Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 697 - 677: Your Excuse for Being the Other Woman is Quite High-End, Huh?

Chapter 697: Chapter 677: Your Excuse for Being the Other Woman is Quite High-End, Huh?

Remembering the photo from last night, Jiayi looked at Xiaolei again and suddenly felt relieved.

That photo, more likely than not, wasn’t sent by him.

It probably wasn’t even taken by him.

Xiaolei rushed to the villa today in such a hurry that it exposed her utterly boring behavior from last night.

She was just trying to upset herself.

However, it still couldn’t be denied that he was with Xiaolei last night.

Though his illness had mostly healed, he had developed the habit and was still drinking very little alcohol.

Even in situations where he couldn’t refuse, such as at banquets or dinner parties, he would only sip a little.

Thinking back on the photo from yesterday, he indeed drank himself into a stupor.

Was his mood really that terrible?

He would rather collapse drunk in a nightclub, staying with Xiaolei than wanting to go home.

For some reason, she simply couldn’t see Xiaolei merely as his cousin.

Auntie Li had also said before that Boris was merely a distant cousin on the paternal side of Lady Lan’s family in A Country, separated by countless relations already, mostly because the Huo Family wanted to maintain unbroken relations with A Country to facilitate cooperation there, that they deliberately established this familial connection.

The relationship between Xiaolei and that man was nothing more than the title of cousins.

In terms of blood relations, they couldn’t be more distant.

Remembering the joint photo from last night, the faces of the handsome man and beautiful woman close together in a blurred and ambiguous manner, Jiayi couldn’t help but clench her fingers tight, her face however, remained indifferent, "Thank you for coming all this way to tell me. I got it."

Seeing that she had nothing else to say and didn’t seem angry, Xiaolei couldn’t help but frown slightly, her eyelashes fluttering, "No need to thank me. Daddy asked me to take more care of my cousin before he left. It’s only right."

That sentence seemed to hint at something more.

Jiayi couldn’t help but have a change in expression.

She began to understand that her cousin’s visit today wasn’t just to tell her that she was with him last night.

There was another purpose.

"Your daddy told you to take more care of your cousin?" she asked indifferently.

Xiaolei removed her sunglasses, meeting Jiayi’s gaze, her beautiful eyes flashing with uncertainty, as if struggling mightily to suppress something within, "Cousin-in-law, don’t be mad at my daddy. He did it for cousin’s sake."

With that statement, Jiayi became even more certain that she came today to lay her cards on the table.

"Your daddy asked you to stay, not just to play around in the entertainment industry, right?" Her lips revealed a hint of cool luster, making it explicit.

She disliked this very much, knowing full well that the woman before her had unkind intentions, yet still having to maintain the polite demeanor required of a host greeting a guest.

This cousin-in-law was more straightforward than she had imagined.

Seeing her get straight to the point, Xiaolei didn’t bother to beat around the bush anymore and took a deep breath, "My cousin is not content with only developing in the business sphere, he is also getting involved in politics, and has already touched many interests there. Beiming Hall came to investigate his affairs a while back, surely cousin-in-law must be aware of this."

Jiayi’s lashes fluttered lightly.

"Cousin-in-law should know that Beiming Hall’s investigation into my cousin is at the behest of our nation’s government. Our government and the Royal Family are very aware of his intentions in running for councilor in China and ascending to the mayoralty... Now they are extremely distrustful of him." 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

Jiayi’s heart was pounding furiously, and after a long pause, she lifted her gaze with eyes like clear mirrors that now held a trace of sarcasm, "So, your daddy sent you here because he wants you to marry your cousin, to win him over. That way, A Country can feel reassured, right?"

Xiaolei squinted slightly, observing the cousin-in-law who seemed to be at peace with the world, staying by her cousin’s side, reminiscent of a delicate flower in a greenhouse, yet more scheming than she had imagined.

With just a little guidance, she had understood everything.

It was also good, speaking with a smart person is always more relaxing than speaking with a fool.

Xiaolei did not deny it and nodded slightly: "If cousin-in-law truly cares for my cousin, it would be best to consider persuading him."

A person could be so shameless to this extent, able to say such words without blushing or skipping a heartbeat; it was somewhat admiring.

Jiayi suddenly found it amusing—her skin had grown so thick after being in the entertainment industry for such a short while, her lips parting to say, "Persuade him of what? Persuade him to let you climb into his bed?"

Xiaolei had anticipated that coming out with the truth would invite mockery. She was psychologically prepared and not the least bit ashamed: "Don’t worry, you’re already married to my cousin, and you’ve borne the Huo Family’s eldest grandson. Your position as the young mistress of the Huo Family is very secure. I won’t threaten your marriage with my cousin."

Of course, there would be no such luxury thought now.

But who knows about the future?

Human appetites grow step by step.

Would Boris truly be content with his daughter forever being a man’s secret mistress?

Jiayi watched Xiaolei, "So young and yet you choose to linger behind a married man, and not just any man, but your own cousin. Is this the upbringing of A Country’s high society heiresses?"

It’s rather funny to think about it. If Xiaolei had appeared a few months earlier, Jiayi might have been very grateful for her arrival because she could have helped her break away from that man.

But now, she’s already married to that man, already had the identity of Mrs. Huo, and Zaizai had just started enjoying the happiness of having a father. Xiaolei’s brazen provocation at her doorstep, whether for her own dignity or for her son, she really couldn’t find any reason to tolerate it.

Xiaolei furrowed her brows, "It seems all the things I just said to cousin-in-law have been in vain. You forget as soon as you blink."

"Not forgotten, I know. What you mean to say is that your excuse for being the ’other woman’ is rather noble, isn’t it? It’s not for money or benefits, but to build a good relationship between your government and your cousin, right? But no matter how you dress it up, shit is still shit; a gold rim won’t turn it into a diamond. What’s the difference?"

"You—how can you speak so crudely!" Xiaolei was angered.

"One should speak accordingly to the person they’re addressing. Auntie Li." Jiayi straightened her slender back, too lazy to continue the conversation, her manner suggesting she was ready to see the guest out.

Auntie Li, concerned about the young mistress’s visit, was cleaning the floor with a vacuum cleaner while silently keeping an eye on the two from behind a nearby wall.

She heard the entire conversation.

The moment she heard Jiayi speak, Auntie Li immediately rushed out, stepping to the entrance hall and coldly regarding Xiaolei: "Miss Xiaolei, please leave."

"Cousin-in-law, I—" Xiaolei wanted to say something more, but Auntie Li swung the vacuum cleaner’s hose forward.

Whether it was intentional or the force was too great, the vacuum cleaner’s switch was also pressed down.

Suddenly, the powerful suction of the vacuum cleaner gripped the woman’s skirt tightly, twisting it into a mess.

"f·u·ck!" Xiaolei let out a curse word in a fluster as she desperately tried to pull her skirt free from the vacuum cleaner, unable to do so, and then frantically searched for the switch.

By the time she finally managed to get it out, the hem of her skirt was crumpled and tattered.

"You did that on purpose!" she glared fiercely at Auntie Li.