1970s: Hot wife accompanies the army, cold-faced rough man is not easy to tease

Chapter 184 She is sad
On the way back in the car, Lu Youyou's mind was full of the damaged equipment.

Her eyes were so sharp and her imagination so good that she could roughly reconstruct what Gu Qingye had experienced before he was injured after just one look.

No wonder he was injured so badly.

If he hadn't encountered the killer whale group, would Gu Qingye have been able to survive until the rescue team found him?
Maybe he won’t even last long enough for Little Huihui to go out to sea to find him!

Lu Youyou returned in the moonlight. Li Mingde didn't ask anything, but just explained what happened today in detail.

"Comrade Gu woke up once at noon and drank some porridge. Today's IV drip has been completed. I just went in to check, and Comrade Gu is already asleep."

"Thank you."

"Comrade Lu, do you want to eat? There's a stove in the cafeteria, and we have rice and noodles."

"I've eaten, thank you. I'll keep watch today. You guys go to bed early."

Li Mingde just saluted without responding. They worked in three shifts to guard 24 hours a day. No matter whether Lu Youyou needed it or not, there would be someone on duty outside the ward.

There was no light in the room, only the moonlight illuminated half of the bed. Half of Gu Qingye's face was shrouded in the moonlight, making him look even paler.

Lu Youyou's mind was in a mess and she didn't pay attention to her feet. She accidentally kicked the stool. Suddenly, there was a sharp sound, which was particularly clear in the quiet space.

"Comrade Lu, are you okay?"

"It's okay, I accidentally kicked my foot."

Li Mingde quietly retreated outside the door. Lu Youyou's heartbeat had not yet subsided. When she turned around, she was met with a pair of dim eyes.

Lu Youyou's breathing stopped and she stood there in a daze, as if she had been cast under a spell.

Her mind was blank, as if she had no emotions, like a stove that had been left unattended for a long time, with boiling water overflowing all over the floor.

Lu Youyou just watched and tears fell the next second.

"Don't...cry..."

Those two short words seemed to have exhausted all of Gu Qingye's strength. He wanted to smile at Lu Youyou, but now even breathing caused unbearable pain.

The two people were neither far nor close. Gu Qingye raised his finger slightly. Lu Youyou saw it, but did not take a step forward.

Having experienced many great joys and sorrows in the past few days, she thought she could face them calmly. But now, when she saw Gu Qingye open his eyes with her own eyes, she realized that there was a volcano hidden in her heart.

She couldn't laugh, and she didn't want to cry, but she couldn't stop her tears.

"Yu..."

After saying just one word, Gu Qingye was no longer able to speak and could only watch the person beside the bed.

The person who filled his heart when he was injured, unconscious, and unsure whether he could survive.

Lu Youyou lowered her head, her vision blurred, she couldn't even judge her current mood.

Happiness, fear, heartache, and unspeakable blame, the complex emotions wrapped her tightly like a net.

Finally, she was pulled forward little by little by Gu Qingye's gaze, until the warm and cold fingertips intertwined.

The strength in his hands was almost negligible, and one could only feel his strength from the slight trembling of his fingertips.

Gu Qingye looked at it greedily.

While floating on the sea, there were countless moments when he thought he would let her down.

Fortunately, he is still alive.

He had a lot to say. He wanted to apologize, comfort her, and wipe away her tears, but now he could only watch. Even speaking was a luxury.

Lu Youyou finally calmed down, raised her head, and their eyes met.

"You... go to sleep first, have a good rest, and we can talk later if you have anything to say."

Gu Qingye didn't move, nor did he close his eyes. He just looked at her steadily.

Lu Youyou's heart beat irregularly, and the complicated emotions that she had just suppressed surged up again.

"The doctor said you need to rest. I'm going to sleep too. I'll see you tomorrow." Before she could think clearly, her body had already made the decision.

Lu Youyou stood outside the door with her back to the ward, her right hand on the handle, less than ten centimeters away from closing the lock.

Li Mingde did not leave the corridor, as if he didn't understand why Lu Youyou suddenly came out again.

"Comrade Lu, do you need any help?"

Lu Youyou didn't know why she was so confused and couldn't figure it out. Now was not the time to sort it out.

"He's awake. Please take care of him tonight."

Li Mingde nodded in agreement without asking any further questions.

Lu Youyou let go of her hand and looked back, as if she could see inside through the wooden door.

She stood still for a few seconds, then turned and disappeared into the corridor.

Li Mingde pushed the door open and saw Gu Qingye awake. He was stunned for a moment and immediately walked to the bedside: "Comrade Gu, you are awake. Please wait a moment. I will call the doctor right away."

Soon, several men in white coats filed in and conducted another routine examination. Gu Qingye could do nothing. His heart had long been taken to some unknown place by Lu Youyou, and he could only lie on the hospital bed and let others do whatever they wanted.

She is sad.

He felt it.

This fact made Gu Qingye's heart hurt more than his body.

He spoke again, even though the pain in his body was comparable to that of slow slicing.

"Where... is she..."

Li Mingde was standing by the window and had already seen Lu Youyou sitting on the bench downstairs.

"Comrade Lu is in the yard, and Comrade Zhuifeng and Comrade Xiao Huihui are beside her."

"She...lives..."

Gu Qingye had to stop talking halfway, frowning and holding his breath to endure the excruciating pain.

Li Mingde was assigned to take care of the patient, so he was naturally good at observing people's words and expressions. He immediately replied, "Comrade Lu lives next door to you. The organization has arranged for someone to take care of him. Don't worry."

Gu Qingye’s brows gradually relaxed.

Fortunately, she is still here and has not left.

In just half an hour, all his strength was exhausted, and he fell asleep again after learning that Lu Youyou was safe and sound.

After another detailed examination, the doctor left only after confirming that the patient was just asleep.

Qi Simiao was a little surprised that Lu Youyou was not there, so he could only instruct Li Mingde: "If the patient is still asleep, don't worry about it. Once he wakes up, call a doctor immediately."

"Yes, I remember."

In the yard

Lu Youyou sat there blankly, staring at the moon in a daze.

Suddenly she laughed at herself.

What is she sad about?
After spending so much effort to save someone's life, he left his life to someone else?
Did he fail to do what he promised?
She had been worried and frightened for so long, only to find that her efforts were almost in vain. She couldn't say anything and couldn't complain. Is it wrong to sacrifice herself for others?
She didn't think she was wrong, but when things happened to her, she seemed unable to be as great as a saint.

She understood Gu Qingye's choice, but it was hard for her to accept it for a while.

Reason and emotion are pulling at each other, and there is a looming moral judgment, making Lu Youyou's heart a tangled mess.

Zhuifeng tilted his head and looked around. He couldn't understand why the atmosphere suddenly became wrong.

It looked at Xiao Huihui, and the cheap big brother seemed to not care about anything and was just being a competent plush toy.

Xiao Huihui glanced at it lightly and said, "It's just that the coolie disappointed everyone. Little brother, you should think about who you are going to live with after your parents get divorced!"
(End of this chapter)