The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 257: Planning to blow up all my disguises and say goodbye to Lu Xingzhou

Chapter 257: Chapter 257: Planning to blow up all my disguises and say goodbye to Lu Xingzhou

+ Is Jiang Man about to end her trip? Oh no, I can’t bear to let her go.

+ Without her, the show will lose a lot of its fun.

+ Xiuyan is an idol, should be good too, right?

The bullet screen erupted into a frenzy of discussion.

Yet the atmosphere on-site was strangely eerie.

At this moment, the crew brought ten postcards for Jiang Man to sign.

They also typed in the live broadcast chat: Every ten minutes there will be a draw, and lucky viewers will receive a hand-signed postcard from Jiang Man.

"Director, Jiang Man isn’t even a star, I bet no one would want her autographed postcards, right?" Mi Duo said to the director while covering the microphone.

The director communicated with her through the earpiece: "There are already 300,000 people participating in the draw in the live room, with 360,000 viewers online."

"..." Mi Duo was instantly at a loss for words.

What’s going on? Is Jiang Man’s popularity so high?

Her lousy signature, what’s there to scramble for, does it have any collectible value?

Jiang Man leisurely did not use her usual right hand to sign.

Instead, she picked up the pen with her left hand, holding the postcard in her right, and leisurely wrote down her full name.

+ Eh? Jiang Man is a left-hander?

+ Heard that left-handed people are all smart.

+ I declare that because of this show, I’ve become a fan of Jiang Man! She’s pretty, smart, and has so many skills, oh my, a perfect girl, I want to marry her!

"Done." Jiang Man said after finishing signing the ten postcards, and then waved at the camera.

Her movements were casual, without the slightest hint of reluctance.

To leave at the height of the show’s popularity would probably make other entertainers cry.

"Come on, let’s warmly send off Jiang Man and welcome Xiuyan!" the director said to everyone.

All six people applauded, each with their own thoughts.

Lu Zhan and Wen Rui exchanged glances, both relieved.

Bei Ling felt empty inside, as if something had been scooped out.

Mi Duo and Zhou Ying were very happy, because finally, no one would steal the limelight from them again!

As for Xu Chengzhou, he squinted his eyes and chuckled softly.

Jiang Man — Lu Xingzhou’s prized canary.

Very good! He wanted to see how long she could capture Lu Xingzhou’s heart.

Don’t come crying to him about life when she gets dumped one day!

...

Jiang Man walked out of the restaurant and immediately spotted a big red jeep parked at the doorway.

She climbed into the passenger seat and looked over the man sitting in the driver’s seat.

Wearing floral shorts, a pink vest, and a yellow straw hat.

"Did you take the wrong medicine? Dressed so flashy." Jiang Man couldn’t help but tease.

Wu Yingfan chuckled: "This is called dopamine dressing, it’s very trendy lately."

"Can’t you keep a low profile? There are quite a few cameras in the shop, aren’t you afraid of being recognized?"

"Afraid, yeah..." Wu Yingfan said, suddenly stepping hard on the gas: "Gotta dash~"

"..." Jiang Man was speechless.

It’s different here than in China; in China, Wu Yingfan is hardly famous, practically just a nobody.

But here, he’s somewhat well-known.

Due to close relationships between his father and the local mine owners, he often travels to Thailand.

A few years ago, he made the news in Thailand for spending 300 million in one night at a local gem market.

Suddenly, he was famous all over Thailand. Almost everyone knew of a certain Mr. Wu who was extremely generous, contributing immensely to their GDP.

People even call online annually for the return of young master Wu, preparing beauty support groups for him.

"I dressed weirdly on purpose to avoid getting caught," Wu Yingfan mumbled while driving: "Which way?"

"Go straight to Chunpong, meet up with my brother-in-law at the spot designated by Parna," Jiang Man said indifferently, taking out her phone: "Which address did you send me?"

"Parna’s home."

"..." Jiang Man was somewhat inebriated.

Going to talk business, how did she end up at someone’s home?

Wu Yingfan, as if telepathically in tune, guessed what she was speechless about: "Parna said it would be more convenient to entertain us at his home and discuss business there."

"Alright." Jiang Man didn’t say anything more and sent Lu Xingzhou a text message, letting him know that she and Wu Yingfan had already set off.

Just after sending the message, JOJO’s call came through.

"Sis, why did you drop out of the show?" JOJO’s voice was accompanied by Song Xiao’s.

"Baby, can you hear Daddy speaking? Muah, I’m Daddy."

Jiang Man: "..."

"Something came up, so I had to leave early."

"What about the penalty fee..."

"Don’t worry, Lu Xingzhou already took care of it for me, He Xiuyan is replacing me."

"Sis, I’m sorry for troubling your man in the end."

"Just take good care of yourself and the child. I’m about to handle some business with Fanzai right now, we can talk later."

"Okay, okay, baby, say goodbye to godmother quickly."

"..."

Jiang Man was speechless again.

The child should have just started developing a heartbeat by now; it’s still an embryo, how can it hear anyone speaking?

After hanging up, Jiang Man immediately messaged Bei Ling.

