The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 106: Two Great Gods Meet in the Real World (Combined - )

Chapter 106: Chapter 106: Two Great Gods Meet in the Real World (Combined Chapter)

"The amusement park isn’t in a rush, let’s go to your house first," Jiang Man said with relish, purely out of professional itch.

Song Xiao blinked, "What’s there to play with at home?"

"To help you solve a case," Jiang Man said, raising her eyebrows with evident interest.

Song Xiao was surprised, it was rare to see the little ancestor so excited.

But it concerned his privacy.

"Let’s forget about the case... all they stole were my personal items, some of which are not suitable for children."

"I’m of age now, 20 this year," Jiang Man said earnestly.

Song Xiao felt like spitting blood, "I need to save face, brother. There are some things that you, a girl, would be embarrassed to see."

"That won’t happen, what haven’t I seen?" Jiang Man scoffed lightly, growing impatient, "Are you letting me go or not? If not, I’m getting out of the car."

"Alright, alright, you can go," Song Xiao said with a helpless face, wondering when he had become so amenable, especially indulgent towards the little ancestor.

How is his behavior now any different from that of a simp?

But upon reflection, he rationalized with himself.

No, he was being a sis-con, doting on his sister, nothing to do with being a simp!

The car continued towards the north gate, Song Xiao became a bit hesitant, "Does that cousin really need to come along?"

"You don’t want to go to the amusement park after I help you catch the thief?" Jiang Man asked lazily. She had already promised Wen Rui, so there was no reason to go back on her word.

"Why are you being so indecisive?" she said disdainfully.

Song Xiao gritted his teeth and went all in.

"Anyway, you guys will be the ones blushing in the end!"

Soon, the Maserati stopped at the north gate of Beiyin Academy.

Luxury cars were common at Beiyin Academy every day, but no matter how many there were, they would still turn heads.

After all, not everyone can afford a luxury car.

"Over here, over here!"

Jiang Man rolled down the window and saw a scene that left her speechless.

Wen Rui stood in the middle, looking as if coerced, with Zhang Ziqi and Mao Lili standing on either side of him, both visibly excited.

How did these two get here?

Jiang Man didn’t like them much.

"Huh? Buy one get two free?" Song Xiao’s gaze fell on Zhang Ziqi and he noticed the girl was quite attractive, sunny and cheerful, the type of personality he liked.

Once the car was parked, Zhang Ziqi and Mao Lili scrambled into the backseat.

Wen Rui was left at the very back, she glanced at the luxury car and then at the shoes on her feet.

Her shoes were old; she feared stepping on the car mat and upsetting the young master.

"Get in," Jiang Man tilted her head.

Wen Rui bit her lip, then braced herself and crawled into the car, only daring to curl up in the corner, careful not to take up too much space.

"Wow, a Maserati, this car must be worth several million, right?"

"Huh?" Mao Lili noticed that the handsome guy behind the wheel was different from the last time.

Last time it was a Lamborghini.

Jiang Man sure was capable; she changed men so quickly.

"Manman, who is this? Introduce us," Zhang Ziqi chirped.

Jiang Man couldn’t be bothered to speak, so she gave Song Xiao a look.

Song Xiao immediately polished up his image, "My name is Song Xiao, I’m Manman’s godbrother. You might have heard of my grandfather Song Wenzhi, right?"

"Wow! You’re the grandson of Old Master Song?"

"We know, we certainly know Grandfather Song; he is a national treasure!"

"Manman, you’re so amazing, having such an incredible godbrother."

"Godbrother, can we add you on WeChat?"

Song Xiao was amused by the two young girls and immediately pulled out his phone to show them his QR code.

"Hey, little sister, aren’t you going to add me as a friend?"

He had noticed the quiet girl in the back corner, dressed simply and plainly, thin and dry, but with a pale, clean face and a pair of bright, expressive eyes.

"Big Brother, you don’t need to bother with her. She’s the poor student in our class. Manman is kind-hearted and beautiful, and she brought her out to play to alleviate poverty and provide aid."

"Yeah, she’s usually too embarrassed to come out. After all, she doesn’t have many decent clothes, pretty shabby."

Song Xiao furrowed his brows, thinking the girl seemed pitiable.

"Oh, right, Manman, which of these two is your cousin?" he suddenly remembered the main point.

It had been agreed to bring the cousin out to play, and the other two were just along for the ride.

Upon hearing ’cousin,’ Zhang Ziqi and Mao Lili exchanged glances.

They had thought this was some kind of new internet meme. Zhang Ziqi raised her hand, "I’m from Guangxi, so I’m the cousin, I’m the cousin!"

Mao Lili was somewhat unconvinced; what’s so great about being from Guangxi?

"Pfft." Jiang Man was immensely amused.

She found Zhang Ziqi to be quite the character.

"The one sitting right behind me, the quiet one, is my cousin. Her name is Wen Rui, ’gentle’ as in Wen and ’smart’ as in Rui."

