From the Heavens Descended an Immortal Sister

Chapter 217: Chapter 223: Uncle and Nephew "Recognize Each Other"?_1

Feeling the gaze of hundreds of people simultaneously turning towards her, Princess Bai Xi's facial expression completely stiffened.

Just now, her emotions were indeed a bit agitated. For some reason, the moment she saw Fang Ren give Sister Hui Qing an infatuated look, anger surged within her uncontrollably, as if a volcano had erupted and couldn't be contained.

"Princess Bai Xi...?"

The group of people, originally annoyed by the interruption of their meeting, suddenly became somewhat dumbfounded after seeing the two people not far away.

Making such a commotion at this kind of event was not in keeping with Princess Bai Xi's style. She had always left the impression of being amiable and yet dignified and noble to the people of Tianjiang; why would she commit such an impolite act today?

For a moment, Fang Ren and Bai Xi were staring at the group opposite them, both unsure of what to say to ease the awkward atmosphere.

Princess Bai Xi immediately stood up from her seat, straightened her posture, and began, "Sorry, everyone..."

Seeing this, Mu Huanqing quickly walked down from the platform, interrupting her with a smile, "Sister Bai Xi needn't worry too much. This isn't any important meeting, and moreover, there is no rule here against speaking a bit louder. When I came in earlier, I was speaking much louder than you were."

As soon as Mu Huanqing said this, everyone immediately started to echo her sentiments. After all, in such a setting, it was necessary to give others a way to save face, especially for people who value their reputation.

Then a middle-aged man also spoke up with a smile, "Madame Xuan is right, Your Highness the Princess needn't fuss over such a small matter. This isn't any formal conference; it was just a few impromptu remarks."

"Your Highness, you are too serious with your apology; if anyone should be apologizing, it should be me for my poor manner of speaking earlier."

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Seeing Mu Huanqing giving her an out, Bai Xi, without further ado, naturally smiled and said, "As long as I have not disturbed everyone, that is for the best. However, I ought to apologize; I've had a small matter that I did not handle well just now. I hope you will not take offense. Please, continue with the meeting."

Upon hearing this, Mu Huanqing immediately turned to a middle-aged man and said, "Chairman Zhu, do we have any other important matters to announce? If not, I think we can end the meeting early."

What's the point of this tedious meeting when my husband is already here?

The man known as Chairman Zhu, upon hearing this, smiled awkwardly and said, "This... it seems we don't have any other important matters indeed. What does everyone else think?"

The other middle-aged men and women exchanged glances and nodded in agreement.

The cause of it all was because of his Void Beast!

"My nephew has taken my teachings to heart; this comforts me greatly. Now that the meeting is over, I'll take my nephew to have a meal together, so that we can get to know each other," Fang Ye said.

"Some other day for Second Young Master Fang."

No sooner had Fang Ye's voice fallen than Mu Huanqing's voice rang out in the venue.

She walked gracefully to the side of Fang Ren and Bai Qi, saying, "Today, Sister Bai Xi, Young Master Fang, and I had already made prior arrangements. Although it's a bit of a disturbance to you, I don't like to change my plans."

As Mu Huanqing's words ended, the atmosphere of the entire venue suddenly turned colder, and everyone was puzzled as to why Madame Xuan would suddenly interject in what was clearly a proper uncle-nephew recognition.

Fang Ren then spoke, "Thank you for the kind invitation, Second Uncle, but compared to chatting and catching up with Second Uncle, I'd prefer to go mooch a meal with Madame Xuan."

Seeing this, another sharp pang hit Fang Ye's heart; he was all too clear about the matter between Mu Huanqing and Fang Ren, but it had always been kept private and not made public. If these matters were suddenly made public and Mu Huanqing denied them, in the end, it would appear as if he were slandering Madame Xuan.

"Seems like my nephew doesn't want me as his Second Uncle?" Fang Ye said.

"It's not that I don't want," Fang Ren smiled, "I just think that I didn't bring any gifts today, so to recognize each other now would be somewhat hasty. Next time, I will be sure to bring a great gift that will delight you to tears, Second Uncle."

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"Is that right? Then I look forward to my nephew's 'great gift'. But next time, I will also need to prepare a gift for my nephew," Fang Ye said, smiling.

"Would Second Young Master Fang like to receive my great gift?"

Mu Huanqing turned her head, her icy gaze sweeping over Fang Ye.

A bone-chilling coldness relentlessly assailed Fang Ye's heart, making his attempt at a smile appear somewhat forced, "Madame Xuan really has a way of joking."

With that, Fang Ye turned to face everyone, saying, "Well, since Madame Xuan and my nephew had prior arrangements, I won't impose any further."

He intentionally only mentioned that Mu Huanqing and Fang Ren had an arrangement, without mentioning Bai Qi.