They were out on official duties, and the soldiers didn’t even have their cell phones on them, let alone a bank card.
After checking all his pockets, Lu Jun counted out a total of 206 RMB.
This was far from the total debt of 3689.2 RMB that Manman owed.
Jun Ye’s eyes shifted unceremoniously towards the tall and handsome guy, “What did you say last night?”
“If one brother faces trouble, all brothers face it together.”
Once thrown, words, like water, cannot be taken back.
The tall and handsome guy, at this moment begging for mercy, counted out 320 RMB from his own pocket and offered it all to Jun Ye to help with the debt.
Still not enough, Yao Ziye, who was also present, began to empty his pockets as well.
In the end, all the brothers in the vehicle emptied their pockets to contribute.
One of the brothers had only fifty cents and said, “Should we just forget about this fifty cents?
Even beggars wouldn’t take it, thinking it’s too little.”
The tall and handsome guy didn’t utter a word as he snatched the fifty cents from the brother’s fingers, raising an eyebrow to lecture, “We’re at the point of selling all we own.
Every cent counts.
We’re only short of stripping off our army-issued uniforms and selling our bodies.”
Selling bodies?
These soldiers might be poor, but they’re well-built, each muscle enticingly sculpted.
The young ladies present all blushed but couldn’t resist casting amorous glances at the soldiers.
In such a predicament, Jun Ye had never encountered anything like it.
His face turned as dark as it could get.
First, he cast a cold glance at the tall and handsome guy, “Are you going to sell your body, is that it?”
All the money pooled by everyone still left a shortfall of 24.9 RMB from the total amount owed.
The other soldiers immediately surrounded the tall and handsome guy, starting to unbutton his clothes, “Commander, shall we shout out for you and see how much your flesh auctions for?”
The tall and handsome guy, unable to fend off so many hands, simply rolled up his sleeves with a swagger, “What’s the big deal?
The boss has bared his chest under the sun to split bricks before!”
Really getting naked?
The young ladies were excited~
The cashiers, having caught the icy stares from the soldiers, hastily called a halt, “Forget it, we’ll cover the 24.9 RMB ourselves.”
That sounded more reasonable.
Only soldiers are allowed to emulate Lei Feng?
Can’t you “angels in white” do the same?
After donating all their belongings, the group of soldiers were ready to head out with clear consciences.
Someone from the hospital, probably meaning well, told them from behind, “In the future, if you see patients with no money, don’t make decisions for them to use expensive medications or do too many tests.”
The soldiers, standing in perfect military posture, “Swish”, turned around, their eyes launching arrows, piercing hearts.
“What, did, you, just, say?” Lu Jun’s gaze wasn’t cold; it was frosty.
The temperature plunged below zero all around, and no one dared meet his eyes, much less make a sound.
The person who misspoke kept his head low, circling inside his collar in reflection.
Lu Jun indeed hated the woman who had run away and wished he could drag her back and have her executed!
But it didn’t mean he could watch a living person die.
Had it not been for the thorough checks and proper medication last night, given the woman’s naturally frail constitution, any treatment delays could have been a matter of life and death.
Such hypocrites, calling themselves angels in white.
No wonder nowadays, people refer to hospital workers as white-eyed wolves.
That said, he didn’t even know the name of the woman who had run away.
He adjusted his military cap properly on his head, aligning the five-pointed star with the center of his brows.
His brows were strong and spirited, yet he couldn’t help but frown.
Not because of the 3600+ RMB but the thought of how that woman, despite such a frail body, woke up so eager to escape.
Wasn’t it easy for her to throw 500 RMB in his face?
“Lu Jun.” Yao Ziye called softly from behind him as he was boarding the vehicle.
“What’s the matter?” Lu Jun’s head turned back quickly, sensing something different in Yao Ziye’s voice at this moment.
“I remember before we departed this time, you said that your family found Nannan, right?”
Two pairs of eyes, both filled with a complex mix of emotions, met each other’s gaze.
Lu Jun said softly, “The specific details, I’ll only know after I return home this time.”
Yao Ziye didn’t say anything more, his long eyebrows angling into his temples as he fell into deep thought, donned his military cap, boarded the military vehicle, and walked towards the rear.
When he saw the spot where she sat last night, his mind couldn’t help but sway.
Before him, her pale little face and the ink-like luminous eyes appeared vividly.
Last night, with a gentle press, the ultimate beauty of a plum blossom emerged from the delicate palm of her hand, and his heart fluttered.
He sat down, but deliberately left the space where she sat empty, his palm searching over the leather of the chair where she had been, as if feeling for the warmth she had left behind.
——On the evening of the grand wedding——
They finally waited for Chun Xia and Du Yu’s car to arrive.
Chun Xia jumped out of the car and hurriedly ran towards Manman.
The sisters stood face to face, after a night that felt like being separated by life and death, with a thousand words on the tip of their tongues, they instead fell silent.
“Ah—” Chun Xia sighed.
“It’s my fault.
If I’d known, I wouldn’t have let you get on that car alone.”
“Let’s go,” Manman shook her head, pulling her hand and sighing as well, “We need to hurry back to the hospital to repay the money.”
The two chatted non-stop as they climbed back into the car, opening a floodgate of conversation.
Chun Xia cursed the hospital, saying they were no good, that they overcharged without any shame, over three thousand six hundred a night was faster than burning money.
It’s as if the hospital thought all patients were money printing machines.
“But, you recovered quite quickly this time,” Manman directed the conversation back and wondered aloud whether the three thousand six hundred was well spent and worth it.
They drove to the hospital.
The three of them walked into the emergency room.
By now, it had been most of the morning since Lu Jun and his troops had left with their military vehicle.
The hospital staff were shocked to see the patient who had fled return on her own.
“I’ve come to repay the medical expenses.
Because this morning you wouldn’t let me leave the hospital.
I left a note on the table,” Manman clarified the reason for her return, simply and directly.
The hospital staff felt guilty.
This was a fine mess, causing a misunderstanding, especially with those soldiers.
After all, those soldiers had truly embodied the spirit of Lei Feng, leaving without any contact information, which made it clear that they were never after the money.
Learning that the soldiers had covered the medical expenses and didn’t even leave their names, Manman and the others exchanged looks.
In the end, Chun Xia let out a sigh, “It seems that my five hundred Yuan was pretty well spent.”
Manman’s feelings were complex, considering last night’s encounter in the military vehicle, she no longer felt as angry with those people.
Precisely because of this, Manman and the others felt even more that they could not let the hospital “rip off” those soldiers, insisting that the hospital explain in detail how they burned through the three thousand six hundred Yuan.
The hospital staff hurried to absolve themselves of responsibility, “Conducting these examinations and using these medicines were not our idea, it was two doctors among the group of People’s Liberation Army comrades who brought you here.”
So, it was the People’s Liberation Army comrades who had spent the three thousand six hundred Yuan on her behalf?
The three of them suddenly thought of an unethical concept: they’re digging their own grave.
Tut-tut.
Du Yu was the first to slap his face.
Manman instructed the hospital staff, “If they call back, you must inform us,” and once again left her mobile number.
As they walked out of the hospital emergency room, she couldn’t help but take out her mobile phone to check for messages, not seeing any message from him.
However, considering how last night the man in the military uniform just like him had saved her life, she increasingly had something to tell him, revealing pride, “The man I’ve fallen for is a soldier.”