Chapter 3 — I Woke Up Twenty Years Younger

Recently, rumors about Giang Chinh Nam and I separating, plus I haven't been to the company during this time, rumors about "emotional disharmony" and "marriage problems" have become rampant. This whole thing is actually very predictable. The young mother of the child wanted to get promoted so she spread the news, I wanted to get a divorce so I helped, both achieved the same goal. Giang Chinh Nam said contemptuously: "Isn't your child's mother yours?" "If you're calling just to talk about these meaningless things, then I'll hang up." "Wait." Giang Chinh Nam said: "Next week is our wedding anniversary, I've invited some friends in the business world. I think that if we show our sweet affection at the party, it will definitely dispel the rumors." "Are you dreaming?" "Maybe?" Giang Chinh Nam slowly said: "Tan m, I can quickly accept the fact that you are young again, but what about others? "The wife of the Chairman of Chinh An Group became young again overnight", this headline will definitely be on the front page of any newspaper, right?" I took a deep breath, “Are you threatening me?” “No.” He said, "After all, we were once husband and wife, I don't want to make things too unsightly." I gritted my teeth, "Next week is our wedding anniversary?" He gently replied: "Does it matter what day it is?" It didn't really matter, he just needed an excuse to announce that we were happy. I said again: "Now that I'm like this, appearing at the party will attract even more attention, right?" "You have a way." He concluded: "Don't be like a child anymore, pushing back and forth. At that time, I will send a car to pick you up. If you don't see me, don't come back!" 5 Soon it was the wedding anniversary. I looked at the familiar face in the mirror and sighed. There is a way, just makeup. People who can use makeup to look young can also use makeup to look older. Adding a few wrinkles around my eyes, applying a few layers of different light and dark powders on my cheekbones, after a while of makeup, I seemed to become the person I used to be, the one who only knew how to be passionate about work and family without caring about myself. I didn't want to look any further, changed into an elegant party dress and went to the party venue with Giang Chinh Nam's special assistant. In front of the famous businessmen, Giang Chinh Nam thoughtfully approached, "What took you so long? I should have told them not to make you look so beautiful." I smiled shyly, stroked my hair and bowed my head, "Isn't it beautiful?" He hugged my waist, whispered in my ear: "Of course, you are the most beautiful." Glances of admiration and praise flowed all around. Giang Chinh Nam always hugged me from the beginning to the end of the party, from the beginning to the end of the red carpet, communicating and chatting with everyone in the party room. He didn't leave my side, even when I went to the self-service area to get food, he followed closely behind. This action made many wives and ladies laugh and joke, "Director Giang is staring like this, are you afraid that you will be kidnapped by us?" Giang Chinh Nam smiled, "Madam's health has not been good recently, I'm afraid she's trying too hard." "Director Giang is very thoughtful." Another voice rang out: "But Madam has become really skinny lately." I promptly coughed twice, turning myself into a weak patient. The lights in the room dimmed, the gentle sound of the piano echoed in the room. Giang Chinh Nam bowed and held out his hand, "Madam, please." Giang Chinh Nam and I started the opening dance, in the room gradually only the skirts of our dresses could be seen flying. He put one hand on my shoulder, one arm around my waist, smiling softly, "You performed quite well tonight." "Do you really need to pretend like this?" He seemed not to hear, still

keeping an emotional expression on his face, "Actually, I still have a gift for you." I wasn't curious at all, but he still continued: "After all, it's our 20th wedding anniversary, so we have to have a present to show off." At the end of the song, the lights became even dimmer. The large screen behind suddenly lit up, accompanied by warm background music, photos of me and Giang Chinh Nam over the past 20 years began to appear. The waiter pushed a multi-layered cake that was slowly approaching, accompanied by cheers and applause from everyone around. Giang Chinh Nam picked up the velvet box on the top layer of the cake, inside was a pink diamond as big as a pigeon egg. He knelt down on one knee in front of me. “Darling, darling—” “You are Mrs. Giang, right?” A young and sharp voice rang out. Everyone raised their heads, looking for the source of the sound.—It was the big screen that suddenly changed the image! On the screen, a young girl wearing loose maternity clothes, one hand supporting her back, the other holding her belly, stood arrogantly in front of a woman with a gentle face. The young girl said contemptuously: "I'm not afraid to tell you, I'm pregnant with Director Giang's child." "Can't you want to be Director Giang's wife if you can't have children?" "A woman who can't give birth is no different from a hen who can't lay eggs?" "Sister, you're already old—" The image suddenly cut off, the screen turned black. The whole banquet room became noisy.