Huo Zhenyang had originally forbidden Jiayi from getting involved in anything related to the film industry.

He had already notified Ye Yongning to release a statement to the media, that this was the debut and final work of the little Taoist priestess Xia Tingxuan—but also her last.

From then on, the film circle would no longer have Xia Tingxuan, the little Taoist priestess, eliminating the need for media, fans, and netizens to probe or inquire further.

However, yesterday Ye Yongning called, wanting Jiayi to attend the celebration party, reasoning that there wouldn’t be much media presence there anyway, mostly just the crew celebrating together.

After much cajoling and unremitting "seduction with SE," someone finally agreed with great reluctance.

After getting up, completing her morning wash, and changing into the clothes Kelly had prepared the night before, Jiayi finally left Huo Garden.

George drove and dropped Jiayi off at the entrance of the Shenghua Grand Hotel.

Dressed in a simple strapless cocktail dress, Jiayi walked quickly towards the hotel given the traffic delays and the late hour.

A man’s figure approached, brushing past Jiayi.

Because she was walking so fast, Jiayi almost couldn’t stop herself. Just as she was about to hit the man’s chest with her forehead, the man quickly lifted her arm and steadied her.

Just as Jiayi was about to thank the man, she lifted her face and suddenly froze.

The man before her was probably in his twenties, slender and tall, with attractive peach-shaped eyes, thinly carved lips, a plain white shirt paired with dark grey pants, presenting a graceful figure.

This man was certainly handsome, but that wasn’t why Jiayi was stunned—it wasn’t because she was infatuated with his looks.

Speaking of looks, she had seen plenty of outstanding ones in the past year and had grown accustomed to them.

Apart from a certain man by her side who was the source of much anger and complaint, Xue Jingchuan and Jiang Pinhao also had their own exceptional qualities.

Having recently ventured into the film industry, she had seen even more handsome actors in the crew.

But this man...

He surprisingly gave her a very familiar feeling.

This feeling was strange, complicated...

Looking at this man, she felt familiar, close, yet also as if her heart was being harshly pricked, extremely uncomfortable!

Her mind flashed with white light, as if flickering images surfaced.

But when she tried to remember more, she couldn’t recall anything else.

The more she thought, the more signs of a headache appeared.

She swayed slightly, momentarily dazed.

The man promptly caught her, pulling her into his arms, and noticed the changes in her facial expression.

His expression froze for a moment, as if suspicious, yet seemingly guessing.

After a while, the man resumed his composure and ventured, "Miss? Are you alright?"

Jiayi came back to her senses and quickly took a few steps back, "I’m fine, sorry." Saying this, she walked towards the hotel.

The man watched Jiayi’s retreating figure as she walked away quickly, taking a deep breath.

From the looks of her, she was definitely not pretending. It seemed like she truly didn’t recognize him.

But how could she possibly not know him?

Could it be that she didn’t remember the people and events of the past?

The man’s pupils flashed, ready to go back, yet he felt a gaze on him from not too far away.

He looked over with heightened sensitivity and saw two men in black suits and sunglasses at the entrance of the hotel, watching him intensely and firmly.

Their gaze was like that of a hungry wolf ready to pounce; if he got any closer to Jiayi, he figured these two men would be ready to tear him apart at any moment!

The two men glared at him before following Jiayi’s footsteps.

This style of dress and such a look, he had seen too much of it in the Chu Family of S Country.

It was the style of elite bodyguards.

With a thought, he realized that these bodyguards were no doubt following Jiayi to protect her.

Without hesitating any further, he got on the elevator and rushed straight to the twentieth floor guest rooms of Shenghua Grand Hotel.

After swiping his card, with a snap, he shut the door and strode toward the suite inside: "Xinyu."

Chu Xinyu was lying on the bed with a facial mask on. She sauntered over with a smile at his return, hugged his neck, and planted a kiss on his cheek,

"Brother Yixiao, you’re back."

Nie Yixiao had no time to flirt with her and pulled down her arms, "I saw Jiayi downstairs just now."

They had just arrived in G City, China, from S Country yesterday.

Hearing that Demon-slaying Chronicle was holding a celebration banquet at Shenghua Grand Hotel and that all the crew members would be there, Chu Xinyu and Nie Yixiao speculated that since Jiayi was playing a Taoist Nun, she might come too.

So, they settled in Shenghua Grand Hotel in hopes of bumping into Jiayi.

And indeed, they had.

Upon hearing Nie Yixiao’s words, Chu Xinyu didn’t forget their main mission for coming to China, "How did it go?"

Nie Yixiao looked very serious, "She didn’t recognize me."

Chu Xinyu was confused, "What do you mean? How could she not recognize you?"

That damn girl had been with her Brother Yixiao before and had loved him so desperately!

Nie Yixiao’s expression darkened, "She definitely wasn’t pretending; besides, she’s filming Ye Yongning’s movie, which means she really doesn’t care if the Chu Family finds out, so there’s no need for her to pretend not to know me. I suspect she might have amnesia, not remembering a lot of things."

"Amnesia?" Chu Xinyu was taken aback but then had a sudden realization!

Perhaps it was precisely because the girl had lost her memory that she dared to film openly without fear of being found by the Chu Family!

Because that damn girl didn’t remember she was the illegitimate daughter of the Duke of the Chu Family in S Country, didn’t remember she was forced into marrying a paraplegic, didn’t remember she had a daunting task of a proxy marriage on her!

"But... if Jiayi has lost her memory, why would she use the name of her despicable mother?" Chu Xinyu was puzzled.

Nie Yixiao narrowed his eyes, "Jiayi’s mom, Aunt Xia, was an actress when she was young, and I remember Jiayi telling me, when your father had a car accident and urgently needed money, Aunt Xia even auditioned for Ye Yongning’s ’Moonlight Over the Bay’, and the director of Demon-slaying Chronicle is Ye Yongning. I suspect Ye Yongning chose her because Jiayi looks a bit like Xia Tingxuan when she was young, so he gave her that name to use, but she probably doesn’t know yet that Xia Tingxuan is her biological mother. She might also want to find her family, which is why she chose to take on Ye’s movie."

Chu Xinyu was relieved and looked at the man before her with admiration in her eyes.

Back when Brother Yixiao first accompanied Jiayi to S Country, she had taken a liking to him at first sight.

Her judgment was excellent; Brother Yixiao was indeed as capable as she thought, not disappointing her for snatching him away from that wretched girl. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

Nie Yixiao looked at Chu Xinyu again, "Also, I noticed she had two bodyguards with her. These bodyguards are not even lower in rank than those of the Chu Family."

Chu Xinyu’s eyes widened, "So, that girl has indeed been protected by someone during this year in China."

Nie Yixiao nodded, "And they’re not of minor power. Those two bodyguards watched me with vigilant eyes; it seemed as if they had been instructed by their master not to let strange men get too close to her."

Chu Xinyu wondered, "Who could it be?"