The CEO's Substitute Wife Is A Genius-Chapter 412: You are not Grandma’s savior at all!

"How long will you be gone?" Lu Xuemei asked again.

Ming Ran’s lips still bore a smile, but throughout the conversation, she never once glanced at Lu Zhendong. "I’m not coming back."

She spoke decisively.

"Not coming back? Not even for the New Year?" Jiang Man interjected.

Ming Ran nodded, her smile radiant. "No, I’m planning to emigrate."

"Uh." Jiang Man choked.

Those in the know fell silent, their minds clear as mirrors.

The old lady felt embarrassed and glared at Lu Xuemei.

The Hu family’s two brothers were still here, it was somewhat inappropriate to have invited Ming Ran over like this.

Fortunately, Hu Hao and Hu Xianyun were not the type to gossip, ignoring what they did not understand and focusing on their meal.

"Xuemei, you sort out the kids’ food, clothing, and accommodations," the old lady hurriedly changed the topic.

"Xianyun, you’ll need a car for work, won’t you? If you need one, just tell the butler or your aunt."

"Little Hao, wherever you want to go, let Manman take you."

"Okay!" Hearing that Jiang Man would be taking him, Hu Hao immediately perked up.

After dinner, the old lady suggested that those weary from travel should rest first.

Lu Xuemei escorted Ming Ran out, sighing.

"Zhendong, are you really not going to chase after her?"

Lu Zhendong hadn’t left, planning to stay and do his duty as a host to help the Hu brothers with whatever they needed.

"No," he replied coldly. novelbuddy.cσ๓

"Auntie, I’m going back to my room now."

"Go ahead," Lu Xuemei shook her head.

Indeed, forcing things didn’t yield sweetness; it looked like Zhendong and Ranran’s relationship had ended in a breakup.

...

"President, I’m back! Where are you now, do you need me to come over?"

After leaving the restaurant, Jiang Man immediately called Nan Juefeng.

The voice that answered wasn’t Nan Juefeng’s, but a woman’s voice: "President Nan is busy right now and can’t take the call."

"Who are you?" Jiang Man immediately tensed, her voice thick with hostility.

"I’m President Nan’s new executive assistant, Yaya. May I ask who you are?"

Jiang Man hung up the phone in anger before the other person could finish speaking.

The new executive assistant was so arrogant! How dare she answer Nan Juefeng’s phone directly?

Shen Yu, who had followed him for so many years, had never done such a thing.

She was new, what right did she have?

"Hao, could you accompany me out for a bit?"

A few minutes later, Jiang Man went to Hu Hao’s room.

Hu Hao was wandering around the antique-style room, curious about everything.

Hearing Jiang Man’s voice outside, he happily went to open the door.

"Sure, where do you want to go?"

Jiang Man didn’t speak.

She wanted to find Nan Juefeng, to confront that Yaya.

But she dared not openly seek her out, fearing that it might upset her grandmother if Hu Hao felt neglected afterward.

Ever since Wen Jingya was thrown out of the house, she had been acting more cautious and wary.

"I need to pick up some stuff from the office, you can come with me, and then I can take you wherever you want to go afterward, how does that sound?"

Jiang Man smiled, her eyes wide open and as clear as water, embodying pity.

Hu Hao smiled, "Sure."

...

On the way to Nan’s company, Jiang Man was driving while Hu Hao sat in the passenger seat, talking to her non-stop, keen to get to know her better.

"I’m a bit curious; your and your sister’s names sound quite similar."

"Do they?" Jiang Man focused on driving, responding sporadically.

"I saved grandma, and to thank me, she wanted me to marry Brother Zhou. I didn’t think it was necessary to impose on Brother Zhou’s marital happiness, I couldn’t accept such gratitude."

"On the day of the marriage registration, I went abroad, and somehow, due to a mix-up, my sister-in-law ended up marrying Brother Zhou. I heard it was because our names sounded similar."

"Ah? What a coincidence? Why does it sound like a melodramatic TV series plot?" Hu Hao frowned, feeling it was quite fantastical.

