The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 153 I’ll Design it for You!

Chapter 153: Chapter 153 I’ll Design it for You!

Jiang Man smiled but remained silent, took her hand out of her pocket, and placed it on Wen Rui’s shoulder.

"Ruirui, I’ll design a dress for you, we don’t fancy her designs."

"Mhm," Wen Rui hung her head, feeling so aggrieved that her nose turned sour, and she couldn’t hold back the tears welling up in her eyes.

She had always felt inferior due to the influence of her family’s poor background since she was young.

Being able to join Huayin and collaborate with Lu Zhan undoubtedly added great confidence and courage to her.

It also played a key role in reshaping her personality.

However, the self-confidence she had just built up was not stable enough, and it could crumble under a few harsh words from others.

Luckily, she had her cousin with her.

With her encouragement and comfort, she felt less afraid.

Zhang Ziqi and Mao Lili thought Jiang Man was only saying she would design clothes to cheer Wen Rui up.

Without much thought, they chimed in, "Ruirui, I can also design clothes for you. When I was little, I was so good at those sticker dress-up games, and I even doodled some design sketches."

"Yeah, we don’t care for some big designer’s work!"

Yi Sha, hearing their words, was directly amused.

To their minds, how had fashion design become child’s play?

"Zhan, I’ve got something else to do, I’m leaving first."

Yi Sha left with a cold laugh.

Lu Zhan wore an apologetic face—he had meant well, but he had not expected things to turn out so badly.

"Ruirui, sorry."

He stepped up to Wen Rui to comfort her.

Wen Rui shook her head and sniffed, "Actually, Yi Sha is right, my status and conditions really don’t match her expectations, after all, she collaborates with famous artists."

"Don’t worry, the company can get you clothing sponsorship from other brands," Lu Zhan wanted to try other methods.

The so-called ability of the company to obtain sponsorships from other brands was merely a placating lie.

How could the company spend such a great cost on a greenhorn artist?

Jiang Man perceived this, yet she saw through it without pointing it out, her eyebrows raised with a hint of a playful smile.

It seems that Lu Zhan indeed has a thing for this Wen Rui girl, doesn’t he?

"Don’t worry about the clothes, I will help Ruirui with the design," Jiang Man reiterated, this time with a serious expression and determined attitude.

Mao Lili blinked her eyes, "Man, are you really going to design?"

Jiang Man raised her eyebrows, "For real."

Her face didn’t show much expression, but she exuded an air that brooked no argument.

Zhang Ziqi and Mao Lili looked at each other and did not say anything more.

If Sister Man said she could design clothes, then she definitely could.

What the design would turn out to be was another matter, about which they harbored reservations.

"Relax," Jiang Man patted Wen Rui on the shoulder.

Wen Rui felt reassured and nodded.

For some reason, she had absolute trust in her cousin.

...

Late at night.

Lu Zhan went to the place JOJO had agreed on—Moonlight Bar.

The bar was situated near the Houhai area and had a nice environment.

Add to that the dim lights of Houhai and the occasional waft of melodious song from the alley, the atmosphere was perfect, ideal for dates between couples.

JOJO had arrived early and ordered a cocktail for herself.

She dressed in a sizzling strapless dress that barely covered her buttocks.

Concerned that fans might recognize her, she specifically wore a fisherman’s hat and sunglasses.

With the dim lighting inside the bar, she was well concealed.

"Over here." When Lu Zhan entered the bar, JOJO waved at him, speaking in broken Chinese.

Lu Zhan walked over briskly and apologized like a gentleman, "Sorry, am I late?"

"No, I arrived early," JOJO fixed her longing gaze on Lu Zhan’s neck.

He wore a sky-blue shirt. The cars couldn’t drive into the alley, so he walked a stretch of the way.

Perhaps because he walked too quickly, he got hot and unbuttoned the top two buttons of his shirt, revealing a hint of his collarbone.

JOJO was a bit greedy for his physique.

Being more passionate, they in the West usually say it straight when they fancy someone.

Emboldened by the alcohol, JOJO didn’t plan to beat around the bush any longer.

She took off the sunglasses on the bridge of her nose and smiled radiantly at Lu Zhan.

"Zhan, what would you like to drink?"

"A glass of lemonade," Lu Zhan called to the waiter.

JOJO’s beautiful eyes were fixed on him.

Suddenly, she stood up and sat down next to him.

Lu Zhan felt a bit panicked and moved inward.

JOJO sat close to him, maintaining an intimate distance at all times.

"Zhan, I like you."

She was blunt and straight to the point.

Taken completely by surprise, Lu Zhan’s mind was thunderstruck, as if about to crash.

"Do you have feelings for me?"

JOJO’s lips were a fiery red, deliberately picked in cherry color.

Her fair skin glowed under the dim lighting, her cheeks more radiant and seductive than usual.

Especially when she looked down slightly, the view at her chest was unobstructed.

Lu Zhan became somewhat restless.

He had always maintained a relationship of senior and junior with JOJO.

Although JOJO was about his age, she had debuted much earlier and even gained fame at a young age.

He had never harbored any improper thoughts about a senior before.

JOJO intensified her offensive, placing her hand on Lu Zhan’s thigh.

With her other hand, she picked up her glass and moved it closer to Lu Zhan.

"Zhan?"

Lu Zhan pushed the glass away and smiled awkwardly, "JOJO, teacher, this isn’t right."

"Not right? What’s not right about it?"

"I regard you as a senior."

"There’s no rule that seniors can’t be together with juniors."

"I respect you, without any romantic inclinations," Lu Zhan stated frankly, not wanting to beat around the bush and end up in a messy situation.

JOJO didn’t care and, quite boldly, straddled Lu Zhan’s lap.

She cupped his face, "How would you know if there’s any feeling if you don’t try?"

After saying that, she kissed him straight on the lips.

"Wow~" Other customers in the bar started to cheer when they saw this.

More and more people noticed the kissing couple, clapping and shouting.

However, it was as if there was an unspoken agreement, no one took out their phones to take pictures or record videos.

Such scenes of kissing were too common in a place like this, and to assume they were definitely boyfriend and girlfriend would be presumptuous.

The audience was more about participation, enjoying the atmosphere of cheer.

Wen Rui arrived late.

After leaving Hua Music, she went back to the dorm to change clothes before arriving at the bar.

Just as she came in ready to take over her shift, she saw the hot scene in the audience area.

Seeing this, she felt envious.

Despite her age, she had never been in a relationship, let alone been confessed to by a boy.

She had had crushes on boys, but after graduation, they went off to different universities, and her secret affection faded away.

She yearned to experience a relationship, whether it was the sweet and sour type or the passionately tortured kind.

The young girl was full of longing for love, and as she watched others kiss, a man’s face unconsciously popped into her mind.

The man had a face as beautiful as a flower, a warm temperament, and a friendly demeanor.

A smile involuntarily crept onto her lips.

But she quickly laughed at herself in self-derision.

Lu Zhan was a top star, someone unattainable to her.

She thought better of it.

Being together was impossible.

Just as she stood in front of the microphone to check the equipment before her performance...

The man on the couch pushed the woman away.

They both stood up, but the woman didn’t let go.

They continued to embrace, kissing while they walked towards the exit of the bar.

The woman left a few US dollars on the table, grabbing her purse.

The man wrapped his arm around her waist.

The crowd began to holler again.

As the pair walked out of the bar, illuminated by the streetlights outside, she saw their side profiles clearly.

It was actually Lu Zhan and JOJO!

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