The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 219: What? Jiang Man is Nan Juefeng’s ’White Moonlight’?

Chapter 219: Chapter 219: What? Jiang Man is Nan Juefeng’s ’White Moonlight’?

"Bullying a young girl with a bunch of grown men?"

The man on horseback looked down from on high, like a sovereign lord looking down upon the world.

Golden sunlight shone upon him, coating his white suit in a layer of gold.

He was resplendent with radiance, like a deity descending from the heavens.

"We didn’t want to gang up on her, especially since it’s bullying a woman, but she’s really gone too far!"

"Exactly, just look at the state Doudou got into because of her!"

Nan Juefeng’s one hand securely encircled Jiang Man, fearing she might suffer the slightest harm.

With the other hand skillfully gripping the reins, he gently pulled it and glanced at the person nearby covered with scars.

Zhang Doudou was helped up by Jiang Rou and another female companion.

Two bright red trails of blood, like little snakes, ran down her legs.

The earth beneath her was soaked with blood, turning the originally gray stones a dark red.

Her legs trembled non-stop, and with a weepy voice, she said, pitiful and aggrieved, "It hurts... it really hurts..."

While wailing, she felt envious in her heart.

Why did Mr. Nan carry Jiang Rou’s sister on the horse? What exactly was their relationship?

"Shen Yu~"

Nan Juefeng ignored the crying Zhang Doudou and called out behind him instead.

Shen Yu had also ridden a horse and sprang down from the horseback with agility.

The coachman quickly took the reins and led her horse to the side.

Shen Yu had a cross-body bag on her back; she wore long boots, and as she walked down the gravel path, they made a crunching sound.

She approached unhurriedly, stopping in front of Zhang Doudou with an overwhelming presence.

"A million-dollar cheque. Take it to see the doctor and disappear completely from Mr. Nan and Miss Jiang’s sight!"

"What?" Zhang Doudou couldn’t believe it.

Her injuries weren’t that serious. She had just fallen pretty hard, and the skin on her legs was abraded, bleeding quite a bit.

Such a wound should be taken care of with just a few thousand dollars.

A million dollars, such a generous offer, was this... hush money?

"I... my family doesn’t lack money!"

Zhang Doudou was actually tempted by the million dollars. Her family gave her a monthly allowance of 200,000 yuan.

That million was equivalent to five months of her pocket money.

But more important than money was her pride.

If she was beaten and took money to resolve the issue quietly, how was she any different from those paupers who begged for money?

"Rourou, call your family and tell them your sister beat someone up. The wrongdoings your sister did, she should be the one to bear them!"

Zhang Doudou made a firm stand, acting as if she was the victim and the perpetrator must unconditionally follow her bidding.

"Call my family?" Jiang Rou tugged at the corner of her mouth.

Her white-rich-beautiful persona was a sham, and calling her family could blow her cover in a minute, couldn’t it?

"My sister is an adult, capable of being responsible for her actions. She’s not a mama’s girl, there’s no need to make a fuss to my parents about this." Jiang Rou tried hard to persuade her companion, hoping to leave Jiang Man to reap what she had sown.

But Zhang Doudou was unhappy: "You’re covering for your sister, aren’t you? After all, you two are siblings; you don’t want her to be punished by your family, right?"

"No, not at all, not at all!" Jiang Rou quickly waved her hands.

She cover for Jiang Man? Heaven and earth as witnesses, she couldn’t wait for Jiang Man to suffer the worst possible fate!

"Mr. Nan, please do not intervene in this matter. If Jiang Man cannot give me a satisfactory answer, then I have no choice but to call the police!"

Zhang Doudou limped: "Where’s my handbag?"

"Right here, right here!" Her companion picked up a Chanel handbag lying not far away on the ground.

The pink handbag was covered in dirt, and as Zhang Doudou unzipped it to retrieve her phone, she found the screen shattered to pieces.

"Ah..." She touched it and immediately cut her finger on the broken glass of the screen.

"Doudou..." Her companion furrowed her brows.

