Chapter 1792 - 1177

Chapter 1792: Chapter 1177

Fourth watch.

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The victory horn sounded, and Chuxia’s steps halted slightly. Then she smiled and looked at Luan Dajiang: "Let’s go!"

"Can we wait a bit?"

The request came from an injured soldier on the stretcher. His leg was injured, and he tried to prop himself up to gaze excitedly towards the main battlefield. His face was brimming with excitement!

"Alright." Chuxia squatted down and took out hemostatic medicine from her medical kit to apply to him, then inserted a few silver needles at acupoints to stop the bleeding. This way, even if they were a little late, it wouldn’t affect the injury. She wasn’t a soldier on the battlefield, and even she was filled with passion, so what about them?!

"You’re a doctor; it’s your duty to help me!"

Over there, feeling increasingly weak, Ye Meiru stubbornly shouted at Chuxia, "Aren’t you always boasting about being responsible? Don’t slap yourself in the face now!"

Chuxia smiled brightly: "No worries, with you, I’m not afraid of slapping myself in the face. Besides, I’m not the only medical personnel here. Trying to pressure me won’t work."

"You all should head back soon too. Li Qiao and I will go first." Fang Tingxiang said while calling out to the girls still standing absentmindedly on the side, "Help me lift her onto the stretcher."

"Yes." The girl called Li Qiao responded and quickly lifted Ye Meiru’s legs. Fang Tingxiang smiled at Ye Meiru, "I’m not as bad as you, not only not saving lives but wanting to kill people..." As she spoke, she pulled up Ye Meiru’s arms, but when she was about to place her on the stretcher, she stumbled and fell to the ground, half of her body landing on Ye Meiru’s legs. Ye Meiru, who already had a fractured leg, groaned but passed out without making another sound.

"Sigh, after working so long, my legs just went weak." Fang Tingxiang stood up, apologetically smiled at Li Qiao, "Did I scare you? I’ll be more careful this time."

"Oh." Responding, Li Qiao once again helped lift Ye Meiru, but as they were about to place her, she stumbled heavily onto Ye Meiru...

Ye Meiru, who had already fainted, was jolted awake...

Her leg throbbed with pain, her arm too, and the wound on her chest burst open from Li Qiao’s impact. She felt terrible, rolled her eyes, and fainted again...

Then, Fang Tingxiang and Li Qiao moved the stretcher at a snail’s pace. Two team members carrying a stretcher happened to run by and, seeing their state, assumed they were just too tired, "Why don’t we help you?"

"No need, no need..." Fang Tingxiang waved her hands, "This is the last one, no matter what, we have to finish it ourselves. You better help Chuxia instead, she needs assistance more than us."

"Are you sure you can handle it?"

Fang Tingxiang waved her hand: "We got this, go ahead, don’t dawdle."

The two team members, seeing her determination, made no more comments and quickly ran to Chuxia’s side: "Doctor Xiao Lin, let’s take over the wounded."

"Wait a moment..." Before Chuxia could respond, the soldier spoke up first, "I want to wait a bit."

The two team members were puzzled but quickly understood, as cheers from the distance floated to their ears...

Seeing he wasn’t needed here, Luan Dajiang turned to Chuxia: "I’ll head back first then."

"Alright." Chuxia nodded, then stepped forward to whisper in his ear, "Don’t tell Zhou Mikang about what just happened, I’m fine anyway. No need to worry him, I’ll tell him myself when he returns."

After a brief hesitation, and sizing up Chuxia, Luan Dajiang nodded in agreement.

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When Chuxia and her group returned, they found the entire medical area in high spirits. Even the seriously injured who were bedridden had shifted from despondency to a lively energy.

Thinking about how just moments ago, lives were precarious, Chuxia felt an indescribable complexity in her heart. For a moment, she couldn’t shake off Ye Meiru’s deceptive actions.

That someone could pretend so convincingly was beyond her understanding. If, in the future, this caused her to not trust others, it seemed inappropriate. But trusting again... she feared getting hurt once more...

"What’s up?" Zhao Bingbing cheerfully ran to Chuxia’s side, noticing her lost in thought, curiously nudged her, frowning as she did, "What’s wrong with your neck? It looks like it got strangled?"

"Spot on..." Chuxia sighed heavily, "I was so close... you almost didn’t get to see me again."

"Did you encounter enemy personnel?" Zhao Bingbing’s expression immediately turned tense, "Where did you meet them? How did you escape? They haven’t infiltrated our side, right?" As she spoke, she hunched her shoulders and looked around vigilantly.

Chuxia rolled her eyes at her: "You’re overthinking it, how could enemy personnel infiltrate our side?"

"That’s true..." Zhao Bingbing sheepishly scratched her head, "With the Division Commander’s arrangements, it’s as solid as a fortress, infiltrating would require divine intervention, so who injured you?" As she spoke the last sentence, Zhao Bingbing’s face darkened, "Could it be Fang Tingxiang?"

