She wanted to go back and say thank you, but then she thought better of it; by this moment, she was already feeling the chill.
Lan Yuchu saw her standing there motionless and thought that if she hadn't refused on her behalf, she might have gone to help.
"Go call your parents and tell them I made dinner, and remind them to come home early?"
Seeing that she didn't move, he could only offer her a way out.
"Okay!" Lin Qiyue silently went to do her work.
As they reached the door, Lan Yuchu reminded them again, "Did you bring any money?"
Lin Qiyue only realized at this moment that she should call to ask for money.
How embarrassing!
Lan Yuchu thought she had lost her mind. She took out a towel to wipe her hands and pulled out a wad of coins from her pocket.
He walked up to her, took her hand, and placed it directly in Lin Qiyue's hand.
"It's just a phone call, you don't need to spend so much!" Lin Qiyue felt it wasn't right to take other people's money!
"Take it, don't give it to anyone else!" This was a serious remark, meant to remind her.
Lin Qiyue gave an awkward laugh and nodded slightly with a forced smile.
He strolled out slowly, and as soon as he stepped outside, he saw Lan Yusui returning.
The two people looked at each other.
"I heard you went to meet some random man?" Lan Yusui's tone was a bit fierce as she looked Lin Qiyue up and down, and couldn't help but complain, "If you didn't, then explain properly. Why don't you just open your mouth? You like being talked about, but my second brother can't bear such a fabricated charge."
After saying that, he went home in a huff.
Lin Qiyue hadn't said a word yet.
After walking a few steps, she saw an older woman carrying a vegetable basket return. She looked Lin Qiyue up and down and teased, "Qiyue! I just saw a soldier touch you. You're shameless, flirting with men everywhere. Isn't this making Yu Chu a cuckold?"
Her tone was very unfriendly, and Lin Qiyue originally didn't want to pay attention to her, but she looked at her with disdain.
Before she lost consciousness, it seems she said that another man had touched her body.
If Lan Yusui just said that, then it must have already spread throughout the compound by now.
Just thinking about it gives me a headache.
"Auntie, according to you, if I accidentally fall into the water, those soldiers can just stand by and watch me die! What kind of grudge do you hold against me that you want me to die? Even if I die, your daughter probably won't be able to marry into our family."
"I... If I were you, I'd rather be dead than be touched by another man. I'd lose my innocence."
Lin Qiyue cursed inwardly, "Old feudalist!"
This woman is quite something; she's the biggest gossip in the family compound. Her husband is the chief of staff of the military region, and they were betrothed when they were children. She's two years older than her husband.
Her name was Liu Zhaodi. Originally, the betrothal was arranged for her to be her current husband's elder brother, but unfortunately, her brother died in battle, so he could only marry his brother's fiancée according to his parents' wishes.
She has two daughters, but no sons yet.
"Auntie, I heard that your daughter was groped on the face by a thug on her way home from get off work the other day? Does that mean she has to marry that thug, or should we just let her jump into the river and die?"
"You're talking nonsense! My daughter was forced into it, how can it be the same?" Enraged, Liu Zhaodi immediately pointed at Lin Qiyue and cursed, "You shameless woman, talking nonsense here! Let me tell you, your dating with that wild man is real, it's...it's..."
He stopped talking halfway through his sentence.
Lin Qiyue remembered this person. Shen Qingmiao liked to talk about the original owner's deeds in front of her, always saying that the original owner was not content with being alone and had a secret rendezvous with an old man under a big tree by the downstream lake today.
She must have gone to see what was going on, and then she saw Lin Qiyue being rescued. She then assumed that Lin Qiyue had been having an affair with a soldier and that she had jumped into the lake to commit suicide, and that she was ashamed to face anyone.
"But what? Your daughter was groped by someone, it was forced, but I fell into the lake and was rescued, it was voluntary. Besides, the person who rescued me was kind enough to do so. You're spreading rumors about me having an affair with that person. I'm going to report you to the Women's Federation for spreading rumors."
Lin Qiyue's statement was reasonable and well-founded.
Enraged, Liu Zhaodi wasn't afraid at all. She sneered and mocked, "That man even touched your chest. Don't forget you're a married woman. If you go and complain to the Women's Federation, you'll only embarrass your mother-in-law. Do you think I'm afraid of you, you little bitch!"
"I just want everyone to judge. I wasn't touched by a man, but I want the Women's Federation to know that your daughter was touched by someone, and whether you should marry him or not. I'm embarrassed, let's see who's embarrassed! I forgot to tell you, the person who saved me was my own husband, Lan Yuchu. We're husband and wife, it's normal for him to do whatever he wants to me! You should really think about your daughter!"
After saying that, he couldn't help but show a triumphant, mocking expression. "Anyway, the Women's Federation probably hasn't closed for the day yet. I'll go and settle this matter."
"You bitch!"
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