The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 122 Then you should be a little fiercer.

Lin Ran rushed to the kitchen, unaware of the old man's sudden change in expression behind her.

"Go find Jiang Jun something to do, so he won't be bored and keep thinking about making a move on Ranran every day."

Butler Xiao nodded. He had heard everything Jiang Rao had said clearly, as well as the things that had happened before. Although he didn't know the details, he knew that she was definitely involved.

His impression of Jiang Rao worsened.

"I understand, but wouldn't it be better to leave this to the young master?"

Upon hearing this, the old man's face immediately turned cold, and his tone was full of dissatisfaction.

“If he could handle it well, Jiang Rao wouldn’t be here showing off.”

"Ranran is his wife! He's a grown man, yet he lets others come to his house and bully his wife. He's useless!"

The old man became more and more agitated as he spoke, his chest heaving violently and his face turning somewhat red.

The butler panicked and took out some medicine from his pocket and put it into the old man's mouth. He was relieved when he saw the old man gradually calm down.

"Sir, have you forgotten what the doctor said? You mustn't get angry."

"If you continue like this, I won't be able to control you, and I'll have to tell the young mistress."

Butler Xiao pretended to be serious and said that the old man, as expected, gave in and waved his hand.

"Okay, I got it. Go and get on with what I asked you to do."

In the kitchen, Lin Ran opened the oven, but instead of a sweet aroma, the cake that was originally fluffy and soft now smelled more like charcoal, emitting an unpleasant odor.

It's all Jiang Rao's fault. If she hadn't suddenly come and caused trouble, the cake wouldn't be in this state.

Lin Ran pouted in dissatisfaction, made a new batch and put it in the oven, but she couldn't help but think of Jiang Rao's words.

Was she so angry when she came here because of something Xiao Jingchen said to her?

Even though Lin Ran warned herself a million times not to be moved, those thoughts were no match for reality.

Xiao Jingchen's gentle, soothing voice still seemed to echo in my ears.

"Ranran, why are your ears so red? Are you feeling unwell?"

The sudden sound snapped Lin Ran back to reality, and she saw the worried old man blushing.

"Without Grandpa, I'm just a little hot. You can go out now, the cake will be ready soon."

Seeing Lin Ran's shy and embarrassed expression, the old man seemed to understand something. He nodded with a profound look and turned to leave the kitchen.

As for whether the kitchen is hot or not...

What a joke! It's springtime, it's still cold, and besides, it's an oven, how could it possibly get hot?

However, this old man wouldn't expose such a trivial matter.

When Xiao Jingchen came home from get off work, the two of them were having dessert at the restaurant. However, when the old man wanted to take more after eating two pieces, Lin Ran stopped him.

"Grandpa's good Ranran, have one last piece."

"No, let's eat it tomorrow."

"Why are you just like that brat, always wanting to control everything!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingchen sneered, raised his wrist to straighten his sleeves, and looked over with a cold gaze.

"It's fine if you don't care. I'll arrange a hospital for you in advance. Just eat whatever you want."

The old man was about to get angry, but then he seemed to remember something, his expression changed, and he forcefully suppressed his anger.

"Now that you're back, I'll be leaving now. Ranran, Grandpa will come to see you again in a few days."

Before Lin Ran could stop them, Butler Xiao had already pushed the old man out of the villa, moving as fast as if they were running for their lives.

Xiao Jingchen didn't care at all. He glanced at Lin Ran sitting there and then planned to go upstairs.

"Wait, I have something to tell you."

Seeing that he was about to leave, Lin Ran hurriedly chased after him, but did not notice that Xiao Jingchen had already stopped and bumped straight into the man's back.

"Couldn't you be a little more careful?"

Xiao Jingchen frowned and cursed, a trace of worry flashing across his eyes. He didn't let go of Lin Ran's hand until she was steady.

"Actually, you don't need to anger Jiang Rao for my sake. I know she's very important to the company, right?"

"I'm sorry to trouble you again."

As if she had made a great decision, Lin Ran raised her head and met Xiao Jingchen's gaze.

Whether it was her imagination or not, she seemed to see sadness on Xiao Jingchen's face.

Lin Ran nervously rubbed the corner of her clothes, and was about to speak again when a sneer came from above her head.

Xiao Jingchen lowered his eyes, his gaze indifferent, as if Lin Ran's earlier emotions were merely a figment of her imagination.

"Since you know it's going to be troublesome, then be a little fiercer, and don't let people think that the Xiao family is easy to bully."

"If anything happens, that old man will naturally cover for you."

After saying those two sentences, Xiao Jingchen left.

Despite the well-thought-out explanation, Lin Ran felt inexplicably lost.

On the other side, Jiang Rao returned home and angrily threw everything on the table onto the floor, her eyes filled with jealousy and hatred.

"It's all Lin Ran's fault! If it weren't for her, how could my brother Jingchen have treated me like this!"

As Jiang Jun walked in, a vase happened to fall at his feet.

"Rao Rao, what are you doing?"

Jiang Jun walked over with a stern face, his eyes filled with disappointment as he looked at Jiang Rao, who showed no regard for her image.

"Grandpa, I was just too angry."

"What's so good about Lin Ran? Why do Brother Jingchen and Grandpa Xiao both protect her?"

Jiang Rao spoke with a pitiful expression, tears streaming down her face like beads.

Jiang Jun, who was initially a little angry, completely lost his temper when he saw her pitiful appearance. Recalling Old Master Xiao's blunt words, his face turned extremely ugly.

“That Lin Ran isn’t a good person, but the Xiao family is protecting her now, so we can’t touch her.”

"Rao Rao, remember what Grandpa said. Don't be so reckless in the future."

Jiang Rao frowned, about to retort, but Jiang Jun's gaze stopped her.

"I know grandpa."

Jiang Rao slowly lowered her head, concealing the hatred in her eyes.

"Good child, don't worry, Grandpa will give you whatever you want."

"But you'll have to bear with it for now, I'm sorry to trouble you."

Where Jiang Jun couldn't see, Jiang Rao clenched her fists tightly until blood flowed out before she let go.

Half an hour later, Jiang Rao drove away from the villa and went straight to the bar.

There was already a woman sitting in the private room. When she saw Jiang Rao come in, she greeted her with an awkward smile.

"Rao Rao, you've finally arrived! It's been so long since we last saw each other."

The woman familiarly moved closer to Jiang Rao, and seeing her cold face, she stood up indignantly.

"What's going on? Who dares to mess with our Miss Jiang!"

Jiang Rao glanced at her, then, without hiding anything, laid out the whole story.

"Does this little thing really warrant such anger? I have a good way to get back at her."

The woman smiled and whispered something in Jiang Rao's ear.