Chapter 541: Can't I Take Care of My Own Husband_1

“Right, I heard a while ago from my brother that you’re pretty good at horse riding.”

Dongfang Ji eyed Baili Xia and chatted with her, seemingly oblivious to the presence of anyone else around them.

“Wasn’t it my brother who taught me personally?

My brother’s horsemanship isn’t inferior to your uncle’s, so his disciple must be quite impressive.”

“It’s just a shallow understanding.” Baili Xia was a bit sheepish.

That Uncle seemed to be, apparently, somewhat upset last time when asked if it was Jin who taught her horsemanship.

That jerk always acted like this, so stingy.

What she didn’t understand was, why was she randomly thinking of him?

“Shall we compare some day? I’m not too bad too.” Dongfang Ji boasted confidently.

“Your horsemanship isn’t as good as hers, don’t make a fool of yourself.”

Dongfang Jin, who was sitting between them, turned his head and gave him a look.

Dongfang Ji was taken aback, “Brother, did you address your words to the wrong person?”

Wasn’t that comment supposed to be directed at Baili Xia?

You mean to say that his horsemanship is not as good as hers?

What kind of joke is this?

He’s well aware that although his horsemanship is not as good as his brother’s and Mu Xiaojiu’s, he still can compete with Mu Xiaoyao.

My brother said that my skillful horsemanship is not as good as a greenhorn is such an insult.

No!

I won’t accept that!

Dongfang Jin didn’t bother to reason with him, but this somehow seemed to lift his mood a little bit.

He turned his head to look at Baili Xia, “How’s your preparation for next month’s competition?

Did you practice properly when I was not around?”

He was not aware of his slip of the tongue, “when I was not around.”

In fact, he had not been by her side for more than a year.

However, every moment from the past sprung suddenly from the depths of his heart.

The blankness of a whole year, it turned out, had not left any emptiness in his heart.

All memories were fully occupied by those two years.

Whatever he did and said during those two years, he remembers clear as day.

On the contrary, this past year, if nothing significant happened, he opted to ignore it.

“Occasionally, I do practice on my own.”

The phrase “when I was not around” somehow gave Baili Xia a tad bit of sourness in her heart.

The past is like smoke, already dispersed into thin air.

At the table, apart from them, everyone else was essentially quiet.

Although Lu Xuening was extremely annoyed, she held it in for the sake of what had to be done next.

Seeing Dongfang Jin was happy, she quickly got him some more drinks.

Unconsciously, a hint of intoxication started to appear at the bottom of Dongfang Jin’s eyes.

He had no idea how much he had drunk during the meal.

Even though he is usually quite a drinker, after several bottles, he started to sway even when he tried to stand up.

Dongfang Ji hurried up to support him, but Lu Xuening was a step ahead.

As if she knew in advance that the moment Dongfang Jin stood up, he would definitely become unsteady.

When he stood up, she was already silently by his side, steadying his tall figure.

“Jin, you drank too much, let me take you back to your room to rest for a while.”

Dongfang Jin didn’t refuse, apparently he was quite drunk.

Especially after standing up, he felt even more dazed.

Lu Xuening quickly supported him, made a brief excuse to the others, then beckoned a servant to help her lead him upstairs.

It looked like she was planning to take him back to her room to rest.

Lei Shuo hurried over, “Miss Lu, let me take care of the young master, I’ll take him back to rest.”

“What’s wrong? Jin and I will be engaged soon. Is it wrong for me to take care of my future husband?”