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

However, just as he was about to go over, Deng Lanlan grabbed his arm!

"It's her own problem if she doesn't do her job well, why are you helping her?"

Deng Lanlan blurted out, turning directly to Xia Yunxi, "Report to Assistant Liu, deduct the cost of the broken teapot from your salary!"

After saying that, she grabbed Jiang Ran's arm and pulled him into the bedroom. "Come with me, I have something important to tell you!"

"..."

With a mix of reluctance and resistance, Jiang Ran was pulled back into the house.

Deng Lanlan slammed the bedroom door shut, looking at Jiang Ran with a serious expression. "We were just talking about Miss Wen's psychological test results, right?"

Jiang Ran's lips twitched, and she said indifferently, "No, we were just talking about why I don't care about her."

"Oh right."

Deng Lanlan realized what was happening, nodded, and looked at Jiang Ran: "So why don't you care about Miss Wen?"

Why should I care about her? I have no feelings for her.

Without the slightest hesitation, Jiang Ran spoke directly.

Just like what she'd heard from Wen Ling, Deng Lanlan's lips twitched, and she blurted out, "You two had a fight?"

"What argument? No, we didn't."

"They argued, that's all. There's nothing else to say!"

Deng Lanlan muttered, looking at Jiang Ran with a hint of exasperation, "Young man, Miss Wen may be a bit older than you, but she's still a girl. As a guy, isn't it normal to sweet-talk her and make up after an argument? You can't be so irresponsible, can you?"

Jiang Ran was stunned, looking at her with a face full of astonishment.

"You two are a few years apart, but my Miss Wen is beautiful, has a great figure, and is successful in her career. You're lucky to be marrying her, so don't complain!"

She scolded Jiang Ran as if he were her own younger brother, her face full of disappointment and frustration.

But the next second, Jiang Ran exclaimed in surprise, "Stop, stop, stop... I say, sis, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"What 'big sister'?!"

Deng Lanlan instantly bristled: "So this is how you usually talk to my Miss Wen? Looking at your file, you don't seem like the kind of person who's so rude..."

"no!"

Jiang Ran quickly interrupted, saying, "Big sister, have you misunderstood something?"

Deng Lanlan was taken aback: "Huh?"

"My relationship with your Miss Wen is purely legal; we have no feelings for each other!"

"What do you mean there are no feelings? You've already registered your marriage and there are still no feelings?"

Jiang Ran couldn't take it anymore: "So, your Miss Wen didn't tell you that my relationship with her is just a simple marriage registration, not a romantic one?"

Deng Lanlan blurted out, "Then what is my Miss Wen after?"

Jiang Ran's lips twitched: "To have children."

Deng Lanlan: "..."

The atmosphere in the bedroom instantly became awkward.

Jiang Ran glanced at Deng Lanlan, who was standing there in a daze, then looked down and straightened her clothes, saying, "Hey big sister, if you came to see me just so I could go up and coax your young lady, then don't bother. I've made myself perfectly clear: I'll pack my things and leave after the mission is complete..."

"You silly child..."

Deng Lanlan muttered a complaint, just as she saw Jiang Ran sitting down on the side of the bed with an indifferent expression and burying his head in packing his clothes. She immediately panicked!

She grabbed Jiang Ran's arm, leaned close to his ear, and whispered, "I'm telling you, Miss Wen likes you, can't you tell?"

Jiang Ran exclaimed in surprise, "What?!"

"You're so stupid!"

Deng Lanlan rolled her eyes. "Let me put it this way, my young lady returned from studying abroad for a doctorate at the age of 22, took over the company in the same year, and has been working ever since, without a break all year round, averaging more than 10 hours a day, doesn't care about any entertainment or games, and never surfs the internet..."

Is this some kind of superhuman self-discipline...?

Startled, Jiang Ran quickly interrupted her: "Why are you telling me this?"

Deng Lanlan sighed and said, "I wanted to tell you that Miss Wen has never had any romantic experience. She's usually quiet and reserved, and has a very strong sense of self-respect. So, you can't judge things just by looking at them, can you?"

As Wen Ling's private doctor, Deng Lanlan, a PhD in psychology, knows Wen Ling very well. A cold and strong woman like her is like this once she falls in love; she likes to say the opposite of what she means, and those around her have to be very tolerant of her.

Jiang Ran naturally understood what Deng Lanlan meant. He had actually figured this out long ago, and he had mustered up the courage to discuss this topic with Wen Ling last time.

But, given their difference in status, what else could he do?

He rushed to kneel down and beg Wen Ling, "Admit it, sister, you like me?"

What's the difference between this and being a simp?!

The image flashed through Jiang Ran's mind, and her lips twitched. "No, she has self-respect, but I have no dignity, right?"

"How can you be so heartless? A hundred of you wouldn't be good enough for my young lady. You've already done her such a favor, and you still have any self-respect?"

"What else?"

Jiang Ran said calmly, "Look, even you, my older sister, think so. Your young lady and I are not a good match. This marriage has been prejudiced from the very beginning. Yes! Of course I can pretend, and it's not difficult to pretend for a year or two, but what about ten or twenty years?!"

"Can you guarantee that I'll keep this subservient act for the rest of my life?"

Jiang Ran shrugged, his expression calm.

If you can't get love in return, then it's not love at all!

In a relationship, if one party is always submissive, the other party will only take advantage of them more. Over time, the oppressed party is very likely to develop psychological problems.

He had personally experienced all of these things, and he had also truly felt them when he was dating Qin Yiyao.

Therefore, Jiang Ran now understands it very well.

For now, he can indeed be more submissive in front of Wen Ling; whatever she says, he does.

But as time goes on, who knows what the future holds?!

Just like when he decided to go on a blind date, he never expected to meet Wen Ling!

The future is still so far away, how could he possibly make any guarantees about things decades from now?!

If he is oppressed for too long, and his mental health deteriorates, it will be a huge hidden danger for both him and Wen Ling!

So, in this kind of situation, either Wen Ling needs to come to her senses and have a proper talk with him, or she should do as Wen Ling says and let him leave once the contract is completed!

Seeing the resolute look in Jiang Ran's eyes, Deng Lanlan was speechless.

She gave Jiang Ran a deep look, then said, "Fine, I've said everything I needed to say. Good luck to you!"

Seeing Deng Lanlan leave the bedroom, Jiang Ran's expression was somewhat complicated.

So, he wasn't wrong the other day. Wen Ling really does like him?

So, he did seem to be forcing Wen Ling into things a few days ago. Perhaps he should have been more tactful?

Just as I was pondering this, there was a knock on the bedroom door.

Jiang Ran suddenly snapped back to reality and saw Xia Yunxi standing timidly at the bedroom door, looking at him with a hesitant expression...