Mr. Dior - Chap 8 The Substitute Lover of the Rich and Powerful Boss

Jiao Qi lightly groaned and rubbed his head against the pillow. He was so exhausted to open his eyes. Making love over and over again for three consecutive days made him unable to endure much. Climbing up to his lao gong’s waist, then crawling into his arms, he yawned and asked, “Why did you sit up, President-daren?”

President-daren’s back went more rigid. He tried hard to find his own voice and as much as possible, he must speak in the same charming evil tone as the ‘overbearing president’.

“Still have the strength to banter? It seems like last night’s lesson was not enough.” That said, both of his hands unconsciously held the person tighter which made him feel better.

Hmm? Jiao Qi raised his head to look at him and gradually raised his brow.

He was about to speak when a dull pain mixed with nausea came from his stomach and can’t help but let out a sound, “Hiss… ” He lightly breathed in a bit of cool air, pushed away Zhangda Diao, and curled back into bed.

Zhang Chenfei had a scare and the ‘overbearing president character’ was immediately forgotten. He bounced over and asked his little wife, “What happened? Does your stomach hurt?”

“It’s nothing.” Jiao Qi slowly rose up and weakly waved his hand.

His stomach hadn’t been good in the past. When he just got married, his stomach frequently ached and at times, the pain makes his whole body break out in a cold sweat. Zhang Chenfei, in order to take care of him, especially went to specifically study how to cook soup and boil porridge. Provided that his stomach was filled in with food, it basically no longer brought trouble.

It’s just that if he didn’t properly eat his meal on time, or when he drinks alcohol, or eat spicy food, he will still feel unwell. Last night, not only did he not eat, but also drank wine on an empty stomach.

Zhang Chenfei touched his little wife’s pale face and felt distressed. He should go out to cook food for him. His feet just slipped in to the slippers when suddenly, he felt Jiao Qi staring at his back. He does not need to turn his head to know that there’s doubt in his little wife’s eyes.

He took a deep breath and then firmly resumed the facial expression of the overbearing president. Exposing his evil charm, he impetuously turned around and stuffed his lovely little wife back to bed as he said, “Before I come back, don’t leave the bed.”

As he spoke, he strutted downstairs just like an emperor ascending the throne. Then, he swiftly moved sideways to hide in the kitchen. He firmly rubbed a layer of goose bumps on his arm as he trembled in place. The scripts were too shameful that his claws felt numb as he was saying them.

For three days that he didn’t cook, the home has some desolate feeling while looking at the cold pot and cold stove. Fortunately, ayi [1] comes in everyday to clean and replenish the dishes so he can open fire anytime. At this time, it was too late to make a complex soup. He can only use a pressure cooker to quickly cook a potful of white porridge.

{T/N: [1] 阿姨 | āyí – A woman of similar age to one’s parents (usually a term of address used by a child). It could also mean maternal aunt or step-mother depending on context.}

He threw the rice into the pot and checked the stock inside the refrigerator. He took out the ingredients that need to be thawed and put it into the microwave oven. Everything was ready and it will take half an hour for the porridge to be thoroughly cooked. While waiting, he first poured a cup of lukewarm water and went to find the stomach medicine that has not been used for a long time. This stomach medicine must be eaten before meals.

Going back upstairs, Jiao Qi had already finished washing up, but his body was too tired. So, he returned to bed lazily and not wanting to move.

The air conditioning is blowing on his back. Zhang Chenfei wanted to cover him up with a quilt but his ‘overbearing president persona’ shouldn’t collapse. Readjusting himself, he first coughed and then slapped that smooth and round region and then said, “Sticking your butt out this much, who are you trying to seduce, hm?”

Ah, ah, ah, ah! Exclaiming inside, husband Da Diao put in extra effort to grasp the carpet with his toes while he is in ‘character’. Taking a deep breath, he pulled up his lovely little wife and compelled him to take in the medicine.

Jiao Qi was well-behaved and took in the medicine. He allowed president-daren to hold him like a Category B (sort of bedridden) disabled person and tuck him back in bed before asking, “Hey, you remembered, right?”

“Wha… what?” The president slipped under his feet and his speech began to stutter.

For seven years, Jiao Qi had been facing this person day and night. Knowing what kind of demon he is, his husband must be trying to cover up his tail. Since the moment his husband woke up first, Jiao Qi had been observing him.

