Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 45 Marriage?

The carriage was very enclosed, and as Tang En’en spoke, her words echoed within the car. Huo Zhenyang’s gaze slightly narrowed as he observed how Jiayi would respond.

Jiayi had not expected Tang En’en to dial that landline; only after Tang En’en had persistently asked for other contact methods had she relented and told her, reasoning that she usually used her mobile phone and WeChat, QQ to communicate. She never thought the landlinephone would be used. In a panic, she blurted out, "Oh, that! It’s my cousin! He came from our hometown to visit me these past few days and is staying at my place."

The man’s face darkened.

"Oh, I guessed it must be a relative!" Tang En’en lowered her voice, "How old is your cousin? His voice sounds so pleasant, and what does he look like? Since it’s rare for him to visit G City, let’s hang out together in a few days."

Jiayi was attractive, and her cousin... was probably not far off the mark, right? That voice was so charming! Tang En’en clutched the telephone, her voice starting to drift.

Jiayi made an evasive response, "Ah, I can’t hear you anymore, the signal is bad, hello? Hello... are you still there? Hello, I can’t hear you, En’en, let’s talk again when I’m at work." Then she hung up the phone.

Huo Zhenyang gave her a glance, his expression sour as anything.

Jiayi stuck out her tongue, then cradled her little head, pretending to still feel unwell, and wrinkled her small face, "...I don’t know if it’s because I talked for a while, but my headache seems to be coming back..."

With a rumble, the man at her side finally stopped talking, having already started the engine, leaving the hotel behind.

***

After a tumultuous night, having returned to the apartment, Jiayi took a bath with Auntie Li’s help.

After the bath, she changed into a loose-fitting nightgown and cozily snuggled into bed, Jiayi was still feeling fortunate that Auntie Li was home today. Otherwise, with her being drunk like this, that man would have found another excuse to bathe her, and she would have been seen naked by him again...

It was such a pitfall.

They had agreed that even if she pretended to be his girlfriend, they would maintain a distance and not have any physical intimacy. But what about now? Breaking the rules time and again.

Yet every time, she somehow couldn’t resist...

Well, being drunk can’t be helped. She consoled herself, feeling a bit better.

But that time... when he came down to JJ Building to teach her how to please people, forcing her to sit on his lap... she certainly wasn’t drunk then!

Why did she let him take advantage of her?

She exhaled sharply, pulling up the corner of the blanket, her face suddenly flushing hotly.

Also, what had she done tonight? In the private room, she seemed desperate to grab his neck, clinging tightly in his embrace, begging to be held, right? She had also been persistently telling him not to leave...

In her subconscious, had she stopped resisting this originally strange man?

Could it be that she was bewitched by his male charm?

That’s right, the man was infuriatingly handsome, with an aura powerful enough to intimidate, she must have been momentarily bewitched!

The ringing of the living room telephone broke the serenity of the late night.

Auntie Li picked it up and immediately said, "Master."

She went upstairs, lightly knocking on the door, "Young Master, the old master is on the phone."

Huo Zhenyang, having just instructed his subordinates to take care of some matters, was reclining on an Italian sofa. His handsome long legs stretched out, resting on the crystal coffee table in front, his arms cushioned behind his head. Despite the fatigue on his finely chiseled and cold face, his compelling presence and brilliance could not be concealed.

The old master seldom called at night, so he guessed the purpose of Huo Tianpei’s call, lazily taking the phone.

Huo Tianpei’s voice came from the other side, "Zhenyang, I heard you just asked your assistant to send a notice to Leting, cutting off all future cooperation with them?"

As expected, it was about this matter.

"Yes," Huo Zhenyang replied indifferently, "It’s just a very ordinary business matter. Dad, there’s no need for you to call especially at night."

"Leting has cooperated with us for so many years. Why did you cut them off just like that? President Li just found out, and cried while phoning me, begging for mercy on your behalf. If you withdraw the cooperation, Leting will suffer a great loss and might never recover." Huo Tianpei was somewhat anxious.

"What’s it to me?" The man’s voice was cold-hearted, "Now, there are too many partners who want to cooperate with Huo Group. Leting hasn’t improved over the years and can’t help our group’s brands to develop further. I’ve wanted to change them for a long time now. The business world is like a battlefield, dad, you shouldn’t be talking about personal relationships at a time like this."

Auntie Li clearly heard the conversation between the father and son and also knew what had happened to Miss Jiayi outside that evening. She opened her eyes wide in surprise. The young master was so furious for a beauty’s sake, breaking down Leting for Miss Jiayi!

Auntie Li knew the young master’s temper. He had been extremely protective and overbearing from a young age, not permitting others to touch his belongings.

Luckily, nothing happened to Miss Jiayi, and the young master just impulsively ended the cooperation with Leting in anger.

If she had really been taken advantage of by President Li, the young master would have turned Leting upside down!

Huo Tianpei said nothing more, his son was ruthless and merciless in the business field, conducting business without even acknowledging his father, let alone a mere business partner. He could only let him be, then deliberately probed, "What about the time a while back when you canceled the contract with the celebrity Jian Meiyi, preferring to pay double the penalty rather than breach it. What was that for?"

"Jian Meiyi is arrogant and contemptuous, with no regard for others. She was not at all suitable for the image of our new product," he said indifferently.

"Oh, terminating the contract with Jian Meiyi and cutting off cooperation with Leting, these two things, they are not really for Jiayi, are they?" Huo Tianpei finally pierced through.

Huo Zhenyang’s expression darkened, though he was not surprised that the old master would find out.

Huo Tianpei was actually very pleased that his son was so concerned about a girl. Compared to his son thawing from his eternal ice mountain-like state, ruining relations with a female celebrity and a business partner really didn’t matter.

"Zhenyang, Huo Group’s fiftieth anniversary is coming up. At the celebration, I plan to announce your engagement to Jiayi and then start preparing for the wedding, making Jiayi officially part of our Huo Family within the year. What do you think?" Huo Tianpei was confident his son would agree.

Getting married?

"Dad, it’s too rushed. I don’t want to get married for the time being," Huo Zhenyang hadn’t expected the old master to like Jiayi so much.

His son had refused? Huo Tianpei was a bit surprised, yet he still insisted, "Think it over."

"Jiayi doesn’t really want to get married either. Let’s talk about it later." His tone of voice was languidly cool, clearly signaling the end of the conversation, not even giving his own father face.

Auntie Li listened to the whole conversation clearly.

It was obvious that the young master cared for Miss Jiayi, but why was he not willing to get married? Was he only considering Miss Jiayi as a mistress who couldn’t be seen in public?

Did Miss Jiayi herself not want it? What does it look like following a man without a proper status?

Having taken care of Jiayi for so long, Auntie Li had come to regard her as her own daughter. Now she was a bit worried. No, she had to talk to Miss Jiayi.

Auntie Li took the phone after the young master had hung up and left the room.

The room across was Miss Jiayi’s. She gently knocked on the door: "Miss Jiayi, have you gone to sleep?"