Chapter 37 Su Xiaoyu was taken away for investigation
Lu Zhanming's face could no longer be described as just black; it was a look of impending storm and suppressed rage.
He felt that in his twenty-seven years of life, he had never felt the meaning of the word "absurd" so clearly as he did at this moment.
Never before had I felt such an urgent urge to throw this woman, who was clearly mentally unstable, out of the house right now.
To avoid further contaminating his little girl's eyes and ears, and causing the baby to choke!
He took a deep breath and used all his self-control to keep his voice from shouting, but each word came out like an ice bead:
"Comrade, if you're not fully awake, please go back to sleep!"
If you're not feeling well, go outside, turn left, walk straight to the end, and go see a psychiatrist!
He pointed to the door, his tone revealing his annoyance and desire to drive him away.
Su Xiaoyu was struck dumb, her face turning deathly pale instantly.
She had always been pampered by her parents at home, valued by her superiors in the cultural troupe, envied by her comrades, and admired by countless men. She had never suffered such a blatant and humiliating insult.
Especially when she considers herself at her best and most beautiful, in front of the person she wants to assert her dominance over!
Overwhelmed by embarrassment, resentment, and the panic of being utterly rejected, she lost her temper.
She turned her head sharply, directing all her anger and resentment at Gu Baobao, who, in her opinion, had stolen all the attention and was now sitting there looking completely innocent!
It must be this country girl!
She must have spoken ill of him to Commander Lu!
Or perhaps some seductive trick was used!
Otherwise, why would Commander Lu be so fierce to me?!
Her eyes instantly reddened, and she pointed at Gu Baobao, shouting in a shrill voice:
"It's all because of you, you bitch...!"
"ah--!"
"Bang—!"
Before she could finish speaking, two angry shouts and two crisp sounds erupted almost simultaneously!
Gu Dongguo and Lu Zhanming, however, displayed an astonishing tacit understanding and shared hatred of the enemy!
Gu Dongguo grabbed the enamel mug that still had half a glass of water left and smashed it at Su Xiaoyu's feet without thinking!
No one was hit, but the vat fell to the ground, and half of the water splashed out, instantly wetting Su Xiaoyu's shiny black leather shoes and a small section of the hem of her white dress.
Lu Zhanming was even faster. He grabbed his unfinished aluminum lunchbox from the table and smashed it precisely at the other side of Su Xiaoyu's feet!
Thick porridge and pickled vegetables were spilled all over the floor, with a lot of it splashing onto Su Xiaoyu's calves, leaving a mess!
Su Xiaoyu screamed in fright and jumped back. Looking at the stains on her beloved white dress and leather shoes, she was both shocked and angry, and tears really fell down her face.
"You...you..."
"What's going on?!"
Just then, the ward door was pushed open, and Dean Zhou Mingren led the way, followed by Professor Liu and several other experts.
There were also doctors and nurses making their routine rounds, a large group of them preparing to come in.
They came early today specifically to take Gu Baobao to check on the old expert's post-operative condition.
Upon entering, they found the floor a complete mess, with porridge spilled everywhere. A woman, once dressed in her finest attire but now looking disheveled, stood amidst the filth, tears streaming down her face.
Battalion Commander Gu and Regiment Commander Lu both had angry expressions on their faces, while little Comrade Gu Baobao sat on the edge of the bed, seemingly having just caught her breath. Her little face still had a blush from coughing, and her eyes were a bit dazed.
Zhou Mingren's brows immediately furrowed, and he asked in a deep voice.
Lu Zhanming spoke first, his tone icy, carrying an undeniable accusation:
"Dean! We were having breakfast when this woman came in uninvited. As soon as she entered, she tried to get close to me and spoke in a frivolous manner!"
After I firmly refused, he openly insulted Comrade Gu Baobao, a family member of a soldier!
This is a military hospital, a place for wounded and sick soldiers to recuperate. How can we allow such a disreputable situation to occur here?
"How dare these indecent people barge in and wantonly humiliate the relatives of our brave soldiers?!"
He was logically sound and sharp-tongued, directly escalating the attempt to get close to someone into frivolous talk.
They characterized Su Xiaoyu's personal behavior as improper and indecent, and even labeled her as "humiliating military families"!
