The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 233 Finding a Way to Make Amends

After getting the information she wanted, Ye Chuchu got tired of pretending anymore. She turned and left, showing no intention of going to the ward to take a look.

Dr. Wang was not surprised at all. He pushed up his glasses and turned to walk in another direction.

Lin Ran had originally planned to leave, but after Dr. Wang's warning, she could only lie obediently in bed until Zhou Qing came in with porridge.

"Um, this is porridge, would you like some?"

Zhou Qing originally wanted to call her "Madam," but considering their awkward situation, he could only swallow the words and awkwardly handed her the porridge.

A glimmer of hope shone in Lin Ran's eyes. She pursed her lips and looked at Zhou Qing with anticipation.

"Did Xiao Jingchen send you here?"

Zhou Qing hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

It was indeed President Xiao who told him to come and keep an eye on things, so Lin Ran's statement wasn't wrong.

"Then where is he now?"

Lin Ran lowered her eyes to hide the joy in them and asked softly.

The nurse just said that Xiao Jingchen brought her here.

"Well, there's an urgent matter at the company, so Mr. Xiao will be leaving now."

After a long pause, Zhou Qing cautiously spoke, glancing at Lin Ran every now and then, seemingly watching her reaction.

The smile in Lin Ran's eyes froze, and she slumped into the covers in a somewhat defeated manner.

"I'm all better now, you should go back and help him."

Lin Ran's voice trembled slightly, almost imperceptibly. After a pause, she forced a smile.

"Didn't you say he's very busy with work and can't do without you? I just need to rest for a little while longer, I don't need you here with me."

Zhou Qing had originally planned to leave, but Lin Ran's words inexplicably made him feel more guilty.

"Please call me again if anything comes up."

After a long while, Zhou Qing said this and left the ward without looking back.

At this time, Xiao Jingchen of the Xiao family did indeed encounter some minor troubles.

Perhaps Xiao Yunsi felt that having obtained the bid document, he had firmly grasped the Xiao family business, and even became much more arrogant during meetings.

"Who has any objections?"

"I!"

Xiao Jingchen narrowed his eyes and looked at Xiao Yunsi sitting opposite him, a casual smile on his face.

"If you have any, just say it."

He knew that Xiao Yunsi was acting this way only because he had obtained the bid, but unfortunately...

Xiao Jingchen lowered his eyes slightly, concealing the hint of sarcastic smile in them.

Xiao Yunsi, who was already floating on air, didn't notice anything amiss. He insisted on making Xiao Jingchen's perfect plan seem worthless, which even surprised the other employees.

"Xiao Yunsi, did you leave your brain at home?"

After listening to Xiao Yunsi's nonsense, Xiao Jingchen cursed without hesitation, his eyes full of contempt.

"Does anyone have any objections? If not, the meeting is adjourned."

Clearly, Xiao Yunsi's opinion has been completely ignored.

This deepened Xiao Yunsi's resentment, who was already dissatisfied.

They even completely ignored the fact that the suggestions they put forward were simply impossible to implement.

He stared intently at Xiao Jingchen's departing figure, his eyes filled with hatred.

I'll let you be smug for two more days. Once he gets that project, not only Xiao Jingchen, but even Grandpa will look at him with new respect!

Xiao Yunsi stared intently at Xiao Jingchen's retreating figure until he could no longer see him before leaving the conference room.

"She's awake?"

Seeing Zhou Qing already standing in the office, Xiao Jingchen subconsciously asked a question, but immediately regretted it.

Fortunately, Zhou Qing understood his meaning perfectly and quickly told him everything he knew.

"Is there something wrong with your stomach?"

Xiao Jingchen's brows furrowed as if he were about to trap several flies, and a deep dissatisfaction was hidden in his eyes.

He recalled Lin Ran's increasingly pale face, and a sense of unease crept into his heart.

"Since she's sick, she should get proper treatment. She doesn't need to come to the company for the next few days."

Although it was meant to be caring, Xiao Jingchen deliberately said it in a way that made people feel very uncomfortable.

However, Zhou Qing only dared to silently complain in his heart, and after responding, he passed the message on to Song Nuan.

Lin Ran didn't say anything after hearing the news, but Song Nuan gave her a few more instructions, telling her to get some rest.

"Sister Song, is the company very busy right now?"

Just as the call was about to end, Lin Ran suddenly asked a question.

There seemed to be a long silence on the other end before Song Nuan finally spoke.

"Yes, Xiao Yunsi has been very arrogant at the company lately, as if he is deliberately going against President Xiao."

"You should get some rest. I won't bother you anymore."

Song Nuan didn't reveal much, only saying a few simple words before hanging up the phone.

But these few words completely disrupted Lin Ran's mind.

Her mind was filled with the image of Xiao Jingchen's angry face that day.

The fact that a document could make a usually calm man so angry shows just how important that document was to the company.

Lin Ran's guilt deepened.

If she hadn't been bewitched by Xiao Yunsi and helped him retrieve the documents from his office, none of this would have happened.

In an instant, Lin Ran was overwhelmed by feelings of self-blame.

She clutched her heart in agony, gasping for breath, but it did nothing to alleviate the pain in her heart.

After finally waiting for the IV drip to finish, Lin Ran looked at her phone and came up with a plan.

She created this trouble herself, and perhaps she'll have to solve it herself.

Lin Ran quietly left the hospital and went to the place where Xiao Yunsi often went to relax.

In the past, when she was in a bad mood at night, Xiao Yunsi would bring her to this place to relax, hoping that she could figure out what Xiao Yunsi really wanted to do.

Lin Ran first went back to the villa to change her clothes, and then quietly went to a bar.

This bar doesn't look very grand, and there aren't many people there.

But Lin Ran knew that Xiao Yunsi had a private room upstairs.

She was gambling, gambling that Xiao Yunsi would come here.

As it turns out, Lin Ran made the right bet.

She watched Xiao Yunsi's retreating figure as he went upstairs and quietly followed him.

But after following him upstairs, Xiao Yunsi disappeared, as if he had vanished from sight in an instant.

Lin Ran looked around in a bit of a panic, when suddenly a warm back pressed against her.

"Lin Ran, are you looking for me?"

Lin Ran was startled and hurriedly turned around to create distance between herself and Xiao Yunsi.

The disgust in her eyes was almost impossible to suppress, but she clearly understood that she could not possibly confront him head-on. She could only suppress her disgust and smile at Xiao Yunsi as usual.