Chapter 4
The Substitute Bride: Indulged by the Obsessive CEO
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Jiang Minglang listened to this womanâs gentle voice. She sounded fierce but had no real substance. She sounded seductive instead.
Very seductive.
âGorgeous, itâs so tiring to cook. If you be mine, I promise you that you wonât have to do anything. You⦠Ouch!â
Before Jiang Minglang could finish his sentence, Tang Beibei lifted her leg and kicked him between his legs.
Jiang Minglang bent down in pain and jumped up with his legs crossed.
âWoman, how dare you kick me? If you injure me, Iâll kill you!â
Tang Beibei dodged quickly and pointed a kitchen knife at him.
âI, I warned you to stay away from me!â
Standing upstairs, Song Zhou subconsciously pulled his legs close. Although he wasnât kicked, he saw Jiang Minglangâs pained expression.
As a man, he could feel the empathetic pain.
âYoung master, this woman is vicious. Her kick could cripple Jiang Minglang. Sheâs so barbaric. What if she treated you the same way in the future?â
Jiang Jingchen was also surprised that she would fight back like that. He loosened his clenched fists.
âLetâs go downstairs!â
Jiang Minglang dared to touch his woman. If she really crippled him, he asked for it!
Song Zhou hurriedly pushed him to the elevator. As Jiang Jingchen couldnât walk, he had an elevator installed in the villa.
Jiang Minglang was pissed that the woman had kicked him and was going to teach her a lesson when he heard coughing behind him. It was his sickly brother. He didnât want to lose face, so he endured the pain and stood up straight.
âBrother, your maid has no manners. She actually dared to kick me. You have to punish her!â
Tang Beibei heard the man complain and quickly ran to Jiang Jingchen with her kitchen knife and explained nervously, âI didnât. It was him. He kept cornering me. Iâve already warned him twice, but he didnât listen. I had no choice but to kick him.â
Jiang Jingchen saw her shaking hand with the kitchen knife, and her eyes were still fearful. She must be panicking and scared.
He coughed weakly as he beckoned her over. When she came to his side, he weakly took the knife from her.
âNo one is going to hurt you.â
Hearing that, Tang Beibei let out a sigh of relief and gave him the knife.
Jiang Jingchen coughed again. He was weak and seriously ill. He couldnât even hold the kitchen knife steadily. Song Zhou quickly took the knife away.
After Jiang Jingchen finished coughing, he asked Jiang Minglang, âSecond brother, where she kicked you? Thereâs no damage I hope.â
Jiang Minglang choked. As a man, if he said that there was damage, wouldnât he be seen as impotent forever?
âNo damage but how dare a maid like her kick me? She should be punished!â
Tang Beibei knew that they were brothers. Besides, Jiang Jingchen hadnât acknowledged her as his wife yet. What would she do if Jiang Jingchen got angry and kicked her out of the villa?
She looked at Jiang Jingchen worriedly and said, âHubby, I didnât do anything wrong. He bullied me.â
Jiang Jingchenâs heart melted when he heard the woman call him âhubbyâ so gently. He coughed and slowly reached out his hand.
Tang Beibei immediately stretched her little head over so that his big hand landed on her head, a gesture to please him.
Jiang Jingchen felt the soft touch in his palm, and his deep dark eyes were filled with interest.
âYes, donât be afraid.â
When Jiang Minglang heard the woman call his sickly brother âhubbyâ, he pointed at her in disbelief. âWhat did you just call my big brother? You think you can just climb up the social ladder like that? My brother is married!â
Jiang Jingchen looked up at him and coughed again. âSheâs my new wife.â
Jiang Minglangâs eyes widened in surprise, and he sized up the woman squatting beside his brother. She had a delicate face and a slim figure. She wasnât the fat and ugly woman he had specially picked out for his sickly brother.
The old master was afraid that the sick man wouldnât live for long, so he suggested Jiang Jingchen get married. Perhaps the happy occasion would help him recover.
The old master also knew the sickly manâs condition and was worried that he only had a few days left to live, so he readily agreed.
âBrother, youâre being unkind here. If sister-in-law heard you call another woman your wife, she would be very sad.â
Jiang Jingchen coughed and said to Tang Beibei in a low voice, âProve to him that you are my wife.â
Tang Beibei frowned worriedly. How, how could she prove it?
Marriage agreement?
But she didnât have the marriage agreement.
She gritted her teeth, removed his mask, and kissed him on the lips.
Only husband and wife could kiss on the lips.
âHubby, does this work?â
Jiang Jingchen looked at the woman in a daze. He had given her a difficult problem by asking her to prove her identity. He didnât expect her to be so straightforward.
He didnât even know what the soft touch was, but it made him want more.
âSure.â
With his mask removed, Jiang Minglang could see the burnt half of his brotherâs face. He was disgusted by it and quickly covered his eyes.
This woman was so beautiful, but she had extraordinary taste. She was able to kiss the sickly man with such a disgusting face?
âBrother, how does a kiss prove anything? If so, any woman I kissed or slept with would be my wife!â
Jiang Jingchen narrowed his dark eyes and stared at Jiang Minglang. âSong Zhou, what did he say?â
Song Zhou had worked for Jiang Jingchen for years and the two of them understood each other well. He walked up to Jiang Minglang and smashed the vase on the table with the kitchen knife he was holding. He was so fast that Jiang Minglang jumped up in shock.
âThereâs only one outcome for those who dare to touch the wife of the first young master. Their corpses will be chopped up and fed to the dogs!â
Jiang Minglang felt guilty and quickly changed the subject, âBrother, whatâs going on? The woman you were supposed to marry is Rong Meiâer!â
Tang Beibei became nervous at the mention of Rong Meiâer. She carefully peeked at Jiang Jingchenâs expression.
Jiang Jingchen patted her head and said to Jiang Minglang, âYou were the one who arranged the marriage. Now youâre telling me thereâs a problem with the bride. Who should I go ask for justice?â n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âIâ¦â Jiang Minglang was annoyed.
He was the one who planned the wedding. Who would have thought that the Rong family would change brides before the wedding?
Jiang Jingchenâs cold voice was heard again, âIâll acknowledge the person who went through the wedding ceremony with me. Tang Beibei is my wife now!â
Tang Beibei looked at him in surprise. Did this mean that Jiang Jingchen had accepted her?
Jiang Minglang was about to explode from anger.
Jiang Minglang wanted to find him an ugly, fat, and bad-tempered bride to embarrass his sickly brother.
He didnât expect his brother to benefit from the situation and marry such a beautiful woman.
âIâm here to congratulate you on your wedding and to remind you about the brideâs home visit. Since youâre unwell, why donât I accompany my sister-in-law for her home visit?â
He must bring this woman back to the Rong residence and find out how the ugly woman was replaced by this little beauty!
Song Zhou felt that Jiang Minglang was especially funny to have the gall to snatch the first young masterâs woman.
Wasnât it good to be alive?
He just had to seek death!