The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 146 Boyfriend Wants to Kiss, Should I Let Him?

Chapter 146: Chapter 146 Boyfriend Wants to Kiss, Should I Let Him?

Jiang Man had just stepped into the office area when she noticed a barrage of gazes.

She furrowed her brows and couldn’t help but quicken her pace.

Zhao Huai was leading the way ahead, opened the door for her, and invited her in.

Upon entering the CEO’s office, she immediately saw the man leaning against the leather sofa, massaging his temples, looking as if he had a headache.

Jiang Man strode forward, and Zhao Huai, being very perceptive, immediately left and closed the door behind him.

All of a sudden, the room was silent, leaving just her and Lu Xingzhou.

"Where are you hurt?"

Jiang Man walked over to the sofa and, turning her head for a look, couldn’t help but suppress a chuckle.

The handsome man’s face was marred, with bruises around his eye and mouth corners.

"Already at your age, and still learning from the young folks to fight?"

Jiang Man crossed her arms in front of her chest, her tone laced with teasing.

Lu Xingzhou squinted his bruised eye, his handsome face carrying a trace of a smile, "Would Doctor Jiang mind giving me a hand?"

Jiang Man responded promptly, "Sure thing."

She glanced around, "Where’s the first aid kit?"

"It’s in that cabinet," Lu Xingzhou pointed out.

Jiang Man turned and walked over, pulled open the drawer and bent down.

Picking up the first aid kit, she returned with big steps.

She placed the first aid kit on the coffee table and leisurely looked at the man, "How did the fight happen?"

She was quite interested.

Even she herself hadn’t noticed that her curiosity and desire to probe into Lu Xingzhou had increased.

Lu Xingzhou tilted his head with a smirk, "Had a fight with Nan Juefeng, a bout of jealousy over a love rival."

He was unapologetically candid.

The smile on Jiang Man’s face instantly stiffened, and she stared at him unblinkingly, thinking he was joking.

"It’s true." Lu Xingzhou suddenly became serious, "Lived for thirty years, first time fighting with someone, the technique was a bit rusty, but he didn’t get the better of me, either. He’s got more bruises on his face than I do."

Jiang Man couldn’t hold back a laugh, "How childish, right?"

"Not childish. Fighting for my wife, that’s a serious matter," Lu Xingzhou said with a half-smile.

But Jiang Man wasn’t laughing anymore.

She sat down beside the sofa, opened the first aid kit, and started searching for some ointment to disperse blood stasis.

Actually, the bruises on his face could be treated by just about anyone, there was no need for her to be called over.

But he had called for her in the end, and even had Zhao Huai lie about the severity of the injuries.

Jiang Man couldn’t help but sneer, old men really do have a lot of tricks up their sleeve.

However, she didn’t dislike it, instead, she found it interesting.

An old man, playing mind games with her.

Playing quite well!

With this in mind, she spread the ointment on the tip of her finger and, as she applied it to Lu Xingzhou, she deliberately used more force.

Lu Xingzhou frowned but did not utter a sound.

Jiang Man’s lips curved into a smile as she continued to apply a bit of pressure while circling around his eye.

After treating the area around the eye, she squeezed some more ointment onto her fingertip, this time for the mouth corner.

Even though it was all skin on the face, she didn’t understand why her heartbeat inexplicably sped up when her gaze fell on his thin lips.

"What are you touching?" Lu Xingzhou’s voice interrupted Jiang Man’s train of thought.

By the time Jiang Man snapped back to reality, she realized her finger was on his lips.

The position was quite delicate, exactly between his lips.

When he spoke, his hot breath spread over her finger, bringing a tingling sensation.

She withdrew her finger and saw the ointment left on his lips.

She was instantly irritated.

Getting distracted while treating someone was not the hallmark of a professional doctor.

Lu Xingzhou said nothing, took a tissue, and wiped away the ointment from his lips.

"Why the distraction?"

