The Cunning CEO's Contract Wife

Chapter 167 Insufficient Ability

Song Nuan was already dissatisfied with their behavior, and now that someone was going to deal with them, she naturally wouldn't stop them.

Following Xiao Yunsi's instructions, she reported the matter in front of several people.

"Sister Song, this isn't that serious, is it? We didn't do anything."

"Yeah, let's just forget about it. We'll never do it again."

"Yeah, yeah, why don't we go apologize to Lin Ran?"

A look of surprise flashed across Lin Ran's face, and she looked at the two of them as if they were idiots.

Does she seem like the kind of person who repays evil with kindness and speaks up for those who are bullied?

"Let's get to the bottom of this. Come to the meeting room and see how well you've accomplished your tasks."

Song Nuan gave them no more chances to speak, winked at Lin Ran, and walked into the conference room first.

Lin Ran followed closely behind and went inside.

The remaining few people exchanged glances and silently followed behind, except for the two who had just had their wages docked.

They glared at Lin Ran's retreating figure, and anyone who didn't know better would think that the two of them had their pay docked because of her.

But aren't they the ones who caused all of this?

"Forget it, Lin Ran is in a group by herself. How well can she complete the task? In the end, she'll still be begging us to be in a group with her."

"That's right, we'll definitely teach her a lesson then!"

The two men exchanged a glance, gave each other a lewd smile, and walked into the conference room.

However, the scenario they envisioned did not occur.

Lin Ran not only completed the task, but she did it exceptionally well.

They did an even better job than their five-person teams.

"In that case, the task of going out to discuss the contract with President Xiao next week will be assigned to Lin Ran. You have no objections, right?"

Song Nuan stood in the middle of the crowd, her voice authoritative and brooking no refusal, yet one or two people still dared to raise questions.

"Why should we, Sister Song? We did just as well."

"Yeah, how come Lin Ran gets all the good things? If I were to do them all by myself, I could do them too."

Before Song Nuan could speak, Lin Ran had already stood up and looked over with a cold gaze.

"You can do it too? Then why didn't we hear you say you wanted to go alone in a group?"

"Do you know why I was chosen? It's not because of my abilities, but because of you..."

Lin Ran paused deliberately, looked up at the man in front of her, and spoke with a smile.

"Insufficient ability."

After saying this, Lin Ran didn't linger and turned to leave the conference room.

This is an achievement she made through her own hard work, so of course she has to be assertive.

Song Nuan watched Lin Ran's retreating figure, a hint of admiration flashing in her eyes.

She did think Lin Ran was a good person, but if she only knew how to give in, it wouldn't work in the company. What she did today was already quite good.

With Xiao Yunsi's help, and Lin Ran's own achievements, the rumors that had circulated in the company before were dispelled.

After all, Ye Chuchu is still at the company, and she doesn't seem to have been bullied and left the company as the rumors suggested.

"These useless people can't even do these small things right."

Inside the restroom, Ye Chuchu glared fiercely at the mirror in front of her, her expression quite different from her usual viciousness.

She stared at herself in the mirror for a long time, then suddenly let out a cold laugh and turned to leave.

Xiao Jingchen also learned the whole story from Song Nuan, and looking at the documents in his hand, his face was full of praise.

"Brother Jingchen, are you there? There's something I want to tell you."

Ye Chuchu spoke politely, but in reality, she didn't even knock on the door. She pushed it open and walked in, looking hesitant, as if she was struggling with something.

"explain."

Xiao Jingchen frowned slightly, his tone revealing a hint of impatience.

"I heard that Xiao Yunsi went to see my sister again, and now the whole company is saying that the two of them have a special relationship."

"Although I believe in my sister, these words are not good for her, nor are they good for you, Brother Jingchen. Should we ask my sister to go and lay low for a while?"

Ye Chuchu seemed to hesitate for a long time before carefully saying those words, glancing at Xiao Jingchen as she spoke to observe his expression.

"is it?"

Xiao Jingchen raised an eyebrow in noncommittal silence, lowered his eyes to conceal the darkness within, and a smile played on his lips.

"It seems these people are under less pressure, as they even have time to spout such nonsense."

"Then I'll leave this matter to you. I don't want to hear these kinds of things at the company."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Chuchu stiffly raised her head, her eyes filled with disbelief.

She was just about to find a reason to refuse when Xiao Jingchen had already lowered his head and started dealing with other work.

"I understand, I definitely won't let Brother Jingchen down."

Ye Chuchu forced a smile and spoke softly, but her expression changed the moment she turned around, and her hands clenched tightly at her sides.

There were no such rumors in the company to begin with, and Ye Chuchu resolved this "problem" effortlessly.

A week passed quickly. Lin Ran, as the representative selected by the secretariat, was to accompany Xiao Jingchen to discuss the contract. For this, she worked for several days in a row, memorizing all the issues to ensure that she would not make any mistakes.

Ye Chuchu wasn't originally on the itinerary, but after learning that Lin Ran would be going along, she insisted on going with him.

Xiao Jingchen forbade it, so she wiped away her tears in the office, acting as if she had been bullied.

Left with no other choice, Xiao Jingchen had to agree.

The three of them originally left the company together, but halfway there Ye Chuchu suddenly said that she had left the documents at the company and was unwilling to go back and forth. Helpless, Lin Ran could only suppress her anger and go back to the company alone to retrieve the documents.

Ye Chuchu and Xiao Jingchen arrived first at the location for discussing the contract, which was a Western restaurant.

“Brother Jingchen, I heard that you can only enter this place after you get a card. I’ve never been here before.”

Ye Chuchu smiled sheepishly, lowering her head to hide the greed in her eyes.

Sure enough, the next second Xiao Jingchen tossed a card over.

It's a membership card for this restaurant, and it's the highest tier one.

Ye Chuchu could barely hide the light in her eyes, but she still forced herself to look away, her face full of shyness.

"Forget it, Brother Jingchen, I was just saying it casually, I didn't mean to ask for a card."

"Take it."

After making a few feigned excuses, Ye Chuchu finally put the card into her bag, pretending to be reluctant.

Xiao Jingchen raised his wrist to check the time, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.

Although it wasn't the agreed time yet, he always liked to arrive at his seat early, but now that Lin Ran had gone back to get the documents, he could only wait patiently here.

"Mr. Xiao, the other party said they have something to do and need to change locations."

"Change places?"

Xiao Jingchen's expression turned cold, and he frowned, somewhat impatient.

Zhou Qing knew this was a sign that he was about to get angry.

Indeed, suddenly changing seats on the day of contract negotiations can be considered a provocation.