As soon as his words fell, Su Mushang, who was beside him, had already leaped into the river.
Song Chucheng, who was in the river, had no idea how long she had been drifting. Just before she passed out, she felt something tug at her, and immediately afterward, she completely lost consciousness.
Su Mushang brought the person in the water toward the riverbank. As soon as he reached shore, he immediately laid her flat on the ground and reached out to check her breathing first. Seeing that she was still breathing, he breathed a sigh of relief and examined her at the same time. When he saw that there were no obvious wounds on her head or other areas, he finally felt reassured.
Only then did he clearly see what the person he had rescued looked like. Her soaking wet clothes clung to her body, leaving the woman’s shapely figure completely visible.
Raising his eyes and seeing Ji Tingshen and Xiao Liu running over, he swiftly took off his own outer coat and wrapped the woman on the ground in it!
Ji Tingshen asked, “Is she still breathing? The vehicle is fixed too. Does she need to be taken to the hospital?”
“Mm! Take her to the hospital first,” Su Mushang said as he looked at the person on the ground.
“But we don’t have enough time. We still have to return to the base,” Xiao Liu said anxiously.
“Then we’ll go straight back to the base. Isn’t there a doctor at the base?”
Ji Tingshen glanced at his watch and knew that there was not enough time either. Military orders were as unyielding as a mountain, but it would not be right to simply leave her there. There was not enough time to take her to the hospital either, so they could only return to the base first.
Su Mushang said in a low voice, “Mm! Then we’ll return to the base.”
Xiao Liu bent down and was just about to carry the woman on the ground into the vehicle. Before he could even extend his hands, he saw that his Regiment Commander had actually picked her up himself.
Xiao Liu’s jaw nearly dropped from shock!
Xiao Liu and Ji Tingshen exchanged a glance, and both of them froze in surprise.
Both of them knew Su Mushang’s temperament. It had never even occurred to them that he would carry her himself, which was precisely why Xiao Liu had intended to carry her.
When Song Chucheng opened her eyes, she discovered that she was lying on a clean bed.
Before she could examine her surroundings, a sound came from the doorway. At the same time, a crisp and pleasant voice rang out:
“You’re awake? Do you have any strength? Can you get up by yourself? I was originally going to help you change your clothes. I didn’t expect you to wake up already?”
She had probably also noticed that Song Chucheng had not yet come to her senses.
She smiled and continued, “If you can get up by yourself, then go to the bathing room and soak in the bath for a while. You’ll feel more comfortable that way.”
Song Chucheng looked at the woman who was speaking. Seeing the white doctor’s coat she was wearing, she immediately relaxed. This woman was obviously a doctor. As long as she was in a hospital, everything was fine, and she felt immensely fortunate.
The female doctor handed the clothes in her hands to Song Chucheng, perhaps having noticed her concerns:
“Don’t worry, that’s our doctors’ bathing room. All the other doctors here have already left to go back. Only Sixth Aunt and I are still here. We hired Sixth Aunt from the village to help boil water.
“I already spoke to Sixth Aunt just now. Go over there and soak for a while. I added some medicinal herbs to the water. That can prevent you from developing a fever tonight.”
“Thank you, Comrade!”
Song Chucheng sincerely thanked her. If she did not change her clothes or take a bath soon, given the state of medical care in this era, it might genuinely cost her life.
She took the clothes from the female doctor’s hands, got out of bed, and headed toward the bathing room.
She did not notice at all that the female doctor was staring fixedly at her back, and the gentleness on the doctor’s face completely disappeared the instant she turned around.
That woman had actually been carried in by Regiment Commander Su??
After all these years, this was the first time she had ever seen something like this. Regiment Commander Su, who ordinarily treated women as though they were some kind of virus, had actually carried a woman inside? She could not be blamed for reading too much into it.
The temperature difference between day and night there was quite large, so Song Chucheng hugged the clothes to herself and quickened her pace toward the bathing room.
“Hello, young comrade. Doctor Yan already spoke to me just now. I’ve prepared all the water inside. Once you’re finished soaking, just pull out the stopper at the bottom. I’ll head home first.”
After Sixth Aunt finished speaking, she hurried away. Her son was still waiting for her outside. She could originally have gone home earlier, but just as she was heading out, Doctor Yan had called her back. There was nothing else to do now, so she had to hurry home. Otherwise, her family would worry about her as well.
Song Chucheng hurriedly thanked her. Once Sixth Aunt had left, she closed the door and walked inside.
