Chapter 41: Banquet Shock
Shao Leyan didn't want to be treated like a pampered young lady by Fu Xingchen, so she quickly denied it.
"No, I won't be staying here for long. Why bother causing trouble for others?"
Fu Xingchen pinched Shao Leyan's little face, his eyes filled with doting love.
"How can it be a problem? The most important thing about coming to Central City this time is to tell everyone about your relationship with me. Nothing is more important than your feelings. If you are not comfortable with anything, just tell me directly and don't force yourself."
Shao Leyan naturally believed in Fu Xingchen's sincerity, but facing the other party's eyes that were almost overflowing with love, she felt under great pressure.
Now she can only hope that the city lord is a good person with integrity, so that she can slowly separate the same people in different worlds.
Central City Dinner.
The underground city is hidden and relies on electricity and supernatural powers to keep the city brightly lit all day long, but the central city is different.
Although they have no shortage of people with powerful and diverse superpowers, on dangerous nights, being too ostentatious will always attract too much danger.
Therefore, when it was completely dark, only a few important places would supply resources normally, and Mu Sheng's City Lord's Palace was naturally one of the so-called important places.
And tonight's banquet to welcome Shao Leyan and others was held in the City Lord's Palace for the first time.
"Go in later, and don't leave my side."
Shao Leyan looked at Fu Xingchen in surprise as he was waiting for her response. Even if he didn't mention it, she had nowhere to go.
"I see."
Fu Xingchen's expression finally relaxed a little. He turned his head to glance at Fu Xingyan who was following behind them, opened his mouth, but still said nothing.
He held Shao Leyan's hand tightly, and the two of them walked slowly into the banquet hall like a newlywed couple entering the wedding hall.
Mu Jinsheng glanced coldly at his carefully dressed father and listless baby sister. He couldn't bear to look at the two people's completely different reactions. He could only lower his head to stir the sweet soup in the bowl and sigh silently in his heart.
This regular meeting is destined to be turbulent.
Suddenly, a harsh friction sound came from the main seat. Mu Jinsheng looked up and saw that his father, the city lord, who had been fidgeting just now, had left his seat like an arrow, leaving only his excited back.
As soon as Shao Leyan walked in, Mu Sheng, who was jogging, was too conspicuous among the people sitting quietly, and it was impossible to ignore him.
A chill spread up from her back, and sharp nails pierced into her palm. The intense pain made her barely suppress the desire to turn around and run.
Even though she had subconsciously closed her eyes because of fear, her body was still numb as Fu Xingchen carried her forward.
"City Lord Fu, Madam Fu, you are finally here."
When he opened his eyes, Mu Sheng's radiant smile rushed into his sight. Shao Leyan bit his lower lip tightly, struggling to wait quietly for the two to finish their greetings.
As long as you don't look at him or talk to him, it should be better.
Shao Leyan comforted herself in this way. Anyway, Fu Xingchen was always with her. If there was anything she couldn't handle, he was there for her.
She had been holding on to a lucky mentality, but when she saw the three chairs on the main seat, it was as if someone poured a bucket of cold water on her head, and she shivered with cold all over.
"Yanyan, what's wrong with you?"
Fu Xingchen wrapped his palm tightly around Shao Leyan's small hand, as if he wanted to use all his warmth to dispel her coldness.
A pair of indifferent and distant eyes were now looking at her with concern.
Mu Sheng also agreed.
"What's wrong with Madam Fu? Why do you look so bad? Didn't you get enough rest?"
Mu Sheng was so worried that he felt as if something was wrong with his body, and quickly waved to the healing ability user at the next table.
"Come here and show it to Madam Fu!"
Shao Leyan felt dizzy, but he held Fu Xingchen's hand tightly for support.
"I'm just a little hungry, let's take a seat!"
"Since Madam is hungry, let's start the meal quickly. Please take a seat!"
Mu Sheng looked at Fu Xingchen's hesitant look, his heart beating fast, and he hurriedly put his hand on Shao Leyan's elbow.
The burning temperature of the man's palm penetrated the thin
The fabric of Fu Xingchen's shirt was warming her cold heart and body, but Shao Leyan only felt that the overwhelming fear was about to drown her, and the chills became even worse.
She roughly swatted away Mu Sheng's arm that was touching her and screamed shrilly, "Don't touch me!"
In an instant, the originally quiet hall seemed to have suddenly detonated countless landmines, and the center of the explosion was now curled up in the tall man's arms, like a frightened little animal hiding in a place it thought was safe to seek shelter from danger.
"City Lord Fu, what does your wife mean? Our City Lord treated you so warmly, arranged the best accommodations for you, and welcomed you with the finest food. Not only did you not appreciate it, but you even embarrassed our City Lord in public! Does the Underground City not even take our Central City seriously?"
"Yeah, this new lady has a bit of a temper. Does she really think she's some kind of princess? She screams and cries when I touch her. Where in the apocalypse can you find such a delicate woman?"
"If you don't like it, you can go home. We didn't ask you to come here!"
Everyone was talking at once and the discussion was in full swing.
Although Mu Sheng was somewhat displeased, when he saw Shao Leyan's pitiful little face nestled in Fu Xingchen's arms, his heart softened, and the anger he felt at being humiliated in public disappeared.
The words spoken by the people in the Central City became more and more unpleasant, almost placing the Underground City and the Central City on two completely hostile sides. Not only did they belittle the Underground City to the point of being worthless, they even did not let Fu Xingchen himself go.
On the other hand, Fu Xingchen, who was at the center of the storm, had all kinds of dirty words around his ears, but he seemed to be deaf to them and was concentrating on comforting the lover in his arms.
"Don't be sad, Yanyan. If you cry sadly, I will be sad too."
Fu Xingchen's warm palm gently stroked Shao Leyan's soft hair, and his other hand was not idle either, wiping away Shao Leyan's seemingly endless tears.
"That's enough! Stop it!"
Those who were using this as an opportunity to vent their anger all stopped their bad words, and looked at Mu Jinsheng, who had suddenly gotten angry, in surprise or confusion.
Obviously, the city lord did not react at all and tacitly approved of their actions, but the eldest young master, who had always been as gentle as jade, acted out of character and scolded them.
Even though he was his own son, Mu Sheng didn't get along with Mu Jinsheng most of the time, as if the two of them had nothing in common except their blood relationship.
"Jinsheng, you..."
Mu Jinsheng glanced at his puzzled father indifferently, walked past him to Fu Xingchen, and despite everyone's gazes and Fu Xingchen's disregard, he bowed to Fu Xingchen politely.
The people in Central City, who had just been so fearless and arrogant, were instantly speechless.
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