The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 53 The 1 Surgery

Lin Ran seemed to realize that she had said it a few times, and lowered her head with an embarrassed smile.

"It seems the two of you are getting along very well."

A familiar voice came from behind her, and Lin Ran froze. She turned around and saw Xiao Jingchen.

"Why did you stop? Did I disturb you?"

Unlike usual, Xiao Jingchen's voice was gentle and magnetic at this moment. If it weren't for his gloomy expression, some people might have thought he was joking.

Xiao Jingchen took a long stride and walked over step by step.

He had seen everything that had just happened, but... he didn't believe that this woman didn't even have 100,000 yuan.

She clearly took that million.

"Stupid thing."

Xiao Jingchen's thin lips curled up slightly, forming a mocking arc.

But the person who was cursing was Xiao Yunsi.

"Someone as brainless as you deserves to be scammed."

Xiao Jingchen spoke slowly and deliberately, his eyes filled with undisguised sarcasm.

"I believe I didn't misjudge him."

Xiao Yunsi didn't care about Xiao Jingchen's words at all, but a faint, almost imperceptible sneer flashed in his eyes, and his tone became more provocative.

"Besides, I trust my judgment of people."

After saying that, he glanced at Lin Ran, his protectiveness evident.

Xiao Jingchen felt a surge of displeasure, his face grew increasingly gloomy, and his entire demeanor became as cold as ice.

"Looks like you've got a lot of free time. You've finished all the work I assigned you, haven't you?"

Xiao Jingchen spoke slowly and deliberately, his tone dismissive.

Xiao Yunsi's fingers tightened, and a hint of unease flashed across his face.

That project was deliberately given to him by Xiao Jingchen. Although it wasn't impossible to complete, it was still quite a problem.

He just didn't expect that Xiao Jingchen would use this incident to mock him!

"Xiao Yunsi, you should go back and handle your work first."

In the silence, Lin Ran suddenly spoke.

Even if she were stupid, she could see that the two of them were not getting along.

Xiao Yunsi had just helped her so much, she had to repay him.

"I'm fine here, work is important, you should go now."

Seeing that he didn't answer, Lin Ran's tone became more anxious.

Xiao Jingchen didn't stop them, but stared coldly at the two of them.

"Okay, I'll be going now. Contact me if you need anything."

Even though he was leaving, Xiao Yunsi wanted to make Xiao Jingchen uncomfortable, so he left the hospital quickly after saying that.

The moment she turned around, the gentleness on her face vanished, replaced by hatred in her eyes.

"Ah."

"What? You're still reluctant to let them go even though they've already left?"

Xiao Jingchen sneered, and without even realizing it, there seemed to be a hint of jealousy in his tone.

Lin Ran obviously hadn't considered this possibility either, so she frowned, raised her head, and looked directly at the man in front of her.

Why target him?

"Targeting him?"

Xiao Jingchen's gaze was deep, and he sneered, "Lin Ran, you think too highly of yourself. Do you think he's worthy of my targeting?"

"As for you, you should find someone else to seduce. Why are you always looking for Xiao Yunsi?"

After a pause, Xiao Jingchen leaned closer, his warm breath brushing against Lin Ran's cheek.

"Xiao Yunsi doesn't have as much money as I do. Why don't you think of a way to curry favor with me?"

"Xiao Jingchen!"

Lin Ran trembled with anger, her usually soft voice filled with suppressed pain. "Xiao Yunsi and I are just friends. He lent me the money because I didn't have enough for the surgery."

“I will return the money to him, so Mr. Xiao doesn’t need to worry.”

Not enough money for the surgery?

Xiao Jingchen's eyes showed even more mockery, and a deep, cold voice sounded in his ear.

"What kind of exorbitantly priced surgery is this? It's not even enough for a million dollars; they have to borrow money."

"What, one million?"

Lin Ran was taken aback, looked up and saw the confusion in her eyes, which softened Xiao Jingchen's heart.

The next second, he suppressed the slight pang of pity in his heart.

This woman has always been a liar. She clearly took the million-dollar check from the table, but she still refuses to admit it.

That's utterly hypocritical.

"Pretending, Lin Ran, do you think I'll still believe you?"

Lin Ran watched as his thin lips uttered hurtful words, and she was so angry that she laughed.

“Xiao Jingchen, I don’t know what you mean by one million, but I can tell you clearly that I don’t have a single penny on me.”

"As for the one million you mentioned, I've never even seen it."

Lin Ran's confident demeanor did not convince Xiao Jingchen; instead, it made him even more wary.

This woman's methods are indeed extraordinary; even he was almost fooled just now.

Recalling Lin Ran's clear gaze just now, Xiao Jingchen felt inexplicably flustered, pursed his thin lips, and turned to leave.

"baffling."

Lin Ran stared at that straight back, muttered a complaint, and turned back to continue staring at the operating room.

This time she didn't have to wait long. The operating room door opened, and the nurses wheeled out Lin Qing, who was still unconscious, and took her back to her ward.

"Doctor, how is my mother?"

"The situation is not good; he may fall into a coma again."

Even though she had already anticipated this outcome, Lin Ran still couldn't help but bite her lip after hearing those words, and tears uncontrollably streamed down her face.

When she left at noon, Lin Qing was weak, but her complexion was much better than before. How could she have fallen into a coma again in the blink of an eye?

Lin Ran was in a panic, sitting by the hospital bed staring at the woman on the bed, her eyes full of heartache.

With a loud bang, the ward door was flung open and slammed against the wall.

As soon as Wang Mei entered, she saw the tears still wet on Lin Ran's face and the silent Lin Qing on the bed, and a triumphant smile flashed in her eyes.

Lin Ran wiped away the tears on her face and stared at the two of them expressionlessly.

Lin Qing had already notified her contacts, Ye Minghua and Wang Mei, before the surgery, but the two of them only arrived now.

If she hadn't happened to come to the hospital, her mother probably wouldn't have been able to have the surgery.

Thinking of this, Lin Ran's face was full of disgust, and she didn't even want to speak.

"Lin Ran, you didn't even greet us when we came over?"

Wang Mei glanced at Ye Minghua, whose face was grim beside her, and stepped forward without hesitation, her tone arrogant.

"You've disturbed my mother's rest."

Lin Ran spoke in a flat tone, not even bothering to lift her head, and reached out to tuck the blanket around Lin Qing.

"you!"

Ye Minghua's expression changed, and he raised his hand to strike.

Lin Ran looked up without fear, her expression defiant.

"Please be quiet, the patient needs rest."

A doctor walked in at some point, frowning as he looked at the messy ward, his tone somewhat impatient.

"By the way, Miss Lin, the 300,000 yuan medical fee that Young Master Xiao just paid for you, and the remaining 200,000 yuan, will be deducted from your mother's follow-up treatment costs."

Lin Ran nodded and massaged Lin Qing without changing her expression, unaware of the greedy looks on Ye Minghua and Wang Mei's faces beside her.