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

"Uh... okay."

Xia Yunxi nodded quickly and came out carrying a white porcelain plate.

After placing the porcelain plate on the table, Xia Yunxi stood beside the dining table, put her hands behind her back, and began to untie her apron.

Since Wen Ling appeared, Xia Yunxi kept her head down and didn't look at Jiang Ran again.

Seeing that Wen Ling had already started eating, Jiang Ran blinked and stood to the side, equally at a loss.

He had only been out for an afternoon, and when he returned, he found that not only was there someone else at the villa, but this person was none other than the most beautiful girl from his former university. Wen Ling acted as if she couldn't even see him and immediately began eating...

No, is this right?

He looked at Wen Ling, who used her knife and fork with elegant movements, cutting off a piece of beef and putting it in her mouth without glancing at him.

Beside her, Xia Yunxi looked at Jiang Ran, who was standing there in a daze. She bit her lip and asked nervously, "Sir...aren't you going to eat?"

"Well......"

Jiang Ran was taken aback, and naturally he could tell that Xia Yunxi was deliberately trying to distance herself from him.

But should he eat this meal?

Jiang Ran had been cooking for himself since moving into the villa, and later Wen Ling would sit down and eat with him. But now, Wen Ling had hired a chef to cook for him. Not to mention that he knew the chef, it seemed like the food wasn't even made for him.

"Ignore him. You're the servant I hired; your job is to take care of me!"

Wen Ling put down her knife and fork with some displeasure, her tone sharp.

"Yes."

Xia Yunxi nodded quickly, hastily changing the subject: "Um, Miss... how was my cooking?"

"It's acceptable."

Wen Ling's tone was icy as she picked up her knife and fork again, adding, "However, I don't like talking while eating. 'One should not speak while eating or sleeping!'"

Her voice was full of energy, as if she were deliberately speaking to Jiang Ran.

Xia Yunxi nodded repeatedly, "I'm sorry, Miss, I'll remember..."

Jiang Ran's expression was complicated as he watched Wen Ling start eating again.

He recalled their conversation from the previous night.

It seems that everything Wen Ling said last night was true; she really had no intention of dating him, and had even found a maid to cook for her...

Jiang Ran sighed, didn't sit down at the dining table, but turned around and went to sit on the sofa in the living room to start playing on her phone.

Time passed second by second.

Only after Wen Ling put down her knife and fork did Xia Yunxi bite her lip before looking at Wen Ling nervously and asking, "Then, Miss, may I stay and work?"

Glancing at Jiang Ran, who was playing on his phone on the sofa not far away, Wen Ling's eyes darkened as she saw his serious expression and the faint smile on his lips.

She handed Xia Yunxi a contract almost without hesitation.

"I don't have many rules for signing here. Don't bother me unless it's important. If there are any special circumstances, please contact my assistant Liu Wan in advance."

She left with a remark, and watching Xia Yunxi quickly sign the contract, Wen Ling expressionlessly put it away.

As she stood up, Wen Ling noticed Jiang Ran's slow tea-drinking movements and his lack of intention to speak to her. She clenched her fist.

As they walked toward the elevator, Wen Ling said, "The villa key is in the porch cabinet. Take one, and after you move in tomorrow, you'll stay in the guest room on the first floor."

After giving her instructions, she went straight into the elevator.

Wen Ling wants Xia Yunxi to move in?!

In fact, Jiang Ran, who had been watching the area near the dining table, was suddenly stunned and glanced over.

However, Wen Ling didn't even give him a second glance and quickly walked into the corner of the elevator lobby!

Xia Yunxi finally breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the elevator doors close.

She glanced cautiously at Jiang Ran sitting on the living room sofa, then quickly began to clean up the leftover food on the table.

Jiang Ran, who had just come to his senses, heard the noise near the dining table. He clicked his tongue and kindly reminded her, "There's a dishwasher in the kitchen, you can put it in there."

"oh......"

Xia Yunxi nodded, biting her lip and saying nothing more.

After cleaning the dining table, Xia Yunxi picked up her handbag and walked towards the living room.

As she passed the coffee table in the living room, she bit her lip and gave Jiang Ran, who had been staring at her, a slightly nod with a complicated expression. Then she quickened her pace and walked outside.

Seeing that she had taken a villa key from the cabinet by the door as Wen Ling had instructed, Jiang Ran stood up and asked her, "The outer gate has an iris scanner; did you register your information?"

"Um......"

Xia Yunxi nodded and said directly, "Miss Liu had already entered my information when I arrived."

"oh."

Jiang Ran scratched his head and followed him out of the living room. "Perfect timing, I haven't had dinner either. I'll walk you out and we can find a place to grab something to eat."

He was genuinely curious. On one hand, he was curious why the once-famous campus belle who had gone abroad to study would suddenly come to work as a nanny. On the other hand, he was curious about when Wen Ling had started having Xia Yunxi come over...

Xia Yunxi's eyes flickered, and she subconsciously said, "Miss Wen still had a lot left. If you had told me earlier, I wouldn't have been in such a hurry to wash the dishes!"

"Tsk."

Jiang Ran chuckled self-deprecatingly as she walked outside, saying, "Didn't you hear what Miss Wen said? She sent you here to serve her, so don't worry about me."

When he said the second half of the sentence, Jiang Ran's tone even became a bit sarcastic.

Xia Yunxi swallowed hard. Seeing that Jiang Ran had already walked into the courtyard, she quickly followed.

Stepping out of the villa, Xia Yunxi looked at the tall Jiang Ran walking ahead of her and nervously clutched her small bag, not daring to say a word.

Jiang Ran was the first to break the awkward atmosphere.

"By the way, you still haven't answered me. Didn't you go abroad to study? How come you're suddenly doing housekeeping now?"

With a "bang," Xia Yunxi, caught off guard, bumped her forehead into Jiang Ran's back, who had suddenly stopped walking.

She staggered for a moment, then quickly steadied herself and murmured with her head down, "Something... happened at my house, that's why I came..."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran hit the nail on the head: "Need money?"

Xia Yunxi's face paled, and she nodded silently.

"oh."

Jiang Ran nodded, then asked with some curiosity, "How much did she pay you?"

"she?"

"Wen Ling".

"One... 2 a month."

"Only 20,000?"

Jiang Ran was stunned, and words of shock came out of her mouth.

Xia Yunxi looked up blankly at Jiang Ran, whose face was full of surprise. She blinked and said, "Twenty thousand is already a lot. I got this opportunity because many aunties wrote recommendation letters for me. Assistant Liu said that if I do well, I will get a raise later..."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Ran realized what was happening and nodded repeatedly, "Oh, I see..."

He had assumed that a wealthy woman like Wen Ling, who would casually gift him Rolexes and Mercedes-Benz G-Class cars, would pay a minimum of 50,000 yuan to a live-in nanny...

Seeing Jiang Ran lost in thought, Xia Yunxi's cheeks flushed slightly. After hesitating for a while, she finally couldn't help but ask:

"By the way... Jiang Ran, are you also a maid hired by Miss Wen?"