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

After hesitating for a moment, Lu Zhenghan sat down next to Xia Qiuran and spoke earnestly.

"Alright then, this is the first time you've asked me to do something since we got together. I'll do my best to do it if it's within my power."

Xia Qiuran was surprised. Lu Zhenghan, who always valued discipline above all else, was actually going to break the rules for her sake. She immediately asked him a question.

"What? Don't you think I'm being unreasonable? What about your principles? This is military discipline. You're the regimental commander. How can you tolerate me like this?"

Lu Zhenghan looked up at the moon in the sky and said slowly.

"Doing this does violate military discipline, but the law is not without human sentiment, and mistakes vary in degree. For example, sometimes when comrades are discharged and go home, the soldiers feel sad and want to hold a farewell ceremony for them or have a small dinner and drinks in the army. If I find out, I will punish them leniently."

"Are you making excuses for yourself?" Xia Qiuran pouted, thinking that Lu Zhenghan was trying to justify his mistake. This kind of indiscriminate blurring of public and private matters was not the Lu Commander she knew.

"No, what I meant was that you, like those soldiers, need an outlet to vent your sadness. It's good to find something you enjoy doing, don't always keep it bottled up inside."

After Lu Zhenghan finished speaking, he smiled at Xia Qiuran again. In his impression, Xia Qiuran was definitely not the kind of woman who would make a fuss unreasonably. She must be doing this because she was feeling terrible about her family and wanted to find a place to vent. As Xia Qiuran's boyfriend, he naturally couldn't just stand by and watch the show.

"And then what? Is that all there is to it?" Xia Qiuran continued to press.

Lu Zhenghan: "Of course not, just submit a 5000-word self-criticism to me later."

Xia Qiuran choked, but the punishment of not returning home at night was indeed too lenient.

"And what about you?" she asked again.

"You don't need to worry about me. Look at the moon; the moonlight is truly beautiful tonight."

Lu Zhenghan sat on a rock, gazing up at the sky. His green military uniform stood out sharply against the cool moonlight.

The moonlight fell on his military uniform, and also on his well-defined profile, highlighting his high, sharp nose, strong jawline, and long eyelashes that cast soft shadows.

A gentle evening breeze blew by, and his usually valiant and serious face seemed to have gained a touch of tranquility and gentleness.

"No, I want to know."

Xia Qiuran's voice rose slightly as she finished speaking, and then she added earnestly.

"Don't lie."

Lu Zhenghan frowned slightly, and after a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes, he still spoke.

"I will lock myself up in solitary confinement for a month."

A month?

Xia Qiuran never expected Lu Zhenghan to be so cruel to her. A month of confinement would drive anyone crazy.

She was completely panicked. She tried several times to make things difficult for Lu Zhenghan so that he would leave as soon as possible, but she didn't expect to mess up her own situation first.

"Go back now, you're so silly. You took my joke seriously. I don't want to write a 5000-word self-criticism."

After saying that, he quickly ran back to his dormitory.

...

After two days of recovery, Xia Dazhi was able to get out of bed and walk. Xia Qiuran helped him slowly exercise in the hospital corridor.

"Xiao Ran, that's enough for today. Help me back to bed."

Xia Dazhi looked at Xia Qiuran struggling to help him walk and couldn't bear it.

"No, Dad, you need to hold on a little longer. You've been lying in bed for so long without getting up, your muscles are likely to atrophy. You need to exercise more."

"Xiao Ran, let me help your father. You go and rest," Qian Guifang said from the side.

Xia Qiuran wiped the sweat from her forehead, but showed no sign of stopping.

"Mom, I'm not tired. Look at your face, it's turned a whole color from taking care of Dad these past few days. Go get some sleep, I'm here for you."

In the days following Xia Dazhi's surgery, he was unable to take care of himself and relied entirely on Qian Guifang. In addition, the hospital was noisy, making it impossible for him to sleep well. As a result, Qian Guifang seemed to have aged a lot in just a few days.

"You've really worked hard, Xiao Ran."

If it weren't for Xia Qiuran, Xia Dazhi would have certainly died this time. Qian Guifang felt guilty towards her daughter who bore all the hardships and made silent sacrifices for her.

"Uncle Xia, let me help you."

Just as Xia Qiuran was about to speak, she suddenly saw Zhao Feng walking over carrying a bag of fruit and a bunch of nutritional supplements.

He first handed all his things to Qian Guifang, and then quickly took Xia Dazhi from Xia Qiuran.

"Qiu Ran, you should go back and rest. This is strenuous work, it's a man's job."

Xia Dazhi had just recovered from a serious illness, and his wounds had not yet fully healed. Xia Qiuran was afraid of stretching her father's wounds, so she did not pull or stop him. Instead, she tried to go along with Zhao Feng and carefully handed her father over to him.

Seeing that Xia Qiuran did not refuse, Zhao Feng assumed that she was moved by his help in transferring her parents to another hospital last time, and he put even more effort into helping Xia Dazhi walk.

After walking around twice, Zhao Feng returned to his ward, so exhausted that he had to catch his breath several times.

Xia Qiuran only approached Zhao Feng with a cold face after seeing her father return to his hospital bed safely.

"Comrade Zhao, did I not make myself clear to you last time? We have nothing to do with each other anymore. You don't need to come see my parents. Remember to take these things with you when you leave."

"Xiao Ran, how can you talk like that?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Dazhi quickly reprimanded Zhao Feng, then smiled and explained.

"Xiaofeng, I'm sorry, Xiaoran has a bad temper, I hope you'll forgive her."

Although Xia Qiuran had a job, life in the city was too complicated, and Xia Dazhi did not want her to live here for long.

Although the regimental commander was also very good, his status and family background were too high. They knew their place and knew that such a person was someone their family could never climb up to.

Judging from Zhao Feng's attitude, he has clearly not forgotten Xia Qiuran, and there is a high possibility of them getting back together.

"Uncle Xia, what are you saying? Qiu Ran and I have a very special relationship, why would I care about such things?" Zhao Feng turned to look at Xia Qiu Ran, pursed his lips and replied.

Xia Qiuran was already very impatient, but since her parents were there, she didn't want to make things too ugly, so she tried to keep her voice down.

"Comrade Zhao, you are not welcome here. You'd better leave now."

"Xiao Ran, how can you talk like that? Xiao Feng did save your father after all."

Seeing this, Qian Guifang also spoke up and questioned her. Last time, Xia Qiuran said she had someone she liked, and she asked her several times this time, but she didn't get any information. Even when her father was hospitalized, such a big thing, that person didn't come to visit. It seems that it's probably impossible.

"Aunt Xia, it's alright. I won't hold it against Qiu Ran. Qiu Ran is just a woman, and her strength is limited. If you have any difficulties in the future, just come to me. You can treat me like your own son," Zhao Feng said immediately.

"Xiaofeng, you're too kind."

"Yes, we don't need to help much. Your Uncle Xia can walk now. We can just take a bus back in a few days."

Upon hearing Zhao Feng's words, Qian Guifang and Xia Dazhi politely declined. Zhao Feng had already helped them a lot when they came, and they were too embarrassed to trouble him again.

Xia Qiuran merely chuckled, her eyes full of disdain.

"Comrade Zhao, your sweet talk is getting more and more outrageous. Don't think I don't know what you're up to."