Jiang Man: Please help me keep my Harvard education a secret.

Bei Ling replied almost instantly.

Lin Bei: Understood.

He had been following Jiang Man’s life and knew she had changed her name from Man Lisite to Jiang Man.

Knew she was a top student at Harvard, yet she still pretended to be a pig to eat a tiger by attending a second-tier domestic art school.

Knew too that she was Wildrose, yet she kept it deeply hidden until she returned to her country, when her identity was revealed.

She had always been hiding her identity, although he was unclear about the reasons, he respected her decision.

In addition to respect, he was also curious and really wanted to investigate why she was doing this.

...

That evening, the car arrived at the destination—Parna’s house in Springpong.

Jiang Man had imagined that the home of a mining tycoon would be quite luxurious, but upon arrival, she found it was a dozen times better than she had imagined.

The three-meter high, eight-meter wide iron gate opened, revealing a spacious asphalt road leading directly to a castle-like villa.

There were palm trees on both sides of the road, with the scent of frangipani flowers drifting in the air.

An endless green lawn, rockeries, fountains, swimming pools.

Even several shuttle carts!

The yard seemed endless, the lawn merging into a tropical rainforest.

"Fangege~"

The car hadn’t even reached the villa’s front door when a Lolita-dressed little girl was seen from afar, happily waving towards the car and trotting all the way over.

Wu Yingfan executed a sharp turn and break, swung open the door, and, with a cool gesture, brushed back his hair: "What do you think?"

"Handsome! Very handsome!" The girl rushed to his side and clung to his arm, very affectionate.

Seeing Jiang Man alight from the passenger’s side, she immediately let go, her face flushed with embarrassment: "Fangege, your girlfriend?"

"Hmm, what do you think?" Wu Yingfan intentionally agreed, teasing her.

Jiang Man rolled her eyes at him: "Itchy skin, huh?"

She spoke in Chinese, with a chilly tone.

The girl babbled on in Thai: "Your wife is really fierce."

"She’s got a bad temper, but you know, I’m a loyal dog." Wu Yingfan raised his eyebrows and hee-heed at Jiang Man: "My dad’s on good terms with Uncle Parna, so we two are quite close too, but I only see her as a sister, and she sees me as nothing more than a brother."

Having said that, he began to introduce her, "Shaye, Uncle Parna’s only daughter."

"And this is Jiang Man, my best friend."

Wu Yingfan switched between Chinese and Thai with ease.

Shaye was excited and sized up Jiang Man.

She thought this sister was very pretty, and even by Thai beauty standards, she had an exceptionally high level of attractiveness.

She liked her personality even more, as she favored cool and chic sisters like her.

"Sister Man, hello!" Shaye reached out her hand, wearing long white tulle gloves.

Jiang Man was about to respond when several cars approached from not too far away.

The headlights shone on them and soon went out together.

When the cars stopped, Lu Xingzhou, leading a group of people, came striding over.

Shaye glanced inadvertently, and with that look, she almost stared in awe.

She had never seen such a handsome brother before.

Her favorite male star was Puticha Ketsarin.

He had eyes that could speak.

And the brother in front of her had eyes that spoke just as well.

Shaye subconsciously licked her lips and tugged at Wu Yingfan’s hand, "Is he the partner that dad mentioned? The very famous big boss from Z country?"

"That’s him," Wu Yingfan said with a smile, going forth to greet Lu Xingzhou enthusiastically, "Brother-in-law."

Lu Xingzhou replied to him, patted his shoulder, then with long strides, headed directly towards Jiang Man.

He had eyes for no one else, in his gaze, in his heart, there was only her.

He was just about to take Jiang Man’s hand when she stuffed both hands into her pockets.

She was worried that if Parna found out who she was, he would relay her and Lu Xingzhou’s relationship back to her father.

"Lu Xingzhou, we have to pretend to be friends for a few days."

Lu Xingzhou frowned in surprise, feeling uncomfortable in an instant.

"You will know the reason soon," Jiang Man said without further explanation.

Since she had decided to help Lu Corporation with this mineral trade, she was prepared for a complete downfall.

Even if she didn’t fall, Wu Yingfan would.

Following the clue from Yingfan, it would be easy to find out who she really was.

"Brother Fan, quickly introduce us!" Shaye didn’t understand Chinese and didn’t pay attention to what Jiang Man said in Chinese.

She was completely captivated by the handsome brother before her.

"Cough, cough." Wu Yingfan glanced at Jiang Man and then said, "This is Lu Xingzhou, the CEO of the Lu Corporation from Beicheng, an individual who ranks in the teens on the Forbes list. You may not know him, but your father definitely does."

Seeing that he had only introduced Lu Xingzhou without introducing herself, the young girl pouted, "What about me, what about me?"

"Brother-in-law, this is Uncle Parna’s only daughter, Shaye, a severe case of being a chuunibyo..."

"Where’s Parna?" Lu Xingzhou asked, already sensing this was a place rife with potential trouble and simply wanting to get the business negotiation over with.

"Where’s your dad?" Wu Yingfan asked the young girl beside him.