Every sentence hit the nail on the head.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Mingren's face immediately darkened.
He already valued Gu Baobao highly, and he couldn't stand it when he heard that someone dared to insult her in the hospital in front of the injured!
Looking at Su Xiaoyu's outfit, which was completely out of place in the hospital environment, and the stain on the ground that was obviously deliberately splashed, he felt a surge of anger.
"Nonsense!"
Zhou Mingren said sternly.
"This is a hospital, not a stage! Someone come here!"
Immediately, a security officer from the hospital who was following behind stepped forward.
"Take this woman away! Investigate her identity, purpose, and the specific circumstances of her insulting the military family! Deal with her seriously!"
Zhou Mingren showed no mercy.
He doesn't care who you are. Causing trouble at the military hospital and targeting a special talent like Gu Baobao is an act that has crossed his line!
"No—! I'm Su Xiaoyu from the cultural troupe! I'm not a shady person! My mother is an official in the Municipal Bureau of Culture! You can't arrest me!"
Su Xiaoyu panicked completely. She didn't expect things to escalate to this point, and she certainly didn't expect Lu Zhanming and Dean Zhou to be so ruthless.
She screamed and brought up her mother in an attempt to salvage the situation.
Unfortunately, no matter who her mother was, it didn't matter in front of the furious Zhou Mingren and Lu Zhanming, who was determined to deal with her.
The security officers didn't care about any of that. The two of them stepped forward, one on the left and one on the right, and politely but firmly asked Su Xiaoyu to leave the ward.
Su Xiaoyu struggled and cried out, her carefully applied makeup ruined, her white dress stained, and her braids undone.
Like a disheveled, drenched chicken, where was the proud demeanor of the swan that had just entered?
She couldn't understand how things had turned out this way when she had only come to visit.
Gu Baobao watched Su Xiaoyu being taken away, then abandoned her spectator mentality and let out a soft sigh of relief.
She really didn't want to deal with someone who wasn't thinking straight.
She stood up, walked to Zhou Mingren, and her tone regained its usual gentleness:
"Dean Zhou, it was a small misunderstanding. I apologize for disturbing everyone. Let's go see how that old comrade from yesterday is doing."
Seeing how sensible Gu Baobao was and how she didn't hold it against him, Zhou Mingren felt even more favorably toward her, and his expression softened. He said repeatedly:
"Oh dear, little one, you've been frightened! It's our hospital's negligence!"
Don't worry, we'll handle this seriously! Come on, we're on our way!
The senior specialist woke up once this morning and his condition is stable; he's just waiting for you to come and check on him!
Surrounded by a group of experts, Gu Baobao left the ward where the farce had just unfolded.
In the ward, only two men, whose complexions still looked unwell, remained.
Gu Dongguo glared at Lu Zhanming, his eyes unfriendly, and lowered his voice, carrying a warning:
"Lu Zhanming, I don't care what you think. But I'm telling you this: if my baby suffers any injustice or harm because of your messy affairs, even in the slightest..."
Get as far away from me as you can! My daughter, who belongs in the family, isn't someone you'd let cause all this messy trouble!
Lu Zhanming met his gaze, his eyes equally sharp, without flinching in the slightest.
He didn't try to explain that he hadn't provoked Su Xiaoyu, but simply said in a deep voice:
"Don't worry. With me here, no one can hurt her."
His tone was calm, yet it carried a chilling certainty and ruthlessness.
Su Xiaoyu?
He's nothing but a clown.
The real threat may be yet to come.
But Lu Zhanming will naturally do everything in his power to protect the treasures he has identified, clearing away all obstacles.
However, as he watched Gu Baobao's departing figure, another layer of worry quickly enveloped his heart.
His baby just now seemed to... completely disregard Su Xiaoyu's hostility?
They might not even realize that Su Xiaoyu was coming for her?
Is this just naivety, or... does he simply not care about him at all?
For the first time, Commander Lu felt that the road to winning back and protecting his wife was even longer and more arduous than he had anticipated.
Not only do we need to guard against outside wolves, but we also need to find a way to make this clueless little rabbit in the den realize... there's a wolf lurking nearby, waiting to snatch her away and take her home!
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