Chapter 3 The Savior

Grandma Lu smiled and took Liu Zhixia's hand, saying, "It'll definitely work! Our Zhixia is the most caring person. Come to our house tonight, and Grandma will cook you a nice meal."

Liu Zhixia calmly withdrew her hand: "Grandma Lu, I'm fine. Besides, this whole thing was caused by Gu Zhiqing, and I was just a little frightened. The soldier in the room is the victim. If you want to apologize, you should ask that soldier."

Grandma Lu looked at Liu Zhixia in surprise, feeling as if she had become a completely different person today.

She just wanted to apologize to Zhixia for her grandson's matter, how did it become an apology for Gu Zhiqing's matter in her mouth?

She was about to explain when the doctor came out of the room.

Everyone's attention was diverted.

Lu Jianping quickly ran up to him.

Neither of the two young soldiers who came to help their brigade can get into trouble!

Otherwise, if they report this, their son's affair with Gu Mansheng will be exposed, and their past acts of bullying and tyranny will also be revealed.

The villagers were naturally afraid that the matter would escalate and affect the entire brigade, so they all watched the doctor nervously.

"He's fine, just a minor injury, he'll be fine after a couple of days of rest."

Hearing the doctor's words, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Liu Zhixia pulled Zhang Xiuying: "Mother, leave this to Father, let's go in and see the person who saved me."

Zhang Xiuying nodded repeatedly: "We really should go and thank them properly!"

Seeing the two preparing to go inside, Lu Jianping made a move to follow them, but Liu Zhixia gave him a calm look that made him feel a little intimidated.

"Captain Lu, why don't you go outside and deal with the annulment of the engagement with my father first?"

Just then, Liu Shouren arrived late, having already learned what had happened from the fourth brother.

"Captain, you owe the Liu family and my daughter an explanation!"

Outside the house, everything was in chaos, but inside, the three people stared at each other quietly.

A young man with a gentle face and a youthful appearance teased the person lying on the bed, "Brother Chen, you usually run away from girls in fear, but this time you reacted quickly. Even Lu Kai, who was standing next to the girl, didn't react in time. You managed to save her."

"Tell me, this young lady just broke off her engagement. If she sees you like this later, will she be willing to offer herself to you?"

The person lying on the bed hadn't uttered a sound since being carried in. His resolute face was expressionless, and his cold eyes made people want to keep their distance from him.

He frowned slightly: "Don't talk nonsense! People in the village can be very gossipy. If they hear this, they'll start to doubt my motives for saving people."

Xu Zhigang's gaze then shifted to Lu Kai: "That's true. This is the village where Kai grew up. You should be more familiar with that girl, right? Childhood sweethearts?"

Lu Kai blushed slightly and coughed awkwardly, "We grew up together, you could say. However, she was engaged to Huaiyuan when she was young, and they've been avoiding each other ever since. I also went to the army, so we've become quite estranged now."

In his memory, Liu Zhixia had always been a gentle girl, speaking softly and gently. She had never been so fierce as she was today. It seems that girls really do change a lot as they grow up.

Despite some discrepancies from his memories, he surprisingly felt that Liu Zhixia possessed an even more captivating charm than before. Breaking off the engagement with Liu Zhixia would undoubtedly be a loss for Lu Huaiyuan!

Xu Zhigang, oblivious to the change in Lu Kai's expression, lowered his voice and said to Lu Kai, "Brother Kai, what's going on between Lu Huaiyuan and that educated youth in your village? They wouldn't really..."

Lu Kai stroked his chin and thought for a moment: "It shouldn't be that bad."

"Is that so?" Shen Yi asked indifferently, his tone laced with mockery.

Lu Kai paused for a moment, then said sullenly, "I've always been in the army. If it weren't for this opportunity, I don't know when I would have been able to come back on leave. In my memory, Huaiyuan has always been polite and doesn't seem like the kind of person who would do something like this."

"A normal person wouldn't instinctively pull a strange girl into their arms in such a dangerous situation."

Shen Yi's words startled both of them.

They had encountered several rescue operations before, but they had never seen Lu Huaiyuan behave so abnormally.

Especially Shen Yi, who used his own body to block the attack when saving people, and he didn't even touch Liu Zhixia.

So, Lu Huaiyuan really did have an affair with that educated youth!

A nameless fire ignited in Lu Kai's chest. He clenched his fists, eager to go out and confront Lu Huaiyuan.

At this moment, the curtain was pulled open, and Liu Zhixia walked in from outside, extinguishing Lu Kai's anger. Upon seeing her, Xu Zhigang and Lu Kai both stood up reflexively.

Lying on the bed, Shen Yi looked at Liu Zhixia and was slightly taken aback. It felt like they had only been apart for a short while, but her gaze had become firm.

Liu Zhixia looked at the three people in the room and felt a little emotional.

In her previous life, she only had the chance to see them on television; Lu Kai had always been the pride of the village.

Meanwhile, Shen Yi, who was lying in bed, became a big shot, and his name became a household name.

Zhang Xiuying looked at everyone in the room and found them all to be energetic and better looking than Lu Huaiyuan, especially the one lying on the bed, whom she liked more and more the more she looked at him!

She stepped forward and asked worriedly, "Young man, are you alright?"

Shen Yi nodded slightly and said gently, "Auntie, don't worry, it's just a muscle strain. You'll be fine after lying down for a while."

Zhang Xiuying said guiltily, "Oh, I'm so sorry! You came to help so kindly, but you got injured while saving my girl. How can I bear this? I was so anxious just now that I didn't realize it!"

"Wait here, your aunt has dried some sausages, I'll go get them for you to help you recover!"

Zhang Xiuying made a move to go out, but Liu Zhixia pulled her back.

“Mother, soldiers can’t accept even a needle or thread from the public. If someone reports us, we’ll only cause them trouble. Why don’t you come over for dinner tonight and thank them properly?”

Hearing that Zhang Xiuying was going to get something, the three of them became a little nervous and were about to stop her, but Liu Zhixia was faster than them.

On one side is a thank-you gift, and on the other is a meal. If they refuse both, it would make them seem too arrogant.

Xu Zhigang glanced at the two people beside him, scratched his head, and said, "We can't take the food, but we can take the food, right?"

He couldn't stand the overly enthusiastic aunties who would always try to give them things after doing good deeds. Since everyone was struggling financially, they couldn't accept the gifts, so they had to return them to each household. And returning them always involved some back and forth with these people.

He gets a headache just thinking about that scene.

Shen Yi and Xu Zhigang were brought back to the village by Lu Kai. He naturally knew that the military discipline was strict and was afraid of causing trouble for the two of them, so he quickly said, "Then I'll have to trouble you tonight, Auntie. Just make a simple meal."

Zhang Xiuying patted her forehead. There were too many people here, so it wasn't appropriate to give them things in public. She could give them things when they left after dinner.