Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 142 - 140: Aunt Flo Arrives

To the construction site?

Jiayi took a sharp breath.

For Shangguan Yao, who had only ever indulged in eating, drinking, and playing, raised in the lap of luxury, this was almost no better than destroying the corpse and erasing all traces of it!

How could a wealthy young master, who drove luxury cars and hung out with top models and stars, possibly have anything to do with a construction site in this lifetime?

No matter how Huo Zhenyang managed it, she only knew that he must have gone to great lengths.

Shangguan Yao was the Shangguan Family’s precious and only son, how could he be casually sent to a construction site!?

Either the Shangguan Family was threatened by this man, or Huo Zhenyang had once again used benefits to coerce the Shangguan Family!

Whichever it was, it proved this man’s immense authority and strong desire to control.

Only then did she understand that unless this man voluntarily gave her up, perhaps she could never escape the palm of his hand in this lifetime.

Her small body submerged in the pool began to feel a bit cold, as she hugged her arms around herself.

Huo Zhenyang saw her reaction in its entirety.

She was trembling, avoiding him.

His eyes darkened, and without regarding the students nearby at the pool, he hooked her clean and pretty chin, forcing her as before to look at him, his tone cool and detached, "What’s wrong, am I scaring you?"

She snapped back to reality from her daze, met his intense gaze, quickly shifted her cheeks, and moved away from his fingers.

Thank goodness no one saw this man’s excessive move; otherwise, even if he didn’t care, she truly wouldn’t know how to explain it!

"No," she covered her unease.

"No? Then why is your body shaking so violently?" he mercilessly exposed her clumsy lie.

Jiayi pursed her lips, "I...I’m cold."

Although it was a heated swimming pool, being submerged for a long time without much activity would indeed make one feel a bit chilly.

After a quiet moment, Huo Zhenyang pulled up her small hand from under the water.

"What are you doing?" she panicked.

"You’ll warm up with a little exercise," he said, tightening his hold around her waist under the water.

Exercise? Something that sounded perfectly healthy suddenly became so suggestive coming from this man’s mouth?

"What are you thinking? I meant swimming," he said with a raised eyebrow and a teasing tone, patting her small head, "Your little brain seems to not be that big, but it’s filled with quite a lot of ’paint,’ isn’t it?"

Her face turned red, ’Your brain is filled with paint, your whole body is painted,’ but she quickly said, "I can’t swim."

He spoke with a teasing chuckle, "Of course, I know you can’t. If you could, would I need to teach you? Which position do you want to start learning from?"

Which position? Completely normal words sounded so lecherous coming from him.

Her face turned bright red like boiling water, and she could only try to avoid him under the water while stammering, "Any, any is fine."

Actually, she wanted to refuse.

But she knew, the more she refused, the more it would provoke this man’s persistence! He might do something even more outrageous.

Was there anything this man was afraid of?

"Then let’s start from the easiest, learning to float," said Huo Zhenyang calmly, truly like a dedicated teacher.

She followed his instructions, grabbing the pool’s railing with both hands, aligning her body with the water’s surface, floating, while her legs started to slowly kick.

"Okay, let go slowly, and let yourself float using your feet," he coaxed gently.

As soon as she let go, she would sink; she dared not do it.

He bent his strong, well-built upper body down and whispered close to her ear, part comfort, part threat, "I told you to let go, I’ll be right below to support you."

She was taken aback; despite her reverence and avoidance of this man, she couldn’t help but trust him in the face of danger.

She gradually loosened her grip on the railing, and under the motion of kicking, her body started to float, simultaneously feeling a pair of large hands ready underneath her.

Should she sink, he would immediately hold her tight, not letting her suffer any harm.

Just like that time on the ocean at Suwang Island.

Her mind wandered, why, why think about those things...

If she had already chosen to leave, why was she still indulging in those memories with him?

Could it be that just because this man was slightly kinder to her, she had forgotten about Mu Qingran in G City, pregnant and having spent a night of passion with him, forgotten that this man possibly got engaged to her only for the sake of his business empire?

Now, her dealings with him were all because of that unfinished contract they had!

Once the tasks on the contract were complete, she and he would truly have no ties left.

She must not let herself get emotionally involved!

She bit her lower lip lightly with her teeth, trying to keep herself from getting distracted, but it was too late. A lapse in concentration slowed her kick, and in a flash, her entire body quickly sank downwards.

Huo Zhenyang’s reflexes were quick; he bent his arms and swiftly embraced the little figure, pulling her out of the water in one go.

Even though it was quick, Jiayi still ingested some water and started coughing violently, her eyes becoming blurry with water and unable to open.

He held her in his arms, resting her small head on his shoulder, frowning as he patted her petite back, displeased, he said, "Weren’t you fine just now?"

She clung to him like a chubby little koala, letting him pat her, and after coughing a few times, she came to her senses. Taking advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, she pushed on his shoulders: "No, no worries, I’m fine."

The little one’s face was flushed, her eyelashes trembling like butterfly wings, looking not so much like she choked on water, but as if she were shy.

His eyes flickered slightly, and only then did he put her back into the water.

——

A single swimming lesson depleted Jiayi of who knows how much energy.

Constantly having to fend off that man’s wandering hands under the water, ensuring the classmates and P.E. teacher didn’t see, was truly exhausting.

After returning to the dormitory, Jiayi felt discomfort in her lower abdomen and went to the bathroom to bathe and change. She discovered a smear of bright red on her underwear.

It turned out her period had arrived.

She didn’t know if it was because she soaked in the cool water of the pool all afternoon, or because she was too tense around that man, but this month’s period was exceptionally fierce.

Jiayi was in so much pain that once she climbed into bed, she didn’t get up again.

In the evening, Su Yan, seeing that she was still in great pain, brought her a meal from the cafeteria and advised, "You shouldn’t go to the library to study today. Just lie down and rest in bed."

Jiayi would not have been able to go even if she wanted to; she was almost out of energy to get up and could only smile wryly and nod, "Okay, then it’s just you tonight."

After Su Yan left, the dormitory was empty except for Jiayi, and it quieted down.

She dozed off for a while, not knowing how long it had been when a knock on the door sounded, followed by a familiar female voice: "Xiaoyi, are you there?"

Jiayi, recognizing the voice as Liang Anya’s, struggled to sit up and weakly replied, "Anya? Come in, the door’s unlocked."

Liang Anya had run into Su Yan at the library that evening and learned that Jiayi had been bedridden all afternoon because of her period, making her worry, so she came to check on her.