The CEO's Substitute Wife Is A Genius-Chapter 423 I’ll Support You, Let’s Elope (Extra - )

Chapter 423: Chapter 423 I’ll Support You, Let’s Elope (Extra Chapter)

"What does the grudge of your generation have to do with us, the next generation?"

Before Lu Xingzhou could express his stance, Jiang Man stepped forward and pulled him to her side.

The two of them stood in the middle of the ’Chu and Han borderlines’, clearly distancing themselves from both parties.

"Lu Xingzhou, state your stance," Jiang Man said, looking up at the man beside her.

Lu Xingzhou lowered his gaze to their intertwined hands, fingers tightly locked, incredibly intimate.

"Manman and I are already husband and wife, we will always stand on the same side. If we must choose one of three camps, then we will always stay neutral."

"Stay neutral?" King chuckled sarcastically, his eyes on his daughter and son-in-law’s tightly clasped hands.

Actually, he wasn’t planning to trouble the young couple, he just wanted to test their reaction.

"It’s originally a private feud between me and the old lady," he spoke indifferently, his voice cold and his aura overpowering.

He took a step forward, his presence overwhelming.

No one dared block his path; they all moved aside automatically.

Lu Xuemei was still caught in her emotions. When she realized, she ran up and grabbed King’s arm.

"After so many years without seeing each other, don’t you have anything to say to me? Do you know how I’ve been coping for the past twenty years?"

King suddenly stopped walking, glaring at the hand on his arm.

The calm and merciless man responded flatly, "Driving away Xiangling that year, you also played a significant role."

His tone was even, but his words felt like a sharp dagger to the heart.

Lu Xuemei slowly let go of her hand, her whole being seemed soulless, her heart aching, an ache almost too painful to breathe.

She had imagined many scenarios for meeting Li Jin again, but she had not expected to meet him as an in-law.

And now, there was no nostalgia in his eyes for their past.

Originally, the old lady and Lu Xuemei had brought many gifts for the engagement.

But after both parties were seated, silence fell, and no one brought up the topic of engagement gifts again.

"Li Jin, the Lu family will never forgive you for what happened back then!"

After sitting down, the old lady said with seething anger.

This was her stance!

"I also wanted Manman to distance herself from you and faithfully be a daughter-in-law of the Lu family, but since both children have stated their stance not to get involved in our previous generation’s feud, then fine."

The old lady seemed to have realized something, she waved her hand, "I will not give you any dowry gifts, but of course, our Lu family will never mistreat Manman. Everything will be clearly allocated; these things will all go to Manman, and you can’t even think about touching them!"

King laughed, he, being the world’s richest man, hardly cared about the Lu family’s dowry.

"Old lady, you’re just the same as twenty years ago, still this unpleasant personality, truly unchanged," he mocked and shook his head.

"I originally found other good matches for Manman, but since she’s chosen Lu Xingzhou, I’ll just have to accept it. However, old lady, our feud is not over."

"I won’t let it go either! Even if it costs me my old bones, I’ll tangle with you to the end! If you go to the old master’s grave and kowtow to apologize now, I might consider not holding past grudges for Manman’s sake!"

"Is that so?" King scoffed coldly, "If you’re willing to kneel and admit your mistakes in front of me now, I might consider not holding it against you for Lu Xingzhou’s sake."

"You... scoundrel!" The old lady was so angry she gritted her teeth.

Jiang Man and Lu Xingzhou felt extremely awkward, as both parties argued, each with their own reasons.

Neither Jiang Man nor Lu Xingzhou had personally experienced these past events and could not fully understand the pain of each side.

But there’s a saying, "when will the cycle of vengeance end?"

"It looks like we won’t be able to have this meal today. Manman, Xingzhou, are you coming to eat with me, or will you stay?"

"We’re not following anyone; we’ll eat by ourselves," Jiang Man said expressionlessly.

King nodded, not saying anything further.

As he left, he passed by Lu Xingzhou, patting him on the shoulder, "I’m looking forward to the Brain Device project. Should the Lu Corporation really go bankrupt, you’re always welcome at King Corporation."

Jiang Man heard these words and knew her father wasn’t joking.

If he said the Lu Corporation would go bankrupt, then he definitely had a foolproof plan in place.

"Crazy!" she rubbed her forehead.

"Lu Xingzhou, I have a bad feeling."

"Don’t worry, with me here, nothing major will go wrong," Lu Xingzhou gently patted Jiang Man’s shoulder to reassure her, "The priority now is to make father-in-law and grandma reconcile."

"Probably difficult," Jiang Man felt somewhat dejected, "Ever since I was young, I knew Dad hated someone, but I never imagined it was grandma."

"It seems we need to visit Mrs. Lan Xiang."

"That’s right!" Jiang Man nodded in agreement.

As they were about to leave, Lu Zhan and the others called out, "Little uncle, little aunt, are you really going to eat by yourselves?"

Jiang Man waved her hand without saying anything.

The group that remained felt uncomfortably awkward.

With the main characters gone, what was the point of the supporting characters entertaining themselves?

"Third grandma, I think it might be better to make peace with the other party. It’s been twenty years; there’s no need to hold grudges anymore. People should look forward; making a fuss like this will make it very difficult for Manman and Xingzhou."

"You can’t say that. It’s not the great-grandma who wants to make a fuss. Look at that domineering attitude of theirs, demanding great-grandma to kneel in front of him! Great-grandma is of such an old age, doesn’t she deserve some respect?"

"How much is face worth? The happiness of the younger generation is more important."

"Ultimately, both parties were at fault that year. Grandma, you played favorites with your niece and meddled too much. If it weren’t for your interference, things wouldn’t have developed as they did."

"Let’s say less now; it’s not the time to argue who’s right or wrong. Li Jin seems ill-intentioned. He was already extremely smart back then, mastering everything at Lu Corporation in six months, and now he’s disappeared for twenty years, we still don’t know his true capabilities. If he really targets Lu Corporation, Xingzhou might not be his match."

Lu Zhendong had been silent the whole time.

Too much time had passed, and they had all forgotten just how formidable Li Jin was.

This man was a genius; whatever he learned, he mastered immediately, his brain filled with who knows what, seemingly built differently from ordinary people.

If he decided to pursue something, he was sure to succeed, even if it was something as immense as building a rocket, going to space.

The Lu Corporation’s Brain Device project was soon to have a press conference, and he feared there might be trouble then.

Given Li Jin’s nature, seeking revenge against the Lu Family was the perfect opportunity.

...

"Headache."

In a hotpot restaurant, Jiang Man looked at her favorite food, having no appetite whatsoever.

The feud between her father and the Lu family seemed like a deadlocked situation.

Even someone as clever as her couldn’t think of a good solution in a short period of time.

"Let’s not think about these things for now; eat something," Lu Xingzhou said considerately, preparing the meat and placing it into her bowl.

Jiang Man looked up, "If one day, you really have to choose between the two, which would you choose?"

"Hmm?" Lu Xingzhou paused in his movements.

After a moment of thought, he smiled, "I’ve already decided; I’d hand over Lu Corporation to my third brother and wander the world with you."

"Wander the world?" Jiang Man poked the sauce in her bowl with her chopsticks, suddenly curling her lips into a smile, "That works too. When the time comes, I’ll support you, let’s elope!"