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

"Huh?"

Who would have thought that Jiang Ran would say these words so bluntly, and that he even saw through her thoughts?!

Li Yan was stunned and couldn't help but take a closer look at the boy in front of her.

Oh, he should be called a man now.

There was no other way. Jiang Ran, who was only 24 years old, hadn't worked much since graduation. Even though she had managed to maintain a certain professional demeanor while running a stall, she had recovered quite a bit from her recent trip and still looked like a college student.

People who haven't had much of a working life often have clear, bright eyes.

Li Yan bit her lip, looked up at Jiang Ran, and pretended to be naive, saying, "Ran, what nonsense are you talking about? I've never seen a villa like this before, so..."

"No need for excuses, Sister Li."

Jiang Ran sighed. "I sensed something was wrong the moment you changed how you addressed me today. Tell me, what exactly do you want?"

They keep calling him "Little Ran" so intimately, do they really think he can't tell?!

Looking into Jiang Ran's eyes, Li Yan fell silent for a moment.

She really hadn't expected Jiang Ran to find out about this, but so what?

Li Yan's eyes flickered, and the corners of her lips turned up. "Since you've already figured it out, why ask me?"

"...?"

Jiang Ran was momentarily stunned by the rhetorical question. "Sister Li, what are you talking about?!"

"I'm saying what you said!"

Li Yan blinked and smiled, saying, "You've already figured it out, haven't you? I deliberately sent you away, and now I want to be alone with you, of course I want your ex-wife to leave as soon as possible!"

"..."

Is that right?

Jiang Ran frowned slightly, looking at the smile on Li Yan's face. He felt that this matter was a bit inexplicable.

Why did you ask her to leave?

Jiang Ran blurted it out.

Li Yan looked at Jiang Ran as if he were an idiot: "What do you think?"

"..."

Meeting Li Yan's gaze, Jiang Ran felt a chill run down his spine at the seriousness in her eyes. "Sister Li, have you misunderstood something...?"

"Um?"

"We went on a blind date... In fact, I only agreed to it in the first place because of my elders' sake. Didn't you know all this from the beginning?"

What's going on?

Before anything is even going to happen, could it be that Li Yan is already thinking about marriage with him?

"Yes, I know!" Li Yan nodded. "But I've also told you that I don't mind these things. I think the fastest way to build a relationship is to live together, so I'm planning to discuss it with you and move in with you."

"...?"

Are you out of your mind?! He just moved in, the divorce proceedings aren't even finished yet, and Li Yan is already moving in?!

"I can't wait that long if you keep playing hard to get with me like this."

Li Yan brushed her long curly hair aside and said seriously, "I've already told you, I'm 28 years old this year, almost 30, and I've been divorced, so of course the sooner I get married, the better."

"Besides, we're from the same hometown, and your parents know about our family. I think I should move in first, and after you get divorced, we can go straight to get our marriage certificate. After all, it's such a big house, wouldn't it be lonely for you to live alone?"

"..."

She spoke with an air of righteous indignation, her eyes darting around the villa.

She came for the villa.

There's no need to say anything more to her; just by looking at her reaction, Jiang Ran knows what Li Yan is planning.

He originally thought that a strong woman like Li Yan, similar to Wen Ling, should have her own life. If he liked Li Yan, he could certainly let her move in, but the premise was that this request could not be made by Li Yan herself.

She was too goal-oriented.

Just like Xia Yunxi.

All the goodwill points Jiang Ran had gained over the years were deducted in this instant, and Jiang Ran looked at Li Yan with a complicated expression.

"Sister Li, I think you've got it wrong. When I say dating, I mean that both parties have to have feelings for each other. I admit that I did have some feelings for you before, but I can't accept what you're saying now."

Jiang Ran frowned, and her tone was very direct.

How can you live together if you don't like it?!

Like he and Wen Ling back then, they had no feelings for each other at all, and just got married first and fell in love later?!

Marriage before love is something that only happens in novels; this is reality!

Besides, isn't Li Yan's purpose too obvious?

They didn't even bother acting?!

"Isn't it a good thing to have feelings for someone?"

Li Yan's eyes flickered, and she smiled, saying, "Feelings can be cultivated slowly. Now that you have feelings for me, it should be easier for us to get along!"

"..."

Aside from Qin Yiyao, Jiang Ran had never seen such a shameless person.

He glanced at Li Yan with a complicated expression, then, without further ado, pointed towards the stairs and said, "Sister Li, I think you should go back and calm down first. As for our blind date, I'll talk to my parents and Aunt Wang. We're not a good match."

"Is it really not suitable? I think it's quite suitable! I didn't mind that you were divorced and had a child, so you wouldn't mind that I'm divorced, would you?"

"Please leave my house."

Not wanting to waste any more words with Li Yan, Jiang Ran's tone turned cold.

"This is boring!"

Li Yan shrugged, gave Jiang Ran a deep look, and said as she walked towards the stairs, "Don't delete my WeChat account, we can chat again sometime."

"..."

again.

Just like Xia Yunxi back then, she came with a purpose, and even her reaction after being rejected was the same as Qin Yiyao's—relentlessly pursuing her.

Jiang Ran suddenly felt nauseous.

From beginning to end, the only person he wanted to spend his life with was someone who was faithful in love. He would work hard to earn money and support the family. Why were all the women he met like that? Were they only after money?

His only criterion for choosing a partner is fidelity. Is that wrong?!

For a moment, Jiang Ran was genuinely confused.

Is the problem with him, or is the problem with the world...?

......

Coming downstairs, Li Yan saw Wen Ling sitting on the sofa in the living room, holding her phone. She raised her eyebrows at Wen Ling and gave her an "OK" sign.

It was just getting dark.

Their private conversation lasted only half an hour, and Wen Ling watched the entire process in the corridor on her phone.

Of course, the conversation was somewhat unclear, and she didn't hear exactly what Li Yan and Jiang Ran said.

Seeing Li Yan mouth "Don't forget my studies abroad" to her, Wen Ling's eyes darkened as she watched her leave the villa.

Did you make it?

How could it be so fast?

Jiang Ran didn't come down to find her on his own initiative, just like Li Yan had said...

Did this deal actually go through?!