The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 164 Why are you still complaining?

It was rare for Lin Ran to show such a childish side in front of Xiao Jingchen. The two looked at each other for a long time before he finally nodded.

"I see."

Lin Ran blinked, but didn't leave, waiting for Xiao Jingchen to continue.

The two stared at each other for a long time until Zhou Qing opened the door and came in, breaking the somewhat strange atmosphere.

"Mr. Xiao... Madam, um, shall I go out first?"

Zhou Qing glanced at Xiao Jingchen, then at Lin Ran, and hesitantly began to speak.

"No need, I'm going out!"

Lin Ran glanced at the time and was secretly alarmed.

How come she ate such a long meal? Now she doesn't even have time to rest.

As Zhou Qing watched her leave, he was about to speak when Xiao Jingchen raised his chin, interrupting him quite naturally.

"Go and call Ye Chuchu over."

"Okay Mr. Xiao."

Zhou Qing nodded subconsciously, but only after leaving the office did she realize that she hadn't had time to report her work. With a dark expression, she hurried to the secretariat.

As Xiao Jingchen's most capable assistant, every employee in the company knew him. When they saw him come to the secretariat with a cold face, they all looked over with trepidation.

"President Xiao is looking for you."

Not knowing how to address Ye Chuchu, Zhou Qing could only walk up to her and say this.

Ye Chuchu pretended to be surprised, widened her eyes slightly, and pointed to herself.

"me?"

"Yes, Mr. Xiao is in a hurry, please come over as soon as possible."

Ignoring the sympathetic or curious glances around her, Ye Chuchu followed Zhou Qing out of the secretariat. Only after they got into the elevator did her expression turn cold.

Zhou Qing watched this scene, which could be described as a dramatic change of expression, and silently lowered his head.

Sometimes it's better to pretend you don't know.

As soon as Zhou Qing arrived at the office door, before he could even knock, Ye Chuchu walked straight in. The woman, who had just been calm, suddenly looked aggrieved and stood in front of the desk, on the verge of tears.

"Brother Jingchen, is there something you need from me?"

Ye Chuchu bit her lip, deliberately showing the mark on her face.

Xiao Jingchen glanced up, his gaze lingering briefly on the palm print before quickly looking away.

"What's with the wound on your face?"

It would have been better if she hadn't asked. The question only made Ye Chuchu feel more aggrieved, and she looked like she was about to cry.

"It's okay, Brother Jingchen. I did it by accident. It has nothing to do with anyone else."

Upon hearing this, a hint of disappointment flashed in Xiao Jingchen's eyes, but he did not show it. He simply nodded thoughtfully.

"In that case, let's move back to work."

"No need, Brother Jingchen. I think the Secretariat is fine, and I want to stay there."

Lin Ran concealed her surprise and spoke cautiously.

She went to great lengths to go to that awful place not just to slander Lin Ran once and come back.

"It's tough over there, so I'll feel more comfortable here."

"That's fine then. I still have work to do. You can go out now."

Having said all that, Ye Chuchu understood that there was no chance to explain further, and could only nod weakly.

"I understand, Brother Jingchen, but I left something in the secretariat and I need to go back and get it."

"Ah."

This time, Xiao Jingchen didn't even look up, he just responded with a sound.

Ye Chuchu lowered her head unwillingly, then turned and left.

When she returned to the secretariat, she started crying before she even went inside.

Her tearful appearance evoked sympathy from many of the male colleagues in the office, who went over to comfort her.

"What's going on here?"

"Yes, did Mr. Xiao say something?"

Ye Chuchu refused to say a word, only shaking her head and glancing at Lin Ran every now and then.

"It's nothing serious, it's just that President Xiao told me to leave the secretariat."

"I really hate to leave you all; you are the best colleagues I have ever had."

Perhaps it was because of the gifts Ye Chuchu brought when she came over that morning, or perhaps because she was indeed pitiful enough, but most of the people in the office went over to comfort her.

"It's alright, I won't bother you any longer, I'll be going now."

Seeing that Song Nuan was about to come over and reprimand them, Ye Chuchu pretended to wipe away her tears and turned to leave the secretariat.

"Some people really take advantage of being Mr. Xiao's people to do whatever they want. Not only do they want to beat people up, but they also want to file a complaint."

"I don't know what method she used, but she managed to bewitch President Xiao so much that he can't tell right from wrong. With someone like that in the office, we all have to be careful."

Although no one was explicitly mentioned, everyone knew in their hearts that it was Lin Ran.

"Oh dear, stop talking now, or someone will complain tonight and we'll be the ones getting kicked out."

At her workstation, Lin Ran bit her lip, her face showing a hint of humiliation.

She clearly didn't do anything, and her colleagues were all very kind to her this morning. How could they all have changed like this in the blink of an eye?

drip-

The phone on the table vibrated a few times. Lin Ran picked it up and glanced at it, her face turning grim.

"Lin Ran, just watch how you gradually become hated by everyone."

The sender had no name in the notes, and the number was completely unfamiliar. Only Lin Ran herself knew that this text message was sent by Ye Chuchu.

Is everyone disgusted by you?

Lin Ran wanted to retort; she wanted to tell Ye Chuchu that she didn't care about such things at all!

But she couldn't bring herself to say it.

The suspicious and disgusted looks from those people were like thorns, piercing her heart.

The next few days seemed no different from before, but only Lin Ran herself knew the repressive life she was living day after day.

"We've divided this task into four groups, each responsible for a different part. Do you have any suggestions?"

In the conference room, Song Nuan divided the task into four parts. The secretariat had a total of sixteen people, so they were divided into groups of four, each responsible for one part.

"Sister Song, is it okay if our group applies for five people per group?"

Song Nuan frowned. She was aware of what had happened in the office recently, but she hadn't expected it to escalate to this extent.

Just as she was about to speak, the members of the other two groups also stood up.

"Sister Song, there are also five people in our group."

As a result, only Lin Ran was left in the last group.

Song Nuan's expression turned cold, and she tapped the table with her index finger to signal everyone to quiet down.

The group seemed to have guessed what she was going to say, and their chatter grew louder, making Song Nuan even more unhappy.

She didn't want to get involved in these things, but if people had to look at things differently even when they were working, they would never be able to do their jobs well.