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

As soon as the door opened, Sheng Yang saw his wife standing inside without any makeup on.

She was dressed particularly casually today.

She was wearing a purple T-shirt and flared pants. Her ponytail was not tied up and her face looked a little haggard.

Such haggardness attracted him like a magnet.

Sheng Yang, who hadn't seen his wife for a few days, quickly stepped over the threshold, hugged Xiang Ran, picked her up and spun her around before putting her down.

"did you miss me?"

Sheng Yang was usually very reserved when he was out in public, and rarely got so close to her in front of outsiders, which made Xiang Ran feel a little uncomfortable.

Xiao Chen, who was carrying something at the back, was also obviously stunned.

Su Yue, who came out to greet the guests, said calmly, "President Sheng, please come in!"

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Xiang Ran and Sheng Yang walked behind.

The man's breath sounded in her ears: "Do you miss me or not?"

Xiang Ran smelled the faint scent of men's perfume on him again. She took a deep breath and asked a question she had always wanted to ask: "Sheng Yang, what brand of perfume do you use?"

She had seen his perfume bottle at home, but the writing on it was strange, like the writing in Islamic scriptures.

This was not her business, and she didn't like perfume.

But for some reason, I was inexplicably thinking that if I missed it in the future, I could buy a bottle and smell it.

"It's not a brand name. A friend of mine in Egypt had it custom-made for me. The base note is lotus... Does it smell good?" He smiled and nuzzled her, gently coaxing her, "Come on, come closer so you can smell it better."

Since it was a custom perfume, there was no way she could buy it.

Never mind, it’s God’s will.

Xiang Ran was afraid that he would make too much noise, so she just gently pushed him away: "Why did you bring so many things again?"

"Are you coming empty-handed? By the way, where are your friends?"

"Yes, she just left."

"It seems I arrived at the perfect time..."

"What do you mean?"

"This way, you'll have more time to spend with me, right?" Sheng Yang said with a smile.

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During the entire dinner, Sheng Yang picked up the food, talked, and Xiang Ran listened quietly.

Finally, Sheng Yang couldn't help but hold her hand: "What's wrong?"

"What's wrong?"

"Don't even dare to look at me—"

"Don't you dare look at me?" Xiang Ran widened her eyes and put her face in front of him.

This man always seizes his opportunities.

He immediately kissed her on the mouth: "It's delicious. It tastes like lily and shrimp."

Xiang Ran pursed her lips and glanced at him.

"By the way, let me show you a gift—" He pulled out a small blue-green square box from his trouser pocket, took out a bracelet and carefully put it on her wrist, "Do you like it? It's for locking you."

Xiang Ran felt the coolness of the metal on her wrist, and the dazzling diamonds were somewhat dazzling.

But she only wore it for a moment before she wanted to take it off: "Where's the box? Put it in the box."

When Xiang Ran thought that she would give this thing to Su Yiqing later, she just wanted to take it off as soon as possible.

"Even if you don't like it, you should wear it in front of me for a while to give me face." Sheng Yang was a little frustrated. He thought that maybe as Song Nan said, she didn't like the shape of this bracelet.

"I'm just not used to wearing bracelets, and I'm afraid I'll break them if I bump into them."

"Silly girl, you'll get used to it after wearing it more often. It won't break easily. Even if it falls to the ground, it will just break some diamonds." Sheng Yang touched her wrist. "This bracelet looks okay on its own, but compared to my wife's hand, it really pales in comparison."

Xiang Ran also laughed when he complimented her: "Sheng Yang, you're actually quite good at coaxing people, you know that?"

"Really? I used to think I couldn't coax people, but it turns out—it's just that I haven't met anyone I want to coax before."

"Well, at least I did contribute something, right? I taught a man how to compliment a woman pleasantly, right? You—must remember my contribution."

"Let me correct the wording—it's Enlighten Shengyang... Get along happily with your wife. Don't worry, I'll coax you into old age—if I can live to old age... After all, some men in our family are prone to disasters and illnesses. Look at my father and uncle..."

Xiang Ran interrupted him: "What nonsense are you talking about, Sheng Yang—you will definitely... become a very old, handsome old man."

Sheng Yang held her hand and suddenly felt a little sore in his eyes.

In fact, he regretted what he had just said.

Even disdainfully.

He had always looked down on Song Nan for bringing up his family history of heart disease with every girlfriend he dated in order to gain sympathy from them.

I never thought that he would "fall" to such a day, taking these things as an example.

But... fortunately, the effect is satisfactory.

He saw that she cared about him.

I saw a very real reaction that couldn't be faked.

This is enough.

I was speechless for a moment...

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Xiang Ran felt it was about time to leave.

If this continues, I'm afraid I'll be the only one who's sad.

She stood up and picked up the brocade box: "I'm going to change my clothes. I'll play the piano for you and drink with you later. You go wait for me at the waterside pavilion."

"Really? Do I have such a face?" Sheng Yang asked happily, "Can you use such a heart?"

"Well, Butler Su has prepared crabs and wine, and everything over there is set up." Xiang Ran walked to the door and turned around.

She shook the bracelet on her hand. "Thank you—thank you for the gift!"

Although it wasn't given to me, I appreciate it.

thank you.

Take care, Sheng Yang.

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Xiang Ran didn't dare to stay. She hurriedly took off the bracelet, put it in a box, and prepared to give it to Su Yue.

But Su Yue was not found.

So she went back to her room first, wanting to check if the cash in her bag was there before leaving after the matter was done.

Fortunately, the bag containing the cash is still there!

The Su family shouldn’t be so stingy as to deduct the cash.

But she couldn't stay here any longer...

She seemed to suddenly understand the feelings of the ancient concubines in palace fighting dramas when they saw the emperor's sedan chair being taken to another concubine's bedroom.

Thinking of this, I felt sad and uncomfortable.

I frantically searched my bag and found the headphones.

Well, I can listen to the IELTS listening test later to kill time.

If there was any sound coming from the water pavilion, she didn't want to hear it!

Carrying her bag, Xiang Ran walked out of the room.

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As she walked, she called Su Yue - she planned to wait near the back door for a few hours.

The back door is quite far from the waterside pavilion, so as long as she doesn't step out of the back door before 11:59 p.m., her duties will be over.

She would rather feed mosquitoes on the grass than stay in the room and daydream.

But no one answered Su Yue’s call.

She can't control it.

She ran straight towards the back door, but was stopped by Aunt Zeng who came hurriedly on the corridor: "Miss Xiang, where are you going?"