Chapter 303 - 303: My Wife Always Dislikes Me For Not Being
The Substitute Bride: Indulged by the Obsessive CEO
Ugly Enough
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
It was still early when Jiang Jingchen arrived at Jiang Corporation.
Official working hours started at 9 a.m. while Tang Beibei school hours started at 8 a.m. It was only a few minutes past eight when he arrived, so he was the only person in the office.
He got up and walked around his colleaguesâ desks, looking at the post-it notes on their desks, notebooks on their tables and the notes they wrote.
As an employee in the customer service department, one had to know some technical terms when dealing with customers.
And communication techniques when they had to communicate with other departments when they redirected customer enquiries or escalated customer problems to technical support, for example.
He was not interested in these things and flipped through the notes casually. He believed that he could derive the shortcomings of Jiang Corporation from all the customer feedback that came through the customer service department.
Didnât Jiang Xing left him at the customer service department so he wouldnât learn anything useful so he could create trouble?
Unfortunately, he could find countless ways to hurt Jiang Corporation here.
But he couldnât care less.
He had a big appetite and wouldnât bother to do anything that didnât destroy Jiang Corporation at the core.
He put the notebook back on his colleagueâs desk, went back to his own desk and called Yang Hao.
âWow, Iâm surprised that you still remember me after the new year.â
âHasnât Song Zhou been in contact with you? Are you jealous?â
Yang Hao chuckled. Every time they talked, he would be fed Jiang Jingchenâs lovey-dovey. He was so sick of it.
âPlease cut straight to the point.â
âHowâs the project going?â
âWe are still in negotiations. Those people are all old foxes. They think that Wen Sang is too young to take on this project. But Wen Sang is also quite capable to be able to take on these old foxes and come out unscathed.â
âOne of them touched her and gave her a hotel key card. Wen Sang smiled and redirected the conversation. When the banquet ended, she found someone to beat the man up so badly that he ended up in the hospital. Apparently, the tendons in his hands had been severed.â
âWen Sang looks like a Barbie doll, but behind you sheâs a devil that can crush peopleâs hearts.â
Jiang Jingchen smiled. âHow can she be the successor of the Wen family if she isnât capable? Where are we in the process?â
âThereâs this technology company that has been a long-time partner of Jiang Corporation. They feel that itâs too risky for them to suddenly abandon the Jiang family and work with the Wen family instead. They have a lot to think about, so we havenât reached a deal yet.â
Money was the first step in such a big project. Next came the technical expertise.
Jiang Corporation obviously had money. Old Master Wen had been recuperating for many years. Although the Wen family was just as rich as the Jiangs, they werenât as well-known.
Jiang Corporation did a good job of keeping up appearances. When a company said that they were working with Jiang Corporation, they immediately earned reputation and added value to their brand.
If Wen Corporation wanted to win Project G, they would need to withstand the pressure from Jiang Corporation.
Jiang Jingchen raised his eyebrows. âBusiness is like war. We must face our enemy head-on. How about we change our strategy, make a little detour and create turmoil from within.â
Yang Hao was confused. âMr. Chen, do you have a solution?â
âIâm still thinking.â
Yang Hao was speechless.
âWe lack technical expertise. Discuss with Wen Sang how you can cause restlessness within the technical department in that technology company. Iâll add fuel to fire from within Jiang Corporation. Weâll attack from within and without.â
Yang Hao understood now. When Mr. Chen mentioned turmoil from within, he wasnât referring to Jiang Corporation but the technology they had developed with their technology partner.
Because if Jiang Corporation wanted to win Project G, they had to go through a technical review. If their technology was not up to standard, they would be out of the game.
âIâll call Wen Sang right away. Oh, by the way, Wen Sang has asked a few times to have dinner with you. What do you think?â
âHow can a singleton like you understand the position of a married man like me?â
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âYou donât have a girlfriend, so you donât understand a womanâs mind. My wife always dislikes me for not being ugly enough. Sheâs afraid that Iâll be snatched away.â
âI must, of course, please my wife. If 1 insist on doing things that she doesnât like, Iâd be asking for trouble.â
âEven if a celestial immortal asks, sheâs not as important as my wife, understand?â
â⦠Got it. Iâm hanging up.â
The man who used to be quiet suddenly became so frivolous. Jiang Jingchen made him listen to all his nonsense and high praises for his wife but wouldnât let him meet his wife. It was so infuriating!
Jiang Jingchen listened to the call disconnect tone on his phone and smiled.
He tapped on his phone to check on the stock market for a while and saw the price rise of Wen Corporation shares.
Wen Corporation was an old company that had survived the ups and downs of the economy. It was still standing strong. It had the kind of foundation that Jiang Corporation couldnât rival.
Wen Sang had been expanding their market share overseas in the past few years. Based on the data, Wen Corporation had been developing more steadily compared to Jiang Corporation, and had a higher potential for growth.
If Jiang Xing was complacent and looked down on the Wen family, he might just learn the biggest lesson in his life.
At this moment, Jiang Jingchenâs colleagues walked into the office one after another. They were all very surprised to see him there so early.
They thought that he had probably taken the wrong medicine because it wasnât his style at all to come to work so early.
Everyone greeted him politely. Some of them came to work with their breakfast and chatted with their colleagues as they had breakfast. They even had a cup of tea after breakfast before they slowly started work.
People like that were clearing biding their time at Jiang Corporation.
Jiang Jingchenâs sharp gaze swept the open office and landed on a young manâs face.
When this young man got to work, he would help to clean up and make notes if there were any problems. The notebook that Jiang Jingchen flipped through earlier was his.
Jiang Jingchen suddenly thought of something and smiled.
At the school cafeteria, Tang Beibei saw the video of her Lantern Festival with Ruan Qi playing on the big screen for all the students to watch.
She covered her face in embarrassment.
She felt a strange sense of shame when she re-watched her own performance on stage or on one of their dance videos.
It was as if she wore a nice piece of clothing but when she looked at it from a different angle, she realized that the piece of clothing was only so-so.
Nonetheless, many students were watching their video on the big screen, and she felt a little awkward.
But she liked the feeling when she danced.
She turned to Fu Jin and said firmly, âFu Jin, help me get a registration form. I want to sign up.â
âIf you really want to take part, I will support you.â Fu Jin said.
âYes, thank you.â
The corners of Tang Beibeiâs mouth curled up as she ate.
âYou donât have to thank me. You shared your spot questions with me and helped me do well in my exams. 1 should be thanking you.â
Tang Beibei was embarrassed by his words. âFu Jin, youâre smart. Youâll do well anyway.â
âNot necessarily. Iâm always at the dance studio and didnât spend much time on revisions. Studying medicine is indeed very tiring.â Fu Jin sighed.
After the three of them had lunch, Fu Jin got a registration form for the two of them to fill out.
Ruan Qi asked Fu Jin if he would participate, and Fu Jin waved his hand. âIf I go, itâll put pressure on everyone.â
Ruan Qiâs lips twitched. âPardon me for asking such an idiotic question. If a dance god like you take part, youâll be number one without a doubt!â
âNah. Iâm just too busy. 1 can only earn money when you guys take part in shows.â
Fu Jin sighed. He had invested a lot of money into his dance troupe. If he didnât make some money from his dancers soon, he would have to eat dirt.
Tang Beibei looked at the rules and timeline for the dance competition. Auditions would be held in half a monthâs time, so she would need to start practicing with Ruan Qi in the afternoon.
When school ended, she worried about how she would tell Jiang Jingchen about her participation in the competition.
What would she do if he didnât agree?