"Mr. Huo! Please know your limits!"

Chu Yanhan had never had a good impression of people from A Country, and now seeing him address Ya Qianhuai with not the slightest respect, he too was angered.

However, Ya Qianhuai didn’t take much offense to being called "Nineteenth" by Mr. Huo.

He raised his hand and waved, indicating to Chu Yanhan that there was no need to get angry.

"Father, who exactly is it?" Ya Chen, though blind, could sense that the man who barged in had a strong and chilling presence that even Ya Qianhuai had to be wary of.

Ya Qianhuai paused for a moment, then said, "The Prince of A Country, Mr. Huo."

The atmosphere in the room instantly froze.

Including Jiayi.

She had known that Huo Zhenyang’s brazen intrusion into the Ya Family wasn’t just because he relied on being a prominent businessman of China.

But she never expected that his other identity would be that of a noble of A Country.

Although she knew that Madame Lan was a descendant of a French noble family, she didn’t realize Madame Lan held such a high position in A Country that had been established by that branch of French nobility.

And as the son of a princess, Huo Zhenyang naturally held an extraordinary position as well.

This man actually had the status of a noble.

No wonder he could dominate the political realm and have such vast influence behind the scenes.

Even Ya Qianhuai in his presence kept a few courtesies and did not directly order him to leave.

Jiayi took a deep breath.

Ya Chen had also been silent for a very long time.

S Country had once been a colony of A Country, and now was still affiliated with A Country, and this man before them was a high-class noble in A Country with royal status.

No wonder her father was so polite to the guest.

At this moment, Ya Qianhuai looked towards Huo Zhenyang, calm and composed, "Today is the engagement party between the Ya Family and the Chu Family. I do not recall our Ya Family having invited Mr. Huo, so I’m wondering why Mr. Huo has taken the trouble to visit."

He hadn’t made use of that status for a long time, and it was only nominal in A Country.

But today, it wouldn’t hurt to mention it.

Huo Zhenyang let out a light chuckle filled with endless coldness, casually picking a golden, high-back European chair to sit down nonchalantly as if he owned the place, his gaze fiery, "I’m here to catch an escapee."

Jiayi’s heart skipped a beat—escapee.

Indeed, in his eyes, she truly had escaped!

Ya Qianhuai’s eyebrows furrowed, "Escapee? Mr. Huo might be mistaken; we have no escapees here."

"My pet has escaped. It’s this little woman who is getting engaged to your Crown Prince," the man said darkly, not bothering to hide it.

Although Ya Chen couldn’t see Jiayi beside him, he felt her hand tremble.

Ya Qianhuai gasped!

He certainly understood what "pet" implied coming from the man’s mouth!

He glared at the Chu couple, "What is going on here?"

Xuan Yu thought by arranging the engagement first, even if Mr. Huo came to S Country, he would back off considering the delicate relations and face between the two nations. Surely he couldn’t compete with a member of the royal family of S Country over a woman.

But this man showed no regard whatsoever, coming straight under Ya Qianhuai’s nose!

The truth couldn’t be concealed anymore. Xuan Yu’s eyes darted quickly, and she bit her teeth, "Last year, Jiayi and her two sisters went on a trip to China and got accidentally separated. This whole year, she has been under the care of Mr. Huo. We are very grateful for Mr. Huo’s care of Jiayi, but by the time we went to pick Jiayi up, her relationship with Mr. Huo had already ended, with no further entanglements. I really don’t understand why Mr. Huo insists on saying such things."

Huo Zhenyang gave a wicked smile, "Just like Mrs. Chu said, I ’took care of’ her for a year. Does the Ya family still want to get engaged with her? Mrs. Chu missed one detail though, Little Kitten and I were also engaged in G City. Is the Ya family still interested in the women I’ve used?"

Xuan Yu became anxious, "I’ve said before, whatever relationship Mr. Huo and Jiayi had, from the day Jiayi returned to the country, it was all over."

In China, she had no choice but to bow and scrape to Mr. Huo, totally losing the dignity of a wife from S Country’s elite.

But here, in S Country, she had the support of her husband and her father, a prominent diplomat. How could Xuan Yu be afraid of him?

Chu Yanhan too wore a sullen face, "What do you call that engagement? There were no witnesses from our side. As parents and family, we were completely unaware; it definitely doesn’t count!"

Ya Qianhuai’s face, however, turned a deep red upon listening.

The third Miss Chu has been kept by Mr. Huo for a whole year!

And the Chu family actually recommended this daughter to marry Ya Chen—

Ya Qianhuai glared fiercely at Chu Yanhan.

Huo Zhenyang was too lazy to waste more time with a crowd of people. He had anticipated finishing this in ten minutes. He was eager to take Little Kitten back first. Now, his gaze towards Jiayi turned impatient, "What, not leaving yet?"

Xuan Yu covertly gave the girl a sharp look.

Jiayi felt as if her feet were tied with ropes, restricted, and she could only hold Ya Chen’s hand tightly to calm herself:

"I don’t want to."

Mother’s life was in Xuan Yu’s hands.

She couldn’t gamble with her mother’s life; perhaps as soon as she left, Xuan Yu would take her anger out on her mother.

Even if Huo Zhenyang could find her, he definitely wouldn’t act faster than Xuan Yu.

Xuan Yu breathed a sigh of relief. After all, the girl still cared for her birth mother.

At Jiayi’s two words, Huo Zhenyang’s gaze suddenly turned ice-cold, "Say that again."

Jiayi felt Ya Chen grip her hand tighter, seemingly adding to her courage. She looked up, her delicate face made even more exquisite with light makeup, fragile like a soap bubble, "I don’t want to go with you. I want to be engaged to Ya Chen."

Chu Yanhan couldn’t restrain himself any longer.

This Mr. Huo had confined his daughter in China for a year, wasn’t that enough? And now he actually pursued her to her engagement party, claiming again and again that his daughter was his pet, utterly arrogant—it was infuriating.

Wasn’t this a blatant slap in the face for a father?

If it wasn’t for seeing even Ya Qianhuai hesitant to confront him, Chu Yanhan would have already had someone throw them out.

After all, this was S Country, not A Country, and certainly not China!

With his brows furrowed, Chu Yanhan contained his anger, "Jiayi said so herself, what more is there for Mr. Huo to say? Please leave!"

Huo Zhenyang acted as if he didn’t hear Chu Yanhan’s words. The coldness in his eyes deepened, and the corner of his mouth curled with a trace of scorn, "Are you sure you want to be with him, Little Kitten? He’s a cripple. Are you used to my abilities? Can such an invalid satisfy you?"

These words were too blunt, fitting his usual style, with no attempt at disguise, making everyone present blush with embarrassment.

Jiayi’s cheeks turned red, and she buried her head even lower.

Ya Qianhuai felt both embarrassed and annoyed, not wanting his son to suffer the greatest insult to a man: "Ya Chen, you go inside first."

But Ya Chen showed no intention of leaving, gripping her hand tightly still, and raised his voice:

"For this past year, Jiayi was with Mr. Huo against her will. If she had a choice, she and Mr. Huo would have never had any further involvement. So, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with Jiayi, and in my heart, she is still the one I plan to marry. This fact won’t change no matter who comes along," he said, then looking towards Jiayi, a flicker of hope lit up his dull eyes, "Unless, you’re unwilling."