The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 246 ’Jiang Bei’ CP Soars to the Top of the Hot Search List

Chapter 246: Chapter 246 ’Jiang Bei’ CP Soars to the Top of the Hot Search List

Jiang Man had never considered herself to be fussy.

Having only her adoptive father’s care and no mother’s nurture made her more resilient than other girls her age.

At the age of twelve, she came down with chickenpox and had to be hospitalized with an IV drip.

Due to the discomfort in her body, she would throw up after eating, and went a whole week without food.

One day, as she went to the restroom, she discovered her pants were all red.

Upon taking them off, she saw her underpants and hospital pants were soaked with fresh blood.

Being young at the time, she didn’t think about menstruation and assumed it was some complication from the chickenpox.

She thought she was going to die, yet not a single tear was shed.

Afterward, she even wrote a will, expressing gratitude for her adoptive father’s kindness in raising her.

Because of her period coupled with chickenpox, she fainted for an entire day.

When she woke up, the caring nurse handed her a package of sanitary pads and explained what menstruation was to her, and how to use them.

That evening, after finishing work, her adoptive father came to the hospital to see her.

She had been asleep, half-awake from the conversation between her adoptive father and the nurse.

She saw her adoptive father, a tall man over one meter eighty, crying while he explained and apologized to the nurse for not doing a good job as a father.

The nurse shook her head and sighed, saying that children without mothers are pitiable, especially girls.

From that moment on, Jiang Man told herself, she wasn’t pitiable; she had to be strong.

Late on, she exercised to strengthen her body, learned taekwondo, ran every day, learned boxing...

Her physical condition improved day by day, and her childhood experiences seemed to be sealed away with them.

Until just now, when Lu Xingzhou warmed her feet with his hands, her heart’s softest, most hidden memories were suddenly evoked.

"Lu Xingzhou, stop warming them, just find a hot water bottle for me,"

Jiang Man gathered her thoughts and said softly.

Lu Xingzhou furrowed his brows, "Aren’t my hands warm enough?"

"Hmm, they’re not warm," Jiang Man said expressionlessly.

It wasn’t that his hands weren’t warm; she just didn’t know how to respond to his sincerity.

She wanted to say ’thank you,’ but those two words were like a fishbone caught in her throat, impossible to voice out.

A person who lacks love, once approached by someone full of affection, will be at a loss.

In the end, all she could muster was to mask with indifference.

"Okay, I’ll find a hot water bottle," Lu Xingzhou didn’t get angry, nor did he take Jiang Man’s words seriously.

He got up, once again like a headless fly.

After circling around, he found his phone and called Zhao Huai, "Buy a few hot water bottles."

"And get some ginger, brown sugar, and a thermos."

Zhao Huai froze for a moment, then quickly caught on.

The lady of the house has her period?

After hanging up, Lu Xingzhou, still worried, went to the balcony to call Lu Xuemei.

"Hello?" The voice of Lu Xuemei on the other end was loud, carrying pure gossip curiosity, "Last night on the deserted island, the helicopter had you in it, right? I see your IP address has already changed to Bangkok."

"Aunt, I want to ask you, what should I do about menstrual cramps?" Lu Xingzhou responded with a question of his own.

"Menstrual cramps?" Lu Xuemei didn’t catch on at first.

What would a big man be cramping for?

After a few seconds of bewilderment, realization dawned upon her, "Manman has menstrual cramps?"

"Yeah." Lu Xingzhou nodded, very anxious.

"Tell her to lie down quietly, then keep warm, drink some ginger tea, soak her feet, apply a mugwort bag to the soles of her feet, or use a hot water bottle. Remember, it’s vital to maintain a good mood; she can listen to music, watch movies, read books, and if the pain is severe, she can take some ibuprofen."

Lu Xuemei rattled off a long list, "These are things Manman, as a girl, should know."

"Is she in a lot of pain? If it’s very severe, she should go to the hospital."

"I’m not sure, it’s the first time I’ve encountered her having her period," Lu Xingzhou immediately blamed himself.

He had been with Jiang Man for some time now, had she not had pain before, or had he neglected to notice?

"Aunt, is there a secret recipe for ginger tea?" Lu Xingzhou quickly got back on track.

