The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 128: Cluelessly courting death, daring to mess with Brother Zhou’s woman?

Chapter 128: Chapter 128: Cluelessly courting death, daring to mess with Brother Zhou’s woman?

A group of senior executives looked bewildered as the finance director, who was giving a report, suddenly stopped, unsure whether to continue or pause.

"Continue," Lu Xingzhou dismissed the call on his phone, his head never lifting, he commanded authoritatively.

The finance director hesitated for a moment, then resumed the report where he had left off.

Lu Xingzhou frowned as he saw the message was from Lu Zhan.

The uncle-nephew relationship was not bad, except that this kid had intentionally kept his distance from the Lu Family since he became involved in the entertainment industry.

His older cousin was a decade his senior, with conservative thinking and a terribly bad temper; he believed that the son he had raised with difficulty should inherit his mantle and make money through business.

Even if not in business, at least he should act like a lofty member of a wealthy family, rather than lowering himself to mix in the entertainment industry.

Lu Xingzhou quickly refocused his thoughts and read the specific content of the message sent by Lu Zhan carefully.

When he saw the words "being bullied," he couldn’t sit still, and with a swoosh, he stood up abruptly, startling everyone in the conference room.

"The meeting is postponed," he said coldly, leaving the room with long strides.

Zhao Huai saw this and hurriedly followed.

Those left in the conference room looked at one another, uncertain about what they should do.

"This meeting is very important; it concerns the operating strategy for the next half of the year. What could be so urgent that the president has to postpone it?"

"Vice President, do you know anything?"

All eyes turned to the vice president, who furrowed his brow, "How would I know the president’s business?"

Hey, that’s not right. The president is a workaholic, almost as if he wants to live in the company 365 days a year.

He’s even more strict during meetings, setting an example by muting his phone, never answering calls or looking at messages.

Today is an exception.

The high-level executives in the conference room were confused, but Zhao Huai was different.

Apart from his wife, probably no one else could cause the BOSS such impatience and urgency.

As expected.

Lu Xingzhou pushed open the door to his office, and without even sitting down, turned and ordered Zhao Huai, who was still outside the door.

"Check where Jiang Man is and what happened to her," he instructed.

"Yes!" Zhao Huai responded immediately.

Lu Xingzhou appeared somewhat anxious, taking a few steps before turning back hurriedly, "Ten minutes; I want results!"

"Yes, I’ll find out right now!" Zhao Huai was already accustomed to it.

Whatever involved Jiang Man, it had to be resolved within ten minutes.

He headed to the president’s office to contact Zhang Neng, instructing him to find Jiang Man via the Sky Eye system.

Zhang Neng was quick, and in less than ten minutes, he provided the precise location of Jiang Man to him.

"BOSS, found it. Miss Jiang was seen at the crossroads between Huayin and Rolling Stone Records twenty minutes ago, and she hasn’t left yet. This is the surveillance footage from the crossroads, provided by Director Zhang," Zhao Huai said, passing the pad to Lu Xingzhou.

Upon viewing it, Lu Xingzhou’s eyes narrowed.

In the video, two tall and burly men in black suits were attacking Jiang Man, who had excellent self-defense skills, quickly knocking her assailants to the ground.

His eyebrows rose in surprise at her impressive fighting ability, but quickly his thoughts returned to the matter at hand, "What exactly happened?"

"Miss Jiang had a conflict with Liu Pei, the agent from Rolling Stone Records. To be exact, it was a female artist named He Xiuyan who initially had the conflict. This female artist... she’s a lover of the young master Song..."

Towards the end, Zhao Huai lowered his head, timidly not daring to look up.

He didn’t know how young master Song’s lover ended up clashing with Miss Jiang.

Ah, it was puzzling.

Moreover, the other party is Song Xiao’s lover, and since the BOSS dotes on Song Xiao, it’s obviously not going to be easy to handle.

"Look into it more carefully!" Lu Xingzhou said, immediately becoming annoyed.

When Zhao Huai turned to leave, he immediately called Song Xiao and unloaded a torrent of abuse, "Song Xiao, if you can’t control your own woman, I’ll do it! And don’t blame me for being ruthless and banning her when the time comes!"

"What?" Song Xiao was completely baffled. At that moment, he was at the racecourse, watching horse races with a few boozy friends.

He hadn’t been interested in women lately; his interest had shifted to horses.

"Xingzhou, why are you blasting me? What on earth did I do?"

Sounds of cheering from the audience came through the phone, creating a noisy background.

Lu Xingzhou grew even more irritated, "Find out for yourself. I’m giving you half a day. If you don’t handle it well, I’ll take matters into my own hands!"

After speaking, he hung up the phone rudely.

Song Xiao was perplexed and lost interest in watching the races.

He thought about what Lu Xingzhou said about controlling his woman.

He hadn’t touched a woman in over a month; there weren’t any women around him at all, so where did this woman come from?

No, that’s not right!

The face of He Xiuyan suddenly popped into his mind, and he had a realization.

This girl had become quite temperamental since becoming a top female idol, and she loved to act like a diva.

Was she not afraid of death? How dare she provoke Xingzhou?

Song Xiao stood up and left the spectator stands, quickly heading toward the outside of the racecourse.

A gust of cool wind hit him as he dialed He Xiuyan’s number.

He Xiuyan was pleasantly surprised, her voice soft and coquettish, hardly suppressing her joy, "Big Brother Xiao, you finally thought of me?"

"Who gave you the guts to provoke Xingzhou?" Song Xiao’s face was stern, his tone very cold, and aggressive.

He Xiuyan was confused, "Xingzhou? Who’s that?"

"Lu Xingzhou!" Song Xiao enunciated each word, "You can create problems on your own, but don’t take them to him. He has a family. If you dare to disturb him, be careful; he’ll ban you!"

"Ah? I didn’t do anything." He Xiuyan became anxious, somewhat mystified, "I don’t have the ability to hook up with Young Master Lu..."

She paused, then something occurred to her, "You’re saying he has a family? Isn’t he single?"

Thinking of Lu Xingzhou’s secret marriage to Manman, Song Xiao said irritably, "Why ask so many questions? Tell me the truth, did you cause trouble with Xingzhou?"

"I didn’t..." He Xiuyan’s voice was on the verge of tears, sounding aggrieved.

"You won’t tell the truth? Fine, then wait to be banned by Xingzhou!" Song Xiao lost his patience, contemplating giving up on her.

He Xiuyan panicked immediately, her voice tearful and coquettish, "I really didn’t provoke Young Master Lu, he doesn’t even know who I am, and I’ve had no chance to meet him, but you said he has a family..."

A shocking idea jumped to her mind but was quickly dismissed.

It was impossible; how could Jiang Man possibly be from Young Master Lu’s esteemed family?

Young Master Lu was high and mighty, a man sought after by thousands of girls but unattainable.

The woman he would fancy must be exceptionally outstanding and cultured, someone who could stand with him at the cloud’s apex.

Doesn’t he have a child bride, Wen Jingya? Only that kind of demure lady from a good family matches him.

As for Jiang Man, just a streetwalker, with Young Master Lu’s taste, he definitely wouldn’t fancy her at all.

"I didn’t provoke his family either," said He Xiuyan with certainty, her voice trailing.

"However, speaking of which, there was an unpleasant incident today. I almost had a car accident with your sworn sister. Liu Pei was furious and wanted to take revenge for me. I tried to dissuade him, but you know his temperament, so streetwise, he wouldn’t listen to anything, and that put me in quite a difficult position..."

Before she could finish, Song Xiao exploded, "What did you say? Liu Pei messed with Manman?"

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