The Substitute Bride: Indulged by the Obsessive CEO

Chapter 233: This Man Is Too Clever

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Did she cry when she got poor grades in her studies? Did she feel so depressed and sad?

Ruan Qi did not know how other people feel, but she was exhausted.

No matter how hard she practiced, how she changed her ways, her efforts seemed futile. Especially when there was someone more outstanding and adept next to her. She suddenly felt a little defeated. Was she meant to be a dancer at all?

She wasn’t a dance major in school but she put her head down and practiced diligently every day with her teammates who were all dance majors. Yet she couldn’t perform at their level.

Ruan Qi was overwhelmed with negative emotions and was about to vent her frustration when Song Zhou walked into the dance studio.

Song Zhou’s rejection and denial of her affection made her feel even more breathless.

She couldn’t see her future and had no hope. She was so angry that she said some very mean things to him.

But when he left, she was angry at herself for not being able to control her emotions.

Her rational mind understood that he said those words out of concern for her. She was the one who let her imagination run wild and tortured herself.

Ruan Qi lay on the floor dejectedly. The door to the dance studio opened shortly after. She thought that it was Tang Beibei and ignored it.

When the footsteps stopped beside her, she looked up and saw that it was Song Zhou.

“Why are you here again?”

“For you.”

Ruan Qi sat up and looked at his outreached palm in confusion. He was offering her four candies.

“Have some candy when you are feeling down. This isn’t low-sugar candy and shouldn’t be consumed in large amounts, so I brought you only a few. Hope you don’t mind.”

Ruan Qi looked away uncomfortably. “I’m not a child. Why would I eat candy? No, thanks.”

Song Zhou stood still momentarily before he put the candies down and said softly, “If you don’t want candies, have some fruit. When in war, armies sometimes lose battles. We just have to learn from our mistakes and fight another day.”

Without waiting for her reply, he got up and left.

When Ruan Qi heard the door close, she looked down at the candies beside her and poked at them gloomily.

“Think you can just please a girl with a few candies? Do you think I’m four? Hmph!”

She snorted, picked up a piece of candy, unwrapped it and popped it into her mouth.

“Sh*t!”

Her expression turned ugly instantly.

She quickly got up to find a trash can so she could spit out the candy.

The candy was wasabi flavored!

Who made candy with wasabi?

However, since the candy was given to her by Song Zhou, she didn’t spit it out.

She endured the burning sensation and gulped water to neutralize the taste. The wasabi flavor remained in her mouth, but she didn’t feel depressed anymore. She only felt her entire body wake up because of the stimulation to her tastebuds. She needed to do something to distract herself.

Tang Beibei came back to the dance studio after her bathroom trip. She was worried when saw Ruan Qi’s pained expression and wanted to check on her.

Ruan Qi waved her hand nonchalantly before she said mischievously with raised eyebrows, “Beibei, I have a few candies here. I’ll let you try one. Here!”

Tang Beibei didn’t think too much about it. She smiled, unwrapped the candy and popped it into her mouth.

Ruan Qi looked at her eagerly, hoping to see her cringe.

“Beibei, what flavor is it? Does it taste nice?”

“Hmm, it’s quite nice. Mango flavored, and oh, with a slight milky taste.”

“How is that possible?”

Ruan Qi could not believe it. She sniffed the wrapper, but there was no smell of wasabi, only smell of mangoes.

“F*ck, why is life so unfair to me!”

“What’s wrong?”

Tang Beibei didn’t understand. It was just a piece of candy. How was life unfair now?

Ruan Qi refused to believe it. She unwrapped another candy in a red wrapper and sniffed it before she put it into her mouth.

She sucked on the candy and her face turned red. She couldn’t take it anymore and spat it out into the trash can.

“Song Zhou, you’d better explain to me why your candy tastes like chili!” Ruan Qi was so angry that she rushed out to find Song Zhou. Song Zhou was dumbfounded.

“What’s wrong?”

Ruan Qi didn’t waste time with small talk. She just unwrapped a candy in a green wrapper and stuffed it into his mouth.

“What does it taste like?”

“Green apples. A little sour.” Song Zhou said.

