The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 232: Food and Sex are Natural, Jiang Man is No Exception

Chapter 232: Chapter 232: Food and Sex are Natural, Jiang Man is No Exception

At one in the afternoon, Jiang Man arrived fashionably late.

In the villa, everyone had been waiting for quite some time.

Seeing her with just a backpack, Wen Rui was somewhat surprised, "Sis, we’re going for a week and you’re only bringing this little?"

"Yep, traveling light." Jiang Man said indifferently, "If I need anything, I’ll buy it. I hear the 7-11s there are very convenient."

"Big talk for someone who sounds like they’re loaded," Mi Duo couldn’t help but remark upon hearing this.

She was most annoyed by people who traveled light.

A few years back, she had been on a reality show where a female celebrity had also brought next to nothing.

Later, the female celebrity borrowed her sunscreen, her perfume, this and that.

By the end of the show, she found that skincare products worth tens of thousands had all been used up by the other person.

That wasn’t all; her limited edition YSL lipsticks were lost too!

After that experience, she had developed a strong dislike for such people, feeling that they were simply freeloaders and utterly unethical.

Now that Jiang Man was doing the same, she naturally assumed Jiang Man was also the kind to take advantage of others.

"Mi Duo, please tone it down a bit," Zhou Ying kindly intervened.

The night of the Weibo event, she too had been unrestrained, saying whatever came to mind which resulted in her being blacklisted in the fashion industry.

Everyone knows that a female artist’s greatest asset is in the fashion industry; without those resources, what does it matter how famous she is?

Did she hate Jiang Man? Definitely.

But right now, more than hatred, winning Jiang Man’s favor and regaining those lost resources was critical.

"Is everyone packed? Get ready, we’re heading to the airport on the bus."

The director walked into the villa, accompanied by some of the crew.

"Put on your mics and microphones; we’re filming less on the way to Thailand. Once we land in Pattaya, the production team will arrange individual follow-up filming for everyone. Then you all can really show your best!"

Jiang Man took the earpiece and microphone without much reaction or expectation.

Unlike Zhou Ying and Mi Duo, their expressions were filled with excitement, eager to potentially skyrocket to fame through this reality show.

"Alright, the bus is outside, let’s get on," the director said.

He scanned the living room and noticed only five people.

"Where are Xu Chengzhou and Bei Ling?"

"Still in their room, they said they’ll be quick," Lu Zhan responded.

The director waved his hand, "You guys go ahead."

After speaking, he sent two crew members to hurry them.

Since Jiang Man didn’t have any luggage to stow, she was the first to board the bus.

Her target was clear, heading straight for the last row in the corner.

Once on the bus, she pulled out a baseball cap, put it on, and pulled the brim down, completely covering her delicate face.

Lu Zhan and Wen Rui boarded one after the other, syncing up to sit in the row in front of Jiang Man.

Close enough to chat, but without disturbing her.

Shortly after, Zhou Ying and Mi Duo followed onto the bus.

One sat in the middle, the other in the very front row.

Zhou Ying sat down and immediately took out a compact mirror, checking her makeup and patting down any caking she found with a puff.

Recently, her ship with Xu Chengzhou had been hyped up tremendously.

Not sure if she was still not out of character, she felt a genuine liking for Xu Chengzhou, even believing that they were in a relationship as the hype suggested.

When Xu Chengzhou boarded the bus, Zhou Ying was full of anticipation.

Mi Duo also smiled slightly, tossing him an olive branch.

Xu Chengzhou scanned the people inside the bus briefly, his attention quickly drawn to the person in the last row.

Such an ordinary corner, yet still eye-catching.

"Hi, Chengzhou~"

Zhou Ying waved her hand.

Xu Chengzhou nodded slightly at her and walked toward her.

Zhou Ying was thrilled, her heart in her throat, barely daring to breathe.

She had specifically chosen a window seat to leave the aisle seat open for Xu Chengzhou.

However, the next second, her face froze in an awkward smile.

Xu Chengzhou did not sit next to her, but instead walked to the row behind her and sat down in the adjacent aisle!

"Pfft." Mi Duo turned around, immediately reveling in schadenfreude.

It seemed the hotly discussed couple online was fake; Chengzhou completely ignored her in private.

"Bei Ling, we’re just waiting for you now, hurry and get on."

Suddenly, the director’s voice caught everyone’s attention.

Wen Rui heard Bei Ling and immediately got excited.

He pushed open the window and craned his neck to look outside.

Overjoyed, he even tugged on Lu Zhan’s sleeve.

Lu Zhan’s eyebrows furrowed instantly, full of jealousy, "You know him?"

"The leader of Korea’s hottest boy group K-ONE, Bei Ling! When I was in high school, he was really popular in our school. I never thought I’d be fortunate enough to be on a variety show with him and meet him up close!"

The young girl was both excited and pleased, clearly showing the reaction of successful fangirling.

Lu Zhan glanced at the man slowly approaching outside the window and muttered jealously, "Effeminate."

"Hello, Bei Ling."

"Wow, he looks even better in person than on TV."

Not just Wen Rui was starstruck, but the staff members were too, one after another.

Zhou Ying and Mi Duo couldn’t sit still either and took the initiative to greet him.

Bei Ling was very quiet, carrying a guitar on his back with his hair dyed silver.

His aura was very cool, just like a two-dimensional comic character.

No wonder the media called him a ’flower boy.’

His skin was even better than a female celebrity’s, so white and smooth.

His features were more delicate than those of a female star, giving him an androgynous look.

They say a true beauty is someone whose gender you can’t tell at first glance.

Bei Ling was that kind of beauty, unrealistically beautiful.

Without saying a word, he didn’t greet anyone and walked straight to the back row.

He placed the guitar in the luggage rack in front of him and stepped toward the back row.

Jiang Man was feigning sleep when suddenly, a mesmerizing fragrance assailed her nose.

The scent was unique, a faint woody tone, and as it briefly wafted by, there was also a hint of floral essence.

Despite her years of studying Chinese medicine and being intimately familiar with various medicinal herbs’ scents, she could not immediately identify the ingredients of his perfume.

Out of curiosity, she lifted the brim of her hat a little.

In the moment she lifted it, a white figure just happened to pass through her line of sight.

Following the figure, she saw the person sit at another corner of the same row as hers.

She was on the right, he was on the left.

The man did not look at her, showing only half of his profile.

The shiny earring on his ear was quite eye-catching.

The earring was round, but seemed to have an English letter on it.

Because the earring was too small, Jiang Man couldn’t make out what the letter was.

Her gaze quickly sized up the man’s side profile and attire.

The man was fragrant and clean indeed, fitting Lu Zhan’s description perfectly – quite effeminate.

But as effeminate as he might be, he was certainly a feast for the eyes.

Because he was good-looking, Jiang Man couldn’t help but take a few extra glances.

"Alright, everyone’s here now, let’s head to the airport!"

The director’s call snapped Jiang Man back to her senses.

She shook her head and smiled.

Food and sex, life’s primal urges.

She never expected that one day she would be so mesmerized by someone of the opposite sex!

It wasn’t about liking or not liking, just purely appreciating his good looks.

Apparently, allure knows no gender.