The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 69 Mr. Xiao, you've misunderstood.

Ye Chuchu tried many times, and after confirming that it was useless, she reluctantly let go.

"Brother Xiao, I'll be going now. Remember to get some rest."

As the footsteps faded into the distance, Lin Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief, unaware that her relieved expression had been completely observed by someone.

"If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

The atmosphere between the two became unusually quiet, which made Lin Ran feel uncomfortable, especially after she caught a glimpse of Xiao Jingchen's white skin under his shirt in her panic, which made her heart pound uncontrollably.

"Remember what I just said."

Xiao Jingchen's eyes remained cold, his thin lips pressed into a cold, icy curve.

Lin Ran felt a pang of pain in her heart, responded with a sound of agreement, and left the study without looking back.

She didn't notice that in the corner of the corridor, Ye Chuchu was staring at the direction she left with fiery eyes.

"Lin Ran, that damned bitch, actually went to seduce Brother Xiao in the middle of the night."

Ye Chuchu wanted to chase after him, but she was afraid that the noise would attract Xiao Jingchen, so she could only grit her teeth and swallow her resentment.

The next morning, Ye Chuchu left the villa and went to the Ye family home.

Wang Mei was sitting in the living room entertaining several wealthy ladies when she saw Ye Chuchu return, and her expression seemed a little stiff.

"Chuchu, why are you back at this hour?"

Wang Mei is, after all, Ye Chuchu's mother. Whatever she's thinking, the two of them only need to exchange a glance to know.

Even though her mind was in turmoil, Ye Chuchu still patiently began to explain.

"It's Brother Xiao. He said he was worried I'd miss home, so he specially invited me back to play for a while."

Ye Chuchu's voice was soft and sweet, and her fair face was flushed, giving her the air of a young girl.

Several wealthy ladies sitting on the sofa showed a hint of disdain in their eyes, but did not show it.

"So this is Chu Chu, who is about to marry into a wealthy family. She certainly looks extraordinary."

"Yeah yeah."

"I just don't know when you're having your wedding. We'd love to go and see what it's like."

Ye Chuchu was already in a bad mood, and this question felt like a needle pricking her heart. Her expression immediately turned cold, and she snorted and turned to go upstairs.

They didn't give me any face at all.

The ladies exchanged glances and stood up to take their leave.

Given the current situation, only a fool would stay and risk getting into trouble.

Wang Mei didn't have time to try to stop her and hurriedly went upstairs.

"Chuchu, what exactly happened? Did something happen to President Xiao?"

Ye Chuchu recounted everything that happened yesterday, a rare hint of vulnerability appearing on her face.

"Mom, how can that bitch Lin Ran be so shameless? She uses every means to seduce my Brother Xiao. When will I ever be able to marry into the Xiao family?"

Seeing her beloved daughter crying so sadly, Wang Mei felt bad too, and lowered her eyes, lost in thought.

"Mom, say something! Are you just going to watch that little bitch steal Brother Xiao away?!"

Seeing that Wang Mei remained silent, Ye Chuchu couldn't help but urge her a few times, her eyes filled with blatant hatred.

"Don't rush, my dear daughter, Lin Ran is not worthy to block your way."

"You should think of a way to talk to President Xiao..."

The mother and daughter huddled together, said something, looked at each other, and laughed.

"It's a real pity. If that old man hadn't been sent away, these things wouldn't have been so troublesome."

Ye Chuchu cursed viciously, completely unaware that her past actions had been exposed.

Zhou Qing, who had been missing for several days, walked solemnly toward his office in the Xiao Group building.

Following Xiao Jingchen's instructions, he investigated the incident of the old man's fall that day, and unexpectedly, he actually found out some things.

The matter was of great importance, and he rushed to the company without even bothering to tidy himself up.

This matter must be brought to the attention of President Xiao immediately.

With a loud bang, the office door was pushed open and slammed against the wall.

Xiao Jingchen's face immediately turned cold. He looked up and his eyes were filled with a chilling coldness.

"Mr. Xiao, there's a misunderstanding."

For the first time, Zhou Qing wasn't intimidated by that look, and slammed the door shut again.

"Ah."

Xiao Jingchen slightly curled his lips, but the smile did not reach his eyes, and his tone carried a hint of ruthlessness.

"Zhou Qing, you'd better have something extremely important to report."

"otherwise……"

Another sneer.

Zhou Qing calmed down immediately and stood there swallowing hard.

“Mr. Xiao, there is indeed something going on with the old man’s case. Madam… Madam has been wronged.”

"What did you say?"

Although Xiao Jingchen had already suspected this, hearing it in person now brought him a completely different feeling.

Zhou Qing didn't dare to waste any time and quickly told him everything he had found out.

"In the end, it was only after the lady begged for a long time that someone finally took the old man to the hospital."

"At the time, the lady's foot was still injured, and the old man came to visit her."

Xiao Jingchen's face was ashen, as if he couldn't believe what he had just heard, but Zhou Qing would never lie to him.

Thinking about how he hadn't listened to Lin Ran's explanation under those circumstances, and even kicked her out of the house, he felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if being pricked by needles.

He misunderstood her.

"Have her come to the office now."

When Lin Ran received the notice to go to the office, she was busy with her work.

"Um, Madam, Mr. Xiao really has something urgent to attend to. Why don't you go upstairs and take a look?"

Upon hearing Zhou Qing's address, Lin Ran paused, looked around somewhat flusteredly, and stood up only after confirming that no one had heard.

"I understand, I'll go now."

Once upstairs, Lin Ran's pace gradually slowed down.

If she could, she didn't want to meet that man. Who knew what kind of trouble Ye Chuchu would cause to slander her this time?

"Mr. Xiao, I am Lin Ran."

"Enter."

Lin Ran took a deep breath and went inside.

The atmosphere seemed quite different from what I had imagined.

Lin Ran paused for a few seconds, wondering if her mind was a bit foggy.

She actually felt that Xiao Jingchen was gentler than usual today.

Xiao Jingchen didn't speak, but just stared at Lin Ran, watching her expression change again and again, and couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips into a smile.

Realizing that this was somewhat inappropriate, Xiao Jingchen coughed lightly to cover his embarrassment and tapped his fingertips lightly on the table twice.

"Lin Ran, how exactly did Grandpa fall that day?"

What exactly happened upstairs that day?

Lin Ran's expression changed. Under the gaze of those dark eyes, she almost couldn't help but tell them everything that happened that day.

"That day..."

Lin Ran closed her eyes, but didn't say anything more.