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

When Lu Zhenghan came to find Xia Qiuran, Xia Qiuran was sitting around a group of soldiers chatting.

"Dr. Xia, do you really have a boyfriend? Who is he? Is he someone from our group?" Xiao Bin asked with a grin.

Now, Xia Qiuran is most likely not going to leave. To be on the safe side, he thinks the best way is to keep her by getting married. That way, if anything unexpected happens in the future, Xia Qiuran, as a military family member, won't be too far away from them.

Xia Qiuran smiled slightly and, without making any excuses, replied directly, "I don't want to make this public right now. Maybe you'll find out in a while."

"Why can't it be made public?" a soldier who looked very young asked, puzzled.

In his mind, shouldn't two people get married after they start dating? Why can't they go public with their relationship?

"You wouldn't know this, would you? This is called an investigation."

On the other side, Han Yu, who had not shown himself until now, suddenly walked over and said something.

"Han Yu? Long time no see. I haven't seen you in the army lately."

Xia Qiuran waved to him. It was the first time she had seen him since returning to the army.

"It's all thanks to our good regimental commander. A couple of days ago he assigned me a good job: delivering training documents to the regimental headquarters in the next province. I just got back."

As Han Yu spoke, he subconsciously touched his buttocks. He had been on a tractor for more than ten hours on this business trip, and his buttocks were almost falling apart.

"Sister Xia, are you still evaluating him? If you don't think he's a good fit, just drop him and save yourself the trouble!" Han Yu sat down and continued.

He knew a little about matters of the heart; this was called a secret relationship, which was very popular in the novels that girls circulated in private during their school days.

"I think it's better not to go public. If it doesn't work out, neither of us will waste the other's time, and it will save us a lot of trouble. Last time, Dr. Xia and the leader hadn't been together for very long, but so many people were gossiping about them. This time, we must be more careful and not let the leader's situation repeat itself," Xiao Bin chimed in.

Although there was no right or wrong in what happened last time, Xiaobin felt that in a relationship, the woman was always at a disadvantage because of her reputation. People in society tend to think that a woman who has had multiple relationships is a respectable person.

Now, in his eyes, Xia Qiuran is like an angel, even more so than the regimental commander. He will absolutely obey orders in official matters, but in private, he still wants to stand on Xia Qiuran's side.

For example, if the two of them really got married, then his family would be considered his wife's family.

"By the way, Dr. Xia, since it's not public anyway, let me introduce you to someone else, so you have more options," Xiao Bin continued.

Upon hearing this, the sunflower seeds Xia Qiuran was peeling suddenly jumped onto her face, startling her. Was this something people of this era should say? Were their thoughts so avant-garde? Even she, who had lived a whole life, was a little out of touch.

"Isn't that like having your cake and eat it too? That's not a good idea," someone immediately questioned.

"What's wrong with that? Dr. Xia is so busy, this is called saving time, focusing on key selections, and improving efficiency."

At this moment, Xiao Bin only hoped that Xia Qiuran would marry someone from the troupe as soon as possible, so that she would not be affected by any orders from superiors and could stay in the troupe forever. He was completely unaware of the problem with what he said.

The image of Xia Qiuran's wedding has even begun to appear in my mind.

"cough."

Lu Zhenghan, who had been eavesdropping from behind, immediately coughed lightly.

His face was already as black as ink. Was this still his soldier? It seemed that he hadn't been training him enough every day. In the future, he would have to train him to the point where he couldn't speak.

When everyone turned around and saw that it was Lu Zhenghan, they immediately stood up and saluted.

"Xia Qiuran, come here for a moment."

Lu Zheng greeted them with a cold face, his gaze sweeping over the people around him with a dark look, as if issuing a warning.

"Yes."

After the two left, the people who had been chatting breathed a sigh of relief.

"The commander doesn't seem too happy," one of them said first.

"Could it be that you've changed your mind?" another person chimed in.

Han Yu noticed that Lu Zhenghan's mood was off. Based on his understanding, Lu Zhenghan was a very sentimental person. Once he set his mind on someone, he would never give up easily. How could they break up after only a few days? There must be a misunderstanding.

"My cousin is a really good person. We shouldn't be prejudiced against him just because we broke up once. If you introduce anyone to Sister Xia again, remember to put my cousin first in the list." So she said solemnly.

That's all the help he can offer.

...

Xia Qiuran followed Lu Zhenghan to the side, and Lu Zhenghan first told Xia Qiuran the whole story he knew.

Xia Qiuran was saddened but could understand. Although she didn't say why they treated her this way, it was obvious without even guessing. There was only one reason: she had gotten too close to Lu Zhenghan, and the Lu family wouldn't accept a country girl as their daughter-in-law.

Just because Jin Yingyue and her husband didn't have any prejudice against social class doesn't mean that Lu Zhenghan's parents didn't.

First, give her a slap to show her the power of the Lu family, then give her a sweet treat to make her grateful. As expected of a big family, they handle these kinds of things so cleverly.

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect things to be like this."

Lu Zhenghan opened and closed his hands, which were hanging at his sides. He felt that no matter how he explained it now, it would be pale and powerless, because the root cause was his father.

"It's alright, your family is just looking out for you. Our social statuses are indeed too different," Xia Qiuran replied calmly.

Lu Zhenghan naturally understood the implication and, fearing that Xia Qiuran would be angry, his eyes immediately showed a hint of nervousness.

"Ranran, I've never thought of it that way before. I'll definitely find out the specific reasons."

Xia Qiuran, however, was much calmer than Lu Zhenghan and suddenly asked a seemingly unrelated question.

"Zhenghan, have you dated anyone else before?"

"Why do you ask that?" The sudden question left Lu Zhenghan somewhat puzzled.

Xia Qiuran smiled slightly: "No reason, I'm just curious."

"Would you be angry if I told you I had it?"

Lu Zhenghan did not answer directly. For some reason, he suddenly wanted to see how Xia Qiuran would react if she knew that he had a girlfriend before.

Xia Qiuran only glanced into the distance and spoke casually.

"What's there to be angry about? If you get along, you stay together; if you don't, you separate. It's natural to be attracted to someone; relationships come and go, and that applies to us too."

His tone was nonchalant, as if it had nothing to do with him.

She has lived a lifetime, so her mentality is naturally much more mature than that of an ordinary young girl. Putting aside the love stories in books, from a realistic point of view, it is indeed difficult for them to stay together in the end due to their different social statuses.

Staying alert at all times is essential to avoid future embarrassment.

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhenghan's expression instantly darkened. As someone who valued monogamy and held traditional values, he simply could not accept such ideas, and his dark eyes were fixed on Xia Qiuran.

"I don't think that's right, at least not in my case. When two people decide to be together, it's inevitable that they'll encounter problems. At that time, they should try their best to find a solution, instead of using separation to escape the problem." Lu Zhenghan frowned.

Seeing Lu Zhenghan's serious expression, Xia Qiuran felt that continuing the conversation would only escalate the conflict, so she nodded and smiled.

"You're right. If there's nothing else, I'll head back now."

Lu Zhenghan stood there, feeling as if he had punched cotton. He originally wanted to lecture Xia Qiuran and tell her that her thinking was wrong, but Xia Qiuran was unwilling to say even a few more words.

Is Xia Qiuran always thinking, "If we get along, we stay together; if we don't, we separate"?

How can you be so casual?