The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 265: Shocking! Jiang Man’s Adoptive Father Has a Grudge Against the Lu Family!

Chapter 265: Chapter 265: Shocking! Jiang Man’s Adoptive Father Has a Grudge Against the Lu Family!

"Why am I not good enough?" Jiang Man felt very insecure but still mustered the courage and raised her voice.

She had run to Nan Juefeng’s side to become his secretary, all to get close to him, hoping familiarity would breed affection.

She and Shen Yu were different.

Shen Yu was just Nan Juefeng’s secretary, but she was different; she could potentially become his wife.

She was the foster daughter of the Lu Family, fundamentally different in status from Shen Yu.

And she didn’t feel her current status was much inferior to Jiang Man’s.

At most, during the last social event, she didn’t have the skills and hadn’t danced as well as Jiang Man.

And this time, she wasn’t as eloquent as Jiang Man when it came to stone appraisal.

Stone appraisal had an element of luck anyway; she didn’t think losing was a big deal.

Besides, dancing and stone appraisal were just talents that augmented one’s attributes; not being skilled wouldn’t mar one’s elegance, especially since she had some level in those areas.

Two people getting married don’t consider whether one can dance or gamble on stones.

So where was she lacking? In what way was she not as good as Jiang Man?

"Jiang Man was once the light of the president. Without Jiang Man, the president wouldn’t have reached where he is today. He has a very serious psychological disorder. Throughout these years, while he excelled and grew, he was also self-redeeming and self-healing. And his mental support and belief all sprang from the little girl he knew as Manman since childhood! From the first day I came to the president’s side, I knew of this girl named Manman, and I had already accepted that she would be my future mistress."

"You are Jiang Man, not Jiang Man. The girl is called Manman, not Manman! You’re just a laughably ignorant stand-in with a name that’s a pun."

Jiang Man listened very intently throughout until the word ’stand-in’ hit a nerve in her heart.

She almost roared in a low voice, "Who is whose stand-in? It was Jiang Man who took my place and married into the Lu Family! She is my stand-in, not me!"

"Ridiculous." Shen Yu seemed to have heard a very funny joke and let out a cold laugh.

"You laugh, but I don’t see anything funny! Jiang Man took my place, and I’m taking hers back. It’s perfectly reasonable and morally right! Perhaps it was just the heavens playing a joke on us, with the god of marriage tying the wrong red string, now attempting to correct it for us!" Jiang Man declared with conviction, her eyes gaining a sharper edge.

"I want that stone we just saw. I’m the intern secretary, you’re the senior secretary; who else should I report such a large expense to if not you? It wasn’t my idea to choose the stone either; the president asked for us each to pick one, so you figure it out."

After saying this, she turned around huffily, not caring about Shen Yu’s stunned reaction.

Shen Yu was, of course, furious.

Recently, her family had been constantly calling her to quit her job and return home to get married and have children.

So when she heard from HR that a new secretary was coming, she had actually thought about training her properly.

That way, when she left, someone could take care of Nan like she did, and she could leave with peace of mind.

But the moment she saw Jiang Man, she knew she couldn’t pass on her knowledge.

From the president’s acquaintance with Jiang Man to her joining the company, it took less than a month.

She was late to realize and was extremely horrified.

This Jiang Man didn’t seem like an easy person; her desires and ambitions were blatantly apparent.

She was shocked by the apparent harmless young girl’s means and speed in achieving her goals!

"Why choose Nan corp and not the Lu Family?"

That was the first question she asked Jiang Man on her first day at work.

Jiang Man didn’t hide anything, her smile blooming like a flower, "I like President Nan. I want to work by his side, to care for him, to be his right-hand man."

She had met plenty of such lovesick girls, their goals and ambitions also very clear.

But none was as direct as Jiang Man.

"This is a company, a place for work, not for dating," she warned.

Jiang Man raised her eyebrows, "I know, but the company hasn’t explicitly forbidden office romance, has it?"

She was at a loss for words.

From that moment on, she saw Jiang Man in a very unfavorable light.

She felt this young girl had impure motives and was scheming.

"We’ll take these two stones, help us cut and pack them, and this is the address for our hotel, just deliver them when it’s time."

After a brief exchange with the trader, Shen Yu swiped her card to make the transfer on the spot.

She couldn’t care less whether these stones would turn out to be valuable; she had no interest whatsoever.

Having given her instructions, she quickened her pace and headed straight for the VIP room.

...

In the VIP room, Nan Juefeng had an excellent spot.

An entire floor-to-ceiling window overlooked the trading floor.

Standing at the window, he enjoyed an expansive view, with every movement below clearly visible.

Han Shuo arrived late. Walking into the room, he saw a cup of water on the coffee table and picked it up to gulp down thirstily.

"How did it go?" Nan Juefeng, hearing the noise behind him, asked at a leisurely pace, without turning around. He maintained his gaze out the window, following Jiang Man’s every move below.

"I found out. Jiang Man was originally doing fine on the variety show when she suddenly withdrew. The reason was, the owner of the tin mine they were negotiating with previously suddenly hiked up the price. They brought in a man named Wu Yingfan and got connected to the Parna line," Han Shuo paused, then added, "Last night, Parna held a family banquet at home, and Jiang Man and Lu Xingzhou stayed at Parna’s place."

"How’s the investigation on this Parna going?" Nan Juefeng asked, his voice steady.

"Got something. Behind Parna is Wu’s capital, Wu Qiong—a big arms dealer from M country. The person Jiang Man and her group brought in is Wu Qiong’s only son."

Finally, Nan Juefeng reacted, turning around abruptly, his eyes piercing, "Continue."

"This is like pulling up a radish and finding a heap of mud. Following the trail from Wu Qiong, guess what I found?"

"Stop beating around the bush," Nan Juefeng said with an annoyed glance.

"Your ’moonlight’ here has a significant background, and you can’t afford her! She is the adopted daughter of Li Jin Lisite!"

"What?" The man, always genteel and strict in controlling his facial expressions, suddenly exclaimed.

It was rare for him to show such exaggerated emotion.

Han Shuo smiled, "Surprised, aren’t you? I was shocked too when I found out."

"The real dramatic part is yet to come!"

Turning around, Han Shuo poured himself another cup of water and guzzled it down.

"Though Jiang Man’s adoptive father’s identity is extraordinary, you’re not completely out of the game. Guess what?"

"Han Shuo, if you don’t want to die, you might continue beating around the bush," Nan Juefeng said threateningly.

"I’m telling, I’m telling!" Han Shuo chuckled, "Li Jin Lisite used to go by Li Jin and previously dated Lu Xingzhou’s aunt, but the family opposed and broke them up! Old Li’s most hated person is the Lu Family matriarch. It was she who opposed the relationship between Old Li and Lu Xuemei."

"Brother Feng, all you need to do is to go to Old Li and snitch that his precious daughter is together with the grandson of his enemy. Tell me, wouldn’t he immediately rush back to the country and tear the two apart? Then it’ll be your chance to move up!"

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