Chapter 35 Delivering Breakfast
"Report! I've come to deliver breakfast!"
Outside the door was soldier Xiao Li, who was in charge of the ward duty today; his voice was loud and clear.
"Please come in."
Gu Baobao responded and went to open the door.
As soon as the door opened, Xiao Li was carrying a large tray with three breakfast porridges, steamed buns, and pickled vegetables in aluminum lunchboxes. When she looked up, she saw Gu Baobao coming out of the door.
Xiao Li: "!!!"
He froze instantly in the doorway, his eyes wide and his mouth slightly agape.
Her face flushed bright red instantly, and the tray in her hand wobbled, almost spilling the porridge.
[Oh my god! My dear mother! This...this is so beautiful!]
Xiao Li let out a scream like a groundhog in his heart.
Everyone used to say that Su Xiaoyu from the cultural troupe was the most beautiful girl in our military region.
They're as beautiful as a painting... but compared to Commander Gu's sister, what are they?!
Seeing the young soldier staring blankly at her, his face as red as a boiled shrimp, Gu Baobao tilted her head in confusion:
"Comrade? Breakfast?"
"Ah! Oh, right! Breakfast!"
Xiao Li then seemed to wake from a dream, hurriedly lowered his head, dared not look again, and walked in awkwardly.
He placed the tray on the small table shared between the two hospital beds, keeping his eyes straight ahead the entire time, his face turning even redder.
Lu Zhanming had been awake for a while and was leaning against the headboard with his eyes closed, but he was actually listening to Gu Baobao's movements.
Xiao Li's silly, goose-like appearance, and the way his gaze was practically glued to Gu Baobao...
He saw everything, not a single detail was missed.
A familiar, chilling aura instantly emanated from him, and the temperature in the ward seemed to drop several degrees.
His gaze pierced Xiao Li like an icicle, his voice so cold it could send icicles flying:
"Put breakfast down. Go back to training."
"...Yes, Commander!"
Xiao Li shivered at the look and tone of his voice, immediately stood at attention, saluted, and fled the ward as if escaping.
My heart was still pounding, partly from the amazement I'd just witnessed, and partly from the leader's chilling aura.
Gu Baobao didn't pay much attention to this little incident; it was normal for the orderly to leave after delivering the meal.
She went over, took her small basin, mixed warm water, and brought it to Gu Dongguo's bedside.
"Brother, rinse your mouth and wash your face before you eat."
Her voice was soft, but her movements were quick and efficient. She handed over a toothbrush with toothpaste already squeezed out and an enamel mug filled with water.
Gu Dongguo happily enjoyed his sister's pampering, mumbling as he brushed his teeth:
"My baby is the best!"
Lu Zhanming watched from the side, his teeth itching slightly.
Watching Gu Baobao's fair little hands hand things to Gu Dongguo, and seeing Gu Dongguo's smug look, the sour feeling in his heart started to bubble up again.
Hmph... Why should Gu Dongguo be able to enjoy the care of his little girl?
Just then, Gu Baobao finished cleaning up Gu Dongguo's side and came back with a basin and some water.
She walked naturally to his bedside, tilted her little face up to look at him, her eyes clear:
"Commander Lu, why don't you rinse your mouth and wash your face too? And while you're at it."
But to Lu Zhanming's ears, it sounded like heavenly music.
The frost that had clung to his face for years melted away at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The corners of his mouth even curved upwards in a barely perceptible, but definitely smiling, arc!
"good."
He responded, his voice several degrees softer than usual, and reached out to take the toothbrush and cup that Gu Baobao handed him.
Gu Dongguo, who was standing next to him, had just finished wiping his face when he looked up and caught a fleeting glimpse of that expression on Lu Zhanming's face.
Her smile was so radiant it was like a gentle spring breeze, that it nearly made my eyes pop out and my mouth gape open enough to fit an egg.
He...he didn't see wrong, did he?
Lu Tuan... smiled?
Just because the baby handed him a toothbrush?
This...this discrimination is just too obvious!
Yesterday she was so cold to herself, but today she's all smiles at the baby?
He values romance over friendship!
Pah!
It's about emphasizing the color and downplaying the lower part!
No, the baby is his sister!
Lu Tuan is a wolf!
He was definitely up to no good!
Gu Baobao didn't think anything of it. After helping the two wounded soldiers wash up, she set out breakfast on the table.
He handed one to Gu Dongguo, one to Lu Zhanming, and then picked up the last one for himself, sitting on the edge of the cot and eating it in small bites.
Its cheeks puffed out, like a little hamster intently eating.
Lu Zhanming ate his steamed bun slowly and deliberately, but his mind was not on the food at all.
While glancing at Gu Baobao eating out of the corner of her eye, she felt a soft spot in her heart melt completely.
Even the white steamed bun in my mouth seemed much sweeter than usual.
At this moment when the atmosphere was inexplicably warm,
"Knock knock knock".
There was another knock on the ward door, and before anyone could answer, the door was gently pushed open.
A white-clad, meticulously dressed figure, carrying an oil paper package from a state-run restaurant, gracefully entered.
It was Su Xiaoyu.
As soon as she entered, she wore what she considered her most appropriate and sweetest smile.
His gaze swept around the ward before landing precisely on Lu Zhanming, who was on the bed by the window.
Then, her smile froze almost imperceptibly when she saw the situation inside the ward.
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