The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 370 President Becomes Shareholder

Xiao Jingchen wasn't worried about Xiao Yunsi taking over the company; on the contrary, he was even somewhat looking forward to it happening.

After all, he was also curious about how Xiao Yunsi would react if he discovered that the company handed over to him was just an empty shell.

A dark smile curled at the corner of Xiao Jingchen's lips.

He just didn't expect that his carefully laid plans would be interrupted.

Lin Ran knew the plan was perfect, but she couldn't bear to see the old man's life's work become a sacrifice in their struggle.

"Jingchen, can't we try other methods?"

Seemingly realizing that her request was a bit excessive, Lin Ran nervously twisted the hem of her clothes.

The man remained silent for a long time until Lin Ran sighed, preparing to give up on that idea, when a deep, helpless voice finally rang out in the room.

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Lin Ran looked up in surprise and saw Xiao Jingchen's slightly doting gaze. Her heart tightened, and she pursed her lips, quietly telling him what she was thinking.

Xiao Jingchen did not ignore her thoughts directly. Instead, he considered them seriously and pointed out their shortcomings.

He had always known that Lin Ran was not the kind of parasitic plant that needed to be pampered, but rather a person with her own thoughts.

That's why he was so attracted to her.

but……

Xiao Jingchen smiled helplessly as he looked at Lin Ran's worried expression.

"You don't need to worry so much, trust me, okay?"

"Xiao Yunsi is nothing in my eyes."

Xiao Jingchen's eyes were full of emotion, and Lin Ran hurriedly looked away.

"Well, I believe you."

"I think I hear Niannian crying, let's go check on her."

Sensing that Xiao Jingchen was about to approach again, Lin Ran hurriedly pushed him away and made up an excuse to run away.

Xiao Jingchen watched her retreating figure with a nonchalant and languid expression.

The next morning, when Xiao Jingchen arrived at the company, he immediately saw Xiao Yunsi sitting in his seat.

"Good morning."

When Xiao Yunsi saw him coming over, he didn't seem to feel caught at all. Instead, he leaned back in his chair with a look of utter provocation on his face.

"Ah."

A hint of surprise flashed across Xiao Jingchen's face as he looked over with a half-smile.

The tension between the two men was palpable.

After a while, Xiao Jingchen suddenly curled his lips, walked unhurriedly to the other side, sat on the sofa, and then waved his hand, signaling Zhou Qing to take the documents over.

Xiao Yunsi stared at him warily, thinking that Xiao Jingchen would do something big, but he didn't expect that the documents he sent were all the company's recent collaborations.

These documents were only accessible to the top executives of the Xiao family.

Xiao Yunsi felt a surge of excitement and reached out to take the document.

"It seems our CEO Xiao has started to get into the role. I hope you can handle all the company's affairs well and don't make me lose money."

Xiao Jingchen looked up, his expression casual and lazy, with a hint of mockery.

But Xiao Yunsi didn't notice anything amiss. All he could think about was that he had finally succeeded and finally sat in the position he had longed for day and night.

Just as Xiao Jingchen was about to leave, Xiao Yunsi seemed to suddenly realize something and hurriedly stopped him.

"Wait, what did you mean by that?"

"I'm encouraging you to work hard, can't you tell?"

Xiao Jingchen said casually, a mocking smile playing on his slightly upturned lips.

Xiao Yunsi gritted his teeth, his resentment practically written all over his face.

Why? Why is Xiao Jingchen still acting so arrogant even after losing everything? It's really... infuriating.

"Oh, right, I seem to have forgotten to tell you."

Xiao Jingchen had already stepped out with one foot, but suddenly stopped, as if he had really forgotten something, and turned his head to speak.

"Jiang's shares have been sold to me, so I am now the largest shareholder of Xiao's Group."

"Boss Xiao, you need to work harder."

After saying this, Xiao Jingchen ignored Xiao Yunsi's darkened expression and turned to leave the company.

Over the years, he has always been conscientious and never late or left early. Suddenly being told that he doesn't need to work today is an unexpectedly addictive feeling.

Behind him, Xiao Yunsi clenched his fist tightly, his eyes coldly fixed on the direction Xiao Jingchen had left in.

Perhaps the position of CEO was too tempting. Although Xiao Yunsi suspected there might be a trap, he still shamefully succumbed to the temptation.

Outside the office, Xiao Jingchen glanced back at Zhou Qing, who was following behind him, and suddenly stopped, staring straight at him.

"Mr. Xiao?"

Zhou Qing was also taken aback, a hint of doubt appearing on his face.

Seeing that he really didn't understand what he meant, Xiao Jingchen could only explain, "Xiao Yunsi is now President Xiao, and you are President Xiao's assistant."

Zhou Qing blinked. Although she felt somewhat unwilling, she knew that there was nothing she could do to change it, so she could only turn around and go upstairs again.

On the top floor, Xiao Yunsi looked at the mountain of documents piled up on his desk, his face frighteningly gloomy.

"Zhou Qing, did you do this on purpose?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Qing glanced at him, a hint of a smile flashing across his eyes.

He would usually read through these documents first, select the more important ones, and hand them over to Xiao Jingchen, but now…

Please, Xiao Yunsi isn't going to pay him any extra salary, so why would he do something so pointless?

"Mr. Xiao, these are all documents that must be processed today, otherwise the departments below will not know what to do, and the work will have to be suspended."

Seeing Zhou Qing's serious and methodical demeanor, even if Xiao Yunsi suspected that he was deliberately tormenting him, he couldn't say anything else at this moment. He could only grit his teeth and pick up the documents on the table to read them.

A day passed in the blink of an eye. Zhou Qing looked at Xiao Yunsi, who was still working diligently, and sighed inwardly.

As expected of the newly appointed president, the documents that he could usually handle in half an hour took him a whole day to read this time.

While reflecting on his thoughts, Zhou Qing went to the tea room, made a strong cup of black coffee, and brought it over.

"Mr. Xiao, how about having some coffee to perk yourself up?"

Xiao Yunsi was having a headache from being tormented by a pile of documents when he heard Zhou Qing's voice. He subconsciously picked up his cup and took a sip. The unbearable bitterness made him frown instantly, and he stared intently at Zhou Qing.

"You deliberately?"

Zhou Qing was also startled by his reaction, but fortunately his professionalism prevented him from laughing out loud. Instead, he explained with a serious expression.

"Sorry, Mr. Xiao has always drunk it this way before."

Xiao Yunsi's anger froze instantly. He gave Zhou Qing a deep look, frowned, and took another sip.