Chapter 6
The Substitute Bride: Indulged by the Obsessive CEO
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
About twenty minutes later, the Rong family returned. When they saw the second young master of the Jiang family, they were happy but nervous at the same time.
Back when the second young master came to the Jiang family to propose marriage and chose Rong Meiâer to be the bride, they all thought that Rong Meiâer was going to marry the second young master. No one knew that he was arranging the marriage for the first young master.
Tang Beibei ended up being married to the sickly man of the Jiang family. They heard that the sickly man was not favored in the Jiang family, so they didnât bother much with the wedding. They didnât expect the newlyweds to visit the brideâs family home today.
Jiang Minglang ran out of patience. âHow did the woman who was supposed to marry my big brother, Rong Meiâer, become Tang Beibei? How dare the Rong family trick the Jiang family? Do you think that the Jiang family will just take this sitting down?â
Jiang Minglang brought up the Jiang family name, and the Rongs were so scared that their legs went soft.
How would they dare to humiliate the Jiang family? They were a top-notch wealthy family, and their company was world-famous. The Rongs paled into insignificance when compared to the Jiangs.
But Rong Meiâer didnât want to marry a dying man, and their second daughter was young and beautiful. Rong Yong didnât dare to offend the Jiang family, so the only thing he could do was to offer his illegitimate daughter, Tang Beibei.
He thought that this matter was over after Tang Beibei married the sickly man. He didnât expect the second young master to come here and question them.
Rong Yong was vexing over how he would solve this problem when his second daughter Rong Chanâer said, âSecond young master, itâs not that my elder sister doesnât want to get married. It was Tang Beibei who begged my sister and said that she wanted to marry the first young master and become the first young madam of the Jiang family. She somehow tricked my ignorant sister into going overseas.â
âMy parents had no choice but to let her marry him. We wouldnât dare to trick you. My parents just did their best to fulfill Tang Beibeiâs wishes.â
Crash!
Rong Chanâerâs shoulders trembled in fear as she looked at the broken pieces on the ground.
Jiang Minglang smashed a cup in anger. If they had told him in advance that they wanted to switch brides, he might have been okay.
He couldnât let a stunner like Tang Beibei marry his sickly brother!
Tang Beibei wanted to defend herself when she heard Rong Chanâerâs accusation. It was not like that at all, but Jiang Jingchen grabbed her hand.
Jiang Jingchen said to her softly, âIâll never let my people get hurt. Wait.â
Tang Beibei looked at him in a daze. He said that she was his people.
For some reason, she was secretly happy and subconsciously chose to trust him.
She stared at their held hands.
His fingers were long and slender, with distinct joints. Very attractive.
However, his hand was so cold.
She also held his hand in an attempt to warm it.
This wouldnât be the first time Rong Chanâer bullied her. If she could bear with it in the past, she could bear with it now.
Rong Yong also argued, âSecond young master, itâs true that it was Tang Beibei who wanted to marry the first young master. Meiâer merely fulfilled her wish. Tang Beibei grew up in the Rong family and Meiâer treated her like her own sister. We also love her, so we made a mistake.â
âTang Beibei is still young and immature. She is also impulsive and has angered the second young master. First young master, I apologize to you on behalf of Tang Beibei.â
Rong Chanâer quickly added, âDad, Tang Beibei is already in her twenties. Sheâs not young anymore. She was the one who hid it from us and put on my sisterâs wedding dress to climb the social ladder. We only found out later, but she was already married to the first young master. So, there was nothing we could do.â
He Li also cried, âSigh, this is all my fault. I pitied her as an orphan, took her in and indulged her in everything. I didnât expect her to be so bold and dare to cause such a big trouble.â
ââ¦â
The family of three echoed each other. Tang Beibeiâs mouth twitched. If she had not experienced it herself, she would have believed their words.
âSince you know youâve made a mistake, Iâll give you one day to find Rong Meiâer and switch her back!â
Only by switching his brotherâs bride back to Rong Meiâer could Tang Beibei be his!
Switch Rong Meiâer back?
Tang Beibei looked at Jiang Jingchen nervously, but he didnât say anything, and his face remained calm.
Did they bring her back to the Rong residence to switch back Rong Meiâer?
She laughed at herself coldly. She thought that Jiang Jingchen had accepted her. She really wanted to be good to him and fulfil her duty as a wife. She didnât expect that it was just wishful thinking on her part.
If the switch was made, the Rong family would not let her off either.
A wave of sadness filled her heart. She felt her eyes burn and lowered her head in silence.
The Rongsâ faces changed when they heard Jiang Minglangâs words.
If they marry Rong Meiâer to this sickly man, with his haggard face as pale as a ghostâs, wouldnât they be asking Meiâer back to be a widow?
Not only would Rong Meiâer not agree to it, He Li also didnât have the heart to ask her daughter back.
He Li said, âSecond young master, that wouldnât be right. Tang Beibei has already gone through the wedding ceremony with the first young master. And after last night, sheâs already the young masterâs woman. How could she face the world in future?â
Jiang Minglang wanted to say that it was all bullsh*t.
His sickly brotherâs legs were already crippled, so how could he still do that kind of thing?
âIf you dawdle any longer, Iâll make a phone call right now and bankrupt the Rong Corporation!â
If the second young master of the Jiang family wanted a small company to go bankrupt, he could do it with just a few words.
Rong Yong turned pale and he quickly stopped him, âSecond young master, donât, donât make the call. Iâll ask Meiâer to come back.â
He Li stopped her husband angrily, âStop right there! Youâre sending Meiâer to her death!â
Rong Yong chided, âDo you want to see the company that Iâve been managing for years go belly up? If the company goes down, how are we going to feed ourselves?â
Of course, He Li didnât want to see their family business go belly up. She was so angry that she started crying.
Rong Chanâer was still trying to salvage the situation, âSecond young master, sinceâ¦â
Jiang Jingchen, who was drinking tea, glanced at Rong Chanâer nonchalantly and said, âIf you donât want your sister to come back, then how about you take her place?â
âNo, I canât!â
Rong Chanâer hid behind He Li in fear.
Jiang Jingchen coughed twice and looked up at Rong Yong with his cold, dark eyes as he said, âItâs fine if you donât switch her back, but there are conditions.â
Rong Yong felt a cold wind on his back and shivered.
He wondered in his heart how this sickly invalid exude such baleful aura? It was quite terrifying.
âWhat conditions? First young master, as long as itâs within my power, Iâll do it!â