The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 141: Explosion! Jiang Man and the Queen of the Music Industry are Good Friends?

Chapter 141: Chapter 141: Explosion! Jiang Man and the Queen of the Music Industry are Good Friends?

"Oh! I remember now, didn’t the top five universities come to recruit Sister Manman before? Could it be because they knew she was wildrose?"

The three girls looked at each other, and with a moment of unspoken understanding, all closed their mouths.

Just then, the door of the meeting room was pushed open from the inside, and Lu Zhan’s assistant held the doorknob and made a welcoming gesture.

The next second, a stunning blonde wearing high heels walked out confidently.

Westerners tend to look more mature than Asians, and 23-year-old JOJO was already quite sultry.

She wore black bell-bottom pants and a white cropped tank top that revealed her belly.

As she walked, she pulled down the sunglasses perched on her head.

Just after she put on the sunglasses, Zhang Ziqi blocked her path and said fluently in English, "Hello JOJO, we are friends of Jiang Man, can we take a photo with you, maybe get an autograph?"

She was very straightforward.

Mao Lili was somewhat coy, and Wen Rui was very socially anxious.

Without Zhang Ziqi, they probably wouldn’t have gotten JOJO’s autograph at all.

JOJO was generous, pulling down her sunglasses a bit and raising an eyebrow, somewhat unsure.

She frowned, wondering why her goddess Manman would befriend this type of girl.

In her mind, goddess Manman was cool and usually accompanied by boys, all tall and burly guys.

When her gaze shifted to Mao Lili and Wen Rui nearby, she shrugged her shoulders.

Couldn’t figure it out, but supportive nonetheless.

She gave Zhang Ziqi an OK sign.

The three girls then posed on either side of JOJO, giving a thumbs-up.

Soon, Zhang Ziqi posted this high-profile photo to the school forum.

The school forum instantly exploded with comments coming in waves, all asking how Zhang Ziqi and the others got a picture with JOJO.

JOJO is the hottest name in the music world, and even if Wen Rui was collaborating with Lu Zhan on a new song, a newcomer like Wen Rui normally wouldn’t even come close to JOJO, right?

Soon, a sensational reply rocketed to the top of the hot search.

Zhang Ziqi (poster): JOJO and Sister Manman are friends, of course, we just basked in Sister Manman’s glory.

Alumnus 1: Sister Manman? Who? Jiang Man?

Alumnus 2: You’re joking, right? That photo must be photoshop.

Alumnus 3: The photo might be real, JOJO is approachable, and those three brazenly asked for a photo, my goddess JOJO couldn’t really refuse, right? But JOJO knowing Jiang Man, I think that’s bluffing.

Alumnus 4: I’m dying of laughter, this is the funniest joke I’ve heard in 2023!

The forum discussion was fiery, and soon Tang Xueying came across it.

They didn’t have many courses in their third year, just two major classes per day, the rest were electives.

As for electives, all three sat in the last row.

Wen Jingya played Candy Crush on mute, while Yu Qing read a romance novel and sobbed uncontrollably.

Tang Xueying neither played games nor read novels, so she either browsed forums or scrolled through Douyin.

"Yaya, the forum’s heating up, some poster says JOJO and Jiang Man are friends, do you know about this?"

She tugged at Wen Jingya’s sleeve.

Wen Jingya paused her game, glanced at Tang Xueying’s phone: "Nonsense, have never heard of it."

Given Jiang Man’s bragging nature, if she knew JOJO and was friends with her, she probably would have already told her grandmother and aunt.

"I also think it’s fake," said Tang Xueying, biting her lip, her tone quite sour.

Just then, people in the row in front of them started chattering.

"Damn! JOJO registered on Vibo and Douyin!"

"What the hell? Why did she post a photo, who’s the Asian girl next to JOJO? She looks okay, but why haven’t I seen her before?"

"This girl looks familiar."

"Oh my God! Damn! Isn’t this girl Jiang Man?"

The front row gasped.

Upon hearing this, Tang Xueying immediately indulged in gossip and patted the shoulder of the girl in front: "Let me see, let me see!"

The female classmate then handed her the phone.

She glanced at it, her eyes as wide as bell clappers, at a loss for words.

It took a while before she could swallow and muster, "Yaya, Jiang Man and JOJO actually know each other."

"What?" Wen Jingya couldn’t believe it, closed out Candy Crush, and opened Weibo on her own, not even needing to search, as the top trending post was JOJO’s update.

Clicking on it, she saw the status update that was specially made in Chinese.

#Almost 8711 kilometers apart, a 16-hour time difference, a call from you and here I am, sister, am I awesome or what?

It included a photo together.

