Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 747 - 727: Treat Him Like a Prime Stud Horse
She ultimately still lacked the courage, and she felt too embarrassed to ask him such a question.
The man was heavily career-driven, filled with ambition.
Compared to his Huo empire, she was truly insignificant, much too small.
How could she ask him?
— If one day, you had to choose between me and your future career, whom would you pick?
Like that?
It really was quite a mundane thought!
She mumbled, "It’s nothing."
Taking a deep breath, she decided to dismiss these trivial thoughts.
But perhaps, all women had these "trivial" thoughts, right?
Sometimes they wanted to ask their husbands, if I and your mother fell into the water, whom would you save?
Or whether it is me or your career that is more important to you... those sorts of capricious questions?
Yet in front of him, she became timid, not daring to ask.
If she didn’t ask, she could still indulge in fantasies.
If she asked and his answer was not what she expected, wouldn’t she just be upsetting herself?
Seeing that she didn’t want to talk, he didn’t press further, he simply took her small hand in his, curled it in his palm, and with a meaningfully deep gaze, he looked her over before teasing, "Auntie Li told me that you’ve been acting a little odd these past few days. From what I see now, it seems to be true."
"Huh?" She was still a bit dazed, "What’s wrong with me?"
"Auntie Li said that on several occasions these past few days, after you came out of the restroom, your face would remain sullen for a long while, and you seemed to be in a bad mood."
She gasped.
This Auntie Li, why did she report everything to him?
Seeing her cheeks flush with a rosy color, he narrowed his eyes and lifted his hand to stroke her hair, "What’s wrong?"
Her cheeks were a bit hot, "Isn’t it just what we were talking about... I’ve been checking every day, to see if there’s that... you know..."
Huo Zhenyang almost laughed at her exasperation, "What’s this ’that thing’ and ’this thing’? Speak clearly."
She clearly understood, yet she still pretended not to.
She bit her teeth, "I’ve been testing every day to see if I’ve ’struck the lottery’ already!"
It seemed she was indeed very anxious.
The smile in his eyes slightly faded.
For the sake of Zaizai, this little woman was really going all out.
However, judging from the looks of it, she apparently wasn’t pregnant.
Although he was somewhat bothered by the fact she treated him like a prize stallion, considering her rare initiative and enthusiasm, he still narrowed his deep-set eyes and found some balance.
Let it be, if he was to be a stud, so be it.
His large hand slipped down, resting on her flat belly, "No success?"
She suddenly felt a bit disappointed and her tone dropped considerably, "Yeah, it seems like it’s unsuccessful."
It had been over ten days, and it was still just one line.
"We’ll keep trying," he calmly encouraged.
Her face turned even redder, but she couldn’t help nodding, "Yeah."
**
At the film studio, on set, during the shooting.
This was a new film Xiaolei started after endorsing Disheng as the star socialite.
Since the star socialite title still hadnt faded, for her second film, she had already become the second female lead, with a significant number of scenes.
As soon as she entered the cast, she became the most eye-catching actor on set.
During today’s shooting, Xiaolei had several NGs in a row.
If she wasn’t forgetting her lines, then her blocking was off.
The male actor she was acting with had to start over N times, his face visibly sagging.
The director’s eyebrows were also furrowed into the shape of the character 川.
Everyone could tell that if it weren’t for her current soaring popularity as a star socialite, the director would have already started cursing.
But who could blame her when the heiress’s backing was none other than the Huo Group.
Ever since she joined the film set, she has been full of herself, even more arrogant than the leading actress, causing who knows how many actors and crew members to suffer her temper.
In the end, the director called cut with an impatient, "Enough! Go take a break!"
Upon hearing the director’s cut, Xiaolei showed no sign of remorse and immediately walked off, lazily removing her costume jacket before heading toward her private makeup room.
Even while resting on the massage chair in the makeup room, Xiaolei was still restless.
It had been like this for days.
The thought of Su Yan using her to rummage through her cousin’s personal belongings at Disheng still sent shivers down her spine.
Could it be that her cousin, with his vigilance, had noticed any signs that his study had been tampered with?
As she pondered, she involuntarily clenched her fist, anger at Su Yan surging into her heart!
That Su Yan, looking for trouble with her cousin, almost got her dragged down too!
If her cousin ever found out, he might think she was in cahoots with her.
She would never be able to wash away such suspicion!
After much thought, she just couldn’t sit still any longer, and picked up her phone.
No way. She had to call and probe if there had been any reaction from her cousin.
Calling her cousin directly would be too obvious...
Better to try and get something through the servant’s words.
She dialed the residential phone of Disheng.
It took less than ten seconds for Auntie Li to pick up, "Hello, Huo Mansion."
"Hello, Auntie Li," she tried to keep her tone light.
"Miss Jiayi? Is there anything you need?"
Xiaolei chuckled dryly, "Not at all. Just asking if Zaizai liked the birthday gift I sent him."
Auntie Li couldn’t help but find it amusing, "Is that what you called for?" she had just finished speaking when she saw Jiayi standing in front of her, obviously having heard that the call was from Xiaolei, signaling for the phone to be handed over to her.
Auntie Li passed the phone to her without changing her expression.
Jiayi took the phone, and Xiaolei, thinking it was still Auntie Li on the line, continued rambling, "...Yeah, I had to leave in a hurry that day, Zaizai wasn’t back yet, and I couldn’t tell if he liked it..."
"Why did you leave in such a hurry?" Jiayi’s sudden voice caught her off guard.
Xiaolei was startled, not expecting her cousin-in-law to suddenly pick up. It took her a moment to mumble, "I...I suddenly had something urgent to do."
"Is that so?" Jiayi said coolly, "What matter was so pressing that you had to leave?"
Xiaolei, feeling guilty, pouted her red lips and clenched her teeth, "Whatever I’m doing, I don’t think I have to explain myself to you!"
Still in denial.
Jiayi’s lips quirked slightly, "I warned you that night on the yacht, it seems you still haven’t remembered. Don’t let yourself be used by others, or you won’t even know how you died."
Xiaolei’s heart pounded chaotically.
What did she mean by that?
Could it be... Her sister-in-law had guessed about Su Yan sneaking into her cousin’s study?
Of course, she had to deny it to the end!
Otherwise, her cousin would surely think she was in league with Su Yan!
Xiaolei steadied her nerves and feigned ignorance, "I don’t understand what you’re talking about."
"You’re well aware of what you’ve done."
Xiaolei coldly retorted, "You’re crazy, I won’t talk to you anymore! That’s it."
With that, she hung up the phone.
As the light on the phone screen slowly dimmed, Xiaolei exhaled lightly and couldn’t help but let slip a curse.
Damn, Su Yan had her on tenterhooks.
If her cousin really found out about this, and if he held a grudge, not even tearing Su Yan apart would make amends!
The more Xiaolei thought about it, the more uneasy she felt, her heart and mind in turmoil.
Just then, a production assistant knocked on the door, reminding her, "Miss LO, we’re starting the second half of the scene."
Xiaolei forced herself to compose her emotions, replied briefly, touched up her makeup, and went out.
The shooting for the second half of the scene began.
