"Uncle?"
At those words, not only did Fu Yinhong freeze stiff, even Liu Jing was left dumbstruck.
Who was this uncle? How had none of them ever seen him before? Even if they had not served in the City Lord's Manor long enough, everyone present had at least several years of experience. How had they never heard of such a person?
Liu Jing was so frightened that she immediately released the confinement, her desire to retaliate snuffed out in an instant.
Suspected, Passive Value +12.
Xu Xiaoshou rolled his eyes inwardly.
He had not expected Fu Zhi to actually take it seriously—and in front of everyone, at that...
Uncle? He called me Brother Shou, so shouldn't it be "uncle" in the older sense? Bah, that didn't seem to be the point!
The point was, acting like this, how was Fu Yinhong supposed to feel? She did not even want to be called a "younger sister"! It took Fu Yinhong a long while to recover from her shock. With a sudden jerk, she broke free from the embrace that had already turned ice-cold and stared deeply at Xu Xiaoshou for a long time.
Xu Xiaoshou spread his hands.
"You're Xu Xiaoshou?"
Questioned, Passive Value +1.
Xu Xiaoshou nearly burst out laughing. So she did not even dare trust her own eyes? Fu Zhi had just handed over a bottle of pills, then immediately smacked his own daughter on the head.
"No manners at all."
"I told you, he's your uncle. You still dare call him by name?"
"What's with those expressions? Have you met before?"
Fu Yinhong was slapped senseless.
More than met!
Just moments ago, in the banquet hall, she had even dealt with this fellow's mess!
But why...
After nothing more than a trip to