Could you get any more unlucky?

Zhang Doudou was fuming and reached out to the male companion she was closest with: "Your phone, lend it to me for a moment."

The male companion fished out his phone from his pocket and tried to hand it to her, but she hurried forward in haste.

Her legs trembled with pain, and she failed to stand steady, toppling over in a lurch.

The male companion, skinny as a whip, couldn’t withstand Zhang Doudou’s falling force.

"Ah..."

"Hiss."

The two clung to each other and fell in a heap.

"Pfft." The other companions couldn’t help but burst into laughter at the sight.

Jiang Man couldn’t bear to look.

Does this person have a negative IQ?

"Put me down."

She turned her head to glance at Nan Juefeng, signaling him to let go.

Far from letting go, Nan Juefeng held her even tighter.

"Are you planning to go down there and fight them?"

"Fight? Why wouldn’t I?" Jiang Man raised her eyebrows, her expression both defiant and wicked.

It just so happened she was itching for a fight, hadn’t punched anyone in a long while, so she thought she’d use these weaklings for some practice.

"Fighting is not good," Nan Juefeng said softly, "Can we solve this in a civilized way, please?"

Jiang Man was now a celebrity, and if today’s incident were to be leaked by someone with ulterior motives, it was feared it would impact her reputation.

He believed his wealth could silence voices, could suppress any negative news, and was confident that Lu Xingzhou had that ability too. But troubles couldn’t be wrapped up and hidden forever, there would come a day when they emerged.

He didn’t want Jiang Man to one day be a victim of online bullying by ignorant keyboard warriors.

"Promise me, and I’ll let you down."

Nan Juefeng’s eyes were gentle, his tone coaxing.

Jiang Man really couldn’t stand his tenderness and just wanted to get away from his embrace: "Fine, I promise."

True to his word, Nan Juefeng indeed loosened the arm around Jiang Man’s waist and leaped off the horse with a bound.

He reached out his hand to carry Jiang Man down.

"No need." Jiang Man waved her hand dismissively, alighting from the horse agilely, her movements crisp and deft, like a heroine from a martial arts drama.

"If you want to fight me, my actions just now were in self-defense. And the same goes for the rest of you," she said.

Jiang Man crossed her arms and swept a cold gaze over them.

"Self-defense? What a gloriously righteous excuse you’ve found!"

"Article 20 of the Criminal Law: ’Self-defense is the act of averting immediate unlawful infringement on the state, public interest, oneself or others’ rights to person, property, and other rights, and causing harm to the infringer in the process is not considered a crime, as it falls under the act of self-defense."

"Acts of defense against ongoing violent crimes such as assault, murder, robbery, rape, kidnapping, and other severe threats to personal safety that result in the infringer’s injury or death, do not constitute excessive defense and are not criminally liable.’"

Jiang Man recited the law verbatim, giving them an impromptu legal lesson on the spot.

The group exchanged glances, unsure whether her recitation of the law was accurate.

Someone looked it up on their phone, glanced through it, and their eyes lit up with realization.

"She didn’t make it up?"

"Fine! We’re quoting the law now, are we? But according to that article, it has to be assault, murder, robbery, rape, kidnapping, these kinds of things. My intention was only to slap you; did that fall under those categories?"

Zhang Doudou continued to rant nonstop.

The other companions echoed her sentiment.

Jiang Man sneered, mocking herself for being so compliant with Nan Juefeng’s words.

She clearly could have dealt with these idiots in a simple and crude manner; now she had to be ’civilized’ and reason with them?

"I have a history of heart disease; that slap of yours was a threat to my personal safety. You should be grateful I kicked you away instead of lying on the ground, conning you out of millions."

"You..." Zhang Doudou was lost for words, her mouth twitching.

"Your sister has a history of heart disease?" She glared at Jiang Rou.

Jiang Rou looked down awkwardly, not speaking, but nodded her head.

It was something that couldn’t be concealed; if they went to the hospital to check the records, they would indeed find evidence.

