Chapter 91. I've discovered I'm truly an understanding person...

Chapter 91

What if someone overhears your outrageous remarks?

Jin Ran said, "Of course I pretended not to know, and then gently stroked her fur."

Fortunately, Jiang Mingxu was mature and prudent, and didn't take his wife's "grand dreams" to heart. Jin Ran knew she was in the wrong, and during the latter half of the celebration banquet, she took the initiative to link arms with the man.

Jiang Mingxu raised her hand, and she offered her a cocktail.

Jiang Mingxu was talking to someone, and she praised him with her star-like eyes;

Jiang Mingxu looked a little tired, so she reached out and rubbed his shoulders, her beautiful face full of heartache.

The other guests were secretly astonished.

The young wife that President Jiang married is quite clingy.

The couple, a handsome man and a beautiful woman, looked truly pleasing to the eye in the same frame. Director Chen's celebration banquet was, after all, a promotional event for the TV series, and this time he invited many people from the industry, including media representatives.

These people take photos everywhere, then select a few, add carefully crafted captions, and they are quickly posted on major social media platforms. It's both a paid service and an excellent opportunity to manage personal account traffic.

That very night, it became a trending topic.

Some netizens who were unaware of the facts clicked in, thinking they would see news about Director Chen's TV series, but instead they saw netizens gushing over the drama.

When asked who they were taking it with, the reply was "I don't know."

Netizen: 【？？？】

In my moment of confusion, a kind person finally sent me a background photo to provide some answers.

They were a man and a woman standing very close together, their heads tilted to the side. The man had a striking profile, with a high, straight nose that resembled undulating mountains and a sharp jawline that outlined a chiseled face.

Although the woman's face was not clearly visible, her form-fitting dress accentuated her slender waist and graceful figure.

Woof Woof's Wife: [The image of a domineering CEO and a beautiful woman is so vivid!]

I am the Emperor: [When did such a high-quality couple appear in the entertainment industry? *drooling emoji*]

Eating everything will only make me well-rounded: [Is this Director Chen's celebration party? Is it one of the invited celebrities?]

Unfortunately, netizens spent a long time trying to find a perfect match, but couldn't find one, until an employee of Mingji stepped forward: "[To be honest, he looks a bit like our company's president]"

[Your company?]

Mingji Technology

This sparked a huge online discussion. Netizens immediately began digging up Jiang Mingxu's publicly available photos—group photos from business events, introductory photos from the company's official website—and the well-defined profile and sharp jawline matched perfectly!

Who is that woman?

[It must be our boss's wife. Everyone in the company knows it. No one but her can get within half a meter of President Jiang!]

"Oh no, have they missed the point?"

When Jin Ran got home, she saw the comments from netizens and couldn't help but wail.

She was destined to be cannon fodder, working diligently at the school, barely surviving on her novels, never seeking fame or recognition. Had she known this would happen, she would have stayed far away from the world.

Jiang Mingxu came out of the bathroom, assuming she didn't like it: "If you don't like it, I'll have Assistant Wang find someone to suppress it."

Jin Ran's expression was strange and conflicted: "It's not that I don't like it."

Today is supposed to be the day of the male and female leads' iconic scene, but instead of them trending, it was her and Jiang Mingxu, these two minor characters, who unexpectedly became trending topics.

She scrolled down and found Wei Ya's related topics in the top 20, and the ranking was still declining.

"It just feels a little strange."

She sighed deeply.

Jiang Mingxu stopped drying his hair and looked at Jin Ran's face. The woman's nose was wrinkled and tightly knit, like the osmanthus blossoms on an autumn moon branch. He paused for a moment and then said, seemingly casually, "You pay a lot of attention to those two people."

"Really?" She thought for a moment. "It seems like there is a little."

After all, they are the male and female protagonists in the book. It's probably normal for her, a reader who has read the book, to have a bit of a fan mentality of wanting to ride on their coattails.

Jiang Mingxu's intuition was always sharp. He knew that Jin Ran had many secrets that were different from others, but since she didn't say them, he never asked, "Did you know them before?"

"I don't know her." This time, Jin Ran decisively shook her head in denial.

She carefully considered her words, unsure how to explain. "It's like the kind of chosen ones in novels, where the world's will makes way for them. I feel that Wei Ya and that young CEO Chen are those kinds of people. It's never a bad thing to be on good terms with them."

This statement is completely illogical. For example, how can someone who doesn't know another person know that they are a "chosen one"? And that unfounded intuition would leave anyone who hears it feeling baffled.

But Jiang Mingxu just nodded after listening and didn't say anything more.

Jin Ran didn't know whether the other party believed her or not.

After the celebration banquet, Director Chen's film was released as scheduled. The trending topics started to focus on the plot and character development, and the story of the Mingji boss and his wife from that night was quickly forgotten by netizens.

Wei Ya, the female lead, finally stood out. With her excellent acting skills and the beautiful, strong, and tragic character in the drama, she attracted a large number of fans.

From an unknown, obscure actor, he rose to become a well-known rising star, with directors and advertisers actively seeking collaborations with him.

Wei Ya did not give up these great opportunities.

She worked her way up from the bottom, experiencing all sorts of cold shoulders and setbacks, so she cherishes every invitation. As long as the script is acceptable, she accepts it without hesitation, and then tirelessly moves between various film crews, using diligence and strength to solidify her position step by step.