Looking at the wooden bathing tub before her, she could not help feeling somewhat uncomfortable about it, but there was nothing she could do. Compared with staying alive, she could accept anything.
Besides, they had only meant well. In this era, taking a bath required both ration coupons and money.
Song Chucheng missed her luxurious ocean-view apartment beyond measure. She had bought it with the salary she had painstakingly saved, and all the surrounding facilities and amenities had been fully equipped.
She had bought a unit on the top floor, the thirty-second floor, and it had even come with a small garden. What she had liked most was that she could use the little garden to grow some flowers, a few leafy vegetables, and some small fruits. All of those were essential items for a comfortable retirement life.
The first through tenth floors below her apartment were occupied by a super-large shopping mall that had everything. Every day after work, she could shop, eat, and watch movies right at her own doorstep, all in one place. It had been incredibly convenient.
If she wanted to cook for herself, she only had to go downstairs to buy groceries. There was a huge supermarket on the second floor, making it extremely convenient to buy vegetables and anything else she needed. This had absolutely been the first step toward beginning her retirement life!
Who could have known that after sleeping for only one night, no! It had not even been an entire night. It should only have been half a night, and she had kicked the bucket??? Now, she could only regret it so much that she wanted to pound her chest.
Was there such a thing as medicine for regret? If she had known earlier, wouldn’t it have been better to spend all that money?
Just as Song Chucheng was drowning in regret, she suddenly discovered that her surroundings had changed in an instant. She was actually sitting on the two-meter-wide bed where she had kicked the bucket!
She was utterly shocked and hurriedly got out of bed and walked outside. She looked at the home she had arranged little by little with her own hands, then pulled the curtains aside and gazed at the ocean outside.
Something wasn’t right! She hurriedly picked up the phone on the table and looked at it. It was eight o’clock at night, yet outside it was as bright as daytime. Immediately afterward, however, realization struck her. “Golden Finger.”
After her wild joy subsided, she remembered her current situation. She hurried back to the bathroom and took a shower, then changed into the clothes she had just brought inside before silently thinking about going out.
She pulled out the wooden stopper at the bottom of the bathing tub and stood in the bathing room for a while before finally walking out.
As Yan Yirong helped Su Mushang clean the wound on his hand, she said softly, “Regiment Commander Su, this wound wasn’t supposed to come into contact with water in the first place. Not only did you soak it in water today and cause inflammation, but now the wound has split open again. I’ll get you some tablets to take. Otherwise, the wound will become infected.”
Su Mushang nodded, but he did not notice the determination to get what she wanted in Yan Yirong’s eyes while her head was lowered.
Yan Yirong packed everything away and walked out. At the doorway, she happened to encounter Song Chucheng, who had just returned.
Looking at the exquisite face of the woman before her, a trace of viciousness flashed rapidly across Yan Yirong’s face.
Her intuition had always been extremely accurate. She absolutely could not allow this woman to remain there any longer.
No! She should take care of her tonight while she had the chance, lest prolonged delay bring more trouble. From now on, anyone who could affect her could not be allowed to appear in front of her and make trouble.
She suppressed every emotion in her heart and slowly said, “I’ll get you some medicine. It would be troublesome if you developed a fever in the middle of the night. In this kind of weather, after soaking in river water, even a strong and healthy male comrade wouldn’t be able to endure it.”
Before Song Chucheng had time to refuse, she saw the female doctor walk into the adjoining room.
Her hand was still suspended in midair. Seeing this, she could only lower it awkwardly and walk into the room with an expression of utter despair.
There was now a touch more rosiness in the girl’s face. Her exquisite features made her look like a delicate doll displayed in a shopwindow, so beautiful that she took one’s breath away.
Song Chucheng raised her head and saw the man sitting on the chair. Even while he was seated, it was obvious how tall and imposing his build was.
She estimated that if the man stood up, he had to be at least one meter ninety-something tall! As for his face, well, it could be described with two words: “eye candy.”
The man’s expression was extremely cold and aloof, while his eyes were so deep that they seemed capable of seeing straight through people’s hearts.
As Song Chucheng continued thinking, her imagination began running wild again. She felt that the man carried that sort of, that sort of “don’t come near me” aura.
At that thought, she suddenly felt like laughing. What was she supposed to do about that??
Su Mushang had also noticed her scrutiny.
His gaze fell upon the girl’s exquisite face.