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

designed. I did design and

But he gave me all my contacts and resources.

I had been

and said, “it’s lucky to have

You quit when you came back from the resort. I always wanted to contact you.” I

talked about what happened to us in recent years.

Linda resigned, she went to study abroad. There she met her present husband. It

husband returned to the United States because

back and took only one job.

She designed Tang Time.

that day. Jonas promised to give me information about the designer, but

met

she planned to take part in a design competition at the end of the year and gave me the information.

Seeing this design competition, I was also very excited.

we decided to take part

Linda and I seemed to have a lot to talk

four o’clock when I got back to my senses.

She and I were going to pick up our children.

to buy Ming a present. She suggested, “I think you can

Her words reminded me.

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

I chose an ink blue

I had the owner engrave and pack

to Linda and went to pick up

Tomorrow was

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

In the evening, I called Ming when

His cell phone had been off.

him in nearly 24 hours.

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

He seldom

I couldn’t help feeling uneasy.

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

But every time the result was

I heard the cold system sound, “the phone you dialed is off...”

a bad feeling. Was

leave Lester alone, and I couldn’t take him to the

I could only endure.

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

“OK.”