The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 182: Jiang Man Was Originally a Designer for LV?

Chapter 182: Chapter 182: Jiang Man Was Originally a Designer for LV?

Jiang Man drove back to Rong Mansion when it was nearing midnight.

She took a bath, changed into a clean set of pajamas, and came out.

After wandering around the villa, she noticed that Lu Xingzhou hadn’t returned, so she sent him a message.

Jiang Man: Instructor Lu, have you been taken to the military camp?

After waiting a while without a response from her phone, she headed to the kitchen.

She heated up a cup of milk and savored it slowly.

Just then, the phone on the bar counter rang.

Her lips curled up, and she strode over.

She had thought it was a call from Lu Xingzhou, but the phone’s screen showed the IP address was from Italy.

Due to the time difference between the two locations, it was late at night on Jiang Man’s side, but daytime on the other.

"Hello?" Jiang Man answered the call, her voice lazy.

A deep and resounding male voice immediately came from the other end, "Little ancestor, I heard you’re designing an evening gown for an obscure singer? And attending a gala in your country that has a bit of influence?"

"Hmm?" Jiang Man raised an eyebrow and drained the glass of milk, "Did Louis tell you that?"

"If it wasn’t for him, I wouldn’t have known!" The man sounded aggrieved, yet he didn’t dare to express his anger.

With pleading and coaxing in his voice: "Little ancestor, are you not aware of your own value? The ’Queen’s Crown’ series you designed back in the day has now become the official attire for the European royals. Do you realize how significant your designs are?"

"I know, each piece starts at tens of millions," Jiang Man replied nonchalantly, her expression untroubled, "I simply couldn’t stand by and watch Yi Sha’s disdainful attitude."

"Oh my little ancestor, I will send some designers over to assist you right now, Lawrence or Anna?"

"Yo, feeling so generous?" Jiang Man couldn’t help but tease.

Lawrence and Anna are currently the most famous fashion designers for the LV group, their status eclipsing Yi Sha by countless magnitudes.

While Yi Sha is still working with top international celebrities, these two are in charge of the entire group’s design and development, yielding annual revenue of billions of euros.

These two, they’re not even on the same level.

"Of course I have to be generous when it’s for the little ancestor," the man said quite liberally.

He was named Louis, the current CEO of LV, known as Caesar.

Jiang Man was also a designer for LV.

She considered herself quite ordinary, having only contributed one series, the ’Queen’s Crown,’ which so far had brought in over twenty billion euros in revenue.

But Caesar was particularly fond of her, treating her like a precious gem, holding her in the palm of his hand, afraid she might fall, and cherishing her in his mouth, as if she might melt.

Not for any other reason but because Caesar valued talent and believed Jiang Man was a once-in-a-century, rare design prodigy.

"There’s no need to trouble Lawrence and Anna; they have their own missions," Jiang Man arched her brows, "The person Yi Sha looks down on is a relative of mine, this is a family matter."

Hearing it was a family matter, Louis didn’t say anything further.

"Alright, we’ll do as you say," he paused, "I’ve reserved a seat for you at the Paris Fashion Week at the end of the year. It’s up to you whether or not you want to come."

"I’ll see when the time comes," Jiang Man’s tone remained indifferent.

"It’s getting late, I’m going to rest now."

"Alright alright, little ancestor, I forget we have a huge time difference,"

After hanging up the phone, Jiang Man glanced at her phone; Lu Xingzhou hadn’t replied to her message.

Could it be he’s really staying at the military camp tonight?

...

At this moment, inside a bar called Blue Dream.

Ming Ran was holding a beer mug, guzzling down a large drink for herself.

But even under the influence of alcohol, her suffering hadn’t subsided in the slightest; if anything, the alcohol only deepened her sorrow.

Yi Sha watched silently next to her, then reached out and snatched the mug away, "Miss Ming, alcohol may intensify sorrow instead of relieving it, why don’t we think of another way?"

"What else can I do? Zhendong hates me to death. I know that even if I shamelessly go to the Lu Family to offer help now, it will only annoy him."

"Miss Ming, why don’t you take a look at this?" Yi Sha took out an iPad from her bag and slid it across to Ming Ran.

Ming Ran took the iPad, initially showing no emotion.

But as soon as she saw it was a design drawing, her eyes instantly lit up and widened.

"Is this the kind of feeling?" Yi Sha asked tentatively.

"Yes! It’s this dress!" Ming Ran was astonished, barely able to believe it!

This dress was a birthday gift Lu Zhendong had given her years ago.

Later, when she grew tired of the relationship, she simply cut the dress to shreds.

She had only described the dress’s appearance and details roughly to Yi Sha with a try-and-see attitude.

What she hadn’t expected was that Yi Sha could recreate it so perfectly, making a dress identical to the one Lu Zhendong had given her!

"Teacher Yi Sha, you really are amazing!" Ming Ran, excited, grasped Yi Sha’s hand.

Yi Sha, proud of herself, arched her eyebrows, "It’s my honor to help Miss Ming."

"Don’t worry about the commission, just name your price!"

"Talking about money is so crass. I see Miss Ming as a friend, and I’m happy to help a friend."

Ming Ran was charmed by Yi Sha’s few words.

"From now on we are good sisters! Very good sisters!" she said, holding Yi Sha’s hand.

Yi Sha’s smile blossomed, "Of course!"

"Actually, to be honest with you ..."

"Why be so formal? Just call me Ranran."

"Alright, Ranran." Yi Sha’s eyes curved like crescent moons, "Actually, I really wish you and the third young master of the Lu family could reconcile. If possible, I hope you could help me connect with the fourth young master of the Lu family."

"The fourth young master, are you talking about Lu Xingzhou?"

"Exactly." Yi Sha’s lips pursed modestly, her cheeks instantly flushing.

Her goal was simple—to marry into a wealthy family, whether it be Lu Zhendong or Lu Xingzhou didn’t matter to her.

On hearing Yi Sha’s request, Ming Ran immediately frowned, "Shasha, I’m afraid that’s not possible with Lu Xingzhou."

"Why not?" Yi Sha’s smile wavered, revealing embarrassment.

"He..." Ming Ran remembered Lu Xingzhou’s admonition.

His relationship with Jiang Man was not to be made public.

"Anyway, he’s not an option, he already has a girlfriend."

"He has a girlfriend? Can you tell me who the wealthy family’s daughter is?"

"That..." Ming Ran looked apologetic, "I really shouldn’t say; you know what Lu Xingzhou is like. If I gossip about him, I’ll definitely be in trouble. Besides, I’ve asked him to help me patch things up with Zhendong, and he agreed. I can’t turn around and betray him after receiving his kindness, right?"

"It’s okay, I understand." Yi Sha forced a wry smile.

If she couldn’t make it work with Lu Xingzhou, she still had Lu Zhan as her last resort.

It just so happened she was designing clothes for him, a perfect opportunity to make contact.

"Since Lu Family’s boss already has someone, let’s forget it." Yi Sha picked up her glass and took a sip, concealing her true thoughts.

"I’ll introduce you to some excellent guys I know later," Ming Ran quickly consoled, eager to help.

"That would be great," Yi Sha agreed readily, open to any possibility.

"The dress will be ready by tomorrow. I’ll bring it over to your place. Wear it when you help out at the Lu Family, the third young master will definitely remember the past once he sees it, and he might have a change of heart."

"Yes, I hope so," Ming Ran bit her lips, clutching the hem of her own dress tightly in her hands.

She was very much looking forward to Zhendong’s reaction then...