The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 240 Jiang Man: I’m quick, just bear with it a little longer

Chapter 240: Chapter 240 Jiang Man: I’m quick, just bear with it a little longer

The entire room was stunned.

Including Jiang Man herself, who looked dumbfounded, feeling as if the gossip had suddenly landed on her own head.

"You choose Sister Man? Xu Chengzhou, stop kidding around!" Lu Zhan immediately spoke up, trying to stop him.

This guy might be excused for not knowing, but the uncle wouldn’t care about that.

His aunt was in the same program, and if someone took advantage of her, he definitely wouldn’t be able to walk away scot-free, as the uncle would settle the score in the fall.

Seeing Lu Zhan anxious, Wen Rui also chimed in, "Brother Chengzhou, aren’t you and Zhou Ying a pair?"

Her voice was very low, but loud enough for the other six people to hear clearly.

Zhou Ying felt very embarrassed, feeling humiliated.

"Who said I and Brother Zhou are a pair..." she tried her best to salvage her dignity.

"You heard, right? We’re not a pair," Xu Chengzhou raised his eyebrows.

"But aren’t you guys called the ’Addictive’ CP online?" Mi Duo was also very puzzled.

The TV drama had only finished airing less than two months ago, were they already breaking up the CP?

When it was hyped online before, he never clarified once.

"What’s being shipped online isn’t me and Zhou Ying, but the characters we played; they are shipping the ’Emperor’ and ’Little White Fox’ CP."

"Ah, this..." Mi Duo blinked, unsure how to retort.

"Xu Chengzhou, pick someone else." Jiang Man wasn’t interested in who was whose CP.

She didn’t want to inexplicably end up underneath a man, doing such ambiguous things.

She coldly addressed Zhou Ying, the instigator, "The two of you go play by yourselves."

"Jiang Man, these are the game rules," Xu Chengzhou insisted.

He was a very competitive person, and even though this was just a variety show, he was attracted to Jiang Man and thus wanted to strive for her.

"Then I quit the game," Jiang Man wouldn’t fall for his trick, her demeanor both defiant and cold.

Her attitude was that of someone who wouldn’t play along, no matter how others wanted to play.

"Jiang Man, can’t you take a joke?"

The heat in the live room soared once again, this time attracting several million people directly.

In Beicheng International Airport, Lu Xingzhou sat in first class on a plane bound for Bangkok, watching the live stream, his slender fingers gripping the tablet so tight he almost wished he could crush the screen.

"Zhao Huai!"

"BOSS, I’m here!"

Zhao Huai efficiently passed his phone forward, anticipating Lu Xingzhou’s needs.

"Boss, here is the information for everyone in the variety show. This Xu Chengzhou is currently a popular ancient-style male star, has acted in several top-tier hit ancient-style dramas, known as ’Harvester of the Three Realms’. He recently blew up in an ancient-style drama, hyping a CP with Zhou Ying from the same program, generating very high heat."

"This Xu Chengzhou has some backing... The financial backer behind him is from Harbor City’s Chen family."

The Chens made their fortune through grey industries in the early years and spent around twenty years gradually legitimizing their wealth.

They own half of Harbor City’s entertainment industry.

Even though Hu’s are now the richest in Harbor City, in terms of roots and status, they are no match for the Chens.’

Zhao Huai’s implication was clear: Xu Chengzhou was untouchable.

But with Xu Chengzhou trying to take advantage of his wife, with the BOSS’s temper, he definitely wouldn’t let him off lightly.

"Pressure the production team, and if necessary, let the director know about my relationship with Jiang Man."

"Yes!"

...

"Jiang Man, can’t you take a joke?"

On the deserted island, the standoff continued.

On hearing his provocation, Jiang Man huffed, her eyebrows lifting, "Who says I can’t take a joke?"

What big scene hadn’t she seen?

What was there to fear?

"I can play along, but I have a condition," she said coldly, her expression unflustered.

Seeing there was a chance, Xu Chengzhou immediately got excited, "What condition, you name it!"

"You on the bottom, I on top," she said nonchalantly.

Everyone was stunned.

"I’ll do the push-ups, you lie down."

"That’s not impossible," Xu Chengzhou compromised, even finding it quite thrilling.

It was like Dominant and Submissive, the one on top seemed like a Dominant, and the one beneath like a Submissive.

It was his first time experiencing the role of a Submissive, and it felt quite fresh and exciting.

"Can we even play like that?" Mi Duo muttered.

"Sister Man, are we really playing this?" Lu Zhan was somewhat alarmed.

"Why not, since we are here, let’s settle in," Jiang Man raised her eyebrows and stood up to walk to the empty space nearby.

"Lie down," she commanded Xu Chengzhou, her tone cold, as if scolding a cat or a dog.

Xu Chengzhou touched his nose and for some reason, subconsciously complied.

He slowly lay down, his heart starting to pound.

From his perspective, the sky full of stars and the vast Milky Way were absolutely beautiful.

Soon, a delicate face entered his line of sight, against the background of the Milky Way, looking like a beautiful painting.

The other five people all stood up and gathered around Jiang Man.

"Sister Man, can you do push-ups? I can’t even do one," Wen Rui said with some concern.

"Let’s try," Jiang Man did not give a definite response.

As she came close, Xu Chengzhou’s heart almost jumped out of his throat.

He closed his eyes, and upon sensing Jiang Man’s breath, his face turned red with shyness.

Not only did his face turn red, but his ears did too.

However, that unique fragrance of a woman lasted only for a brief moment.

The next second, not just the people present, but also the audience, were all shocked.

Jiang Man took out a silk scarf she had used during the day from her pocket and wrapped it around Xu Chengzhou’s face like a mummy.

His delicate handsome face was quickly wrapped up like a rice dumpling, completely unrecognizable.

Fearing he might suffocate, Jiang Man considerately created two holes at the nostril area.

"Jiang Man, what are you doing?" Mi Duo shouted.

Jiang Man glanced at her sideways and retorted, "I only said we’d do push-ups, I never said I couldn’t cover his face."

Xu Chengzhou’s fervor was instantly doused.

Since his mouth was wrapped up, he could only breathe, unable to speak.

"Out of sight, out of mind."

+ Uh, what? What???

The audience was dumbfounded.

+ What kind of crazy antics is this? She must be insane!

+ But I like this kind of mad literature! Truth or dare, we all get chances to play in real life, if someone of the opposite sex tries to take advantage, just go crazy like this.

+ Hahaha, Xu Chengzhou looks so funny right now, Sister Man, I’ve officially become your fan! If rules can’t be broken, then we find a workaround!

+ Brilliant move! It’s the perfect way to deal with sleazy men! Hahaha~

"Chengzhou bro, I’ll be quick, just hang in there," Jiang Man wickedly curled her lips, intentionally insinuating.

Ten push-ups were a piece of cake for her.

She loved martial arts and had exceptional arm strength.

There she went, rapidly moving up and down as if pressing the fast-forward button.

The others hadn’t even gotten a clear look before she counted off the push-ups to herself.

"10, 9, 8, 7... 2, 1!"

At ’1’, she pushed herself up and stepped back, defying the laws of physics.

She dusted off the dirt from her hands and glanced at the person lying down, "Chengzhou bro, feeling good?"

"Great!" Xu Chengzhou replied loudly, ripping off the seawater-scented silk scarf from his face.

"This scene has been played out in a drama before." He was not only unangered but actually appreciated Jiang Man’s maneuver.

"What scene?" everyone asked in unison.