Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 174 - 172: There’s Something Wrong with the Baby in Her Belly
Xue Jingchuan shook his head, "I’m not acting, I came to find you. I just got off the plane today, went to Jin University first, but no one was in your dorm, probably because it’s the weekend and everyone went home. Then I went to the Liang Family’s house, still no one, and I heard from the security in the neighborhood that you went to a bar in the Southern District, so I came here to find you."
Jiayi was somewhat surprised, "There are so many bars here, how did you find this one?"
The smile on Xue Jingchuan’s face grew stronger, "I was just passing by the outside of the bar when I heard someone singing a song, cough, a voice... I recognized it at once. I came in and sure enough, it was you."
Jiayi’s face instantly flushed with embarrassment, Xue Jingchuan had witnessed her tone-deaf singing again, how shameful, then she remembered something, bewildered, "You came to H City to find me? Is there something going on?"
Xue Jingchuan gazed at her and nodded slightly.
It had been several months since he had seen her, and he hadn’t expected to find her wielding a microphone on a bar stage, singing with reckless abandon.
Seeing her at the bar, Xue Jingchuan almost thought he had seen wrong.
He still remembered last time at the KTV on Suwang Island, she was too embarrassed to hold the microphone he pushed into her hands, and only after he had sung a duet with her, did she relax a tiny bit.
But tonight, she stood unreservedly on the stage, singing wantonly to a crowd of strangers, not caring about her image, as if she had become a different person.
How could Xue Jingchuan not know the emotions pent up inside her?
Liang Jue sensed that the words Xue Jingchuan wanted to say were of importance, raised his hand, gestured to the staff, and indicated that they prepare the private room next door, facing the two, "If you feel it’s too noisy outside and inconvenient to talk, there’s another private room over there."
Xue Jingchuan gave a slight nod in thanks, then glanced at Jiayi.
Jiayi stood up and followed Xue Jingchuan into the private room.
When the door closed, the sound of the music outside was cut off, and the room instantly became quiet.
Jiayi looked at him, "Jingchuan, what’s the important matter you came to H City to find me about?"
Xue Jingchuan’s brows raised slightly, "Jiayi, I advise you to go back to G City."
Jiayi’s gaze flickered, suddenly laughing, "Jingchuan, are you here to persuade me to go back on his behalf? If that’s the case, I think it’s not necessary for a big star like you to come all this way personally."
Xue Jingchuan abruptly interrupted her, "What if I said there’s really a problem with the child in Mu Qingran’s belly?"
Jiayi’s eyes flickered, "What do you mean?"
Xue Jingchuan spoke calmly, "Recently, the second young master went to a nightclub with several entertainers to drink, got drunk halfway, and started talking about the Huo Young Master. Coincidentally, one of the entertainers is a junior in my company, someone I had previously supported. Knowing I’m close with the Huo Young Master, he secretly recorded the conversation on his phone and gave it to me. You’ll understand once you listen."
As he spoke, he took out his phone from his pocket, turned on the recording function, and looked at Jiayi, signaling her to listen.
Jiayi was taken aback.
The second young master?
The child in Mu Qingran’s belly, how is that related to the second young master?
The recording already carried very clear sounds, echoing in the enclosed private room.
The background noise was loud, with music, banter, clinking of drinks, and even lewd jokes that shouldn’t see the light of day—one could tell that it was from a bustling and depraved nightclub.
"Young Master, didn’t you agree to invest in an idol drama and let me play the lead role? Why hasn’t there been any movement on it yet?" It was the voice of a male celebrity.
Huo Zhenxuan’s voice was clearly very drunk, slurred: "In a little while, what’s the rush..."
"Hey, how can I not be anxious? You mentioned it at the end of last year, and there’s still no news. Young Master, is it that it won’t happen without Huo’s approval?"
Who controlled the Huo Group—these minor celebrities were well aware of this.
With a "clang," the sound of a cup smashing to the ground resonated, and Huo Zhenxuan seemed somewhat angry: "Bullshit! Not everything in the Huo Family has to be decided by my older brother! Do you motherf-ers think my dad is dead, or that I’m dead?"
Someone chuckled apologetically, "Right, right, the Young Master is also the second son of the Huo Family."
But some people just didn’t know how to read the room and were still muttering, "But after all, the CEO of the Huo Group is Huo, and the Young Master hasn’t even set foot in the headquarters... For an idol drama investment, if Huo doesn’t agree, the funds for the new drama can’t be allocated, right..."
Huo Zhenxuan, both jealous and annoyed, retorted, "If my older brother is so amazing, why don’t you go ask him to invest?!"
Someone quickly interrupted that person, flattering, "Young Master, he doesn’t know how to talk, don’t listen to him. Who says only Huo is amazing? The Young Master is just as impressive!"
Only then Huo Zhenxuan was satisfied; he spoke with drunk pride: "...You guys think my older brother is better at everything than me? Pff. His ex-fiancée, wasn’t she screwed by me, heh, what’s so great about that? The women he’s been with, I’ve been with them too; it’s nothing special."
"Really?" Someone gasped in a hushed tone.
Huo Zhenxuan laughed, "His ex-fiancée got pregnant from me; you tell me if it’s true or not! That night she stayed at the Huo Family, planning to climb into my older brother’s bed, but she didn’t succeed. I happened to be drunk when I went back, and then she and I... My dad and mom took her in at Huo Garden, have been pressing my brother to marry her for the past few months... Haha, when the baby is born and calls him daddy, it will actually be my seed! In the end, I’m the one who wins! You guys tell me, if my brother finds out, will he turn blue with rage?... Do you still think he’s better than me?! Pah—"
In the recording, a wave of shock and murmurs followed.
At last, the commotion subsided, the recording stopped, and it was over.
Jiayi hadn’t snapped out of the shock yet.
No matter what, she hadn’t expected that Mu Qingran was carrying Huo Zhenxuan’s child.
So, Mu Qingran had slept with Huo Zhenxuan, and then framed the pregnancy on Huo Zhenyang?
Jiayi furrowed her brows, her pupils flickering slightly.
He really didn’t sleep with Mu Qingran? And that child, it really has nothing to do with him?
Xue Jingchuan watched Jiayi’s contemplative expression and said calmly, "Jiayi, I know that you now have a new life, and you’re doing well. You have a new family, friends, classmates, and you’re just starting out in your academics. I’m not persuading you to go back, nor am I persuading you to reconcile with Huo. I just don’t want you to be deceived by Mu Qingran."
Jiayi paused for a long time before responding, "The child in Mu Qingran’s belly, it’s really not his?"
Xue Jingchuan nodded, "It seems there’s a real problem. After Mu Qingran was four months pregnant, Huo proposed to do a paternity DNA test, but it required amniocentesis to extract the fetus’s DNA. Amniocentesis can harm both the mother and fetus, and in severe cases, it might even cause a miscarriage. She brought a doctor’s certificate that claimed she was very weak; when the old master learned it could cause a miscarriage or hurt the fetus, he absolutely refused to let Mu Qingran have the paternity DNA test done. So this matter has been dragging on, and now it seems quite suspicious, it’s very likely that Mu Qingran’s baby really isn’t Huo’s flesh and blood, that’s why she keeps using her poor health to buy time."
