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

"......Well?"

Jiang Ran froze, standing at the doorway, looking completely at a loss.

He was thinking, after nearly a year apart and with their impending divorce, frankly, there was no affection between them. How could he, a grown man, accompany a woman to the bathroom?!

Seeing his stunned and somewhat incredulous expression, Wen Ling's lips curled up slightly, as if teasingly saying, "What's wrong? You've already had the baby, are you still shy?"

"..."

Yes, it's normal for Wen Ling to need someone to accompany her to the toilet since she just gave birth and her body hasn't fully recovered.

But in the end, Jiang Ran also had a hurdle he couldn't get over. He couldn't accept a man and a woman who had no feelings for each other doing such intimate things together.

"I'll go call a maid for you."

Jiang Ran said this, then reached out and took Wen Ling's hand from his, before turning and leaving without hesitation.

His words and actions came at the same time. Before Wen Ling could say anything, she only saw the bedroom door being pulled open forcefully and still shaking.

The door creaked and groaned.

He was shy.

This was Wen Ling's first reaction.

She remembered that when she first met Jiang Ran, he looked just as bewildered when she asked him to learn about "X".

Although they hadn't seen each other for a long time, he was still the same as she remembered him, so innocent.

Shortly after, Li Shu appeared at the bedroom door, her steps hurried and her face clearly showing anger.

But upon seeing Wen Ling, Li Shu suppressed her temper and respectfully said, "Miss, let me help you."

"Um."

Wen Ling nodded, put her hand on Li Shu's arm, and was helped into the bathroom.

After closing the bathroom door, Li Shu skillfully supported Wen Ling's shoulders, using her body as a fulcrum to help Wen Ling use the toilet.

Seeing Wen Ling's slightly furrowed brows, Li Shu knew she had touched a raw nerve. As she supported her with both hands, she couldn't help but ask, "Miss, I really can't stand it anymore. What exactly do you see in that boy?"

"Um?"

Seemingly surprised that Aunt Li Shu, who was always obedient to her, would suddenly say such a thing, Wen Ling raised her face, "Aunt Li, what happened?"

Li Shu snorted coldly and said indignantly, "It's nothing, it's just that I see you're having a hard time during your pregnancy, and as your husband, that kid hasn't come to visit you even once a day. Now he won't even accompany you to the toilet..."

As the housekeeper of Yunxi Manor, Li Shu has been working for the Wen family for half her life.

Wen Ling was someone she had watched grow up. Compared to the master of the Wen family, Li Shu was the leader of the servant team in Yunqi Manor. Li Shu never took credit for herself and was serious and responsible in her work. Therefore, Wen Ling and Wen Zhi always respected her.

During this period of time, Wen Ling had never heard Li Shu complain to her about these things, but today she actually spoke up.

Wen Ling smiled faintly and said simply, "You said it yourself, it's 'that kid.' He's not very old to begin with, and suddenly becoming a father is a change in status that he can't accept right away, so it's understandable."

"But he's 24 this year anyway. Are you just going to keep spoiling him and raising him like a son?!"

Li Shu speaks very directly, which is also the attitude of Wen Ling towards Jiang Ran that she has witnessed firsthand.

She always protected Jiang Ran in front of her parents, endured her pregnancy alone, and only called Jiang Ran back after she gave birth...

Li Shu saw all of this!

Women these days are very pragmatic. They find men very simple: either they're after money, sex, or just emotional value...

Even now, what Wen Ling has experienced is unbearable, let alone modern girls, even for a middle-aged person like her who still holds onto the mindset of the older generation!

Giving birth is a momentous event for a woman!

Hearing Li Shu's words, Wen Ling remained calm, saying, "What's wrong with someone who has good character and sound values?"

As she spoke, she suddenly looked up and stared straight at Li Shu, then smiled and said, "Besides, Aunt Li, you can't compare me to other girls. You should know that the Wen family has no shortage of money."

If she could, Wen Ling felt she didn't need money; what she wanted was love!

Because even if she loses all her money now, she can still make a comeback with her abilities!

Startled by Wen Ling's words, he met her smiling face, which was rounder than before and much kinder.

Li Shu suddenly felt that this cold and aloof young lady, whom she had watched grow up, had become very unfamiliar.

Is it because of having a child...?

"Aunt Li, you seem to have a lot of opinions about him."

Wen Ling felt a little emotional.

Li Shu nodded subconsciously: "Of course! He made you suffer so much, Miss, of course I have a lot of complaints about him!"

Hearing this, Wen Ling's eyes showed a hint of melancholy. She smiled and explained, "Actually, it wasn't him who made me suffer all this..."

Li Shu's heart skipped a beat: "Miss, what do you mean by that?"

"It's nothing."

Wen Ling shook her head and asked Li Shu, "Aunt Li, do you feel that I'm different after giving birth?"

"..."

This was true, and Li Shu had no reason to deny it, so she nodded seriously.

"It's not that I've changed, I've just come to understand some things, especially during my pregnancy..."

"To calm me down, Zhizhi took my phone. You and Lanlan took turns coming to stay with me every day until I gave birth to Fengdie prematurely..."

"Aunt Li, I just don't want to hurt the people who love me anymore."

Wen Ling has changed.

Previously, Li Shu had only ever heard Wen Zhi say so much to her at once. Wen Ling was always taciturn. When faced with a problem, she would not say a word, but would just stand aside and observe silently, and then quickly provide a solution.

That's just her personality, it's innate.

As if by a genetic mutation, Wen Ling is not as flexible and adaptable as her parents, grandparents, or maternal grandparents.

She prefers to resolve issues once and for all and dislikes wasting time and breath in discussions. As a result, she became decisive, ruthless, and cold-hearted as an adult.

And now, this is the first time she has taken the initiative to say so much.

Li Shu was shocked.

"Aunt Li, now I finally understand why Ms. Zhou wouldn't let me do IVF, but instead strongly recommended that I give birth naturally."

"It feels like I've lost half my life..."

"Having walked through the gates of hell, I don't want you to cry like that again..."

Wen Ling's voice was light and airy.

What she said is actually still not convincing. If you think about it carefully, you will find that the main point of her words is still the same Wen Ling as before.

She is still centered on her own feelings.

This time, however, she has changed, yet it seems she hasn't changed at all.

The only changes are that they can talk and see...