The Wife Insists On Being My Top - Chapter 43

Pretending nothing happened afterward is one of the ironclad rules of office romances.

The scent of sex still lingered in the air, not yet dissipated. They straightened their clothes back-to-back, but their faces were composed, no longer shy and awkward like the first time.

They even calmly discussed work matters, what to eat for lunch, mentioning a new restaurant nearby they could try, “I heard their seafood is pretty good,” the cannon fodder said.

“Mm-hmm,” the female lead nodded in agreement.

The cannon fodder ran her fingers through her disheveled hair. The tide of desire hadn’t completely receded, and the lingering dampness blended into their casual conversation, a strangely wonderful sensation.

She glanced back discreetly, seeing the female lead’s pale, slender neck slightly bowed as she buttoned her shirt.

A certain spark flickered in her eyes again, intense and deep.

I really want to bite her…

In the midst of her reverie, a knock came from the door.

The secretary said, “President Wang, a young lady says she wants to see you, she says—”

“Wang! It’s me! Your sister-in-law!”

It was Lu Xiuling, the female lead’s younger sister. The cannon fodder quickly tidied herself and went to open the door.

The female supporting character seemed to be in a hurry. Before she was even invited in, the girl grabbed her, her eyes wide, “Wang, I have something very important to tell you, listen to me—”

“If you have something to say, come inside first,” the female lead said calmly, standing beside her, holding the door.

The female supporting character’s expression stiffened, “You—you’re here too…”

“Yes, I’m here too.”

“…” The female supporting character twisted the hem of her clothes, looking at her, unsure what to say.

Despite being sisters, they seemed to have nothing to talk about. The cannon fodder looked at them, about to break the awkward silence, when the female lead asked, “Have you had lunch?”

“Not yet…”

“It’s getting late, would you like to join us?”

“Yes, that’s fine…”

They went together to the new restaurant the cannon fodder had mentioned. Perhaps because it had just opened, the restaurant wasn’t crowded. They chose a window seat, the cannon fodder and the female lead on one side, the female supporting character on the other. To their right was a full-length glass window with a magnificent city river view and skyline.

The cannon fodder sipped the tea the waiter brought, the atmosphere at the table a little strange. The female lead, familiar with both their tastes, was ordering, occasionally asking the female supporting character if she wanted to eat something, “I remember you like shrimp, right?” Each time, the female supporting character would nod stiffly and hurriedly, then lower her head again.

In the original story, the female supporting character’s jealousy of the female lead was almost clichéd. From childhood, the female supporting character was always a little less talented than the female lead, whether in looks or academics. The female lead was the “perfect child” everyone talked about, and this “perfect child” not only lived under the same roof as her but also might compete with her for the family inheritance in the future. She thus became the “useless one” in her mother’s eyes.

The girl’s jealousy, like the passage of time, gradually turned into malicious bullying of the female lead. The appearance of the second female lead undoubtedly deepened this hatred.

However, looking at the situation now, why did the female supporting character seem more nervous than jealous?

The cannon fodder was puzzled.

The female lead had finished ordering and handed the menu back to the waiter.

She snapped out of her thoughts and asked, “By the way, what did you want to tell me?”

The female supporting character glanced at the female lead, “My mom’s birthday is coming up, I wanted to ask if you two wanted to come back for dinner.”

*Ding-dong! Plot point!*

An audio effect sounded in the cannon fodder’s mind. “Oh, that’s what it was,” she said. She also glanced at the female lead, thinking the female supporting character must be worried the female lead wouldn’t come back, so she came to find her specifically.

However, the female lead didn’t seem interested. In fact, her expression looked a little unpleasant.

“Xiuchun, what do you think?” she asked tentatively.

The female lead completely ignored her expectant gaze, took a sip of water, put down the cup, and said indifferently, “We’ll talk about it after lunch.”

Back home that evening, the cannon fodder tried to persuade the female lead for a long time, saying they could just have a free meal at the Lu family’s, and also said, “You’re successful now, don’t you want to go back and show off a little?”

“I have work to do,” the female lead refused decisively, she was looking for materials to make that stupid PPT.

The cannon fodder pulled her sleeve with a smile, “Oh, it’s just a PPT, you can just give it to someone below to do.”