He narrowed his eyes dangerously and then asked, “Tell me, which account do we have to calculate first? We might as well first talk about which lover did you bring to the company, Mr. Dior Zhang?”

Boom! The president tossed his lovely little wife into the bed. His expressionless face moved back a bit and drove his head into the pile of pillows pretending to die.

“Pretending to die without taking a beating?”

“I swear by my name that I have never done anything to let you down!”

“Does your name even have a credit value … Zhang, Da, Diao?!”

“Wuu, wuu, wu …”

Zhangda Diao’s name has its origin.

At that time, the two met on a blind date in a French restaurant with a very good atmosphere. As the candlelight swayed gently, the young and handsome President Zhang handed over a gilded black business card.

The business card with a minimalist industrial design simply contains a name and contact details and is gently resting on the table. Jiao Qi reached out to pick it up, but the two distinct and slender fingers that pushed the business card down did not leave. Instead, it firmly pressed harder on the corner of the business card.

This is some kind of an obscure hint and Jiao Qi raised his head to look at him. ‘I must say that this gentleman is the most handsome blind date I have seen so far. His deep eyes reflect the candlelight and gives people an illusion of affection.’

The heart couldn’t help skipping a beat, and Jiao Qi looked down at the business card. The man still had no meaning to let go so he had to read what was written on it slowly.

Jiao Qi has a mild myopia and the environment is dimly lit so he doesn’t have any alternative but to read it roughly, “Zhang (surname) Ju (huge) … Diao (a male’s member)?”

This name was a bit shocking, so Jiao Qi rather had a deep impression on it. After he got back home from the blind date, he could not forget the man named Da (big) Diao (c*ck).

{T/N: Ho-ho! How about we compare the Chinese characters? Let’s see where the misunderstanding came from.

臣 – chen «— — » 巨 – ju [ 大 – da, is another character that means huge or big ]

扉 – fei «— — »屌 – diao

So, how mild (or severe?) exactly was Jiao Qi’s myopia or how dim was their surrounding back then? Lol! I guess the lovely little wife cannot be blamed for this mistake. As a person who is also having challenges in recognizing Chinese characters, I sympathize with JQ.}

It was not until the third telephone call that Zhang Chenfei could not help but correct it. “That, uhh, actually my name is Zhang Chenfei.”

However, the initial impression has already been ingrained in Jiao Qi’s mind. Hence, he calls his husband Zhangda Diao until now.

Zhang Chenfei felt extremely wronged this time. He raised his head from under the pillow and said, “My name is actually very precious … wuu!”

{T/N: Chen means state official or subject in dynastic China; while Fei means a single-leaf door. Basing it on the novel’s context, Chenfei could mean a worthy person with a lot of opportunities opening up for him.}

After a good beating, president-daren proceeded to make breakfast for his lovely little wife.

Eating the warm white porridge and the soft milk steamed buns, coupled with two fresh and tasty small side dishes, made Jiao Qi’s stomach satisfied and full.

Bowing his head to reach for the meal, Zhangda Diao was scratching his head while tracing over the small hole that had already scabbed.

“Tomorrow, we will go to the hospital and have your injury checked up again.” Jiao Qi is still a bit uneasy and thus, he just made an appointment with the clinic upstairs a moment ago. However, the clinic’s schedule today is already full which means that they can only wait until tomorrow to go and see the doctor.

Zhang Chenfei disapproved as he thinks that he is already well. “Never mind seeing the doctor. That Que De is lacking virtue. He only knows how to defraud your money.”

“Then, did you really buy the set of luxurious deep-sea caviar small chrysanthemum maintenance products?” Jiao Qi supported his jaw with one hand and looked at him with a sly look.

“Pfff!” President-daren choked out a mouthful of porridge.

Jiao Qi pursed up his lips repressing his laughter and passed on the napkin to him. “The examination is necessary. Moreover, I must sue the smart brain manufacturer that’s why I need Que De’s examination report.”

“In fact, there are information about the risks of using smart brain in the manual. However, there is no clear statement regarding the specific issues that may arise from collision.” Zhang Chenfei was muttering to himself for a moment and suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed across his mind.

“Baby, don’t you think this is a huge business opportunity?”

