The CEO's Substitute Ex-Wife-Chapter 128: A Sweet Deal

"If you can give me a satisfactory birthday gift today, I won’t take a cut from your Anning Jewelry endorsement fee. What do you say?" Ye Feimo’s eyes flashed with a shrewd gleam as he made a very gentle offer.

Wen Nuan, who had been feeling deflated like a frost-bitten eggplant, instantly perked up at these words, her eyes practically gleaming with gold. She obsequiously clung to Ye Feimo’s arm and asked, "How much is it?"

Ye Feimo held up one finger. Wen Nuan’s eyes brightened even more. "One million?" Currently, her highest endorsement fee was five hundred thousand.

Ye Feimo shook his head. "Ten million!"

Wen Nuan was the lowest-paid endorsement star Anning Jewelry had. There was no way around it; her worth was incomparable to that of Hollywood superstars. This amount was a bit high for her.

However, Ye Feimo estimated that in another year, her endorsement fee would certainly reach this figure.

After "Beauty in Bloom" aired, her endorsement fees would surely increase tenfold, and even more significantly thereafter. This price for her was very reasonable.

"Wow, Young Master Ye Er, you’re amazing! Oh my, it’s actually that high?" Wen Nuan herself hadn’t expected it. Cai Xiaojing had mentioned that Anning Jewelry’s endorsement fees were very high.

She had originally thought it would be at most one million.

Who knew it would be ten million? Her eyes were filled with gold. Young Master Ye Er was truly amazing, incredibly amazing.

"If you want to get it, give me a birthday gift," Ye Feimo said. If he was satisfied, she would get every penny of that endorsement fee. Normally, artists under Anning International endorsing their own products wouldn’t cost him a single cent.

But if it was for her, he didn’t mind.

"In the middle of the night, where do you expect me to find a gift for you?" Besides 24-hour convenience stores, most shops were probably closed by now. Wen Nuan had a sudden flash of inspiration. She took the bottle of stomach medicine and excitedly said, "Young Master Ye Er, happy birthday! This is my birthday gift for you. See how thoughtful I am?"

Ye Feimo: "..."

Her quick wit was truly remarkable.

"Not satisfied!"

"You’re not satisfied with the donuts, and you’re not satisfied with the stomach medicine. What do you want then? You’re clearly just making things difficult for me," Wen Nuan said, pouting, looking at the advertisement on the building across the street, feeling quite annoyed.

No, even if she was annoyed, she had to think. For ten million, she had to go all out!

A gift, a gift...

Ye Feimo peered at her, saying nothing, his expression blank. Wen Nuan racked her brain but genuinely couldn’t think of a good gift for him. Ye Feimo’s face was cool and aloof, clearly indicating no gift, no endorsement fee.

"Think carefully. Artists under Anning International endorsing our products are usually free of charge. If you want this money, you’ll have to think of a birthday gift," Ye Feimo said, his tone suggesting he was bestowing a favor.

Wen Nuan really wanted to throttle him.

"Close your eyes, and I’ll conjure up a birthday gift for you," Wen Nuan said.

Ye Feimo wasn’t one to blindly obey; instead, he widened his eyes and stared at her. Wen Nuan was exasperated. "Then no gift!"

"That’s simple. Then that ten million will be my year-end bonus," Ye Feimo said casually, as if it had nothing to do with him, as if Wen Nuan’s words were exactly what he wanted.

Wen Nuan gritted her teeth, then suddenly cupped his face and, under Ye Feimo’s smiling gaze, planted a loud kiss. "Is that enough?"

Ye Feimo was slightly dissatisfied. "I want a French kiss."

Wen Nuan was furious. "A French kiss then! It’s not like we haven’t kissed before."

For ten million, Wen Nuan went all out. She cupped Ye Feimo’s face and gave him a passionate French kiss. Ye Feimo took the lead, pulling at her tongue and kissing her until Wen Nuan was almost breathless.

It was several minutes later when he finally let go of Wen Nuan, satisfied.

Wen Nuan wanted to stomp on him.

"Are you satisfied this time?" Wen Nuan asked, her face red and her heart pounding. Ye Feimo still seemed to have an opinion, and Wen Nuan became completely furious. "If you dare to be unsatisfied, I won’t let you kiss me ever again!"

"Very satisfied!" Ye Feimo answered incredibly quickly.

Wen Nuan was content. She could almost see her ten million joyfully rushing towards her, and her eyes were gleaming with gold.

Ye Feimo looked at her with disdain.

After an eventful night, the two finally settled down. "Let’s go home, I’m so sleepy."

The evening wind made her eyelids feel heavy.

"Let’s wait for the sunrise."

"No, I haven’t slept all night. I won’t have energy for work tomorrow."

Ye Feimo thought about it. He truly didn’t want her to be too tired. He could only take her hand and help her up. They would probably get home around 4 AM, and she would have to be woken up again for the set after only a few hours of sleep. An artist’s life truly moved at such a fast pace.

Wen Nuan took two steps, then turned back to pick up the keys that had fallen to the ground, almost forgetting them. Ye Feimo naturally extended his hand, and Wen Nuan placed her hand in his, letting him lead her towards his car.

