Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 516 - 514 He Really Found Her Again

The man’s expression could be hidden behind sunglasses, and his tone could be masked by an impassive demeanor, but his current actions were impossible to fake!

Huo Zhenyang truly cared about this woman!

He must!

In his heart, she was not without significance! Otherwise, with his personality, he never would have been in such a rush to order his men to shoot, let alone been so eager to come over and try to pull her back!

Yan Bin almost got fooled!

The potential of a person in despair and rage exceeds that of normal times. Yan Bin rekindled a glimmer of hope, enduring the excruciating pain of a bullet wound in his leg, took several steps forward, and pressed the gun against the back of Jiayi’s head again:

"Stop, take one more step, and I’ll blow your brains out."

A few more steps forward would have brought her within the man’s reach on the opposite side, but the sudden pressure from behind caused Jiayi to catch her breath, stop in her tracks, and dare not take any further risks.

Huo Zhenyang also stopped abruptly, a glint of coldness flashing in his eyes, his handsome face suddenly darkening, grim and foreboding.

He had underestimated how ruthless a person cornered in desperation could be.

Yan Bin, limping on his bloody, wounded leg, slowly moved to Jiayi’s side, pressing the gun firmly against the woman’s waist, probing:

"Does Huo Shao truly not care whether this woman lives or dies?"

Huo Zhenyang remained silent, just coldly watching Yan Bin.

"I’ll repeat myself, give me a speedboat, let me leave the country, and once I’m safely away, I’ll release her," Yan Bin raised his eyebrow.

Huo Zhenyang understood that compromise at this moment would not save her.

Yan Bin, the old fox, was testing how much he really cared about this little lady.

The moment he agreed, it would only make it clearer to Yan Bin that he couldn’t bear to let this woman die.

Subsequently, Yan Bin would be even less likely to release her, keeping her close as a bargaining chip.

She would die even faster.

"I’ll repeat myself too, you only have two choices, surrender, or I’ll personally tie you up," Huo Zhenyang’s face was expressionless, his demeanor detached.

"Fine!" Yan Bin gritted his teeth, his gaze shifting and landing on several containers nearby, "Come here, put this mother and daughter in there!"

Although the three subordinates hesitated for a moment earlier, they were still tied to Yan Bin like grasshoppers on a rope and would not disobey his orders.

The three men stepped forward and, following his instructions, pushed Jiayi into a wooden crate that was half the height of an adult.

"Seal it! Push the crate into the sea! After all, Huo Shao doesn’t care, right, Huo Shao," Yan Bin was on the brink of madness.

Jiayi’s heart jolted, looking toward the man on the opposite side.

Her eyes, filled with terror and pleading for help, seemed to gouge a deep chunk out of his heart, yet he remained silent and indifferent.

Jiayi felt a chill all over her body, wondering if he was completely unwilling to save her. Just then, as her head was forcefully pressed down, she was pushed into the wooden crate and heard a thud overhead, plunging her into pitch-black darkness.

The lid on top was tightly sealed, blocking out all sunlight!

"Boss—" one of the Huo Family’s bodyguards said in a low voice.

"So, what’s it gonna be, Huo Shao! If you don’t want this woman to be buried at sea, then quickly prepare a speedboat for me!" Yan Bin ranted, gradually wearing down the man’s patience and resolve.

"Do as you please." Three indifferent words sent Yan Bin into a frenzy of extreme rage, "Push the crate overboard!"

The subordinates had already lifted the crate up to the highest rock by the seaside, and upon Yan Bin’s order, they loosened their grip and gave it a hard shove.

With two splashes, the crate rolled off the curved rock face and plummeted into the sea!

Instantly, Yan Bin, leaning on a subordinate, limped towards a small fishing boat that was ready nearby.

"Capture him alive. Don’t let him die easily."

In a flash, Huo Zhenyang spoke with a chilling voice, its echo falling behind him as he swiftly walked toward the spot where the wooden crate had fallen into the sea, discarding his overcoat. His tall frame drew a beautiful arc in mid-air as he leaped down!

A few bodyguards took a deep breath of cold air before leaving two behind to guard the Boss while the others chased after Yan Bin and his men.

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The moment the wooden crate sank into the water, the icy saltwater began to seep in continuously through the fine seams in the wood’s grain.

Because the wood material was thick, the rate of water entering was slow. Yet, no matter how slow, once it filled, it would be when she would drown alive.

After a brief shock, Jiayi began to attempt self-rescue, desperately using her hands and feet to try to push the top lid open!

But the lid had been sealed from the outside and couldn’t be opened from within!

There was no way she could kick it open with her strength!

The rate of water seeping in grew faster, and her strength waned...

Eventually, she collapsed due to exhaustion and the lack of air inside the crate.

Just when Jiayi was in despair, she felt the crate’s descent slow down as if snagged by something.

A slight creaking noise came from above—

Suddenly, accompanied by the sound of water, there was a muffled bang, as if something pried open the lid, and with a snap, it was finally lifted.

A surge of seawater rushed in!

Jiayi held her breath in time and slid out with the water.

Huo Zhenyang’s fingers loosened, and the Swiss Army Knife slipped away with the current, while his long arm swept up to embrace the small woman around the waist and swim toward the surface.

Through the pressure of the water, she struggled to open her eyes, only to catch a glimpse of a familiar face appearing intermittently through the mist of the water.

Underneath the water’s haze, the high nose bridge, the half-closed deep-set eyes, the defined contours...

It was him, how could it be him.

He had jumped into the sea to save her—

Suddenly, a mouthful of seawater choked her, coughing into her lungs.

The man had noticed the change, and his gaze darkened with annoyance. Slipping through the water with one arm, he headed for the surface, all the while tilting his face down and without hesitation capturing her lips, relentlessly supplying her with oxygen, acting as her personal oxygen supply.

She felt her lungs, which had been on the verge of bursting from the seawater, finally receive the flow of air, easing slightly. Just as this happened, the pressure from above lessened, and suddenly, they had breached the surface.

The sunlight outside the sea was shining on them warmly, as if returning to the human world.

"Cough cough—" She breathed in oxygen greedily, the buzzing in her ears persisted, a result of the underwater pressure, and she lay in the man’s arms, drenched, finally spitting out a few mouthfuls of seawater.

Huo Zhenyang gently patted her back, holding her like a boneless little kitten on his shoulder, until all the seawater she had ingested was gone.

Regaining consciousness, she opened her eyes to the man in front of her, and in her dazedness, her emotions surged, and she began crying out of grievance, like a heartless little wild cat raising its claws, tucking them in, and pounding on his shoulder and chest: "You almost killed Zaizai! You almost killed my Zaizai! I hate you! I hate you so much!"

If it weren’t for this man, why would Yan Bin have kidnapped Zaizai!

Her small fists struck his chest, splashing the water nearby!

Huo Zhenyang felt a warm current flow through his heart; although she was hitting him, the sensation was so real and heartwarming that it made him realize that he had truly found her again.