On the land of China, in any province, the provincial city is the political center within the province, and it might even be the economic heartland and cultural soil.
Therefore, the importance of the provincial city surpasses any other city in the same province.
Jiangdong Province, located in the middle of Jiangdong Province, is the leader among seventeen cities, connecting the surroundings with easy access, making it the true heartland and focal point within the province.
The unique geographical location, combined with the high political mission it bears, makes the provincial city's status extraordinary in the entire Jiangdong, elevating the status of those living within.
This is why, in the eyes of certain prominent figures in the provincial city, all the bosses of subordinate cities, including Binhai City, always seem insignificant.
The starting point determines the height, and the vision determines the upper limit.
And within this intricate provincial city, different levels are divided due to the varying tiers of various forces.
No matter how they are ranked, the Huangfu Family is always one of the prominent families in the provincial city.
Additionally, due to its comprehensive strength, it's ranked as the ninth among the nine major families in the provincial city!
The Huangfu Family's core location is situated to the southwest of the provincial city on Zijin Mountain, named Purple Jade Villa!
Purple, from "purple clouds from the east", and jade, from "clothed in finery", symbolize the vibrant and prosperous rise of the Huangfu Family, noble and majestic!
At this time, an old servant hastily walked through the winding corridor of the Purple Jade Villa and straight into a secluded study.
"Young Master, great news! The Old Master has lifted the restriction on you, you can go out now!" the old servant said excitedly.
Inside, a young man was calmly practicing calligraphy with a brush; upon hearing this, he didn't even raise his eyelids and continued to write intently.
"Uh, Young Master, haven't you always been looking forward to this day? Now that you have finally regained your freedom, why do you not seem excited at all?" the old servant asked, somewhat surprised at the young man.
"Excited? All this time, Grandpa wouldn't let me out, kept me confined! I could only watch helplessly as Fei'er got closer and closer to that security guard named Jiang. What can I change now even if I can go down the mountain?"
The young man said coldly, "In Chu Feifei's heart, there's probably already the shadow of Jiang Feng. Even if I can possess her body, I can't win her heart!"
"Young Master, you can't say that, the Old Master had no choice back then..."
The old servant explained with a bitter smile: "It was the crucial phase during those few days when the Second Young Master advanced, which is why the Old Master forbade any family offspring from going out to cause trouble. Although Chu Feifei is pure and immaculate, her father is genuinely a member of the Black Gold Group. Your mother, Madam Yan, responded to the Old Master's call and didn't want you to have any involvement with her prematurely, as not to invite unnecessary trouble..."
"In their eyes, all they see is this family. When have they ever considered my wishes?"
The young man fiercely threw down the brush: "If the heart is not calm, then the spirit is not in harmony. When the spirit is not in harmony, I can't even write a decent piece of calligraphy! Just the thought of Chu Feifei spending time day and night with Jiang Feng during this period makes me want to kill him!!"
It turned out that, during this period, the young man knew clearly about everything Jiang Feng and Chu Feifei did in Binhai, also secretly monitoring it!
Even including the collapse of the Chu Group, and those two ending up stranded on a deserted island together for so many days, he knew all about it!
However, with the prospect of his Second Uncle entering a higher position of authority like squeezing into the center of power, the Old Master issued a lockdown order, not allowing the second generation of the family to go out and cause trouble.
Otherwise, he would have personally gone to Binhai at the first opportunity to harshly punish Jiang Feng and take over Chu Feifei!
The old servant, seeing the Young Master's outburst of anger, dared not say much.
In fact, he didn't quite understand, given the status of the Young Master in the provincial city, how many beautiful young women were eager to throw themselves at him, yet why did he have an interest solely in Chu Feifei from Binhai?
Was it really the case of different people having different preferences?
"Young Master, there's one more thing, Madam knows that the Old Master has lifted the house arrest order and wants you to go see her first. She says she has something important to tell you," the old servant tactfully changed the subject and said.
"Mother?" The young man frowned upon hearing this and immediately left his room, heading straight up the mountain.
Soon, he arrived outside a house located in the center of the villa.
He knocked and then walked straight in.
"Mom, you were looking for me?" The young man entered the room and saw a well-maintained noblewoman brewing tea.
"Now that your grandfather has lifted the family's restrictions on the offspring, you must finally be going to Binhai to find that young girl, right?"
The noblewoman, in her every gesture and movement, exuded the demeanor of a lady of high society, but despite her efforts to conceal it, a naturally domineering aura still seeped through.
"Mom, you know I fell in love with Chu Feifei at first sight," said the young man, none other than Huangfu Shang, dispassionately.
The noblewoman sneered slightly: "It's a joke that my son, Yan Hezhen's son, the grand Young Master of the Huangfu Family, actually fancies an insignificant young girl from Binhai! And that young girl, her origins being questionable is one thing, but she also flaunts herself online as some webcam girl, utterly disgraceful!"
Huangfu Shang frowned at her words: "Mom, if you summoned me here to try and persuade me to change my mind again, then you might as well save your breath. I must have Chu Feifei! I don't care what her background is, didn't you, a noble lady of the Yan Family, also marry into the Huangfu Family?"
"Impudence!" Yan Hezhen exclaimed angrily: "How dare you compare me to some third-rate shameless flirt?"
Huangfu Shang was momentarily speechless. His mother's bias against online hostesses was too deeply-rooted to be explained away with a few words.
"I am saying this one last time, I allow you to go to Binhai and find that lowly girl, which is already a great favor! Neither your grandpa nor your father are aware of this; I'm the one shielding you, so don't be blind to the situation!"
Yan Hezhen said coldly, "And remember, as the esteemed Young Master of the Huangfu Family, that lowly girl is neither your equal nor your match. I don't mind if you want to toy with her, but if you wish to marry her into this family, that's absolutely out of the question! She doesn't even qualify to be your concubine; at most, she can only be a plaything, a goldfinch!"
Huangfu Shang wanted to speak after hearing his mother's words but hesitated.
He actually wanted to say that even if he personally went to Binhai to bring back Chu Feifei, it might not be so easy, considering the troublesome Jiang Feng.
But then again, if he couldn't even handle a lowly security guard, it would be quite demeaning, so he thought it best not to mention it.
"Mom, I get it. I'll do as you say. Once I bring her back, I'll keep her so she won't disgrace the family!" Huangfu Shang promptly assured.
"That's more like it! You can go now, and come back soon. Once she's here, bring her to meet me first thing. I want her to realize what a fortune it is to be noticed by you, and she must understand the rules of the Huangfu Family!" Yan Hezhen snorted coldly and said.
"Understood!" Huangfu Shang nodded and turned to leave.
However, neither the mother nor the son anticipated at that moment that there was no need for Huangfu Shang to lower himself to go to Binhai to fetch Chu Feifei, as she had already set foot with Jiang Feng on their way to the provincial city to stir up a storm!