The CEO's Substitute Wife Is A Genius-Chapter 334: Diamonds Symbolize Eternity, Is This a Real Proposal?

Chapter 334: Chapter 334: Diamonds Symbolize Eternity, Is This a Real Proposal?

"Because you are my secretary, that’s precisely why I should care more. You’re my right-hand woman, you know?"

"I know..." Shen Yu smiled bitterly.

The sound of fireworks popping could be heard in her ears.

Across the corridor, the remnants of the fireworks could be seen at the end.

For some reason, an intense wave of emotion surged in her heart.

She slowly lifted the hem of her dress, revealing the wound on her knee.

It was a large abrasion, the skin peeled away, but only a superficial bleed.

Beyond that abrasion, there were several bruises on her slender legs.

No wonder she walked with a limp—it turned out she was injured.

Nan Juefeng frowned, "Don’t move, I’ll find someone to treat your wound."

He stepped forward with his long legs, about to leave.

"President, wait a moment!"

Shen Yu bit her lip, as if bracing herself for something.

Gathering her courage, she said, "I am planning to resign. My family has arranged a blind date for me, asking me to go back and get married. I’m not young anymore; at my age, back in my hometown, people are usually mothers of several children."

"I will finish handing over my work as soon as possible within this month. I had intended to find a good assistant for you, but don’t worry, the HR department has been recruiting all along, and the salaries and benefits they offer are very good. They will definitely find someone better than me."

She said all this in one breath.

Nan Juefeng listened patiently, quite taken aback, unconsciously clenching his hand into a fist, without any mental preparation.

"You’re leaving?"

He asked uncertainly.

Shen Yu had followed him for many years and had basically become a habit to him.

He was used to having a cup of steaming hand-ground coffee delivered as soon as he arrived at the office in the morning.

He was used to her thoughtfully preparing his attire for every banquet he attended, sparing him the trouble of pondering what to wear.

Though their relationship was merely that of superior and subordinate, he didn’t know when she had become a part of the little things in his life.

"Yes, I’m leaving."

Shen Yu nodded, awkwardly lowering her head.

"I was supposed to leave last year but ended up dragging it out for a year. My family has been pushing me non-stop this year, and I’m just so tired of it."

Nan Juefeng was silent for a long while, "Are you satisfied with the blind date your family arranged?"

"It’s alright, he has a steady job, owns a house and a car, and looks honest and upright."

"Hmm," Nan Juefeng nodded, "I will prepare a generous dowry for you; it will be given along with your year-end bonus."

"Okay, thank you, President." Shen Yu gave a wry smile, not surprised at all.

He was very good to her, but she was well aware that it was never the kind of goodness between a man and a woman.

"I’ll go call someone," Nan Juefeng remembered the pressing matter.

"It’s okay, I’ll ask a servant for a first aid kit later, a little iodine to disinfect will do."

"No, I’ll accompany you," Nan Juefeng showed a rare display of dominance and assertiveness.

Perhaps he felt that Shen Yu was about to leave and wanted to be as kind to her as possible in the remaining time.

...

After the gift-giving session ended, the dance began.

Jiang Man stretched out, feeling very sleepy.

Although she was young, she did not like staying up late.

She kept a regular schedule, going to bed on time.

Because it was so late, she planned to stay overnight at the villa, avoiding the hassle of traveling back and forth.

"I’m going to bed."

As she was leaving, she passed by Lu Xingzhou.

He leaned against the railing, standing in front of the second-floor balustrade, overlooking the first floor.

Seeing his impressive long legs and the curve of his backside,

she hesitated not one bit, lifted her hand, ’smack’, and it landed on his buttocks.

Lu Xingzhou jumped, turning around abruptly.

It was a peculiar feeling, tinged with a hint of embarrassment.

"Jiang Man, mind your image!"

"What image? If I’m acting like a hooligan, isn’t it obvious?"

Jiang Man crossed her arms, raised her eyebrows, and snorted coldly, looking like she was not to be messed with.

Not getting a gift from him, and he’s unhappy with a slap on the butt?

"Smack."

She raised her hand and delivered a second slap.

"Hmm, feels good."

"..."

