The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 134: So Jiang Man is the Talented Woman!

Chapter 134: Chapter 134: So Jiang Man is the Talented Woman!

Jiang Man knocked on the table forcefully, signaling Mao Lili to shut up.

When the waiter brought the dishes, sensing the murderous aura from the girl, he placed the food down and fled.

Jiang Man raised her eyebrows, "You tell me, how should this matter be handled?"

Her tone was very light, neither arrogant nor impetuous, and it was impossible to discern her true intention.

Zhang Ziqi had anticipated the day her deception would come to light, and she now hung her head low, her attitude toward admitting her mistake was extremely proactive, "Sister Man, I was wrong. I’ll donate that hundred thousand yuan to the Red Cross... I won’t take a single penny. The song I submitted to Huayin, I’ll contact them to withdraw it... If you’re still not satisfied, Sister Man, I’ll kneel for you, I just hope you won’t expose this matter..."

The biggest stain for those in music is plagiarism.

Now that she’s just started university and her plagiarism is exposed, that stain would follow her, affecting her for a very long period, perhaps even ruining the rest of her life.

Having said this, she left her chair and, with a ’plop’, knelt before Jiang Man in full view of the public, knocking her head in admission of her fault.

Mao Lili had a decent relationship with Zhang Ziqi; seeing this, she felt somewhat sympathetic, bit her lip, and looked timidly at Jiang Man, "Sister Man, maybe just forgive her this once? She definitely has learned her lesson."

Zhang Ziqi lay prostrate on the ground, unwilling to get up.

Jiang Man didn’t make a sound, indicating she would absolutely not get up.

"The attitude of admitting the mistake is indeed active," Jiang Man scoffed, "but if the cost of making amends is too low, you won’t learn your lesson."

Her voice was light and airy, but it was tinged with a chill that invaded one’s very being, making one’s blood run cold.

Zhang Ziqi shuddered all over, waiting for Jiang Man to ’sentence’ her.

Jiang Man sneered, "Since you love to copy others’ songs so much, go ahead and copy Beethoven’s scores ten thousand times."

"Ten thousand... times?" Zhang Ziqi was so shocked she looked up, thinking she had heard wrong.

Jiang Man raised an eyebrow, the tip tinged with annoyance, "Too few?"

"Not few... Not few..." Zhang Ziqi hurriedly lay back down, no longer daring to utter another word.

Seeing her so cooperative, Jiang Man’s anger subsided somewhat, "One day’s time, ten thousand times. Ruirui, Lili, you two are in charge of supervising."

"Don’t worry, Sister Man, making mistakes means facing the consequences, this is for Qiqi’s own good!" Mao Lili responded promptly.

Wen Rui’s eyes were clear, her gaze firm, "Cousin, rest assured, I will not fail the mission."

It was these two young girls she found more pleasing to the eye.

"All right, let’s eat," Jiang Man picked up her chopsticks and glanced at Zhang Ziqi, who was still kneeling, "Get up and eat. This meal, you’re paying."

"Yes, yes, I’ll definitely treat," Zhang Ziqi said cautiously.

Jiang Man sneered again, thinking that Zhang Ziqi was both bad and cowardly.

Fan Zi had poor judgment; he actually said he wanted to pursue her before?

"Zhang Ziqi, I’m not exactly a pushover. I’m letting you off this time, but don’t expect it to become a habit."

When Zhang Ziqi sat back in her chair, she was so frightened by Jiang Man’s warning that she almost fell back to the floor.

She nodded shakily in response, "I wouldn’t dare again, truly I wouldn’t dare."

A short distance away, Wen Jingya, Yu Qing, and Tang Xueying walked into the cafeteria and happened to witness the whole incident.

Tang Xueying clicked her tongue, "School bullying?"

Wen Jingya scoffed, "Typical. Jiang Man is no gooditem."

"Anyway, just steer clear of her," Yu Qing whispered, feeling uncomfortable just seeing Jiang Man, unable to pinpoint the feeling, but it was that sort of unease.

