The CEO's Substitute Wife Is A Genius-Chapter 407: Jiang Man is Not Our Daughter and Has Nothing to Do with the Hu Family

Chapter 407: Chapter 407: Jiang Man is Not Our Daughter and Has Nothing to Do with the Hu Family

Ten minutes later, Jiang Rou and Jiang Yueping were brought back to the hotel under the Hu family’s banner.

It was the second day of the wedding banquet, and only the closest relatives and friends remained.

However, what they did not expect was that such a disgrace would occur within the Hu family! Someone had been guarding and stealing from their own! They even betrayed their nation and country!

Jiang Rou and Jiang Yueping felt extremely wronged.

The two stood in the center of the banquet hall, surrounded by family members, all of whom were discussing fervently.

Old Master Hu sat in the main seat, too angry to utter a word.

Jiang Man hurried towards him, placing her hand on his shoulder.

"Grandfather, don’t take this matter to heart. You have so many sons and grandsons to handle this for you, you just need to nod or shake your head, please don’t get agitated."

"I know." With Jiang Man present, the old master felt immensely reassured.

As the eldest son and having managed the family affairs for so many years, Hu Guanghua was the most authoritative person.

When he spoke, no one dared to disobey.

"Stealing is already disgraceful enough, yet you even sold the items to the people from Neon City? I heard from Manman that this medicine was to be used for research at the National Research Institute, potentially benefiting all of humanity. But if it were stolen by those with ill intentions, none of us can even begin to imagine the consequences."

"The Hu family will never become traitors!"

Faced with one accusation after another, Jiang Rou turned into a teary mess, "Don’t put labels on us, how would we know she was from Neon City?"

"You didn’t know? Couldn’t you tell by their Japanese when you met them?" Chen Anna rolled her eyes, "Stupid and wicked, can’t even lie properly! Clearly doing it for money, and you’ve lost all conscience!"

"You..." Jiang Rou was criticized to the point of speechlessness.

"Dad, say something." She tugged forcefully at Jiang Yueping.

Jiang Yueping snorted, very defiantly, "So what do you all mean by this? Are you trying to send us, father and daughter, to jail?"

"We did steal and sell the items, but isn’t it that they were recovered by you all, without any loss? Can’t we just apologize and be done with it? Must we be scrutinized and spat on by everyone as if being interrogated?"

"Huh?" The second mistress’s face twisted with anger.

This fellow committed a wrongdoing and yet acted as if their whole family owed him?

"Family scandals should not be publicized." Hu Guanghua sighed and made a decision, "Fangqin, you, Jiang Yueping, and Jiang Rou go back to where you came from. From now on, the Hu family will not welcome Jiang Yueping and Jiang Rou. Let it be known, if they still have the nerve to show up, we will definitely kick them out. If they get hurt or broken, we take no responsibility!"

"Big brother, don’t be angry, they indeed made a mistake this time and caused trouble for the family." Hu Fangqin apologized to Hu Guanghua, feeling very distressed.

Jiang Yueping, always arrogant, became instantly enraged when he heard Hu Guanghua intending to drive him and his daughter away.

Initially, he intended to give Hu Fangqin face and settle for ten million.

Now it seemed, he would not rest until he extorted one hundred million!

He absolutely had to vent this rage!

"All of you in the Hu family are a bunch of fools! Want to kick me and Rourou out, right? Okay then..."

Jiang Yueping decided to go all out.

Hu Fangqin guessed what he was about to say and rushed over, pleading with him, "Don’t say it, please don’t say it, didn’t we agree last night?"

"Not say it? Why shouldn’t I? Rourou and I have suffered so much, we need everyone else to take the fall too."

"I’m begging you, I’m really begging you." Hu Fangqin knelt down, thumping to the ground, shocking everyone present.

The third and fourth mistresses quickly came to support her.

Jiang Yueping was more excited now, laughing loudly, "I’ll tell you the truth, Jiang Man is not my daughter with Fangqin at all, she doesn’t share any blood relation with us! Your beloved granddaughter, niece, sister, who knows where this illegitimate child came from!"

"What are you spouting nonsense about?" Hu Ming pointed angrily at his nose.

Jiang Yueping pulled a paternity test from his pocket, "Don’t believe me? Here, I’m not lying!"

