"Ah?"
Ning Anmiao was flustered.
To be honest, Ning Anmiao remembered every expression of Lu Yan in any period, his habitual catchphrases, and even his favorite food flavors clearly.
It wasn't that difficult to pretend to be him for a short while, which was why the secretary didn't notice anything amiss.
However, the bidding meeting was no trivial matter that could be easily muddled through!
Not to mention anything else, during her college years, she majored in two degrees, one in literature and the other in fashion design.
She knew nothing about real estate. How could she possibly replace Lu Yan to attend such an important bidding meeting?
If she showed any flaws, wouldn't it make the entire Yunyan a laughingstock?
"The bidder has already previewed Yunyan's design plan in advance and expressed no objections. They're mainly here to sign the contract this time," Lu Yan said in a slightly deep voice. With a face as charming as water, he exuded an air of aloofness that only a superior could possess. "You just need to show up. Don't say too much. Just watch them sign the contract."
It took Ning Anmiao a while to understand what he meant.
So, he wanted her to show up as Lu Yan today just to be a mascot?
"I..." She twitched her lips, still trying to find an excuse to decline.
The other party clearly anticipated her answer and said lazily, "If you don't go to the company today, after this negotiation fails, you'll have to attend more review meetings within Xinghe to figure out the cause of the failure."
In other words, even if she managed to avoid this time, there would be endless opportunities for her to show up in Xinghe later.
The more times she showed up, the less likely she was to imitate Lu Yan perfectly, and the more likely she was to show flaws.
The risk was too great.
Ning Anmiao scratched her head in frustration. All she could feel was the man's somewhat stiff short hair, so she put her hand down and took a deep breath.
It was just sitting there as a mascot.
And a super handsome mascot at that. She could do it.
"I'll go."
...
After breakfast, Ning Anmiao, with a handsome but resentful face, lowered her head helplessly and got into the car that Assistant Song had come to pick up "him" in.
"Have a safe journey."
As Assistant Song drove, he looked at "Ning Anmiao", who was standing at the door bidding farewell to "Lu Yan" as if it were a routine. He always felt that something was off.
Normally, the wife would happily see off General Manager Lu. But today, she seemed a bit indifferent, with a touch of coldness in her eyes.
"General Manager Lu, did you and your wife have a fight?"
"Lu Yan" in the car yawned, with a few tears welling up in the corners of his eyes. He said in a faint voice, "Maybe she's changed today."
This was the truth. It was up to Assistant Song to believe it or not.
Changed? Could the wife really change?
Assistant Song was incredulous. He had been by Lu Yan's side for so many years, and he knew how much the wife loved General Manager Lu.
He had witnessed a few times when the wife was bullied by the Lu family. Assistant Song had wanted to tell General Manager Lu, but the wife had stopped him.
Ning Anmiao had said that she didn't want Lu Yan to be caught in the middle.
Thinking of this, Assistant Song couldn't help but take a few more glances at General Manager Lu through the rearview mirror. He felt a bit sorry for the wife.
He hoped that General Manager Lu would see through all this soon.
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After seeing off "Lu Yan", "Ning Anmiao" was quite at ease at home alone.
He stayed at home, looking at the empty mansion, and began to wonder what that little woman usually did when she was alone at home.
Since marrying him, Ning Anmiao had rarely communicated with the outside world.
The only special thing was that she had once asked to convert a guest room in the mansion into a study, saying that she could go in and read books.
He hadn't asked further and had never stepped into her study.
Maybe because he was really bored today, he suddenly had the urge to go into her study.
Just as he reached the door of the study and put his hand on the doorknob, the doorbell suddenly rang.
"Mom, why are you here?"
"What, you're not welcome?" Mother Lu said with a straight face and an unfriendly tone.
Seeing his mother at the door, Lu Yan was a bit surprised. A look of surprise flashed across his eyes, but he quickly hid his emotions. His mother's attitude was a bit strange.
This was very different from the way they usually got along as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in his impression.
In the past, when he brought Ning Anmiao home, his mother always seemed enthusiastic and considerate. Sometimes, Mother Lu would even complain to him, saying that she didn't know if she had offended Ning Anmiao.
She often said that maybe it was because Ning Anmiao was a bit introverted and quiet, so she didn't like to talk to others.
Lu Yan had also talked to Ning Anmiao about this and tried to persuade her to get along better with his mother. But Ning Anmiao always changed the topic or simply remained silent. This made Lu Yan always think that his mother was the vulnerable one in this mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship.
Lu Yan's eyes fell on Mother Lu's cold face. He thought to himself that maybe they had had a fight before and Mother Lu was still angry.
Since he had swapped bodies with Ning Anmiao now, wasn't it a good opportunity to help clear up the misunderstanding between them and ease their relationship?
Thinking of this, Lu Yan smiled confidently and warmly welcomed her in. "If you had called in advance, I could have made arrangements to receive you properly."
Mother Lu glanced at her and didn't take her words to heart at all. She just asked casually, "Is Lu Yan at home?"
"He's gone to the company. He has a bidding meeting to attend today."
Mother Lu's attitude was extremely cold, with disdain in her eyes. Lu Yan answered while clearly sensing something was wrong.
After confirming that Lu Yan wasn't at home, Mother Lu let out a sigh of relief and walked into the living room as if there was no one else around. She directly sat in the middle position, looking extremely arrogant.
Seeing this, Lu Yan followed closely. Just as he was about to sit down, his mother suddenly spoke, her voice sharp and harsh. "Did I tell you to sit?"
The look in her eyes when she looked at Ning Anmiao was even more contemptuous and disdainful than before. "How's the progress on the matter I told you last time about divorcing Lu Yan earlier?"
Divorce?
So it was his mother who had asked Ning Anmiao to divorce him?
"Why on earth do we have to divorce?" Lu Yan looked up and met Mother Lu's gaze without showing any timidity. For a moment, he forgot that he was supposed to be Ning Anmiao, and his eyes were cold and aloof.
Mother Lu had never seen the usually submissive Ning Anmiao show such a cold look. She was stunned for a few seconds, thinking she was seeing things.
Then she came to her senses. Looking at the arrogant Ning Anmiao in front of her, she was instantly furious, and her voice suddenly rose. "Ning Anmiao! Have you gotten bold? How dare you talk back!"
After saying that, she raised her hand and unceremoniously slapped Ning Anmiao's face!