Flash Marriage: He is a Wife-pampering Addict

Chapter 1367: 1366 Call yourself

Gu Kai pretended to be impatient and frowned, “If I don’t answer, are you going to keep asking until it gets dark?”

“Yes.”

Wen Ran nodded seriously with a determined expression.

Gu Kai sighed helplessly, “I haven’t brought her here before.”

Upon hearing this, Wen Ran revealed an “I knew it” expression. Gu Kai frowned again, “Ranran, call Bai Yiyi yourself. If I call her, she may not pick up.”

“No way,” Wen Ran refused without hesitation. “Brother, you disappeared silently for ten days. Yiyi waited for you for ten days. Even if you’re planning to break up, you should explain things clearly to her.”

“You haven’t eaten as much food as I have, yet you pretend to be some love expert.” Gu Kai muttered irritably, while Wen Ran’s gentle smile remained on her face, unaffected by his complaint.

“I never said I was a love expert, but I do know more about it than you, someone who’s never been in love.” Wen Ran raised her brows proudly, grinning at Gu Kai.

Getting Gu Kai to agree to call Bai Yiyi was already enough to make Wen Ran very pleased.

If Gu Kai didn’t like Bai Yiyi, even if Tongtong were between them, Wen Ran wouldn’t have persuaded him like this. But he did like Bai Yiyi, so she hoped he could be with the person he liked.

“Brother, actually, not only me, but my other brother also wants Yiyi to come back. Just now on the phone, he even complained that since she resigned, he’s been overwhelmed with work.”

“Really? Then tell him to hire another secretary. I can’t guarantee Bai Yiyi will come back.” Gu Kai replied indifferently.

“Brother, I won’t say that. You should tell him yourself. Or, recommend someone to him instead.”

“Recommending someone is easy. Isn’t that Jing Xiaocha still owing him three hundred thousand? Let her work at his pharmaceutical factory. That way, she can help your brother and pay off her debt at the same time without him having to pay her salary.”

As Gu Kai glanced unintentionally ahead, he spotted a girl stepping out of a stopped taxi, clutching a bouquet of wildflowers. Immediately, a plan started forming in his mind.

Wen Ran burst out laughing, “Brother, are you sure Jing Xiaocha can handle being my brother’s secretary? She’s inexperienced and doesn’t have the time. He’d never agree, not in a million years.”

“Why don’t you ask Jing Xiaocha if she’s willing? She’s a decent young lady, I think.” Gu Kai gestured with his lips toward Jing Xiaocha, who was paying her fare not far away.

What a coincidence, running into her here.

Wen Ran followed Gu Kai’s gaze and spotted Jing Xiaocha walking toward them, clutching the bouquet of wildflowers with a surprised look flickering in her eyes.

Over there, Jing Xiaocha also noticed them.

Quickly speeding up, Jing Xiaocha approached them and greeted them proactively, “Doctor Gu, Sister Wen.”

“Xiaocha, are you here to visit your mom?”

“Yes, I just picked some wildflowers and thought I’d bring them over for her.” Jing Xiaocha glanced at the bouquet in her hands and then smiled at Wen Ran.

Wen Ran recalled what Gu Kai had just said and casually asked, “Xiaocha, aside from spending time at the library every day, do you have any other part-time jobs now?”

“No, I quit those part-time jobs. I want to focus on studying properly.”

“I see. I was thinking of introducing you to a job. But, never mind.” Wen Ran replied with a hint of regret.

Jing Xiaocha blinked her eyes in confusion and asked, “Sister Wen, what kind of job?”

“My brother’s secretary resigned. He’s so busy now, he doesn’t even have time to eat and works overtime every night. I was thinking of getting you to work at his pharmaceutical factory. But since you don’t have time, never mind.”

“Brother Wen is really that busy?” Jing Xiaocha frowned slightly and spoke hesitantly, “Sister Wen, I don’t know anything. Could I really help Brother Wen?”

Jing Xiaocha’s mind raced. If she could work at Wen’s Pharmaceutical Factory, she could pay off the money Wen Jin lent her more quickly.

“Any help is better than none. Since you’d just start working, he wouldn’t demand too much from you. The main thing is that my brother doesn’t take care of himself when he gets too busy. Xiaocha, I hope someone can keep an eye on him.”

Seeing Jing Xiaocha seem a little tempted, Wen Ran’s face lit up with a smile.

Jing Xiaocha, hearing this, immediately agreed, “Sister Wen, alright. When can I start working?”

“How about this, after you visit your mom, head to Yi Pin Xuan and bring over some lunch. Tell him it’s from me, and that I want you to work there.”

“Okay, I’ll make sure Brother Wen eats his meals properly and doesn’t neglect his health for the sake of work.” Jing Xiaocha promised earnestly.

**

“Ranran, how come you and Jing Xiaocha seem so close?”

After getting into the car, Gu Kai asked with a laugh.

Wen Ran chuckled softly, “I’ve only met Jing Xiaocha twice. After attending her mother’s funeral, I ran into her a few days ago. She’s a likable little girl.”

“Likeable? I think she’s pretty fierce. If she didn’t have such a delicate face, she’d be tougher than most men.”

Thinking about that time Jing Xiaocha fiercely confronted him because of her mother’s illness, Gu Kai shook his head.

Wen Ran laughed, “That’s called having personality. A tough girl! Considering the kind of family Xiaocha grew up in, if she were softer, she would’ve been bullied long ago by her brother. She was locked up by her brother for half a month before. If she hadn’t escaped, she might really have been sold by him by now…”

“Are you going to notify Ah Jin?” Gu Kai looked out the car window and reminded her kindly.

Wen Ran shook her head, “Let’s treat it as an unofficial interview for Jing Xiaocha. If she can make my brother keep her on, she might turn out to be my brother’s capable assistant in the future.”

Gu Kai watched Wen Ran amusedly, “Ranran, if Jing Xiaocha weren’t so young, I’d think you weren’t trying to find Ah Jin an assistant but a girlfriend.”

“How could that be?” Wen Ran denied. “But with Xiaocha’s bright personality, if my brother ends up liking her, I wouldn’t mind having a younger sister-in-law.”

As long as it’s someone her brother likes, Wen Ran could accept it.

Wen Ran hoped both her brothers could find happiness. Gu Kai’s struggles stemmed from resentment, while Wen Jin’s came from loneliness.

Ever since she got married, the house had been left to just her brother. If there was a cheerful and lively girl to keep him company…

Wen Jin wouldn’t be so lonely anymore.

On the way back, Gu Kai took out his phone and dialed Bai Yiyi’s number, but her mobile was turned off.

“Ranran, it’s not that I didn’t call. Her phone’s off, so you can’t complain about me.” Gu Kai held the phone to Wen Ran’s ear to let her hear.

Wen Ran’s brows furrowed slightly, her lips pressed into a thin line in silence.

After hesitating for a moment, Gu Kai spoke softly, “I’ll send her a text. She can see it once she turns her phone back on.”

“Okay.”

Wen Ran nodded lightly, her thoughts swirling. She realized that not just her brother, but Bai Yuqin’s involvement bothered Bai Yiyi even more.

At the end of the day, it all boiled down to caring.

Bai Yiyi cared about her brother so much that she painfully left Tongtong behind and departed G City on her own.

Gu Kai stared at his phone screen, deliberating for a long moment before carefully typing out a brief message, each stroke considered: “Call me when you see this.”