The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 278 Thank you for taking care of me.

Xiao Jingchen stared at Lin Ran for a long time, his emotions unreadable, before finally giving a soft reply.

"Yes, I'm asking for directions."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the knocking on the door began again.

Lin Ran was stunned for a moment, and a look of disgust appeared between her brows.

"Xiao Jingchen, you've gone too far."

Lin Ran said this and turned to open the door.

Xiao Jingchen gripped the chopsticks tightly in his hand, and with a snap, the chopsticks broke in two.

He lowered his eyes to hide the coldness in them, but when he looked up again, his expression softened.

Fu Sinian smiled when he saw that it was Lin Ran who opened the door.

Before anyone could speak, he turned and entered the room.

The room was still filled with the aroma of food. Fu Sinian gritted his teeth inwardly, feeling deeply displeased.

He even brought a bunch of food with him, but little did he expect that this ungrateful brat was already eating with others.

Fu Ssu-nien's emotions came and went quickly.

In the blink of an eye, he adjusted his mindset and, as if he were back in his own home, put all the food he was holding into the refrigerator.

"Lin Ran, we came to Kyoto together. If you need any help, please let me know."

Lin Ran opened her mouth, but before she could speak, Xiao Jingchen, who was standing next to her, couldn't stand still.

He got up and walked over, standing right between Lin Ran and Fu Sinian.

"Sir, don't you know that you need permission to enter another's home?"

Xiao Jingchen smiled broadly, but Fu Sinian clearly saw the warning in his eyes and the faint chill in his gaze.

He chuckled softly, his tone seemingly carrying a hint of smugness.

"I'm sorry, Ranran and I have been like this since we were in France. I think she won't mind these things."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Sinian clearly felt the cold gaze falling on him. Instead of being afraid, he smiled at him defiantly.

As a man, he knew all too well what it took to anger someone.

But Xiao Jingchen's dark eyes remained completely calm, and his thin lips curled up slightly with a hint of mockery.

"Oh, I see. Thank you for taking care of my wife and children."

Although Fu Sinian had already vaguely guessed Xiao Jingchen's identity, hearing him say it so bluntly still ignited a spark of anger in his heart.

"You're already divorced, shouldn't you be the one who needs to be mindful of your boundaries?"

Seeing Fu Sinian's emotional outburst, Xiao Jingchen's eyes were filled with disdain.

He scoffed, "Divorce? Sorry, you probably don't know us. It's just what my wife said in anger."

"We are not divorced."

To assert his dominance, Xiao Jingchen stood directly next to Lin Ran and forcefully pulled her into his arms.

Fu Sinian's expression changed immediately. Just as he was about to say something, Lin Ran pushed Xiao Jingchen away in a state of near collapse.

"enough!"

"Both of you shut up!"

Lin Ran's eyes seemed to be spitting fire.

She spent three years proving herself and emerging from the shadow cast by Xiao Jingchen.

But with just a few words from these two people, she was turned into an object.

An item that they can fight over at will!

Lin Ran frowned, looking at the two men who had stopped fighting, and sighed deeply.

"All of you, get out of my house."

Lin Ran turned to look at Xiao Jingchen and saw a glimmer of hope rekindle on his face, his tone becoming more resolute.

"Xiao Jingchen, I told you before, no matter what you think now, we have nothing to do with each other anymore."

Xiao Jingchen's face grew paler and paler. He opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

Standing on the other side, Fu Sinian pursed his lips, a hint of a smile in his eyes.

Before he could even open his mouth to boast, Lin Ran had already turned around and looked at him.

“Fu Ssu-nien, we’re just colleagues. If I need anything, I’ll go buy it myself, so…”

"You don't need to come over unless it's absolutely necessary. If there's anything, it's best to discuss it at the company."

As soon as he finished speaking, a faint smile flashed in Fu Sinian's eyes. He looked at Lin Ran with his mouth half open and an expression of disbelief on his face.

"I've finished speaking. Can you leave now?"

Xiao Jingchen didn't move, standing there as if he hadn't heard Lin Ran's words.

Upon seeing this, Fu Sinian quickly withdrew his left foot and turned to look at Xiao Jingchen.

"Didn't you hear what she said? Get out of this house right now and never come back."

Xiao Jingchen snorted coldly, but stubbornly stood still without moving.

Their eyes met in mid-air, a hint of tension igniting between them.

"asshole."

Fu Sinian could no longer bear it and actually punched him.

But Xiao Jingchen was no pushover either, and he dodged to the side.

Lin Ran didn't even have time to speak to stop them, as the two were already locked in a fierce fight, each throwing a punch at the other.

"Stop! Are you two crazy?"

Hearing the sounds of fists hitting flesh, Lin Ran panicked and tried to go over to stop them, but the two people were already on the projection screen and seemed not to have heard her voice at all.

Although Fu Sinian was also quite skilled, he was still quite inferior to Xiao Jingchen, and he quickly fell into a disadvantageous position after only a few moves.

He gritted his teeth, clenched his fist with all his might, and punched Xiao Jingchen.

Xiao Jingchen, who could have dodged the punch, suddenly stood still and took the blow head-on.

"Xiao Jingchen!"

Lin Ran's pupils contracted slightly, and a hint of worry unconsciously surfaced in her eyes.

She rushed over in a panic, her eyes filled with unconcealed panic as she looked at the man lying disheveled on the ground.

"Xiao Jingchen, are you alright?"

Lin Ran's hands were trembling slightly, and her voice was choked with sobs as if she had already cried.

"I'm fine... Ouch."

Xiao Jingchen smiled weakly, seemingly wanting to comfort Lin Ran, but he winced in pain the moment he raised his hand.

"You're still saying you're fine after all this? Xiao Jingchen, are you crazy?"

Lin Ran roared with dissatisfaction.

Behind him, Fu Sinian stared blankly at his fist, a hint of panic in his eyes.

He could have easily dodged that punch.

Before Fu Sinian could carefully consider his willingness, he looked up at the two of them and caught a glimpse of the smug look on Xiao Jingchen's face and the provocation in his eyes. He instantly understood everything.

This man did it on purpose!

He deliberately took a punch from him to make Lin Ran feel sorry for him!

Fu Sinian took a deep breath, clenching and unclenching his fist.

He wanted to explain, but seeing that Lin Ran's gaze never left Xiao Jingchen, he felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if he were being pricked by needles.

He swallowed hard, closed his eyes to hide the pain in them, and turned to leave.

In the current situation, his continued presence would only be a nuisance.