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.”

diffident. “My master is famous, not me.”

I did design and he just taught

me all my contacts and

I felt like I had

lucky to have

when you came back

talked about what happened to us in recent years.

abroad. There she met her present husband. It wasn’t long before they got married

States because of his work, so she came back.

back and took only one

She designed Tang Time.

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

met Linda first.

she planned to take part in a design competition

Seeing this design competition, I was also very

we decided to take part together.

seemed to have a lot to talk

already four o’clock when I got back to my

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

Linda knew I was going to buy Ming a present. She suggested, “I

Her words

store. All stationery in it could be engraved with

I chose an

I had the owner engrave and pack it.

Then I said goodbye to Linda and

was Ming’s birthday.

present. I put it in a very

In the evening, I called

His cell phone had been

hadn’t seen him in nearly 24 hours.

It was not long, but after I came to York, Ming would contact me no matter how busy he was and accompany me

He seldom did

couldn’t help feeling uneasy.

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

the result was the

the cold system sound, “the phone you dialed is

feeling. Was something wrong

But Lester was at home. I couldn’t leave Lester alone, and I couldn’t take

could only endure.

fell asleep, “Lester, I’m going out to find

“OK.”