The Substitute Bride: Indulged by the Obsessive CEO

Chapter 48: He Looks at You with Deep Affection

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Ruan Qi was a little surprised to hear that the man wanted to treat her to lunch.

However, if he hadn’t come to school, their run-in with Yuan Jiaojiao could have ended very differently. He had also helped her get 5,000 yuan from Yuan Jiaojiao. She touched her aching face and agreed that she really should have it treated.

“I’m happy to join you for lunch but we don’t have to go anywhere fancy. Let’s find a restaurant near the school.”

Tang Beibei immediately said, “Then let’s go to the noodle shop!”

Ruan Qi laughed helplessly. “Tang Beibei, you really don’t stand on ceremony, do you? Your husband said that he will treat me to lunch, and your suggestion is to go to the noodle shop. How stingy of you!”

“Do you want to go or not?”

“Yes!”

Jiang Jingchen knew that his wife was thrifty, so he whispered, “Beibei, 1 can afford it.”

Tang Beibei whispered back, “Qiqi said that she would like to have noodles today. That’s why 1 suggested we go to the noddle shop. It’s not because I’m trying to save money.”

So that was why Jiang Jingchen invited Ruan Qi to lunch. He wanted to get to build a relationship with her so she wouldn’t badmouth him in front of his wife.

The four of them arrived at the noodle shop. After ordering their food, they asked the waiter to bring them a couple of boiled eggs. Tang Beibei used one as a hot compress on Ruan Qi’s face and the redness on her face gradually subsided.

The three of them chatted casually with Ruan Qi sizing up Jiang Jingchen the whole time.

Seeing that he wore a mask, Ruan Qi was very curious about what he looked like to be despised by so many.

Jiang Jingchen noticed her gaze and took off his mask when the waiter served their noodles.

Ruan Qi saw the scars on his cheek and frowned. She then silently averted her gaze.

She really admired Tang Beibei for calling someone with a face like that “hubby” every day. It was too scary!

When they started eating, Jiang Jingchen gave all the beef in his noodles to Tang Beibei. Tang Beibei thanked him with a smile and tapped his chopsticks once with hers.

“Hubby, let’s eat.”

“Alright.”

Jiang Jingchen liked her little gesture very much. It was a private moment between them.

He smiled feeling happy and turned to look at Ruan Qi.

“Miss Ruan, please help yourself.”

“Oh, 1 will,” Ruan Qi answered honestly.

But in her heart, she thought that although this man was ugly, he was very good to Tang Beibei. He was also meticulous and considerate in the way he handled things. He did not have the bad habits of most young masters from wealthy families. It was no wonder that Tang Beibei liked him.

After the four of them ate, Tang Beibei and Ruan Qi had to go back to school for classes, so she walked Jiang Jingchen to the car.

“Hubby, you still have physiotherapy when you get home, right? I’m cheering for you.”

“Only verbal encouragement?” Jiang Jingchen asked. “Anything more action-oriented?”

Tang Beibei looked at Ruan Qi, who was standing beside her, and felt very embarrassed. She patted his shoulder, but she heard the man say, “Then save it. 1’11 claim the reward tonight. How about that?”

Tang Beibei blushed when she thought about how he might give her another long goodnight kiss tonight.

“You, hurry up and get in the car.”

“You still haven’t answered my question, Beibei.” The man refused to get into the car until he got an answer.

Tang Beibei had no choice. “Okay, okay, 1 promise you.”

Jiang Jingchen held her hand and quickly put a listening device into her pocket. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

“Then I’ll go first. Call me if you need anything.”

“Alright!” Tang Beibei did not notice anything and waved goodbye to him with a smile.

H 11

Song Zhou, who saw Jiang Jingchen’s move, looked at the young master in surprise and confusion.

Was the young master suspicious of his wife?

However, the young master was quite pitiful. He had such a beautiful wife who slept by his side every night, but he couldn’t be intimate with her. He could only kiss and hug her as consolation.

It was understandable that he would suspect her of having an extramarital affair.

Sigh. The more he thought about it, the sorrier he felt for Jiang Jingchen!

