The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 387 In order to live

Late at night, at the Xiao family villa.

The two children played with Old Man Li for a long time during the day, and went back to their room to sleep early in the evening.

The three adults sat around the table in the middle, their eyes fixed on the lunchboxes on the table.

"Old Li, what was the result?"

Seeing that Old Man Li had stopped what he was doing, Lin Ran very considerately raised her hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead.

"Hmm, there's no more medicine in this food."

"That person was also very clever. He knew that Xiao Xiao wouldn't finish his meal, so he sprinkled the medicine on the top layer. As long as he ate, he would swallow some of it."

Lin Ran's pupils contracted, and she looked at those things with a sense of unease.

If he hadn't happened to meet Elder Li, and if he hadn't just happened to know these things, Xiao Jingchen might not have even known when he died.

On the other hand, Xiao Jingchen had the same idea.

He was confident, but also arrogant.

She never even suspected that Xiao Yunsi would take the opportunity to poison the food she ate every day.

"Alright, that's all I can do. Come find me in fifteen minutes. You have to come today."

Old Li gathered up the wreckage on the table, narrowed his eyes, glanced at Xiao Jingchen, and said something that seemed to carry a hint of warning. After saying this, he didn't care about the attitudes of the two men and turned around to go back to his room.

"Ranran, you go and rest first. I'll handle the rest of this. You don't need to do anything."

This time, Lin Ran didn't refuse. She nodded and went upstairs to her room, somewhat absentmindedly.

Xiao Jingchen sat in the living room and sent out several messages before heading to his room.

Inside the room, Old Man Li had already started burning incense, filling the entire room with the smell of Chinese medicine.

Xiao Jingchen took a few deep sniffs, but he didn't find it unpleasant. On the contrary, he felt the pressure in his heart gradually ease.

"This is soothing incense; you can take some with you later."

Old Li patted the bed in front of him, gesturing for Xiao Jingchen to lie down.

"Mr. Li, how is Sui Sui's health? When do you think we can go over and have the surgery done?"

Suddenly, Xiao Jingchen asked a question.

Old Li glanced at him, his expression serious.

"I don't know when it will be possible, but it's definitely not possible right now."

"You've been injured quite a bit lately, haven't you? Plus, being drugged this time has taken a toll on your body. You need to take good care of yourself."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingchen did not speak again, but pursed his lips, a trace of worry flashing in his eyes.

When Xiao Jingchen returned to the bedroom after the treatment, Lin Ran had already fallen into a deep sleep.

He stared at Lin Ran's unguarded appearance for a long time, then suddenly chuckled, gently covered her with the blanket, and lay down on the other side of the bed.

The next morning, all the information about which restaurant it was had reached Xiao Jingchen.

Perhaps thinking that Xiao Jingchen wouldn't discover that he had been drugged, Xiao Yunsi didn't bother to hide it.

A new packer has joined the restaurant; he's a very young boy.

Xiao Yunsi gave him money and told him to sprinkle the powder into Xiao Jingchen's food every day.

With all the evidence in hand, Xiao Jingchen could have simply called the police and let them handle the matter, but...

He stared intently at the documents in his hand, his expression complex.

The boy lost both his parents at a young age, and his only relative was his grandfather. However, his grandfather did not treat him well, otherwise he would not have started working at the age of teens.

Xiao Jingchen took a deep breath, his index finger gently tracing the line of text, as if he had returned to the nightmare of his childhood.

"Zhou Qing, go and bring him here."

"Remember, don't let anyone find out."

After a long pause, Xiao Jingchen made a decision, a somewhat crazy one.

bang bang-

A knock sounded at the door, and Lin Ran walked in with several documents in her hand. Seeing that Xiao Jingchen's expression was off, she quickly went over to ask him what was wrong.

"What's wrong? Is there any progress on the drugging case?"

Xiao Jingchen nodded, then shook his head, and handed over the documents in his hand.

Lin Ran looked at her, a hint of heartache flashing in her eyes as well.

"But he did hurt you after all..."

Lin Ran felt sorry for him, but she felt even more sorry for Xiao Jingchen.

"Ranran, do you know? He looks a lot like me when I was a child."

Xiao Jingchen's tone was sullen, and his face was full of a forlorn smile.

Lin Ran's heart clenched almost instantly, a slight pain surfacing within her.

"Perhaps I can see if I can save him."

After a long pause, Xiao Jingchen finally managed to explain his intentions.

Lin Ran neither agreed nor refused.

Her gaze remained fixed on Xiao Jingchen, her eyes filled with heartache.

She knew that Xiao Jingchen didn't want to save the little boy, but rather the version of herself that had been neglected when she was a child.

Even though he now knows that the old man loves him, so many things from his childhood are not easily forgotten.

"Jingchen, I support your decision."

"Just do what you want to do. I believe you will succeed."

After hearing Lin Ran's words, Xiao Jingchen's unease dissipated considerably.

He looked at the woman in front of him, his eyes filled with emotion.

"Mr. Xiao, the person has arrived."

Not long after, Zhou Qing arrived at the office with his men.

The boy was dark-skinned and thin. Although he was already sixteen years old, he still looked like he was fourteen.

He didn't know why Xiao Jingchen had come to see him; he just looked at the surrounding decorations with envy, his eyes filled with undisguised shock.

How could anyone work here? The room is so cool and clean, it doesn't seem like him...

The boy seemed to remember something, and he lowered his head even further, looking ridiculously thin.

"Sit down, Shen Feng."

Hearing Xiao Jingchen call his name, he looked up in shock.

"How do you know my name?"

Xiao Jingchen didn't say anything, but simply took out a few photos and threw them in front of him.

"You poisoned Xiao Yunsi, do you know what it means if this is discovered?"

Shen Feng clutched his tattered clothes tightly with both hands, his face pale with fright.

He knew, of course, that doing that kind of thing was wrong, but he needed the money.

He needs money to study and to buy food, otherwise he will starve to death.

"Sorry, it is my fault."

In those few short minutes, Shen Feng considered begging for mercy and trying to escape, but in the end, he just slumped to the ground in despair.

If you've made a mistake, you've made a mistake. Or maybe someone like him shouldn't have been born into this world in the first place, otherwise why would everything he does go wrong?

"I only put in a tiny bit each time. I must have been out of my mind to do something like that. I'm really sorry."

Shen Feng apologized again and again, his voice growing softer and softer.