The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 215 Help! Too melodramatic to comment

Chapter 215: Chapter 215 Help! Too melodramatic to comment

"A misunderstanding? Then why don’t you clarify?" Lu Xuemei looked frantically concerned.

The expressions of the others were similar to hers, dissatisfaction evident with Jiang Man’s deliberately mysterious demeanor and her habit of speaking in halve.

Jiang Man smiled slightly, glancing at Wen Jingya, who always remained silent and unobtrusive.

"I’m really envious of Yaya~"

At her words, the room fell into stunned silence.

Including Wen Jingya, whose heart suddenly pounded like a drum.

Should not the focus be on Jiang Man? Why bring her up?

"I regret not becoming a member of the Lu Family, not having such a wonderful grandmother, such a beautiful aunt, and such warm-hearted aunt-in-law..."

"Do I still have a chance to become a family member with you all? Can I be like Yaya?"

By the end, Jiang Man’s doe eyes were brimming with tears as she pitifully looked at everyone.

"You want to become an adopted daughter of the Lu Family?" Lu Xingzhou asked coldly, his piercing eyes scrutinizing Jiang Man as if trying to see through her.

Jiang Man blinked and tilted her head to face him, "Brother, can I?"

"Sister-in-law, can I?"

The whole family was dumbfounded.

Had they thought Jiang Man came to destroy Zhou’er and Manman’s marriage? Apparently, that was not the case?

Ignoring the actual question, Lu Xingzhou held Jiang Man’s hand firmly and declared to everyone, "As long as it doesn’t affect Manman and me, nothing else matters."

"Adopting a daughter, huh... who would adopt her?" Lu Xuemei smirked, glancing at Meng Lian, "Sister-in-law, do you want another daughter?"

Meng Lian clearly did not want to.

She had no relationship with Jiang Man, and adopting a daughter out of the blue felt strange and ridiculous.

Jiang Man herself was a strange person!

Not wanting to be the daughter-in-law of the Lu Family, but wanting to be their daughter? What kind of logic was that!

"So, Second Brother, what do you think?" Lu Xuemei shifted her gaze to Lu Yaobang.

Lu Yaobang was indifferent, "It’s just one more pair of chopsticks, but if A Lian doesn’t want it, then I don’t agree either."

"..." Meng Lian was somewhat speechless.

How did they all turn their attention to her again!

"Grandma, is adopting a daughter really troubling for you? If it’s too much trouble, then just consider I never said anything...I really did think deeply about this. I truly, really want to become a part of the family!"

As a bystander, Ming Xiang was utterly astounded.

She had always thought Jiang Man had no desires, having abandoned the role of Lu Xingzhou’s wife to study dance abroad alone.

But that was not the case at all now.

Jiang Man used to conceal her intentions too well, even deceiving her!

It turns out Jiang Man’s ambition was even greater than she imagined.

Becoming an adopted daughter of the Lu Family might be even stronger than being their daughter-in-law, right?

After all, a daughter-in-law has no legal right to inheritance, but a daughter does.

Clever, truly clever!

Ming Xiang chewed on her snack, mulling over her thoughts, her beliefs having been refreshed countless times already.

"Grandma, since everyone dislikes me, I will no longer appear before you all. Xiangxiang, you have a plane to catch this afternoon. Let’s go,"

Jiang Man suddenly stood up, calling Ming Xiang to leave with her.

Ming Xiang hesitated for a moment.

Just after speaking so eloquently, why suddenly just leave?

This tactic was very effective on Mrs. Lu.

She remembered the past:

It was just when she had exited from Lu Corporation, handing over the entire power of the corporation to her grandson, Lu Xingzhou.

She felt unburdened and wanted to walk on her own, so she dismissed all her attendants, looking just like any ordinary old lady.

While aimlessly wandering, she happily observed the familiar yet foreign surroundings, feeling lighter than ever.

But as the saying goes, extreme joy begets sorrow.

She didn’t look before crossing the street and got hit by a sedan.

When she woke up, she was lying in an ambulance with a little girl lying beside her.

The nurse said that the little girl had pulled her away at the last minute, which is why her injuries were relatively minor.

If it hadn’t been for the girl, given her age, that collision might have been fatal.

Fortunately, by the grace of the heavens, Jiang Man recovered after a month in the hospital.

Over the years, the elderly woman often dreamt about that day.

She thought it must have been destined, for without Jiang Man, she might have met King Yan long ago.

She felt that Jiang Man was her lucky star and wanted to keep this lucky star by considering arranging a marriage for her grandson.

Latter, with Jiang Man’s arrival and her impressive performance, the elderly woman gradually transferred her affection from Jiang Man to her.

Crack—

As the elderly woman was thinking, the Buddha beads she was holding suddenly broke.

The beads scattered across the floor, clattering about.

To know kindness but not return it is against the morals of heaven.

The elderly woman was a devout Buddhist, pure-hearted and kind.

She firmly believed that Jiang Man was destined to be associated with the Lu Family, probably due to past karma; they must repay their gratitude in this life, otherwise, she feared she would end up in Avici Hell in her next life.

"Xuemei, you are not young anymore. Having a daughter to look after you in old age would be good."

The elderly woman looked at her daughter, gradually persuading her.

Lu Xuemei had been born in Rome and lived a life of luxury, so she was indifferent towards marriage and having children.

Lu Family was wealthy and powerful; she could live a life without worries.

Why should she marry? She would have to serve her husband and his parents, live like a servant, something she didn’t want.

If she married and didn’t have children, she would be despised by her in-laws.

Wasn’t that what happened to her sister-in-law? Because she couldn’t have children, even her brother had lost his say in the Lu Corporation.

Now their family was like parasites, just like her, a daughter who depended on her parents.

Later, her sister-in-law realized it, thought to adopt a child, and claimed it was a child bride for Zhou’er.

It’s laughable to think about it. Child brides are from the old society. What modern world allows this?

In the end, it’s about fearing marginalization in Lu Family; if Wen Jingya could truly become Zhou’er’s wife, her brother and sister-in-law could live their lives in peace, and even if her mother passed away, Zhou’er would take care of them.

Lu Xuemei’s thoughts wandered on her own situation.

The path her brother and sister-in-law took wasn’t out of the question for her to follow.

After all, she was forty already, and having children seemed unlikely.

When her mother was gone, and the Lu Family likely to split the inheritance, it would be pityful if she had no children by her side.

Jiang Man was no ordinary child; she was a benefactor of the Lu Family, having such a child by her side was only beneficial and had no downside.

"Manman, don’t leave, don’t go~"

Lu Xuemei reacted quickly, standing up to retain Jiang Man and grabbed her, not letting her go.

"Mom, I really like Manman. If the two of us could become mother and daughter, what a blessed fate bestowed by the heavens!"

The room fell silent; everyone was momentarily speechless.

Lu Xuemei, brimming with joy, pushed Ming Xiang aside, "Manman, you can’t call me ’aunt’ anymore. You need to change that!"

The people finally realized and watched this dramatic moment, dumbfounded.

Jiang Man watched the whole drama unfold, crunching through a whole table of sunflower seeds.

She thought this drama was much more melodramatic than any TV show.

Indeed, TV shows are far too conservative, reality is absurdly more nonsensical by a thousandfold, a hundredfold.

"Manman, Xuemei being your mother, how do you feel about that?"

The elderly woman was the most satisfied, having a daughter-in-law like Jiang Man and also being able to keep a lifesaver by her side, truly content.

Everyone was overjoyed, indeed everyone was overjoyed!

"Mom?" Jiang Man cautiously called out.

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