Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 443 - 441 Apologize to Chu Zhuoting

Vice Mayor Xu had heard about Huo’s background and family from several of his higher-ups.

It wasn’t strange that such a person would be in politics; what would be strange was if he stayed in the business world!

No matter how splendidly one performed in business, it served merely as a stepping stone, after all.

Seeing her husband’s expression, Mrs. Xu fell silent. Regardless of why Huo had helped that single-parent family’s child, she could only grit her teeth and accept her bad luck.

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Jiayi slept soundly without any dreams and woke up refreshed in the morning, to find the bed empty.

That man and Zaizai were nowhere to be seen.

As she came to her senses, she remembered someone had been on the couch last night. Why had they ended up in bed?

Without a doubt...

It must have been that man who had carried her to bed.

She took a deep breath, trying to calm her emotions, sat up to gather herself, went to the bathroom to freshen up, and then headed downstairs.

As she turned the corner at the stairs, she heard the voices of an adult and a child coming from the living room.

"Godfather, Mommy is such a lazy pig, she’s still not awake!" Zaizai was getting quite good at calling him godfather.

Huo Zhenyang sat across the long dining table, with a faint, almost imperceptible smile on his face.

The table was set with strawberry jam, sandwiches, and orange juice, all prepared ahead of time by the maid and all things that children loved for breakfast.

The atmosphere was cheerful and harmonious.

The moment Zaizai saw Jiayi, he called out, "Mommy—"

Jiayi glanced at the man across the table, nodded a greeting with her eyes, and went to her son’s side, "Zaizai, have you finished eating? If you have, let’s get going."

"Mommy, you haven’t eaten yet."

Jiayi crouched down and spoke softly, "It’s alright, I will take you to kindergarten first."

The fight Zaizai had gotten into needed to be dealt with.

She couldn’t just stand by and watch him get expelled, right?

Thinking about it, Jiayi became anxious; how could she think of eating?

"If you’re not eating, just stand aside and let Zaizai finish," the man’s serene voice drifted from the dining table.

Jiayi paused, then sat down and began to eat, slowly chewing with her knife and fork.

By the time the meal was finished, although it was tasteless, she at least had a full stomach.

Jiayi took Zaizai by the hand and headed straight for Qixing Kindergarten.

On the way, Jiayi suddenly recalled the events of the previous night and couldn’t help but probe, "Zaizai, Mommy was sleeping on the couch last night, how did I end up in bed?"

Zaizai said nonchalantly, "Godfather carried you up."

As she had thought! Jiayi’s face flushed, and... Zaizai had seen everything: "Why didn’t you wake Mommy up? How could you let Uncle carry Mommy over?"

Zaizai pursed his lips: "Mommy wasn’t angry. And you clung to godfather really tightly, wouldn’t let go, just like how you hold me every time..."

She drew in a sharp breath, closed her mouth, and said no more.

Upon arriving at Qixing Kindergarten, Jiayi led Zaizai through the gates and straight to the principal’s office.

Outside the office door, her heart suspended, she squatted down to instruct, "Zaizai, mommy is going to plead with the principal for a while, remember you need to be good too, and say some nice things to the principal, okay?"

Zaizai, of course, knew that his continued attendance at Qixing hinged on this and nodded in agreement.

Jiayi knocked on the office door, and a polite voice from inside said, "Please come in."

Jiayi, holding Zaizai’s hand, entered and greeted, "Hello, Principal, I am Chu Zhuoting’s mother. I’ve come about the altercation between Chu Zhuoting and his classmate yesterday."

The Principal obviously knew they had come to plead, "You are also aware of the kindergarten’s decision regarding Chu Zhuoting last night. Chu Zhuoting left Xiaobo in such a state, the parents were very unhappy, and we cannot simply ignore the matter."

Jiayi became anxious, "But Principal, it’s quite normal for children to fight, and besides, my Zaizai had a reason, he didn’t just hit someone for no reason at all. Xiaobo insulted him first, calling him a fatherless child from a single-parent family, a wild child picked up from the streets. Only then did Zaizai retaliate. At this age, children have a strong sense of pride; impulsive behavior is normal, and I will slowly guide him at home."

Seeing her insistence, the Principal could only put it bluntly, "You know who Xiaobo’s father is, right? He’s Yunling’s Deputy Mayor Xu. I’ll be straight with you, our kindergarten cannot afford to offend them. They’ve already made it clear—if Chu Zhuoting is in Qixing Kindergarten, there won’t be their Xiaobo, if their Xiaobo is here, then Chu Zhuoting absolutely cannot be!"

Jiayi was breaking out in a cold sweat, "Principal, please give me Xiaobo’s family’s contact information. I will personally go and apologize to Deputy Mayor Xu and his wife, okay?"

"Enough, Chu Zhuoting’s mother, I see you are a reasonable person. With everything said and done, please don’t make this difficult for us. Starting today, please take Chu Zhuoting back home—"

The Principal’s words had not yet finished when a knock on the door was heard. The conversation was paused, and the Principal called out, "Please come in."

A glamorous and finely dressed young woman walked in, holding the hand of a little boy about Zaizai’s age.

The dark circles under the little boy’s eyes had not yet faded.

The Principal was surprised and stood up, "Madam Deputy Mayor, what brings you here?" His tone was exceedingly respectful.

Jiayi immediately understood; the woman before her was Deputy Mayor Xu’s wife, and the little boy was Xiaobo, the boy who fought with Zaizai.

Yet, Madam Xu did not respond to the Principal and walked toward Jiayi with her son in tow, probing, "You must be Chu Zhuoting’s mother, right?"

Before coming to the kindergarten, Madam Xu had been pondering why Huo Zhenyang would help a child from a single-parent family and what relationship he might have with that child’s family.

The woman before her was even younger than Madam Xu had imagined, more like a college student than a mother.

And with her simple, common attire, there was no sign that she could have any connection with Huo Zhenyang.

In Huo Zhenyang’s circle of friends, everyone was either rich or noble; this young woman definitely did not seem to be a relative or friend of Huo Zhenyang’s.

Or perhaps, had this woman sought connections, asking Huo Zhenyang for a favor?

Whatever the case, since Huo Zhenyang had personally called her husband with instructions, Madam Xu had no choice but to comply, even if unwillingly.

Huo Zhenyang might become her husband’s superior in the not-too-distant future, and Madam Xu certainly did not want her husband to lose his position.

Upon hearing Madam Xu initiate the conversation, Jiayi quickly replied, "Yes, I am Chu Zhuoting’s mother, Madam Xu. I understand that this time Zaizai has injured Xiaobo, but..."

"How could we blame your Zaizai? I heard from Xiaobo that he was the one who started name-calling!" Madam Xu glared at Xiaobo, "You little rascal, you got what you deserved! Well done! It’s all because your father and I have spoiled you too much."

Jiayi and the Principal were both stunned, hardly believing their own ears.

The Principal in particular—just yesterday under the pressure of Madam Xu and her husband, he had been pushed to expel Chu Zhuoting, so how could she have changed her tune so drastically today?

Could he have heard wrong?

Seeing Jiayi at a loss for words, Madam Xu pushed her son forward, "Apologize to Chu Zhuoting!"