The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 240 It's all Grandpa's fault

Lin Ran is actually pregnant! It's really true.

Xiao Jingchen, as if possessed, lifted up Lin Ran's bedding.

Several identical sheets of white paper fluttered and fell to the ground.

Xiao Jingchen picked them up one by one, as if torturing himself, and looked at each one.

From the initial pregnancy report to subsequent prenatal checkup reports.

Xiao Jingchen couldn't even imagine how Lin Ran managed to go to the hospital alone to have all those tests done.

He took a deep breath, his eyes reddening, and upon closer inspection, there were even a few tears in his eyes. His heart felt as if it had been torn apart, the pain suffocating him.

"Why didn't you tell me? How could you not tell me?"

Xiao Jingchen murmured, but soon he remembered something.

Lin Ran had told him about these things before; she had asked him about them countless times during their recent argument.

Xiao Jingchen sat on the edge of the bed, clutching his chest, overwhelmed by endless regret.

He didn't even realize it; he refused to believe it.

Xiao Jingchen wished he could strangle his past self, but now all he could do was hold these papers and wait for news of Lin Ran's return.

The cool moonlight streamed down and seeped into the room.

Xiao Jingchen, holding the few sheets of paper, didn't mind the mess he had made of the bed, and actually lay down on it and fell asleep.

Meanwhile, back in F country, Old Master Xiao looked at the woman on the hospital bed with a worried expression, his somewhat cloudy eyes filled with guilt.

"Old Xiao, tell me, is this my fault?"

The old man murmured, seemingly unable to bear looking at the person on the bed.

Butler Xiao sighed and spoke with a hint of helplessness.

"This isn't your fault, it's the young master's fault... sigh."

Hearing this, the old man's guilt deepened.

"If I hadn't insisted on Ranran marrying into the family, none of this would have happened."

"I was planning to let Ranran live the life she wanted this time, but why did it have to happen now..."

Grandpa Xiao glanced at Lin Ran's bulging belly with some pain, his eyes full of conflict.

After a long pause, he sighed deeply.

"Old Xiao, do you think I'm being too selfish?"

Butler Xiao didn't speak this time, but just comforted the old man with a helpless expression, and after a long while hesitantly spoke.

“Master, you’re doing this all for the sake of the Xiao family. I think the young mistress can understand.”

"is it?"

The old man was not happy because of these words. Instead, his face showed even more guilt, and he looked as if he had aged decades in an instant, looking extremely haggard.

"Well……"

A very faint groan echoed in the ward, and the old man instantly perked up and called for the doctor.

Lin Ran felt excruciating pain all over her body, and her eyelids felt like they were glued shut, making it impossible for her to open them.

The sounds around her were noisy, but they were in languages ​​she couldn't understand.

She didn't know how much time had passed, but the sounds around her gradually quieted down. Lin Ran slowly opened her eyes and was stunned by the unfamiliar surroundings.

Heaven... looks like this?

Lin Ran blinked, and before she could continue thinking, a very familiar voice reached her ears.

"Ranran?"

"Grandpa? You? How could I..."

Looking at the person in front of her, Lin Ran understood everything.

She was rescued.

Instead of the joy she had imagined, Lin Ran only felt endless exhaustion.

She's going to repeat the same life she had before.

Seeing her silent expression, how could the old man not guess what she was thinking? After hesitating for a long time, he suddenly sighed.

"Don't worry, that kid doesn't know you're still alive."

"This is Country F. I rescued you secretly."

Hearing this, Lin Ran finally understood where that feeling of unfamiliarity came from.

only……

"Grandpa, my child..."

Lin Ran paused for a few seconds, then suddenly remembered something. She eagerly touched her stomach and breathed a sigh of relief when she found that it was still slightly swollen.

"Don't worry, both you and the baby in your belly are fine."

The old man's face became more excited when the child was mentioned.

"You silly child, why didn't you tell me you were pregnant?"

"If I hadn't arrived in time, not only would the baby in my belly be gone, but you and I wouldn't have been able to save either."

"Grandpa, I'm sorry, I..."

Seeing the old man looking like he was about to cry as he spoke, Lin Ran felt a sudden, sharp pain in her heart.

She spoke softly, her voice filled with remorse.

"Never mind, it's not your fault, it's my fault."

"It was I who forced you to marry that brat. I thought you two... sigh."

At this point, the old man seemed to suddenly understand something. He reached out and held Lin Ran's hand tightly.

“I know that brat has done a lot of wrong things, but the child is innocent. However, if you really don’t want him, then…”

The word "hit" seemed stuck in his throat, and he couldn't say it no matter what.

Lin Ran felt the hand holding her trembling slightly, and her heart was filled with complicated emotions.

She understood what the old man meant and his feelings.

After all, the baby in her belly wasn't just her child, but also her grandfather's great-grandchild.

But Grandpa still said those words. Lin Ran blinked, her eyes welling up with tears.

"Why are you crying? Ranran, if you don't want it, then we don't have it. It's okay. No matter what you choose, Grandpa will support you."

The old man still thought that his words had touched a raw nerve with Lin Ran, and the last bit of reluctance in his heart was thrown to the back of his mind.

"No, Grandpa, boohoo, it's not that I don't want children, I'm just a little touched."

Lin Ran sobbed, ignoring the IV needle still in her hand, and threw herself into the old man's arms.

“This is not only Xiao Jingchen’s child, but also my child, Grandpa. I want to keep him.”

Lin Ran spoke very solemnly, expressing her inner thoughts word by word.

"Okay, whatever you want to do, Grandpa will support you."

The old man had already prepared to abort the child, but when he heard Lin Ran say this, his last worry was relieved.

"By the way, Grandpa, where is Xiao Yunsi?"

Lin Ran suddenly remembered something and asked.

The old man's face immediately turned cold. He paused, seemingly afraid of frightening Lin Ran, and then smiled at her again.

"He's next door."

"Don't worry, I already know what he did, and I definitely won't let him off easily."

"You should just focus on your pregnancy these days. There are too many people at the hospital. Come home with Grandpa."

The old man pinched Lin Ran's thin face with a pained expression and sighed deeply.