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Chu Xuan appeared in the courtyard and saw a group of people playing together right there.
Chu Xuan's sudden appearance naturally drew everyone's attention too.
Everyone's eyes turned to her without thinking.
How could Marshal Chu Xuan turn up here? The Nancy Empress, seeing Chu Xuan, naturally recognized her at once.
It's the legendary Marshal Chu Xuan! Huang Min, Jiang Yumeng and the others naturally recognized too the woman who had appeared several times in news reports.
Chu Xuan? What's she doing here?
Zhao Chen was baffled.
Annie: How do I win! I have to win back everything I lost!
"Mommy!" Nannan called out without thinking.
This one word
made the whole space fall utterly silent.
Mommy?
That little girl just now had called Marshal Chu Xuan Mommy?
Everyone looked at Marshal Chu Xuan, then at the little girl.
At this moment every clue linked up.
The profile in that sketch earlier: they had all only felt it was familiar.
But now, seen this way, wasn't it Marshal Chu Xuan?
Marshal Chu Xuan had a daughter?
Nannan paid no attention to the others' expressions; she ran straight at Chu Xuan and threw her arms around her.
"Mommy, Nannan missed you so much."
"Mm, Mommy missed you too." Chu Xuan first hugged Nannan, then swept her eyes over the people present.
Some she knew and some she did not.
Most important of all, Zhao Chen was here too.
At this moment Chu Xuan felt her heart beating very fast; even in dangerous straits in several wars she had never been as nervous as she was now.
Zhao Chen gazed at Chu Xuan, then looked at Nannan.
Some guesses formed in his mind.
Before, he had felt this child Nannan had an indescribable closeness about her, even something familiar.
And now this child had actually called Chu Xuan Mommy.
Then the clues behind it were more numerous still.
"I'm sorry; the child has been naughty. Thank you for looking after her; I'll take her home now." Chu Xuan's mind was in turmoil; she picked up Nannan, took her leave, and hurried out.
Zhao Chen stood up at this point too and said, "Let's call it a day for today. I'll be going back."
With that, Zhao Chen left too.
"Hey, how can you run off as soon as you've won!" Annie cared only about winning or losing the game, and had not noticed the change in the mood in the room at all.
Jiang Yumeng was embarrassed beyond words at this moment.
Her brain could not catch up either.
What was going on?
The little madam had called Marshal Chu Xuan Mommy?
Then who would the child's father be?
She had felt before that the little madam looked somewhat like the Fierce Dragon Emperor.
Could it be…
Jiang Yumeng swallowed; she was now sitting on pins and needles.
She felt as if she had no life left to live.
"Everything you've seen here today: none of you are to speak of it outside. You included." The Nancy Empress spoke gravely, then pointed specially at the young Huang Nannan.
Huang Nannan nodded obediently.
"It's late today. There are plenty of rooms here. Whoever isn't going back can just stay here." When the Nancy Empress had finished, she glanced at Jiang Yumeng, who was somewhat petrified.
"Miss Jiang, come outside with me a moment."
Jiang Yumeng stood up and followed the Nancy Empress as if she had lost her soul.
The two walked to a deserted corner outside.
"Tell me: just what is going on?" The Nancy Empress stared at Jiang Yumeng.
Jiang Yumeng knew there was nothing left to hide now.
She told everything straight out: being hired, flying with Nannan, then signing up for the tour group and coming up to the Dragon Palace Starport.