The Wife Insists On Being My Top - Chapter 48

If there’s a golden rule for President novels, “bad stomach” would definitely be high on the list.

Although the cannon fodder isn’t the protagonist, her status as President seems to have included her in this rule as well.

Before 10 AM, she already felt her stomach bloating, like a ball of air was stuck inside, distended and uncomfortable.

She rubbed her belly while maintaining a serious expression at her computer. The screen displayed several squares, each showing a familiar face.

This was a small morning conference call, attended only by a few core executives and her chief assistant, Sister Ya. The female lead was not among them.

Currently, the scenic area project company had been fully handed over to the female lead and her team. Unless it was a very important meeting, the female lead didn’t need to make time to attend — this was also at the Jiang family’s insistence, claiming it was to push the project forward quickly. Bullshit, it was just to pursue her wife.

The cannon fodder glanced at her phone. Twenty minutes ago, the female lead was arguing with the second female lead in the scenic area project’s work group. They were unyielding, going back and forth, seemingly at loggerheads, yet at the end, the second female lead said, “It’s not clear on WeChat,” followed by a location, “Come to this coffee shop, I’m waiting for you here.”

The female lead replied with: “Okay.”

“Don’t bring a secretary.”

“Okay.”

Then the female lead no longer appeared in the group.

Why does my stomach feel even more bloated…?

“President Wang, what’s wrong?” Sister Ya, on the screen, noticed her unwell expression and asked.

“Nothing much.” She took a sip of water and said she needed a break.

The female lead had gone to meet Jiang Jinqiu alone. What they said last night, all that nonsense, naturally didn’t count anymore.

Although she knew this was work, the thought that the other person was the official pairing still made her…

Damn it, if you can’t do it, don’t promise!

Ungrateful!

Forgetting loyalty for beauty!

What do you take me for!

My stomach hurts so much…

She opened her chat box, wanting to ask her secretary to buy her some medicine.

Before she could even send the message, the secretary came in from the door, walked over, and placed a box of medicine on her desk, saying, “Xiao Zhang said this was sent by Vice President Lu for you.”

The cannon fodder took the medicine and saw it was half-used. What kind of person is this? She won’t even buy me a new box of medicine.

She tossed the medicine into the drawer and told the secretary, “Tell Vice President Lu I don’t take medicine that someone else has used halfway.”

“Yes…”

When Lu Xiuchun received this message, she was already at the coffee shop.

It was called a coffee shop, but it was more like a high-end club, with a sophisticated and expensive environment, meticulous service, and the aroma of high-quality coffee beans permeating the air throughout the hall.

A moment later, she was led into a private room. The room appeared crystal clear and radiant under the warm yellow light and the reflection of immaculate glass and tiles. She sat on one side of the sofa, ordered an espresso, and naturally crossed her legs.

Jiang Jinqiu arrived more than ten minutes later.

Lu Xiuchun looked at her mockingly, “President Jiang really has no sense of time.”

Jiang Jinqiu glanced at her watch, “I don’t think I’m late, am I?”

“Five minutes.”

“Alright, I’m sorry. Should I punish myself with a drink?” She sat opposite Lu Xiuchun with a playful smile. Several bottles of imported liquor were already on the glass table. She casually picked up a bottle and was about to open it.

Lu Xiuchun said displeasedly, “We’re here to talk business.”

“Business, huh…” Jiang Jinqiu smiled, “If it’s business, then I have nothing to say. I think you’re right.”

“Then why did you…?” After a moment’s thought, Lu Xiuchun understood. This person was deliberately trying to provoke her to meet.

Facing Lu Xiuchun’s questioning gaze, she spread her hands: “Don’t look at me like that, I had no other choice. You don’t reply to DMs, you don’t answer calls, you guard against me like a thief. What else could I do? I’m helpless.”

Lu Xiuchun snorted, “Anyway, I’m here now. Say what you want to say.”

Jiang Jinqiu looked at her for a while, smiling helplessly, “It’s not that I want to say this, but why do you hate me so much?”

“Because of the content in the book? I’m more wrong. I haven’t even done anything yet.” She adjusted her sitting posture, “And if you really think the person in the book isn’t you, then you don’t need to hate me at all, the reason you’re so repulsed is precisely because you know you are—”

“Jiang Jinqiu!” Lu Xiuchun reprimanded in a low voice, glaring at her, but Jiang Jinqiu remained undisciplined, leaving her with nowhere to vent her anger.

She first learned that Jiang Jinqiu also knew the content of that book during the recent scenic area trip.

That night, they were soaking in a hot spring together. The air around them was silent for a very long time. Jiang Jinqiu suddenly looked at her and said, “You hate me so much, could it be because…” She couldn’t help but laugh, “You also know about that book, don’t you?”

Jiang Jinqiu was clearly just joking, perhaps never expecting that she would give her an honest response, but she had disappointed her.

The moment she heard that sentence, she looked at Jiang Jinqiu as if she had seen a ghost. Jiang Jinqiu was also stunned when she saw her reaction.

They stared at each other, realizing that the other knew what they knew.

Later, they briefly exchanged information. Jiang Jinqiu said that after she came home drunk that night, she suddenly had a very long dream and realized everything when she woke up.

Lu Xiuchun pondered for a moment and also understood why Jiang Jinqiu had suddenly changed her temperament since that birthday, being cheerful all day long, as if nothing mattered anymore.

Lu Xiuchun withdrew her gaze and calmed her emotions, “If this meeting is still about what you told me at the Lu family’s last time, then my answer is still ‘no’.”

“Don’t be so quick to refuse, Vice President Lu. Actually, I came to find you this time because I’ve found some interesting things in the past two days.”

After saying that, she clapped her hands, and a lady dressed as a secretary entered in response from outside the door — it was the one who helped out at the previous banquet — she successively spread several documents on the coffee table in front of Lu Xiuchun.

Lu Xiuchun’s whole body stiffened.

Jiang Jinqiu continued, “This is your bank expenditure information for the past six months. Since nine months ago, you’ve been spending a fixed amount each month to a person who has no connection to your work or life. I did a quick check and found that this person has no background but is the legal representative of a certain company. Although this company is currently just a shell, I’m guessing this company is yours, Lu Xiuchun.”