The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 131: I Am Relieved That You Two Are Affectionate

Chapter 131: Chapter 131: I Am Relieved That You Two Are Affectionate

The air inside was stuffy with the smell of blood, the scent of sweat from bodies, and even other indistinguishable odors mixed together.

Jiang Man frowned slightly, her gaze flicking over Zhao Huai, she said nonchalantly, "Don’t kill the guy."

After speaking, she pointed to the unconscious He Xiuyan, "As for her, let her go for now, considering Song Xiao’s face."

Zhao Huai was startled for a moment. Seeing Lu Xingzhou’s silent agreement, he immediately responded, "Yes!"

Jiang Man draped a towel over her shoulders and glanced at Lu Xingzhou before leaving. "I’m going to change my clothes; my uncle asked us to visit him if we’re free. Are you available tonight?"

"Yes, I’ll wait for you outside." Lu Xingzhou disliked the smell in here too.

After Jiang Man left, he took out a handkerchief, covered his nose, and glanced disdainfully at the bloody octagonal cage.

Liu Pei had already been bitten to a bloody mess by the dogs. He waved his hands, "Release him, take him to the hospital."

"Yes!" Zhao Huai immediately instructed the bodyguards to lead the dogs away and carry the barely alive Liu Pei.

When Jiang Man came out in fresh clothes, she found several luxury cars parked by the road.

She approached the leading Maybach, and a bodyguard promptly and respectfully opened the car door for her.

On the passenger seat, Wu Yingfan waved at her cheerfully, "I’m coming for a meal!"

Jiang Man rolled her eyes but didn’t say anything.

Given her relationship with Wu Yingfan, her uncle was also Wu Yingfan’s uncle.

What surprised her though, was how Lu Xingzhou and Wu Yingfan were getting along better lately.

He used to consider Wu Yingfan a hypothetical rival, yet now he seemed lost in the repeated calls of "brother-in-law."

Had the fake marriage gone on for too long, or had they gotten too deep into their roles?

As Jiang Man got into the car, she took out her phone to message Hu Guanghua, letting him know they’d be over soon.

About an hour later, the trio arrived at the destination.

The servants warmly opened the door, and Hu Guanghua, who was watering plants in the open-air garden, immediately put down his watering can upon hearing them.

Dressed in casual home wear and with reading glasses, he looked very different from his usual suit-and-tie appearance.

With his changed appearance, he seemed like a kind and approachable elder.

"Big Uncle~" Wu Yingfan was sweet-mouthed, calling even more enthusiastically than Jiang Man.

Jiang Man and Lu Xingzhou simultaneously called out, "Big Uncle~"

"Ah!" Hu Guanghua responded, smiling broadly.

He was delighted by all three kids visiting him.

While the servants went to cook, he led the young trio to his rooftop garden, sat them at the tea table, and began making tea for them.

"Manman, Xingzhou, I need to return to Harbor City in the next few days. There are many big and small things waiting for me to make decisions," said Hu Guanghua, his tone filled with reluctance. He really wanted to stay longer but couldn’t since tens of thousands of employees dependent on him for their salaries couldn’t afford him a break.

"Mm, Uncle, if you’re busy, go ahead. It won’t be long before I also go to Harbor City to see Grandpa," Jiang Man planned to head there after her military training was over.

"National Day, right? Sounds good," Hu Guanghua was pleased and, having prepared the tea, poured out three cups and passed them to each of the young people.

His gaze landed on Lu Xingzhou with some anticipation, "Will Xingzhou come along too?"

He knew Lu Xingzhou was incredibly busy, managing countless tasks daily, and might not manage to find the time.

Lu Xingzhou did not respond immediately but said faintly, "I’ll try."

Jiang Man wasn’t holding much hope.

With that agreement between them, she always remembered the nature of their relationship and hadn’t let herself get too absorbed in the act.

