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

Faced with Jiang Ran's reasonable and well-founded explanation, Xia Yunxi remained silent.

Based on the conversation she had just overheard, Wen Ling was her direct employer, that is, her boss.

Jiang Ran and Wen Ling are legally married.

Currently, Jiang Ran is her second employer, or to put it simply, her boss...

When the landlady speaks, as a live-in nanny, she has to listen to her to some extent.

Xia Yunxi clenched her fingers and nodded heavily, "Okay."

"Then let's do it tomorrow night. I have something to do tomorrow noon, so I won't be eating at home."

Looking at the calendar on his phone, Jiang Ran added another sentence.

Xia Yunxi originally wanted to ask Jiang Ran what he was going to do at noon tomorrow, but seeing that he was eating in silence, she thought about it and didn't say anything more.

The conversations she had just overheard were really hard for Xia Yunxi to process.

Society is far more complex than she imagined.

It wasn't until after graduating from university that she realized that in this world, without money, it's almost impossible to get by.

Without a doubt, Jiang Ran was also after the money.

While selling oneself out is indeed despicable, modern society is different from the past. As long as money is made, charity can be rebuilt.

Moreover, a woman as rich and beautiful as Wen Ling would choose Jiang Ran if she were attracted to his excellence!

Xia Yunxi glanced at Jiang Ran, who was eating intently, out of the corner of her eye. Just like when she saw him at the graduation ceremony, almost a year later, he was still as innocent and simple as he was back in college...

wrong!

Back in college...

Xia Yunxi suddenly looked at Jiang Ran: "Oh right, Jiang Ran, I remember, didn't you have a girlfriend back in college...?"

Suddenly remembering this, Xia Yunxi couldn't help but ask.

Although she should already know the answer, she still wanted to ask and hear Jiang Ran say it with her own ears.

"You mean Qin Yiyao?"

Jiang Ran said calmly and indifferently, "We broke up half a month ago."

Xia Yunxi blinked. "I remember you two were pretty close back then...you often went to the library together, ate together, and stuff like that..."

"Well, Qin Yiyao and I have known each other since elementary school, back in my hometown."

Jiang Ran said, "My parents and her parents used to have a good relationship. The elders were always trying to set us up. Even though we had no feelings for each other, they forced us together. Later, we both got into Peking University. Who knew that not long after we graduated, she asked me for my grades..."

Since it was rare for anyone to ask about this, Jiang Ran said a few more words.

Hearing this for the first time, Xia Yunxi's eyes widened immediately: "Is that so? Then, you two have no feelings for each other?"

"Yes, there is, but how should I put it, if I really had to look back and evaluate it, I would say it was mostly family affection."

Jiang Ran pondered for a moment, then couldn't help but complain, "Back then, my parents called every day to ask about it and told me to pursue her relentlessly. Now that I think about it, their anxious expressions were like they were afraid their chosen daughter-in-law would run away..."

Hearing this, Xia Yunxi was completely stunned!

So, if she had confessed to Jiang Ran earlier, or at least hinted at it, and then comforted him after he broke up with Qin Yiyao, wouldn't she be the one rightfully with him now?!

Xia Yunxi recalled the first time she saw Jiang Ran during a club activity in college.

She was indeed attracted by his handsome appearance at the time, but later, when Jiang Ran gave a speech as the Minister of the Study Department, she realized that Jiang Ran was not just a pretty face.

However, just as she began to develop an interest in Jiang Ran and started to learn more about him in private, she discovered that Jiang Ran already had a girlfriend.

He also frequently goes out to eat with his girlfriend...

It's fair to say that back then, apart from Qin Yiyao, she had never heard of Jiang Ran having any scandals!

Over time, Xia Yunxi could only bury her feelings deep inside. Little did she expect that when they met again after graduation, she would hear the news that he had registered his marriage with someone else...

Xia Yunxi moved her lips with some difficulty, looking at him with a complicated expression: "Jiang Ran... since you don't like her, why are you with her?"

Do you know that if I had known from the beginning that you didn't like her, I wouldn't have waited until now...

"My parents were pressuring me."

Jiang Ran's tone was calm, but his expression was somewhat speechless. He looked back at Xia Yunxi and said very seriously, "Yunxi, based on my experiences over the years, I just want to tell you, never listen to your parents too much. If your parents are in politics and each has their own career, then you can listen to them. But if your parents are in business or farming, and they can barely make ends meet, then it's best not to listen to them too much!"

So you met a beautiful, rich woman, and you immediately sold yourself out for personal gain?

The sentence popped into Xia Yunxi's mind subconsciously, but when she saw Jiang Ran's youthful yet determined face, she swallowed it back.

The phrase "selling out one's master for personal gain" doesn't seem to be used correctly. Jiang Ran's parents will be even happier than he is when he gets married.

Like her, even before she graduated, her family was already urging her to get married...

Xia Yunxi bit her lip and cautiously raised her head: "Then, Jiang Ran, do you have someone you like?"

As she said this, she could feel the nervousness in her voice. She quickly picked up a piece of meat and put it in her mouth to hide her embarrassment.

When the word "like" was mentioned, Jiang Ran's mind flashed back to Wen Ling's cold face and the contrast in her demeanor when they were cooking.

He subconsciously shook his head: "No, isn't liking someone and getting married just about finding someone to settle down with?"

If you can make it work, great; if you can't, get a divorce. It's that simple.

"No... liking someone and getting married are not the same thing..."

Xia Yunxi bit her lower lip so hard that it turned white.

"What's the difference? It's just a matter of how much emotion is involved."

Jiang Ran responded casually, glancing at the time on her phone, "It's been 40 minutes, hasn't it? Wen Ling should have finished eating by now. Shouldn't you go upstairs and clear the dishes?"

"Oh right."

Xia Yunxi belatedly realized what was happening. She nodded and took the tray upstairs.

Unlike the first floor where Jiang Ran was present, Xia Yunxi tensed up as soon as the elevator arrived on the second floor and the doors opened.

She carried the tray and walked quickly to Wen Ling's office, then knocked on the door.

Only after hearing Wen Ling's "Come in" from inside did Xia Yunxi lower her head, push open the door, and quickly walk in.

The oppressive atmosphere in the office contrasted sharply with the lively atmosphere at the dining table on the first floor. Xia Yunxi didn't say anything, but just kept tidying up her things in silence.

Just as she was about to leave after placing the mostly empty bowls and chopsticks on the tray, she heard Wen Ling's voice behind her.

"Go tell Jiang Ran to keep his workout routine going. Clean out the storage room downstairs and have him exercise there for at least two hours every day!"