The CEO's Substitute Wife Is A Genius-Chapter 403: A Thousand Drones Confession

"What are you two talking about?" Lu Xingzhou strode over, a trace of a smile hanging on the corners of his mouth.

His gaze towards Jiang Man was filled with tenderness and adoration, as if eager for everyone to know about his feelings for her.

Jiang Man passed over the grilled fish, not yet having opened her mouth.

Jiang Man spoke up first, "I saw that sister-in-law is familiar with Mrs. Jervin, so I thought of asking her for an introduction, but she said we have no close relations, so why should she help me."

She smiled bitterly, raising her eyebrows to look at Lu Xingzhou with a hint of embarrassment, "I overestimated myself... I thought we were all one family..."

Jiang Man had thought that Lu Xingzhou would take her side because she felt her reasoning was sound.

However, to her surprise, Lu Xingzhou did not inquire into the right or wrong of the matter, and his normally sunny face darkened in an instant, "You are indeed overestimating yourself. Why should Manman use her own favors to get you an introduction?"

"Why indeed..."

It was the very same tone.

Feeling nervous, Jiang Man shrank back slightly and said timidly, "But we are family... I thought... it would be alright..."

"Grandma indulges you and agrees to all your unreasonable requests because you saved her life! Getting a job at Nan’s company, going to Tsinghua and Peking University, which of those are reasonable?"

"Jiang Man, no one will keep spoiling you forever. Sometimes, you need to know when to stop. Always trying to trade favors will eventually backfire!"

Jiang Man’s face flushed red with embarrassment from the scolding.

She couldn’t understand; it was just a matter of introducing someone.

Even if they disagreed, a simple refusal would have sufficed. Was there really a need to make it such a big issue and launch a personal attack on her?

Ever since Wen Jingya was driven out, Jiang Man, who had no empathy for Wen Jingya’s plight, had started to understand the root of Wen Jingya’s transformation—the root cause lay with Jiang Man.

If she and Wen Jingya’s requests were unreasonable, what about Jiang Man’s? Were her demands always reasonable?

Was her secret marriage reasonable?

The Lu Family had asked many times for her to go public with her relationship with Lu Xingzhou, but Jiang Man had consistently ignored this.

Was Jiang Man truly without fault? Why be so lenient with her?

"Brother, I was wrong. I’ll definitely reflect on this." Jiang Man bit her lip and turned to run away.

Even though Nan Juefeng’s heart was set on Jiang Man, she had never hated her.

But just now, in that instant, she truly despised Jiang Man!

"You may be wasting your words on her," Jiang Man said as she handed over the grilled fish to Lu Xingzhou.

Lu Xingzhou sat down next to her and took a bite, "Mmm, the fish grilled by my wife is always delicious."

"Birds of a feather flock together. She and Wen Jingya are close, influenced by what she sees and hears, she might not listen to what you say."

"It’s her business if she doesn’t listen, but disciplining her is my responsibility. If you eat the Lu Family’s rice, you follow the Lu Family’s rules."

"Yo, aren’t you quite the tyrant? Do I also have to follow the Lu Family’s rules?" Jiang Man raised her eyebrows teasingly.

Lu Xingzhou smiled lightly, "You’re the exception. I’m biased."

"Just keep spoiling me, and sooner or later, I’ll end up on top!"

"You’re most welcome."

The two teased each other, their hearts filled with sweetness.

At that moment, a ’bang bang’ sound reached their ears.

Looking up, fireworks shot into the sky, painting the dark canvas in a burst of colors.

When the fireworks faded, a thousand drones gathered together.

"Wow~"

The crowd below immediately erupted into cheers.

"Look, it’s a drone show!"

Jiang Man also lifted her head, large letters formed by the drones appeared in the sky.

ming love na.

[Ming Love Na].

A super direct declaration of love.

"Woohoo~ Shouldn’t there be a kiss?"

