Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 705 - 685 The Purpose of Bringing Xiaolei

Chu Yanhan watched Xiaolei affectionately call him "Uncle," and raised his lips:

"Uncle? I don’t have a niece. Speaking of which, Jiayi has been well taught—she never calls just any man uncle or hangs on men’s arms. If my daughter dared to do such a thing, I’d break her legs!"

Thinking your family background is not too shabby, you really believe you’re the only beauty with brains and riches in the world?

Just wait until you reveal your true colors.

Jiayi almost burst out laughing.

Who would have thought that her high-and-mighty father, accustomed to a life of privilege, could match any gossipy old lady in sarcasm when it came to people he disliked.

Xiaolei almost twisted her mouth in anger from the condescending and obvious sarcasm of the middle-aged man; her hand, which was looped around her cousin’s arm, slipped off without reason.

Given her temperament, if it wasn’t for her cousin standing nearby, she wouldn’t allow anyone to mock her like this—she’d definitely be ready to fight to the death!

But now, she had to endure it!

Huo Zhenyang saw his cousin’s face alternating between red and white from her father-in-law’s humiliation; his expression remained calm and unruffled as he broke the tense atmosphere: 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

"Xiaolei heard that your in-laws are holding a wedding banquet and insisted on coming to congratulate the two of you. Since we’re all family, I thought it proper to bring her along to Uncle’s wedding banquet, so you wouldn’t oppose this, right?"

With everyone already brought here, would opposing do any good?

Chu Yanhan glanced at his daughter out of the corner of his eye, waiting for just one word from her.

If his daughter said she didn’t want Xiaolei at the wedding, he would absolutely not let this wretched Miss sneak in.

Even if that meant offending Huo Zhenyang, even if it embarrassed himself at his own wedding banquet, it didn’t matter.

For Tingxuan and Jiayi, his precious mother-daughter pair, whoever made them uncomfortable would find themselves at odds with him!

Yet Jiayi said nothing, "Daddy, it’s getting late, let’s go in, we shouldn’t delay."

Although it was Xiaolei who was eager to attend and offer her felicitations, had it not been for Huo Zhenyang’s approval, how would Xiaolei have dared?

Since he had brought Xiaolei along, let it be according to his wish—why should she intervene in his intentions?

After all, when he decided to keep Xiaolei at Yunling and lied to her about Xiaolei’s reasons for staying, hadn’t he already acknowledged the mistress sent from A Country, allowing Xiaolei to develop towards the role of his lover?

Thinking this, she still felt an inexplicable sensation straight to her heart. She clenched her fingers hard to suppress the discomfort.

Seeing his daughter unperturbed, Chu Yanhan also went along with her wishes and walked towards the banquet hall of the hotel.

The young woman’s carefree response cooled Huo Zhenyang’s brows, yet he was not surprised.

"Cousin, let’s go in," Xiaolei let out a breath.

But he bent his arm, withdrawing it from Xiaolei’s slender arm, and strode forward.

"Cousin." Xiaolei watched helplessly as her cousin left her behind, walking alone towards Jiayi, and secretly bit her teeth, resigning herself to follow the others.

Jiayi was following behind her father, when suddenly her hand was grasped from behind. She lifted her head to lock eyes with Huo Zhenyang.

He was looking straight ahead and didn’t speak. It seemed as if it were the most natural thing, and due to her faint struggle, he spread her delicate fingers apart, interlocked them with his own in a firm grip, insolently tight.

She struggled for a moment, coldly, "I think you should go and attend to the companion you brought today."

He crushed her struggle with a single sentence, "Rest assured, I will certainly take care of her. But in a setting like this, if I don’t walk in holding Mrs. Huo’s hand, I’m afraid it will give rise to gossip."

She had no room to escape, and could only let him interlock their fingers, being dragged by him into the banquet hall.

Indeed, in public, he needed to maintain intimacy with her to project the loving image of the mayor and his wife.

In the banquet hall, most of the guests had already arrived.

When Chu Yanhan’s handsome figure with a commanding presence appeared behind him, the guests unanimously stood up in a show of respect, "Mayor Huo——"

Even a few people left their seats to greet him personally.

Jiayi couldn’t help but cast a sideways glance his way, the pomp nearly upstaging her dad the groom.

He made a gesture for everyone to sit down and to be at ease. His gaze swept through the crowd, and settled on two Western men in sharp suits in front, a faint smile playing on his lips.

Following his gaze, Jiayi saw two blonde Westerners who looked European.

Daddy doesn’t seem to have any European friends in China, right? And they definitely couldn’t be Mommy’s friends...

So then——

Indeed, the two Western guests approached with smiles, first shaking hands with Chu Yanhan, then walking straight to Huo Zhenyang and greeting him in English, "Mr. Nephew, Mrs. Huo, congratulations."

"Uncle has gone to the trouble of sending you to offer congratulations, much appreciated." Huo Zhenyang’s eyes were calm as still water.

"Mr. Chu and Ms. Xia are your in-laws, making them relatives of Mr. Boris as well, so it’s normal for them to come and congratulate. If it wasn’t for Mr. Boris currently being abroad on a visit, he would be here in person."

So they were subordinates sent by Boris from A Country to express their well-wishes.

Right then, one of the subordinates glanced surreptitiously at Xiaolei behind them, "Is Miss Lo here today as well?"

"Yes." Huo Zhenyang responded indifferently.

The two subordinates exchanged a satisfied look and smiled, "Knowing that Mr. Nephew holds our Miss Lo in high regard, Mr. Boris will be reassured."

A thought struck Jiayi, and she seemed to understand why Huo Zhenyang brought Xiaolei today.

Boris sending subordinates to the wedding banquet, was it a show for A Country that he brought Xiaolei?

She initially thought his bringing Xiaolei today was merely his childish act to annoy her, but that wasn’t the case.

This man’s emotional intelligence certainly wasn’t as low as she had imagined...

She couldn’t help but lift her head to look at the man by her side.

At that moment, the chandeliers in the banquet hall dimmed in unison, and spotlights shone with an overflow of colors, casting a romantic, hazy glow.

On stage, the emcee announced the start of the wedding ceremony.

He took her arm, firmly tucking her into his embrace, and seated her in the principal seat.

Because they had not known that Xiaolei would come, an extra seat had been added at the last minute.

Huo Zhenyang beckoned with a finger, commanding the servant to place a gilded high-backed chair by his side.

To his left was his lovely wife; to his right was his cousin.

The imposing man sat in the middle, like an emperor in his prime, radiating commanding presence despite his subdued demeanor.

To outsiders, it seemed like an utterly delightful scene.

Yet, Jiayi felt rather uncomfortable.

In particular, the glances from Boris’s subordinates, who seemed quite pleased seeing Xiaolei seated beside him, made her feel even more uneasy.

What was this supposed to be?

In the eyes of those two subordinates — sharing a husband with another woman?

She found it absurdly amusing and was about to rise when Huo Zhenyang’s stern voice, ghostly and haunting, immediately restrained her movements:

"Where are you going."