The CEO's Substitute Wife Is A Genius-Chapter 404: Sister Man is the Yellow Sparrow, the Praying Mantis Hunts the Cicada with the Yellow Sparrow Behind

Chapter 404: Chapter 404: Sister Man is the Yellow Sparrow, the Praying Mantis Hunts the Cicada with the Yellow Sparrow Behind

Hu Fangqin was awoken by the father and daughter’s argument and stood at the doorway, eavesdropping.

By the end, she could no longer bear it and twisted the doorknob, only to find the door was locked. Angrily, she knocked.

The father and daughter inside were startled.

Jiang Rou opened the door and saw it was Hu Fangqin, only then did she breathe a sigh of relief.

Upon seeing Hu Fangqin, Jiang Yueping immediately scolded, "Can’t you knock more quietly? Who are you trying to scare?"

"Guilty consciences fear even the slightest knock!" Hu Fangqin’s eyes blazed, "I heard everything you just said. You cannot let out the secret that Manman is not our daughter!"

Recently, the old man’s health had been slowly improving. These past days, she had stayed by his side and thought back to the past.

There was nothing her family had shortchanged her in, but rather it was she, as a daughter, who had been disappointing, infuriating her father to the point of paralysis. Twenty years had passed without seeing each other, and by the time they met again, her father had already aged greatly, his temples graying.

During this time, she constantly reflected upon herself, continually recalling the past.

Sadly, there is no cure for regret in this world.

But she didn’t want to make the same mistakes; she only wanted to make up as much as possible to her frail father, and the child she had abandoned.

She had firmly decided to treat Jiang Man well.

But when she had just heard that Manman was not her daughter, her heart felt as if it had been sliced open, bleeding profusely; it truly hurt.

"Can’t let it out? Since when is it your place to decide what happens with this family’s issues? Tell me, why can’t it be exposed?" Jiang Yueping sat with one leg over the other, his expression scornful.

In his eyes, Hu Fangqin was nothing but a spoiled young lady leading a life of privilege, good for nothing. It was only after marrying him that she was molded into the virtuous wife and good mother she was now.

A person like her, how could she have any right to dictate terms?

Hu Fangqin knew all too well Jiang Yueping’s temperament, quick to anger, especially after drinking.

With so many tempting dishes and drinks at today’s banquet, it was impossible for him to resist the various famous liquors.

He wasn’t drunk, merely sober enough to not physically abuse her.

Thinking this, Hu Fangqin mustered her courage, "My dad has just regained consciousness; he can’t handle shocks. It was our actions that led him to suffer a stroke, leaving him bedridden for twenty years. These days when I’m with him at the hospital, all he talks about is Manman. I understand what place Manman holds in his heart. If he discovers Manman is not his actual granddaughter, he won’t be able to take it..."

As she spoke, Hu Fangqin’s voice choked off, and her eyes instantly reddened.

She felt for her father.

But Jiang Yueping had no sympathy for this father-in-law, and Jiang Rou cared even less for this unrelated grandfather.

"Oh, playing the filial daughter after a lifetime of being ungrateful?" Jiang Yueping still sneered.

Hu Fangqin clenched her fists and swallowed her grievances. freewebnσvel.cѳm

She tried to soothe her husband’s anger, "Don’t let the matter of Manman get out. I’ll figure something out these next few days, ask my family for money—how about a million yuan to keep it quiet?"

Hearing only one million yuan, Jiang Rou sat restless.

The medications she had stolen had sold for several million!

"Dad..."

"One million is not enough; it needs to be ten million." Jiang Yueping crossed his arms, his tone light.

"Ten million???" Hu Fangqin’s eyes widened.

This was outright extortion!

"Ten million is too little for me. If I reveal this to your brothers, the hush money will amount to much more. You figure it out."

Hu Fangqin felt her heart completely shatter, "Are we even husband and wife anymore? How could you extort my family like this?"

"Laughable!" Jiang Yueping had been drinking, not much, but it still had some effect.

They say drunken words speak sober thoughts.

"I gained no benefits from marrying you; shouldn’t you compensate me for the twenty years of my youth?"

"You’re asking me for compensation for mental anguish...?" Hu Fangqin nearly cried, feeling utterly absurd.

Jiang Yueping snorted, even more unrelenting, "Otherwise, why would I have married you back then? Wasn’t it just for some benefits? Yet in the end, I didn’t gain a thing!"

"Dad, just cut it out," Jiang Rou frowned and grabbed Jiang Yueping’s arm.

They were currently living at her second uncle’s house; they really couldn’t afford to completely fall out.

Jiang Yueping dismissed it nonchalantly, "It’s fine, your mom is just my dog! If I tell her to go east, she wouldn’t dare go west! Who would want her if she left me? She’s useless, and I’m the only one who doesn’t despise her!"

Hu Fangqin was so angry she could burst, but she didn’t explode.

She knew the consequences of provoking Jiang Yueping—he would definitely run to her father and make a scene, further upsetting him.

She couldn’t afford to lose her father again, she just couldn’t...

Without saying a word, even though her heart felt completely dead at that moment, she didn’t retort at all.

She walked out of the room and shut the door behind her.

The moment she stepped out, her tears couldn’t be held back anymore and streamed down her face like a breached dam.

Her life... was so miserable...

...

The next day.

Jiang Man was awakened by a phone call.

She lay in Lu Xingzhou’s arms, unabashedly answering the call in front of him.

"Miss, I’ve arrived in Harbor City today, would it be convenient to meet?"

Jiang Man glanced at Lu Xingzhou, "Come to the Royal Hotel, Presidential Suite V7."

"Alright, Miss, I’ll be there in about half an hour."

After hanging up, Jiang Man turned over, wanting to get up and wash up, "Lu Xingzhou, you sleep a little longer, I have to meet a subordinate."

She never meddled in his affairs.

Like an obedient little wife, he curled up the corners of his mouth, poking his own mouth.

Jiang Man understood, "Haven’t brushed my teeth yet."

Lu Xingzhou continued to poke.

Jiang Man had no choice but to lean over and peck him on the lips with a ’pop.’

Lu Xingzhou then closed his eyes contentedly, continuing his nap.

...

Half an hour later, Seth knocked on the door of the presidential suite.

Jiang Man had already washed up but hadn’t had time to change, still wearing the couple outfit prepared by Lu Xingzhou from yesterday.

Seth was momentarily dazzled but didn’t dwell on her attire and went straight to the point.

"There’s an offer on the dark web for item ADE108, asking for 3 million."

"Hmm?" Jiang Man stood up straight, hands in her pockets, her eyebrows raised.

She had given one to her second aunt and witnessed her taking it.

Another was given to Chen Anna, and the remaining eight were given to Hu Xianyun to deliver to the third aunt.

She fully trusted the Hu family, and Chen Anna had no reason to sell the medication.

After all, 3 million was just a trivial amount for them.

"It’s likely to be fake," Seth added.

Jiang Man replied unhurriedly, "Is there a buyer?"

"Yes, it’s been investigated clearly, it’s the wife of the president of Dairin Pharmaceuticals, Dairin Miwa, she’s in Harbor City, and the deal with the seller is today, in the neighboring hotel."

"Oh?" Jiang Man was surprised.

The transaction place was actually set in the neighboring hotel?

That really was a coincidence!

"We’ll stake it out and see," she stated calmly.

She wanted to see who was so bold as to sell medication under her name!