Chapter 16 A Girl's Transformation at Eighteen
A few days later, after a long and bumpy journey by train and ship, the military sent jeeps to take over.
Covered in dust and carrying a bulging bundle, Gu Baobao finally arrived at the military hospital located on the island.
The jeep stopped in front of the hospital.
Gu Baobao got off the bus carrying her bag, looked up at the building that stood out so much by the sea, and took a deep breath of the salty air.
After a long journey, she inevitably looked a little tired, but her eyes remained bright and alert.
For convenience, she wore the light blue polyester outfit that Li Fenfang had made for her. Although simple, it accentuated her slender figure and made her skin appear dazzlingly white.
The long journey did not diminish her beauty; on the contrary, it added to her graceful and serene demeanor.
The person who came to pick her up was a junior communications officer from Gu Dongguo's company, named Xiao Zhou.
When Xiao Zhou saw Gu Baobao, he was clearly stunned for a moment, his face turned slightly red, and he even stammered a little:
"You...you are Comrade Gu Dongguo's sister, Comrade Gu Baobao?"
"It's me, comrade. Thank you for coming to pick me up."
Gu Baobao smiled politely, her voice soft and sweet.
"It's not hard at all!"
Xiao Zhou quickly waved his hand, thinking to himself:
Battalion Commander Gu said his sister was... dark-skinned, plump, and simple-minded? This... this is what you call dark-skinned, plump, and simple-minded?
Does Battalion Commander Gu have some misunderstanding about these two terms?
She's even whiter and prettier than the most beautiful performer in the troupe!
He led Gu Baobao towards the hospital building, feeling dizzy.
Third floor ward.
Gu Dongguo was idly counting the patterns on the ceiling, while Lu Zhanming continued to pose as a sculpture, gazing out the window.
Suddenly, Xiao Zhou's deliberately raised, slightly excited voice came from the corridor:
"Battalion Commander Gu! Look who's here!"
Gu Dongguo perked up and craned his neck to look at the door.
Lu Zhanming also tilted his head almost imperceptibly.
The door was pushed open, and a young woman with fair skin, delicate features, and a beautiful face walked in, carrying a large bundle.
Her gaze swept across the ward, landing precisely on Gu Dongguo, and a bright, concerned smile appeared on her face:
"Dong-guk hyung!"
Gu Dongguo: "...???"
He opened his mouth wide, his eyes wide like saucers, staring at the familiar yet unfamiliar, unbelievably beautiful girl in front of him, his mind completely blank.
Who is this?
The voice does sound a bit like his baby's... but what about the face?
That figure?
Where is his chubby, dark-skinned cousin who has a goofy smile?
Where is his big, chubby, dark-skinned little sister?!
"You...you are the baby?"
Gu Dongguo's voice trembled, filled with disbelief.
Gu Baobao placed the bundle on the empty bedside table, walked to his bedside,
She casually glanced at his dangling leg and complexion, her tone tinged with affectionate reproach:
"Who else could it be but me? It's only been a few years, and you don't recognize me, bro? Did you hurt your head?"
As she spoke, she reached out to touch Gu Dongguo's forehead.
Gu Dongguo jerked back, nearly aggravating his injured leg, and hissed in pain. Ignoring the pain, he pointed at Gu Baobao, his finger trembling.
"You...you...how did you become like this? You weren't like this before!"
The chubby, dark-skinned girl in his memory was completely different from the fair-skinned, radiant, and dazzlingly beautiful fairy in front of him!
Gu Baobao then realized how much she had changed in the past month. Her family had watched her change little by little and could accept it, but her cousin hadn't seen her for several years, so he was more shocked than happy.
She blinked, revealing a smile that Gu Dongguo found somewhat familiar, yet also much more lively and mischievous:
"Girls change a lot as they grow up! Bro, why do you only remember how ugly I looked when I was little? Do you believe I'll go back and tell Grandma, and she'll chase you for miles with a rolling pin?"
That familiar threatening tone... I can tell from her eyes, she's definitely my sister!
Gu Dongguo was stunned. His mouth opened and closed repeatedly, and after a long while, he finally managed to utter a sentence:
"...Grandma's rolling pin is really quite fun."
On the hospital bed next to Gu Baobao, Lu Zhanming, who had been silent since Gu Baobao entered the room, slowly turned his head.
His gaze, like a precise sniper scope, instantly locked onto the light blue figure.
The girl was speaking to Gu Dongguo with her body turned to the side. Her fair and delicate neck had beautiful lines, and her profile was as exquisite as porcelain. Her long, curled eyelashes trembled slightly.
Sunlight streamed in through the window, gilding her with a soft golden edge, making even the finest downy hairs clearly visible. She was truly... glowing white.
Lu Zhanming's Adam's apple bobbed uncontrollably.
Gu Dongguo's confident introduction echoed in my mind:
"A bit too dark!"
"There's a bit too much meat!"
"simple!"
...
Then look at the girl in front of me, with her fair skin, slender figure, and incredibly lively eyes.
For the first time, a blank look, a kind of bewilderment known as cognitive shock, appeared on Lu Zhanming's handsome face, which was usually expressionless.
Immediately afterwards, the confusion quickly faded, replaced by a deeper burning sensation that even he himself was unaware of.
His gaze followed Gu Baobao closely, watching her gently inquire about Gu Dongguo's injuries, watching her deftly open her bundle and take out things from her hometown, watching the gentleness and competence that naturally flowed from her every move.
Somewhere in my heart, it felt like I'd been gently bumped, a sensation that was both numb and itchy.
So it turns out... Gu Dongguo, that kid, doesn't say a single reliable thing.
This is hardly the chubby, dark-skinned girl you're looking for.
It was clearly... a beam of light shining into the pale ward filled with the smell of disinfectant, bright and sparkling, directly hitting his eyes and heart.
Almost instantly, an incredibly clear and domineering thought surged into Lu Zhanming's mind:
This girl is mine!
Nobody can take it!
Gu Dongguo, who had just accepted the surprising fact that his sister had become a goddess, turned his head and met the undisguised focus and... determination in his leader's deep eyes.
Gu Dongguo: "???"
Wait a minute, what does Lu Tuan's look mean?
He suddenly had a bad feeling.
Did I... unintentionally let a wolf into my house?
Just then, Gu Baobao seemed to sense that intense gaze and subconsciously turned her head to meet Lu Zhanming's eyes.
Their eyes met.
Gu Baobao was slightly taken aback.
This man... is really handsome.
His gaze is too sharp, making people feel a little uncomfortable.
She gave him a polite nod as a greeting, then turned back to continue talking to Gu Dongguo.
Lu Zhanming felt a slight tickle in his heart, as if a feather had just touched his heart, because of the brief pause in her clear gaze.
He squeezed his uninjured hand, lowered his eyes to hide the turbulent emotions churning within them.
When I looked up again, my usual indifference had vanished, but my gaze kept drifting involuntarily toward that pale blue.
Gu Dongguo looked at his commander's seemingly calm but actually turbulent profile, then at his beautiful cousin who was unknowingly peeling a boiled egg for him, and belatedly gasped.
It’s over! ! ! !
It seems he... sent his precious little sister right under the nose of a hungry wolf?
Is it too late for him to submit a report to the military requesting that his sister be sent back immediately?
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