After applying the medicine, he asked.

Jiang Man didn’t speak, but turned the palm of the man’s hand over, squeezing a bit of ointment onto his index finger.

She grabbed his index finger, telling him to apply the medicine to himself.

"Comfortable?" Jiang Man asked with a wicked smile, a hint of punishment in her tone.

Lu Xingzhou responded with a smile, "Not bad."

"Next time, let someone else do this ointment applying. I’m not doing it," Jiang Man said as she squeezed another bit of medicine onto his fingertip.

This time it was for his cheek.

She slowly rubbed in circles over the bruise.

Lu Xingzhou let himself be like a puppet on strings, at the mercy of the girl’s manipulation.

"Doctors should have compassion, treating all patients regardless of the severity of their injuries. Although mine is a minor wound, Dr. Jiang, it’s not good to refuse a patient like this," Lu Xingzhou reasoned with her.

Jiang Man couldn’t help but laugh, no longer wanting to beat around the bush.

She let go of his hand for him to apply the medicine himself.

"Didn’t we agree on a secret marriage? Deliberately calling me to the company, with all those people staring straight at me, aren’t you afraid they’ll gossip behind our backs?"

"I’m not afraid," Lu Xingzhou wanted to be direct, but the girl seemed immune to his straightforward approach, so he had to resort to a different strategy.

"Jiang Man, I’m serious. I told you last time, I’ve already torn up the marriage contract. I regret it, I don’t want to secretly marry you. I want to be with you openly and honorably."

Upon hearing these words, Jiang Man felt her heart tickled, the sensation sweet and tingling.

She wasn’t entirely without feelings for Lu Xingzhou; otherwise, she wouldn’t have slept with him.

It’s just that she was cold by nature, feeling that they hadn’t reached a level of love where it was do or die.

There were feelings, but they were not quite love.

She knew well that it had to do with her upbringing and past experiences.

She had always been rather detached; to warm her heart would take double the effort than it would with most people.

"Lu Xingzhou, didn’t we agree from the start? Let’s try for one year. Let’s not be husband and wife first, let’s be lovers," she proposed.

"Okay," Lu Xingzhou nodded, his dull eyes suddenly sparkling with light.

With a stretch of his arm, he wrapped it around the girl’s neck, bringing her to his lips, "Your boyfriend wants a kiss, will you give it?"

Jiang Man’s pupils dilated, her breath halted, completely flustered by the man’s words.

Fuck!

She was irritated, wanting to break free from the man’s restraint.

But Lu Xingzhou didn’t give her the chance to think, his eyes shining with anticipation, like an eager dog awaiting a pet from its master, sending out signals, ready to pounce.

"Hmm?" He raised an eyebrow, his gaze suddenly becoming seductive.

Jiang Man lowered her eyes, only to see the man’s rolling Adam’s apple.

His Adam’s apple was large and sensual.

Instantly, her mind flashed back to that night, his hoarse voice calling her ’baby.’

Fuck, she was going crazy!

Jiang Man closed her eyes in resignation.

She reached up to loop her hands around the man’s neck and initiated the kiss.

At first, she was dominant.

Gradually, they matched each other equally.

In the end, she crumbled, conquered by his siege.

"You’re very sweet, Manman," he murmured.

Jiang Man’s heart pounded fiercely, as if it might jump out of her throat at any moment.

She realized she had zero resistance to this older man, Lu Xingzhou.

Merely a few words from him and she would fall for his charm.

"Am I truly your first woman?" Jiang Man asked, her eyebrows raised, her tone sceptical.

Lu Xingzhou’s eyes were bloodshot, his voice deep and husky, "You are the first."

"Your skilled kissing doesn’t seem like it. It seems more like you’re a veteran of many battles."

"Men naturally excel in this area," Lu Xingzhou chuckled, "If you don’t believe it, you can ask Grandma. The old lady wouldn’t lie."

"Can’t be bothered to ask." Jiang Man shoved the man away.

