The Substitute Bride: Indulged by the Obsessive CEO

Chapter 252: Her Husband Is Squandering Money Again!

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

Fu Jin’s dance was the opening act for the New Year’s Eve show.

Fu Jin was very experienced on stage and knew how to stir up the audience’s emotions. He even included a rap segment in the middle of his dance, which really wowed the audience.

After Fu Jin got off the stage, Fang Han immediately handed him a tissue.

But Fu Jin declined her tissue with a polite smile. He took out an oil-absorbing sheet from his bag and dabbed his face before dabbing his forehead with a tissue.

His movements were proficient. It was obvious that he was a seasoned performer as he was adept at keeping his makeup intact.

Fang Han looked at the young man who bared his abs despite the cold weather and smiled.

This Adonis was truly desirable.

Fu Jin ignored her gaze and turned to find Tang Beibei to give her some pointers before she went on stage.

Tang Beibei and Ruan Qi were listening attentively to Fu Jin’s pointers when they heard a girl scream suddenly. They turned their heads in confusion and saw Song Zhou walking out of the changing room.

He was in a period costume, looking charming with a hint of classical elegance. Coupled with his well-practiced polite and humble smile, he looked like an elegant young master walking leisurely down an ancient street.

Some people might not stand out from the crowd in modern clothes, but when they donned period costumes and hair pieces, they exuded a scholarly air that made ancient bandits want to kidnap them.

This was the first time Ruan Qi saw Song Zhou in a period costume and she was totally stunned.

Song Zhou walked up to them, holding a prop bamboo manuscript.

“Greetings. My getup doesn’t embarrass the demoness team, right?”

Tang Beibei didn’t know what to say. She gave him a thumbs up to express her feelings.

Ruan Qi folded her arms and pretended to be uninterested in him.

Jiang Jingchen propped his chin, looked at Song Zhou and asked in a low voice,

“1 wonder if Beibei will like me in period costumes…”

“I do!”

“You haven’t even seen me in one and you already like it?”

“Well, 1 just have to imagine it. You will look so handsome. If this were ancient times, you’d be the kind of man that many young ladies liked.”

Jiang Jingchen laughed in amusement and whispered in her ear, “Then imagine me naked.”

The man loved to tease her. He was a little unhappy that she kept staring at Song Zhou just now.

He said, “I don’t want to be liked by young ladies, 1 just want to be liked by Obedient Beibei.”

Tang Beibei’s face was red. She wanted to cover his mouth, but he grabbed her wrist. The man then pretended that nothing happened and looked at the stage. Today’s programs were all very good. There were instrument recitals, singing, group dances, solo dances, even poetry recitations. All the performers were good-looking.

Waves of applause rang out at the school amphitheater.

Tang Beibei’s program was 16th in line, and the emcee came over and asked them to get ready.

Fu Jin led them backstage and helped Song Zhou put on his wireless microphone. He also told them where the cameras were and gave some final pointers.

Tang Beibei was grateful that Fu Jin was even more attentive than the three of them who were going on stage.

Fu Jin chuckled softly. “If you do well on stage, my dance studio’s name will also get out there. Break a leg!”

Tang Beibei smiled and clenched her fist to cheer themselves on. When the emcee announced their turn, the audience quieted down, and the lights dimmed. Fu Jin moved the props in place before Song Zhou sauntered on stage. When the spotlight shone on him, he was slightly uncomfortable with the glare and narrowed his eyes.

Everyone in the audience saw the elegant young master appear, and many women in the crowd exclaimed.

“Who is this celebrity?”

“I’ve never seen him before. He doesn’t look like a student at our university, but he’s really handsome. Ahhhh, I already love the performance just by the look of the male lead!”

“1 think this performance is from the Chinese Medicine Faculty and the main character is Tang Beibei. Yup, she’s the girl who was rumored to be with Lu Fan until she announced that she’s married. And she’s married to a rich second generation heir!”

“I would really like to see what she can do on stage.”

At this moment, a man’s clear and curious voice rang out from the stage, “Is it true that there are treasures in books?”

Anyone who read books could give an affirmative answer. No!

But not the scholar on stage. He was young and ignorant, and sleepy from reading. The chirping of birds outside the window made him fall asleep.

The lights dimmed, and cheerful music came on to remind the audience that they were in a beautiful place filled with birdsong and blooming flowers.

The lights came on a few seconds later and shone on two extremely beautiful demonesses.

There were two of them, one white and one green. They looked like the white and green snakes from the Legend of White Snake.

The demonesses laughed and played. Their bodies twisted and bent dramatically. They were highly cultivated demonesses.

Fu Jin’s modifications had increased the pace of the plot, smoothened the storytelling and interactions among the three characters. The demonesses seduced the mortal soul and the ignorant scholar fell madly in love.

One could taste love from the way the couple look at each other.

The girls in the audience had motherly smiles on their faces as they cheered the couple on.

When the thunder exploded, the echo from the sound system was very loud and it recaptured the audience’s attention. Folks in the audience who were playing with their phones suddenly looked up at the stage.

The green snake who tried to stop the calamity for the sake of the couple’s love had fallen to the ground.

The white snake brought the young man to hide. When thunder sounded again, she used her body to block the lightning for the sake of her beloved and fell into the young man’s arms.

The sound of thunder and heavy rain continued, upsetting the audience, and causing heartache.

Although they were demonesses and not humans, they had the sincerest feelings. For love, they would not hesitate.

The young man held the demoness’ face in pain and kissed her passionately.

Ruan Qi was so shocked that she forgot to close her eyes. Oi, they had never rehearsed this scene before.

How dare this Boss Song take advantage of her?

However, they were in the middle of a performance, so she could only endure it. The two of them kissed for a few seconds before the lights dimmed.

Song Zhou carried her off stage. The sound of rain didn’t stop on stage, the pitter-patter seemed to be tainted with sadness.

The man put Ruan Qi down after they got off stage. Before she could say anything, the man ran on stage again and slumped over the desk.

The rain stopped, and birds started chirping. The young man was jolted awake. He got up and walked around the stage. It took him a while to realize that he had a dream.

Suddenly, he let out a laugh, but his eyes were filled with tears.

“It was a dream. Thank goodness. They were fine on their own. It was me, a mortal, who disturbed her.”

This last line summed up the theme of their performance.

“A Dream”.

They portrayed a dream on stage, but to Song Zhou, it was how he felt. His feelings were even more illusory than a dream. He didn’t dare to grasp at them, and he couldn’t grasp at them when he wanted to.

The music stopped and Song Zhou stood on stage. The emcee went on stage with Tang Beibei and Ruan Qi holding hands.

The emcee said a few words about their performance before she thanked Mr. Song for coming to their party and said that she had an important announcement.

“To support the school’s scientific research, Mr. Song will donate one million yuan to the medicine faculty for medical research. Let us thank Mr. Song together.”

Song Zhou looked at the emcee in surprise. He then looked at Jiang Jingchen in the audience and saw his hand gesture. Song Zhou understood and smiled politely.

Many girls in the audience admired Song Zhou’s good looks. Their performance was also very touching. Now that they heard that he had money to donate to the school, they clapped even harder.

Tang Beibei and Ruan Qi were also stunned as they looked at Song Zhou in confusion.

He donated a million yuan just like that. How generous!

“…” Song Zhou glanced at the clueless Tang Beibei.

It wasn’t because he was generous, but because her husband was squandering money again!