The Substitute Bride: Indulged by the Obsessive CEO

Chapter 333: How Deep Is My Love?

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

After dance training ended, Tang Beibei ran out of the dance studio and saw Jiang Jingchen sitting on the sofa. She smiled brightly, looking more beautiful than the flowers and warmer than the sun in early spring.

“Hubby, I’m done with training.”

Jiang Jingchen got up and saw that there was still fresh sweat on Tang Beibei’s forehead and she was wearing only her dance outfit.

The temperature was only about seven or eight degrees Celsius outside. She would feel uncomfortable when she walked out into the cold wind like this.

He wiped the sweat off her face with his hand and Tang Beibei snuggled her face against his palm like a little kitten being caressed, silly but cute.

She asked him with a smile, “Did you get any dead skin cells?”

Dead skin cells? Did she think that she was getting a body scrub?

Fu Jin came out and did not see Fang Han. He asked curiously, “Where’s Fang Han?”

“She’s your girlfriend and you are asking me? Are you sure you want me to help you find your girlfriend?”

Fu Jin went to get his phone and called Fang Han. Fang Han said that something had cropped up and she had to leave.

Fu Jin paused for a few seconds. He couldn’t force her to accompany him if she was busy, so he told her to drive safely and hung up.

He felt like he was in a noisy farce that suddenly quieted down. For some reason, he felt a little lonely.

But when he turned his head, he saw many people around him. How could he feel lonely?

It must be an illusion.

Tang Beibei finally got her phone back and checked her popularity ranking. She couldn’t believe that she was in fourth place!

“Did someone buy votes for me? How did my ranking rise so quickly?”

Ruan Qi rolled her eyes. “How is fourth place strange for someone who made it to the list of trending searches? I’m starting to suspect that the rankings for the top three contestants are rigged.”

Tang Beibei smiled as she tapped and scrolled on her phone. ”1 didn’t expect so many people to support me. It feels pretty good.”

Jiang Jingchen asked her, “Do you like the feeling of being on stage?”

“Yes. But one minute on stage means ten years of practice off stage. I must still practice hard.” Tang Beibei sighed.

After dinner, the four of them walked the puppies together. Xiaokang and Xiaoan had grown a lot and walked faster now. Xiaoan was livelier and always ran in front of the humans, like it was walking them.

When they were back in the villa, Ruan Qi was about to follow Tang Beibei upstairs to the dance studio when Song Zhou stopped her.

He said that he had a surprise for her.

Ruan Qi curiously followed him to another guest room.

“What kind of surprise is it that’s so mysterious?”

Song Zhou suddenly covered her eyes, which made her even more curious.

After the man led her into the room, she groped her way forward. “Miss Ruan, have you ever imagined having your own dance studio?”

”1 wouldn’t dare. It’s a lot of work to set up a dance studio and I don’t have the money.”

Song Zhou whispered in her ear, “I’m giving you one today!”

He removed his hand and Ruan Qi opened her eyes. She covered her mouth in shock when she saw the large mirror in front of her.

She was in a dance studio that had been converted from a guest room. It was smaller than the one upstairs, but the decor was livelier.

There was also a portrait on the wall. It was hand-drawn with special materials.

It was a portrait of her.

“Did you draw this?”

“Yeah, it’s not that good. I’ve been practicing for a long time. Do you like it?”

“Yes! I like it so much!”

Ruan Qi spun around excitedly before she landed in his arms.

“Why do you suddenly want to build a dance studio?”

“I figured you’d want it. Besides, you need it. Setting up the mirrors and the floor wasn’t too much of a trouble anyway. We’ll plant some flowers by the window over the next few days so we can see and smell flowers when we open the window.”

Ruan Qi was so happy that she wanted to jump for joy but she scrapped the idea when she remembered that the wound on Song Zhou’s back wasn’t fully healed.

Although building the dance studio was no easy feat, she was more grateful for Song Zhou’s thoughtfulness.

She couldn’t wait to marry a boyfriend like that right away.

“Song Zhou, you’re amazing.”

Song Zhou’s ears turned red from the praise. “If you’re happy, I’m happy.”

Ruan Qi smiled and kissed him on the cheek. “Your fiancee still hasn’t replied to your message?”

“She’s busy with work too.”

“She can’t be so busy that she can’t even type a simple reply. She has a boyfriend and yet she tied you down. This isn’t good for her either. Find time to talk to her. If you are not broken up, how can we get married?”

