The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 174: Jiang Man, You’re So Sweet

Chapter 174: Chapter 174: Jiang Man, You’re So Sweet

"Lu Xingzhou, what has been going on with you lately..."

Jiang Man struggled to voice out the words from the tip of her teeth.

Eventually, all her words were swallowed by a kiss.

The sofa was quite narrow, barely enough for one person.

Lu Xingzhou knelt on one knee on the sofa, pinning Jiang Man down.

Men have the advantage of physical strength and power.

Despite Jiang Man being quite capable of defending herself, if she chose not to resist, she was just a powerless little woman.

"Jiang Man, you’re so sweet."

The kiss was deepening, and Lu Xingzhou’s eyes reddened as he slowly moved his lips away.

Both of their lips glistened moistly, looking particularly tempting under the light.

The hotel room was very quiet, with only the dim light emitting a hazy glow.

The light cast their shadows on the wall.

On the wall, the shadows of the two embraced closely and intimately.

...

The next day.

Jiang Man was awakened by a streak of sunlight shining through the window on her eyes, and she pryed her eyelids open.

Her body felt as if it had been run over, sore and aching.

Turning her head, she saw that the man beside her had not awoken yet.

One of his hands was on her waist, holding her tightly.

Checking the time on her phone, it was already past seven in the morning.

Normally, Lu Xingzhou would have been up for a morning run by this time.

She turned around, trying to find a more comfortable position to browse her phone.

But a deep, hoarse voice came from behind her, "Sleep a little more, don’t move."

Jiang Man turned her head to look, and he still had his eyes closed.

"What’s the matter?"

She felt something moving at her lower back and couldn’t help asking.

"Natural reaction..."

Lu Xingzhou responded hoarsely.

Perhaps because he had been vegetarian for thirty years and suddenly switched to meat, he had been very greedy, never satisfied, tormenting Jiang Man all night, not stopping until past five in the morning.

Jiang Man was quite cooperative, allowing the man to take what he wanted.

Sometimes she simply lay there lazily, letting Lu Xingzhou do the work.

So, it was definitely Lu Xingzhou who was more exhausted than she.

"Then you sleep a bit longer, I’ll check the news,"

Jiang Man said lightly, holding her phone.

Before she could open her news app, a call labeled ’Grandma’ came in.

"Grandma is calling."

Jiang Man said, connecting the call.

Immediately, a cheerful voice came from the other end, "Manman, how did the exam go last night?"

Jiang Man paused briefly, speaking softly, "It went okay."

"Zhou’er is with you, right? I heard he booked a room near your school to accompany you for the exam?"

"Ah...yes..." Jiang Man turned around, switched on the speakerphone, and motioned for Lu Xingzhou to listen as well.

Lu Xingzhou frowned; after being up all night, he was very sleepy and just wanted to sleep well.

"Well, we are at the hotel you’re staying at, downstairs, and we’re coming up soon, so get ready..."

"Mom, just be straightforward, we are literally right outside their room door."

"Shh, we definitely need to give them some time to prepare, in case they haven’t woken up yet."

"Oh, right, hehe."

The conversation also included the voice of Aunt Lu Xuemei.

Jiang Man: "..."

She shot Lu Xingzhou a glance.

Lu Xingzhou rubbed his temples, his voice hoarse, "Okay, got it."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

He leaned back against the pillow, his mouth curling into a helpless smile, "Looks like there’s no more sleep, let’s get up and wash up."

"Grandma’s reach is impressive, even knowing we’re at the hotel. It seems you have quite a few of her spies around you," Jiang Man sat up, smiling teasingly.

Lu Xingzhou helplessly said, "Zhao Huai is the biggest informant."

After speaking, he laughed again, "But I can understand Grandma’s mood, after all, she is old and just wants to hold a grandson."

As soon as holding a grandson was mentioned, Jiang Man glanced toward the ground.

She couldn’t remember how many times it happened yesterday, and without caring that she wasn’t dressed, she picked up one used condom after another, barefoot.

She threw them all in the trash can, shaking the last one in her hand.

Really, the old man was impressive, really truly impressive.

Seven condoms!

To prevent Grandma and her aunt from seeing, she specifically covered them with several tissues.

Then she headed straight for the bathroom, "I’m going to take a shower, just five minutes."

Lu Xingzhou also sat up and slowly began to put on his shoes, "Together."

"Together is fine, but no fooling around!"

"Don’t worry, I won’t."

With Lu Xingzhou joining her, the shower Jiang Man had estimated would take only five minutes ended up taking twenty-five.

Jiang Man walked out of the bathroom, extremely frustrated.

If she ever believed an old man’s bluff again, she wouldn’t believe herself!

"Hurry up, I’m going to answer the door, Grandma and Aunt have been waiting for a while."

After coming out, Jiang Man urged him and quickly got dressed.

Since they didn’t bring a change of clothes, both had to continue wearing yesterday’s clothes.

She walked straight out of the bedroom, closed the door behind her, and walked up to the front door.

As soon as she opened the door, the old lady and Lu Xuemei were standing at the entrance.

Lu Xuemei, having stood till her legs were sore, rushed into the house the moment the door opened.

"Why so long? Standing has exhausted me. Oh, it’s fine for me, but your Grandma, she’s old," Lu Xuemei muttered.

The old lady gave her a sly wink.

"Manman, have you washed up? I’ve stewed a soup for you and Zhou’er. Drink it while it’s hot, it’s very nourishing," the old lady said.

As she spoke, Lu Xuemei put the thermos she had been holding onto the dining table.

She then went to fetch bowls and chopsticks from the sterilizer.

The moment the flask was opened, a strong scent of traditional Chinese herbs wafted in the air.

Jiang Man sniffed and immediately caught onto the secret in the soup.

Royal secret recipe—Fertility Soup!

"Come, come, drink it while it’s hot," Lu Xuemei served the soup and brought it in front of Jiang Man.

The old lady sat opposite her and started making casual conversation, "You and Xingzhou are getting along better and better, and I am truly relieved and content. Now that Zhendong is back, when he gets married and you and Xingzhou have a child, it will truly be a double celebration!"

"Cough, cough, cough." Jiang Man almost choked on the herbal soup.

Lu Xuemei took this opportunity to slip into the bedroom.

When she realized the bathroom used transparent glass, she nearly exclaim.

Luckily, Lu Xingzhou had already washed up, and at this moment, he was wearing a bathrobe and drying his hair.

Otherwise, her bursting in would have really been embarrassing.

She withdrew her gaze and quickly shifted her focus to the bed.

She turned the comforter over and sniffed it.

"Aunt, what are you doing?"

As Lu Xingzhou finished drying his hair and came out, he saw his aunt acting sneakily.

Lu Xuemei jumped in fright, turned around, and chuckled, "Nothing, just... folding the comforter... folding the comforter..."

"This is a hotel, that’s what housekeeping is for," Lu Xingzhou said sternly.

"Ah... right... well, then I’ll be off," Lu Xuemei sheepishly laughed and left as if guilty of something.

Previously, the inspection task was personally undertaken by the old lady; this time, she had called her daughter to help.

But Lu Xuemei, lacking experience, found nothing.

"They must have slept last night..."

Lu Xuemei whispered into the old lady’s ear.

The old lady frowned deeply.

Must have?

The previous time Xingzhou and Manman slept in separate rooms, they had put on a show for her.

She truly feared this was another performance.

"Sigh." She exhaled deeply, feeling quite anxious.

But she also knew too well that haste doesn’t bring success.

"Right, call Xingzhou too, today Zhendong has a few blind dates, you two go with him, help him out."