Picking up the blue-and-white porcelain teacup, she took a sip and her eyebrows lifted in surprise, "Wuyi Mountain’s Mother Tree Da Hong Pao?"

She blurted out, and Wu Yingfan paused, looking as frazzled as Zhu Bajie eating—a gulp of tea down in one go. Had the tea not been scalding hot, he would have poured the entire cup right down his throat.

"Oh?" hearing Jiang Man’s remark, Hu Guanghua’s eyebrows raised in surprise, "You can taste it?"

Jiang Man didn’t explain but frowned, "The tea from Nine Dragons’ Nest comes from three ancient trees over 350 years old. It was a tribute tea during the Qing Dynasty. Harvesting of this tea has been banned since 2006, and it can only be sold at a high price through auctions."

"Exactly, it was bought at an auction. It costs over 10 million yuan per kilo, but at the actual auction, only 20 grams were given," Hu Guanghua said lightly.

Upon hearing this, Wu Yingfan’s eyes widened so much that they almost popped out of his sockets, "Ah, Uncle, don’t tell me we just drank those 20 grams of exorbitantly priced tea? A kilo is 10 million, so 20 grams would be 400 thousand? Did we just drink away 400 thousand?"

His family was very wealthy, but he couldn’t appreciate such refined artifacts.

Having just tasted the tea, he thought it indeed smelled better than ordinary tea but had never imagined it would be so outrageously priced!

Hu Guanghua smiled and turned his gaze towards Lu Xingzhou, "I must offer the best tea when entertaining my nephew-in-law. Xingzhou, do you drink tea often?"

"Yes, but I haven’t really studied it much," Lu Xingzhou said, feeling somewhat embarrassed.

He usually drank more coffee when he was at work.

He was amazed. How did Jiang Man know everything? What was her brain made of, did it contain an encyclopedia?

"You could study the art of tea more in the future; it’s good for cultivating one’s demeanor," Hu Guanghua suggested.

Lu Xingzhou nodded slightly, "I’ll ask Manman for more advice."

Jiang Man ’hmphed’ and was surprised he suddenly brought her up.

Upon hearing this, Hu Guanghua happily slapped his thigh, "Good! Seeing how loving you two are, I can rest easy!"

Loving???

From what aspect did Uncle see them being loving?

...

Night fell.

Under the light of the moon.

Wen Rui stood quietly on the dimly lit stage, facing the standing microphone.

She had been singing here for two days, but she was still nervous.

Especially because the bar was dimly lit and primarily frequented by men.

Whenever a man gave her a scrutinizing look, she would reflexively get nervous.

Her palms were sweaty, yet she had to maintain a smile on her face, and her singing could not be affected.

"Did you hear? Rolling Stone Records had a big incident today!"

"What happened?"

A few industry insiders sat together enjoying their off-work leisure time, incidentally bringing up some gossip.

"Liu Pei got screwed! They say it was pretty bad, the star he brought up, He Xiuyan, might be done for."

"Ah? What happened, what happened?"

"Heard he offended some big shot, rejected the big shot’s song, and even tried to stir up trouble with the big shot, but ended up being dealt with by an even bigger big shot!"

"That sounds pretty thrilling, which big shot was it?"

"Couldn’t have been Lin Xi, right? He’s the top guy in the lyric and music scene!"

"Not him, heard it was some young girl named Jiang something."

At the next table, Mao Lili and Zhang Ziqi were drinking cocktails.

The two were there to support Wen Rui.

Mao Lili pricked up her ears to the gossip and whispered to Zhang Ziqi, "Jiang what? Could it be Sister Man?"

Upon hearing it was Jiang Man, Zhang Ziqi instantly tensed up.

She nervously grabbed her mug and gulped down a drink.

Mao Lili immediately shook her head, "Definitely not, Sister Man doesn’t seem to write songs, she doesn’t even own a musical instrument."

Thinking of Jiang Man’s cool demeanor holding a gun, she automatically categorized Jiang Man among the sports students.