The CEO's Substitute Wife Is A Genius-Chapter 374: Spring nights are short and days start late, will the king no longer hold early morning courts?

Chapter 374: Chapter 374: Spring nights are short and days start late, will the king no longer hold early morning courts? freёwebnoѵel.com

The next day, Jiang Man slept until the sun was high in the sky.

Last night, because they were trying to conceive, Lu Xingzhou gave it his all.

Throughout the night, they went at it seven or eight times intermittently.

Both were utterly exhausted and only embraced and fell asleep as dawn broke.

By the time they both had enough sleep, it was already afternoon.

Lu Xingzhou had an important international video conference scheduled for the morning.

Everyone was waiting in front of their computers for nearly half an hour before his assistant, Zhao Huai, came online and announced that the president was unwell and that the meeting would be postponed.

At the board meeting, the directors looked at each other in bewilderment.

"It’s unheard of, Lu actually taking sick leave?"

"Yes, since he took over Lu Corporation, he has never taken sick leave; he must be very ill this time."

"Assistant Zhao, what exactly is going on with the president’s health?"

The directors crowded around Zhao Huai, blocking his escape.

Zhao Huai’s face was filled with embarrassment as he closed his laptop.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the BOSS isn’t sick, that was just my excuse for the overseas executives."

"Not sick? Then what..."

"I shouldn’t say more." Zhao Huai gave a mysterious smile.

How could he dare to gossip about the BOSS’s private affairs?

This news soon reached Lu Xingzhou.

He opened his eyes and looked at his phone, seeing the message from Zhao Huai updating him.

[Both of today’s meetings are rescheduled to tomorrow, arrange your time.]

He typed slowly with one hand, not wanting to wake the person beside him.

After sending the message, he put his phone down, rested his head on his hand, and stared intensely at the sleeping figure.

Her face was palm-sized, her features delicate.

Her skin was tender and glossy, and her lips like bright red cherries.

He couldn’t resist leaning in, wanting to plant a kiss on her lips.

Just then, his phone screen lit up and Jiang Man’s phone also vibrated non-stop.

"Hm?" Jiang Man furrowed her brows, slightly annoyed by the disturbance.

Lu Xingzhou took her phone, saw the caller ID, and frowned deeply.

He answered the call, gently got up, and walked toward the bathroom.

Closing the door, he spoke softly, "Grandma, what’s the matter?"

"Why are you answering Manman’s phone... are you two together? That’s good."

"The tone of the old lady was somewhat urgent."

"Lu Jingya and Manman went to Zhang Jianwen’s funeral to pay respects, and something happened with his family. Manman said there are quite a few reporters gathered outside the funeral home, waiting for Lu Jingya. You and Manman should come, I’m on my way there with Xuemei and Alian."

"Understood." Lu Xingzhou hung up the phone.

Not wanting to wake Jiang Man, he thought to freshen up alone and head there by himself.

"Whose call was it?"

Just then, the bathroom door opened, and Jiang Man walked in wearing a bathrobe and yawning.

The bathrobe was a deep V-neck revealing her fair skin.

"It was grandma, saying Jingya went to pay respects to Zhang Jianwen and clashed with his family."

Lu Xingzhou kept his eyes on Jiang Man.

Despite how exhausting last night was, seeing her in that outfit, he couldn’t explain why, but he still felt an urge stir within him.

However, his rationality forcefully suppressed the urge, and he seriously said, "I’ll go check it out."

"Together," Jiang Man raised an eyebrow.

"If you’re tired, just keep lying down and rest."

"No, I’m fine." Jiang Man leaned against the door, "Since grandma called me, she must want me to explain something. After all, I conducted the autopsy on Zhang Jianwen, so I have a say in this matter, don’t I?"

"Okay." Lu Xingzhou didn’t say anything else. He lifted his hand, and his palm rested on the back of Jiang Man’s head, gently stroking, "You’ve worked hard."

Jiang Man smiled, remembering how Lu Xingzhou’s eyes were red last night as he talked about feeling lonely and tired.

Yes, he was now the mainstay of the Lu Family. No matter what happened, as the head of the family, he had to deal with it. How could he not be tired?

"In the future, with me by your side, you won’t feel lonely, you won’t feel tired."

Lu Xingzhou’s eyes reddened again, and the strength in his hand became much gentler.

No one knew that, in his heart, Jiang Man was like a beam of light that shone into the depths of his heart.

...

An hour later, the two hurried to the funeral home in the east of the city.

There were quite a few reporters blocking the main entrance, so they entered through the back door.

Upon entering the funeral home, they saw a middle-aged woman sitting beside a coffin, her hands clawing at the coffin as if she had been in a fight before. Her clothes were wrinkled, and her hair looked like a bird’s nest.

Looking around, a group of people in black clothes were densely packed guarding the main door, not letting Wen Jingya leave.

When Wen Jingya saw Lu Xingzhou, she rushed toward him as if he was her savior, wanting to throw herself into his arms.

"Brother, you finally came. They won’t let me leave...sob sob sob..."

She cried miserably, her voice hoarse.

It was evident that she was truly cornered, truly fearful and panicked.

"So you are Lu Xingzhou, the CEO of Lu Corporation, right?"

Hearing Wen Jingya call ’brother’, the row of people immediately became alert.

The woman who had been sitting by the coffin struggled to stand up and staggered in front of Lu Xingzhou.

"Your sister caused the death of my Wenwen. If you don’t give us an explanation, we will definitely take this to the media! We know you have power, but we are not afraid! I don’t care about my own wretched life, but my son didn’t deserve to die in vain!"

"Yes, Jianwen was such an outstanding child, his death was so tragic!"

"We demand justice for Jianwen!"

The crowd was ferocious, directing all their anger towards Lu Xingzhou.

They were full-on, as if they were ready to drown him with their spittle.

Zhao Huai and a group of bodyguards in black rushed in, intending to subdue the opposition with force, but Lu Xingzhou gestured with his hand, signaling them to back off.

"Hasn’t the police already caught the murderer? You shouldn’t trouble Lu Jingya, but should focus on the murderer, who will certainly be punished by law," Lu Xingzhou reasoned with them.

This made the woman burst into uncontrollable sobbing.

"The police did catch the murderer, but do you know why the murderer killed?"

Lu Xingzhou stayed silent, glancing at Wen Jingya.

Wen Jingya shrank back, timidly avoiding his gaze, and bowed her head.

"The murderer was a fellow student from her school, in the same club as her, named Fang Yuheng!"

Hearing the name "Fang Yuheng," Jiang Man was shocked and raised her eyebrows abruptly.

Back when Yu Qing anonymously posted on the school forum to slander her, she had clashed with Fang Yuheng.

Fang Yuheng was somewhat talented, not only was he the vice president of the Mengyin club and skilled with numerous musical instruments, but he also had some hacking skills.

When she took it upon herself to expose Fang Yuheng’s sabotage, Lu Xingzhou taught him a lesson.

At that time, they caught him and took him to an abandoned factory where Wen Jingya confronted him face to face.

Wen Jingya vehemently denied any relationship with Fang Yuheng, completely crushing his genuine feelings underfoot.

So, did Fang Yuheng act out of a love turned sour, seeking revenge?

And what about the second victim?

If he wanted to kill, why target Wen Jingya and involve others who were innocent?