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

For the rest of the meal, Wen Ling almost forgot how she managed to finish it.

Her mind kept replaying Jiang Ran's parents' words about "nurturing their relationship" and "going on a honeymoon"...

After dinner, when Jiang Ran left the Jiang family home, he saw that Liu Wan's BMW had already left.

Looking at Wen Ling, who hadn't said much since the beginning, Jiang Ran paused for a moment, then asked, "Sis, shall I drive?"

Wen Ling was taken aback: "Open what?"

"Drive! Didn't you tell Liu Wan to go back first...?"

"oh."

Wen Ling responded and silently got into the passenger seat.

After settling into the driver's seat, Jiang Ran waved to his parents, started the car, and drove away from the courtyard.

Inside the car, Wen Ling remained silent, staring out the window, lost in thought.

Only after driving onto the elevated road and the surrounding traffic had stabilized did Jiang Ran take a deep breath before speaking:

"Sis, thank you so much for today..."

"Thank you for not exposing our affair to my parents and for giving me face. I'm their only son, and although they don't interfere too much, they still think I'm a child and worry about a lot of things. But sister, they won't bother us after today..."

Jiang Ran spoke intermittently as he drove.

Wen Ling tilted her head slightly, and behind her glasses, her gaze was fixed intently on Jiang Ran's profile.

She didn't say anything, but she was somewhat surprised that Jiang Ran would actually thank her.

This was something she could have easily done, but Jiang Ran's thanks made them seem unusually distant.

So, is Jiang Ran deliberately trying to distance himself from their relationship?

Wen Ling felt inexplicably annoyed.

She dropped everything to come here today, not just to hear Jiang Ran say a few words of thanks!

"Shut up!"

Wen Ling's stern voice fell.

In the driver's seat, Jiang Ran, who thought she was already impatient, awkwardly shut her mouth and didn't dare to say anything more.

As silence fell over the car, a hint of annoyance visibly crossed Wen Ling's face!

She meant to say there was no need to thank her, but somehow, she didn't know why, and her words just came out so awful...

She clenched her fists and didn't say anything more.

The car drove all the way to the Junlanfu villa area.

After parking the car in the garage, Jiang Ran got out and jogged around to the passenger side to open the door for Wen Ling.

Wen Ling didn't say anything, and walked straight towards the villa after getting out of the car.

Upon entering the living room, it was already 9 PM.

Jiang Ran went straight to her bedroom, grabbed a bath towel, and was about to take a shower in the bathroom.

However, as soon as he came out of the bedroom, he saw Wen Ling still sitting on the sofa in the living room with her eyes closed, resting.

Jiang Ran was taken aback and was about to ask Wen Ling if she didn't take a bath when she saw Wen Ling suddenly open her eyes.

"This was given to me by your mother."

She calmly took a bank card out of her bag.

Jiang Ran quickly stepped forward and saw that this was another bank card in her mother's hand. However, unlike before, this time there was a note on the back of the bank card with the card's PIN written on it.

"I don't know how much money is in this, but your mother said it's for us to use... for our honeymoon."

Wen Ling paused noticeably after saying the last few words.

Jiang Ran moved closer to Wen Ling and sat down on the sofa: "My mom? When did she give it to you? How come I didn't know..."

"She slipped it into my hand when we left and got into the car."

Jiang Ran suddenly leaned closer, making Wen Ling lick her lips somewhat awkwardly. She took a deep breath and said in a flat tone, "Take it back. I don't need it."

"Since my mom gave it to you, then you can keep it, sister!"

Jiang Ran waved her hand, picked up the card, and stuffed it back into Wen Ling's handbag. "I guess it's a tradition from their older generation. It seems like they have to give a little something when they meet their daughter-in-law for the first time..."

Seeing Jiang Ran's actions and hearing him say "daughter-in-law," Wen Ling's cheeks flushed slightly.

Her eyes flickered, and remembering the moment she suddenly lost her temper in the car, she said, "I'm sorry."

"Um?"

Jiang Ran was taken aback, staring blankly at Wen Ling. "Sis, what are you apologizing for?"

"I snapped at you in the car just now."

Wen Ling explained without changing her expression.

"Oh." Jiang Ran nodded, smiling nonchalantly, "It's nothing. Sis, you even put on a show for my parents when you came to my house today, I'm already very grateful to you, it's nothing!"

Just putting on an act?!

Wen Ling's brows furrowed, and she glanced sideways at Jiang Ran, who was laughing carefree.

In his eyes, everything she had just done was just an act?!

Although she did try to maintain her image, it was definitely not the case that Jiang Ran believed it was all just an act!

Wen Ling immediately became angry. "Why should I put on an act in front of your family?"

Jiang Ran was stunned: "Aren't you giving me face?"

"..."

Wen Ling did not speak.

But the anger on her face and in her eyes was clearly visible!

Jiang Ran was even more confused after realizing that she had said the wrong thing.

But he thought to himself that what he said made a lot of sense!

His relationship with Wen Ling was purely contractual; there was no question of them meeting each other's parents. This was just her putting on an act in front of his parents to save face for him...

Jiang Ran's brain was working at lightning speed.

Seeing Wen Ling's angry eyes, Jiang Ran's heart skipped a beat as she recalled her conversation with Wen Ling in the bedroom.

His eyelids twitched, then he smacked his lips and couldn't help but ask, "Sister, you wouldn't... really like me, would you?"

"!"

Wen Ling's eyes widened instantly, her whole body tensed, and her words became incredibly flustered: "Nonsense, how could I possibly like you? I told you from the beginning that our marriage is a contract, and my only goal is to have a child..."

"Really?~"

Jiang Ran's eyes flickered, recalling how Wen Ling was like this in his bedroom, becoming inexplicably anxious and flustered after just a few words.

It wasn't that he was narcissistic; based on their time together and his understanding of Wen Ling, she probably had never been in a relationship.

Although that relationship wasn't very successful, he had seen girls looking shy.

Especially with her acting so coquettish and irritable, it's obvious she's lying!

As the professional tension brought on by Wen Ling's tailored suit dissipated, Jiang Ran became increasingly bold.

"Sis, if you like me, just say so! There's nothing shameful about it!"

He muttered something to himself, sounding rather indifferent.

Wen Ling, already somewhat agitated by these words, instantly became flustered. She stammered angrily, "How...how dare you! How could I possibly like you! We're in a contract marriage..."

"Oh, the contract also says that I won't interfere in your personal life after marriage. You followed me and even came to my house. Are you saying this is just to monitor whether I'll cheat on you?"

Jiang Ran muttered something, but out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Wen Ling's anxious and embarrassed expression.

Having shed her former tension and coldness, Wen Ling now resembled a little girl.

This scene is actually quite cute!

Jiang Ran's eyes flickered, and she leaned forward mischievously, bringing her cheek closer, and whispered, "By the way, sis, hasn't anyone told you this before?"

The sudden magnification of the child's face made Wen Ling tense up. She swallowed hard and stiffly asked, "Tell me... what did you say?"

Jiang Ran found it amusing to see such a powerful and influential woman so nervous that she couldn't even utter a complete sentence.

He leaned closer, almost teasingly, until his ear was close to Wen Ling's, and whispered:

"Sister, your lying skills are really bad..."