The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 200 Brake failure

After saying this, Lin Ran turned and left, going upstairs.

Xiao Jingchen, who had been looking annoyed, immediately looked away when he heard the door open outside and bent down to start working.

Lin Ran paused as she walked in, then looked away guiltily.

Where is your package?

Lin Ran paused, turned to look at Xiao Jingchen, and smiled.

"Oh, that was a wrong number, it wasn't my package."

"That's it."

Xiao Jingchen smiled and didn't ask any more questions, but Lin Ran still felt a little guilty. She glanced at him again and hurriedly returned to her seat.

Lin Ran's current job is very simple: either serving tea and water to Xiao Jingchen or looking at some unimportant documents.

She could even occasionally offer Xiao Jingchen some advice.

Although it wasn't as free and enjoyable as working in the secretariat, Lin Ran was able to learn more and gradually got used to working with Xiao Jingchen.

"I'm not going back to the villa tonight."

Just after discussing work, Xiao Jingchen suddenly said something.

Lin Ran was taken aback. She looked up with some confusion when she heard the explanation.

“There’s a project in the neighboring city of S that I need to visit in person. It will take about two or three days.”

"Yes, Mr. Xiao, I will work hard in the office."

Lin Ran obediently made her promise, but she didn't notice the fleeting struggle on Xiao Jingchen's face.

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

Lin Ran noticed Xiao Jingchen's gaze and thought she had said something wrong. She looked over with a puzzled expression, but Xiao Jingchen just shook his head and turned back to his desk.

Xiao Jingchen left the company before the end of the workday. Lin Ran looked at the huge office with a sense of loss, feeling a little lonely for the first time.

Lin Ran thought things would be better back at the villa, but after returning, she only felt even more lonely.

She lost her appetite for her favorite food and went to bed early to rest.

The curtains in the room weren't drawn. She looked up at the sky outside the window, where the round moon hung high.

Lin Ran's heart stirred, and she suddenly sat up, took out her phone, took a picture, and sent it over.

"The moon is so big tonight! Is it like that where you are too?"

As soon as she finished sending it, Lin Ran felt her face burning and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

She rarely posts these things so directly, but just now, for some reason, she just wanted to share them with Xiao Jingchen.

buzz-

Lin Ran's phone vibrated a few times suddenly. She opened it with a pleasant surprise and saw Xiao Jingchen's reply.

It was the same photo of the moon, but Lin Ran couldn't help but smile, her face full of shyness.

She looked at the photos carefully over and over again before finally falling into a deep sleep.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Xiao Jingchen had just come out of the building, his face gloomy and cold, and he was in a very bad mood.

Zhou Qing stood to the side, not daring to utter a single word, for fear of igniting the powder keg herself.

But after reading the message on his phone, Xiao Jingchen smiled, as if Zhou Qing's anger was just a figment of his imagination.

He even saw his own CEO look up and take a picture.

"Let's go."

Xiao Jingchen stared at his phone for a long time before finally speaking.

Under the cool moonlight, Xiao Jingchen's shadow was gradually lengthened.

After getting into the car, Zhou Qing started it as usual, but soon after driving off, he realized something was wrong.

The whole car smelled of gasoline.

Xiao Jingchen also realized something was wrong, and his brows furrowed.

"Mr. Xiao, the brakes have failed."

Zhou Qing's tone was very serious. He dared not slack off in the slightest and kept his eyes fixed on the spot in front of the car window.

They were on a mountain road at that moment, and a slight mishap could have resulted in a fatal accident.

"Don't be nervous, keep driving."

Xiao Jingchen gave the order in a deep voice, and in the blink of an eye, he moved from the back seat to the passenger seat.

He glanced at it a few times, snorted coldly, and squeezed out a chilling voice.

"It seems someone is about to make a move."

Even at this point, Xiao Jingchen remained remarkably calm.

Due to extreme tension, cold sweat kept sliding down Zhou Qing's forehead.

But the situation was far worse than they had imagined.

A minute later, the lights inside the car went out, and even the navigation system stopped working.

Zhou Qing gritted his teeth and could only slowly proceed along the route he remembered, trying to stop the car.

But just as they rounded a bend, a large rock appeared in front of them that hadn't been there on the way.

At their current speeds, a collision would be fatal.

"Mr. Xiao."

Zhou Qing shouted in a somewhat flustered manner.

Xiao Jingchen's eyes turned cold as he reached for the steering wheel and turned it hard.

Zhou Qing immediately understood what he meant and turned the steering wheel as well.

The tires screeched as they rubbed against the road, and the car spun several times before crashing into a rock after losing some of its momentum.

With a loud bang, the airbags deployed.

"Zhou Qing."

In the darkness, Xiao Jingchen felt a sharp pain all over his body, and the smell of blood around him made him panic completely.

After a long while, Zhou Qing's somewhat weak voice came from beside him.

"Mr. Xiao, I'm fine."

Xiao Jingchen breathed a sigh of relief and carefully opened the somewhat deformed car door.

He was fine, but his right arm was in a lot of pain.

"Mr. Xiao, I'm stuck. You should go first, otherwise the car will be delayed..."

Zhou Qing was seriously injured. He gritted his teeth and tried to move, but even the slightest movement caused him to break out in a cold sweat from the pain.

After the car crashed, gasoline spilled out, and the surrounding area smelled strongly of gasoline.

The car will explode soon.

That was all Zhou Qing could say.

There was no sound from beside him. Zhou Qing took a deep breath and lowered his eyes, his gaze dim.

Bang!

Right there, he heard a banging sound coming from the car door. He looked towards the sound and saw Xiao Jingchen trying hard to open the door.

Zhou Qing, a grown man, suddenly had tears in his eyes. Just as he was about to say something, the car door was actually opened.

The two of them fell to the ground in a sorry state.

However, Zhou Qing's legs were injured, and she couldn't even stand up, let alone leave quickly.

Xiao Jingchen gritted his teeth, smelling the increasingly strong gasoline odor, and without hesitation carried Zhou Qing on his back.

His right arm was throbbing with pain, but he seemed oblivious, carrying Zhou Qing step by step away from the vehicle.

In the darkness, he was disheveled, his eyes cold, like a demon crawling out of hell.

The two had only walked a few hundred meters when they heard the sound of a vehicle exploding behind them.

Xiao Jingchen slumped to the ground, panting heavily.

Zhou Qing also looked terrified, blood streaming down his face, his eyes filled with relief at surviving the ordeal.

"Mr. Xiao, your arm!"

After catching her breath, Zhou Qing saw Xiao Jingchen's injury by the moonlight.