Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 760 - 740: Will He Come to See Me Tomorrow (Part Two)
Fang Yao gave Xia Tingxuan a meaningful look, signaling not to say any more.
Only then did Xia Tingxuan hold back her anger and remain silent.
Fang Yao turned to Jiayi, half-joking, "Jiayi, your mom is also freaking out. She said some things in her agitation, but don’t take it to heart. If Derek dares treat you badly, I’ll be the first to set him straight!"
Jiayi’s pupils shifted slightly, and her lips curved, but she didn’t say anything.
The visiting time at the detention center was up.
The police officers began to urge Xia Tingxuan and Fang Yao to leave.
Seeing Xia Tingxuan going out, Fang Yao spoke a few good words to the officer and then quietly comforted Jiayi again, "Don’t be afraid, look at the team of lawyers the Huo Family has, and your daddy, they are all out there helping you... If you didn’t do it, nothing will happen to you for sure."
After a few visits to the detention center, Jiayi had grown increasingly haggard, looking as if she was about to collapse.
Fang Yao was worried about how much longer she could hold up in this dreadful place.
If she hadn’t really done it, would she definitely be all right?
How, then, do so many miscarriages of justice happen?
If it were really that easy to sort out, she would have been released long ago.
Why wasn’t it even possible to get bail?
She understood that, at the moment, there was simply no solid evidence to prove her innocence in the murder.
Instead, a whole bunch of incriminating evidence and motives all pointed towards her.
Though she held little hope, Jiayi still felt a bit of warmth inside.
At least, in her most desperate time of need for comfort, there were friends like Xue Jingchuan and Fang Yao who genuinely cared for and supported her.
Thinking about this, her eyes became slightly moist, her eyelashes fluttered, as if sparks were jumping, and she appeared vulnerable.
Even friends were willing to come and warm her, but he...
He had yet to come.
Jiayi listened quietly to Fang Yao’s comforting words, her fingers tangling with the corner of her clothing, wordless.
Seeing her as if her backbone had been removed, Fang Yao felt helpless. Right then, the officer urged again, and she could only say in a low voice, "Your mom is still waiting outside. I have to go now. Don’t overthink, rest well, and if you’re feeling unwell, tell the detention center’s police, do you hear me?"
When Jiayi saw Fang Yao about to leave, she reacted, blurting out in a murmur, "Fang Yao—"
Finally willing to speak, Fang Yao had thought she had lost her voice. She let out a long breath of relief, "What is it?"
Jiayi’s eyes locked onto Fang Yao, appearing a bit embarrassed, but then very determined. She fiddled with the thin corner of her clothing and clearly uttered:
"Could you, please go ask him, see if he can come... can come to visit me tomorrow. Just once, just one time. I know he might be inconvenient, he might be very busy, but... just once."
Like a poor little girl begging someone for candy, fearful of being refused, she spoke with extreme caution, mustering the greatest courage of her life.
Fang Yao paused for a moment, then immediately said, "No problem, I’ll go find him after I take your mom home."
Jiayi’s lips moved, revealing a faint smile that hadn’t been seen in many days.
The smile made Fang Yao’s heart ache.
*
After leaving the detention center, Fang Yao drove Xia Tingxuan back to the Green Island Garden, comforting her all the while.
Jiayi was Xia Tingxuan’s life. Ever since she heard overseas that Jiayi had gotten into trouble, Xia Tingxuan had been in a daze. Recently, hearing from Chu Yanhan that the case was going very badly had hit her even harder. She had to secretly cry every day, fearing that her daughter would be wrongfully imprisoned.
Thankfully, Fang Yao was there to accompany her and talk to her, which helped Xia Tingxuan’s mood improve slightly, barely enough for her to keep going.
After the car stopped at the entrance of the community, Xia Tingxuan unbuckled her seat belt and sighed, "These past days, I’ve been lucky to have you. Our Jiayi meeting you was truly fortunate. You and Jiayi were just boss and subordinate, but now that she’s in trouble, you’ve been accompanying me to the detention center every day, pouring out your heart and soul, yet that person—"
"Aunt Xia, what are you talking about? Jiayi and I are friends as well. Pouring out my heart and soul for her is only right," Fang Yao said, feeling somewhat guilty inside. Of course, she couldn’t tell Xia Tingxuan that aside from their work relationship, she had once—almost pursued her daughter.
Xia Tingxuan, though having lived abroad, was not naive, but hearing such things was still probably rather shocking.
Of course, Fang Yao could also tell that Xia Tingxuan was still unhappy with Huo Zhenyang. After a pause, she consoled, "Aunt Xia, you’ve always seen how Derek treats Jiayi and her son. He would pluck the moon from the sky for her. If he hasn’t visited Jiayi this time, like I just said, there might be a reason. Moreover, the Huo Family’s legal team is inquiring at the police station every day. He would definitely not ignore Jiayi."
Xia Tingxuan fell silent for a long time, ultimately saying nothing more than a sigh, "I hope so."
But that "I hope so" was laden with her deep concerns.
Indeed, when everything was calm and peaceful, Huo Zhenyang spoiled his daughter to the heavens with no end.
But now, it was a time when that man’s future and foundations were facing a storm—
She, being experienced in life and love, of course understood what men valued the most.
Hadn’t Chu Yanhan been able to pluck the stars from the sky for her once? 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
But in the end, he too had been forced to bow his head in the face of status and power.
She wasn’t afraid of anything else, just that Huo Zhenyang, in this matter, would make the same choice as Chu Yanhan had in the past: to choose his career and give up on Jiayi.
Once a woman’s heart goes cold, it’s difficult to mend, no matter how much time passes.
Watching Xia Tingxuan walk away with a worried heart toward the community, Fang Yao sighed but then immediately stepped on the accelerator and started the engine, heading toward the Disheng Villa Area.
When she reached the entrance of Disheng, Fang Yao saw it surrounded by reporters and frowned involuntarily.
They must all be ready to pounce on Huo Zhenyang for an interview at any moment.
Even some radical protesters were holding banners, protesting that the police station had only detained the suspect so far and had not brought them to trial, influenced by the Huo Family’s instructions!
Damn it, they might as well just outright call Jiayi a murderer!
"F~u~c~k," Fang Yao cursed softly, turning the steering wheel and deliberately driving toward that bunch of overfed protesters and reporters.
The car shot straight ahead as if it were an arrow, with no intention of stopping, causing screams to rise from the crowd, which scattered, cursing and frightened.
She snorted with laughter, feeling much better for having avenged Jiayi in that small way, and then slowly drove toward the intelligent system-controlled gate, preparing to enter the villa area.
The security guard, knowing she was heading to the Huo Mansion, stopped her, "I’m sorry, miss, but due to the media and protesting groups coming to Disheng, the Huo Family has instructed that unless Mr. Huo agrees, no one is allowed to enter the villa area or approach the Huo Mansion."
So it was this hard to just see him.
Fang Yao glanced at the throng of people and could understand their reasoning. She frowned and said, "Then please call Mr. Huo and tell him I’m here and need to see him for something."