So much so that when rumors of a romance between Wei Ya and the heir of the Chen family surfaced, fans didn't seem to care at all.

What's there to care about? Dating doesn't affect their sister's career. The man, especially a wealthy adult man, is just a helper on their sister's path to success.

On the contrary, Jin Ran, after these recent events, suddenly understood.

Her relationship with Jiang Mingxu can now be described as that of a couple, no, it's even more than that. They skipped the ambiguous and tug-of-war stage between couples and went straight to being legally recognized as husband and wife.

This means that in this world, they are the closest people—not related by blood but closer than family, their fates intertwined, sharing both glory and hardship.

Of course, in the 21st century, married couples can also get divorced. Although she no longer thinks about divorce as much as she did when she first transmigrated into the book, before the divorce, and before any division of property was written, every second of work Jiang Mingxu did and every penny she earned belonged to her!

So why did she feel embarrassed before? She wasn't spending his money, yet others were still eyeing it!

So the black card was taken out again.

Three seconds later, Jin Ran sighed. She realized that she had nowhere to spend money!

Mrs. Lin and her family often attend various fashion shows and jewelry exhibitions, and they would invite her along, but looking at those "ores" that cost hundreds of thousands or millions, she still couldn't bring herself to spend money recklessly.

Jin Ran shamelessly put the black card away.

Then, she remarked to Jiang Mingxu, who had just returned from the company, "I've discovered that I'm truly an understanding wife."

Jiang Mingxu: "?"

Although he didn't understand why his wife suddenly said that, he thoughtfully remained silent and reached out to ruffle the soft hair in front of him.

"Yes, you're right."

After discarding the black card, Jin Ran took out a savings card the next day.

This was her own card, containing her salary and a monthly allowance of 500,000 yuan. She had never paid attention to this card before, but upon opening it this time, she discovered that she had unknowingly accumulated over three million yuan.

Jin Ran was somewhat dazed; she had no idea she had so much money.

Although she can't compare to the real tycoons in the industry, she's still quite well-off compared to ordinary people, right?

More importantly, compared to the astronomical credit limits on the black card, three million doesn't seem like much, so you don't feel bad spending it!

Jin Ran regained the "generosity" that a wealthy wife should have, and with a wave of her hand, she invested two-thirds of it in Wei Ya's new drama, leaving the rest for daily expenses.

Given her current status, she doesn't actually need to spend her own money. In fact, because of the previous celebration banquet, everyone realized her true position in Jiang Mingxu's heart. Whether it was to curry favor with Jiang Mingxu or to join her and Mrs. Lin's small circle, Jin Ran received many gifts one after another.

—Even though she returned most of them.

At the end of November, when the school was taking students who had passed the provincial league to participate in the CMO and the national finals of the Mathematical Olympiad, Jin Ran still used that card to purchase a batch of supplies for the only student she was taking with her.

That's right, Jiang Xuli won first prize in her first provincial competition. However, the provincial competition is less prestigious than the national competition, and the school didn't pay much attention to it after awarding her a prize once.

From clothes and shoes to exam supplies, and down to water bottles, medicines, and heatstroke prevention tools, the two large storage bags were full.

Jin Ran certainly wouldn't carry all these things herself. Adhering to the principle that whoever enjoys them should pay for them, she stuffed them all into Jiang Xuli's luggage.

Jiang Xuli didn't resist at all, and even took the initiative to ask Jin Ran if there was anything else she needed to bring, which impressed Jin Ran with his selflessness.

In November, the autumn colors of A City deepen, and a slight chill permeates the air in the mornings and evenings. Every day, a thin layer of leaves can be seen on the roads of the Shuoguo Bay residential area.

The competition was held in the capital, which was further north than City A. Before setting off, Jin Ran changed into a loose and soft sweater, the soft wool piled up at her chin to block the cold wind outside.

For other travel, they only need to travel with the school's rented bus, which saves them a lot of trouble.

Most of the time, I'm busy.

Although Jiang Xuli participated this time, her purpose was only to gain experience, while the other students in the team were genuinely there to achieve good results.

Students perform well in regular training, but competitions are competitions because they involve a certain degree of intensity. Under high pressure and in an unfamiliar environment, it's impossible to predict how students will perform or how they will behave.

Therefore, these students visibly became increasingly nervous.

Jin Ran felt somewhat helpless about this.

After arriving at the hotel, Jin Ran simply informed her family that she was safe and then threw herself into her work, helping the other teachers to settle the students in.

In addition to arranging students' food, clothing, housing, and transportation, we must also pay attention to their mental health and help them relieve stress.

Even so, things almost went wrong.

On the first night at the hotel, some students secretly bought alcohol because they were nervous. If Jiang Xuli hadn't smelled the alcohol and told Jin Ran, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

Afterwards, the teachers in charge became even more vigilant, and Jin Ran remained on edge, not daring to relax. Before the competition, she made the students practice problems together in the same place.

So much so that they couldn't spare any attention to anything else.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. When the students came out of the examination room with smiles of relief, some dazed and some happy, Jin Ran finally felt relieved.

Jiang Xuli remained as calm as before the competition, and Jin Ran couldn't tell anything amiss. She planned to ask him privately when she got back, but when she returned to the hotel and saw Jiang Mingxu coming out of the next room, she was completely stunned.

"When did you get here?!"