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

"Well......"

Amidst the bustling traffic and noisy crowds, her voice, though soft, was very close.

Jiang Ran heard it clearly.

His heart skipped a beat, his body stiffened involuntarily, and his voice involuntarily escaped: "Are you serious?"

"call......"

The only response Jiang Ran received was Xia Yunxi's steady breathing, which was accompanied by panting.

She fell asleep.

Everything happened so fast tonight. Jiang Ran, who just wanted to vent his emotions, never expected to hear Xia Yunxi confess her feelings to him at such a time.

No, what gives him the right?

Even he himself had this question in his mind.

In the years he spent with Qin Yiyao, he was unaware that he had missed out on so much, including Xia Yunxi...

The phrase "truth comes out when one is drunk" came to mind.

He walked toward the taxi parked by the roadside.

After giving the address, he carefully placed Xia Yunxi on the back seat and then got into the car himself.

On the way, Xia Yunxi's head was tilted to the side on his shoulder; she was fast asleep and very soundly.

if......

I mean, if.

Jiang Ran turned his head to look at Xia Yunxi's face, which was flushed with a youthful flush, and she was sleeping soundly.

If she still insists on saying that after she sobers up tomorrow...

......

We arrived at the Junlanfu villa area at 9:13 pm.

Upon seeing that the person sitting in the taxi was Jiang, security guard Zhang Tao let him pass without hesitation.

The taxi entered the villa area without any hindrance and stopped outside the seven villas.

As Jiang Ran got out of the car, he noticed that the lights were still on on the second floor of the villa in the courtyard.

Jiang Ran was no longer that concerned about Wen Ling not being asleep at this hour.

His attention was entirely focused on Xia Yunxi at that moment.

After paying, he bent down, slipped his right hand under Xia Yunxi's knees, and placed his left hand on her back, carefully lifting her out horizontally.

After scanning the iris lock, Jiang Ran carried her quickly towards the living room.

Xia Yunxi's residence was in a guest room not far from his bedroom, and Jiang Ran did not linger, heading straight for the guest room.

After placing her on the bed and covering her with a blanket, Jiang Ran came out of the guest room.

Without paying any more attention to Wen Ling, Jiang Ran picked up the teapot and went to the kitchen to fill it with water. He then sat down on the sofa in the living room and waited for the water to boil before delivering it to Xia Yunxi's room.

People who drink too much will be very thirsty when they wake up the next day. He plans to make Xia Yunxi some honey water while it's still hot so that it will be ready to drink the next morning.

While waiting, he finally had time to turn on his phone and saw the message from his cousin, Chen Jingyu.

There are five in total.

8 points.

Chen Jingyu: [...]

Chen Jingyu: [If it's inconvenient, then forget it. Anyway, nobody needs me.]

Chen Jingyu: [Actually, I'm not that important to you, am I?]

8 points.

Chen Jingyu: [I don't know what's wrong with me, bro, just pretend you didn't see this.]

9 points.

Chen Jingyu: [Really, can't I stay at your place?]

The latest message was sent 8 minutes ago, and scattered messages filled Jiang Ran's eyes.

Jiang Ran knew her cousin very well. She had always been quiet and well-behaved, not talkative at all, a typical introvert. She usually liked to sneak into her bedroom and look at strange and unusual things...

This was also the first time she had ever sent him so many messages in one go.

It seems the matter is indeed very urgent!

The thought popped into Jiang Ran's mind. Without giving it much thought, he simply typed: "[What's wrong?]"

Chen Jingyu: [...]

Well, it seems like I probably won't get any results by asking on my phone alone.

Jiang Ran looked around the living room, his gaze lingering on his bedroom door. He could have brought Chen Jingyu over to stay; the villa was at least 600 square meters with plenty of rooms. But should he ask Wen Ling about this?

With this in mind, Jiang Ran naturally had this thought.

But he quickly dismissed the idea.

They are still married. This is Wen Ling's house, but it is also his. Wen Ling can let outsiders in without asking permission. He is just bringing people over to stay for one night. There is no problem with that.

What's more, this person is his own cousin!

The kettle on the coffee table was already boiling. Jiang Ran got right to work, made some honey water, placed the cup on Xia Yunxi's bedside table, and walked straight outside.

In a hurry, he didn't hesitate to walk to the garage, get in the G-Wagon, and drive away.

Little did he know that at that moment, behind the milky-white curtains by the floor-to-ceiling window on the second floor of the villa, Wen Ling stood with her arms crossed and hands tucked in, watching this scene with a cold and desolate gaze.

He went out again.

Wen Ling went to the restroom after dinner, and only when she came out did she notice that it was very quiet downstairs.

Although the villa has good soundproofing, it's not so quiet that you can't hear anything at all.

At this time in the past, Jiang Ran would be downstairs playing on his phone with the volume turned up very high, the sound coming from the restaurant downstairs, which was very close to her office.

Although she couldn't hear clearly, Wen Ling could vaguely tell that there were people downstairs, and that Xia Yunxi would be busy in the kitchen at night.

But around 7 o'clock, the area downstairs became unusually quiet.

At that moment, Wen Ling subconsciously wanted to send a message to ask, but when she took out her phone, her fingers paused.

She recalled what she had done that day and knew that in business warfare, when tensions were high, the party that broke the silence first would be labeled as having tacitly yielded.

So she didn't ask and waited until now, until there was movement downstairs again.

She knew Jiang Ran had returned.

So she kept waiting, hoping that Jiang Ran would come up to her again as before, nonchalantly, and report where he had gone and what he had been doing.

Or even just send her a message?

But there was nothing there.

Until she heard a noise coming from the garage downstairs, she instinctively went to the window and looked out, only to see Jiang Ran driving away in that G-Class...

From the time they met through a blind date until now, Jiang Ran has always treated her with great respect. He would discuss any plans with her in advance and ask her questions. But now it seems like he doesn't even see her anymore.

This was the first time Wen Ling had encountered such a situation that was out of control. In previous company battles, she had always been the one strategizing behind the scenes, but now a variable had appeared!

Wen Ling suddenly felt a pang of panic. She suddenly felt as if things were spiraling out of her control, especially with Jiang Ran. It seemed that, just as she had said these past few days, he really had his own things to do and needed to find a place to move out...

They even want to restore their previous agreement: after marriage, they will not interfere with each other's private lives...