Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 90 - 88 Late

Mu Qingran was beaten to the ground, clutching her torn nightgown tightly, panic-stricken, "Stop, no... you’re my cousin—"

"What cousin?" Huo Zhenxuan slapped her face again with a smack, his breath reeking of alcohol, as he violently spat out saliva.

His head was swimming; he only knew this woman was Huo Zhenyang’s ex.

And Huo Zhenyang was the king-like figure he aspired to surpass in his life!

As Mu Qingran sat there dazed from the beating, the scent of alcohol hit her face, her mouth was covered by Huo Zhenxuan, and she was carried to the bed...

——

In the morning, Jiayi, waking up from a hangover, sat on her bed for a long while, tapping her heavy head, before she realized she was in the Huo Family mansion.

Oh right, she drank too much last night, couldn’t even walk, and stayed over at Huo Garden.

Ugh, such a poor tolerance for alcohol.

A maid knocked on the door and came in, "Miss Jiayi is awake."

"Where’s the young master?" she asked.

"Last night, Miss Jiayi was drunk and stayed at Huo Garden. The young master also stayed with you, in the room next to yours. The young master went to the company as soon as it was light out, oh right, the young master instructed that if you’re feeling unwell, George can call in sick for you, and you can go to the company later," the maid said.

Jiayi uttered an ’oh’, got out of bed, and after freshening up and changing into a set of spare clothes from the guest room, she went downstairs with the maid.

As they reached the top of the stairs, they heard a conversation between women coming from the living room:

"Qingran, did you sleep well last night?" Yao Zhenru’s voice conveyed concern.

"I slept very well, thank you Aunt Yao," Mu Qingran replied gently.

Jiayi paused in her steps. Mu Qingran also spent the night at Huo Garden?

She instinctively glanced at the maid beside her.

Understanding what she wanted to ask, the maid whispered, "Miss Jiayi, last night after dinner, because it was so late, Miss Mu also stayed over at Huo Garden..." She hesitated before adding, "in the guest room next to the young master’s."

Jiayi said nothing, and continued downstairs.

"Jiayi is up, sober yet?" Mu Qingran’s gaze drifted to the girl descending the stairs, offering a soft smile.

"Thanks for the concern," Jiayi replied, passing by the sofa with a slight smile, "I’ve got to get to work, so I’ll be leaving now. Goodbye, Auntie."

Ignoring Mu Qingran as if she were thin air, the girl breezily turned and left the villa.

Mu Qingran watched her leave, her smile solidifying at the edge of her lips, hands clenched into fists.

"Qingran, did last night... go as planned?" Yao Zhenru asked in a hushed tone once the living room was empty.

A surge of emotion flashed through Mu Qingran as she forced a smile and nodded, her smile though filled with unease.

Fearing that her aunt would see through her, she turned her head away.

——

Jiayi had George speed up, and they soon arrived not far from the company. As usual, she got out of the car.

She dashed into the company, just on time, avoiding being late.

She didn’t want to ask for a leave after only a few days on the job, becoming the subject of office gossip. Yue Lan, Xue Xiaoying, and the others didn’t seem to like her much anyway, and there was no need to give them something to chirp about behind her back, right?

As soon as she rushed into the office, she overheard a few secretaries chatting.

"Wow, really? The Huo Group anniversary celebration is being held on Chongren Island?"

"Yes, just heard from the conference room, several vice-presidents were saying so, next month."

"That’s amazing! Chongren Island, I’ve always wanted to go there! No, no, I’m going to the department store to buy an outfit right after work today. I have to dress up well for the anniversary celebration!"

"Sure, I’ll go with you."

"Oh no, disaster, I’ve gained two kilograms recently. I’ll look terrible in clothes at the celebration! I have to start dieting today. I must slim down before next month!"

...

Excited discussions came in waves, one after another.

Jiayi understood.

The Huo Group was about to hold its anniversary celebration.

Following the tradition of previous anniversary celebrations, the company would book a venue, and then employees from the headquarters, high-level executives from branch offices, and business partners would all attend. The event would last three days and was considered a benefit for the employees.

In previous years, the venue for the anniversary celebration had always been a five-star hotel. The group would typically rent out the entire hotel for a lavish three-day affair.

No one had anticipated that this year it would be held on an island.

For the female employees, the island meant beaches, sunshine, seawater, bikinis, romance, and spice. It was an opportunity to flaunt their figures and perhaps even meet a wealthy bachelor at the celebration. Of course, they were overjoyed.

Yue Lan and Xue Xiaoying, along with their group, began discussing with excitement that they would go shopping today for essential items needed for the anniversary celebration, such as bikinis, sun hats, sunglasses, sunblock...

"Shall we ask Jiayi to join us?" Miaomiao whispered.

The three of them held the same position and worked in the same office; in theory, they were supposed to work together in harmony.

Although Miaomiao was also envious of Jiayi for having attracted the president’s attention upon arrival, she felt it was not right to isolate Jiayi. Besides, Miaomiao thought that Jiayi’s personality was quite nice over these past couple of days and she wasn’t difficult to get along with.

"Why invite her? Can’t she shop on her own?" Yue Lan reacted strongly.

Xue Xiaoying elbowed Miaomiao.

The atmosphere turned cold in an instant.

Miaomiao didn’t want to offend the two and stayed silent.

——

The workload at the headquarters was greater than at JJ. When busy, time flew by quickly.

Before long, a month had passed.

Aside from Yue Lan and a few others who were still lukewarm towards her, everything else was going smoothly.

At work, Jiayi was gradually getting the hang of her various tasks.

The atmosphere in the secretarial department that morning was as tight and busy as usual.

Yue Lan announced that there would be an executive meeting in the morning and that a few secretaries would later go up to take notes.

When the time was nearly upon them, Jiayi took the elevator to the top floor, knocked lightly on the door, and walked in. Several of the group’s senior management were already seated inside.

Yue Lan and Xue Xiaoying had arrived early and were already seated at the secretary’s table near the conference table.

Didn’t Yue Lan say the meeting was at 10:30?

Jiayi realized that Yue Lan had deliberately given her the wrong time.

For a moment, all eyes in the meeting room were on her.

"You cannot be late to a meeting. Hasn’t your department head reminded you of this?" a portly department head expressed his dissatisfaction.

Jiayi glanced at Yue Lan. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

Yue Lan avoided her gaze and offered no explanation.

"What are you still standing there for? You’re already late, come inside; the meeting is about to start," the department head scolded.

"I’m sorry, I was informed by my colleague in the secretarial department that the meeting was at 10:30. There might have been a mistake in the notification," Jiayi said, glancing at Yue Lan.

Although she did not directly name anyone, the executives knew that in the secretarial department, Yue Lan was the senior figure who usually notified about meetings, so all their gazes turned towards her.

Yue Lan’s face tinted slightly red: "I clearly said the meeting was at 10:10. You are the one who is late, and now you are blaming me for misinforming you?"

"I also heard Sister Lan say 10:10. Jiayi, could it be that you misunderstood?" Xue Xiaoying sided with Yue Lan.

With the two of them saying this, everyone’s attention returned to Jiayi.

Unable to defend herself, Jiayi was at a loss for words when the meeting room door suddenly opened.

Footsteps of leather shoes clicked against the floor, resonant and sonorous. A tall figure in black walked in.