Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 175 - 173: Mu Qingran, Do You Take Me for a Pushover?
Jiayi took a deep breath, "But if it really is the second son’s child, what’s the use of her delaying? If we can’t verify it now, we can once the child is born, and it will come out in the open anyway. By then, Huo Zhenyang might still divorce her..."
Xue Jingchuan chuckled lightly, "Jiayi, you are still too naive and don’t quite understand the thoughts of these women who want to marry into wealthy families. She is just buying time, trying to marry Young Master Huo before the child is born. Even if after the birth it’s verified to be the second son’s, she would already be the legitimate wife of the Huo Family according to the law, unshakable in status. Besides, she’ll probably have a whole host of excuses ready. I can think of a bunch for her. For example, she could claim she had been with the second son before but didn’t know the child was his, or even that she was forced by the second son... But no matter whether the child is the Young Master’s or the second son’s, it is after all the Huo Family’s grandson. Do you think the old master would dislike this child? The old master is also someone who values face the most and doesn’t allow family scandals to be publicized, so he will definitely not let them divorce. In the end, Mu Qingran still becomes the winner."
Jiayi gasped, she had underestimated Mu Qingran’s cunning and ambition.
After a moment, she suddenly looked up, "Have you told Huo Zhenyang about this?"
Xue Jingchuan nodded, "I told him before I flew to H City yesterday, he already knows. But these words were secretly recorded when the second son was drunk, even if we tell the old master, the second son could easily claim it was just drunken nonsense. The old master is fiercely protecting Mu Qingran, not allowing Young Master Huo to take her for a paternity test of the fetus. There’s currently no way to expose them; Mu Qingran, due to poor health, has been taken by the old master to live at Huo Garden, where she and Yao Zhenru are instigating the old master all day long, wanting to marry the Young Master sooner. The old master is probably worried about the oldest grandson being born out of wedlock, and is also constantly persuading the Young Master to get the marriage certificate with Mu Qingran. Jiayi, do you really want to just watch Mu Qingran fool everyone and not want to stand up for yourself?"
Jiayi remained silent.
So, these past few months, he had been shouldering the pressure from the Huo Garden alone?
Her fingers tightened around the sleeve of her clothes, her heart filled with indescribable complexity.
Her delicate fingertips curled into her palm, pinching into the flesh.
Mu Qingran, do you think I’m a pushover?
Even if I were a pushover, that doesn’t mean you can swallow me whole, you vicious dog.
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As the first rays of dawn entered through the curtains, Jiayi had already washed up and dressed to head out.
The call from Lin Zixun came right on time: "Miss Jiayi, today is the day the Boss agreed to come to H City. He went to A City for business yesterday, so he will fly directly from A City to H City today. It’s a first-class flight. I will send you the flight number in a bit, and you can just go to the airport to wait for him."
Not two minutes after hanging up the phone, there was a ding from her cell phone, and Lin Zixun sent her Huo Zhenyang’s flight number.
Jiayi walked out of the bedroom to find Liang Tao, along with siblings Liang Jue and Liang Anya, already waiting for her in the living room.
Today is the three-day deadline set by Young Master Huo.
Young Master Huo will come to H City, and it’s uncertain how Xiaoyi will decide.
Seeing her come out, Liang Anya quickly approached, "Xiaoyi, let brother and me accompany you."
Jiayi shook her head with a smile, indicating it wasn’t necessary.
Liang Tao understood her final decision and stood up abruptly: "Xiaoyi, have you thought it through? If you want to stay in H City, godfather will do his best to..."
Jiayi nodded, forcing a warm smile to interrupt Liang Tao, softly saying, "Godfather, I know. I’m not that young anymore, I’ll handle my matters. Don’t worry."
Liang Tao took a deep breath, walked over, and gently hugged Jiayi: "Whether you decide to return to G City or continue to stay in H City, remember that this will always be another home for you. If things are tough outside, if someone bullies you, don’t forget to come back. Your godfather and your brother Jue will always protect you."
Jiayi blew her nose, which had already turned red, and buried herself in Liang Tao’s embrace, sobbing, "Godfather..."
After a few comforting pats from Liang Tao, and speaking a few words with Liang Anya and Liang Jue, Jiayi finally stepped out of the Liang family’s door.
H City, airport.
In the bustling crowd, everyone was either preparing to board a plane or had just landed.
Jiayi sat in the terminal, clutching her cellphone, waiting for Huo Zhenyang to get in touch once he got off the plane.
Time ticked away, and there was still no movement at the exit.
She glanced at the time on her phone; the flight from A City to H City had already passed.
The plane was delayed.
She didn’t know why, but her heart was pounding fiercely, hands crossed and rubbing against each other, feeling very uneasy.
A flight delay was nothing too unusual; it could be due to bad weather in A City, or mechanical failure, leading to the late departure.
After waiting for a while longer, the plane still hadn’t arrived, and other people waiting for the same flight also seemed to become anxious, running over to the service desk.
"Miss, why hasn’t the ten o’clock flight arrived yet?"
"Yes, it’s been so long, what’s going on?"
"Has something happened?"
...
Has something happened.
This sentence made Jiayi’s heart lurch, and she rushed to the service desk.
The airport staff at the service desk was making phone calls to inquire while attending to the waiting crowd.
As the service staff made the inquiries, Jiayi’s heart was thumping wildly, and her palms were sweating.
It had never been this agonizing.
Didn’t she hope that he would never come to H City again?
Wasn’t she just enduring until the contract ended so she could cut ties with him once and for all?
If he never came back to H City, could she not just live her tranquil life here wholeheartedly?
But...
Why was she now terrified that he wouldn’t come, scared that something had happened to him?
Finally, the service desk staff put down the phone with a slightly panicked expression and hurried to call the manager.
The airline manager listened and his face changed slightly, but ultimately he remained relatively composed, raising his hands to signal everyone to calm down.
Despite the manager’s best efforts to keep his voice steady, a slight unease was unavoidable:
"Ladies and gentlemen, I have an announcement to make. Please remain calm for the moment. Flight 709 from A City to H City at ten o’clock has encountered a fire after a collision with a bird on its rear wing during flight and has made an emergency landing en route. We have not received any news yet, and we are waiting for the pilot to give us an update—"
As soon as the airline manager finished his announcement, a tumult arose!
Amongst the crowd waiting for passengers, some were visibly horrified, others extremely anxious, and those with weaker mental strength, especially with their relatives on the plane, simply fainted.
"Manager, you need to clarify your words..."
"Has there been an accident with the plane? Has there?"
"What does an emergency landing along the way mean? There’s no runway midway, and with a fire, how could it land safely? Did the plane crash?"
"Yeah, if it’s crashed, what are we waiting for a pilot’s update for? Go find them, search and rescue—"
"Woo woo woo..."