She couldn’t be that bored!

"Alright, the medicine is applied, so I’m not needed anymore, right?" Jiang Man stood up, resembling a callous man who leaves after a meal without taking responsibility.

Lu Xingzhou also stood up, his tall frame creating a stark contrast to the girls around him.

Although Jiang Man was tall, she was very thin.

Thanks to his regular workouts, Lu Xingzhou had a sculpted musculature, the type that looked thin with clothes on, but muscular once undressed.

Next to him, Jiang Man looked petite and reliant.

"I have something for you."

Lu Xingzhou strode to his desk, pulled open the bottom drawer, and took out a bottle of something resembling a potion.

"This kind of chewing gum won’t bulk up your masseter muscles, and it has sweetness but isn’t high in sugar."

Jiang Man received the chewing gum, her eyes lighting up.

She loved chewing gum but didn’t do so frequently. She hadn’t expected him to notice such a detail.

Jiang Man opened the bottle and popped a piece of gum into her mouth.

She was amazed at the first taste.

"Cucumber-flavored gum?"

"Seeing that you like cucumber-flavored chips, I bought this flavor of gum for you," Lu Xingzhou said with smoldering eyes, his affection nearly overflowing.

Jiang Man smiled warmly, feeling a surge of warmth in her heart.

"Thank you," she said, happily accepting the gift.

"If you like it, I’ll have Zhao Huai send a box to Rong Mansion."

"Sure."

Jiang Man nodded, stuffed the bottle of gum into her pocket, and turned to leave. As she touched the doorknob, she slightly tilted her head.

Actually, having a boyfriend didn’t feel too bad.

...

"Thirty-two minutes..."

As soon as Jiang Man stepped out, someone in the president’s office glanced at their wristwatch.

Hearing this, other colleagues immediately leaned in.

"Uh, only half an hour? That’s pretty average."

"You women have read too many novels, right? Half an hour is quite good for a normal man."

"Tsk tsk, Xiao Li, could it be that you’re a quick finisher?"

"Damn, you guys really push the envelope!"

While Jiang Man was waiting for the elevator, she turned her head and saw several colleagues whispering together in the office.

She furrowed her brows and asked Zhao Huai, "Do people from Lu’s president’s office all have a love for gossip?"

"Ah?" Zhao Huai didn’t catch on for a moment.

Jiang Man curled the corners of her mouth in a mischievous smile, "If their workload isn’t full, let Lu Xingzhou give them more tasks to do."

"Yes." Although he wasn’t sure why the madam said this, since she had spoken, he would definitely report back to the boss.

...

"She’s coming out."

Jiang Rou and a female colleague had been lazing around at the coffee shop downstairs from the company.

Seeing Zhao Huai personally escort Jiang Man out, accompanying her all the way to the parking lot before leaving only when she got into her car, the female colleague couldn’t help but gossip, "Rourou, what exactly is the relationship between your relative and the president?"

Jiang Rou sipped her coffee, filled with envy.

She knew a junior secretary in the president’s office, not very high-ranking.

She had given two Yves Saint Laurent lipsticks as a gift to establish a connection with the secretary.

From time to time, she could hear some gossip about President Lu from the junior secretary.

For instance, the secretary had just messaged her, saying that for the first time ever, a member of the opposite sex had appeared in the president’s office!

Previously, if there were female business partners, the president would arrange for them to be entertained in the VIP room and never bring them into his own office.

The secretaries knew very well that the president valued his privacy highly.

Besides Assistant Zhao and the Chief Secretary, other people found it difficult to enter the president’s office.

The junior secretary had been lucky to enter once and discovered that the president’s office was a world apart.

There was a bathroom with a bathtub inside it.

And there was a bedroom with a two-meter-wide bed.

She didn’t dare to imagine how convenient it would be for a woman to sleep there with the president.

