The aloof military doctor arrives at the unit, and the tough guy can't sit still.

Xia Qiuran's pupils lit up slightly when she saw the two of them, and she immediately walked over. These two were probably the most learned people she knew. It was better to meet them by chance than to invite them, and she couldn't let go of this opportunity to learn from them.

"Commander, Dean, are you going to eat? After we finish eating, may I ask you a few questions?"

Gao Yingting turned to look at Xia Qiuran, who was eagerly seeking advice, and then at Lu Zhenghan, who had been keeping a cold expression.

He's such a slowpoke, driving me crazy! The woman is being so proactive, and he's still holding back. At this rate, when will we ever get married?

"My eyesight is failing and my memory isn't what it used to be. Xia, you'd better not ask me. Commander Lu is an excellent student and will definitely be able to answer your question."

Gao Yingting smiled, finished speaking to Xia Qiuran, and then walked towards the cafeteria by himself.

Xia Qiuran didn't think much of it and immediately took out her notebook to ask Lu Zhenghan. After all, Lu Zhenghan had been tutoring her in foreign languages, so there was nothing wrong with asking him questions now.

"Commander, after you finish eating, could you help me with these questions?"

Lu Zhenghan stood there, aloof and upright, his dark, deep eyes revealing no emotion, his gaze indifferent, his face seemingly carrying an icy indifference.

"cannot."

"I have a lot of things to do later, you should ask someone else for help."

Upon hearing this, Gao Yingting, who hadn't gone far, and Xia Qiuran beside him both froze.

Everyone was wondering why Lu Zhenghan, who was always humble and polite, would speak like that.

"Dean, please arrange the follow-up matters as you wish. I will fully cooperate. If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

Lu Zhenghan only glanced at Gao Yingting, who had turned around. His handsome face was cold, and his dark eyes gave people a sense of distance and aloofness.

After saying that, he left without looking back, not even sparing Xia Qiuran a second glance.

Xia Qiuran's hand, still holding the notebook of wrong answers, was frozen in place, stunned by Lu Zhenghan's sudden indifference.

She was perfectly fine this morning, how did she suddenly become like this?

Xia Qiuran tried hard to recall if she had offended Lu Zhenghan in any way.

Oh right, we seemed to have a few words of argument this morning about the issue of marrying someone of equal social standing, but she was just stating her opinion truthfully and didn't mean to refute Lu Zhenghan. Besides, Lu Zhenghan isn't that petty. Why would he get angry over a few words?

"Xia, don't overthink it. Someone in the army is seriously ill. Zheng Han might be saying that because he's in a bad mood. I'll talk to him properly later."

"If you have any questions, feel free to ask me."

Gao Yingting quickly went back to comfort Xia Qiuran, who was somewhat at a loss.

She thought to herself that Lu Zhenghan was really going too far. Even if it was a female comrade who came to ask for advice, he shouldn't be so cold and indifferent to her, especially since Xia Qiuran was his current girlfriend.

Xia Qiuran put the notebook away and gave an awkward laugh.

I came here full of anticipation to ask a question, only to be suddenly met with a cold shower. It would be a lie to say I wasn't upset, but I couldn't show it in front of others.

"Dean Gao, how could I be overthinking this? The commander has so many things to do, I really shouldn't be bothering him at this time."

"You should go eat. These questions aren't urgent. I'll ask Sister Wenmei later." After saying that, she ran off.

Xia Qiuran quickly composed herself upon returning to her office. Lu Zhenghan was her boss, so it was only right for him to scold her a few times. Besides, he was just stating the fact that he was very busy. What was there for her to be upset about?

If you ask someone a question and then demand that they answer it, isn't that moral blackmail? Isn't that an unreasonable demand?

She can't become that kind of person.

Now, Xia Qiuran could only pin her hopes on Zhong Wenmei, but even after the break ended, she didn't see Zhong Wenmei come out of the consultation room. Helpless, she could only put away her notebook and go about her other work.

Just then, they ran into Zhang Xiaoliang, who was out shopping.

After finishing his business in the city, he saw that he still had some time before returning to his unit, so he immediately ran to Xia Qiuran's place.

"Dr. Xia, these are my study notes from the past few days. Last time I saw you had written down a lot of questions in your notebook, so I wrote them down and asked my teacher about them when I got back. The answers are all here."

Zhang Xiaoliang smiled and quickly took out a notebook from his bag.

Xia Qiuran took it and flipped through it, finding that it contained the questions she had written down. Each question not only had an answer marked but also a clear explanation. Some unfamiliar words even had their pronunciation marked with pinyin, making it easy to understand what they meant at a glance.

Xia Qiuran's eyes lit up immediately, and a bright smile spread across her face.

"Thank you so much, Comrade Zhang Xiaoliang. Bringing this to me is a huge help."

It's true that there's always a way out; the problem that was troubling me just moments ago has been solved.

Zhang Xiaoliang scratched his head. It was the first time he had ever seen Xia Qiuran so happy, and he answered somewhat shyly.

"You're too kind, Dr. Xia. It was just a small thing, and I'm glad it was helpful to you."

"Oh, right, there are a few math problems I haven't had time to ask the teacher. Could you help me with them?" Zhang Xiaoliang said again.

"Of course, I just don't know if I can calculate it correctly."

Xia Qiuran took the notebook and looked at it carefully. "This is a linear function problem. It needs to be calculated like this..."

Xia Qiuran realized that it was a question type she knew how to answer. After clarifying her thoughts, she began to explain it to Zhang Xiaoliang.

...

Upon returning to the military base from the hospital, Lu Zhenghan seemed completely out of it, going straight to his office without even eating.

Since Xia Qiuran has already made her choice, it would be pointless for him to continue pursuing the matter. It would be better to sever ties as soon as possible.

Previously, I thought Xia Qiuran's politeness and aloofness were just out of courtesy, but now it seems that it was just a facade she was deliberately maintaining. How could she have taken the initiative to approach someone if she didn't have those kinds of thoughts in her heart?

Deceiving oneself solves nothing; the longer one drags it out, the deeper one sinks. By doing this now, he is both fulfilling Xia Qiuran's wishes and letting go of his own burdens. He can no longer afford to cling to this hopeless obsession.

Lu Zhenghan looked down for a moment, then raised his head with a firm gaze and a calm expression. The hesitation he had shown before had completely disappeared, replaced by a resolute look. He then called out to the door.

"Xiao Zhang."

"arrive."

Xiao Zhang came in quickly.

"These notes, along with the teaching materials and recording equipment, should be taken to the First Hospital and given to Xia Qiuran now."

Lu Zhenghan took out the prepared documents from the drawer and handed them to Xiao Zhang.

The last part of the notes is almost finished. I originally planned to organize them and give them to Xia Qiuran, so that he could explain the parts I didn't understand in detail. But now it seems that I don't need to.

Since we've decided to cut ties, we should cut them off completely. Aside from unavoidable business matters, we should avoid seeing each other as much as possible.

Tell her that I will finish the rest in a couple of days.

"Yes."