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

More than half a year ago, Xiang Ran received a call from the housekeeping company's dispatcher - she said that Xu Xiling's brother-in-law was going to stay in the vacant apartment in the east of the city, and asked her to rush there to clean the apartment.

She was cleaning when she happened to see the man dragging a suitcase into the house.

At that time, Xiang Ran was wearing a mask and humbly kneeling on the ground, wiping the suitcase the man brought from abroad with alcohol wipes.

The first thing the man said to her was: "Don't touch my things, including the wheels of my suitcase."

The arrogant attitude made Xiang Ran feel something like "hatred" in her heart.

The next morning, a turtledove flew over to the kitchen windowsill and dropped its droppings, so Xiang Ran ran over and knocked on the glass with a shovel to drive the bird away.

At that time, the man interrupted her with a gloomy face: "Stop knocking, let the wild pigeons stay there."

Wild pigeon?

That is clearly a spotted dove.

Pigeon droppings are extremely difficult to clean, and several times when she was shoveling bird droppings, they almost splashed into her eyes.

But rich people who don’t have to do things themselves will not think from the perspective of others.

This is not a big deal.

What made Xiang Ran feel most guilty was that when she was cleaning that afternoon, she accidentally made a tiny crack on a small vase in a set of porcelain ornaments in the study.

Every day that followed was filled with fear, and she felt like each day was a year long.

Because the housekeeper had told her that this set of ornaments was very valuable.

Fortunately - the man left on the third day.

As soon as the man left, Manager Mo from the housekeeping company came to lecture her.

When Xiang Ran was feeling hopeless and was about to ask for compensation for the vase, Manager Mo pointed out her mistake - knocking on the glass to drive away birds, showing no compassion for animals and disturbing her employer's rest.

Xiang Ran was confused!

I didn’t expect that rich people’s thinking is so “weird”!

She never saw the man again.

until today.

Ah.

Seeing him lying there lifeless.

Xiang Ran couldn't help but walk closer and touched the man's cheek.

I felt a sense of satisfaction in my heart: So what if I hit the wheels of your suitcase?

I'm going to touch your face right now, if you dare, get up and hit me.

Her fingers gently stroked the man's jaw.

A hint of sarcasm appeared at the corner of his mouth...

"Miss—" Aunt Zeng interrupted her "dreaming" and reminded Xiang Ran, "The doctor is here."

Xiang Ran retracted his hand.

Turn around,

She asked the doctor with a worried look on her face: "Doctor, when will my husband wake up? How seriously injured is he?"

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The doctor explained: "Mr. Sheng is currently in a relatively stable condition. He suffered a severe head injury. The surgery was successful, but it will take some time for him to wake up."

"He has been in a coma for almost a week. Will the brain injury... affect his language cognition function?" Xiang Ran asked.

"No, logically speaking, because the brainstem hasn't been injured. He just hasn't woken up yet, so we need to continue to observe him. However, Mr. Sheng has a fractured ankle. He will need to rest for several months after waking up, and walking will be difficult."

"Oh." Xiang Ran nodded, silently sat down on the chair next to the bed, pretending to be depressed.

But she was thinking in her heart that even if this man woke up, he would definitely not be able to "consummate the marriage" with her because of his bad leg.

The doctor comforted Xiang Ran: "Mrs. Sheng, don't worry too much. Mr. Sheng will definitely be blessed by heaven."

Xiang Ran: "Thank you for your hard work, doctor."

-

Sat there for less than five minutes.

Xiang Ran turned back: "Auntie, can we go now?"

Aunt Zeng made a hushing sound and leaned forward with a stern face. "Are you leaving so soon? This hospital is owned by a friend of Mr. Sheng, and they're worried about acquaintances. It wouldn't be nice to leave right after we arrived."

Xiang Ran stretched lazily: "Okay, I'll stay for half an hour. Please close the door and go out and buy me a drink first."

Aunt Zeng was stunned.

Xiang Ran raised her eyelids and said, "Buy yourself a cup too. I'll transfer the money to you later."

Aunt Zeng finally reacted and said respectfully, "Thank you, Miss. I have some boiled water. I'll go get it for you right away."

As soon as Aunt Zeng left, Xiang Ran crossed her legs, took out her phone and started watching short videos.

She glanced at the lying man indifferently and deliberately turned up the volume.

-

It was already eight o'clock in the evening when we arrived at Jinxiu Villa where Sheng Yang lived.

The villa looks newly renovated.

In some places, there are also wedding characters posted.

There is currently only one live-in auntie.

This aunt's surname is Fu. She is very young, probably only about thirty years old. According to Aunt Zeng, she was sent by Sheng Yang's mother.

Aunt Fu and Miss Su had met before, and when she saw Xiang Ran, she took the initiative to greet her: "Madam, your room is ready!"

Xiang Ran pointed to Aunt Zeng next to her: "This is Aunt Zeng who has been with me since I was a child. Recently, she has been living here with me."

"No problem. There are two small rooms in the workers' room. Aunt Zeng, can I take you to see them later?" Aunt Fu asked.

Aunt Zeng naturally agreed.

-

Xiang Ran went to the room and changed out of her silk dress. She opened the closet and admired the various styles of dresses that the Su family had prepared for her. She sneered: Rich people are so extravagant.

At least no one has noticed the flaw yet.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door: "Miss."

It was Aunt Zeng's voice.

"Come in." Xiang Ran closed the closet door.

"I have something to bring to you, young lady." Aunt Zeng pushed open the door.

"What is it?" Xiang Ran asked, staring at the bag in Aunt Zeng's hand.

Aunt Zeng closed the door before speaking, "Inside is a booklet with introductions to the main figures of the Sheng family, with corresponding photos."