Opening the comments, countless people were asking who the girl in the picture was, questioning her significant influence.

Wen Jingya was dumbfounded, and stood stunned for a long while.

"How is this possible? How could this be?"

As if her cognition was completely overturned, Wen Jingya could not accept it.

...

Meanwhile, at Rong Mansion No. 8.

Jiang Man was awakened by a phone call.

She opened one eye and glanced at the caller ID, which read "JO Bao."

"Hey, sister?" she said in fluent American English.

The voice on the other end replied enthusiastically, "Where do you live?"

"When will you arrive in North City? I’ll have Yingfan pick you up then."

"Yingfan is in North City too? OK," the other side chuckled.

Jiang Man raised an eyebrow, her beautiful eyes now fully open, "Hmm? Why don’t you contact him directly?"

"No problem," the voice cheerfully ended the call.

Jiang Man turned over and checked her phone, seeing it was already past ten in the morning.

Even though she had slept until now, she still felt unrefreshed.

But continuing to sleep would only make her head explode, so she simply got up.

In the bathroom, her toothbrush and towel were placed, prepared for sudden inspections from grandma, just in case.

After a quick wash, she opened the rightmost wardrobe and took out a pink tracksuit.

Actually, she usually didn’t like wearing pink, favoring either white or black instead.

This pink tracksuit was bought by the staff on Lu Xingzhou’s instructions; besides pink, other colors were also neatly arranged in the closet, much like a showroom at a store.

After getting dressed, she leisurely went downstairs.

She thought Lu Xingzhou had already gone to the office, but as she walked down the spiral staircase, she immediately saw a man sitting on the single sofa by the living room’s bay window.

Dressed in home attire, with a laptop on his lap, he looked like he was working yet seemed rather relaxed.

At this moment, Lu Xingzhou was scrolling through Weibo. Not long ago, his nephew, Lu Zhan, had sent him a text message with explosive news.

He said, "Little Uncle, did you know your little auntie is wildrose? You might not be familiar with the name. Google it!"

Lu Xingzhou was now relentlessly searching.

After looking at JOJO’s update, he typed the letters ’wildrose’ into the search engine.

The first pop-up entry immediately caught his attention.

He clicked on it and saw the description, his dark, deep eyes instantly gleaming with intense light.

wildrose, a well-known lyricist and composer in the West, notable works include "lovely", "un rose rouge", "славный". Winner of the 63rd Grammy Awards for Album of the Year, America’s Country Music Newcomer of the Year, Lyricist and Composer of the Year...

There was a long list of information that followed.

As Lu Xingzhou read on, his narrow, phoenix eyes narrowed slightly.

His gaze fell on the line of text indicating JOJO’s designated lyricist and composer.

His eyes burst with a look of astonishment, shocked by Jiang Man’s impressive resume.

When Jiang Man saw Lu Xingzhou, she immediately thought of what had happened last night.

She subconsciously lightened her footsteps, hoping to quietly make her way to the kitchen to see if there was something to eat that could fill her stomach.

Just then, a deep, magnetic voice came through.

"Awake?"

Jiang Man’s steps abruptly halted, and she glanced at the man, feeling very uncomfortable.

Lu Xingzhou, acting as if nothing had happened last night, put down his laptop, stood up, and walked toward her with big strides.

He wore his home clothes, and his hair wasn’t slicked with wax as usual, making it look shiny.

Today his hair fell softly, with bangs covering his forehead, his dark eyes partially obscured by the bangs, diminishing his usual aggressiveness and adding a touch of the boy-next-door’s warmth.

"Did you sleep well last night?"

Lu Xingzhou leaned in, his head slightly lowered, his eyes unblinkingly staring at Jiang Man.

For some reason, Jiang Man felt his gaze was enticing.

It was just one night, but she felt that something subtle had changed between them.

"Not bad," she said indifferently, looking away, a bit afraid to meet his gaze.

Staring too long, she found her heart starting to race uncontrollably, and all sorts of messy thoughts would pop into her head.

"What would you like to eat? I’ll make it for you," Lu Xingzhou said with a gentle smile, his tone soft.

Jiang Man frowned, "Anything is fine."

"How about shumai?"

"Mhm, sure, go ahead and make it."

"Alright, go for a stroll, I’ll be quick," Lu Xingzhou said, then stepped towards the kitchen.

Jiang Man stood still, clicking her tongue.

She had to admit, having someone make breakfast for you felt pretty good.

It’s just that Lu Xingzhou’s tone when speaking to her was overly tender, which she found a bit overwhelming.

With nothing better to do, she went into the yard to look at the flowers in the garden.

Then she returned to the living room, leaned on the sofa, and boredly pulled out her phone to play a game.

