Inoue swallowed his anger, "I... will not force the bodyguard to make a public apology anymore. Let’s just leave it at that."

Being in China, he had no choice but to endure the threats he faced today!

He would deal with it once he returned to Dongying Country!

Huo Zhenyang’s hand loosened, and with a "snap," the wine bottle shattered at Inoue’s feet, startling him into jumping to the side and glaring at Huo Zhenyang in a flustered manner.

Huo Zhenyang was well aware of what Inoue had in mind, curling his lips slightly, "The annual cooperation plan sent by your country’s mining department recently, I will consider it."

Inoue’s face changed, and his anger immediately subsided.

This was why he was wary of Huo Zhenyang.

The Dongying Island Country is rich in marine products, economically advanced, and technologically progressive, but mostly consists of plains and severely lacks natural mineral resources. Like other East Asian countries, it mostly relies on the nearby Southeast Asia S Country for mineral resources, importing them annually.

Just a few months ago, Dongying discovered that the current controller of the mining rights in S Country had changed hands, and it was Huo Zhenyang from China.

If Huo Zhenyang were to cut off the mineral imports to Dongying Country, it would be a devastating blow to Dongying’s civil life, possibly even a catastrophe.

Looking at the ruthlessness of the man before him, Inoue had no doubt that he would follow through with his words!

Inoue calmed his emotions, trying hard to force a smile that looked uglier than crying, "Thank you so much, Mr. Huo."

The man before him clearly hadn’t gotten his revenge yet, lifting his boot that had just been splashed with a few drops of wine, glanced at it, and then sat on the sofa with the demeanor of a king.

Inoue immediately understood his intention, his face flushed red, but he had no choice but to humiliatingly kneel down and gently wiped the man’s leather shoes with his sleeve.

Jiayi watched in shock as the Cabinet Minister of mighty Dongying Country, lacking all previous arrogance and dignity, knelt on the ground to polish the shoes of that man.

"Use your mouth, your sleeve is too dirty," each word from the man was a deliberate insult.

Inoue clenched his teeth, and under Jiayi’s astonished gaze, he bowed his head and actually started licking with his tongue.

It wasn’t until the leather shoes shone brilliantly that Huo Zhenyang finally withdrew his leg, placing it back on the ground.

Inoue thought it was finally over, sighed in relief, and was about to get up to rush to the restroom to rinse his mouth when Huo Zhenyang’s expression sharpened, grabbed his neck from behind, and with a "bang," slammed him into the corner of a nearby coffee table, hissing, "Old man!"

How dare he covet his woman!

Wasn’t filling that young woman with alcohol all just to take advantage of her?

Even if Inoue hadn’t laid a finger on her, just the thought alone was unbearable for him!

The sound of the impact was quite loud, hearing it alone felt painful, Inoue’s eyes darkened, and he collapsed on the ground, sprawling.

Jiayi saw a big swelling bump on Inoue’s forehead and he was unconscious, she exclaimed in shock.

Huo Zhenyang kicked the unconscious Inoue away, grasped her hand, and walked towards the door.

Although the kick was satisfying for Jiayi, it also made her worried about the repercussions, she looked back as they walked: "He won’t be too badly hurt, right..."

"He won’t die. At most, he might have a cerebral hemorrhage."

At most... a cerebral hemorrhage.

Jiayi inhaled sharply, "Then when he wakes up, won’t he..."

"He’d have to have the guts first."

As they spoke, he was already leading her swiftly out of the suite and down the elevator.

During the descent in the elevator, Jiayi was still not over the shock.

Maybe because of the recent turmoil and seeing blood, the alcohol fumes surged up again.

She covered her stomach, furrowed her brow; he of course noticed her discomfort, embraced her tightly, softly patting her back, until she seemed a bit more relaxed, then he sternly admonished:

"You’re not allowed to go meeting men you don’t know alone anymore."

She scoffed lightly, "If it weren’t for Mr. Huo causing trouble, would I have any reason to go look for Inoue Keino? And how would I know a Cabinet Minister would be such a person?"

He cradled her flushed cheeks reddened by alcohol, "Don’t you know your face could lead someone to commit a crime?"

She chuckled, removing his hands, "Is this a new technique to hit on girls? Should I be overjoyed and thank Mr. Huo for the compliment?"

Just then, the elevator stopped on the first floor, ’ding!’ The doors opened, and she walked out.

Seeing her stagger, he called out, "I’ll take you home to rest."

"I can get back on my own."

As she spoke, she saw Nie Yixiao briskly walking in through the hotel entrance, "Brother Yixiao, you’re here."

"Are you okay?" Nie Yixiao, smelling the alcohol on her, realized she had still been forced to drink by Inoue, and seeing Huo Zhenyang emerging from the elevator behind, he roughly guessed what had happened.

"I’m fine. Just drive me home, I can’t drive right now." She felt the effects of the sobering medicine were almost gone, and her hands and feet began to tremble again.

Huo Zhenyang was emitting a deadly jealousy.

This woman had actually called Nie Yixiao in advance to pick her up.

This signaled that, in her eyes, perhaps Nie Yixiao was the most reliable.

Seeing Huo Zhenyang’s dark, frightening expression, Nie Yixiao said, "Mr. Huo, anyway, Jiayi isn’t feeling well, let me take her home first. You surely don’t want to see her standing out here uncomfortable, right?"

His words finally had some effect, Huo Zhenyang didn’t say anything more, just glanced at the silhouette at the hotel entrance.

Lawyer Yang immediately came in.

"Follow behind, take Miss Chu upstairs, and wait for Mr. Nie to leave before coming down."

"Yes, Boss."

Nie Yixiao couldn’t help but smile wryly, knowing Huo Zhenyang was having someone watch him.

*

Throughout the ride, Nie Yixiao drove the car while Jiayi sat next to him in the passenger seat, resting with her eyes closed.

Fearing that driving too fast would make her more uncomfortable, Nie Yixiao kept a steady and smooth pace to avoid jolting her.

He had initially wanted to scold her for acting recklessly this time, but seeing her ill from intoxication, he couldn’t bring himself to do it.

Nearing Green Island Garden, he finally heard her mutter in a half-drunk, half-awake state:

"Brother Yixiao, about the issue with the bodyguard company this time... I’m sorry, but Inoue has agreed, he won’t cause trouble for the bodyguard company anymore."

His hand resting on the steering wheel moved slightly.

Huo Zhenyang deliberately had someone vandalize Inoue’s property, framing his bodyguard company; this incident, just a few days after the vandalism, he had already had his subordinates investigate, but he didn’t tell her.

Huo Zhenyang’s behavior this time was no surprise to him.

To this man, Jiayi’s pettiness and dominance weren’t new, and he had been disliking him for a while.

It was normal for him to look for trouble with Nie Yixiao.

Yet Jiayi was feeling guilty about almost causing trouble for his bodyguard company.

His eyes revealed an indifferent smile, looking straight ahead, "It’s just a company; if he’s unhappy, let him destroy it, you know why I stayed in Yunling..."

Turning his head, he saw that the little lady next to him had evened her breathing and fallen asleep again.