The CEO's Substitute Wife Is A Genius-Chapter 350 Romantic Proposal

Chen Anna picked up her phone, carefully browsing through the webpage.

Her brows were tightly furrowed, head not lifted, "It wasn’t me."

The more she read, the deeper her frown became, "I never expected him to be so filthy!"

"Really wasn’t you?"

"Really wasn’t me," Chen Anna gave a bitter smile, "You think too highly of me. I have a lot of influence in Hong Kong, and the mainland listens to me too, but ’W’ mentioned in the exposé is a high-ranking executive at Universal Records. No matter how capable I am, I can’t extend my reach to Universal Records."

"That makes sense," Hu Ming nodded, "It’s a pity, not being able to take down this scum myself."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Chen Anna’s phone suddenly rang.

She had long since blacklisted Xu Chengzhou.

Xu Chengzhou had gotten a new number to make the video call.

Since it was a new number, she wasn’t sure who was calling and hesitated for a moment before answering the video call.

As soon as she did, she got quite a shock.

Xu Chengzhou, battered with a bruised nose and swollen face, was on his knees before the camera, kowtowing and begging for her forgiveness.

"What’s going on?"

Hu Ming, upon hearing this, stood up and moved behind Chen Anna.

"What’s he playing at?"

"Miss Chen, I was wrong. I, a toad, lusted after swan meat. Please, I beg you, put in a good word for me with Jiang Man. I don’t want to go ’sew with the machine’; someone like me would definitely end up ’dropping the soap’ in jail."

Xu Chengzhou was crying uncontrollably, looking pitiable.

If it had been long ago, Chen Anna would have fallen for it and rushed to smooth everything over for him.

But now, seeing through him, she knew he was just a rotten person.

Her heart was still as she listened, but at the mention of "Jiang Man," her eyebrows slightly raised.

"What does Manman have to do with this?"

"Jiang Man is W. She played the game against me... no, that’s wrong, she didn’t play me, I’m the one who’s not human, just a piece of trash, finally showing my true colors. I beg you, remember our past relationship, help me."

The words "past relationship" struck Hu Ming hard, so much so that he overlooked the fact that Jiang Man was W.

Hu Ming snatched the phone away, "Xu Chengzhou, isn’t this just asking for trouble, adding to your crimes? Don’t worry, once you’re in jail, I’ll definitely pull some strings and arrange a few rough and tough cellmates for you."

After saying this, he directly hung up the video call and blacklisted the number.

Chen Anna stood frozen in place, blinking her eyes.

This was the first time she saw Hu Ming so intensely jealous.

In the past, when they argued, they played their own games, indulging and not interfering with each other.

"Arrange cellmates? And rough ones at that? You really mean it," Chen Anna teased.

Hu Ming arched his brows, "A rotten person like that deserves to suffer."

"Hu Ming..." Chen Anna looked up, suddenly not smiling, "Do you ever feel like I’m not good enough for you?"

Hu Ming was taken aback, at a loss for words for a moment.

Before him, Chen Anna had always carried herself as a superior young lady, full of arrogance.

Whenever they met, it was always a battle of wits, fighting as if their lives depended on it.

This was the first time he saw her engulfed in self-doubt, her usual brightness gone, leaving her just a somber shadow.

"What nonsense are you talking? How could you not be good enough for me? You’re Miss Chen, showered with love from everyone."

"You’re flattering me," Chen Anna laughed but it was a bitter laughter.

"I had such a disgraceful Chapter with Xu Chengzhou, someone as rotten as him, and now even I despise myself."

Suddenly, she stood up.

"Actually, I have something to tell you today."

"Yes, go ahead," Hu Ming said, standing tall, his presence reassuring and warm.

Chen Anna stepped forward and burrowed into his embrace.

It was the first time they had been so close.

Only then did she realize that Hu Ming’s arms were much warmer than she had imagined.

"Let’s call off our engagement."

"What?" Hu Ming raised his voice, almost instantly pushing the person away from him, gripping her shoulders, and sternly questioning with a cold expression.

"Chen Anna, don’t think you can pull one over after another, aren’t our relations improving, heading towards marriage?"

"We..." Chen Anna tugged the corner of her mouth: "are a joke in Harbor City."

"I’m planning to go abroad, leave Harbor City."

"Chen Anna, can’t you rein in that capricious temper of yours? Calling off the engagement isn’t something you can decide on your own!"

"But..." Chen Anna lowered her head: "I’m tainted..."

This was what concerned her the most.

"You and Xu Chengzhou were in a serious relationship, your intentions were pure, it’s just that his weren’t, you did nothing wrong, you’re not tainted, the tainted one is him."

"But, don’t you really mind? I feel that I should immediately get a full-body check-up, maybe I..."

"It’s all in the past." Hu Ming stepped forward, lifting his hand to touch Chen Anna’s head: "A prodigal who returns is more precious than gold, Chen Anna, I haven’t exactly been a saint over these years, let’s call it even."

"Starting from today, let’s be together properly, earnestly, alright?"

Xu Chengzhou’s incident also served to assist their relationship.

Chen Anna came over tonight to propose calling off the engagement, but Hu Ming did not.

"Some things should be initiated by a man." Hu Ming spoke with a gentle voice, his lips curving upward.

"Hm?" Chen Anna looked puzzled.

"Come with me." Hu Ming took her hand.

Chen Anna, wearing high heels, found it inconvenient to run.

She simply took off her heels, and barefooted, followed behind him.

Both of them arrived at the rooftop, where a private plane had long been waiting on the helipad.

The private plane was decorated with patterns of Santa Claus and Christmas trees.

Hu Ming pulled Chen Anna aboard.

"Merry Christmas Eve!"

Like a magician, he produced a pink diamond necklace in his hand and promptly placed it around Chen Anna’s neck.

The diamond sparkled brilliantly, shining resplendently.

Chen Anna was taken aback by the gesture.

The next second, she was swept up into a princess carry by Hu Ming.

"Ah—"

"I’m taking you to see the Christmas Eve fireworks show."

Ding-dong—Ding-dong—

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Chen Anna couldn’t help but laugh: "There are still at least 18 hours until it’s actually Christmas Eve."

"If I say it is, then it is." Hu Ming fastened her seatbelt.

The helicopter slowly ascended, and as it entered the skies above Victoria Harbor, fireworks suddenly shot up, bursting like blooming flowers, clusters of dazzling beauty.

"Last time, my brother-in-law came to pick up my sister in a helicopter just like this, I thought it was really cool."

"Don’t you have any original ideas of your own?" Chen Anna pouted.

Hu Ming raised an eyebrow: "Sure I do, look up."

"Hm?" Chen Anna’s lips maintained an upward curve.

Looking up, she was shocked by the sight above her.

After the fireworks dispersed, the dark indigo night sky suddenly filled with thousands of drones.

The drones quickly formed a pattern, an image of a woman’s hand with lace gloves appeared.

Next, came a man’s hand in a suit.

In the man’s hand was a ring.

On both shores of Victoria Harbor, the crowd burst into an uproar, a noisy cacophony.

At that moment, Hu Ming beside her also stretched out his hand: "Beautiful Miss Chen Anna, I wonder if you would be willing to join my household register and become Mrs. Hu?"