The CEO's Substitute Wife Is A Genius-Chapter 328: Suicide Bombing, My Foster Father is King
Chapter 328: Chapter 328: Suicide Bombing, My Foster Father is King
Thinking back to when those two kids were little, felt like fate was at its fullest.
King smiled with pursed lips.
Fate is a curious thing; it twists and turns.
Since heaven arranged for little Nan and Manman to meet again, it must mean there was unfinished business from a past life.
As a father, he was willing to lend a helping hand.
...
At this time, at the Nan Corporation.
Jiang Man was sent on an errand in the afternoon.
Nan Juefeng had instructed her to visit a clothing store called ’Barrett’ to pick up his custom suit.
She drove the company car there, only to find the gas tank nearly empty.
Finding a gas station took half an hour.
Then, she waited another two hours at the clothing store.
By the time she returned to the company with the suit, it was already quitting time.
Not only had Nan Juefeng left, but Shen Yu was also gone.
"Why did the president leave work so early today?" Jiang Man asked upon arriving at the president’s office.
The staff in the president’s office found it odd: "The president has a banquet to attend tonight, don’t you know?"
As the president’s secretary, she wasn’t even aware of the president’s whereabouts?
The people in the president’s office thought she wasn’t fulfilling her duties and probably forgot about such an important event.
"A banquet? The president didn’t notify me, he just asked me to fetch his suit. By the time I returned, both he and Sister Yu were already gone."
"Then you should ask Sister Yu; she’s your direct superior."
They’re not the kind to meddle in other people’s business.
Especially not this matter.
If it turned out Jiang Man had really forgotten the president’s schedule, then that meant she was incompetent, and she’d likely face punishment.
They certainly didn’t want to involve themselves in unnecessary trouble.
Jiang Man faced nothing but cold shoulders at the president’s office and headed back to the presidential suite.
Pulling out her phone, she hesitated several times when she found Shen Yu’s name in her contacts and ultimately did not muster the courage to make the call.
Her relationship with Shen Yu had already soured.
Shen Yu made it clear that she only acknowledged Jiang Man and warned her to stay away from scheming.
At that moment, Jiang Man thought, if she became Mrs. Nan, the first person she’d fire would be Shen Yu.
But without consulting Shen Yu, who should she turn to?
How important was the evening’s banquet? Was it the kind where one needed to bring a partner?
Would Shen Yu be his partner?
The more she thought, the more unpleasant she felt.
Looking at the suit she had troubled to bring back, she decided to muster her courage and called Nan Juefeng.
But her call was cut off after just two rings.
Actually... cut off?
Was he in some kind of unreachable situation where he couldn’t answer the phone?
Jiang Man suddenly felt uneasy and her mind started racing with wild assumptions.
Could it be that Shen Yu was taking advantage of his drunken state to do something R-rated?
Probably not; it was still early, not yet time for heavy drinking.
Jiang Man paced back and forth, smacking her headhard.
What was she thinking? Her thoughts were a tangled mess without any boundaries.
After a pause, she summoned her courage and called Nan Juefeng again.
This time the call went through, and she breathed a sigh of relief.
"President, I’ve brought back your suit. Why aren’t you in the office?"
"Just leave the suit with the presidential office; you can go off duty now."
"Miss Lisite is here! Miss Lisite is here!"
Amidst Nan Juefeng’s voice, other voices intermingled.
"Alright, I’m busy here."
With that, the call ended.
Beep, beep, beep.
Listening to the busy tone, Jiang Man’s brow furrowed deeply.
Miss Lisite?
She was now considered the daughter of a wealthy family, but she had never heard of a family with the surname Lisite.
After wandering around the office for a while, she took out her phone again.
This time, the call was to Wen Jingya.
"Hello?" Wen Jingya was in her extracurricular tutoring class at the moment.
She had lost face at Barrett’s meet-and-greet and wanted to earn it back in the future.
So she practiced diligently, refusing to believe she couldn’t surpass Jiang Man!
Irritated by the interruption to her piano practice, she snapped, "Speak up, what is it?"
"Jingya, do you know if there’s anyone with the surname Lisite in Beicheng?"
"Beicheng is so big. There must be, but I’m not the census bureau, why the hell are you asking me this?"
"It’s not..." Jiang Man was exasperated, "Is there any especially formidable elite family with the surname Lisite?"
"Elite family? There definitely isn’t one, the capital circle is exclusionary, especially towards foreigners."
"Oh, okay, then never mind." Jiang Man hung up the phone, disappointed.
She really wanted to know which banquet Nan Juefeng had gone to.
And who exactly was the Miss Lisite she heard about on the phone?
She was not ready to give up.
Having one Jiang Man as a love rival was already troublesome enough.
She certainly did not need another Lisite to worry about.
...
On the other side.
When Jiang Man and Lu Xingzhou got out of the Maybach, they immediately felt countless eyes on them.
"Is that Miss Lisite?"
The crowd was dazzled by the beautiful girl before them.
Since it was her own birthday banquet, Jiang Man dressed up a bit today.
She had put on some light makeup and chosen a dress she had designed herself.
The design featured a fan-shaped opening at the back, and the dress was form-fitting, perfectly hugging the body’s curves.
Jiang Man, tall and slender, was not especially voluptuous but had a well-proportioned figure.
The dress on her, in addition to her naturally elegant and noble demeanor, seemed lively and fresh.
The words "beautiful girl" couldn’t be more apt to describe her.
"Hey, isn’t that Young Master Lu by her side?"
"President Nan, it looks like you’re a step late. Not only is Young Master Lu adept in business, he seems to be one step ahead in love as well."
Exactly, they were all looking forward to competing to court Miss Lisite at the venue.
Now, it seemed there was no need for that anymore.
Miss Lisite attending her own birthday banquet with Lu Xingzhou, isn’t that like an official announcement?
Unlike the others, who appeared disheartened and dejected, Nan Juefeng’s expression was undisturbed.
"Enjoy the sunset," he said.
"Sigh, if we can’t admire the beauty, we’ll just watch the sunset then."
Jiang Man and Lu Xingzhou walked side by side.
Lu Xingzhou felt for the first time like he was an accessory.
Thinking back to when he used to attend events, Jiang Man probably felt the same way, right?
He was the center of attention, while Jiang Man was critiqued and regarded as just a sidekick.
Now, the roles had reversed.
The home ground today was Jiang Man’s, and he was the supporting foliage.
This feeling was peculiar, giving him, who was always accustomed to being the only one on top, a different experience.
In today’s society, women are generally seen as complements to men.
Men with power and status say they have a capable wife at home.
If a woman has power and status, the man is considered to be living off her.
But he didn’t see it that way.
Equality between men and women, mutually fulfilling each other.
"Jiang Man, I’m sorry you were slighted before."
"Hm?" Jiang Man looked up, a bit confused.
"Whenever I went somewhere, flashy and attracting attention, I never considered your feelings standing beside me."
"Are you referring to those remarks about me not being worthy of you?"
"I guess so."
After hearing this, Jiang Man laughed, "I really don’t care."
"They can say whatever they want, it’s not like I’ll lose a piece of flesh over it."
"Also." Pausing, Jiang Man suddenly grew serious.
It was time to meet her adoptive father, so there was no need to hide the truth any longer.
"My adoptive father is Gold Lisite, nicknamed King. Everyone usually calls him Gold. The King Group, you know of it, right?"
