I Refused to Be a Substitute, and Shot to Fame on a Variety Show With My Mother-In-Law

If she married an old man as a concubine, she might as well die.

Mother Qiao said that her grandfather regretted the bet back then. After thinking about it, the only way she could think of was to let her marry Shao Jingmo and become his wife. This way, if she was in danger, Shao Jingmo would not ignore her on account that she was his wife.

The prerequisite for all of this was that her grandfather had to be the one to decide on the marriage. Even if Shao Jingmo wanted to reject, he would agree to marry her on account of her grandfather’s nurturing and grooming.

At first, Qiao Qiao felt so aggrieved. She couldn’t understand why her grandfather wanted her to marry Shao Jingmo. After knowing the truth from Mother Qiao, she realized that the person who was really aggrieved was probably Shao Jingmo. He was forced to marry her.

He was doing this to repay his grandfather for raising and nurturing him. After marrying her, he still had to protect her against the Bai family.

In the past, she wouldn’t have cared about Shao Jingmo’s life and death. Why would she stay in the same room with him? Now that she needed his protection in her current situation, she could only please Shao Jingmo more. It was more important to save her life.

However, she had just found out the truth and was not completely familiar with it. She still could not control her proud personality and could not help but go against Shao Jingmo. She had insulted him several times last night. She did not know if he would hold a grudge…

“You can go if you want. You don’t have to tell me,” Shao Jingmo said indifferently.

Qiao Qiao twisted her fingers together, feeling a little complicated. “l told you because I want you to go with me.”

Shao Jingmo looked at her sideways.

Qiao Qiao met his gaze. “l was going to pick you up last night to go to the MO residence, but because of your injuries…”

At the mention of his injury, Qiao Qiao asked, “How are you feeling today? Does it still hurt? Do you want me to take a look at your wound and see if it’s inflamed? Do you want me to change your dressing?”

Shao Jingmo could see the concern in her eyes. It looked like she was sincere, but he knew very well that she was just trying to please him.

“It feels good. It doesn’t hurt. You don’t have to see the wound as it isn’t inflamed. You bandaged it well last night to prevent bacterial infection.” He answered in one breath and added, “You don’t have to do this deliberately in front of me. Keep your usual attitude. Like last night.”

Last night? Rebuking him with every word? Implying something about him?

It was not impossible, but she was mainly afraid that things would get out of hand. If she did not control her mouth and offended him, it would be over. At that time, she would not care about her life or death in a fit of anger.

She had to take precautions. She couldn’t be willful in front of him in the future. She could just keep her criticism to herself.

“Then you…” She continued to ask, “Then are you going to the MO residence with me?”

Shao Jingmo pursed his lips. “Can I go tomorrow?”

He was asking for her opinion. Qiao Qiao nodded quickly. “Sure. Let’s go over tomorrow. ”

With that, she turned around to get her cell phone and called Li Xiwu to tell her so that she wouldn’t worry. However, when she thought about how Shao Jingmo didn’t say if he was going to the Li Mansion today, she turned around and looked at him eagerly.

Shao Jingmo knew what she wanted to ask and said directly, “Stay in the hotel today. We’ll visit Matriarch MO tomorrow before staying at the Li Mansion.”

Qiao Qiao grinned, then nodded.

Shao Jing reminded her, “Return to Xingzhou in five days.” Qiao Qiao’s grinning lips drew back and she replied in a weary voice, “Got it.”

The two of them spent the entire day in the hotel in peace.

Shao Jingmo took a few work calls in the morning, and each call lasted a long time. He had been holding video conferences in the afternoon for two hours, rested for a few minutes before continuing. Qiao Qiao had nothing to do, so she yawned frequently in the room.

Shao Jingmo saw her embarrassed expression.

She didn’t care much about her image in front of Shao Jingmo. Girls only cared about their image when they went shopping and when they were in a relationship. Therefore, in front of Shao Jingmo, she was completely her real She was probably too bored, and Shao Jingmo couldn’t bear to see her so bored. He called her over to listen in one of the meetings.

Qiao Qiao grumbled, “How can I understand?”

Shao Jingmo’s expression was serious. ‘You have to listen even if you don’t understand. When you return to Xingzhou this time, you have to enter the company to train.”

She subconsciously retorted, “Isn’t the company already yours? Why do you still want me to train? Even if I train, what’s the use? Can I squeeze you out to inherit the company?”

Shao Jingmo looked at her with a deep gaze. “If you have the ability, of course.”

Qiao Qiao shrugged. “Obviously, even my father doesn’t have this ability, let alone me.’

Shao Jingmo smiled. “Are you looking down on yourself?”

“It’s not that I look down on myself,” she retorted, finding a more convincing reason. “It’s mainly because you’re my competitor. I’m doomed to have no chance of winning. Why go through this?”

Shao Jingmo said, “The reason sounds reasonable.”

Qiao Qiao chuckled. Shao Jingmo glanced at her. Qiao Qiao immediately restrained her smile. “Don’t be so serious. Putting aside the fact that 1 can’t compete with you, there’s another reason.”

Shao Jingmo was not curious about the other reason, so he did not continue asking her.

However, Qiao Qiao couldn’t control her mouth and insisted on saying in front of Shao Jingmo, “I’m your nominal wife. Our assets are shared. With you managing the company, I won’t be short of money to spend, right?”

In the end, she said the word ‘right’ especially softly and without much confidence.

However, Shao Jingmo heard it very clearly. He was surprised that she would admit that the two of them were husband and wife in name. He felt a little happy and smiled. “That does make sense.”

With his approval, Qiao Qiao looked slightly smug. “Look, you said so…”

Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Shao Jingmo. “However, I mind my wife enjoying the fruits of my labor. It’s better to work hard together. When you return to Xingzhou, enter the company with me.

There’s no room for discussion.’

Qiao Qiao’s face fell. “Be your secretary?”

Shao Jingmo said, “Anything is fine.”

Qiao Qiao asked, “Am I a proper secretary?” Shao Jingmo looked at her quietly. Qiao Qiao smirked. “If the secretary has to wear black silk, do I have to wear it Shao Jingmo’s voice deepened. “Be quiet.”

She snapped back, “Got it.”

Her tone was a little aggressive. It was the same tone she usually used to scold Shao Jingmo.

Shao Jingmo’s lips curled up as he reached out to open the video call.

The video conference began. Qiao Qiao didn’t dare to slip away, so she could only listen obediently. Shao Jingmo’s video of the conference was in English the entire time. He was very fluent in English with proper pronunciation. Qiao Qiao closed her eyes and felt that there was a foreigner sitting beside her.

Perhaps it was because Shao Jingmo’s English was too hypnotic, Qiao Qiao fell asleep beside him as she listened..