The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 51 He's the one pestering me

Is there no other choice?

The cold voice rang in her ears like a thunderclap, and Lin Ran felt as if several stones were pressing down on her heart.

Seeing his distraught appearance stirred a strange emotion within Xiao Jingchen.

Who is this woman making that face for? Does he think he owes her something?

"Walk."

He looked Lin Ran up and down with a slightly cool gaze, then parted his thin lips slightly.

Lin Ran looked up, but only saw Xiao Jingchen's back.

The surrounding offices were in a mess. Lin Ran hesitated for only a few seconds before decisively following Xiao Jingchen away.

Lin Ran originally intended to sit in the front, but for some reason, Xiao Jingchen insisted that she sit in the back.

Now she can only awkwardly shrink into a corner.

Zhou Qing, who was driving in the front, wasn't much better off; the low pressure inside the car made it hard for him to breathe.

drip-

The phone suddenly rang twice. Zhou Qing glanced at it discreetly and saw that it was a message from Xiao Jingchen.

After reading the contents, Zhou Qing's eyes widened even more. Her heart was in turmoil, but her face remained calm.

A few minutes later, the car stopped halfway, and Zhou Qing hurriedly got out.

Lin Ran glanced at Zhou Qing who had left, then at Xiao Jingchen who was resting with his eyes closed on the other side, and sighed softly.

Less than two minutes later, Zhou Qing rushed back, seemingly holding something in his hand.

"Mr. Xiao, here is what you wanted."

Zhou Qing handed over the items, and only when she met Xiao Jingchen's cold gaze did she realize that she had done something wrong.

"Cough cough."

"Madam, this is ointment. Just apply it to the wound."

Zhou Qing flicked his wrist, handed the item to Lin Ran, and then turned around and started the car with a serious expression.

It would be even better if your hands didn't tremble slightly.

Lin Ran then saw clearly what was in the box; it was actually a wound ointment. Judging from Zhou Qing's reaction just now, it turned out that Xiao Jingchen had asked him to buy it.

"That, thank you."

Lin Ran spoke somewhat awkwardly.

The next second, a cold snort rang out from inside the car.

Xiao Jingchen looked over with a mocking expression, "Hurry up and clean up the marks on your wrist, otherwise people will think that my Xiao family is abusing you."

After saying this, Xiao Jingchen withdrew his gaze.

Lin Ran pursed her lips, but didn't say anything more, silently applying the ointment to the red marks on her wrist.

The burning sensation was relieved considerably after the cooling ointment was applied.

The two remained silent the entire way until they returned to the villa.

In the living room, Ye Chuchu sat upright on the sofa, her chin held high.

"Let me tell you, soon I will be the mistress of this place. If you don't behave, you'll get out of here."

She paused, then a cold smile appeared on her fair face.

"I'm not as easily fooled as that bitch Lin Ran."

The sound of brakes entered the house just as the words were spoken.

Ye Chuchu's expression changed instantly; the fierceness in her eyes disappeared, and she became gentle.

"Brother Xiao, you're back."

Ye Chuchu pounced on Xiao Jingchen like a butterfly.

"Sister, you're back too."

Ye Chuchu caught a glimpse of Lin Ran following behind Xiao Jingchen, and a flash of disgust crossed her eyes, which she quickly concealed.

"Sister, I heard Auntie woke up. How is she now?"

Ye Chuchu asked with feigned concern, her light brown pupils filled with worry for her, but Lin Ran understood perfectly well what was going on.

Beneath that delicate face lies a ruthless heart.

"She's fine, so you don't need to worry about her."

"Sister, I was just concerned about Auntie, please don't be angry."

A smug glint flashed in Ye Chuchu's eyes, but her voice became aggrieved as she spoke, one hand secretly tugging at Xiao Jingchen's sleeve, tears welling in her eyes, making her look extremely pitiful.

"Brother Xiao, has my sister misunderstood me?"

Xiao Jingchen lowered his head slightly, looking at the pitiful Ye Chuchu, but the excitement he felt that night was gone.

"Brother Xiao?"

Seeing that Xiao Jingchen didn't speak, Ye Chuchu tugged at his sleeve in a bit of panic.

"I'm going to take care of my work."

Xiao Jingchen left those words behind and turned to leave the living room.

Ye Chuchu's hand remained awkwardly suspended in mid-air.

Seeing this, Lin Ran decided not to stay downstairs and was about to leave when someone blocked her way.

"stop."

"How can you be so shameless? Brother Xiao clearly doesn't like you anymore, yet you still cling to him and seduce him!"

Ye Chuchu, who had just looked so delicate, instantly changed her expression, raised her chin and looked at Lin Ran with eyes full of disdain.

"Did you see me seducing him?"

Lin Ran snorted coldly and calmly asked a question in return.

"Then why did you all come back together?"

Ye Chuchu didn't expect Lin Ran to contradict her, so she gritted her teeth and continued to ask.

She saw with her own eyes that the two of them did not leave together in the morning, but they returned in the same car.

If it weren't for that little bitch Lin Ran seducing him, how could Brother Xiao have brought her back?

"Oh, you said this."

Lin Ran lowered her eyes to hide the mockery in them, and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"You'll have to ask your brother Xiao, after all, it was him who kept pestering me."

Lin Ran smiled slightly, and even though most of her makeup had faded, she was still dazzlingly beautiful.

"Don't worry, I'll move out and won't be in your way."

Seeing that Ye Chuchu was about to lose her temper again, Lin Ran said softly.

It's really uncomfortable living here, and if possible, she would definitely like to move out.

Ye Chuchu was overjoyed upon hearing this, but before she could speak, she heard a voice behind her.

"Where are you going?"

"Go find Xiao Yunsi?"

Xiao Jingchen's voice was as cold as ice, chilling to the bone.

Lin Ran looked up and met his gaze, her heart skipped a beat.

"No, I just said I was going to the hospital."

Hospital?

Xiao Jingchen was stunned for a moment before remembering what Ye Chuchu had just said: Lin Ran's mother seemed to still be in the hospital.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Lin Ran completely lost the desire to go back to her room to rest and turned to leave the villa.

"Brother Xiao, my sister just got off work and went out right away. Isn't she too tired?"

"But I doubt my sister would go looking for Young Master Xiao, after all..."

Ye Chuchu paused for a moment, then spoke with feigned concern.

"After all, your sister is still your wife. She should know to avoid suspicion, right?"

avoid arousing suspicion?

Xiao Jingchen suddenly remembered Xiao Yunsi's confession that afternoon, and that unfamiliar emotion surged up in his heart again. He couldn't help but turn cold and snort.

"How could a woman like her possibly know how to avoid suspicion?"

Sensing Xiao Jingchen's disgust, Ye Chuchu felt even more smug.

So what if that little bitch is clinging to Brother Xiao? As long as she's around, Lin Ran won't get any good luck here.