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.”

I was a little diffident. “My master is

I did design and he just taught me.

he gave me all my contacts and

like I had

lucky to have a good master.”

quit when you came back from the resort. I

After that, we talked about what happened

to study abroad. There she met her present husband. It wasn’t long

Her husband returned to the United States because of his work, so she came

and took only one job.

She designed Tang Time.

Jonas promised to

But I met

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

Seeing this design competition, I was also very excited.

a chat, we decided to

to have

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

She and I were going to 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 think you can think about stationery. Doctors use

Her words reminded me.

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

I chose an ink

the owner engrave and pack

I said goodbye to Linda and went to pick up Lester.

Tomorrow was Ming’s birthday.

break Ming’s birthday present. I put it in a

In the evening, I called Ming when I started

His cell phone had been off.

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

He seldom did that!

I couldn’t help feeling

I cooked and had dinner with Lester. During this

But every time the result was the same.

sound, “the phone you dialed is off...”

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.

could only endure.

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

“OK.”