Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 482 - 480: Su Yan Returns to China
At that time, Huo Tianpei clenched the newspaper and sighed.
Through the transparent ICU window, watching his son who had not been discharged yet but was already confirmed to have postoperative sequelae, Huo Tianpei was resolute in his decision.
Without much consideration, Huo Tianpei made a decisive choice, issued orders, replaced the people around his son, and dispatched the old staff to Huo Family companies around the world.
Then, he sternly ordered his trusted old servant never to mention anything about the child Jiayi again.
Dr. Kevin had said that the aftereffects of the surgery couldn’t withstand stimulation.
Huo Tianpei couldn’t guarantee that Jiayi’s marriage alliance with the Ya Family wouldn’t become a trigger for his son’s post-surgical condition.
If that was the case, it was better to cover it up completely.
And four years had flown by; had Zhenyang finally noticed something, or had he met someone or something upon his return to the country that made him interested in revisiting the past?
Either way, it wouldn’t hurt to let Su Yan take a look.
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In Yunling City, China.
Like any other weekend, Jiayi was working at Disheng Villa.
It was on the eve of the mayoral election, and an essential campaign speech to the entire city’s population was coming up soon. Recently, Huo Zhenyang and the temporarily assembled work team had been holed up in the hotel, discussing the election details and seldom returning to Disheng.
As noon approached, the phone began to ring.
Jiayi was about to answer it, but Hui’s face lit up with joy, her eyes sparkling as if she knew who was calling. She rushed over and answered the phone first.
"...Hello... mm-hmm, you’ve arrived? Okay, I’ll send someone to pick up Miss Su right now."
Her tone was incredibly respectful.
Apart from to Huo Zhenyang, Jiayi had never heard Hui speak so respectfully to anyone else.
She couldn’t help but frown, curious. Miss Su? Who?
Just then, Hui had already put down the phone and looked over, "Put aside what you’re doing and go with Ade to Yunling City Airport to pick up Miss Su."
"Which Miss Su?" asked Jiayi.
Hui lifted her chin scornfully and spoke arrogantly, as if someone very impressive was coming, "Miss Su is Mr. Huo’s chief secretary in the American branch, and she has a good private relationship with our Huo Family as well. The old master is quite fond of her. Miss Su has come to China to help Mr. Huo with official duties. She has just got off the plane. Hurry and pick up Miss Su. After you return, clean up the guest room on the second floor immediately; Miss Su will be staying at Disheng."
Without thinking much, Jiayi changed her clothes and left with Ade for the airport.
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Yunling City Airport.
A young woman in a red suit, pulling a simple rolling suitcase and wearing sunglasses, just emerged from the airport.
Su Yan took a deep breath of the air outside the airport, her gaze shifting to an SUV not far away.
The driver was Ade, presumably sent by Hui to pick her up.
And there, in the passenger seat, a familiar figure caused Su Yan to freeze, unable to snap back to reality for a long time.
It was Xiaoyi.
The Chu Jiayi Hui had referred to was indeed Xiaoyi.
Huo had really reunited with her on this trip back to the country.
Almost five years, wasn’t it...
Almost five years since she had last seen Xiaoyi, who looked just like before, hardly changed at all—still with the tender freshness and vitality of a young girl, even a pair of jeans and a simple white T-shirt exuded a pure and natural beauty from her, only her eyes now showed more strength and determination.
She was like a rose blooming for the first time, possessing both innate delicacy and newly-added charm and gentleness.
Su Yan still remembered the day before she was scheduled to go to America for surgery, Xiaoyi had come to see her off. They hugged and cried together, promising to meet again once Su Yan’s surgery was over and she was back in the country.
No matter what, their friendship wouldn’t be easily severed.
But who could have known that after a hurried goodbye, there would be no news for years.
And now, to meet again in such a circumstance...
She had become the glamorous chief secretary by Mr. Huo’s side, while Xiaoyi had become a maid at Mr. Huo’s Disheng Villa in China?
Su Yan was still in shock on the spot when Ade had already seen her and waved his hand: "Miss Su!"
Jiayi, following Ade’s gesture, saw a young woman carrying an LV suitcase, standing at the airport exit.
The woman looked about her age, with delicate and pure beauty, and an intellectual aura that made her stand out in the crowd.
This was the man’s secretary from America?
On the way there, Ade had mentioned a few things, and Jiayi had gotten a rough idea; aside from being Mr. Huo’s secretary, Miss Su was also a close confidante of his in private.
During those years in America, whether for business or personal reasons, Miss Su had been Mr. Huo’s capable assistant and had helped him resolve many issues.
Jiayi unbuckled her seatbelt: "I’ll go and pick up Miss Su."
After getting out of the car, Jiayi walked towards Su Yan.
Su Yan, watching Xiaoyi walking towards her, abruptly relaxed her grip, and the handle of her suitcase slid down, her heart thumping wildly. Before she could call out her name, she heard Jiayi already smiling and saying:
"Miss Su, right? I’m here from Disheng to pick you up; the car is over there, please come."
What’s going on?
Su Yan’s pupils contracted, and a fine sweat broke out on her back.
Xiaoyi doesn’t recognize her? How is that possible?
She steadied her shock and regained her composure, reaching out tentatively: "Hello, my name is Su Yan."
She purposely mentioned her own name.
Jiayi, seeing she didn’t have the arrogance typical of a chief secretary but was rather approachable, also extended her hand and shook it: "Hello, Miss Su, you can just call me Jiayi."
Su Yan took a sharp breath!
Xiaoyi truly did not recognize her!
This was definitely not an act!
And Xiaoyi had no reason to pretend!
Right—
Xiaoyi had accidentally fallen down the slope of Huanglong Mountain’s hunting ground back then, injuring her brain, couldn’t remember anything, and was then picked up by Mr. Huo.
Amnesia...
Because Mr. Huo had suffered from a similar sequelae due to postoperative hematoma pressing on a nerve, Su Yan was somewhat familiar with such conditions, which could recur frequently, leaving memory in bits and pieces. So, Xiaoyi’s condition was very serious: she didn’t remember Mr. Huo?
Yes, it must be so...
She was certain that the hematoma pressing on the nerve had caused Mr. Huo to forget Xiaoyi along with a great deal of recent personnel, forsaken in his mind.
Mr. Huo did not yet know that the woman before him was once his lover from bygone days; otherwise, he would never have let her be a maid, and someone would have informed the old man back in America by now.
So, now the reunited former lovers were strangers to each other.
While Su Yan was still in astonishment, Jiayi had already stepped forward and deftly took the suitcase: "Let’s go, Miss Su."
Su Yan blurted out: "Oh, okay." Saying that, she followed Jiayi’s steps to the SUV.
Watching Jiayi’s figure, her heart skipped a beat. What was she doing?
Xiaoyi was her best friend back at Jin University, the benefactor who helped her go to America for skin grafting surgery—
Even if Xiaoyi didn’t remember her, shouldn’t she be telling Xiaoyi everything now, helping her recall the past?