“Umm, what kind of business opportunity?” It has been a very long time since he had heard this term of endearment which sounded cheesy. Jiao Qi felt uncomfortable, but the person who spoke did not seem to realize what he called him and was still minding his own business in analyzing a potential business opportunity.

“Internal Anti-Collision Smart Brain Application!” When it comes to professional matters, Zhang Chenfei’s eyes are always full of light whenever he speaks about them.

“It is theoretically feasible, but it will inevitably be met with a boycott by several major manufacturers. They could even sue us for starting these baseless rumors.” Jiao Qi frowned. If they want to pursue this business opportunity, he must secretly prepare. He should gather evidence and sue the manufacturer at an appropriate time. Whoever strikes the first blow has the advantage.

“In fact, I’m not really good at dealing with hardware. But, I have a better idea.” Zhang Chenfei paused before getting into the heart of the matter as he waited for the curiosity of his lovely little wife to get intense. This way, he could ask about it himself. However, Jiao Qi only calmly lifted his chin up and motioned him to continue.

During these past few days, Jiao Qi has been watching over attentively at the brain-injured president. He had been accustomed to observing his emotional changes at any time. At this moment, he clearly saw some disappointment in his eyes and somehow, he unknowingly asked, “What’s your better idea?”

Sure enough, the small loss in his husband’s eyes really dissipated and was replaced by the absolute confidence of a professional. Brimming with unspeakable charm, he replied, “Manual Memory Clearing Application.”

The function of memory clearing exists in ancient computer applications. At that time, computers were not so intelligent and its operation could easily slow down. It was often necessary to manually clear the memory to keep the system running. With the advancement of technology, this non-technical work had been handed over to the system itself.

“In the future, when one knocks his head off again, he just needs to let his wife clear his smart brain manually.”

…

The black Maybach that was damaged from the car collision has not been repaired yet, so the two can only continue to share one car going to work.

“Do you also need me to be your little secretary today?” Jiao Qi asked him in a leisurely and carefree tone while sitting in the front passenger seat.

Zhang Chenfei’s eyebrows and ears drooped down due to shame. He stopped the car in front of the stairs of Bajiao’s building. “No, no need. I’ll pick you up after work.”

“You really don’t need me to be your little secretary? Then, who will serve you tea and pour water for you? Who will sort out the documents and relieve … umhh …” His words have not yet finished when Jiao Qi was suddenly kissed in the mouth by president-daren who became furious out of shame. Jiao Qi couldn’t help but laugh loudly. He returned the kiss before unlocking his safety belt to get off the car.

Zhang Chenfei placed his one hand on the steering wheel. He looked at the tall and straight, handsome and outstanding back of his family’s lovely little wife as he stroked his chin. He does not know if it was an illusion or not, but his lovely little wife seems to have stuck a little bit to him. This thought suddenly made the president-daren happy.

The silver Maserati turned around and headed towards Shi Fei Technology.

In Shi Fei, the employees discovered that President Jiao did not come in the office along with their President Zhang and thus, the atmosphere in the entire building changed instantaneously.

To be specific, the atmosphere is probably the same as during the 30 seconds after the year-end “bonus release” button was pressed by the finance department. The employees’ emotion, which have been repressed for so long, immediately exploded into high spirits.

“Good morning, Mr. President!”

“Good morning, everyone.” Zhang Chenfei nodded at the enthusiastic employees in front of the elevator before he lifted his foot to enter the president’s exclusive elevator.

The secretaries, with their eyes looking down at the tip of their toes, were waiting for him at the door’s entrance of the president’s room. Only at that moment when the president walked out off the elevator did the individuals raised their heads altogether to give their greetings.

” … ,” said Zhang Chenfei.

President Zhang’s life is finally back on the right track, but the aftermath brought about by the past few days needs to be remedied. For example, Daddy Jiao asked them to come home over the weekend.

“The appointment with the clinic was set in the afternoon. We could do a round-trip at noon. However, my dad probably won’t be very happy.” Jiao Qi reminded his lao gong.

“It was definitely Li Yingjun, that bastard, who reported myself of being wicked.” Zhang Chenfei said decisively.

Daddy Jiao’s name is Jiao Zuoren. He is one of the first batch of entrepreneurs to get rich and is a good friend of Li Yingjun’s father.

