Secretly Married to the Ice-Cold CEO-Chapter 500 Yue Xiaoyang Returns to the Country
Gong Xiaoyu gently supported her aunt’s arm as the three of them walked out of the private room. As they passed through the hallway, a waiter emerged from the adjacent private room and slowly closed the door.
As they passed the door, Gong Xiaoyu stepped aside for the waiter. The waiter said, "Thank you."
"You’re welcome."
Gong Xiaoyu replied politely, her gaze drifting into the private room, where she saw a handsome, chiseled profile.
The man was brewing tea with his head down. His fingers were long and slightly pale, with a sickly fairness. The steam from the small boiling pot gave his face an almost unreal, hazy quality.
Gong Xiaoyu’s heart skipped a beat. She wanted to take a closer look, but the door had already closed.
As the waiter was about to leave, Gong Xiaoyu’s body reacted faster than her brain, and she grabbed the waiter.
The waiter looked at her in confusion, "Miss, do you need any help?"
Gong Xiaoyu pointed to the private room, her voice trembling slightly, "Who is the guest inside?"
The man inside heard her voice, his hand shaking as he poured tea, causing the liquid to spill onto the table.
Adri grabbed a napkin to blot the spill, "Mr. Yue, what’s wrong?"
Yue Xiaoyang put down the teapot and wiped his hands with a wet towel, "It’s nothing."
Shen Lan examined his hand, worried he might have burned himself, "Is it because you haven’t been sleeping well since returning home and your spirits are low?"
Yue Xiaoyang withdrew his hand, "Mom, your son isn’t that fragile."
Shen Lan was on the verge of tears. Her son had been in the United States for so long; she thought he was there for business. Who knew such a major accident would happen!
She turned her face to wipe her tears, "I don’t deserve to be a mother. My son was in a foreign country, his fate unknown, and I knew nothing at all!"
Yue Xiaoyang said, "Well, everything’s fine now. I’m alive and well."
He needed to attend a company meeting to stabilize the management, even though he hadn’t fully recovered and had to hide his condition.
Shen Lan cried uncontrollably, "Yi Ke told me you were going to attend a closed management training. I believed him. Who knew... you little rascals, now your wings are so hardened you do whatever you want, thinking us old folks don’t exist?"
Yue Xiaoyang explained, "It happened suddenly. We just wanted to suppress the news."
Yi Ke’s approach was correct. Otherwise, his return now would be met with a new low in Tengxia Industrial’s stock price.
Adri knew only a little Chinese and didn’t know how to comfort the lady, so she just handed her a tissue.
Shen Lan took it. This nurse was quite considerate.
Yue Xiaoyang listened for sounds from outside the door. There was none. Had she left?
If his eyes hadn’t deceived him earlier, she had come with her teacher. Wasn’t she supposed to have broken off her engagement with Yu Zheng? Why would she still be out having tea with her teacher?
Yue Xiaoyang was unsettled. He picked up a teacup to drink, and Adri stopped him, "Mr. Yue, that’s the water for washing the tea."
Yue Xiaoyang put down the teacup, and Adri poured him a cup of tea. Shen Lan said, "You’ve been back for a few days, so it’s not a jet lag issue. Why are your spirits so low?"
Yue Xiaoyang said indifferently, "Nothing, just thinking about things."
Outside, the waiter told Gong Xiaoyu, "This is our VIP room. The company’s shareholders are entertaining esteemed guests."
Gong Xiaoyu let go of the waiter and apologized, "I’m sorry, I mistook him for someone else."
What was she thinking? How could it be him?
She must have been too busy lately, too exhausted to see clearly.
That heartless man was far away in the United States, probably having a great time with someone else. How could he appear here in the country?
She was so spineless. Did she have to panic at the sight of someone resembling him?
Mrs. Yu and Mr. Yu didn’t mind. Mistaking someone was a common occurrence.
Gong Xiaoyu thanked the waiter, and the three walked out. An Junxi was waiting for them outside.
An Junxi hailed a cab for the two elders and got into Gong Xiaoyu’s car.
As Gong Xiaoyu drove back to the office, An Junxi reminded her, "I need to go home. Aren’t you taking me there?"
"Oh," Gong Xiaoyu remembered, "I forgot."
She changed direction and nearly ran a red light.
An Junxi grabbed the seatbelt, "Boss, what’s wrong with you? Let me drive instead."
Her driving skills weren’t great, but at least she wouldn’t run a red light.
Gong Xiaoyu dropped her off at Yuhua Mansion and said, "I just saw someone who looked a lot like Yue Xiaoyang."
"Where?"
"In the next private room at the teahouse. I couldn’t see clearly; the waiter said it was company shareholders entertaining a guest."
An Junxi bit her tongue. The teahouse owner was Mrs. Yue, Yue Xiaoyang’s mother.
If that’s the case, it wouldn’t be surprising if the person she saw was Yue Xiaoyang.
She didn’t say it out loud, not wanting to raise false hopes and disappoint her senior.
She unbuckled her seatbelt but stayed seated for a while.
Gong Xiaoyu asked, "Not getting out?"
An Junxi looked at her seriously, "Senior, tell me honestly, do you still have feelings for Yue Xiaoyang?"
How could she not? She almost ran a red light at the sight of someone resembling him.
Gong Xiaoyu didn’t tell the truth and replied, "No, I don’t have feelings for him anymore."
"Senior, don’t lie to me."
"I’m not lying to you. I’m completely over him."
"Alright, then stop thinking about him." An Junxi wasn’t sure if Yue Xiaoyang had returned. She needed to ask Miao Yan.
Gu Yikun certainly knew, but she didn’t want to ask him.
Getting out of the car, she told Gong Xiaoyu, "Drive carefully."
Gong Xiaoyu’s car sped off like an arrow. An Junxi was very worried. Did this look like someone who didn’t care or have feelings anymore?
Her senior seemed to have lost her mind.
Loving a man was really exhausting.
In the evening, An Junxi called Zhang Miaoyan, and Xie Yuchen answered.
An Junxi asked, "Why are you answering? Where’s Miao Yan?"
Zhang Miaoyan hadn’t been to work for months. An Junxi assumed the Gu Family had replaced the HR director.
Xie Yuchen said, "She’s sleeping. What’s up?"
An Junxi looked at the time, "Sleeping in the middle of the day?" She had called in the evening specifically to avoid disturbing her sleep.
Xie Yuchen’s voice was a bit proud, "She’s pregnant, so she’s been drowsy lately."
An Junxi was momentarily stunned, "How long? Congratulations!"
Xie Yuchen stood outside on the balcony, gazing through the glass at his sleeping wife with a gentle expression, "A little over a month. We were planning to announce it after three months."
This was the best news An Junxi had heard in days, "Congratulations, congratulations! When do you plan to come back?"
"Her pregnancy symptoms are strong, and she’s not feeling well. We’ll see in half a month." His current focus was entirely on her and the baby, not having returned to the company since knowing she was pregnant, prioritizing his wife above all else.
An Junxi could hear the adoration Xie Yuchen had for Zhang Miaoyan. She was happy for Miao Yan, as this was the cozy family she had always dreamed of, now finally realized.
"I’ll wait until Miao Yan wakes up and is free to chat with her."
Xie Yuchen said goodbye, and just as he was about to hang up, An Junxi remembered the purpose of her call, "Wait, I wanted to ask if Yue Xiaoyang has returned."
