Su Wantang paused, held her breath, and stared in astonishment, her confusion mixed with a surge of grievance.
She stood there for two or three seconds, then let out a sigh of relief and took a step forward: "Huai—"
His voice was drowned out by Gu Nanzhi's suddenly raised volume behind him: "Huai'an, it's your sister-in-law—"
"Get out!"
Don't make me say it a second time!
Su Wantang turned and left, and Gu Nanzhi immediately chased after her.
Yang Bing, who was about to push the door open, was stunned when he saw Su Wantang opening the door from the inside: "Sister-in-law, you're leaving already?"
He had a loud voice, and his words were clearly audible.
Gu Nanzhi quickly replied, "Comrade Yang, please step aside, I'll go out first."
"Oh..." Yang Bing stepped back in confusion.
At that moment, a cold voice came from the ward door.
It was Lu Huai'an's voice.
"She is not your sister-in-law."
Su Wantang's face turned pale instantly, her lips pressed into a straight line, and she strode away.
Bang.
The ward door was closed to block out sound.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law—" Gu Nanzhi called out and chased after her, but couldn't catch up.
Seeing that things were not going well, Yang Bing also chased after them.
"Comrade Gu, what happened to the captain and his wife?"
"It's all my fault. My sister-in-law misunderstood my relationship with Huai'an, and we had an argument," Gu Nanzhi said remorsefully.
Yang Bing was straightforward; without thinking, he said, "So you already asked? If you didn't succeed, why don't you call and explain?"
Gu Nanzhi: "..."
After saying this, Yang Bing prepared to go to the ward: "I'm going to do some work with the team leader."
“Brother Yang,” Gu Nanzhi called out to him, “Let’s not tell Huai’an yet. He’s seriously injured. I’m afraid that if he finds out, he’ll leave the hospital to go find his sister-in-law, which would worsen his condition.”
"The captain isn't—" Yang Bing suddenly fell silent, remembering something.
"Then you'd better explain it to your sister-in-law quickly. When she comes again, I'll explain it to both of them."
"good."
-
The early spring wind still carried a bit of winter's chill, stinging my face and bringing tears to my eyes.
Su Wantang squatted down, hugging her knees, and cursed under her breath.
"Lu Huai'an, you bastard! You son of a bitch!"
They actually told her to get out!
As Luo Xiao ran past, he heard a familiar voice and name. He slowed his pace, stepped back, and approached, his tone filled with surprise: "Sister-in-law?"
Upon running into an acquaintance, Su Wantang hurriedly rubbed her face with her arm and looked up: "Luo Xiao?"
Noticing Su Wantang's reddened eyes, Luo Xiao asked incredulously, "Sister-in-law, you've been crying?"
"Who's crying? The wind's getting in my eyes." Su Wantang stood up, tiptoed, and slapped Luo Xiao on the head. "And what's with calling me 'sister-in-law'? It makes me feel old! Call me 'sister'!"
"Sister-in-law—"
Under Su Wantang's chilling gaze, Luo Xiao, with a strong survival instinct, changed his address to "Sister Wantang".
"Sis, help! Something's happened!"
Su Wantang's heart tightened: "Who's in trouble?"
"Sister Wantang, let's talk about it when we get back."
Su Wantang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, but it wasn't Lu Huai'an, yet she felt an indescribable sense of loss.
But she was a rational person. Suppressing her lingering emotions, she calmly said, "Then let's stop talking nonsense and go."
"The car is over here."
The two left quickly, then slowly went downstairs. Gu Nanzhi, who had just reached the courtyard gate, only managed to catch a glimpse of them walking away hand in hand.
Wild man.
A playful smile appeared on Gu Nanzhi's lips.
-
Su Wantang followed Luo Xiao to a secluded courtyard.
Upon entering the courtyard and seeing the elderly man whose face was completely disfigured, Su Wantang was slightly taken aback.
She knelt down, observed, listened, inquired, and felt the pulse, and then stood up.
Luo Xiao asked anxiously, "Sister Wantang, can it be cured?"
“There’s no danger to his life.” Her tone was somewhat incredulous. “He just wanted to disfigure himself.”
"Disfigured?"
Luo Xiao couldn't help but recall Zhang Guodong's behavior along the way; he seemed quite enthusiastic about picking at wood and rubbing it on his face.
His face wasn't always this bad; it got worse little by little.
Su Wantang stated objectively: "This is sap from the lacquer tree. Most people who come into contact with it will experience redness, swelling, blisters, and ulceration. In severe cases, it can leave scars."
Luo Xiao breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Sister Wantang, why did Old Zhang faint?"
Su Wantang glanced at Luo Xiao and teased, "Maybe... it hurts too much."
Luo Xiao: "..."
"Come with me back to the pharmacy and get some medicine for this senior."
That "Old Zhang" was enough for Su Wantang to guess what was going on, but she knew that some things involved secrets and she shouldn't ask too many questions.
"good."
After seeing Luo Xiao off, Su Wantang returned home. Not far from the gate of the compound, she bumped into Li Jia, who had come to find her after finishing get off work and having dinner.
"Wantang, Wantang, I have good news to tell you."
Su Wantang asked indifferently, "What is it?"
Li Jia's high spirits faltered. She held up a flashlight to her face and looked her up and down carefully: "What's wrong? Missing your home in Huai'an? You look so miserable, like someone owes you money."
Su Wantang frowned and said seriously, "I don't want to."
Li Jia, having been through this before, immediately understood what was going on from the tone of his voice.
She comforted him, saying, "That's how it is for us military wives. When our husbands go on missions, their hearts feel like they don't belong to us anymore; they're always wandering off."
Li Jia took Su Wantang's hand and patted it gently: "You have to trust Huai'an. Over the years, he has always returned safely from all kinds of dangerous missions. This time will be the same. Besides, even if you don't trust Huai'an, you have to trust yourself. Even if the King of Hell wants someone to stay, with your medical skills, you can bring them back."
“Perhaps, he doesn’t need…” Su Wantang’s voice was very soft, almost ethereal. Even though she was so close, Li Jia couldn’t hear it clearly, but she vaguely heard “he”.
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