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

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

But he gave me all my contacts and

I felt like I had been living

Linda smiled and said, “it’s lucky to

“Where have you been these years? You quit when you came back

what

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

the United States because of his work, so she came

and took only

She designed Tang Time.

Tang Time that day. Jonas promised to give me information about

But I met Linda first.

take part in a design competition at the end of

I was also very

we decided to take part together.

seemed to have a lot to

o’clock when I got back to my senses.

going to pick up our

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

Her words reminded me.

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

chose an ink blue

owner

said goodbye to Linda and went to pick up Lester.

Tomorrow was Ming’s birthday.

I was afraid Lester would break Ming’s birthday present. I put it in a very high place.

evening, I called Ming

phone had been off.

I hadn’t seen him in

I came to York, Ming would contact me no matter how busy

He seldom did

I couldn’t help feeling uneasy.

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

But every time the result was the

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

I had a bad feeling.

Lester alone, and I

I could only

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

“OK.”