“Get married?”

Song Zhou was stunned and looked at her with a burning gaze.

“Are you willing to marry me?”

“Why wouldn’t I be willing? You’ve fulfilled my wishes and I want to stay by your side and have you accompany me for the rest of my life.” Ruan Qi was very clear about what she wanted.

She loved him and wanted to be with him. She would never hide that.

Song Zhou hugged her emotionally. “I’ll talk to her. Ruan Qi, thank you.”

“Why are you thanking me? I should be thanking you.”

“Thank you for being willing to be mine.”

The moment she agreed to marry him, his heart would be hers.

They would get married and live together as husband and wife. His home would be wherever she was.

He would finally have a home to call his own!

He was so excited that he wanted to dance a few rounds around her.

Ruan Qi practiced downstairs in her own dance studio. She didn’t have to practice with Tang Beibei upstairs anymore and disturb each other.

Tang Beibei visited Ruan Qi’s dance studio and found that Song Zhou was really attentive.

He painted Ruan Qi’s portrait on the wall and put a storage shelf in a corner. The dance studio was also connected to the bathroom in the adjoining guest room. She could easily rest in the other bedroom after taking a shower.

Tang Beibei also commented that Song Zhou was really a good man to have at home. He was thoughtful and meticulous.

Jiang Jingchen, who was standing at the door of Ruan Qi’s dance studio, heard his wife praising another man and glanced at Song Zhou.

Song Zhou cleared his throat awkwardly and reminded Tang Beibei that it was enough. He didn’t want to be tortured by her husband.

Jiang Jingchen waited idly for Tang Beibei until he followed her to the dance studio upstairs.

When they were in Tang Beibei’s dance studio, he slammed the door shut and pinned her against the door. He lowered his head to look at her and asked, “Another man is better than me, huh?”

Tang Beibei blinked in confusion when she heard his seemingly angry tone.

“No, you’re the best.”

“Is that so?”

His tone was full of doubt.

Tang Beibei sensed the danger and tried her best to please him. She chuckled and hugged him.

“You are not only the best, you are also my beloved.”

“Oh, your beloved? Why don’t I feel it?”

Tang Beibei immediately stretched the neckline of her top and showed him the bite marks. “See? I didn’t even resist when you bit me. How deep is my love?”

Jiang Jingchen laughed in amusement. She seemed to be acting coquettishly but she was accusing him of something.

He lowered his head and kissed the bite mark on her shoulder. He felt the woman shrink back and pressed down on her shoulder.

“Why are you dodging? Don’t you love me?”

“Yes, I do.”

She said that, but she moved to the side to keep her distance from him.

Jiang Jingchen didn’t make things difficult for her. He pecked her on the lips. “Little liar, why are you running away? I’m not going to eat you up. I won’t make things difficult for you when you are practicing.”

“Hehe, my hubby is the best.”

The next day in school, Tang Beibei went to Professor Chen’s office to do her shift. Professor Chen threw the 5,000 yuan back to her.

But Tang Beibei didn’t want the money back. She explained that she should help translate the published article since she was his student. She couldn’t take his money.

Professor Chen was annoyed. He said that the medical journal was going to translate the article, but it would cost ten to twenty thousand yuan. He told them that he would take care of the translation and paid Tang Beibei only five thousand yuan to get it done.

She deserved the 5,000 yuan because she had helped him save money.

Tang Beibei refused to accept the money no matter what. Professor Chen even scolded her for being an idiot who didn’t want money when it was given to her.

Tang Beibei explained seriously, “I will accept the money if I deserve it. I feel uneasy accepting money that I don’t deserve, so I can’t take this money!”

Professor Chen had no choice but to keep the money.

This was the first time he met someone more stubborn than him.

Professor Chen then asked her about medicine and told her about following him to see patients at the hospital. He told her a lot of details and even asked her solemnly if she remembered everything.

Tang Beibei, who took meticulous notes in her notebook, nodded quickly.

The old professor’s very fierce expression made her suspect that she would be beaten up if she didn’t remember what he told her.

After her shift ended, she closed her eyes the entire way to the dance studio. Ruan Qi asked her what she was doing.

“I’m going to take a nap to repair my brain that’s filled with Professor Chen’s instructions. That’s the only way I’ll have the energy for dance practice later.”