The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 341 Give me living expenses and I'll leave

Xiao Jingchen paused, and the two exchanged a glance, a hint of disapproval flashing across their faces.

"Leave this to me, you don't need to worry. I'll handle everything. Trust me, okay?"

Lin Ran seemed to hesitate for a few seconds before nodding.

"it is good."

Xiao Jingchen was relieved. He glanced at the time, said goodbye to the two children, and turned to leave home.

"Mommy, what are you thinking about?"

Every year, she bent over and brought her chubby little face close to her.

She didn't know why her mother was unhappy, but she still stubbornly tried to cheer her up in her own way.

A hint of warmth flashed in Lin Ran's eyes, and a faint smile appeared on her lips.

"Mommy is fine. As long as you and Sui Sui are okay, Mommy will be very happy."

Upon hearing this, Nian Nian seemed stunned for a moment. After a long while, she suddenly hugged Lin Ran's neck and pitifully spoke.

"May Mommy be happy every year, and may Mommy be well."

"I want Mommy to be happy too."

Sui Sui, standing to the side, also hugged Lin Ran's other arm, the two children expressing their opinions from either side.

Lin Ran's heart melted instantly. She ruffled Niannian's hair and pinched Sui Sui's face.

"Okay, Mommy is happy too."

After having lunch and arriving at the company, Lin Ran was still somewhat absent-minded. Looking at a number on her phone that she had never contacted before, she hesitated for a long time before finally sending a message.

Regardless, she should handle her own affairs. She knew the rules of the Xiao family. Xiao Jingchen had already put a lot of pressure on himself by letting Ye Minghua into the company, and she couldn't just watch her nominal father act recklessly.

Seeing Ye Minghua's reply, Lin Ran breathed a slight sigh of relief and became much more focused on her work.

Before she knew it, it was noon. Lin Ran was already waiting at a restaurant near the Xiao family's place. When she saw Ye Minghua walk in, the disgust in her eyes was almost uncontrollable.

"Why did you call me out?"

Compared to his pitiful accusations that day, Ye Minghua today is his true self: arrogant and overbearing.

Lin Ran took a deep breath, suppressing her dissatisfaction, and said, "If you resign from Xiao's now, I'll give you living expenses, how about it?"

As she spoke, she placed a bank card on the table and pushed it over.

Upon hearing this, a hint of joy flashed in Ye Minghua's eyes. He glanced at the card on the table with feigned composure but did not reach for it.

Just as Wang Mei had predicted, Lin Ran indeed bowed down to him after doing so.

"can."

He pretended to hesitate for a while before giving his answer, but before Lin Ran could breathe a sigh of relief, Ye Minghua's next words made him frown.

"I need 500,000 a month. If you give me that, I can resign from Xiao's immediately. How about it?"

"How many?"

Lin Ran looked up in surprise, her tone revealing undisguised astonishment.

Five hundred thousand? That's more than she earns in a month, yet Ye Minghua is asking for five hundred thousand right off the bat.

"What? You think it's too much?"

Ye Minghua raised an eyebrow in a sarcastic tone, leaned back, and looked like a rogue.

"If you think it's too much, you can ask Xiao Jingchen for some. After all, you already have children, right? Two children, surely he won't even give you 500,000."

Looking at Ye Minghua's shameless appearance, Lin Ran felt a headache coming on. She suddenly stood up and left her seat, unaware that a private room on the second floor had already filmed the whole scene.

Right after Lin Ran left, Ye Minghua didn't stay any longer either. He took the bank card from the table and left.

On the top floor of the Xiao family compound, Xiao Jingchen looked calmly at the person standing in front of him, tapping his fingertips lightly on the table a few times.

"Since you think Ye Minghua is going too far, then move him to the top floor."

Upon hearing Xiao Jingchen's decision, the people standing in the office exchanged glances, their eyes filled with dissatisfaction. However, it was, after all, President Xiao's order, and they had no choice but to accept it.

When Ye Minghua returned to the company, he found that his seat was gone. He asked around and found out that it had been moved to the top floor.

The top floor, that's where Xiao Jingchen's office is located.

A sense of satisfaction welled up in Ye Minghua's heart. He went upstairs with a smug look on his face, which made his former colleagues even more dissatisfied.

Fortunately, he learned to restrain himself after going upstairs and did not cause any more trouble for several days.

It seemed that the matter had been resolved, and even Lin Ran secretly breathed a sigh of relief, unaware that the quiet was merely the calm before the storm.

Even though Lin Ran was no longer with the Xiao family, she already knew about that matter.

The Xiao family's important information was leaked, resulting in significant losses.

Lin Ran felt cold as she looked at the news, her heart sinking as if frozen.

"Ranran, what's wrong?"

It was the little deer standing nearby who first noticed her unusual behavior and went over to her with concern.

"I am fine."

Lin Ran's voice trembled slightly as she repeatedly refreshed the news page, hoping someone would come out to refute the rumors at any moment, but...

Facts are facts. Even if the announcement didn't say who did it, Lin Ran could guess.

How could he... do such a thing?

Lin Ran clenched her fists, hesitated for a long time, and then sent a message to Xiao Jingchen.

"is it him?"

Ten minutes have passed, and there has been no reply to the message.

Lin Ran's heart turned completely cold.

These days, Xiao Jingchen has been very prompt in replying to messages, unless... he has something important to do.

Lin Ran broke out in a cold sweat. She stood up abruptly, went to her office to ask for leave, and then hurriedly left.

Meanwhile, on the top floor of the Xiao family's building, Xiao Jingchen sat with a cold face, his gaze towards Ye Minghua carrying a hint of a half-smile.

"Ye Minghua, will you confess yourself or should I investigate?"

Ye Minghua panicked when he was swept by his cold gaze. His legs went weak and he almost collapsed to the ground.

"Mr. Xiao, I didn't, I really didn't."

Ye Minghua said sincerely that since he moved upstairs, he has only been going to get off work and coming home every day, and he has never stolen any documents.

Seeing this, Xiao Jingchen snorted coldly and gave a wink to the side. Zhou Qing then laid out a stack of photos, and the person in the pictures was none other than Ye Minghua, who was cautiously walking into the office.

Seeing these photos, Ye Minghua was stunned for a long time, and after thinking for a long time, he still couldn't remember what he had done.

But one thing he was certain of was that he absolutely did not peek at that document!

"Mr. Xiao, I did go into the office that day, but I absolutely did not peek at those documents. How could I do such a thing?"