The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 237: Provocation, Aren’t You Afraid of a 15-Year Unrequited Love?

Chapter 237: Chapter 237: Provocation, Aren’t You Afraid of a 15-Year Unrequited Love?

Jiang Man’s face instantly turned ashen upon hearing the words.

The hand holding the chopsticks trembled, nearly shaking the picked-up vegetable out.

She glared at Wen Jingya, her eyes filled with shock.

Beyond the shock, there was doubt.

Had Wen Jingya gone mad? Why mention this matter to the family?

"Jingya, you’re not joking, are you? What... what’s going on?" Lu Xuemei was so anxious she almost hopped on her feet.

Her niece-in-law was a treasure that couldn’t be lost.

The old lady also focused her attention, her face stern: "Jingya, what exactly is the matter?"

Wen Jingya curled her lips slightly: "I heard sister-in-law and Nan Juefeng have known each other since they were kids, and Nan Juefeng has liked sister-in-law for fifteen years now!"

"What?" The family was stunned into silence.

Nan Juefeng was on par with their Zhou’er in strength, and in terms of looks and financial power, he was definitely a strong rival.

"So, Grandma, Auntie, you’d better match him up with Manman quickly, or else if he snatches sister-in-law away later, our family will lose a great treasure," Wen Jingya said aloud.

Jiang Man, upon hearing this, finally felt her hanging heart settle down.

She had thought that Wen Jingya was up to something, but who would have thought that she was actually helping her?

She was truly confused now, unsure whether Wen Jingya was friend or foe.

"Mom, Jingya is right, we can’t let that Nan Juefeng keep menacing our Manman," Lu Xuemei chimed in, struck by a thought.

"Manman, you mentioned before that you wanted to go work as a secretary or assistant for Nan Juefeng, right?"

"Yes." Jiang Man nodded obediently, her face turning bright red.

She had always wanted to go, but her educational background and abilities had not met the requirements of the Nan Corporation, so there had been no movement.

"That’s easy to arrange, Mom, can you help Manman with this?"

The old lady considered her daughter’s excited look for a moment and then nodded: "Alright, I’ll make the arrangements."

Seeing that the old lady had actually agreed, Jiang Man was so happy she almost jumped up.

"Thank you, Grandma!" she said aloud, her voice clear and sweet.

The meal was very enjoyable, with the old lady and Lu Xuemei watching the live stream throughout, unable to take their eyes off it.

"Is this show being broadcast 24 hours a day?"

"The live streaming platform is always on, except when they’re asleep. The TV platform hasn’t broadcast it yet. When they do, they will edit it post-production, and make a refined version, which will be recorded."

The old lady nodded, knowing well that live streaming was very popular despite her age.

"Then I want to watch this show all the time."

"Mom, you can’t stare at the phone for too long," Lu Xuemei advised.

"Then project it, I’ll watch it on the big TV."

All afternoon, the old lady and Lu Xuemei were glued to the television.

The sounds of the program filled the entire Lu Family residence.

’Jiang Man, Jiang Man’ echoed throughout the house.

Wen Jingya didn’t have class in the afternoon, and after staying in her room for a while, she came to knock on Jiang Man’s door.

Jiang Man was knitting a scarf, opened the door without hiding anything.

Wen Jingya glanced at it and teased: "For your beau, Lord Juefeng?"

Jiang Man’s lips curled up in a smile: "Yes, a Christmas present I’m preparing for him in advance."

After a pause, she added: "Thank you."

"Thank me?" Wen Jingya’s face was all smiles, yet the smile did not reach her eyes.

"We formed an alliance before, and you played me. I’m showing goodwill now not for any other reason but to let you know that the alliance is still on, and we’ll deal with Jiang Man together."

"Hmm?" Jiang Man was taken aback: "Why do you hate her so much?"

"Don’t you hate her? Your Lord Juefeng, the person he’s longed for has always been her. Do you think you have a way to his heart?" Wen Jingya’s piercing words hit Jiang Man where it hurt.

"The scarf you’re painstakingly knitting, do you think Nan Juefeng will care for it? If you don’t make him give up on Jiang Man, you’ll spend your life pining away in unrequited love, giving blindly!"

