The CEO's Substitute Wife Is A Genius-Chapter 341: Tonight… Lu Xingzhou… is very proactive…

Chapter 341: Chapter 341: Tonight... Lu Xingzhou... is very proactive...

Lu Xingzhou was absent-mindedly reading in the room and had been waiting quite a while for Jiang Man without success.

He put down the English original he was holding and got up to walk to the door.

Just as he was about to pull the door open, someone on the outside turned the doorknob first.

As soon as Jiang Man opened the door, she saw a tall figure standing there, dressed in a dark navy blue bathrobe with a deep V-neckline.

His already handsome and charming face, combined with such attire, instantly filled the atmosphere with a sense of desire.

Jiang Man hooked the corner of her mouth, knowing he had been waiting for a long time.

"I’m going to take a shower first."

"Did you have an engagement tonight?" Lu Xingzhou asked with concern, not intending to probe too deeply.

"Yeah, I talked about quite a few things, my throat feels a bit uncomfortable," Jiang Man said casually as she walked toward the bathroom.

She wouldn’t take too long to shower – if it was a quick one, basically about fifteen minutes.

If it was a bath, then about half an hour.

When she came out from the bathroom after freshening up, a slender, beautiful hand reached out, holding a steaming cup of something.

Jiang Man glanced at it and sniffed, her eyebrows raising, "Did you add monk fruit?"

"It’s for soothing the throat," Lu Xingzhou said lightly.

Jiang Man took the cup and had a sip, it was sweet and carried a distinctive monk fruit aroma.

"It’s very sweet."

Lu Xingzhou was becoming more thoughtful, and she was getting more accustomed to his care.

Once Jiang Man finished her drink, Lu Xingzhou took the hairdryer from the bathroom.

"Come, sit on the sofa, I’ll dry your hair."

Jiang Man obediently did as told, sitting cross-legged.

When the hair dryer was turned on, its rumbling sound was quite magical, its rhythmic noise almost lulling one to sleep.

Her scalp was lightly touched by the man’s fingertips, gliding through her hair.

As the warm air from the hair dryer penetrated through her hair to her scalp, a wave of comfort washed from the top down.

Jiang Man enjoyed this special service.

"Lu Xingzhou, do you know? When I was little, my dad often dried my hair like this."

"Then call me ’dad’."

"..."

"How about I spoil you like a daughter in the future?"

"Not so much," Jiang Man rolled her eyes. Because the hairdryer was too loud, she had to raise her voice to retort.

Lu Xingzhou chuckled, not arguing.

He tilted his head to look at the girl’s profile, seeing her delicate eyebrows and eyes, long, curly lashes, and make-up-free skin that was as smooth as porcelain.

Clearly, she was a beauty, yet she often dressed in a neutral style.

Beauty seemed to be the least of what she cared about.

"Jiang Man, you have a red mole on your earlobe."

"What did you say?"

Jiang Man didn’t hear him and raised her voice.

Suddenly, Lu Xingzhou turned off the hairdryer, looking at the red mole that glowed alluringly under the light.

For some reason, he felt a tightness in his throat and an impulse took hold.

He had thought so, and he acted on it.

"Jiang Man, I want to kiss you..."

His voice was husky, even the tone had changed.

Jiang Man was familiar with this tone.

Whenever he desired something, it was always like this...

"My hair is still not completely..."

Before she could finish saying ’dry,’ she felt her earlobe being bitten.

Instantly, it was like touching a slight electric current, her whole body tingling.

The sensation was wonderful, her mind seemed to crash, the feeling from her earlobe magnified instantly.

"Lu Xingzhou..."

Jiang Man turned her head.

She meant to ask him to stop, but inadvertently, she tilted her lips towards him.

She swore, that wasn’t her real intention.

Yet by a twist of fate, their lips met.

Jiang Man immediately widened her eyes, briefly pondering.

The hair could be dried later, but the feeling was uncontrollable!

She, as usual, wanted to take control and be the initiator.

But to her surprise, Lu Xingzhou was very different tonight.

He seemed to have inexhaustible strength in his hands, suddenly pulling her up.

He lifted her off the sofa, moving directly from the front to the back of it.

What was even more unexpected for her was that his hands held her steadily, like a young koala clinging to its mother.

And she, undoubtedly, was that young koala.

"Let me take the initiative tonight, okay?"

Lu Xingzhou parted his lips with a negotiating tone, his eyes intensely red.

Jiang Man was stunned, meeting his fervent gaze and subconsciously responding, "Okay."

No sooner had she uttered the word than his domineering kiss surged over her, overwhelming like a tsunami.

Embracing...

Lying down...

Experimenting with different positions.

...

The next day.

Jiang Man slept until the sun was high in the sky before waking up.

She glanced at the time, it was already past ten in the morning.

Luckily, Mrs. Lan Xiang’s flight was in the afternoon, giving her plenty of time to visit her father.

She got up, washed up, all very quickly.

When she came downstairs, the servant, seeing her ready to leave, immediately came forward to ask.

"Miss, aren’t you going to have breakfast?"

Jiang Man waved her hand: "I’ll just have brunch."

Having said that, she walked off.

The servant spoke from behind, but Jiang Man didn’t hear it: "But the breakfast was personally made by the young master..."

...

Half an hour later, Jiang Man drove to the Leston Hotel.

When she entered the presidential suite, King was conducting a video conference.

Jiang Man glanced at the screen, which showed mostly foreigners, a few of whom she recognized as directors of the company.

She then sat down, casually picking up a stack of documents from the table to read.

To her surprise, the documents detailed a comprehensive partnership plan with Nan’s Corporation, expanding from the e-commerce sector into short video and film industries, aiming to dominate the cultural and entertainment market.

Jiang Man furrowed her brows.

The Lu family performed well in the cultural and entertainment sector.

In contrast, the Nan family had only recently entered the film industry.

Though King was in a meeting, his attention had been significantly diverted since Jiang Man arrived.

Halfway through, he paused the meeting, telling everyone to take a half-hour break before continuing.

"Dad, why collaborate with the Nan family and not the Lu family? Clearly, the Lu family does better in the cultural and entertainment sector."

"The Nan family has more potential," King said with a slight smile.

Jiang Man was puzzled: "’Potential’ means it requires time, and success is uncertain, Dad, this isn’t like you. You never engage in uncertain ventures."

"Nan Juefeng is different; I’m very optimistic about him, both his capabilities and his character."

"He is indeed also excellent," Jiang Man totally agreed.

Nan Juefeng, being quite young, had led Nan’s Corporation to become the second wealthiest in the Northern City.

Unlike Lu Xingzhou, who inherited the realm and reached its zenith.

Nan Juefeng was about expanding new territories, he took over the Nan family business when it was declining.

"Honestly, of all the men in China who could match you, I think he’s the one."

"..." Jiang Man was at a loss for words, unwilling to continue this topic any further.

She turned back to the purpose of her visit today.

"Dad, I’ve made a new friend, kind of a friendship that transcends age; she’s heading back to France today, and I’m going to bid her farewell. Would you join me? I’d like to introduce you to her."

"Oh? A cross-generational friendship?" King was extremely surprised.

His precious daughter wasn’t much of a socialite; he could count her friends on one hand, and they were mostly her contemporaries.

A cross-generational friendship?

He was very curious about who this esteemed individual might be.