"There’s no secret recipe, just search online, there are lots of videos to teach you."

"Okay, bye."

...

When Zhao Huai delivered the items, Lu Xingzhou specifically instructed him not to ring the doorbell.

Zhao Huai sent a text message, and Lu Xingzhou opened the door immediately.

"BOSS, call on me for anything, anytime."

"Did you buy the honey, motherwort, and dong quai?"

"Got them."

"Then there’s nothing else needed."

...

After catching up on some sleep, Jiang Man opened her eyes again and it was already past ten in the morning.

The moment she opened her eyes, a thermos was handed to her.

"Have some brown sugar water."

"Mhm."

Jiang Man sat up, blew on the rim of the bottle, and was greeted by the fragrant scent of red dates.

After tasting it, her eyes suddenly lit up with delight. "This is delicious!"

"Glad you like it," Lu Xingzhou sighed in relief.

It was his first attempt at making ginger brown sugar water, and he had feared he might mess it up.

While talking, he took out the lukewarm hot water bottle from under the blanket and replaced it with two that were piping hot.

"This brown sugar water is really good, which brand is it from?"

With 7-11s all over Thailand, Jiang Man thought Lu Xingzhou had bought it from a store.

"I made it myself," said Lu Xingzhou nonchalantly.

Jiang Man raised an eyebrow. "You made it yourself?"

"Brown sugar, red dates, fresh ginger, goji berries, motherwort, dong quai, and the most important part, a bit of honey added in at the end."

"Isn’t that impressive, you did your homework," Jiang Man did not skimp on her praises.

She rarely drank brown sugar water during her periods because she didn’t usually feel that bad.

If she did have it occasionally, she would just have plain brown sugar water without going through all that trouble.

"Are you hungry? I had someone make some fresh food."

"I am."

On hearing this, Lu Xingzhou stood up, went to the dining table, lifted the thermal cover, and brought the plate over to her.

The food was light but nutritionally balanced with a good mix of meat and vegetables.

"Lu Xingzhou."

"Hmm?"

"Nothing." Jiang Man smiled and began to eat heartily with a fork.

She thought to herself that sometimes the feeling of being able to rely on someone unconditionally was actually quite nice.

...

Meanwhile, in the hotel lobby on the first floor.

"What’s going on with Jiang Man, weren’t we supposed to meet at half-past nine? It’s already ten!" Mi Duo continuously checked the time on her phone, clearly impatient from waiting.

"Ruirui, aren’t you and Manman close? Didn’t you two share a room last night?" Zhou Ying cast her gaze towards Wen Rui.

Wen Rui was startled for a moment, "Let me give Sister Man another call."

She quickly walked to a corner.

Crossing her arms, Mi Duo paced back and forth. "Come on, speak up. What’s up with Jiang Man? Nobody knows which room she’s in? Does she have any sense of organization or discipline? If not, we might as well leave her out of today’s schedule!"

Bei Ling didn’t say anything but took out his phone to send Jiang Man a message on Facebook.

Lin Bei: Manman, are you alright? Nothing’s happened, has it? Please reply when you see this.

"Got through, got through." The call was answered by Lu Xingzhou.

Rushing back, Wen Rui said, "Sister Man isn’t feeling well, she won’t be joining today’s or tomorrow’s activities."

Hearing that Jiang Man wouldn’t be coming, both Mi Duo and Zhou Ying had their own schemes, but undoubtedly, they were both very happy.

Without Jiang Man, the sly fox competing with them for men, today’s trip should be very enjoyable, right?

"Let’s go, let’s go, head to the bus. Today we’re going sightseeing in Bangkok!" Mi Duo suddenly became as excited as if shot with adrenaline.

On the bus to the attractions, Bei Ling and Xu Chengzhou were very quiet.

Especially Bei Ling, sitting in the back row playing with his phone, wearing a baseball cap to hide his handsome features.

He was browsing through fans’ comments on Vibo.

Upon seeing a particular comment, he hesitated for two seconds but ended up liking it.

#I’m shipping ’Jiang Bei’ CP! Could the two develop real feelings because of the show? Looking forward to it.

The moment he liked the comment, a swarm of fans flooded the comments section.

In just a few minutes, the comment rocketed to the top of the hot searches...

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