The CEO's Substitute Wife Is A Genius-Chapter 22 - Jiang Man You Look Beautiful Today
Chapter 22: Chapter 22 Jiang Man, You Look Beautiful Today
Chapter 22 -22 Jiang Man, You Look Beautiful Today
“Understood,” Jiang Man gestured.
“Then there’s nothing else,” Lu Xingzhou said indifferently.
After all, the two had only known each other for a few days and were not familiar with each other, making their interactions somewhat awkward.
Jiang Man’s personality was solitary, and Lu Xingzhou was rather cold.
The two of them, one was like ice, the other, like an iceberg.
Ice and iceberg could coexist harmoniously, but neither could warm the other up.
“Right,” Jiang Man was about to head back to her room when she remembered she had plans with Wu Yingfan that evening, “I won’t be eating dinner at home.”
“Going out to eat again?” Lu Xingzhou frowned.
He always felt that outside food was not as clean as homemade, nor as nutritious as what was prepared at home.
Especially Jiang Man, who particularly loved those junk foods.
“Is there a decent hotpot place around here?” Jiang Man asked casually.
Lu Xingzhou kept a straight face: “I never eat that stuff.”
“Sorry to bother you,” Jiang Man pulled at the corner of her mouth and shook her head.
When beliefs do not align, plans cannot be shared!
…
The next day.
Jiang Man was awakened by her alarm clock.
After rushing through her morning routine, she opened her wardrobe and reached for the deepest part of it, fetching a skirt that had been lying there for ages.
She usually loved to wear T-shirts with wide-leg pants.
For formal occasions, she would consider a suit with pants and a blazer.
In any case, she hardly ever wore skirts.
But today she was meeting the parents, and the previous evening while she and Wu Yingfan were having hotpot, Wu Yingfan had told her that if she was meeting a man’s family, it was probably best to wear a skirt and dress softly and femininely.
Jiang Man remembered the care Lu Xingzhou had shown her over the past few days, so today she wanted to make a good impression on the Lu family and prevent Lu Xingzhou from being embarrassed.
To look better with the skirt, she even tied her hair into a bun, making herself appear more approachable.
When she emerged from her room, Lu Xingzhou had already been waiting for a while, leaning on the sofa, flipping through the day’s newspaper.
“BOSS…” Zhao Huai, standing by the sofa, looked up and saw a striking figure that took his breath away.
Lu Xingzhou looked up at the sound and was also stunned when he saw the person approaching.
Jiang Man dressed elegantly today, changing her attire and hairstyle, completely transforming her aura.
Before, Lu Xingzhou had regarded her as a troubled girl and had almost overlooked her appearance.
Now, at first glance, he truly underestimated her attractiveness.
A snow-white, modified traditional Chinese dress graced her figure, making her look gentle and charming.
When she smiled, she was radiant; when she didn’t, she resembled a noble beauty, distant and cold.
All in all, she was like a complex embodiment of beauty, like a work of art, never enough to fully appreciate.
“Did you put on makeup?” Lu Xingzhou couldn’t help but ask.
Jiang Man raised her eyebrows: “No.”
Lu Xingzhou furrowed his brow.
What was happening? Why did he think that Jiang Man looked much more beautiful today than before, so much so that he thought it was because of makeup?
“This outfit is okay to meet your family, right? This is the last resort skirt; if this doesn’t work, then I can only wear a T-shirt.”
“Just like this, let’s go,” Lu Xingzhou said, his expression unruffled, yet inside, he was anything but calm.
Jiang Man’s ensemble today—he would give it a full 100 points!
Because she wore a skirt, her legs were less free to move; today’s Jiang Man, whether walking or sitting, was much more poised than before.
She swore she wasn’t doing it on purpose; it was just that wearing the skirt made her feel as if she were under a spell.
The high heels on her feet made her look as gentle as a woman with an eagle’s spirit.
When the car arrived at the Lu Family’s old mansion, quite a few people were already awaiting them at the doorway.
