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Qiao Xinxin nodded and breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes, I handed over all the work to the new senior sister last night. From now on, I'll be free in the evenings and won't have to run between the two places anymore."

Upon hearing this, Lu Baizhou was so happy he almost jumped for joy: "That's great! From now on, whenever I'm free at the army base, I'll come to your house to see you at night!"

Qiao Xinxin felt as sweet as if she had eaten honey, but she deliberately scolded him, "Why do you come to see me every night? I also have to study at home at night. Teacher Lin gave me a huge stack of medical books and told me to memorize them. I'm a latecomer to medicine, so I don't have much of a foundation to begin with. If I don't put in more effort than others, my progress will definitely fall behind."

Lu Baizhou chuckled nonchalantly, shamelessly saying, "What's the big deal? You read your medical books, I'll read my military books, we won't interfere with each other. I'll just sit quietly next to you on a small stool, I promise I won't make a sound to disturb you, so you can rest assured. Besides, if I listen to you recite your books, maybe I can learn some healing skills from you!"

Qiao Xinxin was speechless at his brazen and self-righteous statement. She opened her mouth, but found that she couldn't find a single word to refute him. She could only glare at him helplessly.

Lu Baizhou was feeling smug and was about to go over and tease her again when he looked up and saw someone striding towards him from across the intersection not far ahead.

The man was dressed in a military uniform, walking with a hurried pace, and carrying a bulging canvas bag. He reached the intersection and was about to cross the street when he glanced up and saw Qiao Xinxin and Lu Baizhou on the other side.

The man's feet suddenly stopped, as if he had been frozen in place.

He is Qiao Xinxin's older brother, Qiao Lijun.

Qiao Lijun's gaze was like a knife, first scraping over Qiao Xinxin from head to toe, and then immediately shifting to the tall and imposing man next to her.

At this moment, Lu Baizhou was tilting his head, looking at Qiao Xinxin with tender eyes as he spoke. The two were very close, their shoulders almost touching, and their expressions and movements were as natural as those of a couple who had been together for several years.

Qiao Lijun stood across the street, staring intently at the glaring scene. His expression suddenly changed, turning as black as the bottom of a pot.

He's been married before; he knows all too well what things are like between men and women.

He recognized the way Lu Baizhou looked at Qiao Xinxin, and he also recognized the intimacy between them that no one else could penetrate.

They're definitely dating!

Qiao Lijun's mind immediately began to churn.

Judging from the current situation, she actually dumped Zhou Liguang in the end and chose Lu Baizhou!

Qiao Lijun's brows furrowed into a deep knot, and his anger suddenly surged up.

The Lu family and the Qiao family don't get along, how could this brat be with Lu Baizhou!

If anyone's going to choose, it should be Zhou Liguang!

He grew angrier the more he thought about it. He gritted his teeth, turned around, and was about to cross the road to confront Qiao Xinxin and teach this shameless sister a lesson.

Just as he took one step, Qiao Xinxin on the other side of the road turned her head and saw him.

Qiao Xinxin's gaze lingered on Qiao Lijun's dark face, which was twisted with anger, for less than half a second.

Immediately, she looked away without any reaction, as if she were looking at a telephone pole or a broken brick on the side of the road.

Her expression remained completely unchanged; there was no guilt, no fear, not even the slightest hint of disgust. She utterly ignored him, as if he were a mere speck of air, and that even glancing at him would be a waste of her time.

Qiao Xinxin turned her head and whispered something to Lu Baizhou, then naturally reached out her fair little hand and gently pulled on Lu Baizhou's sleeve.

The two walked side by side, chatting and laughing, in the opposite direction from where Qiao Lijun was standing.

Qiao Lijun stood alone across the street, watching helplessly as the two figures walked further and further away.

He had already mustered all his strength, ready to rush over and give Qiao Xinxin a good scolding, but now, he felt like a clown punching cotton, his half-stepped leg frozen in mid-air, unable to find anyone to vent his anger on.

The look Qiao Xinxin gave him just now was even more painful than a direct slap in the face.

She completely ignored his face, which was as black as the bottom of a pot, and didn't even bother to give him a second glance.

She walked past him so openly and naturally, holding onto Lu Baizhou's sleeve, acting as if no one else was around, as if Qiao Lijun was just a wisp of air on the side of the road, completely nonexistent!

Qiao Lijun stood at the crossroads, stunned for a good ten seconds, before he suddenly came to his senses.

Suddenly, he felt a surge of blood rushing to his chest, and he became so angry that his breathing became labored.

Qiao Lijun was, after all, a company commander, and also Qiao Xinxin's blood-related older brother!

Although their relationship wasn't great back in the Qiao family, their blood ties were still obvious! Now that they'd bumped into each other on the street, she didn't even offer the most basic greeting. What did she take him for?

Qiao Lijun was so angry his teeth itched, wishing he could chase after them right now, grab Qiao Xinxin by the collar, and give them a good talking to. However, looking at the backs of the two of them who were almost around the corner, he knew that even if he caught up with them, he would probably just be bullied by the couple, and it would be a complete humiliation for him.

"You ungrateful brat! You'll regret this sooner or later!" Qiao Lijun cursed inwardly, exhaling a heavy breath of pent-up anger. He turned around and strode off in the opposite direction with a dark expression.

Meanwhile, Qiao Xinxin and Lu Baizhou had already walked quite a distance side by side. Qiao Xinxin was feeling quite pleased with herself and didn't care at all about running into Qiao Lijun earlier, nor did she even have the desire to turn around and look at her unfortunate brother.

As they walked, Qiao Xinxin looked down and saw that Lu Baizhou was still steadily carrying the two large cloth bags full of medicinal herbs in his large, well-defined hand. She then suddenly realized that she had been so busy tugging at his sleeve that she had forgotten to take the herbs from him.

She stuck out her tongue a little shyly and quickly reached out to take it, saying, "Oh dear, let me carry these herbs. You've been carrying them all the way here; they're quite heavy."