Daily life of working as a substitute bride for a wealthy family

Australia.

Su Yiqing wiped her hair and said to Aunt Zeng, "I'm a little scared to video chat with Sheng Yang."

"This is not a solution. We will have to face each other in the future." Aunt Zeng advised her.

"I'm afraid I'm not like her..." Su Yiqing sighed.

"Miss, you are yourself. There's no need to be like that woman in every way. She's a fake after all." Aunt Zeng said in a deep voice, "She's actually imitating you."

"Really?" Su Yiqing touched her long hair and reached out, "Bring the scissors and cut it to shoulder length. I'm going to video chat with Sheng Yang tonight."

Her long hair fluttered and fell to the ground.

Su Yiqing looked at herself in the mirror and complained to herself, "What a huge loss! I've been growing my hair for a long time and I take good care of it every day."

"It's all worth it, Miss. Just think about how much the shares you and Mr. Sheng will hold as his wife will be worth after the new company goes public. And think about the rumors about your father out there."

Su Yiqing sneered: "A son, right? I heard that he is being raised outside and is already in elementary school. My mother doesn't even dare to make a fuss..."

"Madam is a foresighted person. Miss, you have to plan for yourself too. Mr. Sheng is a good man. He can even accept a country girl like Xiang, let alone someone like Miss who is so talented, beautiful and outstanding."

Su Yiqing bit her lip. "I thought Sheng Yang was so amazing at first! To think that such a proud man... could be easily bewitched by that woman. Did Miss Xiang go to college?"

"She must have attended college, but it must have been an obscure one. If she graduated from a school like H University, how could she not mention it?" Aunt Zeng laughed. "Then again, would a graduate of H University do such a thing? I heard from Butler Su that he discovered her because she was unemployed and wandering the streets."

"Oh, but she looks so much like me."

"That's right. Even I feel dazed when I see you. You look like a young lady. That's her blessing. So... even if President Sheng finds something wrong, you are still the real Miss Su.

"The ID card and information can all be verified, so what can Mr. Sheng do?" Aunt Zeng shook her head. "Besides, isn't profit the most important factor in every family's marriage? How much emotion is involved?"

"I understand. I'll video chat with him later. You can be right next to him during the video chat, but just don't appear on camera."

Aunt Zeng smiled and said, "Okay."

-

When Su Yiqing and Sheng Yang were video chatting, Sheng Yang finished dinner and returned to the hotel.

He has arrived in Country Y these days.

Country Y recently introduced some favorable policies for foreign investors. He and other entrepreneurs followed the provincial science, technology, economic and trade delegation to conduct some negotiations with the local authorities.

Seeing his wife's video call request, the corners of his mouth curled up.

Little thing, I finally thought of having a video call with him.

I guess you've figured it out.

He has given her a lot of freedom and hasn't "harassed" her much these days.

So, pick up the phone.

A familiar yet unfamiliar face appeared in the camera.

Maybe it's because of the bad light, or maybe it's because I haven't seen it for a few days.

That's why it feels strange.

Sheng Yang was stunned for a moment: "Wife..."

Su Yiqing wanted to call him "husband", but she couldn't say it after all.

Just ask him: "Where are you...now?"

"I'm in Country Y. Did my son's milk go back to normal after he was weaned? Did he get inflamed later?" Sheng Yang asked.

"what......."

Such an explosive question left Su Yiqing speechless.

She turned her head to look at Aunt Zeng.

Aunt Zeng was shaking her head.

Su Yiqing said: "No."

"Is there no inflammation, or is there no milk withdrawal?"

Su Yiqing turned her head to look at Aunt Zeng's lip movements.

Then he said, "There is no inflammation."

"I asked Mom to send you the short video of your son breastfeeding. Have you seen it?"

"I saw it." Su Yiqing said.

"Wife, the light over there looks like—"

Sheng Yang didn't finish his words.

Su Yiqing glanced at her mother-in-law's video call request on her phone screen and said to Sheng Yang in a panic, "Um...your mom is calling me. I'll hang up first."

It’s dead, just like that?

Sheng Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

what happened?

I've only been on a business trip for over a week, but why does it feel so... unfamiliar compared to the last time I was on a business trip for over half a month?

Even the usual "Mom" has become "your mom"?

This is not the point. The point is - when did their video chats turn into talking about things and having conversations?

Her mood was clearly not like this before.

Is this a symptom of postpartum depression?

Should we wait until she returns to H City and ask Professor Zhao to take her pulse again?

-

Sheng Yang lit a cigarette at the window.

In fact, he had a lot of things he wanted to say to her.

He missed his bed at home every night.

The bed in her bedroom.

Sweet smell, pink sheets...

I really want to be like before - resting my head on her legs when I’m tired.

When she was in a good mood, she would stretch out her delicate hands to rub his brows...

He heaved a long sigh - he just hoped that things outside would end soon, so that he could go to Australia to see her and feel at ease.

-

End of a cigarette.

the phone is ringing.

It's the mother.

"Did you video chat with Yiqing just now?" Sheng Yang answered the phone.

"Yes, your wife has been in Australia for so long, and you didn't even call Songxuan to see her? She was weaned in just over a month, and she obviously had plenty of milk..."

Sheng Yang interrupted his mother: "Is it that the Sheng family can't afford good milk powder? Isn't there a lot of breast milk stored in the refrigerator?"

Jiang Yu was very dissatisfied with his wife's sudden departure to Australia and her decision to wean the baby without her permission. "Oh, the baby in the refrigerator will only last a month at most. How can formula be as good as breast milk? The baby was used to breast milk and initially refused to take the silicone nipple. Aunt Gao had to coax him, and he only started drinking from the bottle when he couldn't stand the hunger anymore... Poor baby."

"Then I'm even more pitiful, right? At least the baby can drink breast milk for more than two months." Sheng Yang became impatient and spoke sternly to his mother. "Don't bother Yiqing if you don't have to. She's already had it hard enough. I'm the child's father. If you want us parents to see the child more often and video chat with me... it's the same."

"You are busy with work and flying everywhere," said Jiang Yu.

"There's always time. I won't be flying 24 hours a day."

When she heard that her son was willing to video chat with her.

Jiang Yu's anger also subsided by half.

What's more, she had just received a big red envelope from Su Yiqing.

So, let’s not get involved in this issue anymore.

She began to nag Sheng Yang and told him to take care of his health.

Just when he was hanging up the phone, he casually mentioned: "Oh, your wife just sent me a big red envelope."

Sheng Yang asked, "What...?"

I could only hear my mother yelling on the phone, "What, what? Of course she feels bad. What woman would abandon her child and run off to Australia just days after finishing her confinement? Women in their workplaces are given three months of maternity leave."

"When the baby is two months old...send a red envelope to Yiqing. Double the amount you received today and give it to her. I'll transfer the money to you then."

But I thought to myself: This is not like my wife's usual style.

She has always been a money-grubber.

In daily life, when it comes to "controlling subordinates" and "welcoming superiors", she can play the emotional card and rarely uses the money card.

It is rare to see her use money to "win over" people.

After returning to Australia, his methods became more aggressive?

Can't say it's bad, it's just...

Jiang Yu sighed, "You're a little too doting on your wife."

"If my mother doesn't love her own daughter-in-law, who will she love me? Didn't you dream of living like this when you were young?"

That's good,

But now the identities are reversed.

The ideas are naturally different.

But he couldn't tell what was wrong with what his son said.