Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 362 - 360: Not Going Back on My Word Over a Petty Matter with a Woman
Before he could finish speaking, the blond man’s arm was twisted by another man, who then pressed close to his face, his hot breath assaulting him: "Do I need to repeat myself?"
Each word was cold to the bone; the blond had never seen such emotionless eyes before, deep like a chilling, ancient pool.
Swallowing hard, the blond was still defiant, but his tone had gained a tremble: "Why should we leave on your say-so?! Who do you think you are? We’re not going anywhere. What can you do about it? Kill us?"
Kill them? These small-time hooligans didn’t even qualify to be personally dispatched by him.
He also didn’t have the time.
Huo Zhenyang’s long fingers let go, and the blond breathed a sigh of relief, his back drenched in cold sweat, only to see him pull out a small booklet from his chest, take out a gold-plated pen, write a number in the booklet, tear it out, and stuff it into his chest pocket.
Picking it up, it was a check. The amount was enough to say that even a lavish feast wouldn’t come close.
His face immediately broke into a smile as he shoved the check into the pocket of his jeans, bending over: "Sorry, sorry, we’re leaving now." Then, turning to Jiayi: "My apologies, miss, please come in. It was us who cut in line, we won’t dispute with you any longer, please go ahead."
With that, he quickly took his girlfriend and fled.
Jiayi had been stunned: "You gave them money?"
Wasn’t it better to quickly dismiss this couple than to watch three people keep causing a scene here, wasting his time?
Huo Zhenyang seemed indifferent, his eyebrow raised as if he was quite displeased: "Get back in line. Are you looking to line up from the back again?"
Jiayi quickly returned to her place, and seeing he was about to leave, she hurriedly said, "How much money did you give them... I can pay you back."
Huo Zhenyang coldly replied: "The money isn’t even worth the time I’ve wasted. Get your things quickly and help me by getting in the car as soon as you can!"
With that, his long legs strode towards the entrance.
The man’s merciless scolding was deep and powerful; Jiayi pouted, "Tch, this guy is really difficult to deal with. I just wanted to repay him, does he have to be so fierce?"
Forget it, she’d bled so much for him anyway, let’s call it compensation!
Jiayi bought a family bucket and walked out of KFC, getting back into the car.
This time, the car didn’t stop; after starting, it sped all the way to the Southern District.
Fuyah Residential Area was an old neighborhood. Most of the residents were ordinary wage earners, and it was rare to see such a luxurious car.
It was lunchtime, and a group of retirees with nothing better to do were gossiping in the community garden. They started to discuss the car.
"Wow, that’s not one of our neighborhood cars, is it?"
"Who could afford such a car in our neighborhood?"
...
With the car window half open, some people saw Jiayi sitting inside with the vague silhouette of a man, surprised: "Isn’t that the Xia family’s girl, Jiayi?"
"Whoa, what kind of luck has the Xia family’s girl come upon to ride in such a fancy car today?"
"Didn’t you see there’s someone else with her? She’s getting a ride."
"Tch, I saw it. Looks like a man."
"Jiayi, you’re back?" one gossipy old lady even asked out loud, full of curiosity.
Their voices were full of envy, jealousy, novelty, and completely different from the usual attitude they had when they saw Jiayi.
...
Xia Tingxuan, pregnant with a sizeable belly, came to Yunling City with Jiayi and moved into Fuyah Residential Area. At first, they were the subject of endless gossip behind their backs by the neighborhood busybodies.
After all, such a young girl got pregnant while still in college and had no man by her side—who knew how the child came to be.
For a time, rumors flew all around the neighborhood with all kinds of speculations.
Some said she was a bad girl involved in an early romance, who indulged in forbidden fruit with her boyfriend. Her pregnancy was too far along for termination to be safe, so she had no choice but to give birth. Others made even wilder guesses, suggesting she must have been a kept mistress by a wealthy magnate, only to be kicked out by his legal wife, leaving her no choice but to follow her mother in disheartened retreat.
Regardless, the final verdict was the same—this Xia girl was definitely no good. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦
In recent years, Jiayi had heard plenty of these idle chatter.
It wasn’t until the past two years that the people in the neighborhood began to realize that perhaps the girl wasn’t so bad, nor was she a rich man’s mistress. She had never been seen associating with any strange men. Not even ties with a man to speak of, she would always return home early after school, cook meals, and take care of her child, more reserved than any obedient girl.
Latter on, as Zaizai grew older and started to talk, looking like a chubby little doll, he constantly amused a group of elderly men and women in the community, who were absolutely smitten with him. It was only then that the nosy parkers began to soften, showing Jiayi a slightly better attitude.
However, no matter how much their demeanor improved, their looks towards Jiayi were still filled with indifference and pity—for such a young girl to be raising a son with no man in sight.
Today was different, though, as Jiayi was brought back by a luxury car with a man clearly sitting inside, the group of people in the neighborhood garden were seething with excitement.
When Jiayi heard someone greeting her, she could only stick her head out to respond, "Auntie Liu, yes, just got back."
Auntie Liu sneaked a peek inside the car and asked curiously, "Who gave you a ride back?"
"Yes, girl, who’s that in the car?" someone hinted with a nudge.
The elderly, though they had never ridden in a luxury car, could still recognize what kind of car it was.
Jiayi responded evasively, "Uh..."
Before she could finish, the window slowly rose, and Huo Zhenyang closed the car window.
The noise from outside was abruptly shut out.
The man spoke coldly, "I brought you back, not to give you a chance to show off."
Show off? She had no such intention, but from the man’s face, she could tell that in his eyes, she was someone who reveled in vanity.
Alright then, she couldn’t be bothered to explain; it didn’t matter anyway.
Huo Zhenyang, seeing her silent, took it as her tacit acceptance, and scoffed quietly. He glanced outside at the residential area through the car window.
The mottled buildings were clearly in disrepair without any maintenance, and apart from a security booth at the entrance, there wasn’t even proper property management.
Plus, with all these chatterbox aunties, the man in the car frowned slightly.
Entangled with a pauper, no wonder she’s so greedy, pestering him incessantly.
What a nuisance!
Stopping the car in front of Block Three, Ade halted the vehicle.
Having been delayed at KFC for half the day, Zaizai was at home alone, probably hadn’t had his lunch; Jiayi was anxious to get back. She opened the car door, said thanks, and dashed towards her home. After taking a few steps, she remembered something, turned back hesitantly, and added:
"Mr. Huo, please remember what you promised... I’ll be waiting at home for the call about the retest."
Huo Zhenyang’s face remained expressionless, but the corner of his lips curled up in a sneer.
He was not about to break his word to a little woman.
