Chapter 7 The Amazing Little Doctor Qi (Two chapters combined)
In the early morning, after the snow had stopped, the bright sunlight draped the snow blanket in a layer of golden gauze.
The base was covered in a blanket of white snow. Downstairs, people were shoveling snow and, in the corner of the yard, they piled up a large, chubby snowman with a red scarf.
Qi An smiled and watched for a while, then took out his phone and took a picture.
She tiptoed back to the bedroom from the living room and then, with a "whoosh," pulled open the curtains.
A burst of bright sunlight streamed in, and the person in the blanket instinctively turned their head and closed their eyes, but immediately turned back to look at Qi An standing in the morning light.
Why did you wake up so early?
Chen Xi looked at her for a while before reaching out to take her hand and asking softly.
Qi An sat down on the soft bedding and stroked his messy hair:
“You woke up earlier than me. You must know I went out just now.”
Chen Xi is currently at the North 1 Base, but he has no command responsibilities. He is just an all-around extreme individual soldier who carries out reconnaissance and decapitation missions.
He was so alert that Qi An knew he would wake up if she made even the slightest noise.
She knew he had woken up before she left, and had probably stared at her for a while, even touching her nose and lips.
"It feels like a dream..." Chen Xi laughed, stretching out both arms to pull Qi An back into the blankets.
But Qi An poked his beautiful biceps hard. "Does it hurt? This isn't a dream."
"Time to get up. We're heading to the new base today. Jia Ran will be here to find me soon."
This was the day everyone had agreed to depart for the new base.
Qi An originally thought there would be a lot of people, so he arrived at the North 1 Base several days in advance, planning to drive there with everyone.
In the end, only she, Lin Jiaran, and Chen Xi remained.
The approval for Tan Fu's trip across bases has not yet been granted.
Now, two-thirds of the bases across the mainland have "Weaver Girls," and Tan Fu is a "nuclear button," needing to be on standby at all times to deal with threats that may appear from anywhere.
Of course, this approval is just a statement from above. Tan Fu has Qi An backing her up, so if she insists, the approval will come through even if it doesn't want to.
However, Tan Fu himself, although he had never left the North 1 Base, was not very interested in leaving the base.
She wasn't very interested in traveling, seeing whales, or watching the aurora borealis.
So when he heard that the approval hadn't come through, he wasn't disappointed at all, and even felt relieved because he didn't have to travel a long distance in the dead of winter.
Tan Fu said to Qi An, "My relationship with your captain and the others is just an online one."
I can attend this wedding online.
As for the gift, how about giving them two lifetime free unlimited Starlink data plans?
Seeing Qi An nod and say "very good", the little girl clapped her hands and happily went home to sleep.
If Tan Fu doesn't go, she'll be missing at least two guards.
Yang Yuning's house was a mess, so he didn't go there. He only asked Qi An to bring him a gift.
So there's no need to drive. Driving is difficult in this snowy weather, so Qi An plans to fly there with the two of them.
Lin Jiaran was extremely excited! She also woke up very early... to be precise, she barely slept at all last night.
Sure enough, she knocked on Qi An's door 10 minutes later, but was shocked to find that Chen Xi was the one who opened the door.
The shock continued until the three people left the gate tower, and Qi An swept them up into the sky, one by one.
The wind was strong, and it was the time of snow melting; the wind was so cold it felt like razor blades slapping one's face.
Lin Jiaran immediately focused all her attention on resisting the dizziness of high altitude and adjusting her breathing.
However, during the break, she heard Chen Xi ask Qi An:
“I did wake up before 5 a.m., but you know that you were awake at that time too.”
Did I wake you up?
Qi An took a bite of the sizzling, oily rabbit leg and exclaimed, "You managed to find rabbits in this season? That's amazing!"
Lin Jiaran had never seen Chen Xi smile like that before.
He seemed to be on the ground, but his heart was still floating in mid-air.
Qi An answered Chen Xi's question: "I was indeed awake, but not because you woke me up."
I haven't been sleeping well lately.
She used to be able to fall asleep instantly with her eyes closed, and could sleep soundly no matter how noisy the environment.
It seems that no matter how badly she is injured, she can recover as long as she gets some sleep.
But she can't sleep well now; she always wakes up quickly, as if trying to escape from a nightmare.
Chen Xi frowned slightly, and Qi An answered first: "It should be temporary, and there is no way to solve it for the time being."
"Not sleeping well won't affect my energy during the day. I can still fly thousands of kilometers with you two and 40 kilograms of luggage."
This lingering shadow has not had a significant impact on Qi An's current mindset of "being happy and joyful every day."
However, this conversation had a significant impact on Lin Jiaran.
During the second break, she grabbed Qi An and, after hesitating for a long time, finally asked:
"An'an, you...you and Chen Xi..."
Qi An felt a little embarrassed when he asked the question, blushed slightly, and nodded, saying, "Yeah, I'm asleep."
