ran went to the filming base, staying there for three or four days. The base was on the mountain, and sometimes the signal was poor, making it hard to get through on the phone. Di Mingchen called several times, but couldn’t get through.

Later, she returned Di Mingchen’s call, but sounded really busy and hung up after saying just a few words.

Di Mingchen’s unease grew heavier in his heart.

His marriage application report had been approved, and now he was just waiting for Nangong Ran to sign it.

It was already the fifth day since Nangong Ran had left when Di Mingchen called her, but he still couldn’t get through, making him so angry that he almost smashed the phone.

But soon after, Nangong Ran called him back.

There was still a lot of noise in the background, many boys’ voices.

Even with his good temper, Di Mingchen found it hard to hold back, asking her tersely, "When are you coming back?"

"Two more days." Nangong Ran replied, then asked him, "Is something wrong?"

Something wrong, always asking him if something’s wrong, as if he can’t call her without a reason?

Di Mingchen was deeply repressing his feelings, but when he glanced at the approval report in his hand, the big words "Marriage Approved" slightly eased his emotions.

Even his tone became softer, "Is it wrong for me to call you if nothing’s wrong? Xiaoran, I miss you. The marriage application has been approved, your husband is waiting for you to come back and get the certificate."

"Oh." His deliberately gentle tone made Nangong Ran momentarily dazed, then she said, "Let’s talk about it when I come back."

Then she just hung up the phone.

Di Mingchen was left holding the phone in one hand and the report in the other, unable to react, not right, something’s definitely off about her!

Di Mingchen wanted to go find her, but unfortunately couldn’t leave due to work, so he simply called Gu Qibao and asked for her help again.

Gu Qibao immediately realized the seriousness of the situation after receiving the call, and without a word, handed her children to the housekeeper and drove off.

After making some inquiries, Gu Qibao got the address and went directly to find Nangong Ran.

When she found Nangong Ran, she was indeed busy filming. When Gu Qibao approached, it seemed she had just finished shooting, sitting there alone watching.

There were a few boys sitting around her, talking to her about something.