Chapter 103 A Sudden Confession
When Lu Zhanming rushed into the courtyard, his heart was about to jump out of his throat.
He saw that the door to the main room was open, and Gu Baobao's small, familiar figure was standing with her back to him by the bed in her room, clutching a worn and patched blue cloth bundle in her hand.
That was the only luggage she brought from her hometown in Liaoning Province.
She was haphazardly stuffing several neatly folded clothes into her bundle. Her movements were not exactly nimble, but rather hurried and clumsy. Her shoulders shrugged slightly, and from the side, her small face was tense, her lips pressed into a stubborn line.
"Baby!"
Lu Zhanming shouted, his voice hoarse and urgent without him even realizing it.
Gu Baobao didn't turn around or respond. She just tucked her clothes in faster, as if she hadn't heard anything, or as if she had heard but didn't want to pay attention.
That resolute, silent figure was like a needle, piercing deeply into Lu Zhanming's heart.
She must be utterly disappointed.
Lu Zhanming's mind was buzzing; the events of the past few days flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern:
She traveled a long way from her hometown to save him and Dongguo, and then she saved Old Tang, providing him with a prescription for hemostatic powder, and teaching and imparting knowledge despite pressure and skepticism...
She has always been giving and contributing, and even when she was wronged, she seemed to silently endure it or resolve it in her own way.
But she is also a human being, a young girl who is only nineteen years old.
She came to this unfamiliar place full of enthusiasm and ability, but what was the result?
What awaited her?
It was the senior expert's skepticism during the surgery, the frustration of being falsely accused after rescuing someone from the sea, and the undeserved disaster brought upon him because of Lu Zhanming.
And now, they've been directly labeled as enemy agents, a huge accusation that could destroy an individual or even implicate their entire family!
Has her heart completely turned cold?
You don't think this place is worth it?
They felt that people's hearts were too dirty to tolerate her pure skills and sincere heart.
Is she going back to that small village in Liaoning Province?
Never coming back again?
The thought of this possibility made Lu Zhanming feel as if a piece of his chest had been hollowed out, filled with the icy, biting sea wind, making it difficult for him to breathe.
No!
no!
Absolutely not!
He can't let her go!
He hasn't...
Those thoughts he suppressed in his heart, those feelings he repeatedly told himself to take it slow and not scare her, those thoughts that had quietly taken root from the moment he first saw her in the hospital room.
The feelings that had grown wildly in their daily interactions were completely overwhelmed by immense panic and the possibility of losing her, causing the dam of reason to crumble.
He strode into the room and grabbed Gu Baobao's wrist as she reached for another piece of clothing on the cabinet.
"Baby!"
His hands were large, with calluses from training, and he gripped them so tightly that Gu Baobao's slender wrists ached.
Gu Baobao shuddered as if she had been scalded, and finally looked up at him.
Those usually clear and bright eyes were now veiled with moisture, their rims slightly red, but there were no tears in them.
There was only a coldness, a numbness and alienation from being hurt to the extreme, and a trace of... barely perceptible annoyance at being suddenly grabbed by him.
"Let me go!"
She struggled, her voice not loud, but filled with resistance.
"No! I won't let go!"
Lu Zhanming not only did not let go, but because of her struggle and the coldness in her eyes, he panicked even more and pulled harder.
Gu Baobao was already slender, how could she possibly withstand his strength?
With a gasp, she was pulled off her balance and crashed straight into his hard, warm chest.
Lu Zhanming almost instinctively tightened his arms, holding the person firmly and tightly in his embrace.
The warmth and softness of her body instantly filled my arms.
Gu Baobao was completely dumbfounded.
The clean scent of soap and a faint, masculine aura lingered around my nose, my ear was pressed against his rapidly beating heart, and I was enveloped by his burning body heat and irresistible power.
My brain went blank instantly, and I even forgot to struggle.
As Lu Zhanming held the soft, slender body in his arms, he felt her sudden stiffness and bewilderment. Strangely, the panic in his heart was replaced by a more surging excitement.
God knows how many times he had imagined holding her like this, but when he actually held her, he found that she was even more compatible than he had imagined, and even more...he was reluctant to let go of her even for a moment.
He lowered his head, his chin almost touching the top of her soft hair, and those words he had rehearsed countless times in his mind, but always felt the timing wasn't right...
It came out of his mouth, carrying the intuition and decisiveness unique to soldiers, but also a tremor he himself was unaware of:
"Baby! I love you! From the first moment I saw you in the hospital room, my heart was filled! Please don't leave me, okay? I'll definitely stand up for you this time and make you happy, okay?"
Every word felt like a spark, hitting Gu Baobao's eardrums and her temporarily stalled thought process.
Gu Baobao: "...???"
She wondered if she was hallucinating because she was too emotional in the auditorium earlier.
【Defu,】
She called out weakly in her mind,
Did I just...hehear something? What did this man say? He likes me?
The system's electronic voice now evoked the image of an excited, gossipy crowd, even mimicking the background sound of people cracking sunflower seeds.
[Clang... Host! You are not hallucinating! This system guarantees with its core code! This cold-faced devil, this walking refrigeration machine, your own brother's sworn comrade-in-arms Lu Zhanming, has just made a heartfelt confession to you!]
Keywords: I love it! At first sight! My heart is filled! Wow~~ This melon is guaranteed to be ripe! This is so sweet it's almost sickening! [This system has automatically activated romantic background music! Hooray!]
Gu Baobao: "..."
A confession?! At a time like this?! Right when she's putting on a tragic act of "heartbroken and determined to leave"?!
This script is wrong, director!
What happened to the promise that the leadership would take it very seriously, try to retain the person overnight, and severely punish the culprit?
Why did the male lead suddenly get more screen time, especially romantic scenes?!
She felt her CPU was overheating.
He acted to seek justice and a more secure position, and incidentally to give those who were causing trouble behind the scenes a resounding slap in the face. Little did he expect that he would also solve his personal problems along the way!
And...Lu Zhanming?
Do you like her?
From the first glance?
She belatedly began to recall:
The first time they met in the hospital ward, the way he looked at her seemed a little strange... Later, they met again by various coincidences...
He's always hanging around her, cold and aloof to other women, but he always calls her "Brother Zhanming" so naturally, and there are those subtle acts of protecting her and being jealous...
It seems... it's not entirely without any clues?
While her mind was racing with thoughts of analyzing the script's deviations, her body remained frozen in Lu Zhanming's arms, too shocked to react.
Lu Zhanming felt the stiffness and silence of the person in his arms. The burning heat that had risen in his heart because of the confession cooled down slightly and was replaced by a deeper sense of unease.
Was she... scared?
Or... do you not like him?
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