The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 146 Off on Vacation

Lately, Jiang Rao has been receiving messages from Ye Chuchu from time to time.

Sometimes it's a photo of Lin Ran and Xiao Jingchen on a date, and sometimes it's a photo of Lin Ran alone, except that the clothes she's wearing are circled and labeled with when Xiao Jingchen gave them to her.

Jiang Rao was not a good-tempered person to begin with, and now that she was looking at these photos every day, her disgust for Lin Ran gradually deepened.

Unfortunately, every time she went to the top floor, she would see Xiao Jingchen and Lin Ran discussing work together, and jealousy burned away her reason like fire.

She couldn't take it anymore.

Ye Chuchu wasn't surprised when she saw Jiang Rao's text message inviting her to meet; in fact, she felt it was a bit slow.

She replied to the text message with a new card, but did not go to see Jiang Rao. After sending the message, she threw the brand-new card into the toilet and flushed it away.

Ye Chuchu curled her lips and looked up at herself in the mirror.

She had no intention of joining forces with Jiang Rao; if Xiao Jingchen found out, the consequences would be unbearable for her.

As for what Jiang Rao does, it's none of her business anymore.

Meanwhile, Lin Ran, who was being schemed against by the two, was still excitedly packing her things in the villa.

The weather has warmed up recently, and Xiao Jingchen generously organized a group trip to a newly built resort island.

This was incredibly appealing to Lin Ran, who had rarely left the area since childhood.

Xiao Jingchen frowned as he looked at Lin Ran's suitcase, which was full of bags and packages. It didn't look like she was going out for fun; it looked more like she was moving house.

His gaze was so intense that Lin Ran looked in that direction and blinked.

She only packed a tiny bit of stuff, and it was all useful, so it shouldn't be a lot, right?

"Just bring a change of clothes."

The two remained silent for a long time before Xiao Jingchen broke the silence, pointing to the suitcase on the ground with a cold expression.

"Especially this one, there's no need to bring it."

"But……"

Lin Ran wanted to retort, but when she met Xiao Jingchen's unquestionable gaze, she silently swallowed her words.

After finally managing to sift through the huge pile of luggage and select the few most needed items, Lin Ran lay in bed but couldn't fall asleep.

She kept tossing and turning in bed until a large hand pulled her into his arms, at which point she stopped.

"sleep."

Xiao Jingchen pressed Lin Ran against his chest with force, and only closed his eyes again when he saw that she was no longer moving.

The two were pressed tightly together, and Lin Ran could even hear his heartbeat, thump, thump...

Strangely enough, after being held, she actually fell asleep. However, Xiao Jingchen, who was holding her, opened his eyes, stared at her peaceful sleeping face for a long time, tightened his grip, and filled a certain blank space in his heart.

Unsurprisingly, the two overslept the next day.

When Lin Ran opened her eyes, she checked the time. An hour and a half had passed since the meeting time at the company, and Xiao Jingchen beside her was still asleep with his eyes closed.

"Xiao Jingchen! Wake up! We're late!"

Xiao Jingchen's arms were still around Lin Ran's waist. She woke up abruptly after being jolted awake by his movements, and he looked over with a somewhat dazed expression.

"That's strange, I clearly set an alarm, but it didn't go off."

"I've turned it off for you."

Lin Ran paused in her dressing, turned her head, and looked very surprised.

"You turned it off?"

A single hair sticks up from Lin Ran's head, swaying back and forth with her movements.

Xiao Jingchen stared at it for a long time before giving a soft reply.

"Ah."

"So we're not going out to play?"

Lin Ran glanced at the time again, her disappointment undisguised.

Xiao Jingchen originally wanted to tease her a little more, but seeing her on the verge of tears, he couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Alright, Zhou Qing will be picking us up soon, let's get ready."

Xiao Jingchen's expression was not as cold as when he was at work. His eyes held a doting look that he himself was unaware of, and his pajamas made him look even more gentle.

In a moment of impulse, Lin Ran rushed over and kissed Xiao Jingchen.

"Great! Long live President Xiao!"

For a moment, both of them were stunned.

Lin Ran's face turned red at a visible speed.

"Ah."

"If you keep being so proactive, we're really going to be late."

Xiao Jingchen chuckled softly, his voice hoarse, carrying an indescribable desire. His burning gaze made Lin Ran panic and retreat, turning around and disappearing into the bathroom.

"An accident! It was all an accident! Get up and clean up!"

With a snap, the door slammed shut.

Xiao Jingchen's eyes darkened, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, clearly indicating that he was in a very good mood.

By the time the two of them had finished getting ready and came downstairs, Zhou Qing had been waiting downstairs for who knows how long.

"Hey, Zhou Qing, have you been waiting long?"

Just as Zhou Qing was about to speak, a cold gaze fell upon him from the side, carrying a hint of warning.

He swallowed hard and forced out an extremely ugly smile.

"Well, I just arrived too, I didn't have to wait long."

Normally, Lin Ran might have noticed something was wrong, but she was in the midst of excitement and didn't notice Zhou Qing's troubled look. She nodded while clutching her luggage.

"That's good, that's good. Let's set off quickly."

Zhou Qing nodded, holding her breath, feeling for the first time how bad her position was.

In particular, the thought that there might only be three of them on the plane later made Zhou Qing feel like his head was shining brightly.

Meanwhile, the company's personnel had already arrived at their destination.

"Huh, where's Lin Ran? Is she late?"

"Yes, I don't think I've seen her this morning."

Upon arriving on the island, everyone lined up according to their company departments. The secretaries exchanged glances and realized that one person was missing.

"How about... we call and ask?"

"No need, Mr. Xiao isn't here either. They might have come alone. After all, Lin Ran is Mrs. Xiao, so it's normal that she's not with us."

The group huddled together and laughed, but they didn't notice Jiang Rao's face gradually darkening beside them.

She glared at the people who had just spoken and snorted coldly.

"If you can't speak properly, then shut your mouth, so that what you say doesn't annoy people."

"If I hear you say those things again, I'll have Grandpa fire you all!"

The people who were being scolded looked at each other helplessly, and none of them dared to utter a word in rebuttal.

The other party is Jiang Jun's granddaughter. Even if they are wronged, they have nowhere to vent their anger, and they might really be fired.

Everyone who gets to work at Xiao's has put in unimaginable effort, and no one wants to lose such a perfect job because of this little thing.

Seeing that they didn't say anything more, Jiang Rao calmed down and turned to leave.