Chapter 5

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The Expensive Ex-Wife of a Wealthy Family [05]

Novel by: Yuèxià Xiāohún

Translated and Edited by: Aidoru Apple

Beast!

Jian Mo was sitting in her office looking worn out while thinking...She could

only silently curse.

Where was the ruthless and domineering president?!

Did he incarnate as a beast when he was in bed?

Where was Gu Beichen cold and bloodthirsty as outsiders had said he would

be?

He was clearly a beast wearing men's clothing...He looks neat when dressed

but when taken off, he is far inferior to an animal!

"Mo-jie, if you grip the pencil a bit harder, it will break…" Xiang Wan

had been in the drafting office five minutes ago and saw that Mo-jie

did not notice her arrival and was struggling with the mechanical

pencil.

"Huh?" Jian Mo suddenly woke up. After her brain short-circuited for a few

seconds, she realized her gaffe and asked after sorting out her thoughts,

“What’s wrong?”

Xiang Wan handed over a folder and said, "This is the customer service form

sent by the planning department. Would you like to see if you could pull some

inspiration for the design?"

Jian Mo took the folder and opened it. After flipping a few pages, she

suddenly saw a name and could not help but wonder, "Lu Man?" She raised her

head to look at Xiang Wan.

Xiang Wan nodded, "Yes… it's the superstar Lu Man...and the property was an

apartment developed by Huangdi Group!

"Tsk, tsk," Xiang Wan shook her head and sighed, "Young Master Gu is generous…

I heard that the apartment units there are 30% higher than the average market

price, and someone cannot simply buy it even if they have the money…"

As she was talking, her face expressed intrigue while leaning forward on the

table, “Mo-jie, do you think this apartment is Gu Beichen’s golden

house to keep his mistress1, right?”

Jian Mo smiled reservedly.

"Mo-jie, let us design this..." Xiang Wan's eyes twinkled, “Maybe Lu

Man can be our bridge2 to Gu Beichen.”

Jian Mo rolled her eyes inside, although she became rich through her hidden

marriage, she was still Gu Beichen’s wife, the real legal wife… okay!

Did Gu Beichen need strangers to build the bridge?!

“Imagine, Gu Beichen sitting in a room designed by you… and his eyes lit up!”

Xiang Wan did not perceive the melancholy in Jian Mo’s eyes, instead, the more

she chattered, the brighter her eyes were as she plotted her storyline, “Wow…

this design is astounding!”

Xiang Wan earnestly waved her hand, imitating Gu Beichen’s gestures, and said,

“Jian Mo, this apartment’s designer, will undertake the design contract from

the first to the eighteenth floor of the leisure center.” It seemed that scene

appeared before her eyes and amusedly laughed...

“Girl… Did you forget to take your medicine when you went out today?" Jian Mo

could not resist rolling her eyes, then continued to review the customer

service form.

Xiang Wan curled her lips, shrugged her shoulders, and said, “Mo-jie,

I’m serious...” She pouted, “If the company took over the designs for the

leisure center, Then, our Boss would surely recommend you to UCL.3 The road is

already paved with gold.”4

“Lu Man likes our company because of our terms of confidentiality…” Jian Mo

responded without raising her head and added, “If she knew that our motive for

designing her apartment is to associate with Gu Beichen, won’t our losses

outweigh our gains?”

As she remarked, Jian Mo looked towards Xiang Wan and could not help but sigh

when there was still eagerness in Xiang Wan’s eyes.

“Let us not talk about whether this plan will damage our company’s

reputation…” Jian Mo continued, “Do you think that even if Gu Beichen admired

my design, Lu Man would be foolish enough to introduce a woman to him?”

Xiang Wan got discouraged, “No…” She looked at Jian Mo, “Especially with a

beauty like Mo-jie.”

“...” Jian Mo felt that she and Xiang Wan were not in the same world and shook

her head helplessly and kept watching.

Xiang Wan laid down on the glass table and muttered, “Young Master Gu has a

golden house for her mistress. I am itching to know what Mrs. Gu thinks… Does

it matter to her? Is it okay? Is it alright?

Jian Mo heard it and pulled her thoughts away… She adored Gu Beichen’s money,

not the person itself… Now she is wealthy and can support herself, what does

she need to think about?!

“A man can also be a source of calamity...” Jian Mo sneered, unaware of the

trace of annoyance that fleeted in her heart which was too brief to notice.

After flipping the pages over for a while, Jian Mo pulled out the apartment

proposal, "It’s this one..."

Before Jian Mo finished her words, her phone rang… Looking at the call, it was

from Tang Haoyang’s office. She spoke first, “Director?”

“Come to my office...”

“Okay!” Jian Mo replied and hang up the phone before speaking to Xiang Wan, “I

will pick this project, you can contact the client and set an appointment to

discuss the design scheme, site visit, and contracts.”

