The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 5 Return to the Ye Family

Lin Ran wanted to refuse, but then she thought that it was the old man's concern for her, and refusing would seem ungrateful.

On the bus, Lin Ran looked out the window at the scenery rushing past, her expression inscrutable.

If she could, she wouldn't want to step out of that disgusting home again, but her mother was still in the hospital, and she couldn't afford to break ties with them yet.

The car quickly stopped outside the Ye family's gate. Lin Ran hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Butler Xiao, I can go in by myself. I'm just getting some things; nothing will happen."

Butler Xiao nodded, indicating that he would wait there.

Lin Ran took a deep breath and stepped through the door.

As soon as she entered the living room, she immediately saw her nominal younger sister sitting on the sofa, trimming her nails, looking relaxed and carefree.

When she saw Lin Ran come in, she was taken aback at first, and then spoke in a sarcastic tone.

"Oh, isn't this your sister who's married into a wealthy family? You still have time to come back?"

Lin Ran paused. If it were before, she might have pretended not to hear and left, but now, she didn't want to feel stifled like this anymore.

"What does it have to do with you where I go?"

"You really want to marry into a wealthy family, too bad..."

Lin Ran paused, then looked up with a mocking smile.

"Nobody wants you."

Ye Chuchu was stunned. She hadn't expected that the person who used to be so submissive would say such a thing. After a few seconds of stunned silence, she stood up angrily and slapped Lin Ran.

"You little bitch, what did you just say!"

Lin Ran hadn't expected Ye Chuchu to make a move so directly. She took a step back but was still scratched by Ye Chuchu's fingernails, her face burning with pain.

"You bitch, how dare you mock me, you bitch!"

"You shameless bastard! I don't know what method you used to get into Xiao Jingchen's bed!"

Ye Chuchu cursed a few times but still wasn't satisfied, so she raised her hand to hit someone again, but this time Lin Ran, who was already prepared, grabbed her wrist.

"Ye Chuchu, watch your mouth."

Lin Ran pushed hard, looking at her hand with disgust, as if she had touched something dirty.

"Of course, if you want to keep causing trouble, I guarantee you'll regret it."

Lin Ran smiled, but Ye Chuchu detected a hint of threat in her tone, and her own tone became hesitant.

"What are you pretending for? Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

Lin Ran sneered, her sharp gaze fixed on Ye Chuchu. Seeing that Ye Chuchu was intimidated, a hint of disdain flashed quickly in her eyes.

"If you still want to hit me, the 500 million yuan that Xiao's Group gave to the company will be gone. Then we'll see if Ye Minghua will still protect you."

Ye Chuchu stood frozen in place. She was unwilling to let Lin Ran go so easily, but she also knew how important those 500 million yuan were to the Ye family's company.

Wang Meiqian repeatedly told her not to cause trouble.

Lin Ran glanced at it, said nothing more, and went upstairs back to her room.

The room was small and contained nothing important. Lin Ran spent a long time tidying up and only found a few clothes and a photo of herself with her mother.

Staring at the photo, Lin Ran couldn't help but recall her mother's words when she was seriously ill, as if she had returned to those dark and hopeless days.

"Ranran, my daughter, no matter what, you must live well, okay?"

"Live well, and... and stay away from your father..."

Her already very weak mother held her hand tightly, and she cried desperately, but it was no use. Her mother remained unconscious to this day.

Lin Ran's heart tightened, and she took a deep breath to suppress the surging bitterness in her heart.

Her mother told her to live well, so she had to obey. Not only did she have to live, but she also had to live happily.

Of course, there is something even more important.

Her mother had always been very healthy, so how could she suddenly die from organ failure and fall into a coma? And what about that warning about Ye Minghua…?

Lin Ran looked down at the photo in her hand. The woman in the photo had a gentle gaze, and she even felt that her mother was looking at her.

"Mom, don't worry, I will definitely investigate the whole truth. If someone is really trying to harm you, I will never let them get away with it."

Lin Ran murmured as if making a promise, carefully placing the photo against her heart, her slightly trembling hands revealing all her emotions.

After processing her emotions inside the house, Lin Ran came out, took her things, and went downstairs.

She originally intended to leave directly, but after taking only a few steps, Ye Minghua and Wang Mei's voices came from behind her.

"Why are you back? Did the Xiao family kick you out?"

Wang Mei feigned surprise as she spoke, and Ye Minghua's face immediately darkened.

Being kicked out by the Xiao family means that the 500 million yuan invested in the company has gone down the drain.

"Lin Ran, what's going on? Why did you come back?"

Lin Ran didn't speak, her dark eyes staring straight at Ye Minghua.

This man was her father, yet he had never done anything a father should do.

Her silence seemed to be an admission of Wang Mei's words. Ye Minghua didn't even see the disappointment in her eyes before his annoyed voice rang out.

"How did you anger Xiao Jingchen? Go back and apologize to him right now. No matter what it takes, you must stay in the Xiao family!"

"Don't worry, I will definitely go back."

Lin Ran gave a cold laugh, picked up her things, and was about to leave this place that made her feel disgusted and nauseous, but she didn't expect that Ye Chuchu, who was sitting on the sofa, would not let her off so easily. She suddenly burst into tears.

"Sister, Dad and Mom are just concerned about you, and I care about you too. Why are you so hostile towards us?"

While wiping away non-existent tears, Ye Chuchu secretly glanced at the reactions of the others.

But none of this concerned Lin Ran. She merely glanced at it indifferently, as if she hadn't heard anything, and left directly.

"Lin Ran!"

Ye Minghua's annoyed voice came from behind. Lin Ran smiled knowingly, stopped walking, but did not turn around.

"Anything else?"

"Can't you hear Chuchu crying? As her older sister, is it reasonable for you not to say a word?"

When Ye Chuchu heard Ye Minghua speak up for her, a hint of smugness flashed in her eyes, and she howled even louder, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

“Dad, my sister just told me to shut up, saying that if I don’t listen, she’ll… she’ll make sure the Xiao family doesn’t invest in our company.”