As Jiang Man finished speaking, the car fell into an unprecedented silence.

Two words to describe it—awkward.

Zhang Ziqi’s toes curled in, wishing she could find a hole to crawl into at that moment.

Mao Lili covered her mouth, unable to believe it, "Manman, are you for real? She? Your cousin? She doesn’t look it at all."

"Really," Jiang Man said lightly, sparing no one’s feelings, "I called my cousin out to play. Why are you two making a fuss?"

This question made Zhang Ziqi and Mao Lili wish they could disappear into the ground.

Even with their thick skin, they felt too ashamed to face anyone at this juncture.

"Hahaha, haha, Wen Rui invited us both, didn’t you, Ruirui?"

Zhang Ziqi forced a laugh, immediately looking at Wen Rui with a fierce expression.

Wen Rui responded noncommittally, showing no sign of defiance.

Jiang Man immediately understood the intricacies.

Still, they hadn’t done anything too outrageous, so she decided to turn a blind eye.

"Well, what are we waiting for? Let’s go," she said indifferently.

Zhang Ziqi was instantly excited, "Where are we going to play? Where are we going?"

"My place," Song Xiao did not resist as much as he had at the beginning.

With four sisters to accompany him, he was enjoying the fortune of many!

...

An hour later, the car arrived at Xishan Villa.

When Jiang Man got out of the car, she glanced at the Lu Family’s old house not far away, planning to stop by and greet the elderly Mrs. Lu after taking care of business.

Mr. Song had recently been invited to participate in a poetry and painting symposium and would be away for nearly half a month, so he wasn’t at home at the moment.

With Song Xiao in charge at home and not usually interfering in domestic affairs, it was no wonder that a maid had the audacity to ’start a fight’ right over the ’Dragon’s Head.’

Zhang Ziqi, Mao Lili, and Wen Rui walked into the antique mansion, sitting in the living room, and couldn’t help looking around.

Xishan Villa, a luxury area they had only ever seen pictures of online and never dreamed they would set foot in one day, right?

Not only did they enter, but they also sat in a mansion worth billions, being served tea by several maids as if they were young ladies of great wealth.

"This is imported Blue Mountain coffee; do you ladies need some milk added?"

"I do, I do," Mao Lili hastily replied, she didn’t actually like the taste of coffee.

Wen Rui sat upright, looking very unnatural.

Her legs were pressed together, eyes glued to the slippers on her feet.

These cotton slippers were so comfortable it felt like her feet were being pampered with a spa treatment.

"Where’s the surveillance? Take out the storage card inside, and also, get me a laptop," Jiang Man said, leaning back on the sofa.

Song Xiao gave an OK gesture and immediately directed the butler to do the tasks.

Last time on the cruise, he had witnessed Jiang Man restoring photos deleted from a paparazzo’s phone, so he didn’t fuss about it, whatever Jiang Man said, he just followed.

A servant quickly brought over a large fruit platter.

Zhang Ziqi couldn’t help but swallow her saliva when she saw cherries larger than quail eggs and Sunshine Rose grapes as big as ping pong balls in the fruit platter.

Besides these two obviously expensive fruits, there were also durians and starfruits, which she rarely ate.

Being rich must be nice, offering up a mountain of fruit to guests without feeling a twinge of the cost.

"Sister Man, what about the surveillance?" asked Zhang Ziqi as she stuffed cherries into her mouth.

Mao Lili gulped them down like Zhu Bajie, hardly tasting them at all.

"Eat what you have, and don’t ask questions you shouldn’t," Jiang Man said indifferently, with the air of a boss who meant, mind your own business.

She quite liked that about Wen Rui, who just sat there quietly eating, not making a fuss or being nosy.

Zhang Ziqi ’oh’ed, slightly intimidated.

Before long, the butler came in with a laptop and handed Jiang Man a USB drive.

Jiang Man placed the laptop on her knee, turned it on, plugged in the USB drive, all with an expressionless face.

Song Xiao came up behind her, resting his hands on the back of the sofa to witness how she would restore the deleted video.

Just as she was about to open the USB drive, there was a noise at the entrance.

"Young Master, Director Zhang from Lu Corporation is here."

The servant spoke respectfully as a young man around 1.8 meters tall with a buzz cut and wearing a standard programmer’s plaid shirt with a computer bag slung over his shoulder appeared.

With chiseled features, he looked quite handsome, but his allure was somewhat marred by his unflattering attire.

Zhang Neng was taken aback upon seeing a room full of girls, all ladies at that.

He had long heard about Song Xiao’s reputation, changing girlfriends like jackets, very often.

But he never imagined Song playing this wild, all at once with four girls... And judging by these four ladies’ outfits, they seemed like university students.

Damn, such a beast.

Zhang Neng couldn’t help but inwardly curse.

He didn’t want to make this trip, but he was afraid Song Xiao would complain to the BOSS.

That BOSS of his spoiled Song Xiao so much it was indecent.

