The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 27 You're such an ingrate

Lin Ran straightened her fingers, about to touch the life-saving phone, but Ye Chuchu kicked the phone away.

"Mom, come quick! Something terrible has happened!"

Seeing Lin Ran still struggling to make a phone call, Ye Chuchu hurriedly called Wang Mei over.

"Mom, is the old man really dead?"

"What if Brother Xiao finds out? Will he stop liking me?"

Wang Mei squatted down and looked at the unresponsive Grandpa Xiao, a hint of panic flashing in her eyes.

"It's alright, Chuchu. If anything really happens, we'll just say it was Lin Ran who did it."

"Yes, it was Lin Ran who did it, it has nothing to do with us."

Ye Chuchu looked as if she had just realized something, and the last trace of panic in her eyes disappeared.

As Lin Ran listened to what they said, the last thread in her heart finally snapped.

"You two are insane! Insane!"

"Grandpa can still be saved! Quickly call an ambulance! Someone come here! Is anyone there?!"

Lin Ran lay sprawled on the ground, her clothes disheveled, tears streaming down her face, her worried gaze frequently drifting towards the old man.

But Wang Mei and Ye Chuchu acted as if they hadn't heard what she said, standing indifferently to the side talking about something.

"Chuchu, keep an eye on them, don't let her make the call yet, okay?"

Hearing the noise outside the door, Wang Mei suddenly remembered something, gave Ye Chuchu a few instructions, and then left the bedroom.

The maid at the door heard the footsteps but hadn't had time to leave before Wang Mei caught her red-handed.

"Mrs. Ye..."

"It's you! What are you doing here?"

Wang Mei spoke very gently, but the maid could see the threat in her eyes and looked away, unsure how to respond.

Seeing her like this, Wang Mei smiled slightly, took off the gold bracelet from her wrist, and put it into the maid's hand.

"This is a little gift for you. Don't say anything out of line today, okay?"

"Lin Ran just pushed Grandpa Xiao down, and we're about to call an ambulance."

The maid's eyes flashed with a hint of conflict upon hearing this.

"You know who I am. If you say anything out of line, you can forget about staying in this villa any longer, understand?"

Wang Mei naturally didn't miss the fleeting emotion in her eyes. Since she had already tried to persuade her kindly, she could only resort to a slight threat.

"Madam Ye, I didn't see anything just now, nothing at all."

Sure enough, when the topic of work came up, the maid's eyes were filled with panic. She almost couldn't wait to state her position and turned to leave.

"and many more."

"Is there anything else, Madam Ye?"

Wang Mei smiled gently at her trembling appearance and slipped the gold bracelet handed to her by the maid onto her wrist.

"Alright, let's go quickly."

"Thank you, Mrs. Ye."

After resolving the matter, Wang Mei returned to her bedroom and tossed Lin Ran's phone back to her.

"Mom, are we just going to give her the phone like this?"

Ye Chuchu glanced at him uneasily, after all, she was the one who had pushed the old man down.

"Be careful, I've already made all the arrangements."

They didn't hide their conversation from Lin Ran, and of course, Lin Ran didn't have time to pay attention to them at the moment.

After making the call, the ambulance arrived at the villa quickly. Lin Ran wanted to go with it, but her legs wouldn't allow it, and she could only watch helplessly as Ye Chuchu left with the ambulance.

When Zhou Qing received the message, his hands trembled. He didn't care that Xiao Jingchen was in a meeting and barged in.

"Mr. Xiao."

Zhou Qing felt a chill run down her spine as she was stared at by that gloomy gaze, but she still leaned over and told him about the old man's hospitalization.

Although Mr. Xiao and the old man are usually at odds, they are father and son after all, so it's better to find out about this kind of thing sooner rather than later.

Sure enough, a hint of surprise flashed in Xiao Jingchen's eyes after hearing this, and he immediately ended the meeting and rushed to the hospital.

The hospital was filled with the strong smell of disinfectant. Ye Chuchu, who was waiting outside the operating room, bit her lip and spoke worriedly when she saw Xiao Jingchen coming over.

"Xiao..."

Xiao Jingchen ignored her and looked at the doctor who had just come out, his eyes brewing a terrifying storm.

"How is the old man?"

"Mr. Xiao?"

The doctor clearly recognized Xiao Jingchen. Seeing his anxious appearance, he called out in surprise, and the next second his brows furrowed.

"Mr. Xiao, the old man was shocked and his anger flared up. He also hit his head when he fell, which is why he fainted."

"Although he is not in immediate danger, I cannot guarantee when he will wake up."

Xiao Jingchen remained silent, his thin, cold lips pressed together, a hint of chill flashing in his eyes.

Zhou Qing silently shrank his neck.

As Xiao Jingchen's assistant, he understood perfectly well that this was how his boss truly looked when he was angry.

"Who did it?"

Xiao Jingchen's voice was very calm, and if you didn't look closely, you wouldn't be able to detect the anger in his eyes.

"It's...it's my older sister."

"I don't know what she and Grandpa Xiao were saying in the room. When I went in after hearing the noise, Grandpa Xiao was already lying on the floor."

As Ye Chuchu spoke, she secretly observed Xiao Jingchen's expression.

"is her."

Xiao Jingchen's dark pupils blazed with rage. After instructing Zhou Qing to take good care of the old man, he left the hospital.

The black sedan sped along the road, leaving almost a blur, and soon came to a stop outside the villa.

Two straight, long legs stepped out of the car, and Xiao Jingchen went straight upstairs, kicking open the bedroom door with a bang.

Lin Ran, who had already returned to bed, was praying with her eyes closed for Old Master Xiao's safety when she heard the sound and looked over.

"How's Grandpa?"

Lin Ran asked the question rather hastily, not even noticing Xiao Jingchen's unusual demeanor.

"How dare you ask how Grandpa is?"

Xiao Jingchen walked over step by step, his pupils filled with a cold expression, and leaned down to grab Lin Ran's chin.

"Grandpa was so good to you, yet you repaid kindness with enmity and attacked him."

"I do not have……"

Lin Ran's delicate neck was gripped, and she quickly felt suffocated, her eyes filled with sorrow.

"You didn't? Lin Ran, Grandpa is already in the hospital, and you're saying you didn't?"

Xiao Jingchen clenched his fingers, wishing he could strangle her to death, a strong killing intent sweeping over him.

Lin Ran struggled instinctively, her face turning even paler from suffocation, but none of that could compare to the despair in her eyes.

Even knowing that Ye Chuchu and Wang Mei planned to frame her, she was not that panicked.

Even if Xiao Jingchen doesn't like her, he should at least listen to her explanation.

She never expected that he wouldn't even listen to a single explanation!

Lin Ran closed her eyes, and a tear fell, landing on Xiao Jingchen's wrist.