Chapter 52 Private Transaction

But you can't blame her for this, she is innocent too.

"I'm fine," Shao Leyan said, his tongue tied with nervousness. "Are you...are you okay?"

Mu Jinsheng was stunned, and her face turned even redder. "I...I'm fine."

Shao Leyan noticed the scar on Mu Jinsheng's lip and felt so embarrassed that he wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

She had completely lost her mind at the time, unable to see anyone or hear anything. Even if she had a bit of rationality left, she would not have done such a crazy thing.

If Fu Xingchen knew about this, the favorability points she had worked so hard to build would be reduced to zero overnight.

Absolutely not!

Shao Leyan's eyes were filled with tears and he spoke with a sobbing tone.

"I don't know why I suddenly became like that. I was clearly with Jiaojiao the whole time. After she went to change her clothes, Xingyan fainted. And then I... I think someone did it on purpose."

Mu Jinsheng pursed his lips, and the wound that had just clotted blood opened again, adding a touch of brightness to his pale lips.

"I know."

Shao Leyan prepared a lot of excuses. No matter whether Mu Jinsheng was fooling her or standing on her side, she could always stand in the position of the victim.

But none of them were useful, and she almost had a heart attack because of this sentence.

"You know? Could it be... you did it?"

The more Shao Leyan thought about it, the more frightened he became. He touched his clothes and lowered his head to check if there was anything unusual.

“It’s not me!”

Mu Jinsheng waved his hands, leaving a shadow. "Don't worry, nothing happened between us, and I won't tell anyone. After all, if City Lord Fu knew, it would not benefit the alliance between the Underground City and the Central City at all, but would only worsen it."

Shao Leyan calmed down and stared at Mu Jinsheng, "So what do you know?"

Mu Jinsheng sighed and clenched his hands into fists at his sides.

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of Butler Zhang trying to sneak away from behind him.

"Wait a moment!"

Shao Leyan shouted coldly, "Where are you going? Where is my brother-in-law?"

Butler Zhang's legs were trembling, and he swallowed hard before answering.

"He...he's lying over there resting. He'll wake up soon."

Shao Leyan had a hunch that there was definitely something wrong with this butler, and this feeling was even stronger when he saw his scared reaction.

"I'm fine now, why is Fu Xingyan still dizzy? Is it you..."

"Butler Zhang, please go back and take care of the young lady first."

Mu Jinsheng suddenly interrupted Shao Leyan's question.

Butler Zhang was like a detainee who was declared innocent and released. After hearing the young master's instructions, he suddenly became energetic and rushed out the door.

"You can't leave! Come back here!"

Shao Leyan quickly got out of bed and wanted to chase after him without even having time to put on his shoes.

"Please listen to me," Mu Jinsheng grabbed Shao Leyan's arm and threw her back onto the bed with a little force, "Let's talk."

Mu Jinsheng's face was full of pain, his skin was tightly wrapped around his neck, as if he was the one who was framed and almost betrayed his marriage.

Shao Leyan calmed down, shook off Mu Jinsheng's hand, sat up straight on the bed, hugged his arms, and looked serious.

"You must give me a reasonable explanation."

Mu Jinsheng's eyelashes drooped slightly, and his back was slightly bent. He did not have the high spirits of the city lord's son when they first met.

"I hope..." Mu Jinsheng shook his head. "No, I'm begging you... not to take this matter to heart."

"What?"

Shao Leyan just thought Mu Jinsheng was crazy.

"I'm sorry. I know you've been wronged, but I still want your forgiveness. You can tell me anything you need. I just hope you can pretend nothing happened."

Mu Jinsheng gritted his teeth and fell to his knees with a thud.

"Please."

Shao Leyan was speechless.

"Who could make you do this? Your sister? Your friend? Or..."

Shao Leyan suddenly recalled the instructions given by Le An and Lin Ying before leaving.

They reminded her to stay away from Mu Sheng and have as little contact with him as possible.

Combined with Mu Jinsheng's humble request, she had a bold guess in her mind.

"Is it City Lord Mu?"

Mu Jinsheng's pupils trembled violently. He opened his mouth but said nothing. He pursed his lips and lowered his head to look at the floor.

Shao Leyan sighed.

Things are getting tricky.

If, like at the welcome banquet, it was just an ordinary subordinate with a low presence who offended her, even if Fu Xingchen attacked him in front of all the elite backbones in the central city, Mu Sheng and Lu Chuchen would not dare to pursue it too much.

But now the person who did something wrong was Mu Sheng, and his behavior was a hundred times worse than verbal insults.

Shao Leyan really didn't want to let the murderer behind the scenes go easily.

Even if she couldn't tell Fu Xingchen, it would be the same to let Fu Xingyan help her vent her anger.

"I can hide it from Xingchen."

Mu Jinsheng looked up in surprise, with stars twinkling in his eyes. He didn't expect Shao Leyan to agree so quickly.

Shao Leyan continued, "But don't think that this matter is over. I didn't tell Xingchen for the sake of the overall situation, but don't think that Mu Sheng won't have to pay the price."

Mu Jinsheng sighed, then lowered his head in compromise and shame.

"I know my father has gone too far. He has always been obsessed with beauty and indulged himself every night, but I really didn't expect him to set his sights on you."

"What's the point of saying this now?" Shao Leyan snorted coldly, "You should be thankful that he didn't succeed, but I also want to thank you for not taking advantage of him."

Mu Jinsheng hurriedly explained, "No need to thank me, this is what I should do. I'm glad I got there in time, otherwise the consequences would be irreversible."

"Of course you should be thankful, otherwise your Mu family's days of ruling Central City would be over."

No one knew when Fu Xingyan woke up. After making the threat, he quickly pulled open the curtain. He was as sharp and fierce as an arrow, as if as long as Shao Leyan gave the order, he would stab Mu Jinsheng's heart and deal him a fatal blow.

Shao Leyan didn't know how much Fu Xingyan had heard, and was a little at a loss for a moment.

"When did you wake up?"

Fu Xingyan's expression softened a little, and he walked to the bed and sat down while answering Shao Leyan's questions.

"A while."

"Oh," Shao Leyan was too embarrassed to raise his head, "So you know the whole story?"

"I don't know what happened exactly? But since you mentioned Mu Sheng, I can guess roughly."

Mu Jinsheng: "This matter is the responsibility of Central City. We will agree to any conditions that Madam Fu asks as compensation."

Fu Xingyan sneered and said, "Do you think Le Yan is missing something?"

Shao Leyan couldn't bear to watch it any longer, and gently patted the back of Fu Xingyan's hand, "If he hadn't sent me here for treatment, I would have been finished. Let's talk it over, don't be angry!"

Fu Xingyan was somewhat dissatisfied, but he still followed Shao Leyan's wishes and stopped being aggressive.

"If Mu Sheng hadn't done such a despicable thing, you wouldn't have suffered this. Or we were too careless. We should have listened to my brother in the beginning. If you had stayed with him, no one would have dared to touch you."