President's Substitute Wife

After I agreed, Ming seemed to want to say something. I heard his other cell phone ring.

“Wait a minute. I have to answer the phone.” Ming didn’t hang up. I heard him answer the phone and say, “I’ll be right there.”

Then he picked up the phone and said, “I’m sorry. There’s an emergency in the hospital. I have to go.”

“OK, you can go.”

I responded.

I hung up and soon heard Ming open the door.

I opened the door, too. He was dressed and waiting for the elevator.

He smiled when he saw me. He came up and hugged me. “Wait for me to come back. Remember the birthday present you promised me.”

“OK.” I nodded and hugged him. “I’ll wait for you to come back.”

Although Ming wanted me to accompany him for one day, I still thought I had to prepare a birthday present for him.

The next morning, Ming didn’t seem to come back. I sent Lester by myself and went shopping.

The clerk at the counter recommended me countless gifts in the morning, but I didn’t like them very much.

Ming was not a business person, so ties and cufflinks were not suitable for him.

But I didn’t know what else to send him.

When I was about to find a place for lunch, my cell phone rang.

It was my personal cell phone.

And it was Linda!

I answered the phone at once.

She asked me out for lunch. We chose a western restaurant not far from both of us.

By the time I arrived, she had arrived.

Today Linda was wearing a well cut cape and skirt and high heels.

Five years ago her hair was black, long and straight, but now it was brown and curly.

When Linda saw me, she said, “I didn’t expect Becky, the famous designer, to be you.”

“My master is famous, not

recent years, Murray no longer designed. I did design and he just taught

gave me all

I felt like I had been living in his shadow.

Linda smiled and said, “it’s lucky to have a good master.”

back from the resort. I always

After that, we talked about what happened

to study abroad. There she met her present husband.

the United States because of his work, so she came back.

and took only one

She designed

I remember going to Tang Time that day. Jonas promised to give me information about the designer, but he

met

order to develop in York, she planned to take part in a design competition at the

design competition, I was also very

After a chat, we decided to take part together.

and I seemed to have a

four o’clock when

I were going to pick up our children. Besides, I hadn’t bought a gift for Ming.

a present. She suggested, “I think you can think

Her words

Linda took me to a famous stationery store. All stationery in it could be engraved with names.

an ink blue pen.

the owner engrave and pack it.

goodbye to Linda and went to pick up Lester.

was Ming’s

Ming’s birthday present. I put it in a very high place.

In the evening, I called Ming when I started cooking.

His cell phone had been off.

him in

came to York, Ming would contact me no matter

He seldom did that!

I couldn’t help feeling uneasy.

I cooked and had dinner with Lester. During this time, I had been calling Ming.

But every time the result was the same.

the cold system sound, “the phone you dialed

I had a bad feeling. Was something wrong with Ming?

couldn’t leave Lester alone,

I could

Lester before he fell asleep, “Lester, I’m going out to find Uncle Jessop. I’ll

“OK.”