The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 204: Barking Up the Wrong Tree, I’m Not Anna

Chapter 204: Chapter 204: Barking Up the Wrong Tree, I’m Not Anna

Half an hour, a length of time that is neither long nor short.

In the back room, Lu Zhan felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, very anxious.

For Wen Rui’s debut show, the first dress was too stunning. If the second one did not surpass the first, then its value would be zero, better off not worn at all.

In contrast to his worries and tension, Yi Sha, sitting in the 10th row, curled her lips and crossed her arms over her chest, her gaze on the stage performance, but her mind was not even there.

Forty minutes earlier, she had excused herself to the restroom, secretly slipping into Wen Rui’s dressing room.

An unpopular 18th-tier female singer was truly embarrassing; there was no one in the dressing room even to watch the clothes.

But it made sense, thinking about it. Other celebrities wore Louis Vuitton or Chanel, big-name brands where a single piece of clothing could easily cost six, seven, or even eight figures.

Those kinds of clothes needed guarding.

As for the clothes made by Jiang Man, in her eyes, they were merely for show, no different from the goods on the street stalls, naturally not worth hiring someone to guard.

She guessed Wen Rui’s income probably wouldn’t cover the cost of a guard either.

"Psh." The more Yi Sha thought about it, the more she felt ridiculous. She, a renowned designer, why should she stoop to the level of Jiang Man, a mere nobody tailor?

Wouldn’t the little tailor cry her eyes out seeing her own clothes cut to tatters?

"Pfft." Yi Sha laughed to herself again.

Next to her, Ming Ran, hearing her alternately snorting and laughing, looked at her as if she were insane. "Yi Sha, are you alright?"

"I’m more than fine~" Yi Sha lifted her brows cheerfully, "Lu Zhan is undoubtedly today’s red carpet King."

By implication, one person’s success lifts those connected.

Today’s glory and spotlight on Lu Zhan were her doing.

"Hmm." Ming Ran nodded, focusing intently on the ballet performance on stage.

She clapped non-stop, cheering for her cousin Ming Xiang.

Once the ballet performance was over, the next award would be for the Best New Female Singer of the Year.

Undoubtedly, this award would belong to Wen Rui.

As the presenter read the nomination list on stage, everyone in the audience perked up their ears.

"Does it include Wen Rui’s name? The one who was most stunning on the red carpet just a short while ago?"

Because of Wen Rui’s stunning appearance on the red carpet, the packed audience in the back rows remembered this 18th-tier female singer.

Not only were fans discussing, but so were the celebrities in the front rows.

"Something happened backstage, Wen Rui’s second dress was cut into fringes."

"What? Who would be so malicious? How will she go on stage now?"

"Her designer said they will make another dress for her right then and there."

"What?" The celebrities were incredulous.

It’s either they are mad or that designer is mad.

A dress designed in just half an hour? Are they joking?

"Anyway, Wen Rui will be on stage soon, let’s wait and see."

Almost everyone watched with a mentality of enjoying the spectacle.

Wen Rui had stolen their limelight, so they were somewhat hopeful that her upcoming performance would flop, ideally met with boos, which would effectively nullify all the praises, equaling a wasted effort.

"Best New Female Singer—Wen Rui!"

Just as the presenter exclaimed Wen Rui’s name loudly, the venue immediately erupted into enthusiastic applause.

The applause came mostly from the fans in the back rows.

Meanwhile, a figure emerged through the staff passage, hands in pockets, striding confidently and coolly towards the back room.

Jiang Man’s figure disappeared into the darkness.

As she walked towards the second row, a crowd turned to look at her.

"How did it go?" Lu Zhan was the most anxious.

Jiang Man gave him an OK gesture.

Caesar beside her rubbed his brow and sighed, "A world-class design is about to be born, but unfortunately, the world doesn’t know it comes from a renowned designer."

Jiang Man sat down and patted his shoulder, her face nonchalant as she lowered her voice to soothe him, "I’ll make up a new design for you later."

"Not one set, two sets." Caesar held up his index and middle fingers.

Jiang Man rolled her eyes at him, this old fox, taking advantage of the situation!

"Fine, two sets it is," she compromised.

Caesar smiled broadly, took Jiang Man’s hand, and was about to kiss the back of her hand in gratitude.

At that moment, her cell phone ’dinged’.

She skillfully withdrew her hand and slid open the phone screen.

Lu Xingzhou: Hello, Designer Anna.

"Hm?" Jiang Man glanced at the nape of the man in front of her to the left.

The hair was thick, slicked with pomade, and combed impeccably.

Even just the back of his head was incredibly handsome.

Despite being only an aisle and one person away from each other, they still resorted to texting.

Jiang Man’s lips curved upward, and she typed one-handed: Mr. Lu, you guessed wrong.

Lu Xingzhou had been clutching his phone, and upon seeing Jiang Man’s reply, he furrowed his brows: Which part is wrong? The name? The designer? Or the hello?

Texts don’t convey emotional hues, but after reading the reply, Jiang Man couldn’t help but smile: You guess?

While the two were texting, the venue suddenly erupted in thunderous cheers.

The shout of ’Wow—’ dominated.

Jiang Man looked up, and as she expected, Wen Rui made another stunning entrance.

She appeared in full regalia, like a radiant peony, ascending alongside a new energy vehicle from a platform.

The spotlight ’clicked’ on her and the vehicle, the surroundings darkened, making her and the car an unmissable presence.

A white floral-print long dress hugged her body, with a simple off-the-shoulder design on top.

Tight around the hips, below the knees flared into a sweeping A-line train.

Wen Rui’s disadvantage was her disproportionate head-to-body ratio, so Jiang Man always made the hem of her dresses more intricate to draw attention to the dress itself, mitigating any concern about her proportions.

Additionally, high heels elongated her legs, and with the dress covering them, all imperfections were perfectly concealed.

Unlike the sweet princess style of the first outfit, this one followed a mature, intellectual woman’s theme.

The original updo with a tiara was replaced by a head of lustrous wavy hair.

One strand of hair draped over her chest, covering one ear, while the other side was tucked neatly behind her ear, revealing her petite and exquisitely shaped ear.

An earring in the shape of a peony twinkled under the spotlight on her ear.

In a few words— a flower of earthly riches!

Everyone was amazed by her completely transformative allure.

Then, the live stream comments suddenly filled the screen.

User1: Hey? Why does the fabric of this dress look so familiar...

User2: +1, I also think it looks familiar. The floral pattern is very common.

User3: The pattern is so tacky, but somehow, it looks absolutely stunning on her.

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User100: OMG! OMG! What have I discovered? Is the fabric on Wen Rui made from curtains? I glanced at the curtains in my room, OMG, they are exactly the same!

User101: What? Made from curtains? Are you crazy or am I?

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User666: Absolutely sure it’s curtains! OMG! The designer is a genius! From such tacky curtains to make such a stunning dress?