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

"......Oh well."

Xia Yunxi responded, and after hesitating for a long time, she finally mustered up the courage to ask, "Then, Jiang Ran, if I get off work, can I still ask you out?"

"As friends, of course."

Jiang Ran smiled and agreed, adding that the rules were clearly defined.

Xia Yunxi understood what he meant. Before his divorce, everything they did was out of friendship. As for being together, that would have to wait until he got divorced.

For Xia Yunxi, this was a time she could easily wait for. She had waited through all those years of unrequited love, so a few more days wouldn't make a difference.

By the time Jiang Ran put all her things in the car and drove to her rented apartment, it was already 5 p.m.

After a long day, he washed up and went straight to bed, falling asleep without realizing it.

Junlan Mansion Villa District.

It's dinnertime at 7 p.m.

After a busy afternoon of work, Wen Ling stopped what she was doing after glancing at the time. She saw a message from Liu Wan that the tutor she had found for Chen Jingyu would arrive at 8 p.m.

She got up and walked out of the office. She glanced at the closed door of Chen Jingyu's room, her eyes darkened, and she walked over. She knocked lightly three times and then left.

When Wen Ling came out of the bathroom, she saw Chen Jingyu waiting obediently in the living room.

"Let's go downstairs for lunch. I've arranged for my teacher to come over at 8 o'clock to check on your learning progress and future schedule. From now on, your teacher will be in charge of all your daily life matters. Also, here's a two-week study plan that I made for you this afternoon."

Wen Ling's words were very concise. She pointed to the small notebook on the coffee table in the living room and gestured for Chen Jingyu to come downstairs with her.

Chen Jingyu nodded and quickly picked up the booklet on the table, following behind Wen Ling.

The two took the elevator downstairs.

As before, the living room on the first floor remained unchanged in the evening. In the kitchen, Xia Yunxi was busy as usual, and the prepared dinner was neatly arranged on the dining table.

However, the only change was that Jiang Ran was no longer near the dining table.

At first, Wen Ling thought Jiang Ran hadn't woken up yet, so she walked to the dining table and sat down with some displeasure, her gaze lingering on the bedroom where Jiang Ran was staying.

Chen Jingyu, who was sitting obediently at the dining table, was frightened by Wen Ling's terrifying aura. She forced herself to open the booklet to check the plan, which was also to give herself something to do.

As a result, when I opened the first page of the notebook, I was greeted by a densely packed schedule, broken down into details such as reviewing previous lessons from 8-9 am, attending classes from 9-12 pm, etc.

Especially when she saw the rule that she had to spend an hour every day reviewing Chinese in English, Chen Jingyu was so shocked that her fingers trembled and she almost threw the booklet away!

She thought that although Wen Ling seemed cold, she was actually a more communicative adult than her mother, much like her cousin Jiang Ran. However, she did not expect that this plan would be even more demanding than when she was in school!

Suddenly, Chen Jingyu felt a strong urge to go to school...

She couldn't help but glance at Wen Ling, only to see that Wen Ling's face was gloomy and she looked displeased!

Chen Jingyu didn't dare to speak, and could only look pleadingly towards Jiang Ran's bedroom, hoping her cousin would quickly come to the table and ease the tension...

Once all the dishes were laid out on the table, and Xia Yunxi was already standing near the table, but Jiang Ran still hadn't appeared, Wen Ling couldn't help but ask, "Where's Jiang Ran?"

Xia Yunxi was taken aback, and subconsciously replied, "He... Mr. Jiang moved out this afternoon..."

moment!

The atmosphere in the restaurant plummeted to freezing point!

Wen Ling, who was already in a bad mood, instantly turned ugly!

"Why didn't you report this to me?!"

Her tone was so sharp, like ice piercing the bone, that Xia Yunxi stammered, "I... Mr. Jiang said that you already knew he was moving out, so..."

"..."

She already knew that Jiang Ran had told her about moving out before, but at that time she calculated that Jiang Ran probably didn't have much money, and that he was just threatening her!

Although Jiang Ran brought up moving out again later, making her think he was serious, she had also asked him to stay, and even suggested that his cousin stay there!

Unexpectedly, Jiang Ran still moved away!

Looking at the empty living room and the chair that Jiang Ran often sat in beside her, Wen Ling felt a sudden emptiness in her heart.

It felt like something was missing.

It seems he's really determined to divorce her once the contract is finalized!

Wen Ling's eyes darkened, revealing neither joy nor anger. Looking at the food in front of her, she felt that her behavior of coming down to find Jiang Ran for breakfast that morning was ridiculous.

How could she possibly think that having dinner with Jiang Ran would be a way to test his feelings?

Wen Ling felt like she had gone completely mad!

The food on the table was exquisite, each dish as refined as ever, like a work of art made in a grand hotel, but it lacked a touch of human warmth and order.

Wen Ling's eyes darkened, and after a long silence, she suddenly stood up!

Chen Jingyu, who was still in shock from hearing the news of her cousin moving away, was startled by Wen Ling's sudden action of standing up. She looked over abruptly, "Sister-in-law... Sister-in-law..."

Wen Ling snapped out of her daze and said somewhat irritably, "You eat, I don't have much of an appetite tonight."

"......ah?"

Chen Jingyu stared blankly at her, only to see Wen Ling walk straight to the elevator without saying another word.

She looked at Xia Yunxi with some confusion, "Maid, is the relationship between my brother and sister-in-law really that bad?"

Xia Yunxi didn't expect Wen Ling to suddenly stop eating. Before she could think about it, she heard Chen Jingyu asking her a question.

Knowing that she was Jiang Ran's younger cousin, Xia Yunxi smiled and asked, "Why would you think that?"

"After my brother picked me up last night, my sister-in-law and I had a fight, and it was because of me. And now my brother has suddenly moved out without even telling me..."

Chen Jingyu suddenly felt like she had been abandoned by her own brother.

There was also the schedule Wen Ling had drawn up for her. She had thought her sister-in-law was cold on the outside but warm on the inside, but she never expected that her behavior would be just like her temperament—both were so serious...

Faced with Chen Jingyu's doubts, Xia Yunxi's eyes flickered, and she smiled, "That's a matter between adults, it has nothing to do with you. Don't overthink it, just focus on studying and preparing for the college entrance examination in a few months."

Chen Jingyu immediately felt dejected: "But my brother has already moved out, it's not really appropriate for me to still be living here..."

"There's nothing wrong with it!"

Xia Yunxi offered a word of comfort, her gaze falling on the spacious living room on the first floor, her expression suddenly becoming complex: "No matter what, this place is half of your brother's home..."