Chapter 157 The Strange Ways the Lu Family Get Along

Yun Shu took the eyeballs out and asked her seriously, "Where are the things you stole? Did you give them to that old woman?"

The female ghost said somewhat aggrievedly, "That's right, they're not with me. Every time I use my ghost magic to steal something, it goes into the old woman's luxurious tomb, and I haven't gotten a single one myself!"

Sigh, I was thinking of stealing more handsome guys' clothes to keep as a secret collection, but they were all moved to that old woman's grave. I don't have a single piece left!

Lu Shijing's face darkened instantly upon hearing her last sentence. The thought of a strange female ghost groveling at his clothes made him feel uneasy.

With a grim expression, he said to Yun Shu, "Could you help me find my things?"

He could let the antiques go, he wasn't short of them anyway, but he had to get his clothes back. He would burn them rather than let them fall into the hands of this female ghost!

"Can."

Yun Shu stared at the eyeballs for a moment, thinking that this might also be related to the curse on the eyeballs.

The old woman trapped other ghosts inside her eyeballs and then made them use ghost magic to steal things; the ghost spell would then teleport the items to her.

Yun Shu thought of the eyeball that Fu Yuezhong had received; there was probably something fishy inside it too. Fu Yuezhong was also a wealthy man; his family must have many antiques.

The old woman sent her eyeballs out, and in return, she received a continuous stream of treasures in the tomb. Because the treasures were stolen by other ghosts, even if someone hired a master to exorcise them, the exorcism wouldn't reach her.

"That old woman is really good at scheming."

Yun Shu realized that the eyeballs she had taken from Fu Yuezhong were missing, and it was very likely that they had gone back to the old woman or to Fu Yuezhong.

But she only gave Fu Yuezhong her phone number; she didn't have his contact information and couldn't call to remind him.

Then we can only wait for Fu Yuezhong and his wife to realize something is wrong and call her.

Yun Shu applied slight pressure with her hands, using her spiritual power to envelop the eyeballs, completely breaking the red curse inside them.

"Ah! I'm out!"

A surprised voice came from their eyes, followed by a surge of black ghostly energy that formed a human figure in front of them.

Yun Shu saw a pale-faced, long-haired female ghost. She wasn't bad-looking, but there were two large, bloody holes around her eyes, which made her look particularly eerie.

Moreover, as the female ghost emerged from her eyes, the room was filled with black ghostly energy, and Yun Shu could sense that this female ghost was an evil spirit.

But before, there was very little ghostly energy in Lu Shijing's house; you couldn't find it unless you looked carefully.

Yun Shu looked at the eyeball in her hand, "It seems that the old woman's curse can also cover up the ghostly aura, making it even harder to be caught."

That old woman truly lived up to her reputation as a demon; not only did she have many ways to harm people, but she was also incredibly cautious. I wonder how many years she's been around.

Yun Shu said to the female ghost, "Take me to the old woman's luxurious tomb. Once the things are found, I will return the eyeballs to you."

"All right."

The female ghost agreed.

Although not having eyes doesn't affect a female ghost's movement, it's not very aesthetically pleasing. Moreover, if a soul loses its eyes, it will remain blind even in future reincarnations.

Yun Shu looked at Lu Shijing and said, "You should rest at home. I'll have her take me to find the things."

The main reason was that she received 1 billion yuan from Lu Shijing. Although it was supposed to be money to buy amulets, Lu Shijing would never be able to use up so many amulets in his lifetime, so Yun Shu wanted to help him solve this problem as soon as possible.

She doesn't like owing favors to others.

Lu Shijing glanced at the time; it was already midnight. He said to Yun Shu, "No rush. Take you home to rest first, and we'll look for it tomorrow."

He thought for a moment and then said, "Among those things are some of my personal belongings, so I'll have to go with you to look for them later."

"Alright."

Since Lu Shijing had said so, Yun Shu wasn't in a hurry to go look for it. Instead, she made a talisman to lock up the female ghost.

Lu Shijing drove Yun Shu back home.

Before leaving, he told Yun Shu, "Call me tomorrow."

Yun Shu realized that tomorrow wasn't the weekend, but a workday, and asked him, "Aren't you going to work tomorrow?" She remembered that Lu Shijing was very busy with work.

He replied, "I can go to work, but you can call me and I don't have to."

Yun Shu responded with an "oh," feeling envious.

It's great to be your own boss; you can go to work when you want, and you don't have to when you don't want to.

If she had been this rich before, she could have just quit the talent show.

When Lu Shijing saw Yun Shu's expression that said, "You're so rich and so willful, I'm so envious," without any other emotion, his expression became complicated.

"Then I'm leaving."

Yun Shu's voice came through.

Seeing that she was about to get off the bus, Lu Shijing suddenly said, "Yunshu, after you find the things tomorrow, let's have dinner together. My parents said they want to see you."

"Huh?" Yun Shu looked at him with a puzzled expression. "Why do your parents want to see me?"

Lu Shijing was silent for a moment, "They don't know about our divorce yet, they just want to see how we've been doing lately."

"Um?"

Yun Shu was even more puzzled.

"Then you should talk to them."

Lu Shijing fell silent again, this time for a long time, before he said, "They asked us to get married before, and I was afraid they wouldn't be able to accept it if I told them about the divorce."

Yun Shu thought back to the first time she met Lu Shijing's parents. She felt that he was very opinionated and didn't seem like the kind of person who would listen to his parents' arrangements.

Seeing her frowning and looking conflicted, Lu Shijing said, "I rarely see them. Let's have a meal together tomorrow, and you can just pretend we're not divorced."

"All right."

It was just a meal, so Yun Shu didn't mind. After all, she had received so much money, so helping Lu Shijing with a small favor was no big deal.

"Um."

After Yun Shu got out of the car and left, Lu Shijing made a phone call to his father.

Let's have dinner together tomorrow.

"Okay, okay!" Mr. Lu said, flattered. "What would you like to eat? I'll have someone arrange it!"

Hearing his tone, Lu Shijing felt a sudden surge of irritation.

From childhood to adulthood, his parents always addressed him as "you" and never hugged or kissed him like ordinary parents would, nor did they ever sleep in the same room with him.

When he was a child, Lu Shijing didn't feel anything, assuming that all parents were like that. Until one time, he stayed at Mu Qing's house for a night, and he realized that Mu Qing's relationship with his parents was completely different.

As Lu Shijing grew up, he increasingly felt that the way his parents interacted with him was like the way a subordinate treats a superior—polite, distant, and cautious.

Even if he made a mistake, his parents never hit or scolded him; they treated him with utmost care.

Fortunately, Lu Shijing was intelligent from a young age, loved reading and learning on his own, and established a normal set of values.

Otherwise, the way Lu's parents interact would definitely raise a lawless brat.

Are you still there?

Seeing that Lu Shijing hadn't spoken, Lu's father cautiously asked him a question.

Lu Shijing sighed and said, "You don't need to be so polite with me. We can have dinner together at home tomorrow night. I'll bring Yun Shu over."

"Yun Shu?"

Mr. Lu was taken aback. "Did you commit bigamy with her? Bigamy is good, that way you won't encounter any danger!"

"..."

Normally, if Lu Shijing heard his father address him as "you" again, he would want to hang up immediately.

But this time, he patiently said, "She doesn't know that you know about the divorce."

"ah?"

Mr. Lu was stunned.

What does this mean?

After a while, he realized, "Oh, you mean we should pretend we don't know?"