“That…” Jiao Qi’s face blushed a little. The scene of that day was seen by Li Yingjun. He does not know how he would explain it to his elders.

“It’s alright. Just watch me.”

…

In order not to be given a lengthy speech about behaving properly by his father-in-law, Zhang Chenfei returned to the villa’s wine cellar and rummaged through a bottle of red wine from his personal collection – the 1992 Imperial Screaming Eagle Cabernet Sauvignon.

{T/N: This bottle of Screaming Eagle Cabernet holds the top position for the most expensive bottle of wine that was ever sold. It is a six-liter bottle which was sold for the highest bid in 2000 by Napa Valley wine auction. Though it has a staggering $500,000 price tag, the deal was closed at a discounted price since the money was going to charity. This 1992 vintage bottle was released only in 1995. Source}

In the Jiao family house, the mistress has not yet returned. Daddy Jiao sat in the living room and drank tea without a smile on his face.

Jiao Qi’s mother is an actress. She was also very famous in her early years and because she was able to properly maintain her elegance, she is still active in the entertainment industry. She particularly play the roles of a beautiful mother or a pretty sister-in-law. There are still a lot of scenes waiting for her to shoot and hence, oftentimes, she is not at home.

“Dad, this present is for you.” When Zhang Chenfei entered the house, he went straight to his father-in-law.

“Ahem.” Jiao Zuoren shot a quick look at the bottle of Screaming Eagle. His meaning is unknown.

Zhang Chenfei was not scared of his father-in-law’s cold face. With a crafty look on his face, Zhang Chenfei moved closer and in a low voice, he muttered in Daddy Jiao’s ear, “I learned a new trick recently. It’s how to pour red wine on a white shirt … He-he-he. Yanyan and I had a disagreement a few days ago, so I pulled him into the office to play this. It is an effective trick to coax people.”

Daddy Jiao froze for a moment.

Zhang Chenfei’s face looks honest. He took advantage of the moment when Jiao Qi was not paying attention to them to wink at his father-in-law. The meaning is very obvious. When mother-in-law comes back, you should both try it as well. Satisfaction is guaranteed.

So that’s how it was. Daddy Jiao now understands clearly. He laughed emptily and pointed at Zhang Chenfei’s head. Feigning his anger, he said, “Scoundrel, you sure have a lot of tricks!”

The two men initially spoke from one being hostile to the other into happily conversing with each other in just a matter of minutes.

Jiao Qi sat from a distance and could not help but smile slightly. When they first met, Zhang Chenfei’s company had just started and was still a poor boy in his father’s eyes.

Nowadays, the total value of Shi Fei’s assets have surpassed that of Jiao Zuoren’s company. However, Zhang Chenfei was still the same person as that year. In front of his dad, he still lowered his head and pretends to be naive and acts like an idiot.

“Chenfei.” Jiao Qi could not help but call out to him.

“En?” Zhang Chenfei was walking over towards Jiao Qi’s direction when suddenly, his footsteps swayed and stopped.

Jiao Qi jumped up and supported him. “What happened?”

Zhang Chenfei looked at the hand supporting his own hand, and then looked up at the colorful, lustrous, and healthy face of Jiao Qi. “I’m fine.”

After eating lunch at Jiao family house, the two drove to Que De’s clinic. On the way, the smart brain repairman called and said that Louis XIII’s data was exported. However, it will take some time to fix it. It is recommended that they should temporarily buy a new one to use for data import.

“After the short examination is finished, go and buy one. What is its name this time? Louis XIV?” asked Jiao Qi. He couldn’t help but laugh. Zhang Chenfei was embarrassed to say the second name to an outsider.

The car suddenly stopped due to a sudden break and the Maserati pulled over on the roadside. Zhang Chenfei turned to reach out and pinched his lovely little wife’s face and with a gloomy look, he said, “Don’t laugh.”

“What’s the matter?” Jiao Qi blinked.

“When you laugh, you don’t look like him anymore.” Zhang Chenfei replied in an overbearing and unreasonable tone. He wasn’t worried in the least about the damage it will cause the person in front of him when he said these blunt words. His profound eyes are filled with demand, without showing how frantic he currently feels inside.

” … Mr. Dior Zhang?”

“How many times have I told you that you shouldn’t call me by my given name! Call me… Da Diao.”

“… ”