The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 191 Get Out of the Xiao Family

Xiao Jingchen's eyes darkened as he looked at the inseparable distance between the two, his expression chillingly cold.

He stared at Lin Ran for a long time, and seeing that she had no intention of explaining, he suddenly sneered, the sound slowly being squeezed out from between his clenched teeth.

"If that's the case, then get out of the Xiao family, so you won't have so many excuses to use later."

Upon hearing this, the people in the room looked over in surprise, but Xiao Jingchen simply looked at Lin Ran calmly, wanting to see her reaction.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

The entire office was eerily quiet.

Lin Ran silently clenched her hands, her fingertips digging into her palms, repeating this several times before calming down, concealing the disappointment on her face very well.

"Since President Xiao has said so, it would be rude of me not to leave."

Lin Ran gave a self-deprecating laugh, turned and left without a second thought.

Even Xiao Jingchen was stunned for a few seconds before he reacted. He subconsciously followed, but was grabbed by the sharp-eyed Ye Chuchu.

“Brother Jingchen, your sister is just throwing a tantrum. It would be so wrong of you to try to appease her.”

"After all, everyone just saw it; she was the one who started the ambiguous relationship with another man."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingchen stopped in his tracks, glanced at Lin Ran's retreating figure with a serious expression, and left the secretariat, heading upstairs.

Lin Ran quickened her pace until she left the Xiao Group building, then stopped. She slowly turned her head, tears glistening in her eyes.

She was angry that Ye Chuchu was meddling in other people's business, and she was also angry that Xiao Jingchen was unwilling to believe her.

But now that he has left the company, going back is absolutely impossible.

She sighed, looked at the sun hanging in the sky, her expression worried. She stood there hesitating for a long time before raising her hand to flag down a car and return to the villa.

Since there's nothing else to do right now, I might as well go back and cook something nice for Grandpa.

Thinking of the old man who always acted like a child in front of her, Lin Ran couldn't help but smile.

Shortly after she left, Xiao Yunsi also came out of the Xiao family compound, looking in the direction she had left, his eyes sinister and a cold smile on his lips.

He hadn't expected Lin Ran to leave so decisively, but it made his plans much smoother.

He took out his phone and made several calls before returning to the company.

On the other side, Lin Ran carefully prepared lunch and delivered it to the old man. Fearing that he might say something if he knew about the company's affairs, she hurriedly left after watching him eat.

In the afternoon, she went for interviews at several companies similar to Xiao's.

After so much training at the Xiao family, Lin Ran, though not a particularly outstanding person, was more than capable of holding an ordinary position.

Every time the interviewer heard her name, they would look surprised and then tell her that they couldn't hire her.

Even if Lin Ran was stupid, she realized something was wrong at this moment.

Besides Xiao Jingchen, who else has the power to make so many companies refuse to hire her?

Lin Ran looked down at the remaining companies in her hand and immediately lost interest in going for interviews.

In any case, the final outcome will definitely be the same as these; they'll let her leave after hearing her name.

She really didn't need to go and endure this humiliation.

Perhaps feeling sorry for her, the interviewer took pity on her and came closer.

"Young lady, you should think about how you offended Mr. Xiao of the Xiao Group. It was his orders that we small companies dare not disobey."

"It's alright, thank you for your help."

Lin Ran forced a smile, shook her head, and turned to leave.

The whole afternoon passed, and she still hadn't found a job, so she could only wander aimlessly on the street.

As she looked at the people coming and going on the street after get off work, she began to regret her rash behavior that morning.

How could you leave the Xiao family so impulsively?

Gululu.

Lin Ran was so focused on cooking for the old man at noon that she completely forgot about herself.

She rubbed her rumbling stomach, sighed softly, and sat down at a roadside stall.

She didn't have much money on her; all her salary had been deposited into her card and given back to Xiao Jingchen. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she was penniless now.

Lin Ran ordered a bowl of wontons and ate with great satisfaction. The steaming chicken soup with wontons was even more delicious to her than the food in some fancy restaurants.

After eating until she was half full, Lin Ran began to observe her surroundings. This was a food street with stalls lined up one after another, and many of them were even recruiting people.

"Boss lady, are you still hiring here?"

Lin Ran's eyes lit up. The proprietress looked her up and down, seemingly puzzled as to why someone dressed so neatly would ask such a question.

"Young lady, I do have openings here, but it's very tiring and you don't earn much money. You should try looking for opportunities at the big companies up ahead."

Hearing her say that, Lin Ran felt both happy and somewhat disappointed.

She did go to those places to look, but...

Lin Ran took a deep breath before raising her head again.

"It's okay, I'm just bored and want to find something to do. Don't worry, I can endure hardship, this is nothing to me."

Hearing her say that, the proprietress looked over with a suspicious expression, but this time she didn't say anything more. She just explained to Lin Ran what she needed to do.

"Oh, isn't this your older sister? How come you're only able to eat simple things after leaving the Xiao family?"

Ye Chuchu seemed to have come from the roadside. Seeing Lin Ran sitting there, she walked over with a curious look on her face, but she didn't expect to hear the landlady's words as soon as she arrived, and she couldn't help but laugh.

"Oh my, sister, you're not just going to work here all the time, are you?"

"How pitiful! You're doing so well at the Xiao family business, yet you're here doing work. Anyone who didn't know better would think you've actually developed feelings for Xiao Yunsi."

With Xiao Jingchen absent, Ye Chuchu no longer held back, and her sharp and sarcastic words flowed freely from her mouth without any restraint.

Lin Ran took a deep breath, knowing that now was not the time to argue with her. She looked at the proprietress and spoke sincerely.

"I can do this job. When can I come over?"

"Well... if you're serious, then come over at six o'clock tomorrow night."

Feeling ignored, Ye Chuchu was very unhappy. She looked coldly at the proprietress and spoke in a commanding tone.

“If you dare to let this person work here, I guarantee your stall will go out of business.”

This was a blatant threat, but the proprietress had no choice but to believe it. Her entire family depended on this small stall, and she couldn't afford any mishaps.