Chapter 320: Chapter 318: A Natural Stunner
Huo Zhenyang was laid-back, "Uncle’s words are not wrong. With my identity and status, if I can’t even get a woman, then what’s the point of mixing in society?"
Boris was choked by his remark, his authoritative face turning ashen, unable to speak for a long while.
But he also noticed Huo Zhenyang’s determination, "I hope you will reconsider. I won’t ask you to answer right now. I’ll stay in S Country for a few days, until you return home!"
"I don’t mind Uncle staying in S Country for a few days. You should tell that to the Ya Family," Huo Zhenyang said with a light smile.
Boris was somewhat annoyed, "Zhenyang, do you want that girl to become a modern Helen of Troy, reviled by everyone?"
In Western history, Helen of Greece caused a war between two allied nations that lasted over a decade due to her elopement with the prince of Troy.
Thus, Helen of Troy became synonymous with a woman whose beauty brought disaster upon nations and caused discord.
Uncle’s words are too exaggerated. Helen was so tragic; how could he let Little Kitten become Helen.
Huo Zhenyang couldn’t help but laugh, a disdainful sheen even appearing on his thin lips as he raised his hand to turn on the television on the wall.
Boris finally threw down harsh words, "If you’re still unwilling to return to China, we’ll revoke your title as the prince. You should know that it’s because of this status that you have been able to thrive politically both domestically and internationally, and that your business has grown so large. If you lose this status, it would eventually have some impact on your Huo Group, wouldn’t it?"
As soon as the television turned on, the sound of the news broadcast overrode Boris’s voice.
Huo Zhenyang’s gaze fixed on the television on the wall, but the smile on his lips suddenly froze, crossing into a sharp, cold edge.
Then, he looked at Boris indifferently, "Suit yourself."
Just two words, but they fully revealed the man’s hidden rage, impatience, and regal bearing.
What he despised most in his life was being threatened.
All the more so when Little Kitten was used to threaten him.
The atmosphere in the room instantly turned frigid.
Boris took a sharp breath.
On the bed, the man’s brows were furrowed with a cold, wintry frost, his lips pursed into a harsh line, yet the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, forming a sinister, bone-chilling curve.
He knew that threatening Huo Zhenyang like this was indeed unwise.
As far as he knew, when had this Eastern man ever been threatened by anyone in his life?
But regarding the relationship between nations, he had no choice but to speak this way.
At this moment, Boris could only try to cool down temporarily, holding back his anger, "Think it over again!"
That said, he turned and walked out of the bedroom, slamming the golden, expensive peachwood door with such force due to the rejection that the walls trembled with a loud bang!
The entourage that came with Boris to S Country hurriedly approached, "Mr. Boris, did Young Master Huo disagree? Is he still insisting on not letting Miss Chu marry the Crown Prince of the Ya Family?"
There was no need to ask, really; Boris’s darkened face said it all.
Seeing Boris silent, his entourage guessed how upset he was and dared not speak further.
In A Country, Boris held a high position, wielding significant influence both in the government and within the A Country Royal Family, and he was someone whom everyone had to respect.
Yet Huo Zhenyang had just blatantly slapped his uncle’s face. Could Boris not be angry?
But what infuriated Boris the most was not his nephew Huo Zhenyang. Instead, his anger was transferred to that woman he had never met.
She was just a woman. It was normal that Zhenyang was still interested after fostering her for a year, and it wasn’t strange that he came over to claim her. Perhaps his nephew hadn’t had his fill of her yet, or maybe this woman was a natural charmer!
But knowing that this woman was the intended marriage partner of the Ya Family Crown Prince and still wanting to snatch her away was not normal!
Boris was quite curious to see what kind of woman she was, the one for whom his nephew would not care about the title of A Country’s prince.
Mr. Boris walked silently toward the guest room that the Ya Family had prepared for him.
As a distinguished guest of S Country, his room for these few days was arranged next to Huo Zhenyang’s room.
When he was nearly at his room, Mr. Boris stopped in his tracks as if he had made up his mind, a dark shade crossing his face.
——*——
The afternoon sun was tranquil and beautiful.
However, Jiayi’s mood wasn’t as wonderful as the weather; she had been feeling anxious and didn’t even feel like going out for a stroll.
Ever since the incident at the castle, she had not used protection and, staying at the Ya Family’s home, it wasn’t convenient to obtain medication. Jiayi was always afraid that she might have accidentally gotten "lucky."
Yet, she consoled herself, thinking that he couldn’t possibly be that accurate, right?! It was just one time without taking precautions—surely, that wouldn’t be enough.
If she were really that fortunate, she might as well buy a lottery ticket!
Right, it couldn’t be! With a bit of humor, she reassured herself and felt a slight lift in spirits.
Someone knocked on the door, and Jiayi lifted her head, pulling her thoughts back, "Come in."
A castle maid who had been serving her these few days entered, "Miss Chu, someone is looking for you. They’ve requested to speak with you for a moment."
Jiayi’s eyelids twitched, suddenly feeling a sense of foreboding, "Who is it that’s looking for me?"
"Mr. Boris from A Country."
Mr. Boris had been in S Country and staying in the castle for several days, in the guest wing near Huo Zhenyang.
Of course, Jiayi was aware of it.
Although there wasn’t any rumor, nor had anyone said anything to her, she could still guess the purpose of Mr. Boris’s visit.
It was because of Huo Zhenyang’s interference in her marriage affair with Ya Chen.
A Country and S Country had established diplomatic relations for many years, and the royal families of the two nations had relied on each other for generations.
Huo Zhenyang held a prince’s title in A Country, representing the aristocratic image of A Country. How could A Country permit the relationship between the two nations to be affected because of her?
*
Mr. Boris had arranged their meeting at the top floor of the castle.
When Jiayi arrived, it was quiet; aside from herself and Mr. Boris, there was no one else.
Clearly, Mr. Boris had chosen this place for its tranquility, suitable for conversation, and had asked the servants to leave beforehand.
The middle-aged man in front of her had typical Western features, tall and sturdy with piercing eyes.
Upon seeing the girl, Mr. Boris’s eyes grew a tad darker, "You’re Miss Chu, correct?"
Mr. Boris spoke in Chinese, very fluently and smoothly.
Elites of high society are multilingual.
And Mr. Boris was no exception.
He had expected Zhenyang’s woman to be a bewitching and voluptuous beauty with endless charm, but this Asian girl before him fell short of the top-tier beauty he had envisioned in his mind.
She was a typical Eastern young lady—large eyes, rosebud lips, petite in stature, with dense, seaweed-like long hair around her neck, a slender jade neck, skin clean and fair, and full of youthful collagen which made her appear even more pure and innocent.
