The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 217 No Need for Explanation

Lin Ran didn't look up, but she heard Ye Chuchu walking towards her step by step.

"Ye Chuchu, are you planning to attack me here?"

Seeing that the person had already walked up to her, Lin Ran had no choice but to stand up and look at the person in front of her with a cold gaze.

Ye Chuchu remained completely calm, a hint of malice flashing across her fair face.

"Lin Ran, I'm warning you one last time: stay away from Brother Jingchen, or don't blame me for being impolite."

"Is that so? Then I'll return that to you."

Seeing Lin Ran's calm demeanor, Ye Chuchu became anxious and, disregarding where she was, reached out to hit him.

"Ye Chuchu, do you think I'd just stand here and take a beating?"

Lin Ran reached out and grabbed Ye Chuchu's wrist, her eyes filled with an unreadable expression.

"You took my things, and I'll make you spit them out, little by little."

Ye Chuchu's expression changed, and she was about to raise her other hand when she heard the almost inaudible footsteps behind her.

It's so late, who would come to the company?

Ye Chuchu's expression remained unchanged, but she quietly withdrew her hand and used Lin Ran's strength to push herself.

From a distance, it looked as if Lin Ran had pushed Ye Chuchu.

Lin Ran paused for a moment, seemingly realizing something, and turned to look behind the two of them.

Sure enough, Xiao Jingchen had returned at some point, his cold eyes fixed on them.

"Brother Jingchen, what brings you here?"

Xiao Jingchen frowned almost imperceptibly, a hint of impatience flashing in his eyes.

He didn't know why, but even though he had just gone downstairs, Lin Ran's pale face kept appearing in his mind, haunting him like a nightmare.

Especially the tears in the corners of her eyes, which still feel burning when I think about them now.

Xiao Jingchen sat alone in the car for a long time before finally getting in.

They even gave themselves a plausible reason.

Lin Ran is still his wife, and with his grandfather around, he's only doing these things out of necessity.

Everything is for the company.

Xiao Jingchen tried to comfort himself, but his hurried footsteps betrayed his true thoughts.

"Brother Jingchen, I'm fine, please don't blame my sister."

Seeing that Xiao Jingchen remained silent, Ye Chuchu spoke up again to explain, but her eyes kept glancing at Lin Ran, as if she was afraid and dared not speak.

Lin Ran and Xiao Jingchen exchanged a glance, and she was still hurt by the coldness in his eyes. She clenched her fists, but did not say anything to explain. She just lowered her eyes to hide the mockery in them.

This is the umpteenth time Ye Chuchu has used this method; it's the same every time.

As for an explanation, Xiao Jingchen wouldn't listen anyway, so why waste her breath?

"Brother Jingchen, my feet hurt so much."

Xiao Jingchen's silence undoubtedly made Ye Chuchu panic. She frowned and shed tears, looking utterly pitiful.

Xiao Jingchen could no longer ignore it and could only walk over, but a dark look lingered in his eyes.

"what happened."

Ye Chuchu was helped up. When she heard Xiao Jingchen's question, she trembled as if she had heard something terrifying.

“Brother Jingchen, please don’t blame my sister. It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have said that.”

Ye Chuchu cried as she clutched Xiao Jingchen's sleeve, her body trembling uncontrollably, as if she had just experienced something terrible.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingchen looked at Lin Ran with a probing gaze, as if waiting for her explanation.

Unexpectedly, Lin Ran seemed to have tacitly agreed to the matter, without offering any explanation.

The three of them faced off in silence in the office until Ye Chuchu finally realized something was wrong and took the initiative to explain.

"It's like this, Brother Jingchen, my sister resents me for revealing that matter, so she..."

Ye Chuchu bit her lip pitifully, looking utterly pathetic.

Upon hearing this, Lin Ran lowered her eyes, a mocking smile playing on her lips, showing no intention of explaining.

A flash of coldness crossed Xiao Jingchen's eyes. He chuckled, and a chill spread through the office.

"Let's go, Chuchu, I'll take you to the hospital for a check-up first."

Xiao Jingchen spoke words of concern, but his eyes seemed glued to Lin Ran, unwilling to look away.

He thought that if he did this, Lin Ran would at least look up, but to his surprise, the woman never turned her head to look at him.

That thin figure looked incredibly stubborn.

A hint of anger flashed in Xiao Jingchen's eyes. He withdrew his gaze and actually picked Ye Chuchu up in his arms.

"Brother Jingchen!"

Ye Chuchu was startled by this sudden action, a hint of panic flashed across her face, but her hands naturally wrapped around Xiao Jingchen's neck.

Xiao Jingchen's view was blocked by her, so he naturally didn't see the surprise on Lin Ran's face behind him.

She stared intently at their departing figures, her angry expression as if she wanted to tear them apart.

Ye Chuchu proudly raised her head, smiled defiantly at Lin Ran, and her hands restlessly climbed onto Xiao Jingchen's back.

Lin Ran felt numb with heartache; a certain part of her body felt like a lead ball constantly sinking, and she felt extremely uncomfortable.

Xiao Jingchen did this simply because he didn't know the truth about those things.

Lin Ran thought to herself, but her bright red eyes clearly showed two words.

Do not believe.

She stood there for a long time before finally moving, squatting down to clean up the mess on the ground. Her already empty stomach was now cramping even more.

Lin Ran even felt that her vision was starting to go black.

She instinctively wanted to call for help, but when she thought of Xiao Jingchen's actions when he left with Ye Chuchu, her heart ached again, and she endured the pain and sat down in a chair.

Fortunately, Lin Ran had put a few pieces of chocolate in her bag. Although her stomach was still a little uncomfortable after eating them, it was much better than before.

The chocolate, which I had always found sweet, was surprisingly bitter today.

Lin Ran smiled somewhat wearily, completely concealing the pain in her eyes.

Meanwhile, Ye Chuchu hadn't had enough of being in Xiao Jingchen's arms when he put her on the ground as soon as they stepped out of the company.

She was just about to ask why when she looked up and caught a glimpse of Xiao Jingchen's barely concealed disgust.

All the words were suddenly stuck in his throat.

But Xiao Jingchen seemed not to notice, frowning as he looked at Ye Chuchu, his tone leaving no room for doubt.

"Don't go looking for her again."

Ye Chuchu knew who "she" was, of course. A hint of jealousy flashed in her eyes, but her face became even more pitiful.

She reached out and grabbed Xiao Jingchen's sleeve, tilting her head up. Her face showed a mixture of grievance and affection.