Chapter 41 Xie Jingchen secretly hides her things
The calming herbal pack has an immediate effect.
Exhausted, Xie Jingchen began to feel sleepy. A heavy sense of fatigue spread throughout his body, and he even staggered slightly.
"Watch out!" Xia Fanxing reacted quickly and immediately caught him.
At this moment, they were very close.
Xia Fanxing could smell the mixture of sweat and dust on Xie Jingchen's body.
Xie Jingchen smelled the soap scent in her hair and the faint fragrance emanating from the skin on her neck.
This offside contact lasted only two seconds.
The two of them stepped back at the same time, creating a safe distance between them.
Just then, Xia Fanxing suddenly felt a tightness on her head. Something had caught her hair and was pulling it, causing her to cry out in pain.
"Don't move." Xie Jingchen strode over.
The distance between them that had just been created quickly disappeared, and they became intimate again.
"What is it?" Xia Fanxing tilted her head slightly, trying to see clearly.
“It’s a sea buckthorn thorn,” Xie Jingchen explained. “Your hair got tangled in it.”
Behind Xia Fanxing, there was a clump of sea buckthorn with a distinct trunk and a tree-like shape.
Xie Jingchen carefully used his fingers to gently comb through her hair, searching for where it was caught.
Xia Fanxing froze, too afraid to move.
She could clearly feel Xie Jingchen's warm breath brushing against her ear.
They were even closer than before, and she could almost hear the strong heartbeat in his chest.
"Bear with it for a moment, I'll untie it slowly." Xie Jingchen's voice was low and slightly hoarse from exhaustion.
At this moment, however, there is an inexplicable tenderness.
He focused intently on untangling the strands of hair, his fingers inevitably brushing against Xia Fanxing's neck from time to time.
Xia Fanxing felt that the places he touched started to get uncontrollably hot, and even her cheeks showed signs of heat.
She dared not move, and could only lower her eyes and stop looking at him.
Unexpectedly, the lack of vision amplified the tactile experience even more.
Every subsequent casual touch from Xie Jingchen felt like a spark that could ignite dry tinder, causing Xia Fanxing's thoughts to drift back to that wild and enchanting night.
"alright."
After a while, Xie Jingchen finally untangled her hair, which had been caught.
Getting caught in the sea buckthorn inevitably results in losing a few strands of hair, and Xie Jingchen knew he should discard them.
But he clenched his fist slightly, and strands of hair remained in his palm.
"Thank you." Xia Fanxing felt a little guilty about what she had just been thinking.
Her gaze darted around, then she suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Your hand!"
Xie Jingchen stiffened slightly, thinking that his attempt to hide her hair had been discovered.
Xia Fanxing frowned with concern, "Commander Xie, your hand must have been pricked by sea buckthorn when you were helping me with my hair. It's bleeding and needs to be treated immediately."
Xie Jingchen breathed a sigh of relief and said nonchalantly, "It's just a minor injury, nothing serious."
“Small things can accumulate into big problems.” Xia Fanxing said seriously, “The placement of the medicine packet is particular. If possible, I’ll go in with you and take care of everything.”
With Xie Jingchen's approval, Xia Fanxing could enter the command post smoothly after passing through the security checkpoint.
She saw a small space in the corner of the command post, separated by ammunition boxes and canvas.
Behind it was a cot, with a neatly folded military blanket on it, and a small wooden box on the wall.
Xia Fanxing asked in surprise, "You live here?"
“Yes.” Xie Jingchen explained, “I am the regimental commander, the highest commander here. I must ensure that as soon as there is a gunshot, I can immediately jump up and get to the command position. Living in the command post is the most suitable choice for me.”
Upon hearing this, Xia Fanxing felt a deep sense of respect.
She treated Xie Jingchen's finger wound, then placed the medicine packet next to his pillow and adjusted its position.
"It's best to face east, so you can absorb the vital energy." She turned her head and saw Xie Jingchen yawn.
"Thank you, Commander Xie. You should get some rest now. I'll be leaving now," Xia Fanxing said, getting up.
"I should be thanking you," Xie Jingchen said as he saw her out.
Xia Fanxing waved goodbye, her smile cool and elegant: "Sweet dreams."
Xie Jingchen watched her walk away until she disappeared from sight.
He lay back down on the bed, smelled the faint scent of mint, and saw that the finger wound, which was clearly just a minor injury, had been properly treated.
He suddenly laughed.
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Qiao Feitian took advantage of her lunch break to go to the regimental hospital to treat her scraped palm.
Because she belongs to the agricultural company today, her lunch is also based on the agricultural company's standards.
What are those things? They're so hard to chew, and even if you manage to swallow them, they hurt your throat. She's afraid they'll tear your esophagus.
She disliked those things, so she barely ate lunch and used the time she saved for treatment.
After treating her wound, Qiao Feitian was about to be discharged from the hospital when she unexpectedly saw a young man in military uniform sitting in front of Su Xiuxiu's bed.
After overhearing their conversation, her eyes lit up, and a cunning yet effective plan came to mind.
In the hospital ward.
Su Weiguo sat in front of Su Xiuxiu's hospital bed, peeling a bright red apple in his hand.
The apple peel was cut off in a long strip, and he handed the apple flesh to his sister while he ate the peel himself.
"Brother, this apple is too big for me to finish by myself. You should eat some too!" Su Xiuxiu put the apple flesh towards Su Weiguo's mouth.
Unlike Xia Fanxing, Su Weiguo is Su Xiuxiu's biological brother. Having spent so many years together, he knew this was one of Su Xiuxiu's usual tricks.
He said, "Xiuxiu, eat quickly, otherwise it will turn yellow and won't taste good. I have some."
Then he quickly stuffed all the apple peels into his mouth, filling his cheeks so much that there was no room left to eat Su Xiuxiu's apple flesh.
Su Xiuxiu knew that this was her brother's unique "cheating" technique, so she could only pout and glare at him in dissatisfaction.
She took a bite of the fruit, chewing it with a satisfying crunch.
"Brother, although Commander Xie gave you two days off as compensation, you can't just waste those two days. I've heard that training is something you have to do every day to be effective, so don't let me interfere with your own things."
Su Weiguo was unable to speak and could only nod repeatedly.
He had already planned it out: when his sister was resting, he would go back to training, and when she was eating, he would come over to keep her company, so that he wouldn't miss either opportunity.
"These apples were also given to me by Commander Xie." Su Xiuxiu looked at the bedside table. "Brother, I really can't eat this many. You should take more back and share them with your comrades."
Su Weiguo did not refuse.
But he would peel an apple for Su Xiuxiu every day, and if there were any apples left when she was discharged from the hospital, he would take them with him.
Before long, the siblings had finished eating both the fruit peel and the pulp.
Su Weiguo stood up and helped his sister lie down, tucking the blanket around her. "You get some sleep. I'm going to find Comrade Xia Fanxing."
"Brother, how do you plan to thank Sister Fanxing?" Su Xiuxiu asked, her bright eyes wide open.
Su Weiguo said with distress, "I don't know either..."
"Why don't you repay me with your body!" Su Xiuxiu said in a shocking way. "I really like Sister Fanxing. It would be even better if she could be my sister-in-law!"
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