Chapter 148: You are very good to him.
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Wen Ran smiled, saying, “Yes, Older Brother Gu said that if he had a sister, she might be about my age. That might be why he treats me so well.”
“I see that you’re good to him, too.”
When MO Xiuchen said this, the pinch of jealousy seeped into his tone. Wen Ran was good to Wen Jin because he had been her brother for over a decade. But she treated Gu Kai with the same kindness as well.
Even though he knew her feelings for Gu Kai were not romantic, and Gu Kai’s feelings for her weren’t of a man to a woman, he couldn’t help but feel stifled.
He used to think of himself as a cold person, unaffected by matters of men and women. Even when he kept thinking about the little girl from years ago, it was mostly out of gratitude. But now, the more he spent time with Wen Ran, the stronger his possessiveness of her became.
“I feel at ease with Older Brother Gu just like with my brother. If you don’t want me to get close to him, I’ll limit my interactions with him,” Wen Ran said.
Though innocent, Wen Ran was not stupid. She could hear the sour tone in MO Xiuchen’s voice and puckered her lips, making the promise.
Realizing his tone had been filled with jealousy, MO Xiuchen chuckled lightly in response to her comment, saying, “No need. I won’t restrict your social freedom.”
It took a long while after MO Xiuchen left for Cheng Jia to regain her senses from the initial panic.
Seeing the now empty hospital room and thinking of MO Xiuchen likely accompanying Wen Ran at this moment, the flame of jealousy in her heart quickly rekindled.
Recalling MO Xiuchen saying he would find out in ten days who was behind the ‘accident’ involving the worker dropping a brick, she couldn’t help feeling flustered.
Originally, she thought MO Xiuchen was just fooled by Wen Ran’s appearance.
They had only been married for a month, and how deep could their feelings be? Without feelings, there would be no full trust.
As long as the worker confessed that Wen Ran was the one who instigated him,
MO Xiuchen would definitely suspect Wen Ran. But unexpectedly, not only did MO Xiuchen not doubt her, he even declared in public that anyone in the world could harm him, except for Wen Ran.
She felt a mix of hatred and jealousy. What was so good about Wen Ran that made MO Xiuchen so smitten?
To make matters worse, while he openly believed she was the little girl who saved him that year, he secretly investigated her and her family. Luckily, she wasn’t replaced at the last minute, otherwise, MO Xiuchen might have already found something suspicious.
After a lot of thought, she eventually couldn’t resist and took out her phone to dial a number.
The luxurious Aston car slowed down and gently stopped outside Wen’s
Pharmaceutical Factory. As Wen Ran bent down unbuckling her seat belt, MO Xiuchen turned slightly to look at her. His expression was tender, his eyes filling with warmth.
When Wen Ran lifted her head and met his gentle gaze, her heart skipped a beat. Her eyes lit up with a soft smile, and she whispered, “I’m going in first. Be careful driving.”
MO Xiuchen nodded, about to say something when his phone in his pocket vibrated. He took out his phone, saw the incoming call, and said warmly, “It’s a call from an engineer. I need to go to the construction site, might have to work overtime tonight.”
“Be safe!”
Wen Ran finished speaking, not wanting to interfere with his phone call anymore and got out of the car.
MO Xiuchen pressed the answer button, and through the car window, his eyes followed Wen Ran as she walked into the factory. He watched her walk across the factory area until her slender figure disappeared in front of the office building. Then, he took his eyes off her.
When Wen Ran went upstairs, the receptionist immediately told her that a Mr. Xiao had just called her.
At a distance, Sister Li was coming with documents in one hand and the medications in the other. She finished the receptionist’s sentence, “Ranran,
Xiao Yuting called.”
Wen Ran frowned slightly, wondering why Xiao Yuting would call her.
Wen Ran rarely did business with Xiao’s company. At least, they hadn’t had any dealings in the past few months. If Xiao Yuting was calling her, it certainly wouldn’t be about business. So, it must be something personal.
“Sister Li, have you heard any gossip about Xiao Yuting recently?”
When Wen Ran and Sister Li returned to her office, Wen Ran inquired casually.
She had been very busy lately and had no time to pay attention to entertainment news. Sister Li was not a gossip lover, but she ran about all departments in the company every day. If there was any gossip or news, she would definitely hear something.
Sister Li thought for a moment and then said, ‘Yesterday, I think I heard the procurement department saying that Xiao Yuting recently started dating a hand model. They were even showing off their love in front of entertainment journalists.”
Upon hearing the words, Wen Ran’s brows furrowed, the twist of the doorknob faltered a little, then she pushed the door open, entered the office, and walked towards her desk.
Her phone had run out of battery in the hospital. Once back at her desk, she immediately replaced it with a spare one. Sister Li put the documents on the table and reported her work, “Ranran, this afternoon, the medicinal herb merchants suddenly called looking to raise the prices…”
A hint of uneasiness flashed across Wen Ran’s face. After charging her phone, she opened the file, saw the quote, and her beautiful face clouded over with displeasure. She said grimly, “They’re audacious to ask for such a high price, suddenly raising it by 20 percent.”
“Ranran, what should we do now, the herbs we borrowed from MS Group are only enough for one-third of the amount.”
“Does my brother know?”
Wen Ran furrowed her brow and stared at the quotation.
“I haven’t had time to tell President Wen yet.”
Li Qian answered softly.
Wen Ran stared at the quotation and pondered for a while. A touch of a smile suddenly appeared on her lips, her tone filled with a hint of mocking, “If it’s just one merchant raising the price, it could be justified. Several herbal medicine merchants raising their prices at the same time, and they’re in different provinces, with whom we hadn’t cooperated before, seems too coincidental.”
Li Qian looked at her in surprise, “Ranran, do you mean that there’s someone manipulating things behind the scenes?”
Wen Ran nodded, analysing, “I found it strange before. How did the landslide destroy the warehouse and ruin all the herbs we needed? Just so happens that it was a classmate of mine working there. I asked her to investigate.”
“Did the results come out yet?”
Li Qian looked nervously at Wen Ran.
“Not yet. I’ll give her a call later.”
A hint of disappointment flashed in Li Qian’s eyes. Just as she was about to ask something else, Wen Ran’s phone rang. It was a call from Xiao Yuting.
“Sister Li, you can go back to work.”
Wen Ran glanced at the incoming call and instructed Li Qian.
Li Qian responded and turned around to leave the office.
Wen Ran leaned back in her executive chair, holding her phone and staring at the name “Xiao Yuting” on the screen. After a while, she answered, “Hello!”
“Wen Ran, do you know where Bai Xiaoxiao is right now?”
On the other end of the phone, Xiao Yuting didn’t bother with any small talk and quickly got to the point.
Wen Ran’s eyes narrowed slightly, she replied coldly, “I don’t know..”