The Substitute Bride: Indulged by the Obsessive CEO - Chapter 294
Chapter 294: My Wife’s Not Feeling Well
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
After they sat down, Tang Beibei looked at the sumptuous dishes on the dining table.
She waited for Jiang Xing to start eating before she picked up her chopsticks and started.
It was as if there wouldn’t be any food left if she started late.
She took a few sips of her soup and saw that it was made with very expensive cordyceps. She finished her entire bowl of soup and licked her lips.
Jiang Jingchen silently pushed his bowl of soup to her but his wife passed it back to him and whispered, “This soup is very good. You should drink it.” “Don’t you like it?”
“I’d rather you drink it.”
In capital city, reunion dinner started in the middle of the afternoon. They skipped lunch and there were so many excellent dishes on the table now. Logically, they should have an appetite and eat more now.
However, some people ate these expensive dishes every day and didn’t care about yet another meal.
“Sister-in-law, you were so brave today. I really respect you. Let me toast you.” Jiang Minghua said as she raised her wine glass.
Tang Beibei looked up reluctantly. She wanted to eat, not drink.
“Sorry, I, I can’t drink.”
“Have one drink with me. After all, you saved my life today.”
Her gentle voice sounded grateful, but Tang Beibei could hear the sarcasm in her words.
Tang Beibei had no choice but to drink with her. Just as she was about to raise her glass, the man next to her snatched it away and spat coldly, “My wife’s not feeling well, so she can’t drink.”
“Sister-in-law, what’s wrong?” Jiang Minghua asked curiously.
“My wife was injured recently in a car accident.” Jiang Jingchen looked at Song Yan as he continued, “I haven’t found the person who hurt my wife yet.”
Song Yan could tell that Jiang Jingchen was insinuating something. She just stared at the rice in her bowl and pretended that she didn’t hear him.
Jiang Minghua still didn’t know what her mother had done. She thought that the couple must have done something wrong and received retribution. Otherwise, who would find trouble with them for no reason?
“We are celebrating new year today. It’s fine to have a celebratory drink.” Jiang Minghua persuaded again.
“You’re not a doctor. It’s useless if you say it’s fine. She can’t drink.” Jiang Jingchen refused decisively.
Jiang Minghua felt insulted. What right did Jiang Jingchen have to behave so arrogantly? He was nothing but a disgusting bug!
“Sister-in-law can’t drink. First Brother, why don’t we brothers have a drink.” Jiang Mingyang broke the awkwardness and raised his wine glass with a smile.
Jiang Jingchen still waved his hand, a little impatiently now.
“I can’t drink either.”
“Why?”
Jiang Jingchen replied, “I’m still recuperating. I can’t drink.”
“That’s too bad. Why don’t we get some fruit juice here?” Jiang Mingyang said.
The dining table finally quieted down. Jiang Jingchen looked at his wife, who was still eating seriously, and the corners of his mouth curled up.
She was the only person at this dining table who was seriously eating their reunion dinner.
Jiang Minghua and Jiang Mingyang tried hard to get them to drink, probably with ill intentions. Jiang Jingchen couldn’t be bothered with them.
Song Yan suddenly asked, “Jingchen, you’re not young anymore. Since you’re married, you should have kids soon. We can even help you take care of your kids.”
“Cough, cough…!”
Tang Beibei choked when she heard that Song Yan wanted to help them take care of their kids.
Would they entrust their kids to her so she could torture them to death?
Jiang Jingchen patted her back to comfort her. “No hurry.”
Song Yan pushed, “Don’t say no hurry. You two have a plan? When are you going to have kids?”
Jiang Jingchen looked at Song Yan and cracked a smile. “Having kids is a matter of destiny. Maybe there’s a naughty one who’ll come to us next year? Beibei, will you have the baby if we got pregnant?”
“Yes.” Tang Beibei nodded seriously.
If she got pregnant, she could just take a year off from school.
But she and Jiang Jingchen had agreed to wait until she graduated from university, so they took precautions every time.