"So, does me beating you count as self-defense?" Jiang Man asked loudly.

Several people lowered their heads, instantly becoming as meek as grandsons.

The Jiang family is also a wealthy clan, and Jiang Man, even if not favored, is still a daughter of that wealthy household.

If something is not justified, it’s wiser to stop while you’re ahead.

"Today’s incident is all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding." A slim man was the first to admit defeat.

With Nan Juefeng backing her up, he really didn’t dare to continue challenging Jiang Man.

After the slim man admitted his weakness, the others quickly fell in line.

Zhang Doudou felt incredibly wronged.

So, she was beaten for nothing?

"Since it was self-defense, indeed, the medical expenses need not be paid." Shen Yu smiled, taking the check back.

Zhang Doudou widened her eyes, "Wait, I need the money for medical expenses..."

"Your name is Zhang Doudou, and your father is Zhang Yi?" Nan Juefeng suddenly interrupted her.

"Yes!" Zhang Doudou hurriedly responded, thinking Nan Juefeng would give her the money for her father’s sake.

"Shen Yu, teach the Zhang family a lesson." Nan Juefeng’s voice was very low. Under the rim of his silver glasses, his face remained gentle as jade, but the words he spoke were chillingly cold, making people shudder.

"Yes!" Shen Yu nodded slightly and took out her phone. In front of everyone, she gave the order, "The news about the Zhang Family’s pig farm sending a large number of diseased pigs to the market can be released now."

After hanging up the phone, she smiled faintly at Zhang Doudou, "Miss Zhang, there are some people you can’t afford to offend."

Her smile did not reach her eyes, sending a shiver through Zhang Doudou.

"Does anyone else wish to stay any longer?"

Shen Yu was a complete ice queen. Even when she spoke with a smile, it was chilling.

The few men didn’t dare to make any more fuss, exchanged glances, and left in unspoken agreement.

A friend came over to support Zhang Doudou, "Does your family really sell diseased pigs? If this gets out, could your pig farm be in trouble?"

"It will definitely be affected a bit, but it shouldn’t be too serious," he said. His family’s pigs got sick every year, and this issue had been exposed once or twice before, but each time his dad managed to suppress it.

He believed this time would be no different; there shouldn’t be any serious problems.

"Why are you following us? From now on, you take your broad road, and we’ll take our single-log bridge!"

Seeing Jiang Rou also following to get on the trolley, Zhang Doudou fiercely pushed her off.

Her companions, seeing this, rallied to Zhang Doudou’s side.

"Get lost, we’re no longer friends!"

"Miss Jiang Man, are you not coming with us?"

Jiang Man had been quietly observing the whole time, keeping her presence as unnoticed as possible.

She shook her head and found a random excuse, "You go on ahead. I’m feeling unwell in the stomach. I need to go to the bathroom."

"Okay."

The trolley quickly departed.

It hadn’t gone far when Zhang Doudou’s phone rang.

The cracked phone was placed back into her handbag by her, worried it might cut her hand, so she had a companion hold it for her.

"Doudou, it’s your dad."

"Take it for me, and put it on speaker."

"Um..." Her companion fumbled for a moment before finally managing to answer the call and switched on the speaker.

Immediately, noisy sounds came from the broken phone, as if its microphone had been damaged too.

"Doudou, get home quick! A major incident has happened! The company’s story of diseased pigs flooding the market was reported to the market supervision bureau!"

"Wasn’t it reported to the market supervision bureau before and got suppressed?"

"This time it’s different. Over a hundred media outlets have reported it simultaneously, and within just two minutes, the issue has blown up. With so much media attention, our family might not be able to withstand it this time, hurry back, we have to flee the country!"

Beep beep beep...

The phone was abruptly hung up.

Inside the trolley, everyone looked at each other, stunned, all turning their gaze towards Zhang Doudou.

Zhang Doudou forced an awkward smile, unsure of how to respond to her friends.

The next second, she burst into uncontrollable sobs, her cries echoing across the entire horse farm.

