The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 182 I can call him over

Ye Minghua stood there, his face as black as charcoal, staring coldly at Lin Ran's back. His gaze seemed to be directed at an enemy rather than a daughter.

His purpose in hosting this banquet was to make a name for himself in the business world. If he could invite Xiao Jingchen over, that would be the real goal.

Beside her, a flash of disgust crossed Ye Chuchu's face.

How could someone of Xiao Jingchen's status possibly be willing to attend such a banquet?

Can……

Lin Ran just said that she won't come over, nor will she let Xiao Jingchen come over.

Ye Chuchu felt a sudden surge of rebelliousness. She glanced at Ye Minghua, who was looking worried, cleared her throat, and spoke.

"Dad, you don't really need to be in such a hurry."

“I can help you get Xiao Jingchen to come and participate.”

Ye Minghua turned to look at Ye Chuchu, his eyes scanning her up and down, but there was no joy in his expression.

"can you?"

The questioning tone instantly infuriated Ye Chuchu. She stomped her foot and promised, "Just you wait, I'll definitely bring Xiao Jingchen with me!"

Seeing how certain she was, Ye Minghua, though still somewhat doubtful, decided to believe her.

"Then I'll leave this matter to you."

After a pause, Ye Minghua seemed to remember something, his expression softened considerably, and he reached out and patted Ye Chuchu's shoulder.

“You are the only young lady in our Ye family. Only when the Ye family prospers can you prosper. Dad believes in you.”

When these words reached Ye Chuchu's ears, she felt no joy whatsoever.

Ye Minghua was praising her on the surface, but he was actually warning her.

Tell her not to try to do anything that would harm the Ye family.

For the first time, Ye Chuchu felt a pang of regret, regretting that she had been so certain that she could get Xiao Jingchen to come over.

With the banquet time fast approaching, she had no choice but to bring it up, no matter how unwilling she was.

When the office door opened, Xiao Jingchen was in an online meeting. Although he was sitting in a chair, his demeanor remained undiminished.

He glanced up, his expression unchanged.

"Do as I say."

Ye Chuchu regretted it as soon as she opened the door. Who knew Xiao Jingchen would be in a meeting in his office at this time? She stood there, not knowing whether to leave or stay, feeling extremely awkward.

Ye Chuchu finally breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Xiao Jingchen hang up the video call and look over. She then smiled and leaned closer.

"Brother Jingchen, I'm so sorry to have disturbed your work."

Ye Chuchu said with a guilty look, then paused and directly stated her purpose.

"There's a banquet going on at home, Brother Jingchen, could you come with me? I'm a little scared to go alone."

Ye Chuchu deliberately didn't mention that it was a company banquet, but she didn't know that Ye Minghua had gone to great lengths to publicize the banquet, and even Xiao Jingchen knew about it.

“Brother Jingchen, I know you’re very busy, but…”

Ye Chuchu shook her lips with a troubled expression, and tears fell one by one as if they had been prepared in advance.

A surge of irritation welled up in Xiao Jingchen's heart. He rubbed his temples and said wearily, "I understand."

Ye Chuchu paused in wiping away her tears, then laughed again.

"Thank you, Brother Jingchen. I'll be going now."

Having received a satisfactory answer, Ye Chuchu left the office with a happy expression.

As fate would have it, she had just pushed open the door and stepped out when she saw Lin Ran coming over with a stack of documents in her hand.

Recalling her decisive rejection that day, Ye Chuchu suddenly felt a little smug. She straightened her back and stood in front of Lin Ran.

"Lin Ran, do you know..."

"I don't know, move aside and leave me alone."

Lin Ran's decisive words made Ye Chuchu's face stiffen. She gritted her teeth and said in a somewhat awkward tone.

"I haven't even said anything yet."

Lin Ran was forced to stop, looking at the person blocking her way with an impatient expression and speaking in a perfunctory tone.

"When did we become so close that we could chat and talk to each other?"

"Besides, I'm not interested in your affairs. Stop blocking my way all the time, it's annoying."

Ye Chuchu stood there, her face stiff. She watched Lin Ran walk away and pursed her lips in resentment.

"Brother Jingchen has already agreed to let me attend the banquet. Lin Ran, you still can't compare to me!"

Ye Chuchu called out to Lin Ran's retreating figure, and without waiting to see if she heard her, she turned and left.

Who knows if she'll say something embarrassing again later.

Ye Chuchu didn't notice that Lin Ran paused after she said those words.

Of course, Lin Ran only paused for a second, her movement was so slight as to be almost invisible.

She restrained her emotions and raised her hand to knock on the door.

"Enter."

"Mr. Xiao, these are the documents. Please sign them."

Lin Ran lowered her eyes and placed the documents in her hand on the table. She should have left immediately, but she stood there without moving.

There was still a hint of hesitation on his face.

If possible, she didn't want Xiao Jingchen to attend that banquet.

"Is there anything else?"

Perhaps seeing Lin Ran looking at him with a complicated expression, Xiao Jingchen put down his pen and looked up at her.

"It's okay. I'm leaving first."

Lin Ran opened her mouth, but the words lingered in her mouth before she swallowed them back down.

She had no right to say that, since their marriage was a sham.

Looking at the person whose back had become lifeless, a hint of doubt flashed in Xiao Jingchen's eyes.

He just...didn't do anything, right?

Time flies, and before we knew it, it was the weekend.

Early in the morning, Lin Ran felt a light touch on the other side of the bed, followed by the sound of a door closing.

She knew that Xiao Jingchen had gone out.

After a long while, she slowly opened her eyes.

Before, she was busy saving money for her mother's medical expenses, and even on weekends, she would have all sorts of part-time jobs waiting for her. Now that everything is getting better, she actually feels a little bored.

Lin Ran chuckled self-deprecatingly, casually put on a dress, and went downstairs.

Although the bed is very comfortable, it's not good to stay cooped up there all the time; I still need to go out for a walk.

Lin Ran had a good plan, but she didn't expect that as soon as she stepped out of the villa, several men in black, as if they had been waiting there, covered her mouth and tied her to the car.

"No no no!"

Lin Ran struggled desperately with wide eyes, but how could a girl like her possibly break free from several men? She could only be tied up in the car with a look of despair on her face.

"I'm sorry, please don't move. We won't hurt you."

Seemingly seeing Lin Ran struggling too fiercely, one of the men spoke up with a hint of helplessness.

Lin Ran rolled her eyes in a very inelegant manner upon hearing this, and gestured for him to look at his hands.

Before saying such things, could you please untie her hands that are tied up?