"They’re all saying that the girl slept with the CEO, claiming that when she came in, her lips weren’t that red or swollen, but after coming out, her lips were obviously redder and swollen."

Upon reading the message, Jiang Rou was so angry she felt like her lungs were about to explode.

She typed a quick response: Impossible! Absolutely impossible! She’s a married woman, how could Lu possibly go after her!

After getting into the big G, Jiang Man took out her phone.

[My sister Jiang Rou slacks off at work, you don’t need to look out for my sake, punish her as you see fit.]

Lu Xingzhou stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking down at the ground below.

The figures resembled ants, actually indistinct from this height, but he refused to leave, wanting to watch Jiang Man until she was out of sight.

Drip—

He had set a special notification sound for Jiang Man—the sound of a water droplet.

When he took out his phone and saw the content, he frowned.

A few minutes later, Zhao Huai walked into the office to report, "The lady has been sent off in the car."

"Oh, by the way, the lady mentioned that people in the CEO’s office love to gossip and their work isn’t saturated. She suggested you assign them more tasks," Zhao Huai relayed.

"Then do as she suggested, give them more work. Also, find out which department Jiang Rou is in. She’s been slacking at work, dock her pay, give her a demerit," Lu Xingzhou ordered.

"... Yes," Zhao Huai stuttered.

The lady sure made an impression; one visit to the company, and a bunch of people were in trouble.

...

"I’ve had enough to drink." In the coffee shop, Jiang Rou pulled out her phone to pay at the counter.

Just about to scan the code, a message popped up on her corporate account.

Manager Zhang: Rourou, where are you? Hurry back, the CEO is inspecting, he’s found out you’ve been slacking and has personally ordered your wages docked and a demerit for you.

"What???" Jiang Rou yelled out loud in shock, drawing the attention of those around her.

She awkwardly tugged at the corner of her mouth and paid for the coffee.

"Rourou, what’s going on? Why is HR criticizing you in our department group... slacking off at work... huh."

A female colleague hurried over.

She carefully read through the group chat several times, saw no mention of herself, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Jiang Rou, seething with rage, wanted to curse out loud. It must have been that bitch Jiang Man’s doing!

Who knows what she said to Lu in front of him, to make him personally issue the order!

What exactly is her relationship with Lu!

Jiang Rou was incredibly frustrated at that moment.

She rushed back to the company and sat at her desk, sulking.

[Azure Dragon, can you help me find out what the relationship is between my sister and Lu? Today she visited Lushi, even went up to the 66th floor!]

The 66th floor is a specific reference to the CEO’s office; those in the know understand what it means.

Soon, Azure Dragon replied to her message:

[I can’t investigate your sister’s identity. I’d advise you not to mess with her; you can’t afford to provoke her.]

After seeing the message, Jiang Rou clenched her hands into fists and pounded on the desk.

She hadn’t expected Liu Qinglong to be so spineless; he probably knew about Jiang Man’s four uncles, so he didn’t dare provoke her!

Infuriating, truly infuriating, why wasn’t she as lucky as Jiang Man, why wasn’t she the biological child of the Jiang family, why didn’t she have four powerful uncles!

Soon, she received an email from HR.

A demerit for slacking off, and a 2000 yuan deduction?

What does that mean!

She only earned 4000 a month and they had taken half of it?

Jiang Man, oh Jiang Man, you play rough!

...

After leaving Lushi, Jiang Man drove back to Rong Mansion.

During this time, JOJO was living with her, and they had much to talk about as friends.

Just as she changed her shoes and entered the house, JOJO brought her some good news.

"Manman, I’ve received invitations to V-shaped Evening, and several dozen domestic brands want to collaborate with me. I plan to stay in Beicheng for a while, and I’ll squeeze in with Fanzi, become your neighbor, haha!"

"Sure," Jiang Man was delighted.

"And there’s more!" JOJO’s eyes sparkled, "I’ve taken a liking to your nephew, I want to pursue him, you have to help me!"

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