"Let’s not worry about them, let’s go sit over there, my treat," Wen Jingya pointed somewhere further away.

She had also received the compensation money from Rolling Stone, not much, fifty thousand yuan.

That fifty thousand yuan was supposed to be compensation for the whole Mengyin band, yet she pocketed it all herself.

"Yaya, Lu Zhan is also about to release a new album, and you’re kind of related to him, right? Why not collaborate with him? If our band wants to make a name for itself, we need to work with a star," Tang Xueying suggested as she sat down, unable to help herself.

Wen Jingya frowned.

Lu Zhan, huh.

Their relationship was so-so, neither bad nor particularly good.

It was the kind of relationship where they were polite to each other during holiday visits to relatives.

"I’ll try to contact him later," she said.

"Great! That would be awesome!" Tang Xueying’s face lit up with a smile, convinced that Wen Jingya would make it happen, "Yaya, you’re our pillar of strength! I’m going to cling to you and you’re not allowed to push me away."

"Of course, you can cling to me," Wen Jingya said, her mood greatly improved by Tang Xueying’s flattery.

A glance out of the corner of her eye fell on Jiang Man, and she felt a biting itch in her teeth out of hatred.

Just wait until Mengyin becomes a sensation, and she herself becomes famous, then we’ll see who the Lu Family’s favorite is!

...

After finishing her meal, Jiang Man left the dining table and, with an accidental glance, saw Wen Jingya sitting not too far away.

The two seemingly had an unspoken understanding, like strangers passing by each other.

Wen Jingya deliberately looked away, avoiding Jiang Man.

And as for Jiang Man, out of sight, out of mind. She thought to herself, I won’t offend anyone unless they offend me first, but if they do, I must reciprocate!

"Sister Man, may I ask, how did you find out I... stole your song?"

After they walked out of the cafeteria, Zhang Ziqi asked timidly.

She had one virtue—she would never fall into the same trap twice; wherever she tripped, she had to understand why.

Jiang Man hadn’t expected her to have the nerve to ask, "Because I also submitted to Rolling Stone and Huayin."

Her voice was casual, "The two songs were somewhat similar in style."

Zhang Ziqi’s eyes widened in shock. She had never expected that by being too clever by half, she overlooked one thing.

If Jiang Man was writing songs, it certainly wasn’t for fun, but for music companies!

"Sister Man, I’m ashamed, foolish and stupid," Zhang Ziqi lowered her head and slapped herself hard on the cheek.

Jiang Man cast her a disdainful glance, already having made up her mind about Zhang Ziqi.

Such a petty person, she would keep her distance in the future.

"Wen Rui, let’s go," she called to her little cousin as they were leaving, tossing one last, icy remark at Zhang Ziqi, "You’d better watch yourself."

Zhang Ziqi stood there stunned, watching Jiang Man walk away. For some reason, her nose stung and she suddenly felt incredibly wronged.

Seeing her cry, Mao Lili was baffled, "Why are you crying? Didn’t Sister Man forgive you?"

"Why do I feel like Sister Man can’t stand a grain of sand in her eyes, and that I have lost her forever, never to be able to cling to her powerful influence again?"

"You took Sister Man’s original song and then had the audacity to submit it to music companies. If I were her, I too would be furious and cut ties with you. Ah, you should keep a low profile from now on. If you still want to be friends with Sister Man, humble yourself, go grovel and fawn over her. I believe perseverance will pay off in the end—you’ll be successful."

"Yeah," Zhang Ziqi cried even harder.

She was now filled with regret, wondering what on earth had possessed her to take Jiang Man’s original draft!

"Wuwuwu..."

Zhang Ziqi’s weeping was heartfelt, yet she didn’t notice the three eavesdroppers lurking behind her.

"Did I hear that right just now? Jiang Man can write original songs? And she’s submitted them to music companies?"

"Hehe, nothing but a jumping clown," Wen Jingya snorted disdainfully.

She was curious to see what kind of monstrous work the uneducated Jiang Man could possibly create!