Chapter 3: Whether his life can be saved is another matter.
Bai Zhicheng naturally heard Yang Guihua's voice as well.
He coughed awkwardly, his face burning with embarrassment.
His attitude towards Bai Zhi softened, and he tried to appeal to her emotions.
“Xiao Zhi, look at your sister, she married into the Zhao family, such a poor family, and they can’t even make ends meet. You should be grateful.”
"Did I ask you to let her sleep with Zhao Kai? Did I kidnap her and take her to the Zhao family?"
Looking at Bai Zhicheng's face, Bai Zhizhi's expression was sorrowful. "Back then, my grandfather sent photos of me and Bai Weiwei to the Lu family. The Lu family had chosen me as their engagement partner. When I was eighteen, my grandfather even took me to meet Lu Ye."
"You concealed the truth, taking advantage of my young age and ignorance, claiming the Lu family looked down on me, threatening me with my mother's belongings, and forcing me into an engagement with Zhao Kai. Now Bai Weiwei refuses to marry into the Lu family and has gone straight to Zhao Kai's bed. I'm marrying the person I was meant to marry, so what am I supposed to be grateful for?"
Bai Zhi's words turned Bai Zhicheng's face a deep purplish-red.
There were also two comrades in military uniforms in the car.
That brat is obviously doing this on purpose.
Once the Lu family finds out what he's done, how could they possibly treat him as their in-law in the future?
He admitted that he had wronged Bai Zhi over the years.
He wanted to live with Yang Guihua, and if he didn't listen to her, the couple would fight.
For the sake of family harmony, Bai Zhi had no choice but to suffer.
But he didn't abuse his daughter; at most, he would scold Bai Zhi a couple of times when the children got into a fight.
She's the older sister, so what's wrong with her giving way to her younger siblings?
Sitting in the driver's seat, Zhang Lei heard Bai Zhi and Bai Zhicheng's conversation, and his resolute face showed obvious surprise.
His family's young leader's girlfriend was treated like this by his own father and stepmother?
The key issue is that these people really don't take the Lu family seriously at all.
Marriage is no child's play; how can we allow them to change it at will for their own selfish interests?
Yes, a stepmother is bound to have a stepfather; this is an age-old truth.
Bai Zhi ignored Bai Zhicheng and said to Zhang Lei, "Comrade Zhang Lei, you can start driving now."
"OK."
Bai Zhicheng had no choice but to stand up straight, but the next second, Bai Zhi closed the car window without hesitation. Zhang Lei started the car.
"Miss Baizhi, you can sleep in the car for a while. If you feel unwell or get carsick, you can let me know."
"Okay, thank you."
Bai Zhi sat in the back seat of the jeep, wide awake, sorting through her memories of her past life.
In her previous life, after she went south with Zhao Kai, she didn't have much contact with Bai Weiwei.
She only learned of the tragic news after Lu Ye's death and his deeds were published in the newspaper.
It turns out that when he was on a mission back then, he was not only seriously injured, but also captured by the criminals in Yuncheng and injected with a hallucinogenic drug for live experiments.
Because medical research in this area was lacking in those years, patients were unable to receive timely treatment.
Ultimately, the damage to his internal organs was too severe, and he died from the illness.
As a doctor, this incident had a great impact on her.
Besides, she had felt a girlish flutter in her heart when she first met him...
Later, she and her seventy-year-old grandfather devoted themselves to researching traditional Chinese medicine treatments specifically for live experiments on criminals.
After five years of effort, a professional and effective TCM treatment system was finally developed and has been widely used.
Lu Ye is a hero who protects the country. He was injured while fighting criminals to protect the interests of the people. Regardless of their marriage, she will do everything in her power to save him.
The car drove along the country road and soon reached the wide highway. Zhang Lei glanced at the rearview mirror and found that Bai Zhi did not have any expression of novelty or anticipation on her face. Her demeanor was as calm and composed as his old leader when he went out to a meeting.
......
Nancheng Military Region Hospital.
Surgical ward on the third floor of the inpatient department.
On the hospital bed, the man in the hospital gown had his eyes closed, his face was dark yellow, his features were cold and thin, and his lips were purple.
There was a layer of light stubble on his chin.
His brows were furrowed, and it was clear that he was not sleeping soundly.
Lu Zheng'an and Xie Yun looked at their son on the hospital bed and silently shed tears.
At this moment, a female doctor in a white coat with neat short hair walked in and whispered to the middle-aged man sitting on the bench with a worried look on his face, "Dad, please come out for a moment."
Lu Zheng'an reached the corridor and looked at his daughter Lu Shan with concern, "Is there something wrong with your brother again?"
Lu Shan shook her head and said in a serious tone, "My grandfather called and said that he has brought Xiao Ye's fiancé back and asked us to contact Xiao Ye to come home."
Lu Zheng'an, who hadn't slept for two days and two nights, looked haggard and worn out. "Why did this old man cause trouble at such a crucial moment? Why did he bring people here without saying a word?"
