Spoiled by the CEO after amnesia!-Chapter 525 - 523

If anyone else had made such a statement, they would’ve been beaten beyond recognition by the Huo Family’s bodyguards and thrown out.

But when Shangguan Yao said it, the Huo Family’s bodyguards didn’t move; they just exchanged glances, somewhat hesitant.

The Huo Family’s bodyguards weren’t afraid of Shangguan Yao; they were aware that the Shangguan Family had always supported and cooperated with the Huo Family, and Shangguan Xiong had a good relationship with the Boss as well.

Shangguan Yao was the only son of his generation in the Shangguan Family, and for a moment, the bodyguards didn’t dare to be too rough with him, lest they spoil the relationship between the two families.

Seeing that nobody had responded, Shangguan Yao turned to his own bodyguards and commanded, "Go in and tidy up, then take Miss Chu to the car!"

Just then, the steady sound of leather shoes hitting the floor rhythmically came closer from the corridor near the entrance to the ward area.

"What’s going on?" George had obviously seen the scene and stepped forward to question it first.

Following behind, Huo Zhenyang appeared, dressed in a wind-blocking black coat, which accentuated his tall figure with broad shoulders and a narrow waist. His black onyx-like indifferent eyes scanned over Shangguan Yao and then settled on Jiayi. The hawk-like chill in his gaze made Jiayi shiver involuntarily.

"Boss," one of the Huo Family bodyguards promptly reported, "Young Master Yao and this young lady came this afternoon to visit Miss Chu; they talked all afternoon, and now he insists on taking Miss Chu with him."

When Shangguan Yao realized he had been caught red-handed by Huo Zhenyang, he felt a pang of worry in his heart. His presence made things difficult, but he still said politely, "Xiaoyi would rather stay in the hospital indefinitely than go back to live with you at Disheng with Zaizai. Doesn’t this tell you how reluctant she is? Mr. Huo is about to take office as the mayor; surely, you can’t do something a gangster would do, can you?"

"Young Master Yao, please don’t get carried away just because you’re from the Shangguan Family," George sharply rebuked. "Mind your tone and your words."

Huo Zhenyang, however, raised his hand and waved it dismissively, appearing unconcerned, yet his eyes grew even icier, as if hail was falling. He slowly walked towards Shangguan Yao, Liang Anya, and Jiayi.

As he almost reached the two young women, Liang Anya instinctively tightened her grip on Jiayi’s arm and leaned forward slightly, shielding her, summoning her courage, "Mr. Huo—"

He couldn’t be bothered to say anything to Liang Anya. His gaze moved past her, focusing directly on the petite woman behind her: "So, is it true, as Shangguan Yao said—you’re unwilling to go back to Disheng, and that’s why you’ve been staying in the hospital?"

The question seemed innocuous at first, but upon closer listening, it hid an indescribable threat.

Jiayi took a deep breath. If she said yes, it would be like slapping this man’s face in front of everyone, and with the man losing face, there was no telling what he might do.

Shangguan Yao wasn’t afraid, after all, he had the title of the Shangguan Family’s young master, but what if he suppressed Anya after she came to Yunling?

After all, a few years ago in H City, he had done such things; Liang Tao’s Hongtai Real Estate was almost destroyed by him.

The recent news about Yan Bin’s outcome was still vivid in her mind.

This man was someone you couldn’t afford to offend.

Better to avoid a head-on confrontation with him now; it wasn’t the wise move.

Jiayi tried to steady her nerves: "No, I’m not feeling well and wanted more observation." Then to Liang Anya, "Anya, why don’t you go back with Shangguan first? We’ll meet another day."

With those words, the atmosphere immediately relaxed quite a bit.

Huo Zhenyang’s expression softened a bit, and there was even a hint of indescribable admiration. He straightened up, swept a glance over Shangguan Yao, and casually straightened his collar, as if he were an emperor who had personally gone into battle and returned in triumph.

"So, Xiaoyao, do you have anything else to say? Should I personally call your daddy?"

What Shangguan Yao hated most was being called Xiaoyao by him. His handsome brows and eyes filled with wrath in an instant, making him seem like a nephew being patronizingly called Xiaoyao—Yao your head.

He ground his teeth, ready to retort, when the Shangguan Family’s bodyguards, sensing trouble, hurried over and quietly advised, "Young Master Yao, let’s leave it for today."

Seeing how things were, Liang Anya also decided not to say anything further. She patted Jiayi’s hand and whispered, "Xiaoyi, I’ll come to see you again." Then she gave Shangguan Yao a meaningful look.

Upon seeing Jiayi acquiesce, Shangguan Yao could only wave his hand and leave with his bodyguards.

Outside the hospital room, the corridor was deserted.

George, observing his boss’s mood, swiftly understood and began to scold the several accompanying bodyguards: "The boss said that, apart from Miss Xia and young master, nobody else should be allowed to enter the room so casually. You’ve got some nerve. Who gave you the audacity?!"

The bodyguards were scolded until their faces turned red and their ears burned, showing signs of distress as their eyes surreptitiously glanced towards Miss Chu at the door.

Huo Zhenyang followed the guards’ gaze to Jiayi, then back to their hesitant looks, piecing things together. His lips curled slightly, "Did you act of your own accord, or did someone instruct you?"

The bodyguards hemmed and hawed—who dared to be the first to say that it was Miss Chu who had coerced them, forcing their hand to let Shangguan and Anya in?

Seeing the boss’s urgency to return to the country to rescue Miss Chu and her child, and how he had personally dived into the sea to save someone at the beach, even the fools could tell that Miss Chu and her child were the apple of the boss’s eye at that moment. Who would dare to offend Miss Chu first?

After a long silence without a response from his subordinates, Huo Zhenyang’s face darkened like a thundercloud, and his voice became deliberately menacing: "I don’t keep subordinates who defy orders around me. You know what to do when you make a mistake."

The bodyguards broke out in cold sweats and glanced at each other, but hesitated no longer. Each raised a hand towards their own face and began slapping themselves, accompanied by the crisp sound of the slaps echoing through the air.

From the moment the first slap rang out in the corridor, Jiayi was startled awake and stamped her foot: "Stop it!"

Without the boss’s command, the bodyguards dared not stop. The force of their hands grew stronger, and the slapping sounds echoed continuously along the quiet VIP ward corridor.

Knowing she couldn’t stop the bodyguards from punishing themselves, she could only glare at someone: "This is a hospital, not a place for you to carry out private punishments. If you want to fight or kill, go find a place outside! Not here!"

"They let someone in to see you without my permission. If they made a mistake, they should be punished." The man’s brows and eyes were relaxed, as though the sharp slaps reaching his ears were not irritating noises, but rather smooth and pleasing chords worth admiring.

After his words, the bodyguards dared not slacken. The sound of slaps were sharp and startling. Soon, their rugged faces were covered with red and swollen fingerprints, a sight too painful to behold.

This man was cold-hearted, but Jiayi was not quite accustomed to such intense scenes.

Wasn’t this man just forcing her to admit she was wrong?

As he wished! What’s the big deal?

She tilted her small, tender face upward, like a little fox brave enough to challenge a tiger: "I forced them. I insisted they let Shangguan and Anya in. Are you satisfied now?"