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

On the way back, Jiang Ran ran into Fang Kai.

As soon as he got in the car, Fang Kai took out his phone and handed it to him.

"Ms. Wen just instructed that you should go back and look at the house as soon as possible, and she will pay for it for you."

In the driver's seat, Fang Kai relayed Wen Ling's instructions to Jiang Ran word for word.

Although Wen Ling had told him about this a long time ago, bringing it up now doesn't feel the same sweetness as it did back then.

Jiang Ran could intuitively sense that Wen Ling seemed to be planning to give up.

That Junlan Mansion villa is marital property. If they divorce, Jiang Ran can get most of it. But even if he takes over the house, the future management fees are beyond what Jiang Ran can afford now.

For Jiang Ran, a smaller three-bedroom apartment would be sufficient.

He grunted in agreement, put his phone in his pocket, looked out the window, and asked Fang Kai.

"Could you help me book the earliest flight out of here?"

He gambled.

After saying those words, it's clear that Wen Ling really intended to give up, since she had already returned his phone and there was no reason to restrict his freedom further.

really.

Holding the steering wheel, Fang Kai didn't hesitate, "Okay, I'll order it for you in a bit."

She was really planning to give up.

After he said those things.

In fact, Wen Ling's words were quite right. Jiang Ran himself had long realized this problem. If he was really as responsible as he claimed, then he shouldn't have so hastily agreed to Wen Ling's request in the first place.

What does it really mean to have a child?

Jiang Ran didn't know.

Honestly, after being entangled with Wen Ling for so long, from the initial enthusiasm to the current waning of that enthusiasm, Jiang Ran feels like she has lost sight of her original intentions.

It seems there was a night when he excitedly searched for articles like "How to Be a Good New Dad" and "Things You Can't Do During Pregnancy"...

"Please book me a ticket back to Yuncheng."

Jiang Ran's eyes darkened as he watched the seascape rushing past the window.

For no other reason than he wanted to go home.

When people are frustrated, the first safe place they think of is the environment they have lived in since childhood, their loving family.

"Yes, sir."

Fang Kai responded and saw the obvious desolation on Jiang Ran's face through the rearview mirror. He didn't say anything more, because this was Wen Ling's instruction to pay close attention to Jiang Ran's reaction.

Loneliness, I suppose.

The car drove to the detached villa. Wen Zhi and the others had already left. Jiang Ran knew that they should have gone to the hospital by now. He went straight upstairs and started packing his things, while Fang Kai started booking plane tickets back home as Jiang Ran had requested.

In a hospital ward.

Wen Ling looked at the calendar repeatedly, and before she knew it, a feeling of exhaustion washed over her, and she fell asleep leaning against the headboard.

When Wen Zhi and Deng Lanlan came in, they saw Wen Ling wearing a coat, her head resting on the headboard, fast asleep.

Wen Zhi simply tucked the blanket around Wen Ling and slowly supported her head to help her lie flat.

The two exchanged a knowing glance, and neither of them went forward to disturb Wen Ling.

Wen Ling slept until evening.

Wen Ling slowly woke up as night was about to fall.

What came into view were Wen Zhi and Deng Lanlan, one huddled on the sofa and the other sitting on the edge of the bed, wearing headphones and playing on their phones.

Looking at the darkening sky, Wen Ling rubbed her eyes, still a little dazed. The IV drip had been removed from the back of her hand.

"Sis, you're awake?"

Noticing Wen Ling's actions, Wen Zhi quickly took off her headphones.

"What time is it?"

Wen Ling was still a little groggy from sleep, but she seemed to have regained a lot of her energy.

Wen Zhi glanced at her phone and replied, "6:33."

"It's already so late..."

Wen Ling murmured something, her gaze drifting to the window.

Outside the window, the sky was getting gloomy. The sky shouldn't be this overcast at this hour, but the clouds outside were thick, and the yellowish light shone in, making it seem as if a storm was about to break out.

It felt like the end of the world was coming.

Wen Ling noticed that the branches outside the window were blown out of shape by the wind, leaning crookedly, and many of the yellowed leaves had been blown away.

If it were earlier, Jiang Ran should have already arrived in Beijing by now.

After all, flying is quite fast.

"Help me up, I need to go to the restroom."

Wen Ling braced herself on the mattress, struggling to sit up.

Seeing this, Wen Zhi quickly put her phone and earphones on the bedside table, stood up and went to help her.

Even after helping Wen Ling to the toilet and back to bed, Wen Ling didn't mention Jiang Ran once.

Something's not right!

Wen Zhi blinked, about to ask a question, when she heard Wen Ling say calmly, "I'm hungry, go buy me some food."

"Well......"

Her sister really didn't mention it at all.

Did they have another fight yesterday?!

That shouldn't be the case! They were both drunk, and when his sister came to the hospital, wasn't it Jiang Ran who ran around taking care of everything?

"Sister, you and brother-in-law..."

After hesitating for a while, Wen Zhi finally couldn't hold back and asked the question.

However, she was interrupted by Wen Ling before she could finish her sentence!

I'm hungry.

Wen Zhi was taken aback: "?"

Wen Ling glanced at Wen Zhi, her eyes darkening. She said to herself, "Go buy some food, and get one for Lanlan too."

"..."

After staring at her sister for a long time, Wen Zhi finally didn't ask any more questions.

Wen Zhi could tell that her sister was determined not to mention Jiang Ran anymore. Although she didn't know what had happened, no matter how much she tried to intervene, she couldn't do anything if her sister didn't tell her.

Finally, Wen Zhi nodded, "Okay, then I'll go buy food now."

She stood up, said nothing more, and left the ward in silence.

The moment Wen Zhi left, a deafening clap of thunder suddenly echoed outside the window!

Startled by the thunder, Deng Lanlan sat bolt upright on the sofa, rubbing her eyes half-asleep and saying, "An earthquake?!"

"..."

She was met with silence.

Deng Lanlan rubbed her eyes and then saw Wen Ling sitting on the hospital bed, leaning against the backrest, staring straight at her.

Deng Lanlan smiled awkwardly. "Miss, you're awake?"

"Please bring my wheelchair over here."

Wen Ling threw back the covers, looking as if she was about to get out of bed.

Deng Lanlan nodded quickly, ran to the corner of the room, pushed the wheelchair, and came to Wen Ling's side.

Helping Wen Ling sit down in the wheelchair, Deng Lanlan pushed her to the largest floor-to-ceiling window in the room, following Wen Ling's instructions.

The sky outside the window was a harbinger of an impending storm.

In the extreme weather, feeling inexplicably excited, Wen Ling looked out the window at the branches swaying wildly in the wind and asked Deng Lanlan, "Lanlan, do you think my marriage with Jiang Ran really was a mistake at the beginning?"