The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 15 If you want money, come to me! I have plenty!

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For the next few days, Xiao Jingchen did not see Lin Ranren.

She seems very busy, leaving early and returning late every day, and sleeping in the guest room when she comes back. But as far as he knows, no one in the secretariat should be working overtime recently.

The same goes for tonight.

Xiao Jingchen looked at the clock on the wall; it was already three in the morning, and Lin Ran still hadn't returned!

Where did that woman go?!

It wasn't until 4:30 a.m. that there was any movement downstairs.

Lin Ran dragged her tired body back to the villa, never expecting that Xiao Jingchen was still awake. She went straight into the guest room, but this time, as soon as she entered, a large hand grabbed her wrist and pressed her onto the bed.

"Xiao Jingchen?"

Lin Ran was startled and asked a question in a flustered manner.

"Oh, so you still remember my name."

Xiao Jingchen lowered his head slightly, but smelled the alcohol on Lin Ran, and his expression immediately changed.

"you've been drinking?"

Lin Ran bit her lip, not wanting to reveal that she was selling alcohol, so she could only acquiesce to what he had said.

The next second, a sneer came from beside me.

"No wonder I've been leaving early and coming home late lately; it seems my wife has quite the nightlife!"

"So tonight, shouldn't you fulfill your responsibilities as a wife?"

Lin Ran breathed a sigh of exhaustion. She wanted to refuse, but Xiao Jingchen didn't give her the chance. Regardless of whether she wanted to or not, he vented his dissatisfaction without considering Lin Ran's feelings at all.

Lin Ran, lying on the bed, couldn't stop her tears from falling until dawn...

A week of intense work had left Lin Ran extremely weak, and after being tormented by Xiao Jingchen for so long, she even felt dizzy when she stood up.

But her established biological clock still woke her up on time.

"hiss……"

The pain in her lower back made Lin Ran's face turn pale, and her voice became extremely hoarse.

Lin Ran already felt dizzy and lightheaded at the breakfast shop, and the situation worsened when she arrived at Xiao's. She even felt somewhat disoriented.

"Lin Ran?"

Song Nuan called out again, and Lin Ran finally snapped out of her daze, "Ah, I'm here, I'm listening."

After saying this, Lin Ran's eyes glazed over again.

Song Nuan originally wanted to point out the error in yesterday's document, but when she got closer, she felt Lin Ran's obviously abnormal temperature.

It's hot, too hot.

"Lin Ran? Wake up, can you hear me?"

Song Nuan called out again, but Lin Ran simply slammed her head onto the desk.

"It's really troublesome."

Song Nuan frowned as she spoke, but her hands were quite straightforward as she helped Lin Ran up and led her to the garage, saying, "Where do you live? I'll take you home."

Lin Ran didn't react at all, and just as Song Nuan was feeling helpless, she happened to bump into Xiao Jingchen.

"Mr. Xiao, Assistant Lin, she..."

Before Song Nuan could finish speaking, Xiao Jingchen frowned and picked up Lin Ran, warning her before leaving.

"You didn't see anything today."

After saying that, he carried her to his car.

Zhou Qing tried to smooth things over, saying, "Well, President Xiao has always cared about his subordinates, you should know that, right?"

Song Nuan's lips twitched. Yes, that man who always had a stern face really cared about his employees...

She'd be a fool to believe that!

What exactly is the relationship between Lin Ran and President Xiao?

In the car.

Feeling the warmth of the woman in his arms, Xiao Jingchen's tone became more urgent, "Zhou Qing, go to the hospital."

Lin Ran felt as if she were floating on a cloud, her body alternating between hot and cold, making her extremely uncomfortable. Feeling the heat source around her, she couldn't help but shrink away.

"Honey, you won't feel uncomfortable in a bit."

In her dazed state, Lin Ran seemed to hear a familiar voice constantly comforting her and putting her at ease.

"Mr. Xiao, there's another meeting this morning..."

Looking at the scene before him, Zhou Qing wished he could bury his head in the ground, but because of his job, he still had to bite the bullet and go over to remind her.

"Postpone it to the afternoon."

Xiao Jingchen didn't hesitate; all his attention was on the person in bed.

"water……"

Lin Ran's voice, barely audible, rang out. Xiao Jingchen, sitting beside her, immediately brought warm water to her lips, stiffly tending to her.

It wasn't until she finished a glass of water that Lin Ran felt much better, her parched throat. She opened her eyes and stared blankly at the pale ceiling and the smell of disinfectant lingering in her nose.

"Still not awake?"

A cool hand reached out and placed it directly on her forehead.

Lin Ran blinked. "Xiao Jingchen...?"

Xiao Jingchen said disdainfully, "Looks like he hasn't gone stupid yet."

Lin Ran took a while to process what she was saying, as if she had suddenly remembered something, "Did you ask for leave for me?"

Xiao Jingchen's face darkened. "No!"

"That won't do. If I skip work like this, I'll get my pay docked!" Lin Ran said, reaching out to pull the needle from the back of her hand.

Xiao Jingchen even doubted that he had misheard, but seeing Lin Ran's serious expression, he couldn't help but feel annoyed.

"Lin Ran, are you that short of money?"

Xiao Jingchen spoke coldly and sarcastically.

Lin Ran's face turned pale. She subconsciously wanted to explain, but thinking of Ye Minghua's greedy nature, she swallowed her explanation in the end.

Xiao Jingchen closed his eyes briefly to suppress his anger, and when he opened them again, his emotions were as calm as ever.

"Lin Ran, tell me if you need money. You can get more by pleasing me."

One harsh word after another came out of Xiao Jingchen's mouth. Lin Ran clenched her hands tightly under the covers, afraid that she would lose control and start explaining herself in the next second.

"You're not allowed to go there again. You'd better learn how to please me."

"Don't embarrass me, understand?"

Xiao Jingchen stood up, looked down at Lin Ran, and tossed the black card in his hand at her as if it were a handout.

"I don't want your money."

Lin Ran stubbornly raised her head, but before she could speak, Xiao Jingchen had already turned and left.

That tall figure, exuding a chill, left the ward without hesitation.

Lin Ran grabbed the card and was about to throw it away when her phone suddenly rang.

It was sent by Ye Minghua.

"Give me the money today, or I'll go get it myself tonight."

Lin Ran's hands trembled incessantly. She blinked desperately, but everything before her eyes continued to blur. Hot tears fell drop by drop onto the blanket, leaving a trail of stains.

Lin Ran reached out and rubbed her face haphazardly, but she couldn't get it clean no matter what she did, so she simply let the tears fall.

Even if she worked her butt off, five million was still far too much for her; she simply couldn't save that much in such a short time.

The black card, thrown onto the bed, seemed to mock her insignificance; no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't escape the Ye family's hellhole.