First shift arrived.
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"Chuchuchu... Chuxia..." Liu ijun clutched Chuxia’s hand, trembling all over. If not for the pain pinching her skin, she would have thought she was dreaming.
"I’m sorry for scaring you." Chuxia looked at her apologetically. If she had known Wang Jun would show up, she wouldn’t have dragged her along.
After calming down, Liu ijun looked around to make sure no one was paying attention, then pulled Chuxia to a secluded spot and said solemnly, "I promise, I won’t tell anyone!"
"It’s fine..." Chuxia was amused by her expression. "Actually, that guy is the half-brother of one of my senior peers. For his own gain, he wants her to marry a man nearly twenty years older than her.
She refused, so he’s been threatening her in various ways. When he ca to trouble her that day, I was there too. He looked at strangely.
I was afraid sothing would really happen, so I told Zhou Mikang. That’s why soone has been secretly protecting these past few days. Now that he’s been arrested, it’s safe."
"No need to keep it a secret?" Liu ijun was still shaken by the dangerous encounter. Watching that man almost stab Chuxia with a knife had frozen her in fear. She wanted to help but couldn’t move. Right before the knife reached Chuxia, a man jumped down from the upper floor and kicked the knife-wielding man downstairs. At the sa ti, Chuxia quickly pulled her upstairs, ensuring no one linked the chaos downstairs to them.
The whole process took about a minute. Fear, frustration, regret, and surprise flashed through her in such a short ti, leaving her exhausted.
"No need to keep it a secret. I pulled you away because I didn’t want others overthinking it." Chuxia smiled helplessly. "You know, I’m already in the spotlight right now. The less trouble, the better."
"True, if everyone saw, who knows what rumors they’d spread. It’s impossible to explain to every single person. Ah, being exceptional is exhausting..." Liu ijun looked at her sincerely. "I used to be really envious of you, honestly. Joining the dical team at the sa ti, I see you independently handling surgeries now, whereas I’ve only assisted once and already feel like a failure.
If I didn’t know how hard you work or your personality, I might also think, like others, that you’ve just been incredibly lucky, eting people who appreciate you, thus getting these opportunities.
But really, if you don’t have the ability, what would you do even if you had the opportunity? Like , if I had to perform surgery independently right now, I’d probably be scared stiff.
Those people who only feel envious and don’t reflect on their shortcomings, they’ll probably never beco truly respected doctors. Chuxia, I want to learn from you. Will you help in the future?"
If she had heard such words when she first arrived in this era, Chuxia would have felt awkward, but now she cherishes it.
When one among study companions stands out, others are bound to feel uneasy. Many friendships start to drift apart during such tis.
Like when she attends classes now, the dical team takes pride in her, but that’s in a large group setting. Privately, how many genuinely admire her from their heart?
Besides Luo Xiaoqiong, others probably don’t think much of it. Even if they don’t envy or resent, they might feel that given the opportunity, they wouldn’t do any worse.
So it’s actually suspicious if Liu ijun didn’t have any thoughts before.
The closeness between people often relies on secrets; nothing could be truer.
Before this, Liu ijun was one of her closest friends, along with Luo Xiaoqiong. But after Yun Doudou and Liu ijun started studying under the sa teacher, the two beca closer.
However, this kind of bond, while strong when together, tends to fade apart over ti. But now, her relationship with Liu ijun might enter a new phase.
From Liu ijun’s perspective, going through such a dangerous event together and being the first to know a secret that no one else did naturally brought her closer to Chuxia.
Moreover, Liu ijun’s personality isn’t petty and narrow-minded. Letting go of defenses would make ti spent together very comfortable.
Thinking this, Chuxia warmly grasped Liu ijun’s hand: "Let’s help and watch over each other. You have qualities I lack, like attentiveness and caution. That’s sothing I must learn from you."
"You don’t think I’m too rigid?" Liu ijun smiled shyly. "Doudou says I always do things too thodically, which makes others anxious. But I think doctors and nurses should indeed be more careful, considering we’re dealing with human lives, right?"
"Right!" Chuxia nodded, pulling her along. "Hurry to the restroom, I can’t hold it any longer."
"Oh right, how did I forget about that?"
Returning from the restroom, the downstairs had cald down. Back in the office, Luo Xiaoqiong sized them up: "Why did it take so long? Everything alright?"
"A little." Chuxia looked at Wang Jing, "Senior sister, Wang Jun ca looking, he was probably taken away."
Wang Jing stood up quickly, sizing her up and down, "Did that bastard hurt you? ijun, what about you?"
Liu ijun quickly waved her hands, "No, no, we’re all fine."