Hu Ming took a quick step forward and snatched the paternity test.

One by one, everyone passed it around, and eventually, all eyes turned to Jiang Man.

Jiang Man was caught off guard, her mind even blanking out for a moment.

She had always thought she was the daughter of Hu Fangqin and Jiang Yueping, thought she was the seventh lady of the Hu family.

But suddenly being told she wasn’t?

Though she was strong inside, she still faltered in that moment.

She stumbled a couple of steps, almost falling down.

Thankfully, a large hand supported her from behind, pulling her into an embrace.

His voice was gentle, his eyes filled with tenderness, "Hold on for now, Grandfather’s feelings are crucial."

Jiang Man looked over, and indeed, the old man was clearly distressed, his complexion looking awful.

This was a definite precursor to a stroke!

"Grandfather!" She quickly hugged the old man, "Wu, hurry, fetch my bag!"

"Everyone, back off and let Grandfather breathe some fresh air!"

"Dad..." Hu Fangqin saw that her father hadn’t spoken a word but was already emotionally agitated and breathing rapidly, which scared her so much that she immediately got up and ran over.

The scene suddenly became chaotic.

Fortunately, Lu Xingzhou was there, directing Zhao Huai on how to disperse the crowd and assist Jiang Man in giving timely aid.

Thankfully, with immediate cooperation from Wu Yingfan, after Jiang Man administered a few injections to the old man, he finally regained his senses, let out a deep breath, and began to recover.

"Dad... How do you feel?" Hu Fangqin was crying her eyes out, repeatedly slapping herself in remorse, "It’s all my fault, I’m to blame for trusting the wrong person!"

Once, twice, it was all because of the despicable Jiang Yueping that her father was angered into a semi-paralyzed state.

She deserved to die, she really did!

"Someone, please help her away; her agitation can affect Grandfather. He needs peace and calm now."

As soon as Jiang Man finished speaking, the third and fourth wives came over and helped the woman away.

Jiang Man held tightly onto the old man’s hand; she had studied psychology and knew the root cause of his repeated strokes—it was fear of loss.

Twenty years ago, unable to bear the thought of losing his daughter, he suffered a stroke.

And just now, he feared losing his granddaughter.

It was his deep care that triggered an uncontrollable emotional breakdown.

She gently patted the old man, comforting him, "Grandfather, you won’t lose me. I am your granddaughter Manman, I was before, I am now, and I will be in the future."

"Mmh, good, good child." The old man nodded, a tear sliding down his cheek.

Jiang Man steadied the old man, "Grandfather needs to rest, Lu Xingzhou, I’ll leave this to you."

"Don’t worry." Lu Xingzhou came over, took one of her hands, and gave it a strong squeeze, "Take care of yourself too."

"I’ll be fine." Jiang Man smiled and brushed it off.

She was strong inside, but at this moment, even the softest part of her heart stirred with ripples.

After Jiang Man left with the old man, Lu Xingzhou virtually sprinted towards Jiang Yueping.

He rubbed his fists and, raising his hand, delivered a punch straight into Jiang Yueping’s face, knocking out a tooth and causing him to spit blood.

Previously, due to his relationship by marriage, he had tolerated a lot.

Now that the relationship had dissolved, old and new resentments were all accounted for!

"Zhao Huai!" He commanded coldly.

"Present!" Zhao Huai stepped forward.

Lu Xingzhou narrowed his eyes, revealing a rare ruthlessness, "Find where in Neon City there are privately kept crocodiles, throw him in. Remember, he must not die; 24-hour medical aid is a must. Let him wish he were dead."

"Yes!" Zhao Huai was thrilled, such a method of tormenting an evildoer could only be concocted by a craftily sinister boss.

"Lu Xingzhou, you can’t do this to me! I am your father-in-law, ah, help! Fangqin, pleas for mercy on my behalf!"

Jiang Yueping hadn’t expected Lu Xingzhou to act, he hadn’t even begun to negotiate terms with the Hu family yet!

Why hadn’t things developed as he had planned?

"Jiang Yueping, I’ve had enough of you, let’s get a divorce!"

However, instead of Hu Fangqin’s pleas, he was met with these words...