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Chapter 37 Side by Side

After running around for two laps, Xia Xue deliberately slowed down, and Lu Yuan finally caught up.

"Your riding skills are amazing! I see some resemblance to Mongolian horsemanship, but it's even more perfect. What kind of riding technique is this?"

Lu Yuan spoke while catching her breath and facing the wind.

What's your name?

She doesn't know either.

All that is known is that this riding technique "integrates the strengths of a hundred schools into one."

Xia Xue slowed down her horse again and replied in a joking tone.

"Han Dynasty horsemanship!"

Then Chong Luyuan gave a thumbs up.

"Your riding skills are also excellent."

Lu Yuan and Xia Xue walked side by side, proudly raising their chins.

"That's right, don't you even know who I am?"

Then, as if thinking of something, he gave a wry smile and sighed, "You don't know how popular horses are in Hong Kong's elite circles. I've been riding horses with my family since I was a child. Whether I liked it or not, I rode for many years. Whether it was useful or not, they fed me a lot of knowledge about horses."

Lu Yuan looked up, glanced at the vast horse farm, and a gentle smile appeared on her face.

"I used to think this knowledge was useless, but now I find it increasingly useful."

Seeing that Lu Yuan was engrossed in conversation, Xia Xue slowed down her horse again.

From running to walking.

"Were you happy as a child?"

Lu Yuan said with a smug smile, "Hehe, our family really doesn't have that many ridiculous and messy things going on."

At this point, Lu Yuan glanced at Xia Ke, who was still standing by the racecourse and hadn't left.

"You just accepted her like that? Aren't you afraid it's just a ploy by them?"

Xia Xue gently stroked Ma Zong:

"I believe her."

Lu Yuan frowned slightly.

"reason?"

Xia Xue gently patted the horse's head.

"intuition."

Lu Yuan turned to look at Xia Xue in surprise.

"You're someone who trusts your intuition?"

Xia Xue gently responded to the merrily horse with her hand.

"What, it doesn't look like it?"

Lu Yuan recalled her previous impression of Xia Xue and shook her head.

"It doesn't look like it."

Xia Xue laughed and said:

"People have a thousand faces, and things have ten thousand appearances. The same person sees different things at different times."

Lu Yuan pursed her lips and turned her head away.

"I hate people like you who are all bookish and pedantic. Instead of using plain language, you insist on spouting weird, archaic nonsense."

Xia Xue turned her head and glanced at Lu Yuan.

"You are well protected."

Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow and said proudly, "That's right. I have my loving grandparents and maternal grandparents above me, my loving father and Aunt Wan in the middle, and my loving older brother and obedient and sensible stepbrother below me. Our family is very harmonious. It's a rare breath of fresh air in the world's elite circles, no, it's a rare sight indeed."

Xia Xue raised an eyebrow.

"real?"

The smugness on Lu Yuan's face gradually faded.

"I know, because I was betrothed since I was a child and will inevitably marry into the mainland when I grow up. There is no conflict of interest between me and my brothers, so they treat me well, which can show their brotherly and sisterly affection; my grandparents dote on me because I am the most caring and sensible, and their favoritism will not cause uncontrollable consequences; my maternal grandparents dote on me because my deceased mother wants to make up for it and are worried that I will be bullied by my stepmother, so they care about me especially; my father does so because of my mother's dying wish; and my aunt Wan does so because I am not a threat to her, so she can fully show her image as a loving mother."

As she spoke, Lu Yuan's voice grew increasingly low.

"I know all that, but what does it matter?"

As she finished speaking, her voice rose again.

"As long as they're all good in my world, isn't that enough?"

Xia Xue turned to look at Lu Yuan, her face showing admiration.

"What an insightful girl."

After Lu Yuan finished speaking, she belatedly realized that she had revealed her most genuine thoughts, which she had kept hidden in her heart, to someone she had only met twice and known for less than two hours.

Lu Yuan glared at Xia Xue helplessly.

This guy is just too approachable.

No, she has never suffered such a loss before.

Lu Yuan's eyes darted around, she sighed, and asked, "Judging from today's scene, you're not having a good time at the Xia family."

Xia Xue glanced at Lu Yuan, then looked away, gently stroking Ma Zong as she replied, "It's alright. Whenever there's a problem, just ask Father, Eldest Sister, or Yao Yao, and they'll always handle it properly."

Lu Yuan blinked.

"Going to your parents every time something happens? That's way too much..."

That's cheating, isn't it?

Xia Xue tilted her head: "Do you know what the best way to minimize losses and maximize gains when you encounter trouble?"

Lu Yuan's eyes lit up.

"What is it?"

Xia Xue parted her lips slightly and said leisurely, "I won't get involved."

Unless, of course, I have no choice but to enter.

Upon hearing this, Lu Yuan sat on her horse, pondered for a long time, and then sighed, "I wish I had met you sooner."

Lu Yuan looked south, her eyes filled with memories, and said in a long voice, "Back then, I was too superstitious about things like getting revenge quickly and getting slapped in the face on the spot. As a result, I offended a lot of people. Although my father, brothers, and elders all smoothed things over, my reputation in Hong Kong's elite circles became very bad."

Lu Yuan gave a wry smile.

"My dad often says that it's a good thing he arranged a marriage for me when I was little, otherwise he would be worried to death."

Xia Xue glanced at Lu Yuan.

"Do you care a lot about your reputation?"

Lu Yuan shrugged.

"A good reputation is always better than a bad reputation."

Then she added another sentence.

"At least it will ease the worries of our elders."

Xia Xue smiled and said, "Your elders would prefer to see you live a happy and fulfilling life."

Lu Yuan pouted and glared at Xia Xue with displeasure.

"How come we've ended up talking about me again? That's not fair. You have to tell us about your situation too."

Xia Xue smiled and shook her head.

"Isn't my situation all in the information you've collected?"

Lu Yuan shrank back and gave a dry laugh.

"These are all standard practices among wealthy families, Xiaoxue. I absolutely did not intend to investigate you behind your back."

Xia Xue showed no sign of anger.

"I know, and I will also use my own methods to collect your information."

Lu Yuan exhaled, then realized what was happening.

That's not right, it's my own methods.

Could it be that she wasn't using the Xia family's resources?

Could it be that Xia Xue has another hidden identity?

People have a thousand faces, and things have ten thousand forms.

Could she be a person with a thousand faces?

It's probably not possible.

Xia Xue suddenly spoke up: "You're not making things up about me in your mind, are you?"

Lu Yuan was startled and quickly shook her head in denial.

"No, how could that be?"

Damn it, does Xia Xue have mind-reading abilities?

Xia Xue sensed something, tilted her head, and glanced at Lu Yuan.

"It's still early, let's run two more laps."

As he spoke, he squeezed the horse's belly with his legs.

"drive!"

gallop away.

Lu Yuan quickly said, "Wait for me."

As I sped along, all my previous distracting thoughts were left behind.

"I refuse to believe that my authentic Mongolian horsemanship is inferior to your Han horsemanship."