Chapter 300: Chapter 298: He Is a Man Who Can Make a Woman’s Heart Flutter
The man’s tone carried a chilling ghostly air, causing one to break out in goosebumps from neck to spine.
Jiayi swallowed her saliva.
Indeed, she felt the infuriated man’s entire body becoming scorching hot.
And it was getting hotter and hotter...
Since they were in close proximity, she could feel the temperature of his skin.
It was as if the anger stored in his body was about to explode!
Frightened yet apprehensive, she also detected something was amiss.
The burning heat of his body was not the common rise in temperature due to anger—it was too hot!
Jiayi was taken aback...
Was he—running a fever?
She noticed that compared to how he looked at the banquet a few days ago, he seemed to have lost weight, his features becoming more pronounced.
Had he been sick these past few days?
That night he had a nosebleed, and now he had a fever...
In her heart, this man was like an indestructible tiger, so even common symptoms struck her with surprise.
She was slightly startled, "You are... running a fever."
Huo Zhenyang’s eyelashes fluttered, seemingly unconcerned about such a minor illness; seeing she finally stopped resisting, he leaned close to her ear, his voice deep:
"Is it because Xuan Yu used your birth mother to force you to return to the Chu Family?"
She was stunned.
He had already guessed it and even investigated it?
She thought he was only concerned with his anger, yet he was not confused by it!
At that moment, she almost wanted to cry and then vigorously nodded, but—
She couldn’t.
Without speaking, she could only use her pitiful eyes to tell him.
The teary gleam in Little Kitten’s eyes said it all.
His gaze swept across and he also sensed someone was watching her; this little one was restrained by Xuan Yu and couldn’t say too much.
Huo Zhenyang no longer said anything.
In the exchange of glances, he had clearly understood everything.
His handsome face approached, his warm breath falling entirely on the little one’s face, he whispered lowly, "Kick me, Little Kitten."
Jiayi sucked back her tears, still not comprehending, "What... what?"
"Aren’t you afraid of being seen too close to me? Kick me. Don’t worry, I won’t dodge this time."
The man paused for a moment, still teasing despite the fever, a wicked smile on his lips, "But don’t kick there."
Jiayi’s tear-stained face flushed red, her heart hardened, and she slightly bowed her knee to symbolically bump him, then pushed him away forcefully and ran off!
Huo Zhenyang watched as she ran out of his line of sight, and even the Chu Family’s bodyguard disappeared, his eyes returning to indifference.
He straightened himself and walked out of the maze-like shaded garden.
George saw the Boss coming out and approached him. Only to hear the Boss speak indifferently, "It is indeed Xuan Yu threatening her with her birth mother to force her to return to China and marry Ya Chen."
George took a deep breath, "Don’t worry Boss, I’ll send someone to find Miss Jiayi’s birth mother right away. Even if we have to turn heaven and earth, we will find her."
"Proceed in secret, without alerting Xuan Yu in the slightest; I’m worried that Xuan Yu might move her earlier or even harm the girl’s mother."
Of course, George understood, "Got it!"
Just as he turned to get going, George’s footsteps hesitated, noticing something off about the Boss’s complexion.
Even without touching the Boss’s forehead, I knew the fever hadn’t subsided.
The incessant nosebleeds from a few days ago, followed by the fever that started yesterday...
George no longer hesitated, "Boss, you probably can’t go on like this. I think we should head back to China, leave the matters here to me..."
Return to China?
At this time, how could it be possible to return to China?
Huo Zhenyang calmly said, "Have the accompanying doctor come over and give me a fever reducer for now. We can discuss the rest after I finish dealing with this matter. There’s no need to rush."
"But—" How could it not be urgent?
"That will do, go and handle it." His indifferent voice was as stable as Mount Tai.
——*——
When Jiayi arrived at the equestrian competition, Chu Xinyue had already been there before her.
The two sat down in the observation stand.
The equestrian competition had begun.
On the field, the fully prepared horsemen brought out their horses and galloped across the track, stirring up an enthusiastic atmosphere.
Having just encountered Huo Zhenyang, Jiayi’s emotions still hadn’t settled.
On one hand, she was relieved and pleasantly surprised that he knew she had come to S Country under Xuan Yu’s coercion and hadn’t misunderstood her.
But on the other hand, she was very worried...
She knew that since Huo Zhenyang was aware, he would definitely look for her mother. But since her mother had been secretly hidden by Xuan Yu, what if he spooked the snake by beating the grass? Would Xuan Yu take drastic measures against her mother?
Suddenly, a commotion arose.
"The Crown Prince has arrived."
"Why is the Crown Prince interested in coming to the equestrian competition today?"
"Hah, do you even need to ask? It must be because the third Miss of the Chu Family is here."
...
Around her, waves of laughter and talk started to rise.
Although the engagement dinner was not formally completed before everyone, in the eyes of S Country’s social elite, Jiayi had already become the Crown Prince’s fiancee.
A group of daughters from wealthy families chatted and laughed, occasionally glancing in Jiayi’s direction.
Ya Chen, hindered by his physical condition and unable to climb the stairs, sat in a wheelchair at the bottom of the steps. He tilted up his handsome face slightly, as if sensing where Jiayi was seated.
It was only after the butler, Pei, pointed it out that he found her position. His eyes, clear as cologne, blinked once and he nodded in Jiayi’s direction, smiling knowingly.
Jiayi paused for a second. She walked down the steps and sat next to Ya Chen.
Under Pei the butler’s two light coughs, the people around them consciously moved farther away.
Leaving ample space for the Crown Prince and the future Crown Princess.
Ya Chen’s voice, filled with warmth, wafted over, "I didn’t know about your experiences in China, nor about you and Huo Zhenyang from China..."
Jiayi, feeling the Chu family bodyguards were all ears behind her, replied, "I know my situation almost brought shame to the Ya Family. But I was only with him because I had no choice, and now that I am back home, I will listen to my father and mother and cut off all ties with him."
Just hearing those words from the girl was enough to satisfy Ya Chen.
After a moment, his eyes, which had lost their luster, looked toward the field, his tone slightly melancholic, "Do you think that I can’t compare to Huo Zhenyang?"
Jiayi was taken aback, "How could that be."
Ya Chen smiled, knowing full well she was comforting him.
Apart from his identity as the Crown Prince, his disabilities made all women dreadfully avoid him.
But that Huo Zhenyang, though he couldn’t see what he looked like, just from his manner of speaking and knowing about his background and identity, it was clear that he was the sort of man that could make a woman’s heart flutter.
"Don’t worry, I will work hard to get my body in the best shape possible, I won’t hold you back. My father has consulted a famous orthopedic surgeon for me, who said I might be able to stand. I am undergoing rehabilitation, and to be able to stand up and put the Crown Princess Crown on you at the engagement dinner that evening, I practiced a lot. In the future, I’m sure I’ll make even more progress, do you believe me?"
