Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 598 - 596: Why Did He Suddenly Appear?
Su Yan was already in a bad mood when, annoyed, she looked up and noticed that the two sales clerks in the store had all gone to the window, looking out at something happening, unaware of what was causing the commotion.
Her expression shifted as she walked over and, through the glass window, saw a crowd of reporters surrounding a familiar figure.
It was Xiaoyi.
The attention of the entire floor clearly shifted toward her.
Standing amid the reporters, Jiayi drew the envious and resentful gazes of the women.
That was the woman of the southern business district’s emperor.
Even the sales clerk at the shoe store beside her couldn’t help but discuss enviously in low voices:
"...That’s the lady who just went public with her relationship with Young Master Huo."
"Wow, Miss Chu must now be the most envied woman in all of Yunling! Look, even celebrities don’t cause such a sensation when they go out." A sales clerk’s eyes almost turned into hearts as she nudged her colleague with her elbow, "The people next to Miss Chu must be the Huo Family’s assistant and bodyguards, right? Look at the grand entourage, being protected like that, it’s just like princess treatment. Young Master Huo must really dote on Miss Chu, sigh, how come such good fortune never falls on my head?"
"Nonsense, you didn’t give birth to a young master for the Huo Family." Another sales clerk joked with her colleague: "Forget about Young Master Huo taking notice of you in this lifetime, otherwise try hooking up some other big shot!"
The sales clerk giggled and pinched her colleague.
The two young girls laughed together in a group.
The conversation of the sales clerks floated in and out of Su Yan’s ears, the aftertone lingering for a long time.
Su Yan’s clenched fists slowly relaxed as she contemplated.
Eventually, she calmed down and looked out the window again, seeing the familiar petite figure surrounded and ushered by a crowd, her face darkened once more, she tore off the new shoes on her feet in a fit of pique and threw them on the ground, grabbed her shopping bag, and walked toward the store’s entrance.
The two sales clerks only then noticed Su Yan, who had been neglected, and hastily called out apologetically, "Miss, I’m sorry... Aren’t you going to try them on? Are the shoes not the right size? We can get you another size..."
Su Yan stopped suddenly at the door, turned around, and a strange cold smile picked at the corners of her mouth:
"What’s there to try? Weren’t you all too busy watching the excitement outside? Heh, is that woman really that impressive? To make you all so envious? One day, I’ll make you all regret your shitty judgment."
The two clerks exchanged a glance, finding the lady’s outburst quite inexplicable as they watched Su Yan walk out of the shoe store radiating a chilling air.
...
Xiaoqin had already been informed, and the department store’s bodyguards had arrived early, pushing through reporters and onlookers to escort Jiayi downstairs.
Jiayi had not expected her first outing to be like this and was somewhat taken aback; indeed, that man was right to have bodyguards follow her and Zaizai.
She was jostled and pushed by the crowd and made her way to the nearest escalator.
Seeing the Huo Family’s bodyguards, the reporters stepped back a bit but were still reluctant to give up this opportunity and kept chirping at them, continuing the pursuit.
At the escalator, one bold reporter with a small head saw Miss Chu’s party preparing to go downstairs, seized the moment when the bodyguard wasn’t looking, darted in, and pointed the recording pen directly at Xiaoqin and Jiayi: "Miss Chu, don’t rush off, can you answer our questions that we’re concerned about..."
Once this reporter took the lead, the other paparazzi became bolder, each fearful of being scooped by the others, and all surged forward, crowding near the elevator.
The bodyguards blocked the way of the reporters on top of the escalator. Xiaoqin shielded Jiayi’s head and face while they hurriedly descended.
Meanwhile, at the bottom of the escalator, a few experienced journalists had already rushed down ahead of time and blocked the exit.
As soon as Xiaoyi and Jiayi came downstairs, they were scattered by the reporters who flocked over.
A throng of reporters with glinting eyes surrounded Jiayi.
Jiayi’s steps faltered, she misstepped, and then got jostled by the crowd. She stumbled into the railing of the escalator, her elbow aching. She wanted to call for Xiaoyi, but separated by the crowd, she could only protect her face, not wanting to be photographed any further. However, she heard the persistent voices of reporters all around:
"Miss Chu... say a few words..."
"Miss Chu, how did you meet the future mayor?"
"Currently, your son is the only grandson of the Huo Family. The second young master of the Huo Family has been abroad for many years without a word, and the old Mr. Huo has also transferred most of his shares to the young Mr. Huo in the past two years, retaining only a position on the board of directors. Nowadays, the young Mr. Huo is the sole person in charge of the Huo Family business, and your son is his only heir, possessing a large part of the inheritance rights... Even if you haven’t married the young Mr. Huo, as the biological mother of the eldest grandson, your later life will be easy and luxurious. Is this the reason you agreed to let your son acknowledge his ancestry and return to his clan?"
"Miss Chu, just say a few words!"
...
Suddenly, someone burst through the crowd of attacking reporters. A shadow in black strode in, shielding Jiayi’s head and face, protecting her in the crook of his arm, and pushed the reporters aside as he walked towards the outside of the crowd.
The man wore dark sunglasses, covering half of his face, yet his handsome contours were still discernible. He appeared very young, yet his brows carried a steadiness that seemed out of place with his age. Scanning the surrounding reporters as if with a look, the man’s unseen stern gaze sent a chill down their spines.
The reporters, momentarily startled, assumed he was a bodyguard from the Huo Family and didn’t think much of it, continuing to pursue: "Miss Chu, wait, talk to us—"
Jiayi felt herself being tightly protected, at first thinking it was a bodyguard, but slowly she felt that something was amiss.
She tried to lift her face from his embrace to glance at him, but the man subtly held her tighter against his chest.
At that moment, the man strode forward, escorting Jiayi to the revolving doors of the mall, saw Xiaoqin and several Huo Family bodyguards rushing over, and without hesitation, released the woman from his embrace and walked out of the door. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦
The bodyguards blocked the reporters, and Xiaoqin came rushing over: "Miss Chu, are you alright?"
Jiayi steadied her nerves and, without thinking, ran out through the revolving door. She looked left and right, saw the incessant flow of vehicles and pedestrians on the road, and finally locked her gaze.
Not far away, beside a low-key black sedan, a tall figure opened the car door and bent down to get into the vehicle.
That figure was the man who had just rescued her from the journalists’ encirclement.
The car’s engine started, roared off, and vanished into the city’s vehicular ocean in no time.
Though it was just a fleeting glimpse, Jiayi knew who that person was.
That figure was too familiar, etched into her very bones, something she could never forget in this lifetime.
Her heart pounded, sweat forming in the palm of her hand.
It was him.
Why would he suddenly appear?
If he had come, why didn’t he greet her even after bumping into her?
Yunling is so big, it couldn’t just be a coincidence. Could he have possibly been following her?
