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

"All right."

"Okay, okay, okay, you weren't pretending..."

Jiang Ran was a little dumbfounded. How could they start arguing when they were trying to be so reasonable?!

"Okay, my shoulder doesn't hurt as much anymore, let me massage it for you."

Wen Ling solemnly pulled down Jiang Ran's hand and placed it directly on his shoulder.

"Well?"

Jiang Ran was stunned, feeling the force of her hand turning his body.

Following her lead, Jiang Ran turned around and asked with some surprise, "How did you know my neck was uncomfortable?"

"You slept in that position yesterday, it's no wonder you woke up feeling uncomfortable."

Wen Ling answered readily, even adding an explanation, "I wanted to adjust your position yesterday, but you were sleeping very soundly, so I..."

"You can't move it, huh?"

"..."

"Haha, it's nothing, it's just a stiff neck, it'll be fine in a bit."

"That's very uncomfortable, you have to press it..."

Outside, this is what Li Shu saw when she brought several servants to deliver the meal.

Wen Ling and Jiang Ran were sitting on the sofa in the bedroom, and Wen Ling was massaging Jiang Ran's shoulders.

They've made up?!

Li Shu was taken aback and subconsciously waved her hand to signal the servants behind her to stop what they were doing.

However, the sound of the cart being pushed over still startled the two people inside the house. Wen Ling and Jiang Ran turned around at the same time and saw Li Shu standing at the door, along with the servants following behind her.

Li Shu's attitude towards Jiang Ran hadn't been very good before, and she acted like an elder. Jiang Ran wasn't used to seeing her as a servant, so when Li Shu suddenly appeared, Jiang Ran immediately felt like an elder had witnessed an intimate scene.

He subconsciously pulled down Wen Ling's hand.

Wen Ling, who was about to tell Li Shu to just put the things on the table, was taken aback and asked blankly, "What's wrong? Is it uncomfortable because of the massage?"

"no......"

Jiang Ran found it difficult to explain to Wen Ling that he felt Li Shu was actually like an elder, and that he was easily nervous.

Seeing Jiang Ran's evasive gaze and glancing at Li Shu standing at the door, Wen Ling understood. She gestured and said, "Aunt Li, you can just put the food on the table."

"Yes, miss."

Li Shu nodded and led the maid in to start setting the table.

As Li Shu entered, Jiang Ran and Wen Ling remained silent, sitting on the sofa and watching Li Shu and the maids finish their tasks and leave.

As soon as the bedroom door closed, Wen Ling, who had just seen Jiang Ran breathe a sigh of relief, suddenly laughed. "You, you're not afraid of Aunt Li, are you?"

"...No way!"

"Aunt Li is a very nice person. Although she is a maid hired by my family, she has worked for the Wen family for decades. When I lived here, she arranged all my food, clothing, and accommodation."

Wen Ling smiled and explained, "So you don't need to be too nervous."

"That's why I get nervous easily, okay? According to you, Aunt Li is practically my parent, how could I not be nervous..."

Wen Ling asked, puzzled, "What's there for parents to be nervous about?"

"...It's like our parents seeing us hugging and kissing."

"So what if they saw it? We're a legally married couple. They should be the ones feeling embarrassed. What does it have to do with us?"

Wen Ling tilted her head, completely unaware of what Jiang Ran was embarrassed about.

Jiang Ran's lips twitched. "Forget it, how about we go eat instead?"

"are you hungry?"

"A little."

"OK."

At the dinner table, the two sat facing each other.

Unlike previous meals, this time, the two of them had made up, and the atmosphere was different.

Wen Ling looked at Jiang Ran and finally brought up the matter she cared about most.

"Let's go to the Civil Affairs Bureau today."

"ah......"

Jiang Ran, who was serving rice, looked up.

"Cooling-off period".

When she mentioned those three words again, Wen Ling was still a little nervous. She was afraid that everything from morning until now was just a dream, a hallucination she hadn't fully woken up from, a temporary resurgence of energy before she woke up, something that would disappear once she woke up...

"OK."

Jiang Ran's response interrupted Wen Ling's thoughts. He smiled and said, "If you hadn't brought this up, I would have forgotten about it. Let's go and cancel it after we finish eating."

"..."

It really felt like a dream. Wen Ling bit her lip, a little uncertainly.

It hurts.

Her lips were immediately cut and the taste of blood filled her mouth, and Wen Ling suddenly felt a pang of sadness.

"If you're not eating... why are you biting yourself?!"

Seeing her pearly teeth peeking out, her lips cracked and blood splattered on them, Jiang Ran panicked. She put down her bowl, grabbed a tissue, and handed it to her.

"..."

Wen Ling didn't answer, but looked at Jiang Ran, her eyes instantly reddening and blurring with tears.

Seeing this, Jiang Ran's heart tightened immediately. She quickly stood up and sat down beside her. "No, sister, what's wrong? We're eating, aren't we? You were fine just now, why are you suddenly crying?"

"I thought I was dreaming..."

Wen Ling's voice trembled with tears as she sobbed, wiping them away. "It's ridiculous, isn't it? I think I'm pretty ridiculous too. It's already true, and I'm still acting like this..."

Wen Ling has really changed a lot.

Jiang Ran witnessed all of this firsthand.

He saw what Wen Ling had done and what changes she had made along the way.

He also remembered clearly that it was because of Li Yan's appearance, the inexplicable depression he felt while staying at home those days, and his conversation with Wen Ling last night.

These things really happened; to be honest, Jiang Ran felt like he was dreaming.

"Sister, actually, there's a question I've always wanted to ask you."

Taking the paper from Jiang Ran, Wen Ling wiped her eyes. "Hmm?"

"I really want to know, why do you like me?"

Why do you like me?

In this vast sea of ​​people, amidst the surging tides and the comings and goings of so many, it was him who stood out.

"I admit that my family background is inferior to yours in every way. Speaking of looks, you are very beautiful, and you have a great figure. Gaining weight during pregnancy is actually more like icing on the cake for you. You are excellent, capable, talented, and from a good family. So why me?"

In terms of social status, they were worlds apart and belonged to completely different classes.

In terms of looks, Wen Ling is actually much prettier than him. Among other women, Wen Ling is definitely a cold beauty.

In terms of... no matter what, he seems to be inferior to Wen Ling. In other words, Jiang Ran feels that there is no comparison between them at all.

But why...?

"have no idea."

Inspired by Jiang Ran's words, Wen Ling frowned and pondered for a long time before finally coming to the same answer.

"I don't know why I like you, but I just like you. If you ask me why, I really don't know."