Chapter 49 Different Gatherings
"That's a bit awkward."
Mu Sheng smiled and patted Fu Xingchen's shoulder, as if he was facing not the lord of a city who was on equal footing with him, but his own son.
"I'm your elder, someone who's watched you grow to your current position. And considering the alliance between our two cities, how could I be so ruthless?"
Fu Xingchen half-closed his eyes, pouted his cheek impatiently, and waited quietly for Mu Sheng to continue.
"Of course we have to drink this wine, but Jiaojiao and Leyan don't have to."
Fu Xingchen looked as if he had guessed it a long time ago, "Yanyan can't leave my side."
Mu Sheng's smile froze, and in the blink of an eye, he smiled again, "Are you sure Le Yan can stand the sight of us men getting drunk? Won't she feel awkward? It's much better for young girls to chat and walk around together than to sit with us!"
Fu Xingchen looked straight at Mu Sheng without saying a word, which made Mu Sheng's scalp tingle and he was confused for a moment.
Fu Xingyan looked at the two people who were in a stalemate and stepped in to ease the situation.
"How about this, brother, you drink with them, and I'll go with Le Yan."
Fu Xingchen's expression changed at this point, but his brows were still tightly knitted with tension.
"Can you do it?"
Puff!
The extremely discordant sneer interrupted Fu Xingyan's answer, which had not yet come out, and the atmosphere, which had just become a little harmonious, instantly became cold again.
Lu Chuchen glanced at the different expressions of the people present. He did not feel the slightest bit of pressure at being the focus of the whole audience, and did not even frown.
"Why are you all looking at me? I just laughed because I thought it was funny. What's the problem?"
"I should be the one asking this question," Fu Xingchen asked coldly, "Lu Chuchen, do you have any opinion about me?"
"I?"
Lu Chuchen stretched out
Pointing at herself, her expression innocent yet somewhat smug, "How dare I have a problem with you? I simply think you're watching Shao Leyan too closely. This is Central City, not Zombie City. You don't think anyone here would harm her, do you?"
"This is just the way my wife and I get along. We are newlyweds, and it's the time when we are in love and inseparable."
"Really? Then didn't you see your wife with you at the meeting two days ago?"
Fu Xingchen sneered, his eyes instantly cold. "My wife was frightened shortly after arriving in Central City. Weren't you there at the time? To be honest, if I had a choice, I would have turned down this meal for her."
Bang!
Mu Sheng put down his chopsticks, his face gloomy enough to grind ink.
"City Lord Fu is actually dissatisfied with our Central City! I've already apologized to Le Yan for what happened back then. Do you think he's still holding on to it?"
Seeing Mu Sheng speak, Lu Chuchen wisely shut up.
Fu Xingchen raised his eyebrows, his patience was about to run out.
"Okay," Shao Leyan held Fu Xingchen's left hand on his leg and comforted him softly, "We'll go back tomorrow. Let's not quarrel anymore today."
Fu Xingchen's expression softened instantly. He held Shao Leyan's hand tightly with his right hand and rubbed it with a little force.
"I'm worried about you."
"Then ask Xingyan to go with me. Don't we have Jiaojiao?"
Fu Xingchen glanced at Mu Jiaojiao who was sitting next to him, his eyes full of distrust.
Mu Jiaojiao shrank her head, not daring to look at Fu Xingchen, for fear that she would be targeted.
She could see that Fu Xingchen would label anyone who was close to Le Yan as having bad intentions, regardless of gender.
Even if the other person may just have simple thoughts, Fu Xingchen would not easily believe it.
Bang!
Fu Xingchen felt a pain on the back of his hand. He lowered his head and what caught his eye was Shao Leyan's puffy little face, which looked like a kitten with a crooked mouth.
"Why did you scare her on purpose?"
Fu Xingchen took Shao Leyan's red palm, put it to his mouth and blew gently.
"Just tell me if you want to go. It hurts your hand too if you hit me. Look," Fu Xingchen held up Shao Leyan's hand and put it in front of her, "it's all red."
“Cough cough cough!”
Mu Sheng coughed a few times, interrupting the sudden warm atmosphere.
If he had Lu Chuchen's ability, he would have wanted to burn Fu Xingchen to ashes so that he wouldn't be an eyesore here.
"Jiaojiao, take Madam Fu out for a walk."
"Okay, Dad."
Shao Leyan winked at Fu Xingchen, stood up and followed Mu Jiaojiao away.
As soon as they walked out of the door, Mu Jiaojiao's shoulders relaxed instantly, and she hugged Shao Leyan's arm, muttering complaints.
"I was really scared just now. Luckily I told Brother Chuchen in advance, otherwise we would have fought again today."
Shao Leyan comforted him softly, "Don't worry, we will all go back tomorrow, and we won't make trouble at this time."
"Well," Mu Jiaojiao smiled and hugged him tighter, "Since we two can't drink alcohol, let's drink fruit tea. My housekeeper makes really delicious tea. You can take some back too."
living room.
Shao Leyan took the fruit tea handed to her by the housekeeper. She could smell the sweet aroma as soon as she put it close to her lips. The flavors of cherry and rose blended very harmoniously when she took a sip, which was similar to the fruit tea in her original world.
"I never thought there would be something so delicious in this world."
Fu Xingyan snorted softly, "If you like, I can get it for you."
Mu Jiaojiao stretched out her index finger and shook it. "The cherries and roses are all grown in my own private garden. I have a special psychic who is responsible for taking care of it. There are more than a dozen kinds of fruits alone. Paired with different flowers, I can drink a different drink for half a year without repeating myself."
Mu Jiaojiao raised her chin proudly, "How do you do it for Le Yan?"
Fu Xingyan's face suddenly darkened, and the tea in the cup no longer tasted sweet.
Shao Leyan glanced at Fu Xingyan's expression and hurried out to comfort him.
"Okay, Jiaojiao, I also ate very well in the dungeon. Thank you for your kindness."
"Why are you being so polite to me?" Mu Jiaojiao said with a smile, "To be honest, I don't really know how to get along with friends, especially with girls. I don't have any other skills, just eating a lot and dressing well. I hope you like that too."
Shao Leyan looked at Mu Jiaojiao's bitter smile and suddenly felt sad.
Behind the world's heroines' pampered and material abundance lies their helplessness in controlling their own abilities.
Without special powers, she is like a vine clinging to a tree, and can only rely on others to live a stable life of luxury.
And she herself also relied on Fu Xingchen to take root in the new world. In fact, there was no difference between them.
While the two were chatting, a middle-aged man in black casual clothes came over holding a neatly folded dress.
"Miss, your new dress is ready. Would you like to try it on now?"
Mu Jiaojiao's eyes lit up as she took the golden dress from the butler and spread it out in front of her.
"Jiaojiao, look, this is a new dress I made especially for your birthday party. I have good taste, don't I?"
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