Lin Jiaran stood there stunned for a long time, then suddenly felt an immense pang of heartache: "You...you're with him? I feel..."
She thought Chen Xi was indeed quite good-looking; in terms of appearance, it would be hard to find a man more handsome than him, and he was also very capable, but...
But she felt that no one was good enough for Qi An!
Qi An laughed: "If we're not together, I won't be with anyone."
What happened yesterday was simply because, at that time and in that place, I wanted to do it that way.
I explained my idea to Chen Xi, and he was willing, so we did it.
Lin Jiaran was stunned again until they were close to the new base and Qi An landed.
Lin Jiaran glanced at Chen Xi and saw that the young man had endured the cold wind all the way, but after landing, he straightened his clothes, took off his hat, and casually smoothed his hair, and he became mysterious and handsome again.
His all-black windbreaker seemed to have some kind of magnet embedded in it. Once someone's gaze was drawn to it, it was hard to look away.
As soon as Chen Xi landed, she immediately went to check on Qi An to see if he was tired or cold, and took out a water bottle from her backpack.
Lin Jiaran suddenly realized something and leaned closer to Qi An, saying, "Okay, An'an, I understand why you had those thoughts back then and at that time."
An'an is mighty! An'an is dashing!
"What does this have to do with being imposing and dashing?" Qi An chuckled, about to walk forward, but then, remembering something, he quickly grabbed Lin Jiaran and said seriously:
"Don't follow suit! Before making any important choice, you must consider whether you can bear the consequences!"
"I know, I know, it would be very risky for ordinary girls to do this. If you can't take the risk, then don't do it."
Lin Jiaran wasn't upset by the lecture; on the contrary, she was quite happy and hugged Qi An's arm.
"An'an, there are still many things I don't understand. Please remind me more in the future."
Qi An couldn't help but stroke her hair, but said, "Tan Fu is right. If you have a brain, you should use it. Can't you learn and think more on your own?"
Lin Jiaran pouted, and Qi An smiled again, "Of course, I will always care about you, and I will care about you even more in the future."
Lin Jiaran's mood instantly brightened, and she happily entered the new base with Qi An.
As agreed, Qi An must report to the local high-ranking officials before entering any human base.
At the Western Regions Base No. 1, Yu Shuang, Chen Yuezhou, and their group were high-ranking military officials.
The 3rd Battle Regiment within the Western Regions Base No. 1 has a defense range far exceeding that of other bases and wields immense power.
Qi An came from this group of people, so the official reception duties were also handed over to them.
Lin Jiaran wanted to slide across the completely frozen Feng River, but Qi An took the bridge instead.
After crossing the bridge, she walked faster and faster, finally leaping onto Yu Shuang and shouting, "Captain! I'm back!"
A burst of laughter immediately erupted at the main entrance.
In front of the newly built south gate, directly opposite the bridge, are many people, all of whom are close friends who fought alongside Qi An.
Everyone was eager to get together, but due to the official reception duties, everyone except Yu Shuang waited for Chen Yuezhou to go through the formalities.
Because they were so familiar with each other, when Qi An shook hands with Chen Yuezhou properly in front of the gate, he felt a strange sense of unease and wanted to laugh.
But Chen Yuezhou didn't laugh.
Similar to Chen Xi, this person's attitude towards Qi An also became "cold" after the battle at the freshman base.
Chen Yuezhou grasped Qi An's hand, speaking in an official tone, but his gaze seemed to be on a completely different wavelength.
He looked at her intently.
This seriousness made Qi An suppress his laughter.
The atmosphere at the entrance seemed to have been doused with snow, becoming cold and indifferent.
However, the indifference only lasted a short while, after all, there was a large group of people.
None of them took a car. A group of people surrounded Qi An, making a ruckus and chatting and laughing, becoming a sight to behold on the main road!
After settling in, Yu Shuang wanted to invite Qi An to have dinner together.
The wedding is the day after tomorrow, but most of the guests have already arrived, so she thinks she can start the banquet today.
But Qi An said he had something to do.
She rested at her place for two hours, had a simple lunch, and then took Zhuang Xiao with her and headed straight to the military hospital.
Zhuang Xiao was completely confused: "Sister Qi, if you're concerned about my foot injury, I'll send you my most recent medical report."
There's no need to check it again.
Qi An said, "You don't need to send it. I've already read all your reports from the past two years. Sister Su sent it to me."
Zhuang Xiao: ?
"No! Although the medical report isn't exactly private information, Su Qingran is still violating my right to privacy!" he said angrily.
Qi An nodded: "Yes, yes, it was an infringement, but I asked her to give it to me. I was the main culprit."
There was not a trace of remorse in her tone, which made Zhuang Xiao both angry and amused, and also very puzzled:
"Sister Qi, why are you looking at that? Have you switched careers to become a doctor?"