Jiang Jingchen was very pleased to hear Tang Beibei’s agreeable response. “Beibei will take care of our kids. We wouldn’t entrust them to anyone else. Just prepare enough red packets.”
Song Yan smiled and didn’t say more but she was thinking a lot in her heart.
She couldn’t kill Jiang Jingchen and she still hadn’t secured her share of Jiang Corporation. When Jiang Jingchen had kids, they would definitely get their own share of the Jiang family assets.
Her son had been attacked and become impotent. Her adult daughter would eventually marry into another family and her youngest son was not of marriageable age yet.
She was anxious.
After the reunion dinner, they sat in the living room and chatted. Suddenly, Jiang Xing asked Jiang Jingchen about work and what he thought about it.
Jiang Jingchen’s attitude was blase. He felt that his department head and his colleagues from the customer service department were all very nice to him. They constantly didn’t want to tire him out so gave him very little work. He was having a good time working there.
Jiang Xing stared at his son’s face, hoping to see clues that he was expecting from his expression.
“Now that your second brother is unwell, have you thought about taking over his role?”
“I’m not interested. The marketing department usually has a lot of work. They often travel for work and work overtime. Given my health, I don’t think 1 can work overtime or stay up late.”
He would only stay up late with his wife, doing things that made his body and mind happy.
He turned to look at Tang Beibei, who was peeling pistachios after eating her fill of reunion dinner.
Tang Beibei felt his judgmental stare. She looked up and met his gaze with her pretty face flushed. She then quietly placed the pistachios she had just peeled on his palm.
Jiang Jingchen made a fist and grabbed her hand along with the pistachios.
“What would you like to do? Is there anything I can help you with?” Jiang Xing asked.
“I’ve become lazy since I got sick. I just want an easy job that pays enough to support my family.”
Jiang Minghua looked at the man with undisguised disgust and disdain in her eyes.
How could he support his family with that small salary of his? No wonder he had to shamelessly ask for money!
But she said with a smile, “First Brother, you’re quite indifferent about your job. Being ordinary is also a blessing.”
Jiang Jingchen ignored her.
Jiang Xing added, “Then I’ll give you a raise. If you work hard, you can still work your way up the corporate ladder.”
“Yes, I know.”
In the customer service department, the highest position was the head of department, Mr. Li’s position. However, Mr. Li was still a long way from his retirement, so this carrot his father was dangling wasn’t attractive at all.
They chatted casually. Tang Beibei was like an outsider. After eating some snacks, she started playing with her phone.
Song Yan politely chatted with her but Tang Beibei only gave her one-word replies for fear of revealing too much information and falling into her trap.
Jiang Jingchen saw her yawning and got up to say goodbye. He wanted to take Tang Beibei home, but Tang Beibei pointed hesitantly upstairs.
“Can we bring your photo album home?”
“Of course!”
Tang Beibei giggled and ran upstairs. Jiang Mingyang stood behind Jiang Jingchen and said with a smile, “First Brother, your wife is quite cute.”
“That has nothing to do with you.”
His voice was cold and deep, without even an ounce of pretend politeness.
“First Brother doesn’t seem to like me.”
“Oh?”
Jiang Jingchen turned to look at him with a cold smile. “Jiang Xing didn’t ask me back for reunion dinner on a whim. You guys just want to know more about me so you can come after me.”
“First Brother, what are you talking about? Why don’t I understand?”
Jiang Jingchen almost laughed out loud. His half-siblings seemed to have inherited their poor acting skills from their parents. Jiang Mingyang’s was especially bad and he was clumsy.
“You don’t understand? You deliberately mentioned your second brother in front of me because you suspect that 1 harmed Jiang Minglang, right?”
“But it’s a pity that you are only speculating and don’t have any evidence. You invited me here to test me.”
Jiang Mingyang’s heart tightened while Jiang Jingchen’s voice became even colder and more sinister than the cold winter outside as he continued, “It doesn’t really matter if I was the one who harmed Jiang Minglang. You just want to kick me out of the Jiang family.”
“Tell your mother that if you guys play too many dirty tricks, you will suffer retribution!”