The butler, Uncle Fu, stood expectantly with a group of servants.
Upon seeing Lu Xingzhou’s car approaching, Uncle Fu immediately started shouting, “They’re here, they’re here! The young master and the young mistress have arrived!”
Jiang Man had been resting with her eyes closed in the car but upon hearing the commotion outside, she lazily opened her eyes.
First thing she saw was a traditional Chinese-style building, with red walls and black tiles, two two-meter-tall stone lions in front of the gate, and the elderly Mrs. Lu leading both the young and old of the Lu Family to greet them.
“Don’t be nervous later on, just follow me and greet everyone,” Lu Xingzhou’s gentle voice came at that moment.
Jiang Man glanced at him and nodded.
Lu Xingzhou was the perfect gentleman, getting out of the car first and then walking over to Jiang Man’s side to open the door for her.
“Hook your arm with mine later,” he whispered.
Jiang Man frowned slightly, with minor resistance in her heart.
But, considering it was a requirement stipulated in the contract, she reluctantly reached out her hand and hooked onto Lu Xingzhou’s arm.
Lu Xingzhou then led her to the front door and started introducing her to everyone one by one.
The Lu Family was very cordial. Everyone welcomed Jiang Man with open arms, and no one looked down on her because of her status.
“Come now, come inside for breakfast.” The elderly Mrs. Lu was overjoyed, her gaze fixed on her grandson and granddaughter-in-law’s linked arms.
They say newlyweds are blissfully sweet, and it certainly looked true!
The couple, despite their quick marriage, seemed quite loving.
…
The dining hall in the old mansion was lively, with the whole family gathered around the round table, the atmosphere very warm.
“Zhou’er, when will you give grandma a great-grandchild?”
“Ah, they are still young, how can it be so soon?”
“Why not soon? Back in our day, we were pregnant within a month of getting married!”
“Hey? Where’s Jingya? Why didn’t she come?”
The family chattered happily, until someone suddenly mentioned the name ‘Jingya’; like an unspoken agreement, everyone suddenly fell silent.
All at once, the dining hall was as quiet as a graveyard.
“Jingya had something to do at school,” Mrs. Lu explained with a smile.
“I see.”
Then, everyone began to chat and laugh again.
Jiang Man was not interested in the conversation of the Lu Family members and concentrated on eating her meal.
Lu Xingzhou, seeing this, occasionally offered to pick some food for her.
After breakfast, Lu Xingzhou was pulled away by several uncles to play chess, while the ladies followed the elderly Mrs. Lu to the back garden to admire the flowers, enjoy the cool breeze, and drink tea.
Jiang Man had no interest in a gathering of gossipy family members, so she excused herself to use the restroom and found a quiet place to play games on her cell phone.
“Sister-in-law, what’s really going on with Jingya? She’s not going to do something foolish, is she?”
After finishing her game, Jiang Man overheard a familiar voice.
Separated by a wall, although she couldn’t see the faces, Jiang Man remembered their voices.
The speaker was Lu Xingzhou’s aunt.
Lu Xingzhou’s second aunt sighed and said, “What can we do? Xingzhou made it very clear that he only sees Jingya as a sister, now and forever.”
“Jingya was picked up by you and was meant to be your daughter, but the old lady refused and insisted she be given to Xingzhou as a child bride. Jingya has always seen Xingzhou as her husband, but he only ever saw her as a sister. Tell me, isn’t this ruining Jingya’s life?”
“What can we do? Xingzhou doesn’t like Jingya, and even the old lady can’t change that.”
“I don’t understand. How does Jiang Man even compare to our Jingya? If Jingya sees Jiang Man, realizing she lost to such a person, she would be furious.”
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“Sigh,” the second aunt said with a lack of energy, “Xingzhou is already married. It’s a done deal. Let’s not bring this up anymore; it wouldn’t be good if Xingzhou’s wife heard us.”