“En...” Xiang Wan replied after looking at the document, “I will get in

touch.”

“Knock, knock.”

“Come in…” Tang Haoyang was signing a document when Jian Mo came in, and he

raised his head.

“Sit first.” Jian Mo sat down opposite Tang Haoyang. After he finished signing

the papers and handed it to his secretary, she asked, “Director, what's the

matter?”

“What are your plans for Huangdi’s project?” Tang Haoyang asked.

Jian Mo groaned and said guiltily, “There are no proposals currently…”

Tang Haoyang took out a business card from his drawer, “This is Young Master

Gu’s personal assistant’s business card. Get in touch with him… I’ll leave it

to you.”

Jian Mo frowned in her heart, weeping, and feeling helpless… The problem was

not approaching Huangdi Group, it was if Gu Beichen would carry her

water.5

He did not even hold sentiments for his brother-in-law, what about her, a

contract wife?

“Xiao Jian, I believe in you…” Tang Haoyang seriously stared at Jian Mo with

high expectations, “The industry is watching Xiangyu if it can take over this

project openly or covertly.”

Jian Mo visualized that there we ten thousand horses galloping in her heart.

She was frustrated and wanted to escape but eventually was grateful, accepted

the business card, and said with a smile, “Director, I will do my best.”

She left Tang Haoyang’s office in a muddled state, she felt bad… especially

when scanning the little driver’s business card, she staggered.

On the conference room of Huangdi Group’s top floor, Gu Beichen tapped the

table with his fingers, his silky voice conspicuously reverberated on the

entire meeting room because of its silence.

“No one has a solution?” Gu Beichen’s soft voice slipped from his thin lips,

his eyelids slightly lifted, his deep eyes scrutinized the senior executives.

The executive committee was silent, at this moment, whoever spoke first would

meet his end… the thing was they would also be rebuked for not speaking.

The conference room once again fell into silence. The mood suppressed

everyone’s breath and felt lacking in air.

“President.” The general manager could only bite the bullet and said, “This

time...” At the perfect moment, a mobile phone “buzzed”. Everyone’s heart

froze and they subconsciously and worriedly thought that their mobile phones

rang.

Then, they thought about it, theirs were either turned off or in silent mode

during the meeting.

Everyone looked at Gu Beichen and saw him pick up his phone, glanced, and

frowned slightly. It was a text message from Jian Mo.

[Your wife’s work is so difficult... As a husband, shouldn’t you support

her?]

Gu Beichen’s eyes were deep and he replied: [Yeah, quit your job. I will support you.]

The corners of Jian Mo's mouth twitched, and she texted back: [Don’t easily talk about resigning, okay?] She also added a cute expression.

Gu Beichen's thin lips curled slightly: [Speak, what is it?]

Jian Mo: [I heard Huangdi has a new clubhouse project. Your wife seems to be an

architect!]

Gu Beichen could almost imagine Jian Mo's expression when she sent this

message, her eyes must be beaming like a fox: [If you want me to promise to

carry your water, how do you plan to repay me?]

Jian Mo gritted her teeth when she saw his reply, but answered to please: [Does me as the payment sounds good?]

Footnotes:

1. 金屋藏娇 (Jīn Wū Cáng Jiāo): A magnificent house built for a beloved woman.↩

2. Be a stepping stone↩

3. University College London (UCL): I think I forgot to note this down on previous chapters. But this school really exists.↩

4. 那可是镀了层光灿灿的金呢: . This is in the raw, not sure if this was the proper translation, but it was the closest I can. Roads are paved with gold means a place where it is easy to get rich quickly or simply a great opportunity without many setbacks If you know, comment down below.

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5. Carry someone’s water: To support without being critical about it.

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Translator's Notes:This chapter made me crazy. Haha. It was difficult for me to translate this and I had to research so many Chinese characters and idioms. I was still reluctant to post it because I was unsure of the inconsistencies but then thought it would be more sinful to be this late. All right. This was long over due. Hehe. I have actually translated it way befoooore but was too unconfident and was also busy setting up this website.

Hey, I also just learned THERE WAS A MANHUA for TEEOWF and HHDL. I did not know when I started these two. Please forgive this ignorant child. I am actually doubting to continue this because I checked and TEEOWF has 700+ released manhua chapters while HHDL has 70+. I like the stories so far but I am not a fan of Chinese manhua and is inclined more to novels. Their art style and translation was not my cup of tea that I would rather MTL these novels. But since there were already releases, I am doubting if someone would read these. Then, I said to myself, "Hey girl, stop overthinking. Just finish what you started! What matters is that you enjoy it."

That was why if you're reading this and also enjoying it as much as I do, thank you! You're an angel! Love you guys!