Shaye blinked, "Dad is cooking himself, he sent me to greet you all. Quickly, quickly, come in."

All of them understood Thai and were quite surprised at what they heard.

A mine owner worth several hundred billion actually cooking himself?

This was enough to prove just how much he valued his guests this time.

Lu Xingzhou’s gaze became even sharper.

Parna wasn’t throwing a home banquet just to give him face.

According to Jiang Man, it was all thanks to Wu Yingfan that they had a connection with Parna this time.

Which meant that this Wu Yingfan was not simple...

He might look like a good-for-nothing youngster without a single skill to his name, but his true identity and background might be astonishing.

"Come in, come in," Shaye invited with enthusiasm.

Dozens of servants lined up in two rows to welcome them, saying in a somewhat awkward but uniform Chinese, "Welcome Mr. Lu, welcome Miss Jiang, welcome Young Master Wu."

"Thump, thump, thump~" Shaye jumped up, raising her hands, "Do I look good?"

All of them were dumbfounded by the sight.

The restaurant, more than a hundred square meters in size, was enveloped in pink.

The crystal chandelier was wrapped in pink lace, and the tablecloths and chairs were all decorated with patterns of Lina Belle.

The tableware was even more outrageous, all edged with lace.

Beside the dining table, seven or eight cute kittens and puppies lifted their heads, all dressed uniformly in Lolita clothing.

"Brother Xingzhou, can I sit here next to you?" Shaye said, gesturing for Wu Yingfan to translate for her.

It was then that Lu Xingzhou spoke in a cold voice, in Thai, "I don’t like the smell of perfume, I’m allergic."

"Ah?" Shaye sniffed herself: "No worries, no worries, I’ll stay a bit farther away from you."

The young girl didn’t think much of it, finding the cool and handsome man very appealing.

She liked this kind of ice-cold beauty.

Finally, after everyone took their seats, the long-awaited moment arrived.

Parna came into the restaurant leading a group of Michelin-star chefs.

He picked up a wine glass and punished himself with a drink first.

"I apologize for not greeting everyone and for any lack of hospitality."

Jiang Man picked up her wine glass and symbolically took a sip.

Parna showed no signs of stopping; he took another glass of wine and went straight to Lu Xingzhou.

Lowering his posture, he was very humble: "I’ve long admired your name, seeing is truly believing, Young Master Lu is really accomplished at such a young age!"

Lu Xingzhou picked up his wine glass in return and also exchanged some pleasantries.

The culture of drinking at the table is a peculiar thing.

Why can business deals be struck over meals and drinks?

On one hand, people are more relaxed during meals than they are at work, which can bridge the gap between both parties;

On the other hand, after a few rounds of drinks, people are more likely to speak their minds, express their hidden concerns, or even make genuine requests.

Psychologists believe that people who eat, drink, and ponder at the same time are easily influenced by others’ opinions.

Under Wu Yingfan’s excellent mediation, Parna and Lu Xingzhou quickly came to an agreement.

Parna was willing to sell the tin ore to Lu Corporation for 25,000 US dollars per ton and signed a three-year contract in one go.

After a few rounds of drinks and the business nearly settled, Parna became even more relaxed.

"May I ask if Young Master Lu is married? At your age, with your career established, you should also consider starting a family, right?"

Parna asked knowingly.

Lu Xingzhou was a regular feature in the New York Times Magazine; who in the world that read that magazine didn’t know he was single? A fortune of billions and not a single woman to help manage it.

"I wonder if my daughter Shaye would catch Young Master Lu’s eye? If our two families could become in-laws, never mind 25, if it’s 15 for ten years, I, Parna, would consider it a dowry for my daughter!"

"Uncle Parna, you’ve had too much to drink," Wu Yingfan scratched his nose, "Shaye is still young, why are you in such a hurry to marry her off?"

"Not young anymore, here girls reach legal marriage age at 14, and Shaye is already 17 this year, quite a mature young lady!"

Jiang Man felt like laughing.

Did the uncle have a misconception about mature young ladies?

Even she wouldn’t dare call herself mature.

Let alone the girl in question.

Jiang Man’s gaze couldn’t help but shift to Shaye, who was at that moment holding a golden shaded cat and playing while stroking it.

While doing so, she was also imitating the sound of a cat’s meow.

"Brother Xingzhou, I think you can consider it? From 25,000 US dollars per ton to 15,000, that’s a saving of 10,000 US dollars per ton, and Lu Corporation needs about 100,000 tons of tin ore a year," Jiang Man paused, quickly doing the math on her fingers, "That would save about a billion a year, ten billion in ten years. Tsk tsk, such a generous dowry."

Lu Xingzhou was shocked by her words.

What was his wife playing at? He could understand pretending to be friends, but pushing him towards another woman, what was that about?

Was she in a hurry to find him a new match? To get rid of their marriage as soon as possible?

"Naughty girl," Lu Xingzhou muttered to himself, his voice very low.

He raised his eyebrows, straightened his suit, and said very seriously, yet earnestly, "I’m afraid there’s a misunderstanding. This man is already married!"

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