Exchange Fate! She Saved the whole family and the Short-Lived Marquis!-Chapter 170: How Absurd—Who Ever Had Feelings for You
Fu Shinian felt a bit awkward being stared at by him, so she tried to make conversation, "Does the Marquess also ride?"
"I’ve learned everything I should," Xiao Chengyu replied, "It’s just that my health has always been poor, so I rarely ride. Now that I’m better, I wanted to let loose and have some fun."
"Listen to my brother being modest," Xiao Yingyue chimed in, "He just can’t ride too intensely for long periods. In fact, he’s quite skilled at it. Even the doctor said that more activity is good for his health, so he often goes for rides."
Xiao Chengyu: "..."
How come trying to gain sympathy ended up with his sister exposing him?
Fu Shinian was surprised; she truly did not expect Xiao Chengyu to be so good at riding.
In her impression, she always thought Xiao Chengyu was the frail and sickly type, likely to avoid such strenuous activities whenever possible.
"Since that’s the case, I look forward to appreciating the Marquess’s riding skills properly," Fu Shinian smiled and said.
"Big brother, Yingyue." From afar, a familiar voice could be heard, "You came here to ride and didn’t invite us?"
Everyone looked over, and it was Xiao Fengxing and Lin Qingqing approaching.
"Such thick skin," Xiao Yingyue muttered, "We didn’t even invite them."
Fu Shinian had been busy lately and hadn’t had a chance to ask Xiao Yingyue about her interactions with Lin Qingqing at the Marquess’s residence.
Since Lin Qingqing married into the marquisate, daily interactions with Xiao Yingyue would be inevitable.
But now wasn’t the right time to inquire.
Xiao Fengxing and Lin Qingqing had already come close, "Big brother, second..."
Thinking of the time when Fu Shinian caught him in the act of bowing at the Marquess’s residence, Xiao Fengxing learned his lesson and quickly said, "Greetings to the Lady of the Village."
"Second Young Master is very courteous," Fu Shinian replied, her gaze coldly landing on Lin Qingqing.
Lin Qingqing: "..."
"Greetings to the Lady of the Village." Lin Qingqing reluctantly bowed.
Suddenly, Fu Shinian called out loudly, "Sister."
"What?" Fu Mingzhu turned to ask.
Seeing Fu Mingzhu there as well, Xiao Fengxing seemed a bit uneasy and stiffened for a moment.
Lin Qingqing couldn’t hide her smugness.
Just someone who had been abandoned by Xiao Fengxing.
In the end, she won.
It was she who won Xiao Fengxing away from Fu Mingzhu.
No, it should be said that Xiao Fengxing never liked Fu Mingzhu, and it was Fu Mingzhu who was the impediment between her and Xiao Fengxing.
The cancellation of the engagement with Xiao Fengxing was merely Fu Mingzhu’s comeuppance.
Fu Mingzhu was just returning Xiao Fengxing to her.
With that in mind, Lin Qingqing felt even more gleeful and confident.
But her triumph was short-lived as she heard Fu Shinian say, "The Second Young Master and Second Lady should greet my sister too."
She is the Lady of the Village, and so is Fu Mingzhu.
Xiao Fengxing: "!!!"
Lin Qingqing: "!!!"
Merely greeting Fu Shinian had been difficult enough for them; to greet Fu Mingzhu as well?
Fu Mingzhu walked over slowly, with a smile in her eyes, "Oh? The Second Young Master and Second Lady want to greet me?"
Xiao Fengxing: "!!!"
Lin Qingqing: "!!!"
When did they ever say that!
Fu Shinian only mentioned greeting the Lady of the Village, so how did it become about greeting Fu Mingzhu?
Xiao Fengxing thought to himself, when did Fu Mingzhu become as shameless as Fu Shinian?
As Xiao Fengxing and Lin Qingqing lamented internally, Fu Mingzhu was already standing before them.
"Will you be greeting the Lady of the Village?" Fu Mingzhu asked.
Fu Shinian’s eyes curved into crescents; her elder sister knew how to provoke people.
Hearing this, everyone gathered around.
Fu Changqin looked at Xiao Fengxing and Lin Qingqing as if they were pests.
Yan Sikang and Yan Liqing, not having seen them before, watched intently.
They were curious to see what kind of shameless people Xiao Fengxing and Lin Qingqing were.
Under so many eyes, Xiao Fengxing’s face turned red.
But if he rebutted, there would be no easy exit.
He regretted coming here today.
He originally intended to taunt Fu Mingzhu and take a chance to make a move on Xiao Chengyu, yet he found himself in this predicament.
Biting his molars, Xiao Fengxing raised his head and said to Fu Mingzhu, "Mingzhu..."
"Call me Lady of the Village," Fu Mingzhu smiled and said.
Xiao Fengxing took a deep breath and said, "Although our engagement is off, we did have feelings for each other. Does it have to end like this?"
"Shameless!" Fu Mingzhu frowned, "You dare talk about feelings with me in front of your wife?"
"How laughable, who had feelings with you." Looking back, Fu Mingzhu thought she must have been blind to think well of Xiao Fengxing.
Recalling her previous infatuation and obsession with Xiao Fengxing, Fu Mingzhu blushed.
"The engagement was merely arranged by our parents," Fu Mingzhu wouldn’t admit to her past foolishness, "Now you say these things to me, it’s truly shameless."
"Second Brother, how can you say such shameless things?" Xiao Yingyue chimed in, "And Second Sister-in-law is watching."
Xiao Chengyu said, "If you had greeted the Lady of the Village truthfully, nothing would have happened. Why bring shame upon yourself?"
Lin Qingqing looked angrily at Xiao Fengxing.
How could he say such things in front of her?
Having no choice, Xiao Fengxing said, "Greetings to the Lady of the Village."
Having exhausted her victory, Lin Qingqing bit her teeth and said, "Greetings to the Lady of the Village."
"You two are very courteous." Fu Mingzhu finally smiled and said.
[Ding! Xiao Fengxing Luck -1, Lin Qingqing Luck -1, Xiao Chengyu Luck +1, the Fu family Luck +1]
As this prompt sounded, Fu Shinian was a little surprised; it had been a long time since she heard this notification.
However, it was a bit disappointing that Xiao Fengxing and Lin Qingqing only lost such a little luck this time.
Tilting her head slightly, Fu Shinian asked, "Are the Second Young Master and Second Lady here to ride as well?"
"With nothing to do today, we brought Qingqing for a ride," Xiao Fengxing replied, "It was unexpected to meet Big Brother and Yingyue here, and you didn’t invite us to ride."
"We were worried you might feel awkward," Xiao Yingyue said, "Meeting face to face again, then you’d have to greet the Lady of the Village."
Xiao Fengxing: "..."
Lin Qingqing: "..."
Xiao Yingyue had truly learned how to make barbed comments now.
"Actually, according to the norms, Second Sister-in-law, you should address me as County Lord in the household," Xiao Yingyue said, "But I’ve never held it against you."
Now, after having been provoked by Fu Shinian and Fu Mingzhu, Xiao Yingyue indeed wanted to hear Lin Qingqing call her that.
Lin Qingqing: "..."
Haha, anyone who gets along with Fu Shinian can’t be a good person, can they?
Lin Qingqing smiled, "If even family members kept to such formalities, people would gossip about our household discord."
"Haha," Xiao Yingyue chuckled twice coldly.
Lin Qingqing: "..."
What did Xiao Yingyue mean by that?
Xiao Fengxing hurriedly said, "Since we’ve met by chance today, why don’t we ride together?"
