The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 190: Chaos, Stripped the Wrong Vest

Chapter 190: Chapter 190: Chaos, Stripped the Wrong Vest

"What’s going on here?"

"I have no idea."

Yi Sha and the others were sitting in the back row, unable to see clearly what was happening at the very front.

Wu Yingfan had his fill, pulled open a canned Sprite, and took a big gulp.

He then belched, "I told you Jiang Man is no ordinary woman, why do you think He Hua knelt before her?"

"How would we know?" Mrs. Ming rolled her eyes.

Though indeed clueless, they vaguely harbored some speculations.

This Jiang Man is truly extraordinary and undoubtedly has an exceptional background.

"Jiang Man, that’s her! She once caused a ruckus at the city’s southern land auction, and finally, the piece of land was acquired by the wealthiest men of the port city, the Hu family. Jiang Man is the niece of Hu Guanghua, and she has four formidable uncles!"

Someone among the guests recognized Jiang Man and revealed her identity.

Upon hearing she was the niece of the port city’s Hu family, everyone became restless.

Not just the guests, the Lu Family members were all shocked as well.

"Manman, is what they’re saying true?" Lu Xuemei exclaimed in astonishment.

"Zhou’er, did you know about this?" Meng Lian looked at Lu Xingzhou.

The old lady of the Lu Family was the most surprised, and although silent, her gaze fixed on Jiang Man, unblinking, awaiting her response.

Jiang Man had not expected this identity to be revealed; wasn’t it Mo An that shouldn’t be exposed?

The scene became somewhat chaotic, with He Hua on the ground, his mind a mess, unable to sort things out.

One identity as Mo An was already overwhelming; now another as the niece of the port city’s Hu family had surfaced?

Was this meant to claim her life?

It was all Yi Sha’s fault. If not for Yi Sha, how could she have ended up in such a mess, plunging herself into a predicament?

"Grandma, I didn’t mean to hide it—my eldest uncle visited Beicheng previously, and initially our families planned to meet. Then the fake Divine Doctor ’man’ appeared, among other trivial matters. My uncle had work to attend to in the port city, and the planned meeting fell through."

Upon mentioning the fake divine doctor ’man’, Wen Jingya’s face immediately darkened, and she lowered her head, trying to make herself as inconspicuous as possible.

Luckily, the Lu Family members were all focused on Jiang Man at this moment.

"My, did our Lu Family really pick up a treasure? Isn’t there a saying, ’The Lu family dominates the north, while the Hu family holds sway over the south’?"

Lu Xuemei’s words plunged the Lu family members into silence.

Previously, they felt somewhat that Jiang Man was not worthy of Lu Xingzhou.

But as Jiang Man continued to reveal her true selves, they started to believe she was worthy.

And now, another identity as the niece of the port city’s Hu family was revealed.

Honestly, they began to feel inferior and thought that Lu Xingzhou, their Lu Family, was not worthy of Jiang Man.

"Miss Jiang, I was blind to your stature, I didn’t realize you..." He Hua, not daring any negligence, wanted to kowtow and admit his wrongs.

Jiang Man was feeling overwhelmed at that moment, and with a cold glance, she interrupted him, "Say what needs to be said, and shut up if it doesn’t."

He Hua was taken aback, his eyes wide.

He didn’t understand Jiang Man’s intention but didn’t dare to offend her further, so he was silent, kneeling on the ground, very devoutly, "Miss Jiang, please do not remember the offenses of a lowly one. Identifying the authenticity of branded clothing is my duty, and I had to act on a report—it wasn’t personal against you."

"Reported by whom?" Jiang Man’s gaze suddenly turned frosty, wrapped in a layer of cold frost, menacing.

He Hua dared not conceal any longer, eager to protect his own career, "Yi Sha, she reported to me."

"It was her." Jiang Man responded flatly, not surprised at all by this outcome.

"The grievances between her and me will be settled on V’s night."

"Then, Miss Jiang, you don’t blame me anymore?" He Hua asked cautiously, gone was his earlier arrogance.

"Depends on my mood." Jiang Man glanced at her nails and flicked the dirt from beneath them, "I might need your services later."

"I’ll be at your beck and call!" He Hua was like a loyal dog.

Jiang Man was very satisfied, lifting her eyebrows, "Get lost."

He Hua, as if granted an amnesty, struggled to his feet unsteadily, stumbling, "Aren’t you leaving yet?"

She said to her secretary and assistant.

Seeing them arrive with aggressive momentum and leaving like lost dogs, all the guests at the scene were silent as if chilled to the bone.

Jiang Man suddenly became the King Yanluo in everyone’s hearts, invoking fear so that no one dared to offend her.

The banquet quickly resumed, returning to its original state.

However, the voices of the guests had noticeably decreased in volume, and those who had been freely gossiping about Jiang Man all tacitly changed the topic.

"I didn’t realize she was still a wealthy heiress!" Ming Ran realized belatedly, her mouth curling in a smirk yet not quite smiling.

The day of the blind date, when Lu Xingzhou declared Jiang Man was his wife, she had found it unreasonable.

Now, thinking back, she realized she had been shortsighted.

Well-matched in social status, this was indeed a match made in heaven!

When would she and Lu Zhendong be like Lu Xingzhou and Jiang Man?

Her eyes filled with envy, she could not contain her admiration when she looked at Jiang Man.

What man could not love such a girl?

Yi Sha, not achieving the outcome she anticipated, was very unsatisfied.

She excused herself from the table midway to call He Hua.

"Sister Hua, what exactly happened? Even if she is the Hu family’s niece, there’s no need for you to kneel to her, right?"

With He Hua’s status in the luxury goods circle, those wealthy families should be fawning over her instead.

He Hua, upon hearing this, became irritated, venting all the grievances she had just suffered, "Yi Sha, you’d better take care of yourself! If you want to die, don’t drag me into it! Let me tell you, today you nearly got me fired, and we’ll settle this account later! A mere designer like you, still thinking of overturning the entire designer circle?"

Buzz...buzz...buzz...

Before Yi Sha could speak, the call was forcibly disconnected.

She was utterly confused, not understanding what He Hua was so angry about.

Fired?

Just because she offended Jiang Man a bit, she was going to be fired? Wasn’t that an exaggeration?

Lu Xuemei had still treated her politely, and no matter how rampant the elite circles were, they couldn’t completely fall out with the luxury goods circle, could they?

"Nuts!" Yi Sha muttered, looking at her phone.

She didn’t know Jiang Man had such powerful uncles.

She estimated that ’Phoenix Returning to Its Nest’ must have been acquired by Jiang Man using her uncles’ influence, paying a hefty price from Mo An’s hands.

This Mo An, she genuinely despised him. Just because someone offered money, he sold the design?

Shouldn’t he be more selective about his clients?

Caesar treasured his designs, selling them either to royalty or to the wives of the world’s richest men.

Mo An, on the other hand, devalued his own work, selling it to someone like Jiang Man!

She was just a wealthy niece, not even a Hu by surname!

Those four uncles, could they really dote on her as if she were their own child?

Maybe not, right?

Yi Sha felt very unconvinced at heart, always resenting the rich.

Especially since Jiang Man was going to compete with her on V Night!

She suddenly felt threatened.

What if Jiang Man used her financial power to buy traffic for hype, or even directly buy another designer’s design?

Then she definitely couldn’t win against financial power!