The Substitute Bride: Indulged by the Obsessive CEO

Chapter 438: Don’t Cry When You Lose

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

At the luxuriously decorated venue of the tender meeting.

Before the meeting started, Jiang Xing said hi to representatives from the tender issuer.

The representatives were very polite. They made small talk about their families and then talked about work.

Suddenly, the crowd stirred. The representatives looked over and smiled as they walked away to welcome the guest who had just arrived.

Jiang Xing turned his head and saw a very young woman who looked somewhat familiar.

He asked his assistant who she was. His assistant replied, “That looks like the successor of the Wen family, Wen Sang.”

Jiang Xing tried to recall, but his memory was blurry.

“The old master of the Wen family is always said to be suffering from long term illness, but he isn’t dead yet. How can he let his granddaughter do these things? What can a young girl do?”

Jiang Xing’s tone was very disdainful.

He felt that it was difficult for women to achieve anything in the business world, and they would even be laughed at.

Moreover, she was just a young girl!

After saying hi to the representatives from the tender issuer, Wen Sang walked up to Jiang Xing with a smile and greeted him respectfully by calling him Uncle Jiang.

Although Wen Sang’s father had passed away, he was older than Jiang Xing.

Back when Jiang Xing took over Jiang Corporation, he was in a crisis because of the Wen family. He had no choice but to cozy up to Jiang Jingchen’s mother and marry her, so he could take over the Hao family business.

There was a personal grudge between the two and they were competitors in business. Their relationship had never been good.

However, Jiang Xing would still be nice to her in front of others.

“Xiaosang, you’ve really grown up.”

Wen Sang replied with a smile, “How can I not grow up when Uncle Jiang is already old?”

“Uncle Jiang, your hair is all white now. You must be very tired from work.”

Jiang Xing was in his fifties, but he wasn’t ready to admit that he was old. He still felt that he could work, and it would be best if he could also take over the Wen family business.

But his face darkened when a young lady he looked down on mocked him for being old.

“Xiaosang, you’re young but quite arrogant. Your grandfather handed the Wen family business to you. I’m going to face some serious competition in the future.”

Wen Sang said with a nod, “Yes, you will but Uncle Jiang has been causing trouble for the Wen family all these years… I’ve only just taken over the domestic business and am still very new at it. Please don’t blame me if I do anything inappropriate, Uncle Jiang.”

“Why would I blame you? You must do your best and not let your grandfather down.”

“Yeah, my grandfather told me to win this tender today. I also plan to do my best.”

Jiang Xing felt her provocation and smirked.

She must be dreaming to think that she could snatch this project away from him!

“It’s good for young people to be ambitious, but don’t be conceited. Otherwise, you won’t be able to get up when you fall.”

Wen Sang kept the cute smile on her face, looking like a mischievous yet well-behaved kid.

“Uncle Jiang is right. But you’re older than me and will take a much longer time to get up if you fall.”

Jiang Xing gritted his teeth. How dare this junior from the Wen family behave so arrogantly in front of him?

She had better no cry when she lost!

The tender organizer went on stage and announced the start of the tender meeting.

The organizer announced the project in question and kicked off the evaluation process for the proposals submitted by all bidders.

After the evaluation committee reviewed all the proposals, only two companies were left in the fierce competition. Their sealed pricing proposals would be opened as the last step.

Pricing proposals were all sealed to prevent participants from underbidding each other.

The entire process of bid evaluation were video recorded to prove that the evaluation was conducted fairly.

When Jiang Xing saw the organizer’s hesitancy in announcing the results, he looked at Wen Sang with a frown and a very bad feeling.

Wen Sang noticed his gaze and revealed a polite smile.

After a while, the organizer went on stage and announced the tender results.

It was an exciting moment, and everyone looked at the meeting organizer curiously.

The organizer congratulated the bid winner, Wen Corporation.

Jiang Xing looked at the organizer in disbelief.

He then looked at the highest-ranking officer from the tender issuer, hoping that the issuer would give him an explanation.

However, the highest-ranking officer from the tender issuer clapped and congratulated Wen Sang.

Sensing Jiang Xing’s gaze, he was also very calm and revealed a polite smile.

Jiang Xing also realized that he had been played. He left angrily with a sullen face.

