Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 75 - 73: Out of Sight, Out of Mind

Aunt Ping saw Mu Qingran wanting to go out alone and hurriedly said, "Miss Mu, the family doctor just came by and said your head injury hasn’t healed and you’re also a bit weak. You should stay inside and rest."

Mu Qingran smiled. "It’s okay, Aunt Ping. If you’re worried about me being alone... Is Jiayi free now? Can she come with me?"

Aunt Ping was startled. Wasn’t this treating Miss Jiayi like a servant?

"Miss Jiayi, I don’t know if it’s convenient for you? If you’re unwilling, I can go alone, I won’t insist." Mu Qingran softened her voice, sounding somewhat pitiable.

Jiayi revealed a hint of refreshing openness on her face. "It’s no trouble; I’ll accompany you. Huo Group and Banan Vineyard are business partners, and you are our client, after all. We can’t be accused of not knowing how to entertain our clients."

Mu Qingran’s expression changed slightly. Client? Hmph. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

The two left the house and walked to the villa’s garden, at a leisurely pace like they were on a stroll.

All the way there was silence.

Jiayi didn’t know what kind of game Qingran was playing, only that her intentions could not be good by insisting on her company.

Not until they reached a flowerbed did Mu Qingran’s face show a trace of surprise. She bent down, fiddled with the lush flowers, and turning her head back, her expression held an inexplicable depth. "Wow, this little flowerbed is still here, and it’s been cared for so well."

Jiayi’s eyebrows raised, not understanding what she meant.

Seeing Jiayi’s confusion, Mu Qingran’s face revealed a reminiscent look, her tone wistful. "The flowers in this garden were planted by Zhenyang and me the first time we came to Suwang Island together. I said at the time that as long as the flowers did not wither, our feelings would be everlasting."

Speaking thus, she appeared to be attracted by something else and left Jiayi behind to walk towards a French tulip tree in the distance.

Mu Qingran, with her hand on the sturdy trunk of the tree, looked towards Jiayi, took a deep breath, and with a smile tinged with yearning, said, "Speaking of which, this tree is also very meaningful to me. It was planted by Zhenyang and me on our second year together when we came to Phoenix Villa for vacation. We watered and de-bugged it together, bustling all over the place..."

Jiayi frowned. What’s all this? A walk down memory lane? Mourning the sweet past she had with that man?

It wasn’t enough for her to reminisce alone; she had to drag someone else to listen?

This was obviously meant to provoke her.

Utterly boring. Jiayi took a deep breath and made an effort to be polite to Qingran. "The sun is too strong, let’s go back."

Mu Qingran had achieved her purpose for coming out and was already satisfied. "Okay."

Back in the villa, Mu Qingran went to the guest room to rest first.

Jiayi was about to go upstairs when she saw a maid called Ayu hurrying out of Mu Qingran’s guest room with something in her hands.

That thing, though only glimpsed in passing, looked very familiar.

She instinctively called out, "Ayu."

Ayu seemed a bit nervous when she saw Jiayi and hastily hid what was in her hands behind her back.

Jiayi grew more suspicious and walked over. "Ayu, what are you holding?"

"Nothing," Ayu stammered.

"Show me," Jiayi insisted, fearing Ayu might have sticky fingers.

Ayu could only reluctantly show the object.

It was a gentleman’s custom-made gold tie clip, small.

It belonged to Huo Zhenyang.

She had seen him wear it.

Indeed, there was no other man in the villa who could afford such a valuable item.

Ayu had just taken it from Mu Qingran’s room...

Ayu was so nervous she could barely speak. "Miss Jiayi, I had no idea. I found it just now while cleaning Miss Mu’s room... I was going to take it back to Mr. Huo’s room."

Which meant, last night Huo Zhenyang must have been in Mu Qingran’s room.

Otherwise, how could such a personal item be left behind?

There was no other possibility.

A tie clip is an accessory on clothing; if that could fall off, perhaps clothes had been loosened or even removed?

Without a word, Jiayi went straight upstairs.

Ayu saw Miss Jiayi leave and her face changed. She hurried back, entering Mu Qingran’s room.

Inside the guest room.

Mu Qingran sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Ayu, "How did it go?"

"I did as Miss Mu instructed. I took Mr. Huo’s tie clip out of your room on purpose, and made sure Miss Jiayi saw it."

Mu Qingran’s lips curled into a smile, revealing a pleased expression. She pulled out a small stack of cash and pushed it across the coffee table, "You did well."

Ayu, overjoyed, accepted the reward eagerly, "Thank you, Miss Mu!"

*

At noon, Aunt Ping didn’t see Miss Jiayi coming down for lunch, so she went upstairs to call her.

In the bedroom, it was empty, and obviously, Jiayi had left at some point without anyone noticing.

At the same time, far from Phoenix Villa, in the downtown department store district.

Jiayi, holding the bank card that Samuel had prepared for her to spend, was shopping from one counter to another.

In less than an hour, her wrists were laden with shopping bags of all sizes.

A few hours later, Jiayi finally started to feel tired.

When she came out of the last boutique, it was already evening.

But she still had no intention of going back.

She had to admit, when she heard Mu Qingran sweetly reminiscing about her past with that man, her heart had already churned, feeling uncomfortable.

And learning that he had been in Mu Qingran’s room last night, her heart clenched even tighter.

Hah...

He actually still said there was nothing between him and Mu Qingran, only a business partnership.

And she, like an idiot, believed him.

Could a man’s words be trusted? Pigs might fly!

If he couldn’t let go of his past lover, why the hell was he still clinging to her?

Are these so-called elites all fond of embracing one woman after another?

Is the future he is building for her meant to have her serve alongside other women at the whims of this lofty emperor?

But she, she certainly won’t be one in a number of companions by any man’s side.

Well then, since his ex-fiancée has returned.

Let that damned man cuddle up with Mu Qingran in the villa all they want.

Out of sight, out of mind! She took a deep breath and exhaled harshly, stepping out of the department store, trying hard not to let those annoying thoughts linger.

Controlling the fluctuations in her emotions, she pulled her thoughts back and began thinking about where to go next.

It didn’t matter. Avoiding that man and woman in the villa, even for just a minute, was good.

Next to the mall was a bustling commercial district with plenty of coffee shops, movie theaters, and pool halls.

There seemed to be a lot of options after all.

Having skipped lunch to sneak out and then shopping all afternoon, Jiayi’s stomach growled.

Maybe she should choose a restaurant to fill her stomach first.

Just as she was about to pick a fast food place at random, the sound of screeching brakes came to her ears.

A sports car slowed down, then gradually pulled over to the side of the road.

The window rolled down, and a young man stuck his face out, removing his large black sunglasses in surprise, "...Jiayi?"

The man exuded star quality, with a pair of curved, mesmerizing eyes slightly squinting, his exquisite and bold features glittering in the evening sunset.