My Pregnant Contract Wife Ran Away from Me!
Chapter 317: Begging You

Chapter 317: Chapter 317: Begging You

Fu Chenlie heard her words, and a trace of surprise flickered in his usually calm eyes.

He curled his lips into a smile, turned back to her side, and looked down at her from above. His slightly raised tone carried a hint of amusement: "Scold you? Do I even dare to scold you now?"

"Why not?"

"Your temper’s worse than anyone’s. If I scolded you, wouldn’t you just give me the cold shoulder? In the end, I’d still have to go out of my way to coax you—exhausting."

Wen Ran, "..."

He made it sound like she was completely unreasonable.

The man gazed at her as she lightly pressed her lips together and steered the topic further back, "What do you want to tell me?"

As Wen Ran thought about what she was about to say, her eyes couldn’t help but mist over.

The expensive ring, the only object the two of them shared, the couple’s item that belonged exclusively to them—it was his first gift to her...

Such an important item, symbolizing the easing of their relationship, had somehow ended up lost because of her.

She still remembered the way he had gently asked her at the time—

The long-overdue couple’s ring, do you like it?

Wen Ran secretly clenched her teeth, blinking her innocent and pitiful eyes at him. Without saying anything else, she first apologized: "Husband, I was wrong."

The man was puzzled and frowned slightly, "What do you mean?"

"I... lost the ring you gave me." She lowered her head, her voice trembling as if she was about to cry.

Fu Chenlie’s slightly uplifted mood immediately grounded itself upon hearing her words.

This sense of avoiding a false alarm made his heart itch in a peculiar way.

The man’s mood turned playful; he wanted to tease her. With his long fingers, he lifted her chin and deliberately controlled his tone as he spoke: "Such an important item, and you dared to lose it?"

Knowing she was at fault, Wen Ran dropped her gaze and sounded like a child caught red-handed, her voice low with both grievance and guilt: "I didn’t do it on purpose. I clearly left it on the table in the lounge, but no matter what, I just can’t find it."

"Lost, nonetheless."

"I’m truly sorry."

Fu Chenlie scoffed disdainfully, the grip on her chin tightening slightly, his narrowed deep eyes settling on her face, "Tell me, how should I settle this with you?"

Having witnessed the man’s temper firsthand, coupled with the fact that losing the ring was indeed her fault...

Wen Ran looked at his dark, deep eyes and became apprehensive: "I... I’ll work hard to earn money and buy an identical one. Will that do?"

"With couple’s rings, even if you buy another identical one, does it still carry the same meaning?" After the rhetorical question, the man’s expression grew more serious. "Mrs. Fu, losing the couple’s ring is unlucky—do you understand that?"

She knew it was unlucky.

But after pondering briefly, she glanced at him and spoke softly: "But we’re scheduled to divorce after our one-year marital contract is up. We don’t need to fear bad luck, right?"

Upon hearing this, Fu Chenlie abruptly released her chin.

Wen Ran was momentarily dazed by his action.

He cast her a displeased glance, "It’s late. Go to bed."

She was stunned.

Just like that?

No reckoning?

Wen Ran initially felt relieved, grateful to have narrowly escaped, but then a wave of disappointment swept over her heart.

Why did she lose the ring?

It really is unlucky.

Maybe tomorrow she’d ask Fu Chenlie if he could check the surveillance footage to help find it. Although she knew the odds of finding it were slim, what if...? Just what if?

...

The next morning.

While eating breakfast, Wen Ran cautiously observed Fu Chenlie’s expression. Seeing his face devoid of emotion, she couldn’t gauge his mood and felt hesitant to bring up the idea of asking him to find the ring.

Not until the two of them arrived at the company and entered the CEO’s office.

She watched him walk straight to his desk chair and sit down. After much hesitation, she finally walked to his side and spoke: "Boss, can I ask you for a favor?"