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

A boulder the size of a millstone, covered in mud and sand, rolled straight toward Xia Qiuran, who was already completely unconscious. The boulder was about to crush her.

When Lu Zhenghan turned around and saw this scene, at the critical moment, he rushed out like an arrow and suddenly pulled Xia Qiuran's limp body into his arms. Then he turned around and took several steps back.

The boulder rolled over the spot where Xia Qiuran had fainted, creating a deep trench. It's unimaginable what would have happened if that huge object had landed on Xia Qiuran.

Lu Zhenghan broke out in a cold sweat. He looked down at the lifeless little face in his arms and, without daring to delay for a moment, steadily carried her into the makeshift tent.

After a doctor was called in and examined, it was discovered that Xia Qiuran's fainting was caused by overwork and excessive blood loss.

"Commander Lu, you don't need to worry too much. Actually, it's not a bad thing that Dr. Xia fainted. At least she can rest properly now. As long as she gets enough rest, she will definitely get better."

After the doctor finished speaking, he went to attend to other matters.

Lu Zhenghan finally breathed a sigh of relief. If he had been a step too late, how would he have borne the consequences?

Lu Zhenghan's brows furrowed tightly, and unease surged in his eyes. At the same time, he also realized something even more terrifying: he cared about Xia Qiuran more than he had imagined.

The longing in my heart had far exceeded my previous expectations.

Judging from Xia Qiuran's reaction just now, she is clearly still bothered by Nie Ru's matter. How can we get Xia Qiuran to let go of that resentment?

Standing to the side, Yan Jun kept staring at Lu Zhenghan. Seeing that Lu Zhenghan had a sullen face from the moment he turned around, Yan Jun, with his many years of experience, knew that something was definitely wrong.

So he walked over and said, "What's wrong? Did something unpleasant happen?"

"No," Lu Zhenghan replied indifferently.

"You're still hiding this from me? I'm not going to stop you two. Let me tell you, dating is an art. If you don't handle it well, you might get dumped."

Yan Jun smiled slightly, then sat down next to Lu Zhenghan and said in a very serious tone.

"Especially for guys like you who are just starting out, if you're a gay man and you don't know how to please your girlfriends, you'll never make it to the end."

Lu Zhenghan's eyes stiffened for a moment, as if he had taken Yan Jun's words to heart. He was indeed not good at dating and did not know the best way to solve the problem he was facing.

Yan Jun has been popular with girls since he was a child, so he might actually know what to do.

"You understand?"

Lu Zhenghan glanced at him sideways and asked.

"Of course! Back when I got married, so many young girls secretly cried."

"Let me tell you, sometimes a man can't be too honest. When it's time to use cunning, you have to be ruthless."

...

The search and rescue operation was completed, the landslide site was sealed off, and all the injured victims were sent to the hospital.

In the hospital, Xia Qiuran, lying on the hospital bed, first twitched her fingers, and then slowly opened her eyes.

My head is still a little dizzy, but I'm obviously much better than before. At least I have the strength to sit up and talk.

She opened her eyes and looked around. She found that besides the patients, there was only one nurse giving an IV drip to a patient in the ward. Xia Qiuran leaned on the headboard with her elbows propped up on the bed and tried her best to call out to them.

"Nurse, nurse."

"You're finally awake, Dr. Xia. How are you feeling? I'll go get the doctor to come and check on you," the nurse replied as she approached.

"I'm fine, no need to call a doctor. How long have I been asleep? Where is everyone else? Have all the disaster victims been rescued?" Xia Qiuran rubbed her head and asked quickly.

"You've been unconscious all day, and it's already past midnight. All the other disaster victims have been rescued, but... but..." The nurse stammered halfway through her sentence.

"What is it?" Xia Qiuran asked anxiously.

"Commander Lu was seriously injured by a rock while saving you, and he is still unconscious."

"What?"

Xia Qiuran sat up abruptly from the hospital bed. Because her body had not yet recovered, her head suddenly felt dizzy again, and she almost fell. Fortunately, the nurse caught her in time.

"Dr. Xia, don't worry. Why don't you go see Commander Lu first? Maybe your medical skills are so good that you can cure him."

"You're right, I'll go see him now."

Xia Qiuran put on her shoes and ran out impatiently. Although it was the middle of the night, the hospital corridor was still full of people.

Seriously injured victims lay in hospital beds, while those with minor injuries or family members could only squeeze onto benches in the corridor.

Following the address provided by the nurse, Xia Qiuran quickly found Lu Zhenghan's ward. Only Yan Jun was with Lu Zhenghan in the ward. When he saw Xia Qiuran arrive, he quickly sat up from his chair.

"Dr. Xia, you're here."

Yan Jun's hair was disheveled, his lips were tightly pursed, his eyes were filled with pain and exhaustion, and his voice had become hoarse.

"Zhenghan injured his head. The doctor said it's quite serious. You should check on him, but please don't upset him. Try to talk about happy things, just in case... try not to leave any regrets."

Yan Jun sniffed as he spoke, then walked out without looking back.

Upon hearing this, Xia Qiuran's eyes immediately welled up with tears.

Turning to look at Lu Zhenghan lying on the hospital bed, I saw that his head was wrapped in such a thick bandage, yet it was still bleeding a lot. There were also many wounds of various sizes on his face, which seemed to have been scraped by a stone.

Xia Qiuran felt extremely distressed. She took Lu Zhenghan's large hand from the bed and pressed it against her face, her whole body trembling uncontrollably. Tears streamed down her face, soaking the sheets, but she dared not cry out loud, afraid that Lu Zhenghan would wake up and see her like this.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. You wouldn't be like this if it weren't for me. It's all my fault."

Xia Qiuran lowered her head and blamed herself desperately. She never expected things to turn out this way. She would rather be the one lying in bed than have Lu Zhenghan become like this because of her.

Lu Zhenghan seemed to react at this moment, slowly opening his eyes and turning his head with difficulty.

"Ranran."

Upon hearing that Lu Zhenghan had woken up, Xia Qiuran quickly wiped away her tears and tried her best to force a smile.

"Zhenghan, you're awake. Did I disturb you?"

Lu Zhenghan gave a wry smile: "No, I've actually been awake the whole time, but I just felt weak and couldn't speak."

"That's because your injury hasn't healed yet. It won't be like this once it's healed," Xia Qiuran quickly said.

Lu Zhenghan replied weakly, "Don't lie to me anymore. I know my body. Ranran, can I ask you a question?"

"Ask away, ask away, ask anything."

Hearing Lu Zhenghan say this, Xia Qiuran felt extremely distressed.

"Do you truly love me? Don't lie to me."

"I…"

Upon hearing this question, Xia Qiuran paused for a moment. Lu Zhenghan said that she couldn't lie, so she had to speak according to her truest thoughts.

When she initially agreed to be with Lu Zhenghan, she genuinely just wanted to make things difficult for him and discourage him. Later, as they got to know each other better, she did come to like him, but to say she loved him, it didn't seem to be that deep yet.