Wen Sang stood in front of him and said, “Uncle Jiang, why are you in such a hurry? Aren’t you going to wait for me to receive the tender award letter? Or are you feeling unwell after your fall that you need to go to a hospital?”

Jiang Xing was so angry that he was steaming like a locomotive. “You’re quite capable to snatch this project from me.”

Jiang Xing had worked with the tender issuer for years. He thought that he would definitely win again this year so he could bring some joy to his troubled company. He did not expect to lose and be mocked by a young girl.

“Thank you for your praise, Uncle Jiang. I will continue to work hard.”

Jiang Xing snorted coldly and turned to leave.

He didn’t know if the heavens were against him today, but when he walked out, it suddenly rained. His coat was drenched and he looked a little disheveled.

His assistant nervously held an umbrella over his head. Jiang Xing shook off his umbrella and got into the car. He patted the rain off his body and coughed uncomfortably.

“Sir, are you alright?”

“I’m fine. Let’s go.”

It was raining, and the temperature had dropped.

When Jiang Xing stepped into his office, he felt the cold air from the central air-conditioning in the building. He immediately felt unwell and scolded his assistant to turn up the air-conditioning.

Seeing that Jiang Xing didn’t look well, the assistant quickly turned off the blower unit in his room. When he heard Jiang Xing cough again, he asked worriedly, “Chairman, if you’re not feeling well, please go home and rest.”

“That’s not necessary. I was just caught in the rain. I’m not that useless.”

His assistant didn’t dare to say anything more and waited on him carefully.

When Jiang Xing returned to the Jiang residence after work, he felt that his breathing was labored and his chest was tight.

Song Yan was worried about his health and called the family doctor over.

After the family doctor examined him, he said to Song Yan, “Cold has entered Mr. Jiang’s body and caused him to catch a cold. He has a low-grade fever now. It’s easy to fall sick when we transition from spring to summer. Moreover, Mr. Jiang’s chronic illness has just gotten better. It might come back with a vengeance.”

Song Yan asked hurriedly, “Is there any way to treat it? Now that Jiang Corporation is plagued with one trouble after another, Jiang Xing has been overworked and not getting enough rest lately. He can’t afford to fall ill at this critical time.”

The family doctor said, “Illness isn’t something I can control. The weather is unpredictable now, which is not good for people with chronic diseases.”

“Mr. Jiang needs to recuperate now. He can’t overwork himself anymore. If his condition gets worse, I’ll have no choice but to admit him to the hospital.”

After seeing the family doctor off, Song Yan returned to the bedroom to find Jiang Xing already asleep.

Problems had been cropping up left, right and center at Jiang Corporation lately. He was stressed out and hadn’t been able to sleep for days.

She sighed and was closing the door on her way out of the room when she ran into her daughter.

“Mom, how’s Dad?”

“Let’s talk downstairs,” Song Yan said.

Downstairs, Song Yan sent the servants away and told her about Jiang Xing’s condition.

Jiang Minghua said worriedly, “If Dad falls sick at a critical time like this, Jiang Corporation will be leaderless. Things will go into chaos.”

Song Yan asked the butler, “Any ideas how we can solve this?”

The butler was also worried. “Jiang Corporation will definitely be in chaos if the old master falls ill at this time. No one will support the second young master if we put him in charge. If we ask the fourth young master to come back and take charge, he’ll be bullied by the old foxes in the company because he’s too young. He won’t be able to hold the fort.”

Jiang Minghua then pointed at herself and said, “Let me do it then. I have management experience and often work with Dad at the company.”

The butler looked at her awkwardly. It was a great challenge for a young lady to take over a company in crisis.

Jiang Minghua continued, “I’ve also groomed someone at the company. He can assist me. Mom, trust me. I can do this.”

The butler asked curiously, “Third Young Miss, who did you groom at the company?”

“Wu Rui, my first love,” Jiang Minghua replied.

“Oh, that top student.” The butler was surprised. “Didn’t you guys break up?”

“We did break up, but Wu Rui is still hung up on me. He has been hiding at Jiang Corporation, saying that he is waiting to help me.”

“He is helping me keep an eye on Jiang Jingchen. He has even set something up to smear Tang Beibei..”