"Bro Ming, you’re so cheeky. If you wanted to confess, couldn’t you do it privately with your sister-in-law? Why must you flaunt it and let us all know?"

"But of course, he must flaunt it! When else but a wedding?"

"Kiss! Kiss!"

Some in the crowd started chanting, and Jiang Man joined in the clapping, immersing herself in the lively atmosphere.

Everyone turned their backs, crowding around Hu Ming and Chen Anna.

"Wow~"

"They’re kissing, they’re kissing!"

At those words, Jiang Man’s lips curled up, and she attempted to stand to join in the fun.

Just then, the man beside her leaned in close, his large hand clasping the back of her head, sealing her lips with a kiss.

His lips carried the salty scent of grilled fish, soft and warm.

Jiang Man was powerless, her eyes wide open.

Lu Xingzhou tasted her briefly, then looked at her passionately after the kiss.

Jiang Man felt her heartbeat quicken.

There were people all around!

Fortunately, the crowd’s attention was focused on the third brother and his wife.

Otherwise, she didn’t dare to think of the consequences...

Looking up, she saw the man’s lips curled in a crafty smile, clearly it was intentional.

"Childish," Jiang Man licked her lips.

Lu Xingzhou, however, disregarded her, setting aside the grilled fish and rubbing his temples, "I’m tired."

His slender fingertips pressed down, the knuckles clear and distinct.

"Shall we go back to our room to sleep? Yesterday, I accompanied Grandma to the temple for the first prayer of the New Year; recited scriptures all day, then caught an early flight here this morning, I’m really exhausted."

Jiang Man was also tired, woken up at four in the morning by messages from the group chat; she went to the lab early to clean the wedding dress.

"Alright," she stood up.

The next second, Lu Xingzhou also stood up, tightly holding her hand.

The two walked across the fine sand towards a less crowded direction.

The fewer the people around, the more tranquil their hearts felt.

The moonlight was bright, elongating their shadows.

Jiang Man stared at the shadows, the corners of her mouth lifted involuntarily.

At this moment, it seemed like the world belonged just to them, the surrounding noise seemingly irrelevant.

...

Late at night.

Jiang Rou and Jiang Yueping returned to the second house.

Everyone had stayed out late, so the house staff were on a 24-hour shift.

Hu Fangqin had already gone to bed, exhausted after a busy day.

She called her husband and daughter, but couldn’t reach either of them.

She couldn’t be bothered to care where they had gone.

In the room next to Jiang Rou’s, father and daughter sat on the sofa, their hearts unable to calm for a long time.

"Dad, I can’t believe Jiang Man really isn’t your daughter!"

On the coffee table lay the DNA test results, stating the father-daughter relationship was invalid.

"Jiang Man’s foster father didn’t lie to us! It turns out Mom made a mistake with the DNA test samples! Dad, what are we going to do now?"

Jiang Rou was excited, itching to bring this matter to her grandfather and her four uncles.

She was her father’s biological daughter and still counted as a niece of the Hu family.

But Jiang Man was nothing, completely unrelated to the Hu family!

Previously, she reaped many benefits by banking on her status as a Hu family niece.

How does the saying go? The higher you stand, the harder you fall!

From the position of the seventh young lady of the Hu family in Harbour City to a child without parents, the thought was exhilarating.

"If we’re going to do it, let’s do it all the way!" Jiang Yueping’s eyes were fierce, his fists clenched tightly.

"Today the old master introduced Jiang Man in front of everyone, saying she was his granddaughter. What if the Harbour media find out tomorrow that the wrong child was found, wouldn’t the Hu family become the laughingstock of the whole city?"

"Dad, have you gone mad? Letting the media know about this won’t do us any good!"

"Of course, I won’t tell the media, but use it as leverage to extort Jiang Man, and the Hu family, for a doubled hush fee!"

"Dad, if we really do this, it means we’re truly burning bridges with the Hu family..."

"If we don’t burn bridges, do you think we’ll get any benefits?"

"That’s also true."