Chuxia displayed an expression of exasperation and amusement: "How did you associate it with Fang Tingxiang?"

"She’s the only one who gives you a hard time at every turn, Zhao Weiwei has already been sent back, apart from her..." Zhao Bingbing widened her eyes in disbelief, "Could it be Ye Meiru?"

Chuxia nodded: "It’s her."

After a long silence, Zhao Bingbing still couldn’t accept it: "Was her prior conduct all an act?"

"Yes."

"That’s just too incredible!"

"Yes." Chuxia sighed heavily, "If her act hadn’t been so sincere, I wouldn’t have been fooled by her. Someone being able to act at such a level is truly... impressive!"

"Are you feeling lost right now, unsure if you can trust those who have previously shown hostility towards you?"

"Yes." Chuxia nodded, "I understand that not everyone is like Ye Meiru, but she indeed made me doubt humanity. How can someone act so convincingly?"

"I can’t comprehend it either. By the way, where is Ye Meiru now?"

"She was seriously injured and was carried back by Fang Tingxiang and Li Qiao. She should be receiving emergency treatment now. If it weren’t for Fang Tingxiang, I might have lost my life."

"I can’t even fathom it..." Thinking of her earlier suspicions about Fang Tingxiang, Zhao Bingbing looked embarrassed, realizing she’s still lacking in judging character. Previously deceived by Zhao Weiwei, now she mistook good for bad and bad for good...

"Indeed, it’s unimaginable..." Chuxia sighed heavily again, "Although I know there’s no point in dwelling on this, I simply can’t relax."

"If I were you, I couldn’t relax either. Your Division Commander is too exceptional, there’ll definitely be more daring women chasing after him. Solving this by yourself seems too hard, I suggest you wait until the Division Commander returns and discuss it properly with him. Let’s avoid another incident like this!"

After a pause, Zhao Bingbing continued, "Why not, simply become the Division Commander’s assistant and stay by his side to ward off those with ill intentions!"

"If our family needs to be maintained this way, it’s just too sad. Forget it, I won’t think about it anymore. I’ll just inform Zhou Mikang later; going forward, I won’t trust anyone who shows interest in him and then tries to befriend me."

"What about Ou Jie? Huang Suai?" Zhao Bingbing spread her hands, "You’ve mentioned before that both had once shown interest in the Division Commander but are now friends with you.

But now, I suddenly have this feeling, could it be that they shouldn’t be trusted either? What if they are also pretending? Honestly, I feel neither of them appears as genuine as Ye Meiru did."

"Once bitten by a snake, you’re afraid of ropes for ten years, that’s exactly this feeling..." Chuxia sighed heavily, gesturing Zhao Bingbing away, "Let’s not dwell on it now, focus on work; just because we’ve succeeded doesn’t mean everyone’s wounds have automatically healed. I’ll go see if Doctor Qiao needs my assistance."

"Okay." Responding with a nod, Zhao Bingbing turned to walk towards her tent.

It was a coincidence that the one performing surgery on Ye Meiru was Doctor Qiao. Seeing Chuxia approach in sterilized garments, he nodded at her and offered her the position as the surgeon.

"Senior brother, I can’t..." Chuxia shook her head and stepped back, "I almost died by her hand just now, and now you’re asking me to save her, I can’t do it."

"What do you mean?" Doctor Qiao frowned, put down the instrument, while Qi Xiang looked at Chuxia with a concerned expression, then dipped tweezers in alcohol cotton to cleanse the bruised area on Chuxia’s neck; simultaneously, Doctor Qiao noticed Chuxia’s neck, his eyebrows furrowed even tighter, "Is this her doing?" He gestured with his chin towards Ye Meiru on the bed, who had fallen into a deep coma due to excessive blood loss and being roughly handled by Fang Tingxiang and Li Qiao on the way back.

Chuxia nodded: "Yes, she did."

"Then there’s nothing to pity anymore." Doctor Qiao’s expression immediately relaxed, "I was worried about her long-term coma coupled with such severe injuries and pre-existing ones, even if rescued, she might never live like a normal person again. Now, this outcome is actually good news."

"Indeed, it’s somewhat good news..." Chuxia also visibly relaxed, contemplating earlier on how to deal with Ye Meiru properly. She would’ve loved to kill her personally, but living in a lawful society, she couldn’t do that, nor could she tarnish her family name and make her sons hold their heads down.

Whether she’s right or wrong, some people are just like that; because you’re outstanding and living well, you need to make compromises, be magnanimous, and must never retaliate in kind, or else it’s immoral.

She didn’t want to be bound by this kind of moral constraint but also didn’t want to give the opponent any chance to harm her again, especially since she now had a pair of precious sons; if Ye Meiru targeted them, it would be truly troublesome! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest encouragement. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)