Chapter 319: Chapter 317 Visitors from A Country
Where is the logic in that!
But—
Power commands submission! This is an eternal truth that has never changed from ancient times to the present, and who else but Huo Zhenyang, with S Country bloodline, has made the Ya Family tremble?
Seething with rage, Chu Yanhan slammed his fist onto the crystal coffee table, "What are we supposed to do then? The Ya Family isn’t afraid of him, he even dares to threaten Prime Minister Qu, so whose words would he listen to? Are we just going to watch Huo Zhenyang pester and badger Jiayi in Nanga until he tarnishes her reputation, making it so that she can never marry into the Ya Family, and no one in S Country would dare to marry her afterward?"
Xuan Yu quickly calmed her furious husband, and with a twist of her eyes, she whispered, "It seems there’s only one way."
Chu Yanhan’s anger subsided slightly as he looked at Xuan Yu, "What is it?"
Xuan Yu said, "Contact A Country, explain the current situation. A Country should care about the dignity amongst the upper echelons of the nation, and if they send someone over to talk some sense into him, Huo Zhenyang should give them face."
It was a solution of sorts, despite its desperation.
In fact, apart from A Country stepping in, there was indeed no other suitable candidate who could possibly persuade Huo Zhenyang.
The fury in Chu Yanhan’s eyes slowly extinguished as he stood up and went upstairs to call from his study.
Xuan Yu watched her husband’s retreating figure and breathed a sigh of relief.
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The envoy from A Country arrived in S Country on the afternoon of the third day.
Since it was a private visit to handle affairs and not an official interaction between nations, the news that A Country had sent representatives only reached Ya Qianhuai when the car from the airport parked outside the castle of the Ya Family.
As the envoy from A Country entered, Ya Qianhuai was taken aback upon seeing him.
A Country was established by the descendants of France’s Napoleon Bonaparte.
Clearly, most of its citizens were of European descent, with the typical Western appearance.
The man was about forty-five to fifty years old, blond and blue-eyed, tall and sturdy, with an innate majesty and nobility in his eyes and eyebrows.
The person who had come to Nanga was a high-ranking government official from A Country, Boris.
Boris had another identity; he was a royal family member of the upper echelons with the title of prince.
If one really had to mention relations, he should be considered a cousin from the maternal side of Lady Lan, which made him Huo Zhenyang’s uncle.
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In the spacious and luxurious bedroom on the third floor,
Huo Zhenyang was reclined on the bed, watching the television news.
The unexpected phone call had immediately brought his mood down.
Just after hanging up the phone that announced the arrival of someone from A Country, he switched off the television, his eyes darkened, and he folded his long legs.
"Knock knock," a soft double knock sounded, and George’s voice followed, "Boss, Mr. Boris is here."
Huo Zhenyang’s eyelids lifted slightly, "Please come in."
The door opened, and with clanging footsteps, a tall and imposing middle-aged man arrived at the side of the king-sized European bed, "It’s been a long time, Zhenyang."
Although he was saying "long time no see," his tone was very unhappy, and it was obvious that he had come to take someone to task.
Huo Zhenyang smiled without sitting up, his voice even more magnetic thanks to the beautiful and fluent French, "Uncle, long time no see. What wind has brought you here?"
Despite spending years in China, with only rare occasions for a meeting, Boris knew his nephew’s temperament well.
As an adult, he took over Huo Group and stepped into the business world, even making a few trips to A Country.
Although, because of Lady Lan’s relation, this nephew held the title of a prince of A Country, he never interfered in A Country’s politics, only occasionally investing in some projects there, or building some structures in Lady Lan’s name as a tribute to his second homeland.
Just by remotely directing investment projects in A Country, Boris was very clear about his nephew’s decisive and sharp abilities.
A Country, an island nation in Western Europe with a scarcity of fresh water resources, saw the Huo Group gather top scientific researchers to conduct studies on seawater purification to provide fresh water for its residents.
A Country, being a descendant of the War God Dynasty, had always been enthusiastic about the military. In recent years, the Huo Group had also helped by investing a great deal of money in the research of bioc·hemical w·eapons and military hardware.
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Because of his decisive and sharp abilities, the wealth of Huo Group had snowballed over the years, and using his identity as a prince of high society in A Country, he had garnered the pursuit of many politicians overseas.
Some would say that although Master Huo of Huo Group was currently only a figure in the business world, his entry into politics was only a matter of time; the right moment just hadn’t arrived yet.
A Country had always taken pride in this distant prince from the East.
However, Boris’s visit today was not for any investment project.
A phone call from the Chu Family of S Country had taken the Royal Family of A Country by surprise.
It turned out that a year ago, Huo Zhenyang at the Huo Family’s hunting ground in China, "picked up" an injured girl with amnesia and kept her by his side for a year. Later, the girl’s family came looking for her, and she was revealed to be the youngest daughter of the Chu Family from S Country.
The young Miss Chu already had a marital arrangement with the Crown Prince of the Ya Family in S Country, yet Huo Zhenyang saw her as forbidden fruit, with no intention of letting go.
Now, as Miss Chu and the Ya Family’s Crown Prince were about to get married, Huo Zhenyang came over and simply stayed in the Ya Family’s castle, a move that made the Ya Family wary of offending A Country’s dignity and equally hesitant to offend Master Huo, leading them to indefinitely postpone the wedding.
For now, the Ya Family was able to keep the situation tightly under wraps, but over time, if it became known that these three were living together in such an awkward relationship, it would certainly be the butt of jokes, and even A Country might face embarrassment.
The upper echelons of A Country, after overnight discussions, decided they could not stand by on this issue, as they could not afford to let the relations between the two countries sour over a single woman.
Thus, A Country sent Boris, who had a relatively close relationship with Huo Zhenyang, to persuade him.
At this moment, looking at his carefree and unrestrained nephew, Boris already felt the weight of the task ahead.
The man on the European-style bed had the deep and handsome features typical of Westerners, but his brows and eyes carried the composure and restraint of Easterners.
The virtues of both the East and West were perfectly blended in this man, giving him an air of regal dignity and grace.
Boris got straight to the point, "I heard that you met a girl in China, a girl who is the illegitimate daughter of the Chu Family from S Country. The Chu Family took her back a few years ago and planned to marry her to the Crown Prince of the Ya Family. But you kept delaying the girl’s return to her country, and now when she finally does return, you follow her back and obstruct her marriage to the S Country Crown Prince."
Huo Zhenyang shrugged, "What else can I say? Uncle, you’ve said it all."
At his answer, Boris was momentarily stunned.
He had expected Huo Zhenyang to offer a few arguments in his defense, but he did not expect him to respond so straightforwardly.
Boris lowered his voice and stopped beating around the bush, "Our country has always had a good relationship with S Country, and I don’t want a minor issue to affect our diplomatic ties. I hope you can let go. With your status and position, what woman can’t you have? Why be stubborn over a young girl? Listen to your uncle, will you, Zhenyang?"
