Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 665 - 645 An Action That Makes One Burst With Shame
The maid, upon seeing Auntie Li’s discontent and noticing the young mistress had returned, quickly said, "Miss Xiaolei, please go upstairs. The bathwater is ready."
Only then did Xiaolei withdraw and refrained from continuing any overly affectionate behavior.
After all, her purpose for asking her cousin to accompany her to the interview tomorrow had been achieved. She pursed her lips slightly, showing a hint of smugness, and followed the maid upstairs.
Jiayi pretended not to see Xiaolei’s coquettish behavior toward a certain someone, quietly took off the man’s suit jacket, placed it on the sofa, and when she lifted her head for a moment, she met the man on the sofa’s deep and cold gaze, causing an inexplicable thumping in her chest.
What had seemed inconsequential in the pitch-dark courtyard felt utterly embarrassing now, under the bright lights indoors.
What on earth had she done!
Since when had she become such a person?
To keep this man from getting angry, she had managed to utter words and actions that were embarrassingly shameless...
It was as if she had been possessed.
Deciding to temporarily forget the shameful things she had just done, she quickly avoided his chilly gaze. With almost a hot sweat breaking out on her back, she rushed upstairs like a fleeing rabbit.
After taking a hot shower in the bathroom, she finally came to life, stepped out dressed in a soft and warm robe, and picked up the ginger soup Auntie Li had just made to warm her hands.
Seeing her pale face and hearing her cough a few times, Auntie Li said, "Young mistress, you should rest early. Don’t go to the shop tomorrow, I’ll tell the servants not to disturb you too early, so you can sleep a little longer."
Jiayi shook her head, "Tomorrow I need to deliver sample clothes to a client. Auntie Li, if I’m not up by 7:30 a.m., please come up and wake me."
Auntie Li, seeing that her work was already arranged, agreed to do so but hesitated before adding, "Tomorrow is the young master’s day off. How about I go talk to him and have him take you there?"
"You heard it just now, he’s accompanying Xiaolei to an audition tomorrow."
"Who escorts a cousin over his own wife! I’ll go tell the young master..."
"No need, Auntie Li!" She was terrified Auntie Li would actually go to that man, and stood up straight, quickly intervening, causing a few drops of ginger soup to spill from the cup in her hand.
She had already been humiliated enough tonight. Maybe in that man’s eyes, her behavior was utterly ridiculous, right?
If she now competed with Xiaolei for his company, she would feel too cheap...
Earlier, outside in the villa’s courtyard, he had already rejected her once. Was she supposed to be rejected and perhaps even mocked by him again?
Her eyes briefly revealed a turmoil but then firmed, "Don’t mention it to him."
Seeing her determination, Auntie Li said no more. She helped her finish the ginger soup and get into bed, then turned off the bedroom light and went downstairs with the empty cup.
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When she awoke the next day, the rain had stopped, but the sky was still overcast.
It was evident that the rain had brought a significant drop in temperature to Yunling, making it colder than the previous days.
Before Jiayi opened her eyes, her hand instinctively reached to the side, which was still empty, devoid of any warmth.
Unsurprisingly, last night, that someone had chosen to sleep in the study again.
When Jiayi sat up in bed, she felt her head heavy as if weighted down with lead, her hand touching her forehead felt it burning like a stove, she had a fever.
Looking at the time, it’s getting late.
She persisted in getting up, washed up, and changed her clothes.
Just then, Auntie Li knocked and came in, "Young Madam, breakfast is ready. Would you like me to bring it up or are you coming downstairs..."
Before she could finish, seeing the unnatural flush on her face and her unsteady steps, Auntie Li stopped talking, surprised, and hurried forward to touch her forehead, exclaiming in shock, "You have a fever, you’re burning up. Young Madam, do you still need to go out?"
Jiayi felt dizzy but thought she could make it through, "It’s nothing, Auntie Li, could you bring me some fever medicine? One pill should do."
"You’re sick and still want to meet a client? No way—"
"Auntie Li, just go and get it for me." Jiayi insisted, having already made arrangements with the manager. She couldn’t lose credibility with her subordinates, and besides, it was a rare opportunity to deal with a client.
It’s just a fever, who hasn’t had one?
It’s a minor issue.
Auntie Li, left with no choice, went downstairs to fetch the medicine and hot water. After Jiayi took the medicine, she went downstairs for breakfast.
The villa was empty early in the morning, Zaizai had gone to the nursery, and she didn’t see Huo Zhenyang or Xiaolei.
Without a doubt, he must have taken Xiaolei for an audition.
The food suddenly tasted bland in her mouth. She put down her fork, took a few sips of milk, grabbed her handbag, and left the villa.
Just as she was a few steps out of the house, Auntie Li caught up, "Young Madam, are you still opting not to have the driver accompany you today?"
She paused, recalling his stern warning in the car when he picked her up the night before. After hesitating, she still said, "Today I’m going to see a client. It’s not good to be seen with a driver, forget it."
Having left the villa, she hailed a cab, picked up some clothes from the store, and together with the manager took a ride to the film crew’s location.
As an international metropolis and the most economically developed city in China with the most extensive and abundant regional landscape along the coast, Yunling is naturally a location for many film and TV productions.
The crew receiving the sample clothes today was shooting in a movie city on the outskirts of Yunling.
The provisional title of this Republican-era TV drama is "The Lure of the Lock," and it tells the story of love, hate, and vengeance amongst a group of students returning to China with Western educations to serve their country during the late Qing and early Republican period. The script was set, and the main creative personnel were said to be the backbone of the film industry. As soon as they finished casting, filming could start.
Having worked on Ye Yongning’s crew for a while, Jiayi was very familiar with similar movie cities and the various departments of film crews. After getting out of the car, it didn’t take long for her to find the purchasing department, and she went there with the manager, carrying bags.
After delivering the sample clothes to the office, the purchasing director and several staff members were very satisfied with the style.
This collaboration was introduced by the acclaimed director Ye Yongning. Actually, at first, the purchasing director of "The Lure of the Lock" was mostly looking out for Director Ye’s face. f. Wang, though an internationally renowned custom gown store, specialized in Western-style dresses. This time the team needed Chinese cheongsams, which they feared might not fit the style of the drama. They had even discussed beforehand that if the styles weren’t fit for the drama, they would have f. Wang redo them.
Unexpectedly, when the design sketches were sent over, several central creative personnel were somewhat impressed and believed they perfectly matched their vision. They were very suitable for the style of the drama’s leading and supporting actresses. Today, seeing the finished sample clothes, they nodded their heads in approval repeatedly.
This was precisely the style the crew wanted.
Seeing that the crew members were very satisfied, Jiayi also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that the deal was a success. Her tense mood relaxed considerably, and it was even better that the staff didn’t recognize her as the mayor’s wife.
Indeed, from beginning to end, she had only appeared in the live broadcast of the wedding ceremony wearing a wedding dress and a veil, with bridal makeup on. Not everyone’s eyes are so sharp.
Perhaps it was because she had secured the cooperation that Jiayi, having been tense all morning, felt her heavy head start to spin again.
