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At the time, she thought his stiff expression stemmed from embarrassment at being suddenly hugged by a strange girl. Looking back now, it wasn't embarrassment at all; it was utter shock!

He was shocked that she, the culprit who had "taken advantage of" him, hadn't recognized him! And in front of so many people, she stupidly called him "brother"!

She recalled what had happened in the corridor of the military medical department a while ago.

That day, she was preoccupied with the fact that she was no longer a virgin, and she was afraid that Lu Baizhou would mind. So, she deliberately made up an excuse, "I have a friend," to subtly test him and ask if he minded if a girl lost her virginity.

She still remembers how frankly and unhesitatingly he answered. He said he didn't mind.

She was deeply moved when she heard that.

She thought he was an exceptionally good man—open-minded, considerate, and tolerant.

It turns out! He was just teasing her!

Actually, he had recognized her a long time ago!

From the very first day she arrived at the military base, the moment she unsuspectingly threw herself into his arms at the entrance of the family compound, he had already recognized her!

But he didn't say a single word!

He just stared at her like a fool, following behind him in a daze, calling him "Brother Lu" over and over again.

He watched him confess his feelings to her, watched her hesitate and struggle because of the secret of "losing her innocence," and watched her finally muster all her courage, blushing as she agreed to be with him.

He knew everything! He knew everything!

She was all alone, like a clown jumping around, completely kept in the dark from beginning to end, being played like a fool by him!

An unnamed fire suddenly shot from Qiao Xinxin's chest to the top of her head, instantly igniting her reason.

"You're really something, Lu Baizhou!"

Qiao Xinxin gritted her teeth and cursed inwardly. Without thinking, she stretched out two delicate white fingers, precisely pinched a soft spot on Lu Baizhou's side, and then mercilessly pinched it hard!

And it even spun half a circle!

"hiss--!"

Caught off guard, Lu Baizhou gasped sharply at the sudden twist.

The intense, tingling sensation shot straight to the top of his head, and he was in so much pain that he almost bounced off the blue plastic stool.

He instinctively wanted to move forward, but with his back to her, he was sitting in a narrow corner of the bathroom with a wall in front of him, so there was nowhere to hide.

"Xin Xin!"

Lu Baizhou's voice trembled with pain, and he couldn't even maintain his usual composure in the face of adversity. "Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Honey, be gentle! Are you trying to murder your husband?! I'm still injured!"

When Qiao Xinxin heard the word "injury," her heart softened, and the grip on her hand unconsciously loosened.

But the anger in her heart wasn't going to subside so easily.

She stared intently at the back of his head with her big, round eyes, gritting her teeth as she said, word by word, "Lu Baizhou, tell me the truth. Did you recognize me a long time ago? Didn't you?!"

Lu Baizhou's shoulders visibly stiffened.

He didn't dare turn around, and didn't even dare to breathe.

"Xin Xin..." Lu Baizhou's voice sounded weak, completely lacking the confidence he usually had when leading troops. "You...you let me explain."

"I'm not going to listen to your excuses! Just answer me, didn't you recognize me a long time ago?!"

Qiao Xinxin pressed on relentlessly, "On my first day at the army base, when I mistook you for my brother at the entrance of the family compound and rushed to hug you, didn't you already recognize me? Right?!"

A brief silence fell over the restroom.

Lu Baizhou remained silent for two seconds. He knew that lying at this moment would only lead to a worse fate.

So, like a child who had done something wrong, he nodded obediently and very slightly, squeezing out a single word from his throat: "Mm."

"Fine! Since you recognized me all along, why didn't you tell me?!"

Qiao Xinxin was furious and reached out to pinch his waist again.

Although she used less force this time because she was mindful of his injury, it still carried obvious anger and grievance: "You see me acting like an idiot, hanging around in front of you every day, calling you 'Brother Lu' all the time. Don't you think it's really funny? That you feel a sense of accomplishment? You... I don't even know what to say to you! How can you be so mean!"

Lu Baizhou sensed the grievance in her tone and immediately panicked.

He quickly turned his head, ignoring the aggravation of his wound, and hurriedly explained, "No, no! Xin Xin, don't misunderstand. I swear, I absolutely didn't mean to watch you suffer. I was... I was indeed a little angry at the time."

He paused, his voice lowering slightly, tinged with helplessness and grievance: "When I woke up that morning, I found you were nowhere to be seen. Do you know, because of what happened that night, the wound on my leg, which hadn't fully healed, completely reopened, and I bled a lot. If I hadn't been lucky, I almost would have died. Later, I searched for you for a long time, practically turning the whole city upside down, but I couldn't find you. I was really angry at the time, thinking that if I found you, I would definitely teach you a lesson."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Xinxin completely loosened her grip.

Her memories of that night at the guesthouse were actually very vague. She only remembered being drugged by Qiao Mingzhu with that kind of underhanded drug, vaguely walking into a room, and then those chaotic and crazy scenes. She had no idea that Lu Baizhou's condition would be so serious the next morning.

"But..." Qiao Xinxin bit her lip, "I know that the drug you took that night was given to you by someone."

Lu Baizhou didn't turn around. He looked at the tiles on the bathroom wall, his voice calming down, revealing a hint of rational analysis: "Yes, I know you were also drugged. But at the time, I didn't know you, didn't know who you were, and didn't know why you suddenly appeared in my room. Later, when you came to the army and rushed into my arms, I recognized you. I did think about confronting you directly about what happened that night."

He paused, his voice lowering further, carrying a tenderness that softened one's heart: "But then I calmed down and thought about it. That night, you were also a victim who wasn't fully conscious. If I were to question you rashly, it would only embarrass and frighten you. Besides..."

Lu Baizhou took a deep breath and finally spoke his truest thoughts: "Besides, I don't want you to think that I deliberately approached you because of what happened that night, out of a sense of responsibility. I don't want you to have any complicated burdens in your heart; I just want you to be happy and joyful with me."