Chapter 44 Apology
"Your reaction is wrong."
Shao Leyan's breathing stagnated, and the hand holding the soup spoon trembled, making him look even more guilty.
"What's wrong with my reaction?"
"Have you and Mu Sheng met?"
Shao Leyan shook his head and clenched his left hand into a fist under the table.
Fu Xingyan raised his eyebrows, "But you seem to be very afraid of him?"
"I'm a bit shy."
Upon hearing this, Fu Xingyan's brows were twisted tighter than a knot.
"Have you forgotten how long you and my brother have known each other?"
"Forehead……"
Shao Leyan was so anxious that he almost bit his tongue.
"That's different. Mu Sheng gives me a very strange feeling. Although he is always smiling, his eyes are chilling and he seems to have bad intentions."
"I have to say, your intuition is really accurate."
Shao Leyan also became interested and asked, "How do you say that?"
Fu Xingyan faced Shao Leyan's sincere and knowledge-hungry eyes and drank a sip of water calmly.
"What? Can't you tell me?"
"All you need to know is that he is not a gentleman."
Not a gentleman?
Shao Leyan's heart was pounding.
Could it be that this
Is this Mu Sheng really the same person as her high school class teacher?
So is she being targeted again?
If she had allowed Mu Sheng to touch her, he might have become even more aggressive!
Thinking about it this way, although it caused trouble for Fu Xingchen, it was not necessarily a completely bad thing. At least it frightened Mu Sheng and made him restrain himself.
Fu Xingyan stared at Shao Leyan's silent expression with curiosity, "What are you thinking about?"
"Ah? I..."
Shao Leyan was just about to find an excuse to get away with it when Fu Xingchen, who had just returned, attracted Fu Xingyan's attention for her.
"What are you talking about? Why is the atmosphere so tense?"
Shao Leyan looked up and smiled at Fu Xingchen who was standing next to her, waiting for Fu Xingchen to explain without saying a word.
Fu Xingyan didn't react much to Fu Xingchen's words, and only said what he wanted to know.
"What did they say? Is that kid Lu Chuchen still going to drag you to the duel?"
Shao Leyan grabbed Fu Xingchen's sleeve in panic, "What duel arena? How come I don't know!"
Fu Xingchen rubbed Shao Leyan's little head, and a rare warm look appeared on his face.
"Don't be nervous. Although Lu Chuchen is young and hot-headed, he's not a fool. If a war breaks out between the Central City and the Underground City, it will only benefit Shi Huai."
Shao Leyan breathed a sigh of relief, as if she was the one who was going to fight Lu Chuchen to the death in the duel arena. She burst into tears after just a few words.
"It's all my fault. If I hadn't made such a fuss, things wouldn't have ended so badly."
"It was Mu Sheng who lacked a sense of propriety. You rejected him very well. He reflected on his mistakes last night and said he wanted to apologize to you in person. Do you want to meet him?"
Apologize?
He clearly wanted to fight you to death yesterday, but today he seemed to have a change of heart and even bowed his head to apologize in person.
Shao Leyan didn't expect things to develop like this, and suddenly he was unsure.
Not only her, Fu Xingyan was also confused.
"Who wants to apologize? Mu Sheng? Is this the sun rising from the west?"
Fu Xingchen shook his head. "Who knows what he's thinking? It's not a good thing anyway. But he's already taken a step back, so we can't hold on to it any longer."
Shao Leyan heard the softening of Fu Xingchen's attitude and said, "Then I'll go. Anyway, my behavior was indeed too extreme, and I should apologize."
Shao Leyan originally thought that Mu Sheng would come to find her, and the two of them would talk it out and the matter would be over.
It turned out that Mu Sheng had arranged a new party to show his sincerity. Fortunately, there were no outsiders this time, which was equivalent to a family dinner, so Shao Leyan felt less burdened.
"Madam, I behaved inappropriately last night and embarrassed you. I apologize to you in front of everyone."
Shao Leyan looked at the wine glass handed to him by Mu Sheng and was about to reach out to take it, but a hand stretched out from the side took it first.
"City Lord Mu, Yanyan can't drink, I'll take her place."
Mu Sheng didn't react much, as if it didn't matter who drank it, he just kept talking to himself.
"In my eyes, a young girl like you is like my daughter. I love Jiaojiao very much, so even though this is the first time we meet, I still feel a sense of intimacy."
"What are you talking about, City Lord Mu?" Fu Xingyan, who had been dining in silence, suddenly sneered and said sarcastically, "My sister-in-law has her own parents. It's not necessary for you to rush to act as her elder."
"Xingyan, you misunderstood me."
Fu Xingyan rolled his eyes and simply didn't bother to speak.
Mu Sheng still had a cheerful and kind face, and was about to continue speaking when there was a loud noise at the door.
Bang!
The door was violently pushed open, and everyone looked in tacit understanding, only to see an angry Mu Jiaojiao walking in with a yellow dress that was longer than her ankles, her white princess shoes making a banging sound as she stomped on them.
"Dad, why didn't you invite me to the party? Am I not a member of the Mu family?"
Mu Sheng gave Mu Jinsheng a wink, and the latter understood. He didn't even bother to eat, and stood up neatly to meet Mu Jiaojiao who was angry.
On the other hand, Mu Sheng didn't take this little incident seriously at all and gave the steak he had cut to Shao Leyan.
"Ma'am, let's eat first."
The steak looked like a hot potato to Shao Leyan, which did not arouse her appetite at all. She held the fork in her hand, not knowing how to start.
"Oh!"
Hearing the familiar chuckle, Shao Leyan shuddered and turned his head to look at Fu Xingchen.
"Lord Mu, I will take care of my own wife myself."
"Yes, father," Mu Jiaojiao pushed aside Mu Jinsheng who was trying to persuade her and walked to the dining table. "How could Brother Xingchen let his wife be wronged? Please don't do this!"
When I got closer, I found that Mu Jiaojiao's eyes were swollen as big as walnuts, and she had dark circles under her eyes. Last night must have been quite difficult for her.
Shao Leyan couldn't bear to say anything harsh. After all, the other party was the queen of the world and had good luck. She would rather offend Mu Sheng than offend Mu Jiaojiao.
"Miss Mu, have you eaten yet? Would you like to sit down and have something to eat with us?"
Mu Jiaojiao's eyes were almost glued to Shao Leyan, and just as she was about to speak, her brother slapped her in the face.
Mu Jinsheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and explained to Shao Leyan with a smile.
"No need, Jiaojiao will be there in a moment..."
“Jiaojiao!”
All the excuses Mu Jinsheng had prepared were blocked. He sighed helplessly and turned to look at the other troublemaker who had suddenly appeared.
When Lu Chuchen entered the room, he saw that the six people who were eager to fight each other yesterday were now sitting together peacefully and warmly. If someone didn’t know, they would think it was a family dinner!
It made him, a latecomer, look like an outsider.
Before Lu Chuchen lost his temper, Mu Jinsheng spoke, "Chuchen, you've come just in time. Hurry and take Jiaojiao back."
"elder brother!"
Mu Jiaojiao pushed away Mu Jinsheng's arm, sat down on the chair, hugged her arms, and looked like she would not move no matter who came.
"I won't leave!"
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