“Why does my green candy taste like wasabi and the red one like chili?” She could still taste spicy chili in her mouth and her throat hurt when she spoke. She was so angry!

Song Zhou licked his lips and explained, “These candies come in colorful wrappers and had no flavor labels on them. We don’t know what the next one tastes like. I’m sorry for giving you the ones that you don’t like. Let me grab you a few more.”

“Forget it.”

Ruan Qi was fuming. She thought that this man really knew how to pick candies for her. Wasabi stung her to tears and chili made her angry. They really complemented the feelings he aroused in her.

“I’m not eating your candy. I’m so pissed. Song Zhou, if I talk to you again, I’m a loser!”

“Sorry, I didn’t expect candies in those flavors.” Song Zhou frowned, feeling guilty.

“Don’t talk tome!”

Ruan Qi pinched herself on the cheek angrily after she finished speaking. She wanted to remind herself to learn her lessons.

She glared at Song Zhou angrily and gritted her teeth.

“Woof, woof!”

Xiaoan and Xiaokang ran over curiously, looked at Ruan Qi and wagged their little tails at her.

Ruan Qi was fuming as she turned and walked upstairs hurriedly, leaving behind a gust of wind. Song Zhou chuckled softly.

Her mood seemed better now.

Perhaps it was because of this little interlude that Ruan Qi’s emotions calmed significantly. She was more focused when she started practicing again.

It was late when they finished dance practice, so Tang Beibei invited Ruan Qi to stay the night.

Ruan Qi rolled her eyes. “Beibei, you should be more careful. No matter how good a friend is, you shouldn’t invite them to stay overnight unless absolutely necessary. Don’t you know the saying ‘guard against fire, theft and your besties’?”

Tang Beibei replied with a smile, “You mean you’re interested in my husband?”

“That’s not entirely impossible. Your husband is caring and knows how to take care of people. He is also family man. Tsk, he is the kind of man every woman wants. You should be more wary of other women.”

Most importantly, he had money!

Ruan Qi advised patiently as she packed her things.

Tang Beibei expressed that she understood, but she argued, “But you’re different. You definitely won’t like a married man.”

Ruan Qi smiled and pinched Tang Beibei’s cheek. “You have such a pretty face, but not a very good brain. I ask you to be more wary and you play nice with me.”

“I may be nice but other women may not be. Your husband is working outside every day now. Who knows if he’ll treat other women as well as he treats you? It’s better to be more careful.”

“He won’t.” Tang Beibei said, biting her lip.

“I’m not here to sow discord, just asking you to be more careful. Just because your husband won’t doesn’t mean that other women won’t throw themselves at him.”

“Everyone wants a good man nowadays. They have nothing to lose if they can’t snatch him from you. But what if they succeed? Those women will be over the moon!”

Ruan Qi continued as they walked downstairs and bumped into Jiang Jingchen at the foot of the stairs.

Jiang Jingchen raised an eyebrow at Ruan Qi and waved at Tang Beibei. Tang Beibei ran down to him and put her face in his outreached hand. She rubbed her cheeks against his palm, as if to please him.

And then she heard him say, “Ruan Qi is right. You should be more careful. Don’t lose me.”

Tang Beibei grabbed Jiang Jingchen’s hand and said, “I won’t lose you, right?”

Jiang Jingchen looked at their held hands and smiled. “It’s hard to say. Of course, if Obedient Beibei treats me well, 1 can’t bear to leave her.”

“I’ll always treat you well. You make it sound like I abuse you.” Tang Beibei muttered indignantly.

Jiang Jingchen hugged her slender waist. “You’re not treating me well. You spent hours with others and neglected me. You’ll have to give me all your time from now on.”

“Sure. You have my full attention.”

Seeing the couple act lovey-dovey again, Ruan Qi clicked her tongue, flung her bag over her shoulder and walked past them.

She thought that Jiang Jingchen was too clever. She was just reminding Tang Beibei out of kindness but he used the same subject to bite Tang Beibei back.

If such a scheming man was stolen from Tang Beibei, the other woman must be a thousand-year-old vixen. A little white rabbit like Tang Beibei would definitely be no match for her. What she told Tang Beibei was all for nought..