Jiang Man tugged at the corners of her mouth, "Isn’t it?"

The two chatted about a lot of different topics, ranging far and wide, and eventually ended up on romantic topics.

"Have you ever been in a relationship?" Hu Hao asked proactively.

Jiang Man was startled and nearly mistook the accelerator for the brake.

"Nope, I’m still a... virg..."

Upon hearing this, Hu Hao’s eyes lit up, "Then do you think I..."

Before he could finish his sentence,

The car screeched to a stop.

Both were shaken, startled by the person who suddenly ran out in front of them.

They were just a turn away from their destination when a person unexpectedly darted out.

Thankfully, the roads were less busy due to the New Year, and there were no cars behind them.

Otherwise, the sudden braking could have easily led to a rear-end collision!

"Can’t you watch where you’re going?" Jiang Man cursed, angered.

However, the person was not panicked at all and came around to knock forcefully on the driver’s door.

Bang, bang, bang, it was very loud.

When she took off the mask on her face, Jiang Man jumped in shock and horror and hurriedly unbuckled her seat belt.

"Yaya? Why is it you?"

Wen Jingya looked disheveled because, after living in luxury hotels and eating gourmet meals daily, her bank account was almost empty.

She was now in dire financial straits and appeared to be in poor mental condition.

"I got the surveillance," she said.

"What?" Jiang Man was full of confusion.

"You wanted it. The surveillance from the year your grandma was saved. I got it!" Wen Jingya raised her voice.

Jiang Man was terrified and quickly pulled her to the side, fearing Hu Hao would overhear anything.

"Hao, could you please take the car to the Nan Family’s parking lot? I need to talk to a friend for a bit, I’ll be there soon."

"Sure." Hu Hao got out of the passenger seat and sat in the driver’s seat.

He frowned, ’the surveillance about saving grandma,’ he had heard that clearly.

Looking again at the girl talking with Jiang Man, she looked young, about her age.

After he drove the car away, Jiang Man looked around, "Let’s sit in that coffee shop over there; it’s cold outside."

Wen Jingya, shivering from cold, quickened her pace.

They entered the coffee shop and instinctively found a secluded corner.

Wen Jingya sat down and ordered a cappuccino and some small cakes.

"Yaya, how have you been lately?" Jiang Man looked at her intensely, a picture of concern.

Wen Jingya sipped the hot coffee to warm up and scoffed, "When I was kicked out of the house, I only had 200,000 in my account, and now I have less than 30,000."

"Ah? You’re spending money that fiercely?"

After saying that, Jiang Man felt the fierce gaze of Wen Jingya.

"Sorry..." she quickly apologized.

Wen Jingya was annoyed, "Do you think I’m like you? I’ve been pampered since childhood. How could I endure the harsh life outside? The hotel costs at least 3000 a night, a meal at least 500, dry cleaning, hair washing, spa. Even if I stay in the hotel all day without stepping outside, it costs at least 6000, plus buying clothes and bags, there’s hardly anything left!"

"You’re still buying bags?" Jiang Man was genuinely admiring.

It seemed this young madam hadn’t grasped the situation.

The Lu family had really kicked her out, yet she still thought it was just a short stint living outside and she’d soon return?

A single bag could cost tens or even hundreds of thousands.

She really was...

Jiang Man was at a loss for words, only thinking that someone like Wen Jingya could starve to death on the street one day, and it wouldn’t be pitiful!

"Let’s not talk about this." Wen Jingya cut her off, her voice cold and her attitude clear, "Jiang Man, I want 20 million!"

"Ah?" Jiang Man blinked, thinking she had heard wrong.

Wen Jingya scoffed, "Remember when you asked me to find the surveillance footage from the crossroads where you and your grandma had that incident? I got Fang Yuheng on it. A few days ago, I visited him in prison, and he gave me his cloud storage password, guess what?"

"What..." Jiang Man felt somewhat guilty.

Wen Jingya laughed even more presumptuously, "The surveillance shows you were not the lifesaver of the grandma at all. Another person did that!"