"Who’s wailing like a banshee?"

At this moment, Wu Yingfan came out in his riding outfit and noticed the bloodstains on the ground. Startled, he stepped back and exclaimed, "What the hell? Is there a murder case here?"

"Oh no, what happened to you two?"

Wu Yingfan was making a fuss, clearly confused.

"What exactly happened?"

Jiang Man didn’t answer Wu Yingfan right away but instead turned her gaze towards the ’main culprit,’ Jiang Rou.

"You’re pretty capable, aren’t you? Your social circle has improved quite a bit, hasn’t it?"

"It’s not my fault..." Jiang Rou answered sulkily, waving her hand dismissively.

"Didn’t you say I was very violent towards you?" Jiang Man advanced step by step, closing in on her.

Jiang Rou kept backing away, fearfully uncertain, "Sis, what are you doing? Calm down, please be calm..."

Before she could finish her plea, Jiang Man lifted her foot and kicked Jiang Rou in the knees.

Jiang Rou, caught off guard, fell to her knees with a thud; as soon as her knees hit the gravel, a piercing pain shot through her.

"That’s real violence for you!"

Having said this, Jiang Man stood tall and slapped Jiang Rou across the face several times.

After being hit, Jiang Rou’s left cheek turned red and swollen as she wailed, "Sis, I was wrong, I really was wrong. Please have mercy, don’t just hit one side of my face..."

"I will oblige!" Jiang Man switched to her left hand and fiercely slapped Jiang Rou’s right cheek several times.

Seeing both sides of her face swollen like a pig’s head, Jiang Man finally felt her anger subside.

Dusting off her hands, she looked disinterested, "Boring, I’m not going for a ride anymore. Fansi, you play by yourself."

Having said that, she strode off and boarded the clang-clang cart by herself.

"President, are you still going for a ride?" At that moment, Shen Yu approached with a respectful inquiry.

Nan Juefeng, also out of mood, glanced at the empty clang-clang cart with only Jiang Man in it and said indifferently, "Let’s go back."

As he made his way forward, a sudden cry of ’Ah!’ came from behind him.

The coachman, alarmed by the sound, rushed over to assist Jiang Man.

She had tried to ride a horse on her own but had startled the animal instead.

The horse reared up, its front hooves flinging gravel into the air.

Fortunately, the coachman pulled Jiang Man away; otherwise, she could have been hit by the horse’s hooves.

"I’m so sorry, I’m sorry..."

Jiang Man, narrowly avoiding danger, kept apologizing to the coachman nonstop.

Still shaken, she turned her head to the tall man nearby, signaling him for help, "Young Master Nan, I don’t know how to ride a horse. Could you teach me?"

Nan Juefeng furrowed his brows.

Jiang Man quickly introduced herself, "My name is Jiang Man, Lu Xuemei’s daughter."

"Jiang Man?" Nan Juefeng found the familiar yet strange name intriguing.

Why did it sound so much like Jiang Man’s name?

"Lu Xuemei’s daughter?"

"Yes, President, the Lu Family has taken in another adopted daughter, this Miss Jiang Man." Shen Yu immediately responded in an official tone.

Nan Juefeng’s frown deepened, "I’m sorry."

After turning down Jiang Man, he went straight to the clang-clang cart and deliberately sat next to Jiang Man.

"Eh? Done playing? Wait for me, wait up~"

Wu Yingfan wanted to run back and change out of his riding outfit, but the clang-clang cart had already left without him.

In front of the vast stables, only he, Jiang Man, and a few coachmen who were leading horses remained.

Jiang Man tilted her head, watching the departing cart, her heart suddenly pricked as if by a needle.

Could it be that Nan Juefeng and Jiang Man are close?

Suddenly, as if struck by a thunderclap, she stood there gaping in shock.

The socialites had said that the girl from that year had a heart condition.

The heart condition matched, and the name ’jiangman’ matched as well.

Could it be... could it be that Nan Juefeng’s ’moonlight’... was Jiang Man?