Chapter 434 - 434: Are These People Courting Death?
The Substitute Bride: Indulged by the Obsessive CEO
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
When Jiang Jingchen heard Wu Ruiâs question, he raised his eyebrows and looked at him in confusion.
âMr. Wu, please teach me. What kind of expression should I have?â
Wu Rui frowned. âThe chairman is your father, and you are also part of Jiang Corporation. Arenât you worried if something happens to the company?â
Jiang Jingchen shrugged helplessly. âIâm just biding my time here. If the company goes bankrupt, Iâll just find another job elsewhere.â
âAt the end of the day, Iâm just a small potato. Itâs pointless for me to worry about the company.â
Wu Rui stared at Jiang Jingchen with a frown and said with a chuckle, âFirst Young Master, you have quite a Zen mindset.â
âDonât compliment me. Iâll feel like a peacock.â
This guy had the cheek to feel proud?
His family business was at the brink of bankruptcy, but he was still leisurely playing mobile games. He was truly heartless!
After watching Wu Rui leave angrily, Jiang Jingchen smiled, exited the game on his phone and called Song Zhou.
âWhatâs happening with Jiang Xing?â
âJiang Xing is on his way to the subsidiary to investigate the matter. Heâs planning to hire someone to make the problem go away. His people are also planning to call Ma Zhang to convince him to change his statement.â
âYoung Master, Ruan Hao is also a troublemaker. He has called the police on Ma Zhang and Ma Zhang has been taken to the police station. Jiang Xing will probably secretly exert pressure and then show up with a carrot to bail Ma Zhang out. If they reach an agreement, our plan will need to change.â
Jiang Jingchen stared at his phone and didnât answer immediately. Instead, he continued with his mobile game.
He needed time to think.
After one game was over, he said to Song Zhou, âLetâs use Ma Baomuâs name to transfer the business his family bought from Ruan Hao to a charity organization first. Then, release Ma Baomu and let him stir up trouble. Stop what you are doing now and let them fight among themselves.â
Song Zhou also knew that they couldnât make any mistake now, so he was extremely cautious.
âWill do.â
Jiang Jingchen then called Yang Hao. âHow are things on your end?â
âIâm working on a big project that was Wen Sangâs idea. Once we succeed, we may be able to take down Jiang Xing in one fell swoop.â
When Jiang Jingchen heard him mention the project, his beautiful brows furrowed.
Stealing trade secrets?
Only someone eager for quick success and instant gratification like Wen Sang could come up with that!
âPretend to go along but donât take your eye off the attacks on Jiang Xing. We must discredit Jiang Xing as quickly as possible.â
Yang Hao said, âYes, Mr. Chen. This Wen Sang is very cunning. Sheâs very good at fooling people. Itâs indeed prudent to work with her. The Wen family is very lucky to have her because sheâs someone who can prosper the family.â
All successful businesspeople were wolves in sheepâs clothing. Wen Sang was the kind of girl who looked cute and innocent but capable of extreme ruthlessness when necessary.
Yang Hao, despite being a man, felt inferior to her.
âKeep reminding Wen Sang that if she wants to take down Jiang Xing, she must keep attacking him, blow after blow. If he finds any opportunity to counterattack, he will bite her back.â
Jiang Xing had run Jiang Corporation for so long. A seasoned person like him would have his methods and means. How else could he manage such a big company?
When it was time to get off work, Jiang Jingchen left on the dot to pick up Tang Beibei.
When he arrived at her school, she was nowhere to be seen. He called her, but no one picked up. He frowned and called Fu Jin.
Fu Jin said, âBeibei is at the admin office. Something happened.â
âWhat is it?â
âThere was a video of an interview this morning in which a woman thanked Beibei for saving her son. But the woman changed her statement in the afternoon and maligned Beibei instead.â
âShe said that Beibei had threatened her into doing the interview to gain popularity, so that her account would get more followers and she would become famous.â
âOur teacher is very angry and said that Tang Beibei is ruining the schoolâs reputation. Heâs lecturing her now.â
Jiang Jingchen hadnât paid any attention to the video. Song Zhou had also been busy dealing with Jiang Corporation, so he probably also didnât have time to learn this.
Jiang Jingchen opened the social media app and saw a trending video with a very catchy title.
âFor fame and glory, doctor became vlogger who steps on others to rise to the top.â
Jiang Jingchen gritted his teeth and quickened his pace to the admin office.
He could hear the teacherâs roar from outside his office.
âTang Beibei, you must find a way to clarify this matter. You canât ruin the reputation of all medical students. Besides, youâre Professor Chenâs student. How is Professor Chen going to stand tall after this?â
Tang Beibei said with a gloomy face, âI did save her son, but I didnât know anything about the interview.â
The teacher sighed. âOkay, Iâll assume that you didnât do it. But this thing has already happened. You must think of a way to salvage the situation!â
âWhat do you mean youâll assume? My wife never did it!â
Jiang Jingchen walked into the office and looked at the teacher with a gloomy face.
It was the dean of the medical school.
When the dean saw him, he stood up from behind his desk.
âYoung Master Jiang, why are you here?â
âWould someone have condemned my wife if I hadnât come?â
The dean rubbed his nose awkwardly and explained helplessly, âItâs not that I want to condemn Beibei, but this thing has already happened. We must think of a way to salvage the situation. As the dean of the medical school, I donât have any substantial evidence to defend Beibei.â
âSo, you just slander my wife?â
âI⦠I didnât mean that. I was just urging Beibei to come up with a solution.â The dean was also in a difficult position.
A top student recognized by the university had forced someone to speak well about her so she could gain popularity as a vlogger. It didnât matter if she coerced the woman or not because such news would always negatively impact the schoolâs reputation.
Jiang Jingchen gave the dean a look and the dean stopped talking.
Although Young Master Jiang didnât have any real power or influence, his aura was very scary.
Jiang Jingchen walked up to Tang Beibei and saw that her eyes were slightly red. He rubbed the back of her neck to comfort her.
Tang Beibei felt wronged.
She had saved Mrs. Zhangâs son out of kindness but Mrs. Zhang had slandered her on the internet. She felt terrible.
Jiang Jingchen whispered to her, âDonât feel bad. Weâll find out exactly what happened.â
Tang Beibei held back her tears and sniffled. She said with a nod, âYes, we must find out. I donât believe that Mrs. Zhang would harm me.â
Jiang Jingchen couldnât guarantee that Mrs. Zhang wouldnât harm her.
One couldnât judge a book by its cover.
Jiang Jingchen held her hand and said to the dean, âIâll take my wife to investigate this matter. Iâll give you an explanation.â
The dean was more than happy to hear that. âYoung Master Jiang, let me know if you need the schoolâs help. Iâll support Beibei.â
Jiang Jingchen ignored him and walked out of the office with Tang Beibei.
Fu Jin followed them out and asked Jiang Jingchen, âWhat are you going to do next?â
âGo find the woman who spoke!â
âIâll go with you. Maybe I can help.â Fu Jin said.
Jiang Jingchen knew that Fu Jin had some tricks up his sleeve, so he didnât refuse. The three of them got into the car and headed to the suburbs.
When they arrived at Mrs. Zhangâs house, her front gate was locked. Jiang Jingchen climbed over the fence and went in. There was no one at home.
They then went to Uncle Zhangâs house, but there was no one there too.
Fu Jin said, âThis must have been premeditated. Someone set out to frame Beibei. If we canât find her, we canât make her change her statement.â
Jiang Jingchen laughed in frustration.
His wife minded her own business and saved someoneâs life out of kindness, but she was schemed against.
Were these people courting death?
âThen weâll keep looking!â