"Who did this?" Xiang Ran asked.

"I think it was probably done by Butler Su." Aunt Zeng took out the booklet and handed it to Xiang Ran.

Xiang Ran flipped through a few pages. It looked like the photos of the characters were taken at a wedding, and a relationship diagram of the characters was drawn.

It's worth studying.

As Xiang Ran was flipping through the book, Aunt Zeng said angrily, "That aunt surnamed Fu, she's so young, yet she's so arrogant."

Xiang Ran asked curiously, "Why do you say that?"

"When she took me to the room just now, she spoke as if she were the hostess. I heard from the young lady that she was a distant relative from Mr. Sheng's mother's side. She looked very young and had no good intentions." Aunt Zeng said with a gloomy face.

Xiang Ran smiled and said, "Let's take it one step at a time."

"Since you pretend to be our young lady, you can't spoil her in the future." Aunt Zeng was still indignant.

"Oh." Xiang Ran lowered her eyes. "If nothing else, I'm going to take a shower and rest now."

After hearing what she said, Aunt Zeng had no choice but to leave.

As soon as Aunt Zeng left, Xiang Ran lay down on the bed tired.

That Xiaofu aunt looked restless at first glance.

She is quite pretty. Even if she doesn't want to be a man from the Sheng family, she probably wants to be a housekeeper or something at such a young age.

This just allows Aunt Fu and Aunt Zeng to "fight each other".

In fact, Xiang Ran felt that Aunt Zeng was following her like a dog-skin plaster, which was quite annoying.

Unfortunately, I can't do without her advice for the time being.

Even though she knew that Aunt Zeng was sent by Su Yue to monitor her - who knows, she might be calling Su Yue to report the situation now.

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The next day, everything was peaceful.

In a house without men, women have no spirit to fight.

Xiang Ran stayed in the room and read the booklet. When she got tired, she went downstairs to "take a walk".

By the way, I went to say hello to the two "aunts".

At the moment, it seems that Aunt Fu has the upper hand. She asked Xiang Ran to call her "Xiao Fu", saying that Mr. Sheng also calls her that.

"Mr. Sheng"?

Xiang Ran sneered in her heart. The Sheng family was just a new rich family, but they acted like they had made their fortune during the Republic of China.

She agreed to call Aunt Fu "Xiao Fu", but also asked "Xiao Fu" to call Sheng Yang "Mr. Sheng" in the future.

According to the booklet given by Aunt Zeng, the rise of this branch of the Sheng family originated from Sheng Yang's grandfather, which was after the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Sheng Yang's grandfather was from the army. After retiring, he became the head of a local political and legal system.

With the help of the old man's connections and resources, Sheng Yang's uncle set up a trading company in the 1990s, which was the predecessor of Yixing Group.

Later, Sheng Yang's aunt and father also helped in the company, and the enterprise grew bigger and bigger.

Although the current Yixing Group still retains its trading business, it has already involved in industries such as industry, energy and finance.

But in terms of background, the Su family may still be better.

After all, the Su family was not only an educational family during the Republic of China, but also had other businesses. This was probably the reason why the servants of the Su family looked down on others.

Unfortunately, the Su family once preferred overseas investment. After the reform and opening up, they missed many domestic opportunities and dividends, and gradually lost their popularity to the Sheng family.

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During dinner, Aunt Zeng suggested going to the hospital to visit Sheng Yang.

She persuaded Xiang Ran: "This evening, Mr. Sheng's grandparents also went to the hospital to visit the patient. This is a good opportunity for them to see Miss's feelings for Mr. Sheng."

Thoughts? Haha.

Your young lady's intention is nothing more than to abandon her injured husband and find a substitute to act.

Although he said so in his heart, Xiang Ran still went for the sake of "money".

What Sheng Yang didn't expect was that his grandparents came to visit their grandson early because it was a rainy day.

By the time Xiang Ran and the others arrived at the hospital, the two old people had already passed away.

Seeing Aunt Zeng's regretful look, Xiang Ran secretly laughed.

She sat in front of the hospital bed, bored, and didn't want to be stared at by Aunt Zeng all the time, so she sent Aunt Zeng to buy her milk tea and potato chips.

"Have sugar-free milk tea. Remember, miss, you only drink sugar-free milk tea." Aunt Zeng acted like a knowledgeable person and made a suggestion.

"No, I want 70% sugar now." Xiang Ran said lightly.

Aunt Zeng had no choice but to say "OK".

-

As soon as Aunt Zeng left, Xiang Ran put on her headphones and started practicing IELTS speaking.

She had always wanted to study abroad for a master's degree, but because she was poor, she never mentioned it to anyone.

After listening to the words boringly and reading the article for a while, I felt a little drowsy.

Then, his sight gradually fell on the man on the hospital bed.

In a trance, I saw the man's Adam's apple roll, and when I looked closely... it seemed like there was no movement.

Xiang Ran recalled that Aunt Zeng and Su Yue had been vague about the man's injury and had not explained it clearly.

It seems like he has made some enemies?

Xiang Ran shook her head: This person must have a bad temper and a sharp tongue, which is why he got into vendetta.

-

Aunt Zeng bought milk tea and potato chips and came over, and Xiang Ran started eating.

The ward was soon filled with the aroma of milk, along with the "crunch, crunch" sound of her eating potato chips. Aunt Zeng said with a dark face that she wanted to go out for some fresh air.

Xiang Ran wanted it more than she could ask for. She waved her hand and asked Aunt Zeng to leave.

When she was immersed in the fun brought by the funny short video, the headphone cable was suddenly pulled.

Xiang Ran was shocked!

The man on the bed opened his eyes and asked coldly, "Who are you?"