The CEO's Substitute Wife Is A Genius-Chapter 428: It Seems Like I Found the Wrong Lifesaver

Chapter 428: Chapter 428: It Seems Like I Found the Wrong Lifesaver

Vermilion Bird knew what was inside the box, although others did not.

It was a gift from Master Jin for his future son-in-law.

Others prepare a dowry for when their daughters marry.

He was different, from the very beginning he had planned to recruit a son-in-law to join his family.

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And the box she held was the "betrothal gift" prepared for the prospective son-in-law.

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At this moment, at the old Lu Family residence.

The old lady had rested for quite a while and her health had finally improved.

Lu Xuemei brought her the freshly stewed Fritillaria bulb and loquat syrup, which was good for reducing fire and clearing the lungs.

Jiang Man sat by the bed, serving tea and water, displaying great filial piety.

"Mom, are you awake? Drink this first," Lu Xuemei brought the concoction to the bedside.

Jiang Man considerately reached out her hand, "Let me take care of grandma."

"Okay," Lu Xuemei said with a smile in her eyes, very comforted.

This adopted daughter hadn’t been taken in vain, being much more obedient and sensible than Wen Jingya, who had been raised for twenty years.

In the future, perhaps she would have someone to rely on in her old age?

But as soon as she thought of Li Jin’s indifference toward her, her heart began to ache.

Turning around, she sat down on a nearby sofa, her mood suddenly downcast.

"Grandma, there’s good news from Zhou’er," Jiang Man brightened, "The drama at the board meeting has been quelled, and they’ve already thought of a solution to save the Lu company."

"Really?" The old lady couldn’t believe it as the directors had been very arrogant when she was present, as if they couldn’t wait to pull Zhou’er down from his position.

"Really," Jiang Man nodded firmly, smiling sweetly, "They instructed me to take good care of you and mom. Only when you two are well can they focus on handling the company’s matters."

"Good, good," the old lady nodded repeatedly, finally feeling relieved.

In preserving the Lu enterprise, Jiang Man and everyone else were united in purpose.

If the Lu company collapsed, her status as the second young miss of the Lu family would become worthless.

At that point, she’d be reduced to her former self, the plain Jiang Man, utterly unworthy of Nan Juefeng.

Thinking of Nan Juefeng’s rejection, her mind wandered for a second, and her hand holding the spoon trembled.

The old lady, noticing her distraction, fixed her gaze on her hand.

Wrapped by a beige sweater were her fair wrists, reminding her of a distinct red mole.

"Manman, do you have a red mole on your wrist?"

The old lady’s question left Jiang Man somewhat bewildered.

"Grandma, why are you suddenly asking this?"

"I heard from Manman that moles aren’t good things. When they appear in different places, they may hint at problems with those areas," the old lady fibbed casually.

Her reason for asking about the mole was that she saw one on Manman’s wrist when she fainted that morning.

For some reason, it made her feel uneasy, compelling her to ask Jiang Man.

"Is that so?" Jiang Man was taken aback and put down the bowl, lifting her sleeve, "I don’t have a mole on my wrist, but there is a pretty dark one on my arm."

The old lady’s eyes widened as she looked intently.

Jiang Man lifted both hands, and indeed, her wrists, near the joints, were clean and tender.

Upon closer inspection, the mole on her arm was a very obvious black mole, not red.

She remembered very clearly that the person who had saved her had a red birthmark on their wrist.

Under the sunlight, that birthmark sparkled and shimmered.

Despite her age, she remembered this event very clearly, as if it were etched into her marrow.

What was going on?

Wasn’t Manman her savior?

Why was there no red birthmark?

"Manman, have you ever had your birthmark removed?" the old lady asked, not willing to give up. She wanted to get to the bottom of it without making the question too obvious.

Jiang Man found it very strange. She didn’t understand why her grandmother kept asking about the birthmark.

"No, I’ve never had it removed. When I was young, we were poor, and beauty treatments like that were the least of our concerns."

After a pause, she picked up the bowl: "Grandma, drink it while it’s warm, the soup will get cold soon."

"Okay." The old lady had lost interest in drinking. Although the sweet soup was in her mouth, it tasted bland and waxlike.

After finishing the drink, she waved her hand: "Manman, go rest. You’ve also had a long day."

"It’s okay," Jiang Man said, smiling and shaking her head.

"Conserve your strength, everyone in the Lu Family can’t afford to fall now."

"Okay." Jiang Man nodded her head, picked up the empty bowl, and said, "Then Mom, I’ll go back to my room to rest."

"Go ahead." Lu Xuemei came back to her senses.

After Jiang Man left, she didn’t immediately leave but stood outside the door for a while.

"Xuemei." The old lady beckoned Lu Xuemei.

Lu Xuemei walked over and sat down by the bed.

"You’ve waited for Li Jin for twenty years, it’s time to let it go, isn’t it? He seems to be living well now, probably with plenty of women around him. Why cling to him? Do you really want to keep yourself pure for him and end up alone?"

"Mom..." Lu Xuemei lowered her head, her nose tingling, "I’m really confused right now. I didn’t expect to see him like this again."

"He sees us as enemies. He has never cared about you from the beginning. Wake up, silly child," said the old lady earnestly, her eyes filled with compassion. "To have wasted twenty years of your youth on him, child, I feel it was not worth it for you."

"It’s not about worth. I did it willingly," said Lu Xuemei with a bitter smile, curving the corners of her mouth, "I have no illusions of being with him again."

"But Mom..." Lu Xuemei suddenly grabbed the old lady’s hand, "I hope you can stop blaming him, okay? The rights and wrongs of the past have become just that — the past. Shouldn’t people look forward? We’re both getting on in years. What’s the point of dwelling on these grievances? It only causes trouble for the young ones. Manman and Zhou’er are the ones caught in the middle. They have it the hardest."

"Do you think I don’t want to turn hostility into friendship? It’s Li Jin who won’t forgive!" The old lady was full of righteous indignation, still harboring resentment.

In the corridor, Jiang Man felt too cold and since she hadn’t overheard any useful information, she left with the empty bowl.

Not long after she had gone, the old lady sighed: "Let’s not talk about him for now, I have something strange to tell you."

"What is it?" Lu Xuemei wiped away the tears that had trickled to the corners of her eyes.

The old lady deliberately lowered her voice and leaned in: "I think I might have identified the wrong savior..."

"What???" Lu Xuemei was so startled, she nearly sprang up like she was sitting on a spring.

"I remember very clearly. The savior had a red birthmark on their wrist, but Manman does not. Do you remember the cloth bag?"

"Yes, it contained Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture needles."

The old lady nodded her head: "Before I fainted, the savior grabbed me and pulled me aside. She was pinching my philtrum, and I remember very clearly that she was carrying a cloth bag on her back and had a red birthmark on her wrist."

"So this..." Lu Xuemei was at a loss for words: "Wasn’t it the nurse who said Manman saved you?"

"That’s what’s so strange. The nurse told me at the time that it was fortunate this young lady pulled on me. Yet because she saved me, she suffered a severe injury, a fracture."

"I’m thinking now that something’s not right." The old lady’s frown deepened, her graying temples shining, and she was visibly agitated, clutching her daughter’s arm tightly: "Zhou’er and Manman are both busy dealing with the company’s affairs now, so I won’t bother them with this. Xuemei, can you look into this for me? We mustn’t let Manman find out. I’m afraid if it really was her who saved me, it would just make things awkward between us."