The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 154 I'd rather talk to him

Lin Ran's almond-shaped eyes were filled with tears, and her hands kept clutching the quilt, as if she regarded it as someone else.

"Waaah... Why don't you like me?"

"I... Waaah... I can't control myself."

Outside the hospital, Xiao Jingchen walked into a small shop with a cold face.

"I'd like a bowl of porridge, to go."

Xiao Jingchen attracted a lot of attention as soon as he walked in, after all, his clothes didn't look like the kind of person who would eat at such a small restaurant.

Xiao Jingchen didn't really want to, since he had never bought these things himself before. However, Zhou Qing was busy with other things, and the cook in the villa happened to be on vacation. In order to prevent a woman from starving to death in the ward, he could only find a decent little shop nearby.

The proprietress was slightly stunned when she saw the man in front of her, but she reacted quickly and nimbly scooped up the porridge and handed it over.

"five yuan."

Xiao Jingchen nodded, took out his wallet, only to find that there was nothing in the bag except for a few cards.

The proprietress seemed to notice his hesitation and waved her hand magnanimously.

"It's okay, you can give me change next time you come."

"Sorry, please leave this card here for now."

Xiao Jingchen frowned, took out a bank card and handed it over, then left the porridge shop before the proprietress could refuse.

The porridge in his hand emitted a faint aroma of rice, and Xiao Jingchen's pace quickened considerably.

Before he even reached the ward, he heard faint sobbing coming from inside. He immediately felt anxious, took a few steps over, and opened the door.

His initially worried gaze turned cold upon seeing the two people inside. He scoffed and stood at the doorway without going in.

Lin Ran was also startled, but she stopped crying.

"It seems I've disturbed you."

"No, Xiao Jingchen."

"You'd rather talk to him than say a single word to me, is that right?"

Xiao Jingchen didn't give Lin Ran a chance to speak, and coldly questioned her.

The porridge in his hand was slapped across his face like a hand.

He threw the things he had been protecting in his arms onto the ground and turned to leave.

"Wait, Xiao Jingchen, wait a minute..."

Watching his retreating figure, Lin Ran felt a pang of pain in her heart. She subconsciously got out of bed and, ignoring her still weak legs, tried to chase after him.

Seeing Lin Ran fall out of the corner of his eye, Xiao Jingchen's pupils contracted, and he instinctively turned to turn around, but a figure was faster than him.

He paused, his expression inscrutable, but he didn't say anything. He simply left in silence without the slightest hesitation.

Lin Ran stared blankly at his back, and the tears she had finally managed to hold back fell again.

Xiao Yunsi's eyes flashed, suppressing his excitement, and he helped Lin Ran to the bed.

"Don't worry, I'll talk to him and explain."

Lin Ran shook her head, her lips pale.

After a long pause, she slowly spoke.

"You go first, I'm so tired, I want to rest."

"it is good."

Xiao Yunsi sighed, seemingly helpless, helped Lin Ran cover herself with the blanket, and then turned and left the ward.

Suddenly, she was all alone in the large ward. Lin Ran looked at the porridge that Xiao Jingchen had thrown on the floor by the door, and tears fell involuntarily, one drop at a time, onto the quilt.

She lifted the blanket, walked step by step to the door, and picked up the bowl of porridge that had spilled a little.

The porridge tasted familiar and was still a bit hot; Lin Ran recognized it at a glance as coming from a particular shop.

Zhou Qing isn't here, and Xiao Jingchen has no one else with him, so... did he buy this himself?

Thinking of this, Lin Ran bit her lip hard until a bright red stain appeared on her pale lips before she stopped.

He clearly doesn't like her, so why is he being so nice to her, causing so much misunderstanding?

Lin Ran wasn't sleepy at first, but she couldn't resist her weak body and fell asleep soon after lying down, even forgetting to turn off the light.

At this moment, Xiao Jingchen, who had already left, walked back in. He looked at the person on the bed with a very complicated expression, and there was also a hint of heartache hidden in his eyes.

He sighed, walked closer, took out the ointment in his hand, and carefully applied it to Lin Ran's wound, also applying medicine to the spot where she had bumped herself that night.

Before leaving, he glanced at the porridge on the table, which was already half-eaten.

For some reason, the gloomy feeling in my heart dissipated quite a bit.

The next morning, Lin Ran was woken up by the nurse to go for a check-up. She nodded and obediently sat up, immediately noticing the medicine on her knee.

"Thank you for applying the medicine for me."

Lin Ran spoke, giving a sweet smile to the young nurse beside her. Unexpectedly, the nurse paused for a moment and followed her gaze.

"I didn't apply the medicine for you, but it seems someone came looking for you in the middle of the night last night."

"midnight?"

Lin Ran blinked and looked at the dining table. Sure enough, the half portion of porridge that had been there was gone, and there was also a box of ointment on the bedside table, the same kind she had used in the villa.

"Your husband is so good to you. He comes over to apply medicine for you so late after work. I'm so envious."

Envy?

Lin Ran gave a bitter smile, remaining silent; only she herself understood the bitterness in her heart.

If Xiao Jingchen truly loved her, why would he send Jiang Rao abroad just because of shares, and why would he bring so many gifts to the Ye family with Ye Chuchu when she was hospitalized?

But if Xiao Jingchen doesn't like her... why did she jump off the cliff to save him, why did she buy her porridge, and why did she come over in the middle of the night to apply medicine to her?

"Ms. Lin? The examination is complete. You can return to your ward now."

The nurse's worried voice rang in her ears. Lin Ran snapped out of her reverie, smiled somewhat embarrassedly, nodded, and turned to leave the examination room.

Actually, her injuries have mostly healed; they just look a bit creepy, but they're nothing serious.

If she wants, she can go home for treatment.

Lin Ran felt flustered at the thought of facing Xiao Jingchen face-to-face after returning home. She didn't know how to deal with it and could only stay in the hospital like a snail.

Lin Ran didn't expect that even if she hid in the hospital, some troublesome things would still come her way, like a piece of chewing gum that she couldn't shake off.

In the conference room on the top floor of the Xiao Group, after Song Nuan finished presenting her plan, she looked at Xiao Jingchen, who was sitting at the top of the table. She found that the usually serious and stern man was frowning and seemed to be thinking about something, with the pen in his hand twirling between his fingers.

But one thing is certain: he was definitely not thinking about work, and he didn't even know that Song Nuan had finished presenting the proposal.