The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 41 Business trip

Xiao Yunsi was not pleased with the result. He glanced at Lin Ran with some regret but said nothing.

"What are you standing there for? Let's go."

Xiao Jingchen noticed Xiao Yunsi's gaze and stepped in front of Lin Ran.

After the two left, Xiao Yunsi's gentle smile vanished, replaced by a sinister glint in his narrow eyes. After a long while, he suddenly laughed again.

Lin Ran followed behind Xiao Jingchen with a nervous expression, feeling uncomfortable all over her body.

As Lin Ran walked, she suddenly stopped.

This direction doesn't seem to lead upstairs, but rather away from the Xiao family's residence.

Could it be that Xiao Jingchen took her in just to make her leave the Xiao family?

Lin Ran lowered her eyes, thinking of a solution. Xiao Jingchen noticed that the woman behind him had stopped and turned around with some dissatisfaction, his thin lips slightly pursed.

"Lin Ran, you walk so slowly, do you expect the boss to wait for you?"

Xiao Jingchen's dissatisfaction was too obvious. Lin Ran gritted her teeth, raised her head and looked at him, her eyes still showing the stubbornness that she hadn't had time to hide.

No matter what, she absolutely cannot lose this job, even if it means offending Xiao Jingchen.

"Mr. Xiao, this direction doesn't seem to be the way to the office."

Xiao Jingchen narrowed his eyes slightly, and after a long while, he let out a cold laugh.

"What? Do you think I would kidnap you?"

"Follow."

Lin Ran was still young, and her thoughts were written all over her face. Xiao Jingchen guessed what she was thinking with just one glance.

Zhou Qing glanced at Lin Ran, who was still standing there, and could only quickly offer an explanation.

"Miss Lin, hurry up and catch up, we're going on a business trip."

On business trip?

Lin Ran paused for a moment, glanced at Xiao Jingchen whose steps were somewhat hurried, and a look of annoyance flashed across her face.

She misunderstood.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Xiao, for taking up your time."

Lin Ran jogged after him, her face flushed, her dark pupils seemingly possessing a magical power that drew the man before her.

Xiao Jingchen stared intently at her delicate face, gave a soft reply, and got into the car first.

Lin Ran paused, her gaze lingering between the passenger seat and the back seat for a moment before finally opening the passenger door.

Xiao Jingchen definitely didn't want to sit with her, so as a qualified subordinate, she had to be quick-witted.

She just didn't notice Xiao Jingchen's increasingly deep gaze.

Zhou Qing swallowed hard, glancing at Lin Ran sitting next to him, inwardly groaning.

Of course, he only dared to think these complaints in his heart; the only thing he could do was to increase the speed of the car.

The three of them arrived at the airport quickly. Lin Ran followed Xiao Jingchen onto the private jet with her head down.

Lin Ran originally wanted to sit next to Zhou Qing, but before her buttocks even touched the seat, she heard Xiao Jingchen's voice.

"come here."

Xiao Jingchen raised his chin, gesturing for Lin Ran to sit opposite him.

Lin Ran reluctantly moved over, but fortunately Xiao Jingchen didn't intend to do anything. After seeing her sit down quietly, he also started working.

The plane was eerily quiet.

Lin Ran couldn't help but yawn, blinking as she tried to clear her head.

When Xiao Jingchen looked up, he saw her head bobbing up and down. Her curled eyelashes trembled slightly, and her rosy lips made his heart flutter. A strange flutter welled up in his heart.

Lin Ran... is quite good-looking.

Xiao Jingchen himself didn't realize that he had been staring at Lin Ran's sleeping face for so long.

A sudden jolt interrupted the scene, and Lin Ran became much more alert. When she opened her eyes, she met a pair of dark pupils.

The two stared at each other for a few seconds before Xiao Jingchen looked away first, lowering his eyes to hide a hint of panic, and coldly reprimanded him.

"Lin Ran, you're sleeping during work hours. Be careful, or I'll dock your pay."

If you listen carefully, you can hear the panic in his tone. However, Lin Ran panicked as soon as she heard the words "salary deduction," and she didn't pay attention to anything else.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Xiao, I didn't mean it. It won't happen again."

Perhaps because she had just woken up, Lin Ran's voice was soft and sweet, with a hint of coquetry.

Xiao Jingchen's heart softened, and he couldn't help but agree.

"it is good."

"no next time."

Lin Ran nodded hurriedly, breathed a sigh of relief, and obediently followed Xiao Jingchen off the plane.

Outside the airport, a man kept looking at the exit, his face full of anxiety.

"Mr. Xiao!"

Upon seeing Xiao Jingchen at the exit, the man seemed relieved and hurriedly waved.

"Mr. Xiao, we encountered a small problem with our project at the exhibition."

In the car, Tang Yan, the man who had just picked him up from the airport, said this with a nervous expression.

The air inside the car seemed to freeze almost instantly. Xiao Jingchen snorted coldly and looked up.

"piece of cake?"

Tang Yan nodded with difficulty, then shook his head, his face contorted with grief as if he were about to burst into tears at any moment.

"say clearly."

"The problem lies with the materials. The supplier ran into some trouble on the way. The goods were supposed to arrive this morning, but we haven't heard from them since."

Tang Yan quickly explained that as the project manager, it was his mistake, but who could have imagined that the people on the other side would have an accident on the way?

"Find a way to salvage the situation, Tang Yan. You know what will happen if you don't do it right."

Unlike Tang Yan, Xiao Jingchen was not flustered. He raised his hand to look at his watch and spoke calmly.

But Tang Yan knew that this was just the prelude to Xiao Jingchen's anger.

"Um, is the missing item not sold locally?"

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Lin Ran cautiously interjected.

Tang Yan didn't recognize her and originally didn't want to answer, but then he thought that since this person was brought by Xiao Jingchen, maybe she had some other way.

"Yes, there are some, but they are few, and..."

"As long as we have it, things will be easier. No matter how much or how little, we should get it first to help out. After all, it's just an exhibition now. As long as we can display the products, that's fine."

"Send someone to meet up with the supplier over there at this time; that will speed things up."

Tang Yan paused for a few seconds, then suddenly clapped his hands.

"Yes, you're right. I'll go and deal with it now."

"Don't worry, Mr. Xiao, I will definitely make the exhibition a success."

Tang Yan was impulsive and quick to act, so the car suddenly fell silent.

Xiao Jingchen remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was starting to look at Lin Ran with new respect.

"Well done, you're quick-witted."

Lin Ran was initially worried that Xiao Jingchen might blame her for meddling, but upon hearing this, she looked up in surprise, her eyes filled with delight.

Sunlight streamed through the car window, casting a golden glow on Lin Ran's hair, making it exceptionally dazzling.