After contracting to have a child, the icy female CEO became addicted.

From Chen Jingyu's perspective, there's absolutely nothing wrong with what she said.

Jiang Ran didn't think there was anything wrong with it, but he still felt guilty towards Xia Yunxi.

Xia Yunxi was clearly a little embarrassed. She looked at the exquisite dinner prepared on the table. In fact, she wanted to have dinner with Jiang Ran, but she forgot that Chen Jingyu was still staying here.

After a while, Chen Jingyu had already started eating, and Xia Yunxi bit her lip, but finally sat down.

It was Valentine's Day, with the first snow falling outside, and such a lovely day for a candlelight dinner was made awkward by Chen Jingyu's arrival...

Xia Yunxi didn't say a word throughout the meal.

Jiang Ran naturally noticed Xia Yunxi's sudden silence. Seeing that Chen Jingyu had almost finished eating, Jiang Ran took the initiative to say, "Jingyu, why don't you go back upstairs and play? I'll help this lady tidy up her things."

Chen Jingyu was taken aback and asked in surprise, "What's there to help with? Isn't clearing the dishes your sister's job?"

"this......"

"Okay, brother, stop talking so much. It's snowing outside today, which is rare. Since your wife isn't here, why don't you come with me for a walk outside the neighborhood? We've been stuck here for over a week, and I'm so bored!"

After a hearty meal, Chen Jingyu was clearly energized again. Without saying a word, she grabbed Jiang Ran's arm and pulled him outside.

Jiang Ran basically had no temper with his younger sister, but at this moment, he wanted to have a talk with Xia Yunxi.

He was about to speak when he heard Xia Yunxi's muffled voice, "It's alright, you guys go out and have fun, I'll take care of things here!"

Jiang Ran was taken aback. He turned his head and immediately saw Xia Yunxi's suddenly smiling face. However, he could see clearly that the smile did not reach her eyes.

"Come on, bro, I'm about to burst!"

Upon receiving Xia Yunxi's reply, Chen Jingyu excitedly pulled her brother outside.

Seeing this, Jiang Ran had no choice but to give up.

Most importantly, Jiang Ran didn't want to have too much contact with Xia Yunxi in his and Wen Ling's marital home.

As Chen Jingyu stepped out of the villa and watched the snowflakes falling outside, she was overjoyed. She skipped and jumped all the way, completely excited.

Jiang Ran, who was following behind, thought for a long time before finally taking out his phone and sending a message to Xia Yunxi.

[Sorry, my cousin hasn't been out for a long time, and she's a bit emotional.]

Almost instantly, Xia Yunxi's message popped up: [You don't need to apologize to me, I chose this path myself!]

Xia Yunxi: [By the way, did you ask Miss Wen? She's moved out, so what about your contract tasks for next month...?]

Not yet, let me ask now.

Jiang Ran's eyes darkened. He pulled his cotton-padded coat tighter around himself, glanced at Chen Jingyu who was still skipping and jumping in front of him, and switched back to his chat with Wen Ling.

He thought about it and decided it would be better to start with an opening remark.

Jiang: [Sister Wen, I heard you moved away?]

Yunqi Mountain Villa.

Wen Ling, who was chatting and enjoying the snow with her younger sister, heard her phone ring and subconsciously glanced at the screen.

When Wen Ling saw that the message was from Jiang Ran, her heart instantly tightened!

Seeing her sister's sudden agitation, Wen Zhi's eyes flashed, and she smiled, "What's wrong, sis? Did your husband send you a message?"

"..."

Wen Ling didn't speak, but silently picked up her phone and turned on the screen.

Upon seeing that expression, Wen Zhi instantly understood. She smiled and said, "I told you, sis, you'd better not see him lately. See, this guy couldn't hold back and came looking for you himself, didn't he?"

Wen Ling was overjoyed to hear this.

On the surface, Wen Ling remained expressionless. She slightly raised her eyes, which were fixed on her phone, glanced at Wen Zhi, and coldly said, "Low-class tactics!"

"Hey! Don't just say it's inferior, just tell me if it works well or not!"

Wen Zhi's eyes crinkled with laughter. She raised an eyebrow and asked, "What did he post?"

"It's about me moving."

Seemingly trusting Wen Zhi, Wen Ling began to tell the truth, "He knows."

"Oh~"

Wen Zhi drawled out the last syllable, smiling as she said, "Looks like that kid got worried when he found out you weren't staying at the villa!"

"Oh."

Wen Ling sneered, but a visible smile appeared on her lips as she put down her phone and turned off the screen.

Seeing her action, Wen Zhi was taken aback. "Wait, sis, aren't you going to reply to his message now?"

Wen Ling sat upright and said simply, "Later."

"Hey sis, you've even learned how to play hard to get?"

Wen Zhi's eyes widened instantly as she stared at her older sister in shock.

Wen Ling remained calm as always, and said in a cold tone, "This kind of tactic is very common in business warfare. There's nothing to be ashamed of about it."

"..."

Hearing this, Wen Zhi seemed to finally realize where the problem lay.

So her sister treats dating like a business battle?!

The conversation remained silent for a full five minutes.

Five minutes later, Wen Ling slowly picked up her phone and replied with an "Mm".

The next second, Jiang Ran replied instantly: [So, should we still proceed with next month's contract?]

Wen Zhi leaned closer: "What did he say this time?"

Ask about the contract.

Wen Ling's words were brief; she stared at the few words on the screen, remained silent for a moment, then looked at Wen Zhi and asked, "What kind of move is this?"

This question almost stumped Wen Zhi. She pondered for a long time before saying uncertainly, "So... it's a roundabout way of probing, testing the waters?"

"A test?"

Wen Ling murmured, staring at the line of text, and said without hesitation, "I understand."

"What do you understand?"

Wen Zhi froze, watching in surprise as her older sister's fingers flew across the phone as she typed.

She couldn't resist any longer, so she got up and ran to Wen Ling's side to look closely at her phone, reading aloud, "Of course, it will proceed. You just wait."

Following Wen Ling's typing speed, she read the message out word by word.

When Wen Ling clicked send without hesitation, Wen Zhi was completely bewildered: "Sister, aren't you pregnant? You can't do that kind of thing when you're pregnant..."

"I know!"

Wen Ling responded with a cold tone.

"You know this and you still post it? What if he actually comes looking for you next month?"

Wen Ling used concise words and a crisp, decisive tone: "Drag it out!"

Wen Zhi's eyes widened: "Drag...drag?"

Seeing her sister's puzzled expression, Wen Ling smiled and launched into a textbook explanation: "This is a common tactic. We stall him until he can't find a better partner, at which point he'll naturally lower his stance and beg me!"

It's rare to hear my sister say such a long thing at once.

Wen Zhi looked up in shock and saw her older sister sitting upright with a slight smile on her lips, looking completely confident of victory!

Wen Zhi felt a chill run down her spine!

Oh no, this is really bad!

Her sister seems to really treat dating like a business battle...