Ding-dong—Ding-dong—

Just then, the villa’s doorbell rang.

The maid, hearing this, immediately put down her cleaning cloth and ran to open the door.

"Mr. Wu, and this lady..."

She hesitated.

"Man, look who’s here!" Wu Yingfan walked in with a swagger, changing into slippers and shouting inside.

Jiang Man put down her phone and turned to look.

"Surprise!" A blonde, doll-like woman walked in.

Jiang Man paused, then sprang to her feet, "JO? Wow, you’re in the northern city without telling me in advance?"

"Isn’t it meant to be a surprise?" JOJO said, speaking broken Chinese.

She enthusiastically embraced Jiang Man, intentionally pressing her ample bosom against her, eyes gleaming instantly.

"Whoa? Sister, have you grown bigger a second time?" JOJO exclaimed in surprise.

"What do you mean grown bigger a second time?" Jiang Man asked, puzzled.

JOJO pushed her away and gestured at her own chest, "Having a husband, it grows bigger, yours, grew."

"..." Jiang Man wanted to seal her little sister’s mouth with mud.

With a glance, she glared at the gleeful Wu Yingfan standing by the side.

She could tell instantly, it was this blabbermouth who spilled the beans about her and Lu Xingzhou to JOJO.

"Where’s your husband? I want to see him," JOJO looked around.

"Why do you want to see him?" Jiang Man rolled her eyes.

"He has to pass my test," JOJO raised her eyebrows with an air of importance.

Jiang Man couldn’t help but laugh and cry, she raised her hand to pinch her friend’s exquisite little face, "Tsk, you’ve gotten even more beautiful, but let’s not rush into judging my husband. First, I need to ask you, how many boyfriends are you at now?"

JOJO stretched out both hands and began to count.

Their counting skills were terribly weak, even with fingers involved, it took her ages and she still couldn’t figure it out.

She shrugged her shoulders, "Twelve? Maybe fifteen?"

Jiang Man touched her forehead, already used to it.

JOJO had no interest in her own troubles, instead, she reached out to grope Jiang Man’s chest, "Is your husband impressive?"

Wu Yingfan, adhering to the principle of looking away from impropriety, covered his eyes with his hand.

The following topic wasn’t suitable for him to join, so he pointed behind him, "I’m going to take a leak."

JOJO didn’t care about him at all, clinging to Jiang Man to ask for gossip, struggling with Chinese so she switched to English instead.

"Come on, tell me, how does it feel?"

"Not bad," Jiang Man raised her eyebrows.

After she spoke, her ears turned red.

JOJO covered her mouth with laughter, this was the first time she had seen their tough sister shy.

"Right, I have something good for you!"

She remembered something and turned around to go back to the entryway, carrying back a 28-inch large suitcase.

The servant saw this and helped her carry the suitcase.

She politely said thank you and dragged the suitcase over to Jiang Man.

"What is it?" Jiang Man crossed her arms, looked down, and squinted at the woman crouching down pulling out the suitcase, not displaying much anticipation.

JOJO’s gifts were always wildly imaginative.

Before when she wrote her a song, JOJO would send her a gift, without exception.

This time was no different.

"Dum dum dum dum~" JOJO laid the suitcase flat and opened it up.

When Jiang Man saw the differently colored boxes and the designs on them inside, she nearly choked on her spit.

A whole suitcase, literally a whole suitcase full of adult products!

"Are you sent by God to mess with me, huh?"

Jiang Man helplessly held her forehead.

But JOJO seemed unconcerned, casually took out a box, and patiently started promoting, "This model is really good, it can add some atmosphere for you and your husband. Look, you just use it like this....."

She enthusiastically explained.

At that moment, the glass door to the kitchen opened, and a tall handsome man wearing an apron heard someone talking—and in English at that. Curiously, he followed the sound and walked over.

When he saw a blond, blue-eyed beautiful woman holding a box, about to take something from it, he couldn’t help but interrupt.

"Manman, what’s going on?"

Jiang Man heard Lu Xingzhou’s voice and stiffened.

Almost reflexively, she grabbed JOJO’s arm, raised her foot, and hooked the lid of the suitcase and snapped it shut.

JOJO was a bit dazed, she staggered to stand up straight. When she saw the exceptionally handsome man in front of her, her eyes lit up, "Man, this is your husband?"

"It’s him," Jiang Man said stiffly, wishing she could stuff her silly sister into the suitcase to spare herself the embarrassment.

JOJO blinked her beautiful eyes, let go of Jiang Man’s hand, stepped forward, and sized him up from head to toe.

"Did you really sleep with my Manman?" she was full of doubt.

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