Chapter 338 Lifesaver
Jianing County, Henan Province.
After hanging up the phone, Chu Mingzhou walked out of the temporary office with a sullen face.
Chen Lefang was still standing not far from the door, holding the lunch box in her hand and pursing her lips slightly.
When she saw Chu Mingzhou coming out, her eyes lit up almost immediately.
Chu Mingzhou glanced at her coldly and walked straight out.
Chen Lefang hurriedly trotted after him, "Colonel Chu, please have a few bites. I made this for you myself. I also specially steamed some egg custard to help heal your wounds..."
Chu Mingzhou stopped and turned around.
Chen Lefang, however, acted as if she didn't see anything and just bumped into him.
However, unlike what she expected, Chu Mingzhou moved extremely quickly and took several steps back.
Chen Lefang staggered violently.
"Chu Mingzhou!"
"Doctor Chen, we came to Jianing County for a mission. You have a heavy burden on your shoulders. Please get down to work as soon as possible. Also, please call me Colonel Chu. I don't want to hear you call me by my name anymore."
Chen Lefang felt that his tone was too serious and his attitude was too cold, and she felt wronged. "You risked your life to save me, so what if I cook a few meals for you?
Colonel Chu, I am not a heartless person, please don't refuse. Only by taking good care of you can I concentrate on my work."
Her stubbornness not only failed to shake Chu Mingzhou, but instead he felt that she was unruly and annoyed him.
"Doctor Chen, you should be aware of military rules and regulations. Personal emotions and private affairs should not interfere with the execution of normal tasks during work. I saved you out of my military duty, not asking you to repay me in this way."
Chu Mingzhou's voice was extremely serious, and his words were even more inhuman, especially the majesty revealed in his eyes, which made Chen Lefang subconsciously take a step back.
“Your frequent visits to deliver meals to me will not only affect my work, but will also cause unnecessary misunderstandings, which will not be beneficial to our mission at all.
Besides, you just crossed the line. My wife is in poor health and is pregnant. I don’t want her to misunderstand me!”
Chen Lefang's lips trembled slightly, and hurt flashed in his eyes. "Colonel Chu, I just want to express my gratitude. I have no other intentions. How can you say that to me? I just want to take care of you when you are injured."
"I appreciate your gratitude, but I don't need this kind of special care. You should focus on your job. The disaster is not over yet, and we still have a lot of important things to do."
"But……"
Chu Mingzhou ignored Chen Lefang and turned around and walked away.
Chen Lefang stood there, watching Chu Mingzhou's departing back, and the lunch box in her hand gradually became heavy.
She bit her lip, feeling a mixture of grievance and discomfort. Taking a deep breath, Chen Lefang adjusted her emotions before turning around and walking towards her work station.
After being criticized so harshly by Chu Mingzhou, if it were an ordinary female comrade, she would have behaved herself and taken the initiative to avoid suspicion.
But Chen Lefang is not like that, she is stubborn.
Even more courageous after setbacks.
She felt that she had nothing to regret and that repaying a favor was a good virtue.
From then on, Chen Lefang still delivered meals to Chu Mingzhou on time every day. Even if Chu Mingzhou did not accept them, she was not discouraged.
He began to look for various opportunities to support him at work and became Chu Mingzhou's most loyal "helper".
Whenever there was a work discussion, she was always the first to come to Chu Mingzhou and affirm him.
Whenever there is a medical problem, she will provide accurate and targeted advice.
However, her professional skills were so strong that Chu Mingzhou and others could not object.
She didn't even seek credit, and would give all the credit to Chu Mingzhou.
All these behaviors inevitably lead to misunderstandings.
Once, the team was discussing the next epidemic prevention plan.
Chen Lefang waited for Chu Mingzhou to finish the details, and immediately said, "Colonel Chu, I think your plan is perfect. If we follow your plan, we will definitely be able to completely control the post-disaster epidemic. You are really amazing."
Her voice was so loud that the surrounding soldiers heard it, and some of them couldn't help but cast strange glances at her.
Chu Mingzhou frowned, his face showing displeasure, and responded coldly: "This is the result of everyone's joint efforts, not my own credit. Doctor Chen, I hope you can look at the work objectively and give more constructive suggestions instead of blindly praising."
Chen Lefang's cheeks turned slightly red, but she did not stop blushing.
Another time, when Chu Mingzhou was inspecting the key rescue villages, Chen Lefang followed him and kept saying some caring words beside him, "Colonel Chu, be careful and don't touch the wound. If you need anything, just tell me. My main goal now is to take good care of you."
Chu Mingzhou could no longer bear it. He stopped what he was doing and looked at Chen Lefang seriously. "Doctor Chen, I remind you again, please don't mix personal emotions into your work, otherwise I will report your behavior to your superiors. Now, please return to your post immediately and do what you should do."
Chen Lefang bit her lip, feeling extremely aggrieved, and whispered, "Colonel Chu, you risked your life to save me. If it weren't for you, I..."
Even though Chu Mingzhou refused in every possible way, others still felt that there was something wrong between the two of them, but no one dared to say it.
Chu Mingzhou is a cold person to begin with, and he is even more impatient with these trivial matters. He doesn't even get enough sleep every day, so how can he have the energy to deal with her?
As time went by, Chu Mingzhou worked harder and harder. He was eager to return home and just wanted to finish the rescue work as soon as possible.
He wanted to see Lin Anan very much!
But what Chu Mingzhou never expected was that on the day he applied to be transferred back.
Chen Lefang appeared in the Northwest Military Region team again and smiled sweetly at Chu Mingzhou, "Colonel Chu, I admire the spirit and hard work of my comrades in the Northwest Military Region, so I applied for a transfer to the Northwest Military Region to practice medicine, and the organization has approved it. Please take care of me in the future!"
Chu Mingzhou's face suddenly became so gloomy that water seemed to drip out of it.
Chen Lefang, however, pretended not to see it and continued to smile, "Colonel Chu, you saved my life. From now on, you will be my weather vane. I will follow your example and contribute to the soldiers of the Northwest Military Region.
Of course, please don't misunderstand me. I won't cause you any trouble. I will put all my energy into my work."
Chu Mingzhou didn't even want to look at her, and said in a cold voice, "Everyone gather and set off!"
"yes!"
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