Chapter 926 Disappeared from My Sight
The villagers who had been watching immediately made way for them, and no one dared to utter a sound.
Ge Qifei looked embarrassed and annoyed. "What is Lu Xiangjun doing?"
Shu Yu stood on the steps, looking down at him. "Don't you recognize me? You were just pretending to be clueless. You said the annulment of the engagement was your parents' decision, and you were locked up at the time, right?"
"……yes."
"Then why aren't they shut down now?"
Ge Qifei pursed his lips, swayed as he stood up, and said, "After the engagement is broken off, my parents will naturally no longer need to keep me locked up."
"Oh, so you're saying you were free after the engagement was broken off? Then why didn't you come to Lan Hua to apologize, explain, and repent back then? When Lan Hua was criticized by everyone for breaking off the engagement, you didn't come to comfort or protect her. Why are you pretending to be so affectionate now? Your affection comes at a very opportune time, just after I became the village head?"
Ge Qifei's expression changed slightly, and the other villagers began to discuss among themselves.
Shu Yu ignored him and warned, "The engagement is off. If you keep pestering me like this, don't blame me for being impolite."
"Lu Xiangjun, I just want to see Lan Hua, she..."
"You think you can just see her like that? What kind of person are you? Lan Hua was hurt by the broken engagement and doesn't even dare to leave her house. How dare you see her? Get out of my sight right now!!"
Ge Qifei was frightened by the coldness in her eyes, especially since Ying Xi silently drew a dagger from her waist. The dagger was drawn from its sheath, gleaming with a cold light, and looked extremely sharp.
Ge Qifei swallowed hard, then turned and ran.
Shu Yu scoffed, "He ran away quite nimbly, didn't he? I thought he was injured somewhere, looking so disheveled."
Everyone suddenly realized, "Yes, would an injured person run that fast?"
Shu Yu turned to look at Ying Xi, who silently put the dagger away again.
This dagger is very useful; it's sharp, delicate, and feels good in the hand. Shu Yu bought it for her yesterday when they went shopping. Not only her, Ying Dong also has one, and Ying Xi likes it very much.
Ge Qifei ran away, but Shu Yu gave Ying Xi a wink. Then she turned around and was about to knock on the door when the gate opened.
Li ran out and, upon seeing Shu Yu, hurriedly greeted her with a smile, "Oh, it's Shu Yu! I was wondering why I heard a familiar voice, and it really is you! Come in quickly!"
"Auntie." Shu Yu nodded and was about to walk inside.
Just then, a few people ran over from a distance, calling out, "Lu Xiangjun."
Shu Yu turned her head and saw that it was village chief Fan Zhong.
Fan Zhong was probably panting heavily from running, but he had an excited smile on his face.
It seems he's been having a very comfortable time these past two days.
"Why did you come at this time, Mr. Lu? Is it because of the matter of repairing the ancestral graves? Your uncle has already told me about it, and now they are choosing a date."
Shu Yu nodded, "That's indeed why I came here. Another reason is to go back to the village to recruit people."
"We're hiring." Fan Zhong was stunned. "Hiring what kind of people?"
"Didn't the Emperor bestow a house upon me before? Now I'm going to renovate it properly and move in. My father said that the uncles and elders in the village are all people I know well and can trust, so he asked me to come back and see if I could recruit a few people to help."
Before Fan Zhong could react, the villagers watching became excited. "Lord Lu, are you looking for someone to repair your house? Anyone will do? We'll all go!"
(End of this chapter)
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