If anyone crossed the kid, the BOSS would take it out on them.

So, although he felt resentful, he still carried his tools and scurried from the company to come here.

"Young Master Song, I see you are really busy," Zhang Neng indicated with a double meaning.

Not long ago, when he called, Song Xiao had asked to reschedule.

Now, seeing the circumstances, it made sense.

"If I’m disturbing you, I’ll leave now."

Zhang Neng showed an awkward expression, pretending to depart.

"Don’t go yet," Song Xiao gestured, pointing to the girl in front of him, "This is my sworn sister. She said she could restore the deleted surveillance video. Sit down for now, and if she can’t restore it, you’ll take over."

"Sure..." Zhang Neng felt like rolling his eyes, so they were using him as a backup.

Jiang Man was also displeased, turning her head to give Song Xiao a glare.

This kid didn’t trust her?

However, when her gaze shifted and landed on Zhang Neng, it lingered for a moment.

So this was Zhang Neng.

She had imagined him to have long hair, covering half his face, like some non-mainstream guy from the 90s.

Yet here he was, looking sharp and clean-cut, quite a handsome guy after all.

It was just that his fashion sense was so poor, looking both rustic and ugly.

Zhang Neng felt somewhat bewildered and even a bit embarrassed.

To suddenly have a pretty young girl staring at him, and for a lad who’s been single for 25 years straight, how could he not blush and feel his heart race?

"Manman, his name is Zhang Neng, you must have heard of him, right? He’s been interviewed by CCTV before, hailed as a prodigy. He’s now the IT Director at Lu Corporation."

Song Xiao introduced him with excitement and a bit of cockiness.

Clearly treating Zhang Neng as one of their own.

"I think I know you, the genius hacker kid, right?" Zhang Ziqi’s eyes widened, and she exclaimed in surprise.

She was much more enthusiastic than Jiang Man, hastily wiping her hands clean and pulling out her phone to ask for WeChat: "Idol, can I add you on WeChat?"

Zhang Neng was flattered, feeling somewhat elated.

Weren’t all these Song Xiao’s girls? Why did each one seem quite interested in him?

Indeed, his talent and personal charm absolutely outshone Song Xiao.

"Okay," he took out his phone, and said gentlemanly, "I’ll add you."

"Great," Zhang Ziqi smiled brightly.

After they added each other as friends, Mao Lili, feeling envious, also came over to get involved.

Though not as lively as Zhang Ziqi, she had thicker skin: "Can you add me too? I’m her roommate."

"No problem," Zhang Neng agreed readily.

In fact, he wasn’t short on girls around him; he made tens of millions a year at Lu Corporation, plus one percent of the group’s dividends.

That meant if the corporation made a hundred billion, he would pocket a billion, a true financial freedom.

Plenty of girls wanted to chase after him, but he was only interested in the world of IT.

He even thought about finding someone in the future who could match him, like the hacker goddess from Bei Yin University this morning.

"You guys are from Bei Yin University?" Zhang Neng glanced at Zhang Ziqi’s Moments and couldn’t help asking.

Zhang Ziqi proudly confirmed, "Yeah! The Department of Classical Music!"

Quite the highbrow bunch!

She thought the hacker bigwig admired her major, not knowing he was just keen on the associated people.

"Do you know if there are any impressive IT female bigwigs at your school?" Zhang Neng asked eagerly, full of anticipation.

He felt that fate had been kind to him, to have the chance to meet the goddess offline.

"A female IT bigwig?" Zhang Ziqi frowned, "Sorry, we are freshmen, but we’ll help you ask around."

"Thanks," Zhang Neng said, then headed for the sofa near the garden floor-to-ceiling window, a good distance away.

Zhang Ziqi: "..."

As expected, IT guys are dull, it’s all IT for them.

Jiang Man, while typing her code, was listening to Zhang Neng’s conversation.

She snickered, not expecting him to be trying to uncover her real identity.

Wasn’t the agreement that they wouldn’t expose each other in the three-dimensional world?

"Manman, is the code you’re writing your own creation, or is there a fixed template?"

Song Xiao watched the white characters pop up on the black window, feeling a bit dazzled.

Even though they were all in English, put together they became something he couldn’t understand.

Jiang Man’s voice was indifferent, not wanting to elaborate: "I wrote it myself."

"You wrote it yourself? Have you studied this before?" Song Xiao was incessant, filled with curiosity about the unknown.

Not far away, Zhang Neng basked in the sunlight, looking completely bored.

He was actually quite curious about how much ability a girl could have to write her own code?

But after thinking it over, he shook his head.

How many impressive people could Song Xiao know?

Birds of a feather flock together.

He guessed that this girl probably knew a bit about IT, but it was likely just superficial.

He sat back and waited for Song Xiao, this spoiled rich brat, to come begging him later.

"Holy shit?"

Only two minutes had passed when he heard Song Xiao exclaim in shock.

"Manman, you’re amazing, you actually managed to fix it?"