My Pregnant Contract Wife Ran Away from Me!
Chapter 348: The Inferno

Chapter 348: Chapter 348: The Inferno

Wen Ran’s heart felt sour as she forced herself to fall asleep, but then a warm embrace pressed against her from behind.

Her body stiffened.

His hand rested on her waist, and his thin lips grazed her cheek. His voice was uncharacteristically gentle: "Whatever you want to know, I’ll tell you."

She opened her eyes and glanced sideways slightly: "Really?"

"Yes, really. This is my sincerity for spending the rest of my life with you."

"Then no matter what I ask, you must promise not to get angry."

The man chuckled lightly: "Of course."

Although he hesitated, he ultimately agreed to let her ask.

Wen Ran’s mood improved a bit, and she began asking without restraint: "What did you like about Ms. Wan Ning? How long were you together before you broke up? Is she prettier than me? Does she have a better figure?"

He couldn’t help but laugh softly: "Madam’s questions are certainly thorough."

She pressed her lips together, her gaze growing distant, and spoke honestly: "I’m curious, you know. She’s your first love, someone you always missed. She must be incredible, right?"

Fu Chenlie held her close, his deep eyes fixed on her fair and delicate face: "Not as beautiful as you."

Wen Ran felt a wave of heat rush through her chest. Her heart swelled sweetly with pride as she praised him: "You definitely know how to talk."

"It’s the truth."

"Then... how did you two get together? How long were you together?"

He spoke slowly: "Five years ago, I went to inspect one of the Fu Group’s factories. At the time, a worker’s discarded cigarette butt caused a major fire. I was alone on the second floor checking the records, unaware of the fire outside. I nearly died—it was Wan Ning who saved me. Afterward, we got together and dated for three years. When I woke up from a car accident, she had vanished without explanation."

Wen Ran listened and frowned slightly.

Five years ago?

The fire?

During the summer five years ago, she had worked a summer job at a factory and experienced a fire as well. As she fled, a burning wooden plank struck her neck, leaving her with a scar even now.

At the time, she was desperate to escape, surrounded by smoke, her vision blurry. She couldn’t see clearly and even hit her head against a wall. When she woke up, she had temporary amnesia for a few days.

Eventually, she regained her memory, and the factory compensated her afterward.

After that incident, Grandma never allowed her to take another summer job.

Snapping out of her thoughts, Wen Ran murmured, "So Ms. Wan Ning saved your life."

The man responded in a low voice: "Yes, so I could never understand why someone who risked her life to save me would disappear when I had the car accident. It doesn’t make sense."

Wen Ran didn’t reply.

She remembered Fu Jiayue mentioning that Fu Chenlie always thought Grandma drove Jiang Wan Ning away. But Grandma hadn’t done that—it was Jiang Wan Ning herself who left after hearing about Fu Chenlie’s car accident.

What really happened back then was something even she didn’t know.

But none of that mattered anymore.

In this moment, she only hoped that Jiang Wan Ning, who had been missing for two years, would continue to stay gone.

When Fu Chenlie learned of her whereabouts and went abroad trying to find her, there had been no success. Perhaps Jiang Wan Ning no longer loved him and was deliberately hiding from him?

If that were true, all the better.

Wen Ran foolishly thought—

As long as Jiang Wan Ning didn’t return, there would never be any threat between her and Fu Chenlie.

She turned over, now facing him. Looking into the man’s eyes, she wanted to clarify things for Grandma: "Do you think it was Grandma who drove Ms. Wan Ning away?"

"Grandma never liked her."

"I don’t think Grandma is like that. She’s wonderful—she’s good to all of us."

Fu Chenlie scoffed lightly: "She likes you, so of course she treats you well. Not liking Wan Ning, doing something to her, wouldn’t be surprising."