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

Why are you still talking about divorce at this point?

Putting aside how many setbacks Jiang Ran suffered in the past, Xia Yunxi waited for him for a whole year!

How many years are there in a person's lifetime?

Compared to Wen Ling, who transcends social class and whose emotions are unpredictable, Xia Yunxi's sincerity and devotion are more compatible with him, which is what Jiang Ran truly wants.

Jiang Ran has a clear understanding of his own abilities.

His eyes darkened, ignoring Wen Ling's hopeful gaze. "Really, let's forget about it, sis. There's really no need."

His voice was light and airy, without any hesitation, rejecting her so ruthlessly and decisively!

Even though she could still feel the heat emanating from his knees in her palms, Wen Ling couldn't accept the thought that she would never be able to touch them again.

"don't want......"

She murmured, tears instantly welling up in her eyes, her overwhelming fear pouring out in that moment: "Jiang Ran, I don't want this... I don't want to, I don't want to divorce you..."

Her voice choked with sobs, and her tear-streaked face made Jiang Ran's heart ache.

The Wen Ling of the past was so proud and decisive, every gesture exuding an unassailable authority. But now, she knelt before him, crying like a pitiful wretched woman...

This contrast brought Jiang Ran a strong sense of unease.

Whether out of sympathy or politeness, Jiang Ran didn't want to see Wen Ling like this.

In his view, a flower on a high mountain should stay obediently on the altar. He would never climb up to pluck it. He should just look up at her with his eyes down. Weeping and wailing are not labels that should be attached to someone like Wen Ling.

Jiang Ran sighed, silently pushed her hand away, and said seriously, "Sister, I will not change my mind about divorce. We met peacefully at the beginning, so I hope that our separation will also be peaceful. You don't need to do this for me. This is not only hurting you, but also hurting me."

He didn't want to fall out with Wen Ling.

After all, Wen Ling was the first person in his life with whom he had intimate contact.

It's rather special.

"I don't want to, I don't want to..."

With red eyes, Wen Ling shook her head desperately, murmuring about the past, "I want us to be like before. I can take care of you, and I can give you anything you want, as long as you ask..."

"sister!"

Jiang Ran quickly stopped Wen Ling from her reverie. He straightened his face, having lost count of how many times he had sharply rejected her: "I don't want to say anything too harsh to you, sister. Don't you know that doing this will only make you look worse?! I really don't want to have a falling out with you!"

His voice was so loud that it almost shattered Wen Ling's eardrums.

The sound echoed in the room, and Wen Ling was stunned by his shout!

She was stunned, and saw up close the bright pity and sympathy on Jiang Ran's face!

As if looking at a pitiful dog abandoned by no one on the roadside, Wen Ling couldn't help but tremble all over.

He pitied her...

Wen Ling had never seen such a look before. Throughout her life, she had always been strategic and confident, and almost everyone looked at her with envy and admiration...

Like a sharp sword, Wen Ling's self-esteem, which had been suppressed to the extreme, rebounded at this moment.

How could he possibly pity her?!

She took over the family business during her university years and was adept at various business battles. She used to be such a noble person.

She wouldn't allow it, she wouldn't allow herself to be pitied, especially by Jiang Ran!

Wen Ling abruptly raised her hand to wipe her eyes, then stood up abruptly. Unable to look Jiang Ran in the eye any longer, she turned away as if fleeing, hastily saying, "I... I won't bother you anymore..."

Just as she reached the door, she heard Jiang Ran's relieved voice behind her, "I hope you keep your word."

Wen Ling's hand, which was gripping the doorknob, paused. She bit her lip tightly, then abruptly pressed down and pulled open the door. She rushed outside with lightning speed.

As the door was closed, the room finally fell silent.

Jiang Ran finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, we got rid of that plague! Chatting with Wen Ling was such a struggle...

......

Inside the elevator, Wen Ling looked at her reflection on the elevator wall.

In the mirror, her slightly plump figure was very obvious, and tears were streaming down her face, which she herself could hardly recognize, with red eyes.

she cried.

Wen Ling paused, then subconsciously raised her hand to wipe the corner of her eye clean.

Recalling everything that had just happened, Wen Ling wished she could disappear into a crack in the ground. She had never been so humiliated before, especially Jiang Ran's pitying look at the end, which kept replaying in Wen Ling's mind like a branding iron.

It's like a dull knife that's used to kill, tearing your heart out!

"bite--"

As the elevator doors opened, Wen Ling felt a jolt of numbness, but she subconsciously composed herself and stepped out of the elevator with a silent expression.

Deng Lanlan's car was parked outside the gate.

Seeing Wen Ling come out, Deng Lanlan didn't dare to say anything. She quickly got out of the driver's seat and opened the back door for Wen Ling.

When Wen Ling caught sight of the lunchbox specially prepared for Jiang Ran on the back seat, she immediately became furious and said, "Throw that pile of stuff away!"

Following the direction she was pointing, Deng Lanlan quickly recalled what she had seen, grabbed the lunchbox, and threw it into the trash can outside the door!

After the items were cleaned up, Wen Ling got into the car expressionlessly and sat in the back seat without saying a word.

The oppressive atmosphere inside the car made it hard for Deng Lanlan to breathe. The first thing she did after getting in was to decisively step on the gas and speed towards the Junlan Mansion villa area...

7 villas.

Seeing Wen Ling return, Li Shu quickly stepped forward, "Miss, you're back so soon?"

That's a disgusting question!

Wen Ling glanced at her coldly and asked unhappily, "What do you mean?"

"Well......"

Seeing Deng Lanlan shaking her head repeatedly behind her, Li Shu was startled and quickly changed her words: "No, no, no, Miss, I mean, have you eaten? If not, shall I go and prepare something for you?"

"Just reheat the lunch."

Wen Ling left those words behind and quickly went upstairs without hesitation!

Her familiar queenly aura returned, and Li Shu turned to look at Deng Lanlan, "Lanlan, what's wrong, Miss?!"

Deng Lanlan sighed, looking helpless, and said, "Aunt Li, do you think I dare to ask?"

"..."

Li Shu blinked awkwardly. "That's true. Never mind, you can go back first. I'll call you if Miss needs anything else. I'll go heat up the food now."

As if she had received a release order, Deng Lanlan nodded vigorously and fled as if she were escaping.

On the second floor, Wen Ling pushed open the bedroom door and saw that the room was empty. The irritability and anger that had been building up for most of the day could no longer be suppressed!

She strode to the sofa, grabbed the pillow as if it were Jiang Ran, and threw it hard on the ground!

"Damn it, how could you pity me!"