I Am My Own Substitute Wife Novel - Chapter 10
Chapter 10: Secretary
Translator: Lonelytree
Since Sheng Hanye was not afraid, why should she? She would be his secretary!
…
At Sheng Shi Group, Jiang Niansheng stood before Wei Lian and introduced herself with a smile, “I am CEO Sheng’s new secretary. Nice to meet all of you.”
“Erm, Madam…”
“Get everything arranged for her.” Sheng Hanye said and walked into the CEO’s office.
Jiang Niansheng changed into the secretary’s uniform, put on her work badge, and pulled up her hair. She sat at her new table. From her vantage point, she could look right into the CEO’s office and vice versa. Wei Lian must have arranged this on purpose.
Jiang Niansheng put on her headphones, opened a streaming website, and started… catching up on drama series!
Her colleagues were dumbfounded!
When it was almost lunchtime, Jiang Niansheng went to the toilet and sent a message to Sheng Hanye. “What are we having for lunch? I’m your wife, you don’t plan to have me eat the staff’s meals, right?”
Before Sheng Hanye could reply, a few people walked into the bathroom.
“Hey, who is this Jiang Niansheng anyway?”
“Even Brother Wei Lian was nice to her. She dared to watch a drama in the office. This is the Sheng Shi group, people would kill to get a job here.”
“This morning, she came in the same ride as CEO Sheng.”
Everyone nodded with implicit understanding.
“But,” Someone raised a question, “CEO Sheng has never had a scandal reported about him before. Plus why Jiang Niansheng? She’s good-looking but CEO Sheng has met plenty of prettier women.”
“Perhaps she is just a novelty. After all, if CEO Sheng really cared about her, would he have her be his secretary?”
Everyone laughed.
At first, Jiang Niansheng did not take it seriously, but their claims were getting harder to stomach. She could not tolerate them saying things like ‘very good in bed,’ ‘vixen,’ ‘worse than a mistress’.
She was not afraid of Ye Ziya so why should she be afraid of these women?
Jiang Niansheng walked out and crossed her arms. “Are you people done?”
“How can you be here?”
“You can use the bathroom but I can’t?”
The girls looked at each other and fell silent.
Jiang Niansheng chuckled. “I know you think this is unfair. After all, you’ve worked so hard to get this job but the job has landed on me. But that is not a reason to slander my name.”
Someone mustered up the courage to ask, “Then, what is your relationship with CEO Sheng? Why do you have preferential treatment?”
“Why should I explain myself to you? Plus does this interfere with your work? Is it affecting the company’s performance?”
Jiang Niansheng made the girl speechless.
“I will only let this happen one time.” Jiang Niansheng warned, “If I hear any more gossip behind my back, I will seek reparation!’
At that moment, her phone rang. It was a reply from Sheng Han Ye. He had replied with a voice message.
Jiang Niansheng deliberately turned the volume up to the maximum. When she clicked on it, Sheng Hanye’s magnetic voice could be heard throughout the entire bathroom, “Come to my office.”
She replied with a voice message, “Okay.”
Jiang Niansheng walked to the door and turned around to look at the others. “Now why don’t you guess what’s the nature of my relationship with CEO Sheng?”
With that, she left.
Jiang Niansheng did not even knock on the door and walked straight into the President’s office. “I’m here and I’m so starving I can eat a cow… Erm, sorry, I didn’t know there’s someone else in here.”
Besides Sheng Hanye, there was another man sitting in the room.
The man was also in a suit and tie. He wore a branded watch on his wrist. His tie was meticulously tied, giving off the aura of a business elite.
When he saw Jiang Niansheng, his expression was exactly the same as Si Cang’s when he saw her last night.
Jiang Niansheng had to wonder. ‘Do I really look like a ghost?’
“This is my wife, Jiang Niansheng.” Sheng Hanye introduced, “And this is Gu Yanzhou, the company’s vice CEO.”
Gu Yanzhou’s expression quickly returned to normal. “Hello, Mrs. Sheng.”
“CEO Gu, do you know me?”
“No, it’s my first time meeting you,” Gu Yanzhou replied. “I was just surprised that CEO Sheng got married without warning.” Gu Yanzhou deflected the question easily.
Jiang Niansheng smiled. “If you have to know, Sheng Hanye fell in love with me at first sight.”
Gu Yanzhou’s expression was going out of control again but he tried his best to control it. He stood up. “CEO Sheng, I won’t disturb you and your wife. Excuse me.”
Gu Yanzhou radiated well-grooming and charm. Jiang Niansheng believed his wife would be a lucky woman.
As they brushed past each other, Gu Yanzhou took a closer look at her. There was fear in his eyes.
…
Gu Yanzhou was usually very composed. Only the second miss of the Sheng family could pose him a problem in the entire Nan City. However, when he saw Jiang Niansheng, he lost his composure.
Gu Yanzhou was so immersed in his own thoughts that he did not even notice Sheng Miaomiao standing in front of him.
“Hey!” Sheng Miaomiao patted his shoulder. “Brother Yanzhou, what are you thinking about? You’re so out of it!”
“Miss Sheng, I’ve told you many times not to call me that…”
“Fine, fine. CEO Gu.” Sheng Miaomiao said reluctantly “Let’s have lunch together!”
“Sorry, I don’t have time.”
Sheng Miaomiao said, “I already asked your assistant. Your schedule is open at noon.” She grabbed his arm, afraid that he’d run away.
Gu Yanzhou frowned.
Sheng Miaomiao was Sheng Hanye’s biological sister. The young miss could have anything she wanted. But she wanted Gu Yanzhou, who had no feelings for her.
When she advanced, he retreated.
When she chased, he fled.
Normally Gu Yanzhou would flee when he saw Sheng Miaomiao but today he was too engrossed in his thoughts to notice her appearance.
“Your brother and sister-in-law are in,” Gu Yanzhou said. “Aren’t you going to greet them?”
“Why would I disturb them?”
“Have you met your sister-in-law?”
Sheng Miaomiao shook her head. “Not yet. But I trust my brother’s taste.”
“In any case, I actually have an appointment with a client.” Gu Yanzhou withdrew his hand. “How about next time, Miss Sheng?”
Sheng Miaomiao stomped her feet. This old trick again. Everyone in Nan City knew that she liked him but the man liked to play dumb.
Sheng Miaomiao came to the president’s office disappointed. Since she couldn’t have dinner with her Prince Charming, it would be nice to meet her new sister-in-law.
But Wei Lan said, “I’m sorry, second miss. CEO Sheng just left with his wife.”
Sheng Miaomiao, “…”
…
At the restaurant, Sheng Hanye took a sip of red wine and looked at Jiang Niansheng, who was eating happily.
“Slow down,” he said lazily. “Or people will think I’m starving you.”
“I’m trying to eat you to bankruptcy.”
“That’s very unlikely.”
Jiang Niansheng bit the steak. She reached out to get the red wine. She saw the waiter leading a person to their table. The person looked familiar.
Before she could see who it was, she heard the person’s voice tremble slightly. “Ah Sheng….”
