The CEO's Substitute Wife Is A Genius-Chapter 437 Marriage Contract Exposed Online

In the days that followed, everything was calm, and soon it was the day of the car race.

Zhao Huai was busy beyond measure, responsible for arranging seats for the guests in the spectator area.

The elder madam insisted on coming to watch, saying she felt compelled to witness how the Lu family’s reputation would be reversed. Despite the family’s advice that car racing was too exciting and unsuitable for the elderly, she was adamant.

Jiang Man was also busy, preparing Lu Xingzhou for the race in the pit area.

"Zhou’er, are you sure you can do this?" Song Xiao was already dressed in the red No. 11 racing suit, looking incredibly handsome, like a character out of an anime.

JOJO was infatuated, her eyes dreamy and peachy, probably what they call ’pregnancy brain,’ where you’re consumed with thoughts of love.

"Turtles and beans, a perfect match when they see eye to eye!"

Jiang Man could hardly stand her best friend’s current state.

"Can you hold back your drool?" Jiang Man teased her.

JOJO huffed, speaking quite fluently in Chinese now, "I can’t! My husband, I can’t get enough of watching him."

Jiang Man rolled her eyes in disgust and turned the conversation back to Song Xiao’s earlier concern, "Your Zhou’er will definitely be up to par."

A commander of the Wolf Warrior Squadron, valiant and invincible in battle.

Not just handling a car with four wheels, even flying a fighter jet was a breeze for him.

Clearly, Song Xiao was unaware of Lu Xingzhou’s military identity.

"Today, you two actually don’t have much competition, just pay attention to the car’s performance and play it steady," Jiang Man advised.

Lu Xingzhou smiled, silent and pensive, one couldn’t be sure what was on his mind.

When the preparations were nearly complete, Zhang Neng arrived fashionably late, carrying a small safety deposit box. Rushing over from the Middle East, he had come directly here from the airport.

Seeing Jiang Man there, Zhang Neng gestured subtly to Lu Xingzhou, "Boss, can I have a word with you in private?"

Lu Xingzhou glanced at Jiang Man, his eyes filled with tenderness, "Go back to the spectator area. I’m almost ready here."

"Last time I watched you race, this time it’s your turn to watch me," Lu Xingzhou said with a smile. "Does this count as a cycle, like a return to the race track?"

"Not at all," Jiang Man replied with a stern face. "A cycle is a circle, where the starting point and endpoint are the same. Lu Xingzhou, we’re not like that. Our endpoint is still far ahead. We have a long life ahead to walk together, hand in hand."

"You’re right," Lu Xingzhou said as he took her hand and kissed the back of it.

Unlike the overt displays between JOJO and Song Xiao, Lu Xingzhou and Jiang Man’s affection was restrained, with propriety and decorum, yet it had an inexplicable charm that made others want to bash their heads together.

Zhang Neng felt like an unwanted third wheel, thinking he should not have come at such a time.

He had no choice, though.

"It’s been confirmed. It was arson, done deliberately. The perpetrator was an employee from the 4S shop, who confessed to taking a large sum of money. They were told it was just a few years in jail for 50 million. Quite a bargain."

"50 million?" Lu Xingzhou was surprised, indeed a generous offer.

"Who’s behind this?" he asked.

"Your... father-in-law... Li Jin," Zhang Neng said, the words burning his tongue. This was precisely why he wanted to speak privately with Lu Xingzhou.

Lu Xingzhou was not shocked at all, reflecting on the sudden difficulties facing Lu Corporation.

The schemes laid out were orchestrated by Li Jin as a form of revenge against the Lu family.

"Are you and the madam okay?" Zhang Neng was unaware of the full extent of the feud between Li Jin and the Lu family, so he was visibly nervous.

Lu Xingzhou waved it off, "Manman and I are fine, let’s focus on the matter at hand."

"Oh," Zhang Neng slapped his own head, "Don’t worry, Boss. Everything’s ready. I’ll be in control behind the scenes, you can rest easy."

...

Meanwhile, in the spectator area.

The elder madam was on pins and needles. Taking advantage of this important day, Lu Xuemei personally ran off to Rong Mansion to get the agreement from an informant.

"Mom, I got it," Lu Xuemei whispered, patting her bag covertly.

"Housekeeper Zhang said Zhou’er’s copy of the agreement has been destroyed. This one’s Jiang Man’s. As long as we destroy this one too, it will be tougher for them to divorce!"

