The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 91 In order to distance himself from the situation

The next morning, Lin Ran got up much earlier than usual and saw Xiao Jingchen having lunch downstairs. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

She clutched the card tightly in her hand and walked over with a lighter step than usual.

"this is for you."

Upon hearing the voice, Xiao Jingchen slightly raised his eyes, but what appeared before him was not Lin Ran's face, but a silver-white bank card.

He paused for a moment, then frowned and asked with some confusion.

"What are you giving me this for?"

Lin Ran pursed her lips, straightened her back, and spoke with pride.

"Of course, it's the money I'm returning to you."

She paused, then blinked somewhat shyly, as if suddenly remembering something.

"There's only 500,000 here; I'll save up the rest and pay you back as soon as possible!"

Xiao Jingchen seemed to remember something, and his expression immediately turned ugly. Just as he was about to speak, the card was forced into his hand.

Lin Ran smiled shyly, turned around and left the restaurant.

They didn't even give Xiao Jingchen a chance to speak.

He stared intently at the card in his hand, lost in thought. After a long while, he slammed the card onto the table with a bang.

Is this woman in such a hurry to sever ties with him?

Clearly, Xiao Jingchen has completely forgotten that it was he who forced Lin Ran to repay the money in the first place.

Lin Ran's good mood lasted until she arrived at work. She was confused by the worried looks from her colleagues until she got to her seat and then she understood what those looks meant.

The small desk was piled high with documents.

Even during the company's busiest times, Lin Ran had never seen so many documents.

Right there, Song Nuan walked over, but her usually indifferent face showed a hint of barely perceptible embarrassment.

She pointed to the documents on the table and explained softly, "These were all sent by President Xiao. He said... he specifically asked you to do them."

As soon as he finished speaking, even more pitying glances appeared around him.

Being given special attention by President Xiao must mean I've made some serious mistake.

Lin Ran blinked, her expression unreadable. Everyone assumed she was too surprised to speak, offered a few words of comfort, and then began their work.

Song Nuan offered her a few words of encouragement, a rare occurrence, before looking at Lin Ran sitting down with a complex expression on her face.

If she wasn't mistaken, this silly child was happy, right?

With so much work, how could she possibly be happy?

Suppressing her thoughts, Song Nuan left the office.

Meanwhile, Lin Ran, the object of everyone's sympathy, was looking at the work with shining eyes.

This isn't a job, it's money!

It seems that Xiao Jingchen still cares a lot about the money, otherwise why would he assign her so much work?

She also needs to work hard and not let Xiao Jingchen down!

Meanwhile, Song Nuan arrived at the top-floor office with a complicated expression. Looking at Xiao Jingchen, who appeared to be working, she hesitated, unsure how to begin.

Xiao Jingchen snorted coldly, his tone carrying a hint of certainty.

"What did she say?"

"Lin Ran, she..."

Song Nuan opened her mouth, hesitated for a long time, and then spoke.

"I saw that she seemed quite excited after seeing those jobs, but I haven't seen any other emotions from her."

excited?

Xiao Jingchen exerted force with his hand, and the pen pierced through the document.

He tossed the document aside expressionlessly, his tone neither sad nor happy.

"I understand, you can go now."

"Should those tasks really be assigned to Lin Ran alone?"

Before leaving, Song Nuan mustered up her courage and asked.

"Since she's so excited, let's just leave everything to her."

Song Nuan wanted to say something more, but seeing Xiao Jingchen's unquestionable expression, she hesitated and didn't say anything. She turned and left the office.

Forget it, this is not something she can control.

The moment the door closed, Xiao Jingchen slammed the pen in his hand onto the table.

He had intended to pressure Lin Ran with his work to force her to submit, but he didn't expect her to be so unangry and even accept it willingly.

Okay, since you enjoy doing work, then do more of it.

Xiao Jingchen didn't know what that unfamiliar emotion in his heart was, but he just wanted to see Lin Ran admit her mistake and give in.

For several days in a row, Lin Ran's workload was much heavier than that of her colleagues, and she would stay at the company until late at night.

Back at the villa, he was exhausted. After quickly eating a few bites of food, he went straight into the house and fell fast asleep.

She never noticed that the food was always hot when she came back, and that the light in a certain room was always turned off after she returned.

"Lin Ran, you don't look well. Don't you really need to rest?"

Song Nuan looked at Lin Ran, whose face was pale, and asked with a frown.

She had witnessed Lin Ran's hard work these past few days, which was why she had specially stayed behind for this opportunity to give a report today. This was...

Lin Ran forced a smile and gave Song Nuan a slight one.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. I'm just a little tired because I haven't been resting well these past few days."

Lin Ran knew this was a rare opportunity and was naturally unwilling to give it up. When Song Nuan heard her say that, she opened her mouth but didn't say anything more, and just nodded to her.

"Then do your best."

Lin Ran stood at the front of the table, projected the document she had prepared in advance, and gave everyone a polite smile.

Xiao Jingchen stared at her with amazement, not only because of her thoughts, but also because he was deeply attracted by her confident demeanor.

This was a side of Lin Ran he had never seen before.

But just as everyone was listening intently, the clear voice abruptly stopped.

Lin Ran collapsed to the ground, her face deathly pale, her eyes closed, and she looked like she was in great pain.

Song Nuan, who was standing to the side, was startled. Just as she was about to reach out to catch her, a figure darted over faster than her and pulled Lin Ran into his arms.

The woman in his arms was burning hot; her originally pale face was now flushed red from the heat.

Xiao Jingchen's heart tightened, and he picked the person up with both hands, not caring about the others present, and quickly stepped onto the elevator.

"Well……"

Lin Ran was tossed around, and her already uncomfortable mind became even more muddled. She groaned and subconsciously moved closer to the source of heat beside her.

Xiao Jingchen looked at Lin Ran, who was constantly stirring up trouble in front of him, and his eyes grew even deeper.

"Faster."

Zhou Qing responded, glanced at the car that was already speeding, and gritted his teeth to step on the gas.

For the sake of the CEO's happiness, what does losing three points matter!

Even while carrying someone in his arms, Xiao Jingchen's steps remained steady, without affecting his movements at all. He glanced down at the person in his arms and went to the fourth floor of the hospital without hesitation.