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.”

was a little diffident. “My master is famous, not me.”

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

gave me all my contacts

I had

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

“Where have you been these years? You quit when you came back from the resort. I always wanted to contact you.” I asked Linda.

After that, we talked about what happened

she went to study abroad. There she met her present

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

came back and took only one job.

She designed Tang Time.

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

I met Linda

to develop in York, she planned to take part in a design competition at the end of the year and gave me the

this design competition, I was also very excited.

After a chat, we decided to

to have a lot to talk about.

It was already four o’clock when I got back to my

were going to pick up our children. Besides, I hadn’t

Linda knew I was going to buy Ming a present. She suggested, “I think you can think about stationery. Doctors use it.”

Her words reminded me.

took me to a famous stationery store. All stationery in it could be

I chose an ink blue pen.

I had the owner engrave and

said goodbye to Linda and went to pick up

Tomorrow was Ming’s

Lester would break Ming’s birthday present. I put it in

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

His cell phone had

I 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 to dinner.

He seldom did that!

couldn’t help feeling uneasy.

had dinner with Lester. During

time the result was

I heard the cold system sound, “the phone

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

But Lester was at home. I couldn’t leave Lester alone, and I couldn’t take him to the hospital.

I could only endure.

Lester before he fell asleep, “Lester, I’m going out to find Uncle Jessop. I’ll be back soon, so be obedient, you

“OK.”