Divorces were troublesome these days, with cooling-off periods and no faults on the husband’s side. Without a valid reason, the civil affairs bureau would not grant a divorce easily.

"Well done!" the elder madam gave her a thumbs up, whispering, "Go destroy it, grind it to dust."

"Don’t worry, Mom. I won’t watch the race then. Remember to have Manman record it—I want to see if Zhou’er looks handsome while racing."

"I know, I know, go on then."

After Lu Xuemei left, the old lady buttoned up her coat, finally feeling completely at ease.

...

This race, being a world-class event, attracted a larger audience.

A full twenty thousand filled the stands to capacity, with virtually no empty seats.

When Jiang Man arrived at the spectator area, the old lady kept waving at her.

She walked straight over and saw that the seats next to the old lady were empty.

"Where are Auntie and Jiang Man?"

"Your auntie wasn’t feeling well and has already gone back. Manman went to the bathroom."

"I’ll sit in Auntie’s seat." Jiang Man pointed, unsure which it was.

"Sit wherever you like," said the old lady with a beaming smile.

Seeing Hu Hao seated nearby, Jiang Man knew where Jiang Man must be sitting.

Her fourth brother was sensible, so she wasn’t worried he would embarrass himself by going too far.

She took a seat on the other side, pulled out her phone, and messaged Wen Rui.

[Where are you guys sitting?]

"Little aunty, we’re over here!"

The voice came from behind her.

Jiang Man got her tickets rather late, so she only managed to get a seat in the fifth row.

However, it was elevated, so the view was actually better.

They were in the first row, close to the action, but the view wasn’t as extensive as from higher up.

Hearing the voice, Jiang Man turned back and saw Wen Rui, Zhang Ziqi, and Mao Lili sitting together.

Next to them was a man wearing a mask and a duckbill cap, head down.

Jiang Man raised an eyebrow, already recognizing that it was Lu Zhan.

Speaking of which, the situations of Lu Zhan, Wen Rui, JOJO, and Song Xiao were quite similar.

As celebrities, their lives weren’t their own. Dating and marriage felt like sneaking around, like thieves in the night.

Especially for those with huge fan followings, their love lives were even less free.

Jiang Man waved a hand and said no more, quietly sitting down next to the old lady.

She had just settled in when she overheard people behind her gossiping.

"Holy smokes! A huge scoop just broke out! The president of Lu Corporation was married a long time ago, and his bride is seemingly a female college student?"

"Where, where? What’s the situation, and there’s even a marriage contract?"

One of the girls squinted her eyes, enlarged the photo, and read out loud from the marriage contract: "Duration of marriage one year, with divorce upon expiration; neither party shall delay on any pretext."

"Exploding this during the car race day, could it be a self-promotion by Lu Corporation?"

"Using marriage as a publicity stunt? Wouldn’t that be a bit much?" freeweɓnovel.cѳm

"What’s the big deal? They’re not actually husband and wife; it’s clearly a contractual marriage, mutually beneficial, united for some purpose. What’s wrong with hyping up an emotionless marriage?"

"Who is this Jiang Man? I’ve never heard of her."

"Don’t you know her? She was pretty popular from live streaming her exam."

"I didn’t watch the live stream. Besides, with all kinds of trending topics every day, who can keep up, knowing what small-time actor she might be?"

"She’s no small-time actor; I hear she’s the niece of the Hu family from Harbor City."

"No wonder then, a strategic promotion binding interests; Lu Corporation seems to have mastered manipulating public attention!"

Their speculations grew wilder, and despite the din of the crowd, the old lady, hard of hearing as she was, overheard.

"What are you discussing?" she turned and asked the people behind her.

The two girls were race car enthusiasts, and with VIP tickets at 8888 yuan each, they could afford them.

But they were just ordinary folks, and didn’t recognize the old lady.

"The internet’s abuzz with leaks; even the marriage contract has surfaced, revealing Lu Xingzhou was already married! It’s a contractual marriage no less! He’s supposed to represent Lu Corporation’s cars today, so doesn’t that just stir up the topic?"

"Let me see..." the old lady reached out for the phone.

The girls, none the wiser, handed over the phone.

The old lady, struggling to see, frantically searched for her reading glasses.

At that moment, Jiang Man took the phone and glanced at it.

Interesting, the marriage contract between her and Lu Xingzhou had been leaked?