"Hmm..." Jiang Man was profoundly shaken, her emotions quickly stirred up.

She clenched her fist tightly, biting down on her teeth.

After a moment of thought, when she lifted her head again, the expression in her eyes had changed, becoming vindictive, becoming cold.

"Alright, we’ll form an alliance. I won’t play you again!" Jiang Man stated earnestly.

Wen Jingya hummed, her lips curling upwards, laughing brazenly: "Then from now on you listen to me!"

"Fine, as long as I can have Nan Juefeng, I’ll listen to anything you say!"

...

On the other side, on the deserted island.

As the sun neared its descent, several people collaborated to build a temporary shelter.

However, the small wooden shed could only accommodate two people lying down, so the seven had to take turns on watch and resting.

"Tonight we guys will stay up, and you four girls can take turns resting," Lu Zhan consulted briefly with Xu Chengzhou and Bei Ling and reached an agreement.

Jiang Man glanced at the sky and said indifferently, "It’s good, no rain."

Having said that, she took a flashlight and a black hand-carry bag out of her backpack, "I’m going to hunt some game."

"I’ll go with you," Bei Ling volunteered, shaking the tool in his hand.

He had been whittling sticks with a knife, sharpening the tips of them very pointedly, like a nail.

"Then I and Brother Zhan will go collect some more wood."

"We’ll go gather some too."

Compared to when they had first arrived at the island in a panic, everyone’s mood had now stabilized quite a bit.

Initially, everyone was like headless flies, not knowing what to do, but now everyone had tasks and was very proactive.

Jiang Man had roughly explored the whole island during the day, so now she headed straight for her target.

"There are no large wild animals on this deserted island, but there are quite a few small creatures."

Jiang Man turned on her flashlight, ’click’, and a strong light instantly illuminated the path ahead.

"We’ll go catch bamboo rats later."

"You know how?" Bei Ling couldn’t believe it.

"When I was a kid, my father often took me hunting. I’ve caught things that run on the ground, fly in the sky," Jiang Man said, her lips curving up as she remembered her childhood.

In fact, many of her wilderness survival skills were taught to her by her foster father.

"Then I’ll be your assistant. I have no experience in this area."

"No problem, just give me the fork later."

Close to the destination, Jiang Man turned off the flashlight and signaled the cameraman behind her to lower his footsteps.

She found some dry leaves and sparked a flame, then tossed it towards something like a cave entrance.

Black smoke poured into the cave, causing everyone to retreat continuously.

+What is she doing? Catching bamboo rats?

+A city kid here, I’ve never seen a bamboo rat. Is it a mouse? Can you eat it? Just thinking about it disgusts me.

+When I was little, I did eat a rat, roasted. Tasted great.

+Gross.

The bullet chat was buzzing with activity.

But Jiang Man continued calmly, adding leaves to the cave without igniting a fire, just smoke.

Bei Ling found leaves to assist her, hands busily working, but his eyes were not on what he was doing. Instead, they were intently fixed on Jiang Man.

After about ten minutes of smoking, when the audience began to think she wouldn’t catch anything...

"Here it comes!" Jiang Man was quick-eyed and nimble-handed, grabbing the fork and stabbing at a dark object.

She scored a hit immediately, and the bamboo rat emitted ’squeaking’ sounds.

The camera moved in closer.

Goodness, the bamboo rat was big and fat, the size of an old hen!

"Let’s catch some fish and seafood; dinner should be enough."

The two then picked some wild fruits and returned fully loaded.

The bonfire at their campsite was burning vigorously, with a mound of firewood piled so high beside it that it could burn all night without any issues.

Jiang Man, adept and experienced, speared fish and cleaned them.

Xu Chengzhou and Lu Zhan, after gathering wood, had also collected some sea treasures.

As the tide ebbed, many sea treasures were stranded.

"Look what I got? Two big abalones!"

"There are lobsters, oysters too!"

"Wow! We can enjoy a feast tonight!"

"If only we had some alcohol."

"That’s a gout-inducing menu, you know?"

"How about we play ’Truth or Dare’? It’s going to be a long night anyway; might as well have some light-hearted entertainment," Zhou Ying suggested with a stroke of inspiration.

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