"With me here, she can forget about it!"
Qiao Xuemei gritted her teeth, increasingly feeling that it was really wrong of her to lose to Jiang Wanqing, whom Jiang Xiu had mentioned.
Seeing that she was angry, Jiang Xiu knew that she had achieved her goal. Now that she was in the countryside and Jiang Wanqing was here, only someone like Qiao Xuemei could be a sharp knife, which saved her a lot of trouble.
"Um... Comrade Qiao, I heard that Battalion Commander Cheng was injured. How is his injury? Will he recover?"
If I remember correctly, Cheng Ran was already teetering on the brink of death at this time in my previous life. She was assigned to take care of him. She smelled the rotting odor of his wounds and just went through the motions. As soon as he died, she ran away.
"Why are you asking this?" Qiao Xuemei frowned.
"Ah, I didn't mean anything by it. I was just thinking that if something happens to Battalion Commander Cheng, given my cousin's materialistic nature, she'll definitely run away. That'll expose her true colors. If Battalion Commander Cheng is still of value to her, she can definitely continue to pretend. So I was just asking."
She made up a reason, and Qiao Xuemei actually thought it made some sense.
Cheng Ran's recovery is getting better every day. Sometimes when she passes by, she can hear him chatting and laughing with Jiang Wanqing. But as soon as she goes in, the other person's face falls.
If... they were to manipulate the notification regarding the patient's recovery...
She quickly regained her normal gaze, looked at Jiang Xiu, and said, "You survived, but your injuries are severe. I'm afraid you'll lose your sexual function and your legs will be crippled. You'll be a living dead."
She wanted to spread false information through Jiang Xiu.
Hearing that Cheng Ran had survived, Jiang Xiu's expression changed. This shouldn't be the case. It wasn't like this in her previous life. He was clearly doomed to die. If he didn't die, how could she make Jiang Wanqing repeat her mistakes?
She felt a surge of resentment; Jiang Wanqing was just lucky!
But then she thought again that a disabled person wouldn't make any contribution to the army and would definitely be discharged. At that time, Jiang Wanqing would be no different from an ordinary person, and she wouldn't be able to have children. She would have to take care of a disabled person for the rest of her life, which would be a kind of torture.
She raised an eyebrow: "If that's the case, then I believe Jiang Wanqing will soon reveal her true colors."
"Hmph, she's just pretending all along. I'll make her show her true colors." She pushed the food and meat coupons in front of Jiang Xiu: "These are yours. If you have any more information about Jiang Wanqing, let me know. You'll get your share of the benefits."
"Thank you, Comrade Qiao. I can't stand seeing bad people in power. I will definitely help you tear off Jiang Wanqing's mask!"
She received the food coupons with great joy and was about to leave after taking the benefits when she suddenly heard Qiao Xuemei call her back.
"There's one more thing. Go back and talk to that educated youth named Yuan Zhong or Yuan Bian. If necessary, we'll need him to testify. The benefits will be doubled."
Having tasted success, Jiang Xiu knew this matter had potential and was overjoyed, readily agreeing.
Just as Qiao Xuemei caught Jiang Wanqing in a compromising situation, she soon learned that Jiang had helped the leader translate a letter from home.
Public opinion about Jiang Wanqing has changed somewhat. Some people even say she was wronged, that a well-educated and cultured girl wouldn't mess around with other people, and that it's no wonder Battalion Commander Cheng likes her, etc.
Qiao Xuemei's speed in finding evidence couldn't keep up with Jiang Wanqing's speed in turning the situation around, so she could only seek convenience within her own job duties.
When the doctors were assessing when Cheng Ran could be discharged from the hospital, they gave a somewhat disheartening conclusion.
"Comrade Cheng, Comrade Wanqing, there's something I think I should let you know. After our evaluation and routine check-ups, we doctors have to remind you that Comrade Cheng's life is no longer in danger, but his leg might... We need to be prepared for the worst. Also, his fertility will be somewhat damaged, and it might be more difficult for you to have children in the future."
Jiang Wanqing was stunned after hearing the doctor's conclusion. She and Cheng Ran exchanged a glance, and the latter's expression changed from joy to worry.
The doctor put it rather tactfully, saying that if he had to prepare for the worst regarding his leg, wouldn't that mean he might become disabled? And what about his fertility... wouldn't that mean he wouldn't be able to have it?
The man's dignity and the legs that are indispensable to his life and work turned him from hope to despair in an instant, which was no better than death.
He gripped the bedsheet tightly, his eyes gradually turning bloodshot.
"That's not what you said before. Didn't you say that I could just recover properly?!" he said, suppressing his anger.
"We...we wanted to boost your morale before, but now that your life is definitely out of danger, we're telling you the truth, Comrade Cheng. We're sorry."
The doctor lowered his head slightly, looking helpless. The attending physician hesitated to speak, having remained silent throughout the entire process until Cheng Ran looked at him.
"Dr. Gu, what do you say?"
He took a half step forward, opened his mouth, and was about to speak when the other doctors, including Qiao Xuemei, gave him a warning look.
He closed his eyes and shook his head.
"Get out! All of you, get out!"
Cheng Ran completely lost it, sweeping everything off the cabinet. Jiang Wanqing tried to stop him, afraid he would hurt himself.
Watching all this, Qiao Xuemei suppressed the corners of her lips that were turning up. Even Cheng Ran himself couldn't accept this outcome, so she wanted to see how long Jiang Wanqing could pretend to be calm!
After all the doctors left, only the two of them remained in the ward. Jiang Wanqing helped him clean up the debris on the bed.
"What are you still doing here? Didn't you hear what the doctor said? I might be crippled!"
"It's just a possibility, not a certainty. Besides, their conclusions aren't entirely correct, are they?"
Jiang Wanqing was also uneasy, but she tried her best not to be consumed by impulse and analyzed the situation calmly.
"How do you know the doctor isn't telling the truth if you haven't tried it?"
His voice was muffled. He thought that he could slowly get her to accept him after being discharged from the hospital, but the doctor's words were like a heavy blow.
What if he really won Jiang Wanqing's heart, but then at the crucial moment... he might as well just bang his head against a wall!
"Of course it's because..."
In her past life, she had truly witnessed what a terrible man was like.
"Ahem... If you really lack confidence, why not give it a try?"
"Jiang Wanqing! What do you take me for?!"
When she said those words, Cheng Ran blushed furiously. He didn't want to treat that as charity; he wanted her to be happy.
"You are my husband. Even if you really do end up like the doctor said, I will never abandon you. Do you understand?"
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