Upon returning to Mingcheng Apartment, Wen Nuan didn’t even shower or change clothes. She collapsed directly onto the bed and fell asleep. After a busy day, getting a comfortable sleep was truly a luxury. Ye Feimo told her to get up, change, and then sleep, but Wen Nuan rolled herself in the blanket and was asleep within five minutes.

He shook his head, helpless. He changed his clothes. Wen Nuan happened to turn over, and her butterfly necklace came into view. By the river, amidst their passionate moments, he hadn’t noticed the necklace she was wearing. In his dazed state, he had tossed the troublesome necklace behind her back, not even thinking about what kind of necklace it was. Now that she had turned over, under the dim light, he could see it very clearly.

As the president of Anning International, Ye Feimo was very knowledgeable about jewelry. He knew about a recently released, limited-edition butterfly necklace from Cartier, which shared a similar design aesthetic with the 5203 series necklace he was about to launch.

However, this particular necklace looked noble and exquisite. Anning International’s current direction was towards an elegant style, embodying understated luxury.

Given Wen Nuan’s financial means, she simply couldn’t afford this necklace.

The Cartier limited edition, with only ten pieces worldwide, came with a hefty price tag. Ye Feimo’s good mood was ruined by this necklace. Needless to say, it must have been a gift from Fang Liucheng. That damn girl, celebrating her birthday with another man and accepting such an expensive gift from him, it was utterly unforgivable.

Ye Feimo felt a pang of jealousy.

But then he thought that she had spent the latter half of the night with him, and when he had an attack, she had worried about him. For the sake of the donuts and milk tea, he could temporarily ignore Fang Liucheng, that big fly.

Ye Feimo picked up his phone and, facing the sleeping Wen Nuan, took a beautiful picture of her in slumber.

What about Fang Liucheng? He was a thing of the past. Wen Nuan was now lying next to him; Fang Liucheng could keep his distance.

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The next morning, Wen Nuan was woken up by Cai Xiaojing at around 6 AM. Having slept for less than three hours, Wen Nuan drifted like a ghost to the bathroom to wash up. Feeling slightly more awake, Wen Nuan went to her dressing room to change.

The dressing room was connected to the bedroom, with a wooden staircase leading to the 45th floor. This was a space of several dozen square meters, filled with her clothes, shoes, and bags. Wen Nuan chose a purple dress and applied light makeup.

Just as she stepped out of the dressing room, Ye Feimo also woke up. Young Master Ye Er looked at her coolly, then crooked his finger, beckoning Wen Nuan over. Wen Nuan, puzzled, obediently walked closer. Ye Feimo said, "Miss Wen, you are about to endorse Anning Jewelry. I don’t wish to see any jewelry other than Anning Jewelry on you, especially necklaces."

"But I haven’t started endorsing yet, have I?"

"What the boss says goes. I’m telling you to endorse Anning Jewelry, and you’re wearing a Cartier necklace? Are you looking for trouble? If you’re going to wear anything, wear something from a street vendor. No branded items are allowed." Ye Feimo said sternly, his face dark. Wen Nuan almost threw her bag at him.

Miss Wen turned and went back into the dressing room, changed her necklace, and put on an Anning Jewelry amethyst necklace before heading out. Ye Feimo was satisfied. Wen Nuan then turned and left.

No sooner had Wen Nuan left than General Manager Zhang from the media department called. "President Ye, there’s a scandal involving Wen Nuan. Photos of her and Fang Liucheng embracing and kissing at the Shuxin Hot Spring Resort have been published. Should we follow up with a report?"

"What?" Ye Feimo’s voice suddenly changed. Hot spring resort? Embracing and kissing?

Damn it!

Ye Feimo decisively slammed down the phone and got up to check the news.

The morning entertainment news hadn’t started yet; it was too early. Ye Feimo went to wash up again. That damned Wen Nuan, what had she done with Fang Liucheng yesterday?

Embracing and kissing?

The thought of Fang Liucheng’s kiss touching Wen Nuan filled him with an urge to throw Fang Liucheng into the Huaijiang River.

How dare he touch his person? He must be tired of living.

The early morning news broadcasted the gossip about Wen Nuan and Fang Liucheng. The photos were quite blurry, but the words "Shuxin Hot Spring Resort" were very clear. The paparazzi probably feared alarming them and didn’t dare to get too close, which resulted in the blurry pictures. However, the remarkable thing was that despite the blurriness, the people in them—Wen Nuan and Fang Liucheng—were recognizable.

It was indeed a kissing scene. From the photographer’s angle, Fang Liucheng was kissing Wen Nuan, and his hand was around Wen Nuan’s shoulder, all enhanced by the soft, romantic lighting nearby.

This scene immediately made headlines in major newspapers, and the morning entertainment papers were already out.

GK International Media even posted Lin Ning’s photos, sensationally fabricating a dramatic gossip story, leading to Wen Nuan’s two-timing scandal spreading like wildfire.

First, there were rumors with Lin Ning, then entangled with Fang Liucheng, and now caught kissing. Wen Nuan looked like a promiscuous woman, first cozying up to Lin Ning, then seducing Fang Liucheng.

Fang Liucheng’s status and position in A City were notable; he was a public darling, a charming young gentleman. He had always been free of scandals, except for recent rumors with Han Bi. The media had even speculated whether Fang Liucheng and Han Bi were getting together.

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