Chapter 296: Chapter 294: In Her Eyes, Is He a Tyrant?
Is this—a threat?
Jiayi had never seen anyone dare to threaten a Prime Minister.
The color of Qu Wenzhong’s face also changed; it was a blatant intimidation.
However, this seemingly joking threat was enough to make him shiver with fear, and for a while, he wouldn’t let his wife go shopping in Europe.
A Country was right in Europe, and there, it was that man’s domain.
The atmosphere at the scene became oppressive for a few minutes.
Ya Qianhuai knew that Huo Zhenyang wouldn’t leave today without getting the person he wanted.
This man did not care about the honor of the Royal Family, and now he wasn’t even giving face to the Prime Minister of S Country.
In his eyes, everything was insignificant.
Ya Qianhuai glanced at the just-arrived butler, Pei.
Understanding, the chief butler stepped forward and respectfully proposed,
"It’s very late today, why not have Huo Zhenyang stay in the castle for now? We have already arranged rooms for Huo Zhenyang and his entourage. We can continue to discuss the matter at our leisure, is that acceptable?"
A slight chuckle emerged on Huo Zhenyang’s lips. A stalling tactic?
Fine.
He never minded playing games with people.
Because he was always the one who dominated the game, without exception.
Huo Zhenyang lightly curled his lips, glanced at the trembling girl, and with a few bodyguards, he followed butler Pei to leave.
——
The night finally quieted down.
Jiayi followed Chu Yanhan and Xuan Yu out of the banquet hall.
Chu Xinyue, who had been waiting outside for a long time, hadn’t left, and hurriedly approached, "Daddy, Mommy, you finally came out. What happened exactly?"
Xuan Yu quickly whispered something to her daughter.
Chu Xinyue grasped the situation and glanced at Jiayi, having heard half of it, but not knowing what exactly she heard, her face suddenly changed, turning even paler on her already white cheeks.
Xuan Yu asked with concern, "Xinyue, what’s wrong?"
Chu Xinyue quickly regained her composure and tentatively said, "Ya Chen got injured from a fall?"
Xuan Yu nodded and spoke softly, "It seems to be quite severe. He’s been taken to his room."
Chu Xinyue seemed to be mustering her spirits, "Mhm, oh."
The family headed towards the exit of the castle, each wrapped in their own thoughts.
Jiayi felt her mind was still a blur, and her steps were light as well.
As they were about to exit the main door, passing by the guard post, footsteps came from behind the Chu family, "Please wait a moment, Mr. Chu."
It was a servant from the Ya Family.
Chu Yanhan asked with curiosity, "What’s the matter, is there something you need?"
The servant looked straight at Jiayi, "The Crown Prince wishes to see the Third Miss."
Chu Yanhan glanced at Jiayi, politely saying, "The Crown Prince is injured, isn’t he? I think he should rest and recuperate first."
The servant replied, "The Crown Prince instructed so."
Xuan Yu interjected, "Since the Crown Prince wants to see Jiayi, why are you stopping him? They are young people after all, and they’re going to get married—spending more time together to build up their relationship is good, isn’t it?"
She couldn’t wait to push Jiayi to the Ya Family and be done with it.
The more Ya Chen clung to Jiayi, the happier she was.
Chu Yanhan could only say, "Alright, Jiayi, then you go see the Crown Prince first, convey our regards to him, and ask him to rest well."
Jiayi followed the servant into the castle.
Chu Yanhan left a car behind for the driver to wait for Jiayi at the castle gate, just as he and Xuan Yu, along with Chu Xinyue, were about to get in the car, Chu Xinyue suddenly spoke up, "Daddy, I’d like to wait here for Jiayi, and then accompany her back later."
Xuan Yu was puzzled, frowning, "Xinyue, why stay here and wait for her? You are not feeling well, come back with us first."
Chu Yanhan thought for a moment then said, "Well, Xinyue, you stay here and wait for Jiayi. She’s been quite emotional tonight, it’ll be good for you sisters to comfort each other on the way back."
Chu Xinyue said, "Okay, Daddy. You and mommy go on ahead."
Xuan Yu had no choice but to get into the car with her husband first, telling the driver to take good care of the second miss.
Watching the retreating figures of daddy and mommy until the family car disappeared in the night, Chu Xinyue headed towards the castle without hesitation.
"Second miss. Aren’t you waiting in the car for the third miss? What are you doing now..." the Chu Family driver who had stayed behind to take the sisters home called out.
"It’s okay, I’m just going to take a look," Chu Xinyue dropped a sentence and walked in.
——
Meanwhile, Jiayi, led by a servant, entered the castle.
The castle at night was especially dark, yet it seemed unusually imposing and solemn.
Perhaps because S Country was once a colony of France, many of the buildings were constructed by French colonists during the colonial period, which is why the S Country Royal Family’s castle resembled those ancient castles in Europe.
The rooms were densely packed, there were just too many.
The corridor was also very long, stretching out of sight.
Not knowing which room Ya Chen was in, she followed the servant for quite a while and finally couldn’t help asking, "Haven’t we reached the Crown Prince’s room yet?"
"Almost there, third miss," the servant replied.
After walking a bit more, upon reaching some floor, walking through the pitch-dark corridor, Jiayi finally felt something was amiss.
It seemed like this floor was completely uninhabited, so quiet that the drop of a pin could be heard.
Jiayi stopped and furrowed her brows, "It’s so late, hasn’t the Crown Prince gone to rest? I think I’ll come to visit him tomorrow instead!"
Seeing her doubt, the servant hurriedly said, "Third miss..."
"That’s enough, you may leave," a man’s voice drifted from ahead in the dark corridor, carrying several shades of a ghostly meaning.
The servant quickly took his reward, bowed, and left.
Using the faint moonlight spilling in from outside the window, Jiayi could see the man in front of her clearly, and she shuddered, turning to run.
It wasn’t Ya Chen who had summoned her; it was him, using the servants of the castle to deceive her into coming.
She had only run a few steps when the sound of footsteps chasing after her came from behind; she was lifted off the ground with no surprise, by the man following her.
"Ah—" She screamed, with echoes ringing along the corridor!
But the rooms along the entire corridor were empty, and the castle’s soundproofing was particularly good. Her shout, even if she screamed at the top of her lungs, might not guarantee that anyone could come in time.
Before the echo had died, she was already scooped up around the waist.
The man, holding the little person in his arms, kicked open a room beside the corridor with his foot and then kicked the door shut—
Once he had her cornered in the room, he pressed her relentlessly into the corner, taunting, "Little Kitten, where do you think you can run to?"
Just from listening to the man’s breathing, Jiayi could sense his mood, and she struggled, "Let me go, let me out, please?"
Her pitiable appearance only infuriated him further.
Was he a tyrant in her eyes? Did she really need to be so defiant?
Concealing the chill in his heart, he raised a finger, pinching her now thinner little chin:
"What about the promises you made to me? You said we would get along well and even talked about a four-year agreement; was it all lies? You’ve always wanted to leave Huo Garden, was it just to appease me, to make me complacent, that you told me those things?"
