On his way back from buying fruit, Lu Chen happened to see a familiar figure not far away.

Xu Qianli was happily carrying a bag of things towards the hospital.

"Xu Qianli, what are you doing?" Lu Chen asked, looking at Xu Qianli.

Upon hearing Lu Chen's voice, Xu Qianli, who was immersed in happiness, was truly startled.

"Lu...Lu Chen, what are you doing so late?"

Feeling guilty, Xu Qianli stared at Lu Chen.

Before Lu Chen could respond, she asked worriedly, "How are you? Are you feeling better?"

Lu Chen said, "It's nothing. Where are you going?"

“I’m going to see Dr. Liu. She’s on the night shift today,” Xu Qianli said seriously. “I saw her at the hospital last night and know she’s on the night shift today. She’s not usually busy tonight, so I’ll go and keep her company.”

Seeing Xu Qianli's happy expression, Lu Chen reached out and patted his chest.

"Cough cough!"

Xu Qianli coughed immediately after being slapped by Lu Chen, clutching his chest and glaring angrily at Lu Chen, saying, "Are you sick?!"

Then he started complaining!

"If I hadn't pulled you off the battlefield, you wouldn't have had the chance to see your wife. Don't you know how to treat me better?" Xu Qianli's expression told Lu Chen that he was very angry.

Lu Chen said, "Yes, yes, I should thank you. When I feel better, I'll invite you to my house for dinner, how about that?"

Xu Qianli smiled and raised an eyebrow, saying, "That's more like it!"

Looking down at the piping hot food, then glancing up at Lu Chen, she said, "I'm not talking to you anymore, I'm going to find Xinlan."

As Xu Qianli was about to leave, Lu Chen stopped him and said, "It's not appropriate for you to go see Dr. Liu right now."

When Lu Chen went shopping earlier, he overheard people talking about Liu Xinlan.

"Why isn't it suitable?" Xu Qianli asked, puzzled.

Lu Chen stared at Xu Qianli, took a slow breath, and said, "You've just returned; it's not a good time for you to go see her."

Although it wasn't explicitly stated, Xu Qianli understood what Lu Chen meant.

In these extraordinary times, everyone is on edge.

“You’re not afraid because of your good background. It won’t affect you, but it will have a big impact on her.” Lu Chen knew that Xu Qianli was not afraid of anything, but Liu Xinlan was completely different. Although she was a doctor, it was precisely because of her identity as a doctor that she saved her.

After hearing Lu Chen's reminder, Xu Qianli fell silent.

Looking down at the chicken soup that the cafeteria chef had helped me make, it seemed I couldn't send it over.

Lu Chen could sense his obvious distress; loving someone but not being able to have them was indeed very painful.

"Just find someone to give it to her. The sentiment is what matters." Lu Chen gently patted Xu Qianli's shoulder, wondering if speaking to Xu Qianli like that was too harsh.

Xu Qianli nodded silently, without saying anything.

Lu Chen glanced at it a few times and then walked back.

Xu Qianli stood there in a daze for a long time.

I still can't understand why two people can't be together.

He is not afraid of anything.

His only fear was that Liu Xinlan didn't like him at all, and he couldn't afford to gamble.

Every time a glimmer of hope arises in my heart, I am met with disappointment again and again.

Looking towards the hospital, Xu Qianli gripped the insulated lunchbox in his hand tightly, and finally headed in that direction.

However, instead of going in himself, he asked a nurse for help.

Liu Xinlan had just arrived at work when she checked on the patients' conditions, completed the handover, and returned to her office.

"Dr. Liu, are you done with your work?" The nurse knocked on the door and came in.

Liu Xinlan was writing a medical record when she looked up at the nurse. "No, what's wrong? Has something happened to the patient?"

"No, I just came to see you. This is some soup for you, drink it quickly."

The nurse placed the soup on the table. Liu Xinlan looked at the nurse and asked in confusion, "Xiaohua, I ate dinner with you in the cafeteria."

"This was prepared for you by someone who was worried about working night shifts and ruining their health."

As soon as Chen Xiaohua said that, Liu Xinlan knew who it was.

I stared at the thermos in surprise!

"He was afraid that you would feel guilty if you found out, so he asked me to bring it to you and told me to keep it a secret."

Judging from Liu Xinlan's expression, Chen Xiaohua knew that they both liked each other. "Instructor Xu is a good person. He comes from a good family and is not afraid of anything. He has ignored your advances many times. He knows that you are afraid of implicating Instructor Xu because of your mentor, but you have never asked him if he is afraid. You know the nature of being a soldier. There is danger at any time. It will be too late to regret it later."

Chen Xiaohua actually envied Liu Xinlan. She was a good person, very capable, and had such an outstanding person who liked her.

This is something she can never achieve.

As a good friend, I hope Liu Xinlan can face her own heart.

"I'm not busy now, you can drink the soup." Chen Xiaohua closed the door.

Silence returned to the office.

Liu Xinlan reached out and touched the lunchbox; it was still warm.

When Xu Qianli brought Lu Chen to check on the wound last night, he noticed that Xu Qianli had lost a lot of weight and was in poor spirits.

He can't even take care of himself, yet he's thinking about Liu Xinlan.

A pang of sadness welled up inside me. I sniffed, opened the lid, and smelled the aroma of chicken soup.

Before, when her mother was still alive, Liu Xinlan was often sick, and her mother would always make her chicken soup.

For a long time after her mother passed away, Liu Xinlan refused to eat chicken or drink chicken soup.

As time went by, eating chicken became a luxury.

After taking a small sip, Liu Xinlan found the taste quite different from her mother's, but she thought it was delicious.

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