The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 353 This time it wasn't Ye Chuchu

Xiao Jingchen frowned deeply upon seeing this scene, took a few steps over, and shoved his hand into Lin Ran's mouth.

"Okay, if you can't take it, then bite me. Don't hurt yourself, it will hurt me too."

Lin Ran's eyes were red and she stared blankly at Xiao Jingchen for a long time before suddenly bursting into tears.

"It's all my fault, if I..."

"It's not your fault, it's someone else's fault."

"Even if you stay in Kyoto, these things will still happen, right?"

Xiao Jingchen interrupted Lin Ran's self-blame directly, and gently comforted her. After a pause, a chilling glint flashed in his eyes.

"Don't worry, once I find out who did this, I will definitely make them pay the price."

Lin Ran was stunned when she heard this, and a cold look flashed in her eyes.

"It's Ye Chuchu, it must be hers."

“She has always disliked me, which is why she took action against Niannian. It was like that before, and it will definitely be like that this time.”

Lin Ran's tone was full of hatred. She gritted her teeth and gripped Xiao Jingchen's fingers tightly.

"I know everything, please don't be angry. I will investigate this matter thoroughly. If it really is her, I will not be soft-hearted."

Seeing Xiao Jingchen say that, Lin Ran closed her eyes and forcefully suppressed the dissatisfaction in her eyes.

"Okay, I believe you."

Lin Ran was gambling, gambling that Xiao Jingchen wouldn't soften his heart this time.

Xiao Jingchen looked at Lin Ran's pale and worried profile, then at Niannian who was still asleep, his eyes filled with an inscrutable expression.

"Ranran, I'll leave this to you. I'm going out to see how Zhou Qing's investigation is going."

"Ah."

Lin Ran didn't even look up, and simply responded softly.

Seeing this, Xiao Jingchen sighed slightly and turned to leave.

As darkness fell completely, Lin Ran collapsed wearily onto the edge of the bed, only to be awakened by cries of pain.

"Mommy, it hurts so much, waaaaah..."

"Mommy, it hurts so much!"

Nian Nian immediately spotted Lin Ran lying by the bed, and unable to hold back her grievances any longer, she burst into tears.

But her cries did not lessen the pain in her wounds.

Lin Ran looked at Niannian helplessly, unable to do anything except offer useless words.

Even Sui Sui, who was sleeping on the side, was woken up.

"Niannian, little sister, are you alright?"

"It's all my fault, I didn't protect you well, sob sob."

Like Lin Ran, Sui Sui wanted to comfort Niannian but didn't know what to do, so she could only look at her helplessly.

The ward instantly became oppressive.

The cries of pain gradually subsided only after the doctor arrived and administered painkillers to Niannian.

Fearing that Sui Sui wouldn't be able to rest properly if she stayed here, Lin Ran had the old man take her back, leaving only Lin Ran and Niannian in the ward.

To help her wound heal better, Niannian can only drink a little white porridge now; she can't eat anything else.

Even if it's just plain porridge, she eats it heartily every year without showing any disgust.

"Mommy, I have a little secret to tell you."

Nian Nian's eyes darted around, and after making sure no one was around, she spoke in a low voice.

"Mommy, I didn't go to Monkey by myself, someone pushed me."

Lin Ran's hand holding the bowl trembled slightly. She looked down at Niannian, her voice trembling.

"Niannian, did you see who that person was?"

Nian Nian pondered for a while, then shook her head.

"No, I didn't see anything during the year, I just felt someone push me."

"Mommy, Niannian hasn't done anything wrong, has she?"

Year after year, her dark eyes stared pitifully at Lin Ran, which softened her heart, and she quickly shook her head.

"No, of course not. Don't worry, Mommy will definitely find out who hurt you and won't let you suffer in vain."

Lin Ran adjusted her position for a long time before she could barely hold Niannian in her arms. She sang a lullaby softly until Niannian fell asleep completely before carefully placing her on the bed.

As soon as she stepped out of the ward, she spotted Xiao Jingchen walking towards her.

"Ranran, did Niannian just fall asleep?"

Xiao Jingchen looked at the ward with a worried expression. Lin Ran nodded, paused, and couldn't help but ask.

"Has the investigation been completed?"

Lin Ran was met with a sigh, and Xiao Jingchen frowned, as if he had encountered a problem.

"It wasn't Ye Chuchu who made the move this time."

"How can it be!"

Lin Ran denied it outright, but looking at Xiao Jingchen's serious gaze, she took a deep breath and had no choice but to believe the truth.

But if it wasn't Ye Chuchu, then who could it be...?

In order to take good care of Niannian, Lin Ran specially applied to work from home, and they did not continue to stay in the hospital, but moved back to the villa.

Even Xiao Jingchen couldn't find anything wrong with the fact that it was being pushed away year after year, as if it were just an accident.

Lin Ran was handling her work while pondering these matters.

Although Ye Chuchu wasn't the one who did it this time, Lin Ran still brought it up again.

Wang Mei hasn't been to the villa even once in a while. Could it be that she's really thinking in the wrong direction?

Seeing that Niannian was already asleep, Lin Ran quietly put down her pen, left the villa, and went to the Ye family's house.

Xiao Jingchen's men were still guarding the entrance. Lin Ran gave them a brief instruction and went inside, unaware that her every move had been overheard by Wang Mei.

She pushed open the door to Wang Mei's bedroom, where the surroundings had been ransacked. Lin Ran patiently checked the area again, but still found nothing.

"Is there really nothing left?"

Lin Ran muttered to herself in the room, lying on the bed with a tired expression, staring blankly at the lamp above her head.

The next second, she suddenly realized something was wrong.

There seems to be something hidden inside this lampshade!

Lin Ran's breathing quickened. She turned off the light, drew back the curtains to illuminate the room, then moved a stool over and carefully opened the lampshade.

thump--

A large package fell out of the lampshade, carrying a faint medicinal scent.

A hint of joy flashed across Lin Ran's face as she hurriedly picked up the item and examined it many times.

It tastes very similar to the medicine she found a few years ago, so it seems to be this one.

She carefully tucked Dong XZ into her clothes, and just as she was about to leave, she suddenly remembered something and stopped in her tracks.

Such a hidden place must have been concealed by Wang Mei herself. If that's the case, how could that woman have let her take such an important thing away?

Lin Ran inevitably thought of that previous time, and her expression immediately became much more serious.