The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 252 Lu Xingzhou: It seems our relationship can’t be hidden anymore

Chapter 252: Chapter 252 Lu Xingzhou: It seems our relationship can’t be hidden anymore

Lu Xingzhou’s face was ashen as he sat stiffly on the sofa.

He suddenly stood up, hands in his pockets, and turned slightly.

The cabin was brightly lit, and a pleasant scent of men’s cologne emanated from him.

He had taken off his suit jacket and was now wearing a white dress shirt and a waistcoat.

When his face was revealed, Mi Duo and Zhou Ying were utterly stunned.

The man had an incredibly favorable head-to-body ratio with very long legs and broad shoulders tapering to a narrow waist.

The waistcoat was form-fitting, and the outlines of his pectoral muscles were faintly visible beneath the shirt.

His wrist was carelessly exposed halfway, adorned with a Patek Philippe watch worth millions gleaming under the lights.

Moving their gaze to his features, his face was three-dimensional and refined, a perfect pair of phoenix eyes, elongated and sharp.

His eyebrows were mountainous and sharply defined.

His nose was high and his lips were thin.

He was the spitting image of a character straight out of a manga!

Both in terms of looks and aura, he was at the very top echelon of the entertainment industry.

Sex appeal, tension, handsome, cold, elegant, and distinguished.

Even standing alongside Lu Zhan and Bei Ling, he was the one who effortlessly triumphed.

Lu Xingzhou seldom appeared in front of the media; compared to Lu Zhendong, his face was less known to the public.

If it weren’t for Zhao Huai by his side, identifying him would be impossible for the common riffraff without someone reporting his identity.

Zhou Ying had the good fortune to catch a glimpse of his profile on the night of V-blog.

She was somewhat uncertain.

"The president of Lu Corporation, Lu Xingzhou?"

"Lu Xingzhou? How could that be?" Mi Duo immediately dismissed Zhou Ying’s suggestion.

Xu Chengzhou, unlike the two women, did not make a blind judgment.

"President Lu is Lu Zhan’s younger uncle, it’s not impossible for him to be here... Don’t forget the helicopter that came for us last night."

"So..." Zhou Ying swallowed nervously, suddenly feeling intimidated.

On the night of the V-blog, she had humiliated Jiang Man and was quickly blacklisted by the fashion circle.

Even if Jiang Man was a designer, she couldn’t have the power to call for all the big brands to suppress her, could she?

The only possibility—behind Jiang Man stood a powerful figure, and that was Lu Xingzhou!

Thinking this, Zhou Ying’s legs went weak, and she collapsed to her knees with a thump.

"Manman," Lu Xingzhou turned to her, his gaze affectionately falling on Jiang Man, "it seems we can’t keep our relationship a secret anymore."

"It’s okay, just throw them all into the sea to feed the sharks later." Jiang Man crossed her arms and chuckled as if joking, yet also serious.

"What are you filming?" Jiang Man lazily stood up, quickly approaching Mi Duo.

Mi Duo was startled and tried to stop recording the video.

But Jiang Man was one step ahead, snatching the phone from her.

She walked to the cabin window, pushed it open, and threw the phone out.

A "plop" was heard, and everyone’s eyes widened in shock.

Jiang Man still appeared calm and unperturbed, "Compensate her with a new phone, an iPhone 14 Pro."

"Not throwing people into the sea to feed the sharks?" Lu Xingzhou’s tone was lifted, slightly taunting.

"They haven’t done much; if they go back and expose our relationship, then you can catch them and chop them into pieces later."

"Alright, I’ll listen to you," Lu Xingzhou agreed softly.

The next second, when his gaze shifted to the three of them, his eyes became incredibly sharp, almost murderous, "Aren’t you going to scram?"

"We’ll... we’ll scram now..." Zhou Ying was the first to react, bolting for the door.

Seeing Xu Chengzhou and Mi Duo still startled, she immediately rushed to push them along.