After getting into the car, Song Zhou said goodbye to the girls and started the car.

After driving for a while, Song Zhou saw the young master put on some earphones and asked in confusion.

“Young Master, are you suspicious of Young Madam?”

Jiang Jingchen didn’t answer but asked, “What about?”

Song Zhou was speechless.

Song Zhou didn’t answer but thought that Jiang Jingchen should know well why he was suspicious of his wife…

However, he would be in trouble if he said his thoughts out loud.

Seeing that Song Zhou didn’t answer, Jiang Jingchen said, “I’m not suspicious of my wife but of her friend, Ruan Qi.”

“Why are you spying on her?”

Song Zhou couldn’t figure out what relationship Ruan Qi had with the young master.

Jiang Jingchen gave him a look. “Ruan Qi is my wife’s good friend. They will definitely talk about me, and Ruan Qi’s attitude will affect my wife’s attitude.”

Song Zhou looked at the young master in astonishment and did not know what to say.

Was the young master concerned about Ruan Qi’s opinion of him?

The young master he knew was not someone who would waste his time worrying about others’ opinions of him, or he wouldn’t have pretended to be a cripple.

But he had become so insecure because of Tang Beibei. He was afraid that Tang Beibei would be snatched away.

Sigh. The more Song Zhou thought about it, the sorrier he felt for his young master.

Not only did he have to be wary of men, but he also had to be wary of women.

At the school date, Tang Beibei watched the car drive away until it turned a corner, and she could no longer see it. When Ruan Qi met her half-smiling eyes as she turned around, Tang Beibei’s face burned a little.

“I didn’t expect you to have such unique taste. You’re not even afraid to be with such an ugly man.”

Tang Beibei glared at Ruan Qi. “What’s there to be afraid of? It’s not like he will hurt me. Besides, he’s not ugly. He just has some scars on his face, which actually make my heart ache for him.”

Ruan Qi could not understand Tang Beibei’s way of thinking. “I’m just confused. You’re so close to that man. Why aren’t you the least bit attracted to Lu Fan’s handsome face?”

Meanwhile in the car, Jiang Jingchen, was also curious when he heard Ruan Qi’s question through the earphones.

He had seen Lu Fan in person before. In terms of appearance, Lu Fan was indeed not bad.

This kind of man should be the Prince Charming in many girls’ hearts. Was Tang Beibei never interested in him?

Tang Beibei laughed when she heard Ruan Qi’s question and said matter-of-factly, “I’m close to my husband because he’s my husband. He’s the closest person to me in my life.”

“Senior Lu Fan is indeed good-looking. I don’t mind looking at him, but there are so many good-looking men in this world. If 1 fall for every one of them, my heart will not be able to take it and I will die from exhaustion.”

Ruan Qi was still relentless. “But Lu Fan likes you. He looks at you with deep affection. Don’t you feel anything at all? How long is your reflex arc?”

However, Tang Beibei became unhappy. “Lu Fan’s love for me was just a joke. He confessed to me yesterday and slept with Yuan Jiaojiao last night. A man like him doesn’t deserve to tell anyone that he likes them!”

If one liked another person, one would have to be devoted. How could he tell someone he liked them in the day and have sex with another woman at night?

Tang Beibei added, “It’s true that my husband isn’t good-looking, but he doesn’t mess around with other women. 1 like this about him.”

Ruan Qi felt disgusted at the thought of Lu Fan and Yuan Jiaojiao sleeping together.

Lu Fan must be very desperate to willingly have sex with a woman like Yuan Jiaojiao!

“Who says your husband doesn’t mess around? Maybe you are just in the dark.”

Tang Beibei was very confident though. “My husband is a cripple. He can’t do that at all. How could he mess around with other women?”

“Oh, 1 forgot. Your husband is impotent. Sigh. You are truly miserable that you can’t even get nourished by men even after you got married.”

Jiang Jingchen was speechless when he heard that.

In his heart, he was telling Ruan Qi to wait and see.. When the right opportunity presented itself, he would recover from his disability and teach her a lesson!