Lu Xingzhou felt utterly embarrassed.

Fortunately, this was on the second floor.

If this had been on the crowded first floor, he would have died of embarrassment.

"Hooligan girl~"

"I’m going to bed, do as you please."

Having said that, she brushed past him without turning her head.

Lu Xingzhou watched the girl’s departing figure with the corners of his mouth hooked upward.

He knew what Jiang Man was angry about.

This was what you’d call ’suppress first to enhance later.’

...

"Mmm..."

Jiang Man had a dream where she was in a passionate kiss with Lu Xingzhou.

The man’s lips were ice cold while hers were fiery hot.

The collision of ice and fire stirred up the heat within her.

Because it was a dream, she indulged herself without restraint.

She stretched out both arms, hooking them around the man’s neck.

That was until a teasing voice brought her back to reality from her dream.

"Little temptress, stop kissing and get out of bed."

"???"

Jiang Man abruptly opened her eyes and smelled a familiar fragrance.

It was the smell of sandalwood mixed with a hint of mint, somber yet refreshing, penetrating to the core.

It was dark in front of her, and she couldn’t make out the man’s face, just his facial contour.

Turning to look, she saw the curtains were slightly opened, with the sky outside starting to brighten, a sliver of light piercing through the gap and onto the floor.

"Lu Xingzhou, are you sick? Getting up this early?"

"Get up, let’s go watch the sunrise."

"..."

Jiang Man felt she must be out of her mind, otherwise why would she be so compliant to someone’s words?

She was dragged all the way by Lu Xingzhou to the top of a cliff.

A red sun peaked out, just amidst a sea of clouds.

A miraculous scene unfolded.

The once-dark sky suddenly burst into red.

It wasn’t like the imagined gradual brightening of the world, but like magic, ’snap’, as if a switch was suddenly flipped, and in an instant, the world became bright.

"There we go."

Lu Xingzhou suddenly spoke up, pulling out a jewelry box from his overcoat.

He took out a ring from the box, then suddenly grabbed Jiang Man’s right hand. freeweɓnøvel.com

"Happy birthday, Miss Lisite~"

Jiang Man was stunned, feeling the man’s gentle fingers holding something cold.

She turned her head to look, and it was actually a diamond ring!

"What is this about?" She looked nonchalant, disinterested.

"Wedding ring." Lu Xingzhou proudly showed off his own left hand.

A platinum ring for men was conspicuously on his ring finger.

"Didn’t you take me to buy hardware before?" Jiang Man arched her eyebrows, her slender fingers curling slightly.

Back when they had just had a shotgun wedding, his grandmother had urged him to buy hardware for her.

That hardware she kept at the bottom of her chest, never having worn it.

"It’s different." Lu Xingzhou thought back to that time.

He was just mollifying his grandmother then, not genuinely wanting to buy a wedding ring for Jiang Man.

But this time was different.

"I designed it myself, the diamond represents eternity, so it’s more meaningful for a wedding ring to have a diamond."

"You believe in that?" Jiang Man curved her lips in a teasing smile.

"I didn’t before, but I want to now." Lu Xingzhou smiled warmly, "So Miss Lisite, will you give me a chance?"

Jiang Man didn’t speak. Her fingertip moved, aiming at the ring: "Put it on, then."

Lu Xingzhou grinned, pushing the diamond ring onto her finger.

The icy cold sensation, a nine-carat diamond ring as large as a pigeon’s egg, was placed on her ring finger.

"It’s too extravagant." Jiang Man was not one for jewelry, especially not this kind of super flashy style.

"Not at all." Lu Xingzhou immediately became serious.

Jiang Man took out her phone to check the time, wanting to remember this moment.

She looked down and saw it was 5:21.

It meant that when he gave her the diamond ring, it was timed at 5:20.

She hadn’t expected that after pestering him all day yesterday for a gift, and him not giving her one, he was saving his trump card for this moment.

Raising her hand, she looked at the diamond ring under the sun.

In the sunlight, the laser engraving inside the diamond appeared and disappeared—JL.

She recognized this symbol; he had given her grandfather a smartphone in Harbor City before, claiming it was a product of his branch company, JL.