Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 701 - 681: Let’s Get Married!

"It’s nothing," Jiayi hedged, regretting that she had said too much to Xia Tingxuan.

Xia Tingxuan saw the unspeakable difficulty on Jiayi’s face.

Just then, Zaizai tugged at his grandma’s clothes and tattled sweetly, "I know, there’s also the reason of my cousin auntie!"

"Cousin auntie?" Xia Tingxuan had heard that Huo Zhenyang had a cousin who came from abroad to Yunling for the wedding and didn’t leave afterwards.

At first, she seemed to be staying at Disheng, but moved out a while ago.

At the time, it wasn’t a matter of concern—it was just a relative coming to stay for a few days, nothing strange.

It was only after what Little Baozi said that she was surprised.

Seeing that Zaizai had spilled the beans about her, Jiayi had no choice but to walk over, take Zaizai by the hand, and find a teahouse nearby to talk about Xiaolei’s matters in brief with her mother.

After Jiayi finished speaking, she was very nervous, afraid her mommy would get angry or upset.

To her surprise, Xia Tingxuan remained silent for a long time after listening, and only then did Jiayi breathe a sigh of relief.

Although Xia Tingxuan didn’t speak, her mind was tumultuous, far from calm.

The cousin from the Huo Family was the treasured daughter of Huo Zhenyang’s uncle—a typical high-society young lady.

Now, Huo Zhenyang’s uncle was intent on bringing his daughter to China to serve as his nephew’s secret lover.

And now, although Huo Zhenyang had distanced the girl, Xiaolei, from his daughter and had warned Xiaolei not to harass her, he hadn’t sent her away.

This meant that there must be something from Xiaolei’s father’s side that was holding Huo Zhenyang back, whether it was wealth or power, making Huo Zhenyang willing to keep Xiaolei around.

If today he could keep a woman around, tomorrow she might actually have a chance to enter into the family officially.

No one understood better than Xia Tingxuan how much a man valued power and status.

If taking a mistress could exchange for benefits, the vast majority of men in the world wouldn’t refuse.

All Jiayi had was that man’s favor.

But Xiaolei had the support of her father’s family behind her.

Could Jiayi compete with Xiaolei?

Setting aside whether the Chu Family or Huo Zhenyang’s uncle’s family had a bigger background, even in terms of the most basic support of one’s maternal family, Jiayi couldn’t compare to Xiaolei.

Xiaolei was the legitimate and openly acknowledged young lady, but what about Jiayi?

Although Chu Yanhan had placed an announcement in the newspaper to legitimate Jiayi openly as the daughter of the Chu Family, but—

She and Chu Yanhan weren’t married, and in the eyes of most people, her Jiayi was always someone born to a mistress outside of marriage.

Even after being acknowledged by her father’s family, she couldn’t escape the fact that her birth mother was not the wife of the Chu Family.

The label of mistress, Xia Tingxuan had wrongfully carried it for half of her life, and had come to terms with it.

She herself was originally duly married and the official wife of Chu Yanhan, because it was a secret marriage, done in too much of a hurry and without any fanfare, she ended up being perceived as the third party in the eyes of outsiders; she was also too lazy to explain any further.

It was only in this matter that she realized she could no longer avoid it.

Xia Tingxuan could almost see her own past repeating itself on her daughter.

Xiaolei was the once Xuan Yu, and Jiayi was the past herself.

How deeply she loved Chu Yanhan back then? Yet it couldn’t withstand the wealthy and powerful Xuan Yu from a high-ranking family flaunting her family’s wealth and authority, forcing Chu Yanhan to give up his relationship with her.

With knitted brows and trembling hands and feet, it was not until Jiayi tentatively asked, "Mommy... what’s wrong?"

that she calmed herself, forcing a smile, "It’s nothing."

The two said no more, each harboring their thoughts as they drank their beverages and watched Little Baozi playing on the side.

As it got late, Jiayi paid the bill, stood up, and left the teahouse with Xia Tingxuan.

Xia Tingxuan saw her daughter leaving with her grandson in a taxi and pondered in place for a long time before hailing a cab to return to Green Island Garden.

She entered the residential complex but didn’t go upstairs; instead, she turned and entered the building opposite.

When she reached the intended floor, she stood in front of a brand-new iron door and hesitated for a moment before finally pressing the doorbell.

As the doorbell rang, sweat broke out in her palms, but her determination only grew stronger.

The door opened to reveal the tall figure of the man in front of her; he was startled upon seeing the visitor and couldn’t believe his eyes.

"Tingxuan? You... why have you come?" Chu Yanhan was somewhat flustered, "Come in, come in quickly, quick."

That time, he hadn’t been reassured by her going alone to Ye Yongning’s house and had insisted on accompanying her to the Ye family under the pretense of making an apology, yet he sat there with a cold face throughout the visit, watching Ye Yongning’s every move like a hawk.

In the end, Xia Tingxuan couldn’t bear it any longer, truly feeling embarrassed on his behalf, and had not even sat for ten minutes before pulling him away and leaving the Ye family.

Since then, Tingxuan had ignored him for quite a few days.

Not to mention visiting him, even if she ran into him in the neighborhood, she would turn around and leave as soon as they were ten meters apart.

Today... why would Tingxuan come over? Chu Yanhan was overwhelmed with surprise and shock.

Xia Tingxuan walked in and sat down on the sofa, taking a look around while he went to pour her a drink.

Chu Yanhan had moved opposite her home a long time ago in order to be close to her.

But this was her first time here.

The layout of the apartment was similar to hers; in fact, compared to the average residential complex, the environment here was already quite nice.

But he was a man who had been pampered in S Country for years, always having maids and servants to take care of him; now living alone, and having sent the butler back to China recently, the room looked quite messy.

Next to the garbage bin, several bags of sorted trash had not yet been disposed of.

The open kitchen showed no signs of cooking—probably relying on takeout or eating out every day.

Let alone cooking, he probably hadn’t even touched the stove.

His clothes were also taken to the dry cleaners for washing.

For a man who had enjoyed decades of luxury, to suddenly live like this must be quite an ordeal.

Chu Yanhan didn’t have water boiling already at home; he quickly boiled some and made a pot of jasmine tea, bringing it out.

Seeing Xia Tingxuan looking around, he felt somewhat embarrassed: "Before the butler went back to China, he was supposed to find me a live-in maid, but I don’t really like having strangers in my house, so I didn’t let him. Normally, a cleaner comes over in the afternoon to help tidy up, but they haven’t arrived today..."

Xia Tingxuan suddenly interrupted him, stating decisively, "Let’s get married!"

Chu Yanhan nearly spilled the cup of water he was holding, thinking he had misheard: "What?"

Xia Tingxuan stood up from the couch, her gaze intense, "The sooner, the better."

***

When Jiayi received a call from daddy, she thought either she was dreaming, or daddy was.

Daddy was actually saying—

Mommy proposed to him?!

Could there be a mistake!

She was blank for a long while before realizing it was indeed real.

Moreover, the two had agreed, they would get their marriage certificate tomorrow, have the wedding banquet in China if a venue could be booked, and aim to hold it within the week.

Further arrangements for the matrimonial home wouldn’t be made for now; they would temporarily reside in Green Island Garden.

Arrangements for moving would be discussed once Chu Yanhan purchased property in Yunling.

Isn’t this all a bit hasty?

After thinking it over, there seemed no other reason.

Mommy was doing it for her, to give her a legitimate status, to claim the title of Mrs. Chu for herself.