The CEO's Substitute Wife Is A Genius-Chapter 342: Pregnant, Why Didn’t You Tell Me?

Because it was his daughter’s new friend, King was very concerned.

He brought Vermilion Bird and Yin Hu to escort them, and also picked an expensive farewell gift.

At around eleven o’clock, Jiang Man arrived at the hotel where Madame Lan Xiang was staying.

"Auntie Lan, shall we have a quick lunch before heading to the airport?"

"Let’s eat at the hotel restaurant."

The two quickly agreed.

The hotel restaurant was on the second floor, and Jiang Man and King arrived first.

The two found a seat by the window.

King took the gift from Yin Hu and sized him up.

He frowned and gestured, "You two go eat as well; don’t stay here anymore."

From Manman’s introduction, the other party was a lady of great dignity, probably not very bold.

With the imposing presence of Yin Hu and Vermilion Bird, they might scare her.

Jiang Man sipped her lemon water and immediately saw through her father’s tenderness toward women.

Although he was a formidable businessman known for his ruthless methods, he was more considerate and tender than many men when it came to women.

"Dad." Jiang Man rested her chin on her hands, her fingers tapping on her face.

She looked casually at the man before her, a slight smile appearing on the corners of her mouth, "It’s really a pity that a good man like you doesn’t marry and have children."

"Having you is enough for me."

Whenever Jiang Man brought up the topic of King marrying and having children, King would always take it very seriously.

"Dad, don’t you want a child of your own? With your genes, your blood, your excellent genes. It would be a pity not to have children."

King remained silent, lifting his hand.

The snake tail ring he wore was very eye-catching.

The tail ring symbolized being single.

Since she had memory, she had been deeply impressed by her father’s tail ring.

She had always wanted to know what made her father so resistant to marriage, preferring to pick up a child from outside to raise rather than marry and have his own.

"No more talk, Auntie Lan is here." Jiang Man looked up and immediately saw Madame Lan Xiang entering the restaurant.

She wore a dark blue woolen dress and a white scarf around her neck.

She had a white down jacket draped over her arms and carried a small bag.

As she walked, she exuded an air of nobility, clearly someone from a distinguished household.

King, hearing this, remained unflinchingly still.

Accustomed to being a king, he naturally didn’t take the initiative to greet her.

Only when Madame Lan Xiang walked over in her high heels, she spoke in a gentle voice, "Manman."

"Let me introduce." Jiang Man stood up, in good spirits, "My father."

"Dad, this is the Auntie Lan I told you about."

Madame Lan Xiang took the initiative, extending her hand, "Mr. Jiang, nice to meet you."

"I’m not Mr. Jiang." King suddenly stood up, towering and commanding, extremely imposing.

He and Madame Lan Xiang presented a stark contrast in physique.

His muscles were well-built, tall and upright, his physique far younger than his age suggested.

Madame Lan Xiang, however, had a smaller frame, the typical demure figure of a woman.

The two locked eyes, for just a moment.

The smile initially on Madame Lan Xiang’s face instantly vanished.

The bag in her hand dropped to the floor with a ’thud.’

She gazed up at the man, her pupils dilating.

King didn’t react as strongly as she did, but a flash of surprise passed through his eyes.

"Manman, is she the friend across generations you spoke of?"

"Yes." Jiang Man raised an eyebrow, sensing something amiss in the atmosphere.

Especially Madame Lan Xiang, who stared unwaveringly at her father, her whole body visibly trembling.

"Ajin? Is it you?"

The down jacket draped over her arm dropped to the ground as she shouted.

Madam Lan Xiang’s arms fell to her sides, her hands immediately clenched into fists.

She looked somewhat uneasy; as she lowered her head, she turned it left, then quickly to the right.

Then she abruptly turned away and covered her face with both hands.

Jiang Man was somewhat baffled.

Auntie Lan’s reaction was indeed strange, wasn’t it?

Looking again at her father, the warmth that had been in his eyes was gone, replaced in an instant with coldness.

She had seen that look in his eyes before — when he had been betrayed by a close friend, the time he had broken his friend’s legs with his own hands, that was the look.

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A chill ran through Jiang Man’s heart.

"Come here!" King roughly grabbed Madam Lan Xiang’s arm, pulling her towards the direction of the restroom.

Jiang Man quickly followed, worried that her father might hurt Auntie Lan.

"Manman, don’t follow us!"

King’s voice was deep, like a lion on the edge of rage.

Jiang Man was startled, her steps abruptly halting.

Madam Lan Xiang quickly reassured, "It’s okay, your father and I know each other, let us talk first."

As Jiang Man still moved forward, Yin Hu and Vermilion Bird, who had been held back, immediately stepped forward to stop her.

The surrounding waitstaff timidly observed, silent at the scene before them, not daring even to whisper among themselves.

The nearly two-meter tall Yin Hu, as imposing as a bear, could chill someone’s spine with just a glance.

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King dragged Madam Lan Xiang into the men’s restroom and kicked the "Cleaning in Progress" sign to the door.

There was a man using the facilities inside who, intimidated by King’s fierceness, held his pee in fright.

With just one look from King, the man didn’t dare to make a sound and hurriedly pulled up his trousers and left.

Madam Lan Xiang was very uncomfortable, turning her face away.

King paced back and forth in the restroom several times before returning to face Madam Lan Xiang.

After more than twenty years, the lovers were reunited, but their feelings were no longer the same as before.

"Ajin, I didn’t expect such a coincidence, to become friends with your daughter."

"Why did you leave the Lu Family back then? Xuemei has always held it against you, staying chaste for you, and is still single now."

Madam Lan Xiang wanted to say something else to break the awkwardness between them.

But King cut her off, his voice sharp and boundless.

Madam Lan Xiang felt a chill, even hostility.

"Why didn’t you tell me when you were pregnant?" King towered over her, demanding, with an overwhelming pressure.

His towering figure blocked out a great swath of light in front of Madam Lan Xiang.

She was enveloped in shadows, a bone-chilling cold shooting up from the soles of her feet.

"Ajin, I’m sorry, back then..."

She didn’t know how to explain what had happened.

For the sake of the Ye family, to make things work for Xuemei and him, she had hidden the pregnancy.

It wasn’t that she didn’t want the child, but rather because she wanted it too much. She was afraid the Lu Family, afraid the people of the Ye Family might find out and force her to have an abortion.

She feared even more that Ajin would reject Xuemei because of the child.

Back then, the Ye Family was too insignificant compared to the Lu Family.

She feared the threats from the Lu Family and also cared about her friendship with Lu Xuemei.

"It’s all my fault."

Whenever she thought of that child, Madam Lan Xiang’s heart was torn asunder.

That child she had desperately wanted to keep had died just after being born.

Tears cascaded down uncontrollably, unable to be held back.

"Ajin, I’m sorry, I couldn’t keep the child, she died just after birth..."