"What happened?" Yun Doudou looked at them with curiosity, "Did Jing’s brother take a liking to Beauty Lin?"
"Tch, would he want to stab with a knife if he liked ?" Chuxia rolled her eyes, "You think I’m way too irresistible."
"With a knife?" Luo Xiaoqiong angrily rolled up her sleeves, "Bastard! I heard soone got taken away earlier, but I didn’t think much of it. If I knew it was him, I would’ve gone out and slapped him to death!"
"What exactly happened?" Yun Doudou’s expression beca serious too. Among everyone here, she was actually closest to Chuxia. Even though she was with Liu ijun every day now, due to her connection with Zhou Hanliang and Zhou Mikang, Chuxia still felt closest to her.
"It’s all my fault for dragging Chuxia into it. Last ti Wang Jun ca, I spoke too freely and ntioned how I’ve been influenced by Chuxia, didn’t expect him to hold a grudge against her." Wang Jing looked at Chuxia with a guilty expression, "If anything really happened to you, I wouldn’t be able to face Regintal Commander Zhou even if I died."
"Alright, alright, I’m fine, stop with the hypotheticals." Chuxia smiled, changing the subject, "The soldiers on today’s mission are returning, Xiaoqiong and Doudou, don’t you both need to prepare in advance?"
"Prepare for what?" Luo Xiaoqiong exaggeratedly shook her hair, "I’m not going to dress up on purpose. If he doesn’t like as I am, the sooner we’re apart, the less heartache."
"Really?" Chuxia smirked, "Are you sure?"
"Of course..." Luo Xiaoqiong paused, angrily reaching to tug at Chuxia, "You bastard, setting up! You’re just trying to talk secretly with the senior sister; I’m leaving."
"Alright, stop making excuses, you’ve been waiting for so long, go tidy up, dress up, that’s not being intentional, it’s respect, what’s there to feel shy about?"
Being exposed by Chuxia, Luo Xiaoqiong blushed, stomped, and ran out, "I’ll go console her." Yun Doudou quickly followed, "Such an act!" Chuxia helplessly laughed, "Clearly anxious like a boiling pot inside, yet she’s acting all cool with ."
"I’ll go help them." Liu ijun laughed and stood up, "Those two confused ones probably can’t even find their clothes."
"ijun, I’m really not trying to shoo them away." Chuxia laughed, pulling her, "The troops should arrive around ten in the morning, probably after lunch, they’ll have a holiday. They both know about it.
You should understand their hearts wanting to et their loved ones in the best condition, didn’t see them keep checking the ti since just now? If we hadn’t co back earlier, they would’ve been restless."
"Yes, I can attest to that." Wang Jing couldn’t help but laugh, "Since you ntioned it, I really hadn’t thought about it, they indeed seed a bit restless earlier, I thought they were worried about the commotion outside, eager to watch the excitent."
"Haha, Senior sister’s guess is quite fitting to their personalities, however, I guess today they really have no heart to watch any commotion."
"When your brother attacked Chuxia earlier, I happened to be with her." Liu ijun proactively brought up the previous topic.
"Alas, it’s because my dad and his stepmom spoiled him, grandparents too, he didn’t learn well from a young age, no one to manage him, of course, he turned out to be a bum?" Wang Jing sighed, looking at Chuxia, "I plan to go see him today, if my dad won’t manage him, I’ll take him to the small house I and my aunt used to live in, and take care of him.
Initially, I was quite mad at him, but yesterday I learned about the hardships he’s faced over the years and how he tries to block that woman from harming , and seeing how he is now, I can’t ignore his plight."
"Have you discussed this with your aunt?"
"Not yet." Wang Jing shook her head, "I haven’t seen my aunt yet, but I think she will agree."
"Yes." Chuxia nodded, "I also think she will agree, yesterday she spoke with , and it seems she really feels sorry for your dad, but she can’t decide, can only worry."
"Yes, and before, whenever she ntioned my dad, I would get angry with her, between and my dad she’d definitely side with , after all, I am a child without a mother..."
Just as they were talking, the door opened, Wang Lei rushed in, "Xiao Jing, please take leave, accompany this afternoon to bring your dad back ho, otherwise, he’ll be tornted to death by that woman."
Wang Jing suddenly stood up, "Aunt, have you seen my dad?"
"No, Li Dajun inford , he called the factory." Wang Lei smiled apologetically to Chuxia, "Chuxia, ti is urgent, please go ask Song Xiaoyu for a leave." (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to go to Qidian (qidian) to vote for recomndation votes, monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian for reading.)
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