Light and airy words, yet filled with a domineering aura that touched the sky.

Having spoken, the man’s strong arms swept around Jiayi’s waist, pulling her fiercely into his embrace with a swift motion.

Then, in the midst of everyone’s surrounding presence, the man descended the stairs like a king ruling over the world, majestically getting into the black limousine.

Huo Zhenyang—

Xuan Yu trembled with rage!

If it weren’t for being on China’s turf, if it weren’t for his blood relations with the upper echelons of A Country’s society, why would she, a noble lady, have to tolerate this humiliation? She would have torn into him long ago!

He may be a giant in the commercial circles of southern China, but her Chu Family was not to be trifled with either.

Chu Xinyu, feeling the throbbing aches all over her body, forgot the pain at the sound of the engine rumbling downstairs, knowing that Jiayi had left, and burst forth:

"Mummy, are you really going to watch this damned girl refuse to leave with us? The Royal Family’s concubine selection banquet is just the day after tomorrow—"

No, she absolutely did not want to marry that blind, paralyzed member of the Royal Family!

A sinister sharpness flickered in Xuan Yu’s eyes, though her voice was the complete opposite, gentle:

"How could I possibly let her not come with us? Mummy will think of a way."

Chu Xinyu’s anxious heart relaxed slightly.

With Mummy here, there surely wouldn’t be a problem.

Of yesteryear, when Mummy went to bring Jiayi back to S Country, that vixen simply refused to let her daughter return to the Chu Family, and Jiayi was just as adamant about not leaving the vixen.

In the end, didn’t Mummy manage it with ease, effortlessly bringing Jiayi back?

This time, it would be no different.

Xuan Yu raised her fair, jade-like hand and waved it through the air, the voice that had been gentle and motherly moments ago becoming brisk and icy:

"Contact the S Country Ambassador to China for me."

Xuan Yu’s father, from her maternal family, was S Country’s highest-ranking foreign minister, and the Ambassador to China from S Country, Ambassador George, was precisely a trusted subordinate dispatched by Xuan Yu’s father, one of their own.

When she spoke, how could Ambassador George not help?

Huo Zhenyang could ignore her, not take a woman seriously.

But once it escalated to the diplomatic level, involving interactions between countries, no matter what, he’d have to give her some consideration!

——*——*——*——

Not long after returning to Huo Garden, Lin Zixun’s business cell phone rang.

After a few words, his expression shifted, and he handed the phone to Huo Zhenyang:

"Boss, it’s Ambassador George from the S Country Embassy in China looking for you."

It was known the Chu family wouldn’t let things slide so easily, but unexpectedly, they had already escalated the issue to the Ambassador of S Country to China.

Huo Zhenyang let out a scornful laugh.

Jiayi never imagined things would blow up so big.

Just acknowledging kinship, and now even the S Country Embassy in China was aware, suddenly raising it to an international affair.

She felt an unwarranted nervousness.

Huo Zhenyang clasped her small hand, his eyes conveying a calming presence as he looked at her face, signaling that it wasn’t a big deal.

"Ambassador George, long time no see."

Huo Zhenyang spoke sonorously, his tone calm yet exuding an air of command, as if Ambassador George on the other end was nothing more than a tributary envoi from a foreign land.

Jiayi couldn’t help but pull her mouth into a grimace. Was there anyone this man didn’t know? His connections were indeed vast.

After a few sentences, Huo Zhenyang hung up the phone and tossed it back to Lin Zixun.

"What did the embassy say?" Jiayi immediately asked.

"Tonight, you’ll accompany me to the embassy. Ambassador George would like to invite us to dinner," Huo Zhenyang said indifferently.

Jiayi certainly knew that this dinner was a trap, with Xuan Yu and her daughter definitely wanting to use the ambassador’s influence to take her back to their country with them.

It was a straightforward tug-of-war for a person.

Lin Zixun said, "Boss, if you can’t be bothered to deal with the Chu Family, there’s no need for you to accept the invitation. I can send someone to speak with the embassy."

An ambassador indeed holds a high position and great power, and in the eyes of others, represents the dignity and image of S Country.

But in Huo Zhenyang’s eyes, the ambassador was just a foreign minister.

To put it more rudely, a mere servant.

Huo Zhenyang did not take it to heart.

Since the call had already come, there was no point in refusing it.

"Zixun, arrange the car for tonight and ask Kelly to get Jiayi dressed up," Huo Zhenyang instructed succinctly.

Lin Zixun nodded, "Yes."

As night fell.

Since they were going to the embassy for dinner, Jiayi dressed very formally.

She wore a black V-neck custom-made long dress, her hair was all done up, with pearl earrings at the tips of her ears, blending elegance and sweetness together, stunning to behold.

Under the starry sky, the Lincoln limousine sped down the road and then stopped in front of the imposing embassy.

A dignified and elegant middle-aged man was already waiting at the door—Ambassador George of S Country to China.

Seeing the party arrive, Ambassador George personally went up to meet them, saying politely, "Mr. Huo has arrived, been waiting for a while, please come inside."

As an ambassador representing one’s country abroad and normally quite prestigious, it was unexpected to see him personally greeting guests at the door.

Jiayi had not yet entered when she felt the inequality of tonight’s banquet, perhaps doomed to witness Huo Zhenyang once again playing with a group of S Country people in the palm of his hand.

Ambassador George’s gaze fell on Jiayi, and he smiled like a gentleman, "This must be Miss Chu?"

This was the first time Jiayi was addressed as "Miss Chu."

She finally had a surname.

But the character Chu felt like a spark scorching her skin, making her uneasy.

She snuggled a little closer into the crook of the man beside her, as if frightened by the address "Miss Chu."

Ambassador George did not receive a response and seemed slightly embarrassed.

Huo Zhenyang lightly wrapped his arm around her slender waist, protecting her tightly, "Ambassador George, can we go in now?"

Ambassador George said hurriedly, "Yes, yes, please come in."

Jiayi, leaning on Huo Zhenyang’s arm, walked into the embassy under the guidance of Ambassador George and the embassy officials.

The embassy represented a nation’s image abroad, so S Country’s Chinese Embassy was ornately decorated, with heavy royal palace-style architecture from S Country, featuring golden tiles and white walls with carved ornamental designs.

Approaching the banquet hall, her steps inexplicably slowed.

The Little Kitten, unaccustomed to grand scenes, became frightened.

Huo Zhenyang affectionately raised his hand, seemingly oblivious to the group of embassy officials beside them, and gently pinched Little Kitten’s tender cheek: "Don’t be afraid, darling. Stay by my side, and you’ll be fine."

His words acted like a tonic, calming Jiayi significantly.

Perhaps due to being in an unfamiliar grand setting, her reliance on the man today was particularly strong.

She bit her lip and nodded, tightening her grip on his arm, "Then don’t leave me. Stay by my side all evening, okay?"

He lightly curled his thin lips, pinching her soft, pink cheek again.

George and the Huo family bodyguards following him were already used to the sight and were indifferent.

However, a group of S Country’s embassy officials were somewhat blushing, surprised to see Mr. Huo indulge Miss Chu so openly in front of everyone.

Ambassador George couldn’t help but worry.

Mrs. Chu was right, the third young Miss Chu of the Chu Family, missing for a year, had indeed become Mr. Huo’s—untouchable delicacy.