EBE Chapter 80: It's all about money again, isn't it?
Chapter 80: It's all about money again, isn't it?
Lin Ran's eyes flickered, and she left the villa when no one was paying attention.
Since both she and Ye Chuchu were kidnapped in that small park, there must have been some clues left there.
Lin Ran originally planned to go directly there, but halfway there she suddenly remembered something and turned around and went to a shopping mall.
She can't do without a cell phone; she can't contact anyone if she wants to.
Lin Ran didn't have any particular requirements for the phone, so she just picked one out of the counter and registered a new SIM card.
"Lin Ran? What are you doing here?"
Just as Lin Ran was about to leave, she looked up and saw a familiar figure.
"Xiao Yunsi? Aren't you at work at this time?"
Lin Ran blinked, looked down at the time, and asked with a puzzled tone.
"Let's come out and discuss a contract."
Xiao Yunsi waved the document in his hand, his tone helpless. He paused, then looked Lin Ran up and down.
"I heard you were kidnapped? It seems you're not hurt, that puts my mind at ease."
Upon hearing this, a bitter look flashed in Lin Ran's eyes, and all she could think of was Xiao Jingchen's suspicious gaze.
Xiao Yunsi looked at her like this, a flash of annoyance crossed his eyes, but his face remained gentle.
"Do you need my help?"
Lin Ran thought of what happened at the bar before and subconsciously wanted to refuse, but she also knew that she probably wouldn't be able to find out anything by herself in this lifetime.
"Then trouble you."
After hesitating for a while, Lin Ran finally agreed and led Xiao Yunsi to the small park where he had been kidnapped the day before.
“I was kidnapped here yesterday, and I also woke up here. Those people didn’t do anything. It’s so strange.”
Lin Ran looked around, completely unaware that Xiao Yunsi's gaze had fallen on the woods on the other side. He seemed to have thought of something, and his lips curled up in excitement.
“There are surveillance cameras around here. With Xiao Jingchen’s methods, finding these surveillance videos should be a very easy thing.”
"Why did you have to come here in person? If Xiao Jingchen wanted to find out the truth, wouldn't it be an easy thing?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Ran's heart tightened.
She noticed the surveillance cameras when she came over; it's probably impossible to leave here without being caught on camera.
Why would Xiao Jingchen say that about her? Was it because he really couldn't find out, or... did he simply not care about the truth?
Seeing Lin Ran deep in thought, Xiao Yunsi lowered his eyes to hide the excitement in them.
That's how it is; there needs to be a misunderstanding for him to have the opportunity to act.
Just then, Xiao Yunsi caught a glimpse of a familiar figure out of the corner of his eye. On a whim, he immediately moved closer to Lin Ran.
From behind, it looks like the two are embracing.
Lin Ran suppressed her thoughts and raised her head with a puzzled look. Before she could even ask a question, a sharp pain shot through her wrist.
Turning her head, she saw that Xiao Jingchen had somehow appeared beside her, pulling her into his arms with a gloomy expression.
"You guys are fine."
Xiao Jingchen glanced at Xiao Yunsi, and gave a cryptic smile.
“Xiao Jingchen? What are you doing here…”
Lin Ran frowned and endured the pain as Xiao Jingchen pulled her into the car, without even being able to utter a complete sentence.
The car was silent; no one spoke until they returned to the villa. Xiao Jingchen sneered, looking down at Lin Ran and speaking sarcastically.
"What? You didn't expect me to find Chuchu so quickly. You're not even able to ask me for the money back. Are you feeling resentful?"
"what money?"
Lin Ran's chin was grabbed, and she looked at the man in front of her with tears in her eyes, but her tone was filled with doubt.
Xiao Jingchen paused, abruptly shook off his hand, and spoke coldly.
"You had Chu Chu kidnapped just so you could ask me for money, didn't you?"
"What? Did I wrong you again?"
Lin Ran bit her lip hard, but she couldn't control the tears welling up in her eyes, and they fell one by one.
Xiao Jingchen heard no sound for a long time. When he turned around, he saw Lin Ran biting her lip and crying. He felt a sudden pain in his heart.
He even had an urge to hold Lin Ran in his arms and comfort her.
"Let's leave it at that. Behave yourself from now on."
After a long pause, Xiao Jingchen stiffly uttered those words, not daring to look at Lin Ran again, and fled the room as if escaping.
Aside from the slightly strange atmosphere between the two, it really felt like nothing had ever happened.
Even at the company, Lin Ran tried her best to avoid meeting the two of them, and she also handed over the work that required contact with Xiao Jingchen to other people.
As if nothing had ever happened, Lin Ran mechanically went about her routine, going back and forth between two points.
Until I received a call from Zhang Ma...
"Ms. Lin, your mother has woken up. Would you please come to the hospital?"
When Lin Ran received the call, her hands trembled uncontrollably. She asked the question many times before she was sure she hadn't misheard.
"I'll go over now."
Suppressing her excitement, Lin Ran approached Song Nuan to ask for leave, but she didn't expect that the leave slip would only be valid if Xiao Jingchen personally signed it.
These words were like a bucket of cold water poured over her, instantly calming Lin Ran down.
She was reluctant to meet Xiao Jingchen, but given the current situation...
Lin Ran gritted her teeth, holding the leave slip signed by Song Nuan in her hand, and went to Xiao Jingchen's office as if she were going to her death.
"Mr. Xiao, I'd like to ask for leave. My mother..."
As soon as Lin Ran arrived at the office, she stammered out the reason for her leave request, but to her surprise, Xiao Jingchen didn't even look up and interrupted her.
"This company isn't a place you can just leave at will. If everyone were like you, how could the company keep running?"
Xiao Jingchen asked, enunciating each word clearly, his tone cold and hard.
Lin Ran bit her lip, feeling extremely anxious, but unable to utter a word of rebuttal.
When he spoke again, his tone unconsciously carried a hint of pleading.
"Mr. Xiao, I'll come over tonight to finish my work. I really need to go to the hospital now."
Xiao Jingchen raised his head expressionlessly, stared at Lin Ran for a long time, and then clicked his tongue softly.
"Let Zhou Qing take you there."
"Let's hurry up and go, don't waste time."
Since Xiao Jingchen had said so, Lin Ran couldn't bring herself to refuse. She turned and left the office, followed by Zhou Qing.
Meanwhile, at the hospital, Wang Mei arrived carrying a bag and went straight into Lin Qing's ward.
The woman who had just woken up was pale, as if she would collapse if blown by the wind. But even so, it did not affect her beauty at all, but made her even more pitiful.
Wang Mei stared intently at her for a long while, then snorted coldly and walked over, her eyes full of smugness as she looked at Lin Qing.
So what if she's good-looking? All her things were still taken away.