The three of them fled in panic.

When Mi Duo got off the boat, her other slipper also fell into the water, swept away by the waves, disappearing without a trace.

Xu Chengzhou hurried off so quickly that he left his paper bag in the cabin.

It wasn’t until the three of them had clumsily escaped the beach and returned to the hotel downstairs that they finally stopped, gasping for breath.

"What’s going on? Was the man on the boat really Lu Xingzhou?"

"Why don’t we ask Lu Zhan to find out?"

The three of them stumbled back to the hotel floor where they were staying, as if they were fleeing disaster.

Xu Chengzhou pressed the doorbell of Wen Rui and Jiang Man’s room again.

But this time it wasn’t Lu Zhan who came to the door, but Wen Rui.

She poked her head out, a look of surprise on her face, "So late? What do you need from me? If you’re looking for Sister Man, she hasn’t come back yet."

"We’re not looking for Jiang Man, where’s Brother Zhan? He’s inside, right?"

"Brother Zhan went back to his own room."

As soon as Wen Rui finished speaking, the three of them immediately turned around and dashed toward Lu Zhan’s room.

Wen Rui furrowed her brows, feeling that these three were quite strange.

She pulled out her room card, closed the door, and followed them.

After Lu Zhan’s room doorbell was rung, he came out in a bathrobe, his hair wet, clearly having just taken a shower.

"It’s you again?" he said, somewhat impatiently.

"Brother Zhan!" Xu Chengzhou caught his breath, "I want to ask you, is your uncle, Lu Xingzhou, Jiang Man’s secret backer?"

Upon hearing this, both Lu Zhan and Wen Rui paused in unison, then fell silent.

"Crazy," Lu Zhan pulled at the corner of his mouth, "Don’t throw around the word ’backer’ so carelessly!"

"Alright, alright, not a backer, then let me rephrase. Is Jiang Man’s boyfriend Mr. Lu?"

What boyfriend? He’s clearly her husband, right?

Lu Zhan feigned calmness, "Why are you all asking this in the middle of the night, all anxious and nervous?"

"Brother Zhan... We accidentally boarded a yacht just now and saw Manman with a man. Initially, we thought he was a male model."

"I’ve seen Mr. Lu at the V Night before, he’s Mr. Lu, right?" Zhou Ying also became agitated.

As she spoke, fear made her voice waver, "Manman said that we disrupted their relationship, and they would throw us into the sea to feed the sharks..."

Having suffered before, she knew that crossing Jiang Man meant bad news.

If Jiang Man said she would feed them to sharks, she might just do it.

"Yes, we’ve been threatened. They said if we dare to leak their relationship, they would tear us apart!" Mi Duo also said anxiously.

All six eyes of the three people were filled with pleading, extremely frightened.

Lu Zhan couldn’t help but grin, "What are you all doing, messing with my uncle for no reason?"

"So... is he really Mr. Lu?"

Lu Zhan didn’t speak but nodded his head instead.

"We’re finished... we’re completely done..." Zhou Ying’s body went limp, and she nearly collapsed onto the floor.

Fortunately, Wen Rui was behind her to catch her, preventing her from falling.

"So, this variety show, we’re just foils, and the real purpose is to launch Jiang Man’s career, isn’t it?" Xu Chengzhou, finally realizing the situation, was both scared and resentful.

No wonder after the show was broadcast live, Jiang Man had the highest attention and most topics. Was there a backer pushing her career from behind?

"My aunt doesn’t need this crappy show to boost her popularity, and besides, she’s always been low-key and never wanted fame," Lu Zhan rolled his eyes.

"You guys just don’t get it, speechless."

He was getting impatient and pushed Xu Chengzhou out, "Same as before, keep their relationship a secret!"

Little did they know, in a dark corner not far away, a pair of eyes was watching them.

Precisely catching the most crucial part of their conversation...

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