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

As soon as Jiang Ran arrived at the villa, she heard Xia Yunxi say that Wen Ling had suddenly gone out. Jiang Ran clutched the jewelry box in her pocket tightly.

As promised, Wen Zhi called Wen Ling out.

Taking advantage of this time, Jiang Ran contacted the florist to come over and pick up the roses, then headed straight for the second floor.

In the kitchen, Xia Yunxi watched this scene silently, especially when her gaze fell on the roses in Jiang Ran's hand, her eyes instantly dimmed.

Jiang Ran, are you that short of money...?

He also said that something had happened in his family, just like hers, which was why...

Biting her lower lip, Xia Yunxi's eyes dimmed. She took out her phone, opened her chat with Jiang Ran, and sent him a message.

[Jiang Ran, if you encounter any difficulties, you can tell me. Although my current job doesn't pay much, I've recently accumulated some savings...]

After editing the message, Xia Yunxi thought for a moment and then deleted the last section.

When the message was finally sent, it was just a simple one: [Jiang Ran, are you having some trouble?]

On the second floor, Jiang Ran, who was busy setting up the room, didn't even look at her phone.

He had never confessed his feelings to anyone. When he was with Qin Yiyao, he just mentioned it briefly, "Why don't we start dating?" Qin Yiyao replied with an "okay," and that's how it began.

For now, he can only imitate what he saw on TV, arranging rose petals into a small heart shape on the bed sheet and then placing the jewelry box in the very center.

Just as the design was finished, a car horn sounded downstairs.

Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, Jiang Ran saw Wen Ling, dressed in a black leather coat, enter the first-floor living room with a blank expression.

Hearing the elevator go up, Jiang Ran's heart was in her throat.

He clenched his fists secretly, Wen Zhi's words echoing in his mind.

"Just keep pestering her! That's exactly what works on my sister!"

"Don't listen to what my sister said. She's just being stubborn. Just stick to your guns and leave. Let her react slowly..."

These were the words Wen Zhi repeatedly told him in WeChat after she left...

With a "bang," the bedroom door was pushed open, and the scene inside instantly fell into Wen Ling's eyes.

The situation came suddenly, and Jiang Ran was clearly unprepared. Driven by emotion, he blurted out to Wen Ling, "Sis, I like you!"

Still confused, Wen Ling stared blankly at the scene, when she heard Jiang Ran say something else.

"I know you might still refuse, but I won't give up. I know you seem cold on the outside but are warm on the inside. Even though you say you don't like it, you still gave me a lot of things. It's okay, as long as you don't mind, I'll keep taking the initiative!"

Almost forcing himself to speak, Jiang Ran finally managed to get all the things on his mind that had been going on for the past few days out.

Whether it was genuine or feigned, whether they were a good match or not, all the emotions that had been bottled up these past few days were finally released at this moment!

After he finished speaking, he decisively followed Wen Zhi's instructions, giving Wen Ling no chance to react at all. He took a small step, bypassed Wen Ling, and rushed downstairs—

The gust of wind that had rushed past Jiang Ran as he dashed out reached her ears, and Wen Ling, belatedly realizing what was happening, stared blankly at the scene on the large bed in the bedroom.

Jiang Ran, does he like her?

The scent of Jiang Ran still lingered in the air as they brushed past each other.

In the morning, he was just as ruthless as ever, telling him to leave without hesitation, and he actually left. But in the afternoon, he just blurted out that he liked her?!

"..."

"Sis, what's the rush? You rarely come out with me, shouldn't you spend some quality time with your little sister?"

In her mind, Wen Zhi seemed to be delaying her words, which were still a second ago.

Wen Ling's gaze fell on the jewelry box in the center of the rose petals, which contained two high-quality jadeite pieces, their value visibly considerable!

wrong!

This is clearly not something Jiang Ran can afford.

Either Wen Zhi has already met with him...

She never allowed Jiang Ran to meet her family privately, especially not during the term of their contract.

Considering Wen Zhi's expression as she hid somewhere, seemingly ready to watch the show, these methods must have been taught to him by Wen Zhi!

Wen Ling knew her younger sister very well; she was always unreliable and especially loved watching a good show.

So now, isn't teaching Jiang Ran to confess to her just to see her make a fool of herself?

Jiang Ran actually cooperated so well, he even agreed to confess his feelings to her?!

Just thinking about how the two of them were plotting behind her back made Wen Ling feel like her home had been raided!

What's wrong?

Did Jiang Ran really think she liked him? He agreed to Wen Zhi's suggestion so easily, acting so recklessly!

For a moment, Wen Ling didn't know where to begin her anger!

She found Jiang Ran ridiculous, ridiculous that she actually believed her sister's words and came so well-prepared to test her!

It seems she's been giving Jiang Ran too much credit, making him so ungrateful!

Wen Ling's eyes fell on the phone screen, on a contact named "Weng Bingyun".

After thinking for a moment, she sent a message: [Come here at 5 PM tomorrow.]

She also sent her location along the way.

As expected, the other party replied with a very excited "[OK]".

Wen Ling's eyes darkened, and she clicked on Jiang Ran's profile picture again, sending him a message.

Wen L.: [Come to the second floor at 5 PM tomorrow, and I will give you a direct response to your confession.]

The message came suddenly and quickly. Jiang Ran, who had just gone downstairs and returned to her bedroom to turn on her phone, sat up abruptly.

So Wen Zhi wasn't lying to him after all; this trick actually worked on Wen Ling!

It seems that he was indeed too impatient the previous two times, eager to get a definite answer from Wen Ling, so he went too far and caused Wen Ling to resist?

So, does that mean Sister Wenling is finally going to give him a straight answer?

For a moment, Jiang Ran felt his heart beating very fast!

To be honest, he wasn't mentally prepared yet. After all, through other people these past few days, he had roughly learned that there was a huge difference in status between Wen Ling and him.

If it's really just wishful thinking on his part and Wen Ling doesn't like it, then he can completely ignore Wen Ling's unusual reactions these past few days, honestly complete the task, take the money and leave, and live his own life in peace.

But, if she really likes him...

The bedroom was so quiet that Jiang Ran could hear her own heart pounding...

If he really likes it, then he needs to work even harder!

I will try my best to be worthy of Wen Ling and I absolutely cannot hold my sister back!

As for the message Xia Yunxi sent, Jiang Ran didn't even open it to read it carefully. He switched to WeChat and, unable to contain his excitement, started searching for how to be a good stay-at-home dad...

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Thank you so much to "Galio Who Loves Eating 600 Miles" for the amazing certification! (づ￣3￣)づ╭～

Just like the previous book, there's absolutely no cheating and the protagonist is definitely pursuing her husband, so feel free to follow along!