Qi An thought for a moment, "I guess so..." She looked back at Zhuang Xiao and tapped him on his messy head:
"This was forwarded especially for you, aren't you touched?"
Zhuang Xiao dared not move, so Ren Suqing and several other doctors held him down and took a CT scan.
After the images were produced, Qi An went to the small office next door with the group of doctors.
A group of people gathered together, writing, drawing, and discussing.
The two rooms are separated by a glass wall and blinds. By opening the blinds, you can see what's happening on the other side.
Zhuang Xiao looked at it, and for some reason, suddenly became nervous.
He dragged his stiff leg, which he had long since grown accustomed to, back onto the hospital bed.
As he passed the mirror by the door, he saw his own face.
He's only 26 years old this year, with a baby face. According to the pre-apocalyptic narrative, if he spruced himself up, he could totally pass for an innocent young man.
But the person in the mirror had very long hair, a stubble beard, and a sweater that had been worn for many days and was even rolled up at the hem. At first glance, he actually looked a bit like a slovenly old bachelor.
Zhuang Xiao gripped the snow-white bed sheet, her heart clenching, and she felt a pang of regret.
I haven't seen Sister Qi for over a year, and today, at another gathering of many people, she appeared in this state...
He will certainly get ready for the wedding, but that's the day after tomorrow, so he's not in a hurry.
Are we just going to be lazy and procrastinate like this?
Zhuang Xiao was lost in thought when she heard footsteps.
Qi An came in.
Qi An squatted down in front of Zhuang Xiao and touched his ankle, which had lost all feeling, for a while.
A doctor asked, "Should we prepare an operating room?"
Qi An said, "No need, this is fine."
Two shimmering white tentacles sprouted from the sides of her palms and pierced into Zhuang Xiao's calves and insteps.
Zhuang Xiao flinched in pain, and Qi An pressed down on his knee: "Don't move."
Zhuang Xiao was in excruciating pain, which was getting worse! But he had become accustomed to enduring pain during his past military career, so he didn't move.
As if he had gone through a strange process, beads of sweat on Zhuang Xiao's forehead dripped onto the back of Qi An's hand.
Qi An showed no disgust whatsoever; neither he nor his tentacles moved an inch.
After a long while, Zhuang Xiao felt that she had gotten used to the pain, but then she shuddered again!
It was Qi An who pulled the tentacles out.
The bone needle was thin, and there wasn't much blood flowing, but Su Qingran immediately stepped forward and plugged the needle hole with an alcohol swab.
Zhuang Xiao was covered in sweat, looking at Qi An with a hint of accusation in her eyes:
It hurts so much! Sister Qi, are you experimenting on me?
Qi An seemed to understand the meaning in his eyes and snorted, "I did conduct the experiment."
Over the past year, I have visited more than a dozen bases, visited many people who have been disabled for many years, and conducted many experiments, all in an effort to cure you.
"Once the bleeding stops, get out of bed and check on things."
Zhuang Xiao was stunned.
There was an old wall clock on the wall, its second and minute hands ticking away.
Su Qingran looked at her watch, counting down the 5 minutes, but only a little over a minute later, Zhuang Xiao got out of bed.
He hesitated for a moment, but still used his injured leg to support himself on the ground.
This support stunned Zhuang Xiao.
His ankle was strong and responsive.
He stood on tiptoe.
He can stand on his tiptoes now! He can support his entire body weight while standing on his tiptoes!
He twisted his ankles in various ways and squatted down to assume a starting position.
That power, perhaps still fresh from its initial recovery, a slight tingling and itching sensation, traveled so clearly along the nerve pathways to his brain.
Zhuang Xiao kicked off hard and lunged forward!
The doctors standing in front of him quickly moved away, and Su Qingran shouted angrily, "What are you doing? We just finished, and we haven't even had a check-up yet! Do you want to be crippled again?"
Zhuang Xiao's two large needle marks hadn't healed and were still bleeding!
Su Qingran rushed up and grabbed Zhuang Xiao.
Zhuang Xiao didn't rush far, but ran three or four steps before losing her strength and collapsing onto the wall opposite the corridor.
Su Qingran angrily grabbed him by the back of his collar, only to see Zhuang Xiao turn around with a wide grin, but with clusters of tears on his cheeks.
Su Qingran relaxed her hands and softened her voice:
"That's good news, congratulations! Let's go back and get it bandaged and checked."
Zhuang Xiao nodded and went back into the house.
A group of doctors were fiddling with his ankle, but he just kept looking at Qi An.
Qi An walked over and tapped his messy hair again: "Alright, don't be too touched. What I said earlier was a bit of an exaggeration."
This is to help you, and it's also a form of self-discovery.
You were actually corrupted by me just now.
Pollution is a power that uses ideas to transform the body.
But this is my pollution; my pollution has only benefits, no costs.
She thought, from this perspective, she really is... quite amazing.
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