The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 199 Keep Your Distance

When Ye Chuchu arrived at the company, she hadn't noticed the extra desk in the office; she was only focused on handing her lunchbox to Xiao Jingchen.

Her little face was flushed.

"Brother Jingchen, this is a new dish I made. Please do me the honor of trying it."

Ye Chuchu's eyes were full of anticipation.

Normally, Xiao Jingchen wouldn't refuse her if she said that, but this time was different.

Xiao Jingchen merely glanced at her, his voice deliberately lowered.

"I've already eaten, you can take it."

"But, Brother Jingchen, it took me a lot of effort to make this."

Upon hearing the refusal, Ye Chuchu's face stiffened, and she then put on an even more pitiful expression.

A somewhat shrill voice rang out in the office.

Xiao Jingchen glanced at Lin Ran's location with a worried expression, and frowned impatiently.

"You go out first."

The repeated rejections made Ye Chuchu realize that something was wrong. She followed Xiao Jingchen's gaze and stared blankly at the extra table.

"Brother Jingchen, why is there an extra desk in your office?"

A glint of light flashed in Ye Chuchu's eyes. If she could work here, she wouldn't have to go to such lengths to come to the office every day.

Xiao Jingchen didn't answer, but just glanced at her lightly, his voice cold and hard.

"You go out."

Ye Chuchu bit her lip. Her intuition told her that things were not so simple. Moreover, Xiao Jingchen had never been in such a hurry to kick her out before.

She glanced at the desk over there and walked straight over.

"Ye Chuchu".

Xiao Jingchen was stunned for a moment, not expecting Ye Chuchu to walk over so directly. It was too late to stop her.

Ye Chuchu recognized the woman resting there at a glance; it was Lin Ran.

She clenched her fist instantly, a flash of fierceness in her eyes, but she smiled and her tone carried a hint of disappointment.

She slowly turned her head to look at Xiao Jingchen, her expression fragile.

"It's alright, Brother Jingchen. Although my sister was a bit willful before, now that she's willing to come back, she probably won't do those things again."

Ye Chuchu appeared magnanimous on the surface, but every word she uttered was a subtle reminder to Xiao Jingchen not to forget what had happened before.

Seeing his strange expression, Ye Chuchu knew she couldn't say anything more. Some things are better left unsaid; saying more would only make things worse.

She left behind what she had brought and turned to leave.

No one noticed that Lin Ran, who should have been asleep, quietly opened her eyes. Even without seeing Xiao Jingchen's expression, Lin Ran could guess what he was thinking.

She took a deep breath, her emotions a complex mix.

Lin Ran hadn't realized that she and Xiao Yunsi were already so close in other people's eyes. Perhaps she really should be more careful.

Speak of the devil, and he appears. Lin Ran had just made this decision when her phone rang. Her heart tightened, and she subconsciously looked towards Xiao Jingchen. Seeing that he hadn't noticed, she cautiously turned on her phone.

It's news from Xiao Yunsi.

"When did you get back to the company? Why didn't you tell me?"

Even though it was just a simple greeting like before, Lin Ran couldn't reply as calmly as she used to.

"Why aren't you replying to my messages? It's after get off work hours now."

Not long after, another message came in.

Lin Ran sighed inwardly, hesitated for a moment, and then typed a few words and sent them.

"I just got back today. I'm working with President Xiao, so I'm quite busy."

After saying this, Lin Ran decisively placed her phone face down on the table, afraid that Xiao Yunsi might send her something else.

You can only dodge the first day of the month, not the fifteenth.

Just as it was time to leave work, Xiao Yunsi called.

The urgent ringtone suddenly rang in the office.

Lin Ran's eyes widened, and she frantically tried to hang up, but accidentally touched the answer button.

"Mr. Lin, you're already off work. I hope you won't mind if I treat you to a meal?"

Xiao Yunsi's cheerful voice came from the phone.

Lin Ran had a bad feeling. She looked up and met Xiao Jingchen's ambiguous smile.

She smiled ingratiatingly, inwardly groaning.

But since the call had already been connected, there was nothing that could be done, no matter how unwilling I was, so I had to bite the bullet and keep talking.

"Um, I'm busy. I'm going back with Jingchen later."

"Grandpa was discharged from the hospital today, so we have to go and see him."

Lin Ran spoke cautiously while secretly observing Xiao Jingchen's expression.

Seeing that he didn't seem angry, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief and hung up the phone.

Just then, Xiao Jingchen suddenly stood up.

Lin Ran's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly averted her gaze, pretending nothing had happened as she stood there.

But the next second, Xiao Jingchen walked over, raised an eyebrow at Lin Ran, and teased her.

"What are you standing there for? Didn't you say you'd come with me after get off work to visit Grandpa?"

Lin Ran was startled and suddenly coughed.

"Ah, right, we were just worried that Mr. Xiao wouldn't have time. Let's go quickly."

Lin Ran smiled at the person, hurriedly packed her things, and followed Xiao Jingchen away.

Not far away, Xiao Yunsi watched their sweet appearance, gripped his phone tightly, and stared at them with a sinister look in his eyes.

Lin Ran thought that after rejecting Xiao Yunsi today, nothing would happen, but she didn't expect that he would ask her out for several days in a row with various excuses.

Lin Ran went to great lengths to find every possible reason to reject him.

Sometimes she even felt that the reasons she gave were a bit too outrageous.

But Xiao Yunsi seemed oblivious, continuing to respond gently and softly every day.

Until that day, someone said there was a package for Lin Ran and asked her to sign for it. When she went downstairs, she found that the person standing there was Xiao Yunsi, and the so-called package was just a reason he made up.

Lin Ran was about to lose her temper when she saw Xiao Yunsi blink innocently.

"You lied to me so many times before, and I only lied to you once. It shouldn't be a big deal, right?"

Xiao Yunsi's voice was very aggrieved, and his innocent eyes were like those of a big dog. Lin Ran sighed helplessly and couldn't get angry anymore.

"So, is there something important you want to tell me?"

Hearing her say that, Xiao Yunsi lowered his head and remained silent for a long time.

"Can't I contact you unless I need something? Aren't we friends?"

Faced with Xiao Yunsi's question, Lin Ran opened her mouth but did not make a sound. After a long while, she finally spoke.

"We're friends, but we need to keep our distance, since I'm already married."