The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 228: Inviting Her to Join the Variety Show

Chapter 228: Chapter 228: Inviting Her to Join the Variety Show

"Wuu~"

The scene instantly turned chaotic as a crowd began to jeer, their gazes unanimously shifting toward Jiang Man.

"Say yes to him! Say yes to him! Say yes to him!"

What was clearly just a game had somehow turned into a marriage proposal event.

Jiang Man raised her eyebrows, neither declining nor accepting.

With her hands in her pockets, she said indifferently, "This confession is too plain. Once you’ve got 9999 roses, 1314 lanterns, and 520 fireworks completed, I’ll consider it."

After speaking, she turned away with a cool demeanor and left without looking back.

Seeing this, Wu Yingfan hurried after her like a pesky little brother, "Sister Man, wait for me~"

"What kind of person is this, it’s just a game. Does she really think Master Lu is confessing to her?"

"Exactly, it’s possible that Master Lu was just playing around and didn’t take it seriously, but she, on the other hand, is raising demands?"

"After all, she has four rich uncles, so being a bit arrogant is understandable."

"Whatever, it’s just four uncles, not four real dads!"

Amidst the murmurs of the crowd, Jiang Man’s figure disappeared without a trace.

She returned to her large G, tossed the keys to Wu Yingfan, and naturally took the passenger seat.

Wu Yingfan also naturally opened the driver’s door, very willing to be her chauffeur.

"Just now your brother-in-law confessed to you, why didn’t you respond? It’s just a game after all, no one is taking it seriously."

"I don’t joke about feelings," Jiang Man gave him a sidelong glance.

Wu Yingfan shrank his neck, knowing he had said something wrong.

To outsiders, Sister Man might seem cold, but in reality, she values relationships very much.

She doesn’t easily give her heart away, but once she does, she’s in it for the long haul, and takes it very seriously.

Take their relationship, for instance. To others, he might appear to be her errand boy, running around for her, doing this and that.

But what Sister Man did for him in private, these people couldn’t see at all.

He wanted to learn dancing; doing it alone felt boring, so he dragged her along to learn with him for six months.

A couple of years ago, he had a girlfriend to whom he had given his heart and soul, but in the end, she callously dumped him, and he fell into depression for a long time.

It was Sister Man who tirelessly kept him company playing video games, drinking, engaging in all kinds of despondent activities.

Then she took him horseback riding, climbing, running—doing all kinds of wholesome activities to pull him out of the vortex of heartbreak.

There were many such instances; Sister Man’s contributions to him were no less than his own for her.

Not just their relationship, but also Sister Man and JOJO...

As Wu Yingfan was lost in his thoughts and emotions, Jiang Man’s phone rang.

As luck would have it, it was a call from JOJO.

"Hello?" Jiang Man answered the call, switched to speakerphone, placed the phone on the central console, leaned back in her seat, and closed her eyes to rest.

"Sister..." JOJO’s voice on the other end sounded strange.

Whenever she made such a noise, it definitely meant trouble.

"Spit it out, do you need me to leak some dirt on a nemesis of yours again?"

Back in America, whenever JOJO was suppressed by some actress, she would ask for Jiang Man’s help to take revenge.

After all, Jiang Man was a master hacker, and digging up someone’s dirt for her was as easy as pie.

"This time it’s not about taking on the competition... hehehe... hehehe..."

JOJO kept snickering nonstop, and Wu Yingfan couldn’t help but laugh along, "Sister JO, just spit it out, you’re distracting me from driving."

"I’ll laugh if I want to, what’s it got to do with your driving?" JOJO hummed, grumbling discontentedly.

"You don’t know how demonic your laughter is? You sound like a fool. Is the rumor true that pregnancy makes you dumb for three years?"

"Get lost, I’m not dumb, I’m sharp as a tack."

"..." Jiang Man’s ears hurt from their bickering, and she frowned, "If it’s nothing important, I’m hanging up."

"Don’t hang up, sister, it’s an emergency, a life-saving matter!"

"Spit it out," Jiang Man said indifferently with one word.

"Here’s the thing," JOJO’s voice suddenly became tense: "My agent saw I wasn’t returning and decided to break into the market in Z Country for me. Without consulting me, she accepted a gig on a reality show and took an advance of 30 million. As you know, the first three months of pregnancy are very crucial, and I shouldn’t be too active. Plus, after three months, when my belly gets bigger, it would be even worse to appear in public..."

"Then just break the contract. As a female star, do you really need that 30 million?" Jiang Man teased.

"This is what gets me pissed, the show’s production team is so vindictive, saying if I break the contract it’s considered a breach, and the penalty is twenty times the advance – which is six hundred million! Even if they sold me, I couldn’t afford it, let alone me, the Song Family couldn’t afford it either."

Hearing this, Jiang Man finally understood, "Do you need to borrow money?"

"Puh-lease, what borrowing? I’m well aware of your situation too, you have an agreement with your husband, and you can’t go back before its term ends, so it’s unrealistic to suddenly ask him for six hundred million."

"So, here’s the thing, I’ve negotiated with the show’s producers, they agreed to let you fill in for me, and then I return the 30 million advance..."

"Wait a minute!" Wu Yingfan, dissatisfied, interrupted before JOJO could finish, "You want Sister Man to step in for you, and for zero pay? Is my Sister Man some kind of free person? Sister JO, that’s not cool!"

"Ah, I’m in a bind too, what else can I do, pay a six hundred million breach of contract fee? Sister, it’s really not my fault, my agent made the decision without me, but with my current situation, I really can only keep it a secret, I’ve got no way to participate in that show."

"Sister, I love you, you are my god, my glory, my queen, you are..."

Jiang Man was pestered to the point of a headache, "I’m not a star. If you really need someone to replace you, I can ask my cousin. She’s a newcomer and could use the exposure."

"Your cousin’s already been invited... Together, you two were a sensational duo at the V Night, and it’s because she was also invited that the director agreed to have you fill in for me, or else there would be nothing to discuss."

Jiang Man laughed in frustration, was she really so worthless in the entertainment industry? Apparently being bundled in a package deal and categorized as a freebie?

"The director said, just to ride the wave of your popularity from V Night, you only have to participate in two episodes, they’re currently looking for someone of my caliber to replace me, and that takes time, so the first two episodes, I’m really sorry, sister, I have to trouble you. Please, I beg you, sister, save my life, saving a life is more meritorious than building a seven-story pagoda!"

Jiang Man rubbed her swollen temples, nearly driven to an explosion by her best friend’s lengthy pleas.

"How long does one episode take?" she asked coldly.

"Not long, one week, just two episodes in total, which is two weeks."

"Sister, I’m still a student, I have to go to school."

"A Harvard prodigy, are you kidding me? Isn’t your schooling just for show? Even if you fail, what’s to fear? Are you missing that bachelor’s degree?"

"Sister, you’re brutal, your self-interest is spot-on."

"Please, I owe you one for this, and if you ever ask me to climb a mountain of swords or plunge into a sea of flames, I’ll agree!"

After about ten minutes of JOJO’s relentless cajoling, Jiang Man couldn’t take it anymore.

She was someone who valued relationships and wouldn’t hesitate to go through fire for a friend.

Joining a show for a friend, it was only for two weeks.

"Fine, send me the contract."

"No need for a contract, the director signed with me, any breach on your part counts as mine."

"Hmm?" Jiang Man furrowed her brow. For some reason, she had a strange premonition, feeling like her best friend had set a big trap for her.

"Sister Man, there won’t be any problems with this reality show, right?"