“Doctor Xiao, this is my wife, Gu Panpan. She’s worried about me, so please let her come in as well.”
With a polite smile on his face, Qin Zhan introduced Gu Panpan to Xiao Ling.
Turning to look at Gu Panpan, he could feel the warmth of her hand tightly gripping his. The corners of his lips lifted unconsciously, and he found her nervous expression unexpectedly adorable.
Gu Panpan felt uncomfortable inside.
This female doctor was openly coveting her lawful husband right in front of her. Was she really trying to become the other woman? That was downright disgusting.
Still, this dog of a man at least knew how to behave.
The smile on Xiao Ling’s face froze, and the affection in her eyes vanished instantly.
Originally, she had planned to use this opportunity alone with Qin Zhan to confess her feelings. She didn’t care that he was already married. She knew he had only accepted this rural woman because he had no other choice, and she didn’t blame him for it.
If he wanted to divorce this rural woman, she was willing to wait for him no matter how long it took.
But she had never expected Qin Zhan to introduce that rural woman as his “wife.”
Her heart clenched painfully.
She refused to believe Qin Zhan would treat her this way. The last time they had met, he had been so gentlemanly toward her. She had happily awaited his return from his mission, expecting him to pursue a relationship with her.
How had everything changed so suddenly?
At that moment, the whispers among the nurses grew louder.
Suddenly, Xiao Ling understood.
He must be avoiding suspicion.
After all, he was now a married man. Even if he had feelings for her, he could only suppress them.
That’s right.
She simply needed to find another suitable opportunity to confess her feelings.
Thinking this, Xiao Ling quietly relaxed. Lifting her chin slightly, she cast a smug glance toward the rural woman.
“Then come in together.”
With that, she turned and walked into the treatment room.
Behind her, Gu Panpan rolled her eyes so hard she nearly saw the back of her own head.
Was this woman crazy?
One moment she looked heartbroken, the next she seemed delighted, and then she became proud and aloof.
Had she just mentally acted out an entire romantic drama?
The three of them entered the treatment room.
Qin Zhan walked straight to the treatment chair with practiced familiarity and sat down.
Clearly, he had been here more than once.
Slowly, he lifted his shirt, revealing the frightening knife wound across his abdomen.
The injury had mostly healed, but Gu Panpan’s kick had reopened a small section of it. Since the bleeding hadn’t been treated promptly, it looked rather alarming.
On either side of the wound were firm, well-defined abdominal muscles.
If the timing had been different, Gu Panpan would absolutely have been admiring those abs with starry eyes.
After all, they were far more impressive than those of the male models Fox had taken her to see at Tgbty.
But now, guilt filled her heart.
Her eyes reddened instantly as tears welled up.
Plop! A tear landed precisely on Qin Zhan’s abs, perfectly avoiding the wound.
On Qin Zhan’s abs?
What kind of joke was this?
Gu Panpan was standing beside Qin Zhan. Even if she had cried, her tears would’ve fallen onto her own B cup chest.
Frowning in confusion, she looked suspiciously toward Doctor Xiao.
Oh…
Doctors in this era truly embodied the saying, “A physician’s heart is that of a parent.”
Xiao Ling sniffed hard, forcing back the rest of her tears.
Before Qin Zhan could notice, she discreetly wiped away the tear that had fallen onto his abs using a disinfectant cotton swab.
Gu Panpan couldn’t help silently applauding her skill in destroying the evidence.
“Brother Qin, could you please promise me that you’ll take good care of yourself? If your wound becomes infected again, I… I wouldn’t even know how to explain it to the regiment headquarters.”
Xiao Ling carefully treated Qin Zhan’s injury.
The worry in her voice and the sorrow on her face made it seem as though she, rather than Gu Panpan, was Qin Zhan’s wife.
What was this?
Putting on a heartfelt performance right in front of the actual wife?
As if she was the only one who knew how to act.
Who here wasn’t a drama queen?
Unwilling to lose, Gu Panpan adopted a shy expression and lightly punched Qin Zhan’s shoulder.
“Brother Zhan, I told you last night that you should rest more, but you insisted on overdoing things…”
She trailed off at just the right moment, looking both embarrassed and aggrieved, leaving everyone in the room and outside it to draw their own conclusions.
Qin Zhan froze.
Looking up at Gu Panpan, he saw her pouting as she glared at Xiao Ling with obvious hostility.
Only then did he realize.
Was his wife… jealous?
The tight line of his lips relaxed.
As the realization sank in, the corners of his mouth curved upward slightly, and amusement flickered deep within his eyes.
Hearing Gu Panpan’s shameless remark, Xiao Ling’s face alternated between pale and flushed.
She gripped the medical gauze tightly, her eyes filled with anger and unwillingness.
If Qin Zhan hadn’t been injured, if his rural parents hadn’t arranged a marriage for him during his recovery…
Then the woman standing beside Qin Zhan right now would’ve been Xiao Ling.
Not this crude rural woman.
A cold light flashed through Xiao Ling’s eyes. Let this rural woman enjoy herself for a little longer.
She wanted to see whether she would still be smiling in the future.
Once Qin Zhan’s wound had been treated, Xiao Ling stood up.
A faint blush appeared on her cheeks as she spoke softly.
“Brother Qin, your injury still needs proper care. You should come to the infirmary every day to have your dressings changed. That way, you’ll recover more quickly.”
Gu Panpan sneered inwardly.
Every day?
Doctor Xiao’s intentions were obvious to anyone with eyes.
Qin Zhan leaned back slightly in his chair.
His bandaged abdomen did nothing to diminish his attractiveness. Instead, it lent him a strangely fragile beauty.
The casual posture, the broad shoulders, the defined muscles…
To say he wasn’t captivating would have been a lie.
Even Gu Panpan, someone from the modern world who had seen countless male celebrities and professional models, found herself swallowing unconsciously at the sight.
No wonder every woman at the 1688th Regiment infirmary, from the female doctors to the young nurses, had fallen under this dog man’s spell.
Qin Zhan swept his gaze across the spectators gathered outside the treatment room.
Finally, his eyes settled on Gu Panpan.
The corners of his lips lifted slightly as he spoke in a serious tone.
“Doctor Xiao, thank you for your kindness. However, my wife gets very jealous. I’m afraid she’ll misunderstand, so I’ll have her help me change my dressings at home instead.”
The moment those words left his mouth, the nurses watching outside widened their eyes in shock.
The whispers stopped instantly.
Every single person stared without blinking, afraid of missing some earth-shattering piece of gossip.
Gu Panpan looked utterly disgusted.
Someone just killed her already.
This dog man truly was a dog. He had practically pushed her straight into the eye of the storm.
Was this his retaliation for her calling him “Brother Zhan” earlier?
Did he think she wouldn’t dare call him “Brother Qin” next time?
Xiao Ling’s face turned deathly pale.
Her lips trembled as she opened her mouth, only to find herself unable to speak.
Qin Zhan’s words had publicly humiliated her.
After a long while, she finally forced out a strained smile.
“Th… then alright. If you have any problems, you can come find me anytime.”