"Wait, I haven't agreed yet!" Princess Silet quickly linked her arm with Fang Jueyu's.
"Stop talking nonsense, are you a man or not?"
"Of course I'm a man, do you want me to prove it to you?" Fang Jueyu retorted.
When the young man with slicked-back hair saw Princess Silet holding Fang Jueyu's arm, his eyes immediately filled with vigilance and hostility. Although he quickly hid it, Fang Jueyu still caught it with his sharp perception.
"He's Jenas, the son of Prince Geer of the Sailuoke Kingdom in Europe. He's been pursuing me, but I've never really paid him any attention," Princess Silet whispered.
In Europe, intermarriage between various royal families was quite common, especially for someone like Princess Silet, who was the primary target for young royals across Europe.
Jenas had been ardently pursuing Princess Silet for three years, but her standards were way higher than a typical princess, and she completely ignored his advances. However, due to etiquette and their identities, Jenas never did anything too excessive.
Now, seeing Princess Silet being so cozy with a kid from Huaxia, how could he tolerate it? Although the boy seemed to be very close with Queen Yisha'er, making him look foolish and keeping him away from Princess Silet in the future shouldn't be a problem, right?
The Sailuoke Kingdom was a prosperous and developed country in Europe, so in the European royal circles, Jenas held a high status that many others wouldn't want to conflict with.
"Long time no see, Princess Silet!" Jenas said with a smile. Handsome and with his background, he was enough to make many female celebrities at the party flock to him.
"Yes, long time no see, Jenas." Out of politeness, Princess Silet reluctantly clinked glasses with Jenas.
"Aren't you going to introduce this gentleman?" Jenas asked.
"Oh, this is my boyfriend, Fang Jueyu," Princess Silet said without batting an eye.
Jenas's face changed. He hadn't expected Princess Silet to admit it so bluntly. He suppressed his inner anger and still managed to smile gracefully, "I've never heard that you were dating someone."
"Well, now you know?" Princess Silet tightened her grip on Fang Jueyu's arm and even intentionally rubbed her ample chest against his arm, "The Fang Family of Huaxia has been friends with us for generations, we've known each other for a long time."
"I'm sorry, I'm not her boyfriend. I'm just a stand-in Princess Silet found on the spot," to their surprise, Fang Jueyu sold out Princess Silet directly, "Please continue your conversation, I won't interrupt!"
Fang Jueyu hadn't intended to play the role of a stand-in from the start. He didn't want to be entangled with a princess, nor did he want any trouble. He wasn't afraid of trouble, but he hated being hassled.
"He's not playing by the rules!" Princess Silet stomped her foot in frustration. If she wanted a stand-in, plenty of willing guys could line up a hundred meters long, more than enough to block a rocket.
Yet Fang Jueyu, who seemed to voluntarily step up, gave her no face and just walked away like that. Could he still call himself a man?
"Fang Jueyu, are you a man or not!"
"Didn't I say already? If you want to know if I'm a man, come to my room tonight and you'll know!" Fang Jueyu clinked glasses with Jenas, who was dumbstruck and clueless about what just happened, "Buddy, go ahead, I won't disturb you."
"Princess Silet, even if you want to reject me, you don't have to find such a Huaxia wimp, do you?" Jenas obviously thought his background scared Fang Jueyu away.
Though he noticed the closeness between the queen and Fang Jueyu, the Fang Family didn't seem like such a big deal.
"What did you just say?" Fang Jueyu suddenly stopped in his tracks.
He hadn't planned to get involved in Princess Silet and this Jenas's business, but that "Huaxia wimp" remark made it impossible for him to just walk away.
"I said you're a wimp, and all you Huaxia people are wimps. Got any problem with that?" Jenas cared nothing for this being a very formal occasion.
Though a prince's son, Jenas had spent two years in the military, besides his noble aura, he also had the brashness of a soldier, having at times gotten into fights at some banquets.
"Take it back and apologize to me, and I might overlook it!" In the past, Fang Jueyu would've probably kicked him, but he had to give the queen some face, causing trouble here would undeniably embarrass her.
"I'd like to see how you pursue this," Jenas showed no signs of apologizing. Even though Fang Jueyu was just a stand-in, having intimate contact with Princess Silet was a fact, and this alone was intolerable for him.
"Fang Jueyu, don't!" Princess Silet immediately blocked him, "Jenas served two years in the military, you can't beat him."
"Who said I'm going to fight him?" Fang Jueyu had no intention of getting into a brawl. Even though his physical condition was twice enhanced, a military-trained guy might not be a sure-win for him. Fang Jueyu understood what avoiding unnecessary trouble meant.
"I am a civilized person. A civilized person should resolve things with civilized methods!"
Fang Jueyu took out his phone and dialed Zhuang Ying's number, "Hello, Sister Xiaoying, got a question, do you know what resource the Sailuoke Kingdom is most scarce in?"
"The Sailuoke Kingdom has a high import volume, if there's a particularly crucial resource, it'd probably be something like oil. Why?"
"Oh, nothing major, one of a prince's sons here is giving me a hard time. In that case, I plan to cut off their oil supply, should be no problem, right?" Fang Jueyu recalled having a stepmother who controlled the worldwide energy industry.
"That part of the business is managed by Miss Hai Wei'er; you'd need to contact her directly."
"What? Dad got involved with a foreigner too?" Fang Jueyu was dumbfounded, the name didn't sound Huaxian at all.
"Hai Wei'er is Icelandic, your dad met her while watching the aurora there once," Little Yi explained.
"Alright, seems my dad doesn't even spare foreigners," Fang Jueyu grumbled, "Guess I'll reach out to her myself."
In the Saudi Kingdom's palace, King Yinben Saudi was hosting a very important guest. As one of the world's richest countries in oil reserves, oil had brought them immense wealth, but few knew that the land had a master a few centuries ago.
It's an all-generation story passed down by the Saudi family that the true owner of this kingdom was an ancient oriental family that conquered this land centuries ago, but they haven't returned for a long time.
Along with the wealth came wars, and just a few years ago, the landowner returned. By mysterious means, all military actions against the Saudi Kingdom went quiet, and the one who achieved all this was the lady guest at the banquet.
"Mr. Iben, your dates here are truly delicious," Hai Wei'er, an elegant woman full of Western grace in her demeanor, spoke with charm.
"If you like them, Miss Hai Wei'er, I'll have some prepared for you to take back. After all, what belongs to this country is also yours," the Saudi King said flatteringly.
"Hahaha, in that case, I won't be courteous." Hai Wei'er enjoyed the cuisine while inwardly cursing a certain man.
"This treacherous rascal, always dumping messes on me and making me manage these obscure industries, am I not having it tough enough?"
She had just silently cursed when a retinue approached; her aura was identical to Gu Yi's, but she was a woman.
"Miss Hai Wei'er, your phone call!"
"Who could it be? I'm not answering! I'm in a bad mood!" Hai Wei'er grumbled.
"Miss, it's that special number."
"Hm?" Hai Wei'er straightened her posture. Not just her, her other "sisters" also retained a number given to them by Fang Huai many years ago, "Seems young lad's gotten himself in trouble!"
In her eyes was affection, and a tad of envy as she took the call, "Ah, clearly not my own, yet I have to treat them like they are, life's hard!"
"Hello?" Hai Wei'er remembered seeing Fang Jueyu as a baby in swaddling.
A distressed voice came from the other end of the line: "Stepmom, someone's bullying me!"