“Didn’t President Wang say that if I was interested, I should do the PPT and research myself?”

“Ah, did I say that…”

The female lead’s face was lowered, facing the computer screen, her expression dark. Was she angry?

“Oh, that was President Wang talking, not me, Wang Luran,” she hugged the female lead’s arm, shamelessly acting cute. “Xiuchun, just come with me, please? I want to see where you grew up.”

The fingers on the keyboard stopped, and those eyes slowly shifted to her.

Got her!

The next day, she and the female lead drove to the Lu family’s house.

When they got out of the car, the cannon fodder took a deep breath.

She was always particularly nervous whenever the original plot was involved, and this time was no exception.

In the original story, tonight, the female lead would be publicly embarrassed and bullied by the Lu family mother and daughter because she was unwelcome. And the cannon fodder, herself, would have no say because of the company’s poor performance, and could only choose to watch coldly. Just as the female lead was in a difficult situation, the second female lead would step forward to defend her, to everyone’s delight.

Afterward, the second female lead would hold the traumatized female lead tightly in her arms, bringing their love to a new height. Also tonight, the malicious female supporting character would discover the relationship between the female lead and second female lead.

It was a night full of melodrama and danger.

However, specific problems required specific analysis. Due to the differences in the plot, the cannon fodder had her own strategy.

First, maintain the scummy top persona. Since the Wang family in this world hadn’t fallen, to make the female lead, now a vice president, be ridiculed, she had to make outsiders see her, representing the Wang family, showing her dislike of her. It was all fake, to make it easier to explain to the second female lead in the future.

Second, when the show started, she would make a quick escape to the bathroom, she couldn’t let the second female lead know she stood by and watched her wife get bullied.

The last and most difficult point was to add fuel to the fire appropriately. If the female lead was willing to propose a fake divorce to prevent the Lu family from exploiting the Wang family, that would be even better.

As she schemed, she subconsciously reached out to grab the female lead’s hand.

All for a better future—

But after reaching out for a while, she found nothing. She looked at the female lead, who said, “Didn’t you say we should be low-key in public?”

Then, she lowered her head slightly, “How could I dare? Please, you go first,” acting submissive.

The cannon fodder was choked by her sarcasm, but also thought she was right.

After all, if the second female lead saw her being bullied like this, she would be heartbroken.

But while the logic was sound, she glared at the female lead’s smiling face, feeling angry. Finally, she stamped her foot and said, “Do what you want!” and stormed inside.

Passing through the courtyard, she saw two well-dressed middle-aged people standing at the door to greet guests. They were probably the Lu family’s butler and housekeeper. Just like her old Wang family’s traditional style, no wonder the female supporting character said her and the female lead’s family were shabby.

The cannon fodder walked straight over, and the butler bowed slightly, “Miss Wang, Madam has been waiting for a long time.” Then, he looked behind her.

The female lead, who arrived late, stepped forward and greeted them both, “Uncle Chen, Aunt Wang, long time no see.”

“Miss, long time no see.”

Long time no see? Didn’t she just return to her parents’ home a while ago?

Hypocritical person. The cannon fodder snorted and turned to go inside.

Aunt Wang was speechless, “This—”

The female lead’s face showed no embarrassment, she still smiled gently, “She’s been in a bad mood these past few days, please don”t mind.”

With that, she gracefully followed after her.

This scene was witnessed by Lu Xiuling and her two cousin sisters. One of them asked her, “Didn’t you say your sister and her wife have a great relationship? Doesn’t look like it.”

Lu Xiuling sipped her half-full glass of champagne, deep in thought.

“I think they won’t last long. Your sister’s now a vice president in their company, her wife’s probably resentful.”

“But considering your sister’s awkward background, even if they divorce, she’d still come out on top.”

At this point, Lu Xiuling suddenly spoke up, “Don’t talk nonsense! What’s awkward about it!”

The two were startled, looking at her curiously. “What’s gotten into you?”

Another one laughed, “I knew you’ve been acting weird lately. You’ve always looked down on your sister, haven’t you? Had a change of heart?”

“That’s because—oh, you extras wouldn’t understand!”

With that, she put down her champagne glass and walked towards the two.

Unfortunately, someone else got there first. Just as she was about to say hi, her third aunt greeted them.