"Whether your brother's life can be saved is another matter, so why are you talking about marriage at a time like this?"
Lu Shan was also very troubled. She explained, "Grandpa had mentioned this before. He sent a letter to the Bai family a week ago. The key is that we concealed the fact that Xiao Ye was injured and hospitalized from Grandpa, so he asked Zhang Lei to pick him up as scheduled."
“Call back and say that Ono’s unit is busy and can’t get away. We all have things to do and don’t have time to go home.”
Lu Shan hesitated, "Dad, it's not good to keep this a secret."
“What can we do if we don’t hide it? Your grandfather can’t handle such a blow.” Lu Zheng’an warned Lu Shan with a serious expression, “Remember, you must never tell your grandfather the truth about Xiao Ye.”
Finally, he sighed helplessly and waved his hand, "Fine, I'll go home first and see how things go."
It was already 3 p.m. when the jeep arrived in Nancheng.
Passing by, Bai Zhi saw a traditional Chinese medicine shop and asked Comrade Zhang Lei to stop the car so she could go to the shop.
Zhang Lei asked with concern, "Miss Baizhi, do you need to buy medicine? I'll go buy it."
Bai Zhi smiled and said, "Brother Zhang, no need. Just wait by the roadside for a few minutes, and I'll be right back."
Zhang Lei was already planning to stop the car to relieve himself, so he replied, "Okay, go ahead, we'll wait at the door."
"good."
A moment later, Bai Zhi emerged from the pharmacy with a pair of silver needles in her cloth bag.
She only had twenty yuan that she had saved from her straw weaving business to cover her expenses.
But she possesses medical skills.
She traded a prescription for stroke treatment for this set of silver needles. It was a habit she had developed in her previous life: she never let go of the silver needles, because that gave her a sense of security.
Zhang Lei drove straight to the military compound.
He glanced at Bai Zhi several times along the way.
The girl's fair face remained calm and composed throughout. Even after entering such a grand and imposing military compound, with sentries guarding the entrance, she did not show the slightest sign of fear.
It was as if this place was her home all along.
Zhang Lei looked at Bai Zhi, this young woman in her early twenties, with even greater admiration.
I was initially worried that his young leader's fierce aura would scare the little girl to tears.
In hindsight, he had worried unnecessarily.
With that kind of mental fortitude, he's definitely not a coward.
When Zhang Lei led Bai Zhi into the Lu family home, only Old Master Lu and the nanny were there.
Zhang Lei saluted and reported to the old man sitting on the mahogany sofa, "Reporting to the commander, Miss Bai Zhi has arrived."
"Okay, Zhang, you've worked hard. Go and get some rest."
An elderly woman with a full head of white hair, dressed in a Tang suit, looked at Bai Zhi with a smile in her eyes.
"Xiao Zhi, you've finally arrived! Grandpa has been waiting for you all day."
Bai Zhi stepped forward and greeted him respectfully and politely, "Hello, Grandpa Lu."
Grandpa Lu smiled, his face full of wrinkles. "You must be tired from the journey. Sit down and rest for a while."
"Not tired."
Grandpa Lu instructed Zhang Ma to bring out the prepared watermelon.
Bai Zhi politely touched the fruit plate and smiled as she said, "Thank you, Aunt Zhang."
The little girl is sensible and polite, and her words and actions are very generous and appropriate.
There was none of the curiosity that Granny Liu had imagined when she visited the Grand View Garden.
Aunt Zhang smiled and said "You're welcome," then went to the kitchen to prepare the meal.
"Let me see." Old Master Lu looked at Bai Zhi with a loving expression. "You've grown taller than you did three years ago."
At this point, he sighed heavily, his expression one of loss. "It's been three years. Your grandfather has been gone for three years."
Bai Zhi felt melancholy and saddened when this topic was brought up.
Back then, her grandfather took her to the city to meet Grandpa Lu, and then he passed away not long after they returned home.
"If your grandfather hadn't been injured and returned to the countryside forty years ago, he would have had a bright future and wouldn't have died because of financial hardship while living in the countryside, which delayed his treatment."
"He was injured while saving me and Xie Laoyan, and we will always remember this kindness."
When mentioning his old comrades, Mr. Lu couldn't help but shed tears.
Without Squad Leader Bai, he and Xie Laoyan would have been killed in a bombing forty years ago. How could they have such a happy life today?
But Squad Leader Bai was afraid of causing them trouble, so he never asked them for any help over the years, not even mentioning his serious illness.
"Grandpa Lu, please don't blame yourself."
Bai Zhi sat opposite Old Master Lu and saw that the old man had dark circles under his eyes, a dark complexion, yellow sclera, and dilated capillaries on the tip of his nose. Her heart sank.
No wonder Chief Lu wrote to the Bai family, urging her to return to Nancheng and marry Lu Ye.
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