No one would have cared about the angered Zhong Ah Lam when Prince Ju Zihan announced his departure. A man with a high noble status such as Prince Ju Zihan had come for the first time in the Zhong Mansion. Of course everybody had to extol him to the sky, fearing that the slightest carelessness would have irked him. Nobody dared, he had always won in battles, who would have dared to anger or annoy him. He was even more respected than the Crown Prince himself. Chow Yi Nuo understood the situation, she stepped aside and left him ample space for Prince Ju Zihan and his guards to pass by.
Dressed in a golden yellow silk robe, Prince Ju Zihan looked even more imposing up close. His long sharp nose, his fierce eyebrows that were the stark features of his face. He slowed down his steps as he approached to where Chow Yi Nuo had been standing. After showing a lopsided smile momentarily, which could only be seen by Chow Yi Nuo, Prince Ju Zihan regained his cold aura and walked away. Chow Yi Nuo was confused. What was Prince Ju Zihan smiling at her for? She started touching her face to check whether it had dirt or anything amiss, but she found none. That made her even more confused. Why did he smile at her?
She shook her head. She was not in the mood to care about those small trivialities at that juncture. She was not inclined to linger at that place any longer. She suspected that no one in the entire Zhong Mansion would have wanted her to be there anyway. She did not like any of them either, so she decided to walk out through the door, pick up Zhi Meng Yao and walk back to the her abode together with her.
But she had just turned around to leave when a furious voice arose from behind her.
"Stop!"
Chow Yi Nuo turned around and saw Zhong Mingze standing in front of her. He had just seen off Prince Ju Zihan and had returned.
"What else do you need, father?" Chow Yi Nuo's tone seemed cold. Her head was slightly lowered, but her voice had no hint of affection. With his teeth clenched, Zhong Mingze glared at Chow Yi Nuo angrily. He had approved to cancel the engagement because Crown Prince Jun Yuanchao, the son of Emperor Jun Zhao Ting , was never going to marry a woman whose mother was a simple doctor. He needed to marry a woman who's family background was excellent. Worse was that this girl before him did not even posses the basic ladylike manners that every single lady should have. He could have solved that affairs easily and smoothly, but this insolent daughter of his had caused a great deal of trouble in the end. It did not matter if she was laughed at by the entire world. But it made a huge difference when the Zhong Family was dragged along in the mud because of her. Zhong Mingze was feeling extremely furious. He raised his right hand and forcefully and angrily slapped across Chow Yi Nuo's face, without a moment of hesitation. Chow Yi Nuo did not manage to dodge it successfully. She had just escaped death and to make matters worse, she had been beated by sisters a couple of days earlier. As a result, this slap drove her to fall to the ground with a thud. Chow Yi Nuo held her cheek delicately with the palm of her hand.