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

No, you've misunderstood.

Wen Ling awkwardly tried to find an excuse, "I was just thinking, after all, the child is yours too..."

"You mean to say the child is also my biological child, right?"

Jiang Ran didn't even listen to Wen Ling finish speaking before he started talking.

Jiang Ran's good mood vanished instantly, and she said somewhat irritably, "Sis, I think you shouldn't bring up this kind of thing anymore. It's really pointless."

As he spoke, he suddenly stood up and shouted towards the kitchen, "Boss, the bill!"

The shopkeeper poked his head out, glanced at the table, and smiled at Jiang Ran, saying, "Alright, that'll be 42 yuan in total."

"Payment's been made!"

Jiang Ran shook her phone at him, then turned back and stood next to Wen Ling, saying, "I've already paid for the meal. So, sister, let's meet again in thirty days!"

Without giving Wen Ling a chance to speak further, Jiang Ran quickly left.

Still confused by Jiang Ran's sudden change of expression, Wen Ling subconsciously tried to grab Jiang Ran, but the moment she raised her hand, her fingers only brushed against the hem of his clothes.

The realism of the fabric only lasts for a moment; when you come to your senses again, the store is already empty.

The atmosphere, which had just eased and even warmed up, has now turned icy cold...

Wen Ling couldn't understand what she had said wrong!

She had already explained to Jiang Ran that she didn't mean to restrict him, nor was she using the child to blackmail him; it was just a simple conversation, and she didn't intend to force herself on him. How could it suddenly turn out like this...?

"Boss, a bowl of fried noodles, please!"

A few young customers walked in at the shop entrance, waking Wen Ling from her reverie.

She glanced at the half-eaten fried rice and the half-bowl of black chicken soup in front of her, remained silent for a moment, then stood up, wrapped her fur coat tighter around herself, and strode outside.

Inside the car, the atmosphere was heavy with tension. Liu Wan sat in the driver's seat, gripping the steering wheel, but hadn't dared to start the vehicle yet.

She glanced at Wen Ling through the rearview mirror every now and then, and finally couldn't help but ask, "Ms. Wen, where are we going now?"

"..."

Wen Ling didn't speak, but sat quietly in the back, her gaze fixed on the bustling street outside the car window.

Amidst the bustling crowd, everyone outside the car window seemed to have their own life, but she felt trapped in a dead end, unable to find any answers.

"Liu Wan".

Wen Ling remained silent for a long time before finally speaking.

Liu Wan was startled and quickly turned around. "Ah? Mr. Wen, please speak."

"I......"

Wen Ling spoke first, then remained silent for a moment before asking with some hesitation, "Do you think a man, after his wife has given birth to his child, would divorce her and leave without even wanting to see the child?"

"..."

She was referring to herself.

That's what Liu Wan heard.

In the past, given Jiang Ran's attitude today—treating his young mistress to street food and then running away afterward—Liu Wan would have subconsciously thought Jiang Ran was irresponsible.

But now, having been told the story of Wen Ling and Jiang Ran by Wen Zhi, she knows very well that none of this has anything to do with Jiang Ran.

Premier Wen is caught in a love triangle.

She's just making friends out of thin air.

Liu Wan thought for a moment, and then, just as she usually did when reporting her work to Wen Ling, she listed out the rules: "In this case, there are actually two possibilities: one is that the man himself is irresponsible and lacks a sense of duty; the other is that he is too responsible."

Two completely opposite answers.

Wen Ling frowned, looked at Liu Wan, and asked, "How do you answer that?"

"Exactly, the first scenario is easier to understand, right? This guy is a complete scumbag. His wife went through so much to give birth to their child, he should have been there to take care of her, but he ran away. He's a total scumbag!"

When this conclusion was mentioned, Liu Wan became excited and even more furious as she spoke!

But before she could even consider the second possibility, Wen Ling declared almost without hesitation, "He's not!"

"..."

Liu Wan was taken aback. Seeing Wen Ling's serious and unquestionable attitude, she silently twitched the corner of her mouth and said with an awkward smile, "Of course, I'm just interpreting the first possibility!"

Wen Ling's brows relaxed slightly, and she said calmly, "Continue."

"As for the second option, it depends on the initial circumstances."

Liu Wan cautiously raised her eyes, and only when she saw Wen Ling listening attentively did she continue, "For example, if this man and woman initially agreed to a contract to have a child, and the child was what the woman wanted, then after the contract was fulfilled, the man, because he was too responsible, was unwilling to appear in front of the child and chose to leave."

Her answers were almost entirely based on the story of Wen Ling and Jiang Ran.

However, Wen Ling was currently caught up in this question and didn't immediately understand Liu Wan's metaphor.

Wen Ling merely frowned. "But if he were truly responsible, how could he have agreed to such an unethical and absurd thing as a contract to have a child?"

You know it's absurd?

Liu Wan pursed her lips, silently thanking God that President Wen was finally showing some humanity!

"So! Maybe he agreed because he thought you were joking and hoped it would improve your relationship after marriage, but..."

After many twists and turns, the topic finally came to the point.

Liu Wan had unconsciously brought the question back to Wen Ling.

Yes, it was she who proposed the contract to have a child. Jiang Ran has very sound values, so when she met someone like her, she naturally thought that Jiang Ran was just joking. At that time, Jiang Ran had just experienced a breakup and unemployment, which was the most devastating moment in her life. Her appearance was nothing short of a lifeline.

Therefore, Jiang Ran would naturally do everything in his power, using all he had to desperately grasp at her as a lifeline, attempting to start a second spring with her...

But what did she do?

She rejected the boy who was devoted to her, repeatedly told him it was best not to fall in love with her, attacked his self-esteem, and even used other people's methods to provoke and trample on him...

After she became pregnant, they should have divorced immediately, but she kept it a secret from Jiang Ran and him for a whole year, all because of her own desires. After the child was born, she "fell in love with him," disregarding his wishes, forcibly took him home, and pressured him not to leave...

Of course he wouldn't forgive him.

From beginning to end, she was hurting him, simply because she liked the feeling of being with Jiang Ran. So she acted entirely on her own whims, disregarding Jiang Ran's wishes, and relentlessly entangled herself with him.

Over and over again, endlessly...

Even now, Jiang Ran still doesn't dislike her and even thanked her for taking care of her in front of the Civil Affairs Bureau.

This isn't because she's kind; it's because Jiang Ran is magnanimous...