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

Xia Qiuran, as if grasping at a straw, immediately looked up at Lu Zhenghan: "How do we solve this?"

Lu Zhenghan looked at Xia Qiuran, his handsome eyes seemingly churning with unreadable emotions, and answered slowly.

"That's right, we'll keep pretending until this matter calms down."

"what?"

Xia Qiuran stared blankly, mouth agape. What kind of solution was this?

If things don't calm down, can we keep pretending forever?

"What, you're not willing?" Lu Zhenghan regained his usual seriousness.

Xia Qiuran waved her hands repeatedly: "No, no, I'm just afraid that doing this will take up too much of your time."

Lu Zhenghan: "I'm not delayed at all. Political Commissar Zhou and my family are pressuring me a lot right now, so you can help me hold them off."

Xia Qiuran's eyes suddenly widened, and an undisguised look of doubt appeared in her gaze.

If I remember correctly, not long ago Lu Zhenghan had righteously criticized her for this kind of pretense.

"But didn't you say back then that this behavior was a lie?" Xia Qiuran asked tentatively.

"Times have changed. You've seen what Yuan Qiaoling is like. We're from two different worlds. Forcing us to be together won't end well. My family is pressuring me too much, so I can only think of some special methods to deal with it."

Lu Zhenghan coughed lightly, a rare look of weariness appearing on his face, as if he were quite irritable.

Xia Qiuran lowered her head silently, her heart seemingly shrouded in immense guilt.

This whole thing started because of her, and now that Lu Zhenghan has only made such a small request, how can she refuse?

After a moment's thought, he nodded firmly.

Upon hearing this, Lu Zhenghan's lips curled up almost imperceptibly.

"Okay, it's settled then. I'll take you to the hospital for your internship tomorrow."

"No need, no need, I know the way to the hospital, I can go by myself."

After Xia Qiuran refused, Lu Zhenghan's expression immediately turned serious.

"It's your first day of hospital internship. If I don't see you off, there might be rumors going around behind your back. For the sake of both of us, it's better if you don't refuse."

"Alright then, thank you for your trouble, Commander Lu." Xia Qiuran had no choice but to agree.

"And..." Lu Zhenghan spoke again.

"besides?"

Before Lu Zhenghan could finish speaking, Xia Qiuran's expression tightened.

Isn't this supposed to be a fake relationship? Why do they seem to have more rules than a real relationship?

"Yes, and you're not allowed to mention leaving the 45th Regiment again," Lu Zhenghan continued.

"But I'm afraid of Zhao Feng..." Xia Qiuran still seemed worried.

"That's a problem I should solve; you don't need to worry about it."

Lu Zhenghan spoke firmly, his eyes brooking no argument.

...

The news of Xia Qiuran and Lu Zhenghan being together spread quickly. Bai Yunyun came to her aunt Bai Xia's house in a daze, and soon her eyes were swollen like walnuts from crying.

While crying, she suddenly picked up a fruit knife from the table and pointed it at her wrist.

"Auntie, I don't want to live anymore. How can they be together? Lu Zhenghan is mine."

Seeing this, Bai Xia quickly snatched it away, looking at him with a disappointed expression.

"Don't you have any backbone? If you really like it, go and take it back, instead of making a scene here."

"I took it, but I can't take it back!" Bai Yunyun said, crying.

"Then go ahead and grab it! Remember, if you can't have something, you'd rather destroy it than let someone else have it," Bai Xia said sternly, pointing at Bai Yunyun.

Bai Yunyun wiped away her tears, a hint of fear flashing in her eyes, and looked at Bai Xia with trembling eyes.

"Aunt, do you want me to kill Lu Zhenghan and then commit suicide?"

Bai Xia's eyes widened, and at that moment she wished she could slap Bai Yunyun across the face.

"You really dare to think that way. How could I have such a stupid niece like you? Who is Lu Zhenghan? If you kill him, our whole family will never live."

"How can we destroy it!" Bai Yunyun sobbed softly.

"I'm asking you to ruin their relationship."

"Don't worry, Xia Qiuran is starting her internship at our hospital tomorrow, right? If she can successfully complete her internship in a month, then I'll consider my position as the head of the department worthwhile."

Seeing Bai Xia's confident expression, Bai Yunyun immediately stopped crying and looked at her with expectant eyes.

Bai Xia continued, "A reserve soldier is at most a temporary worker. He's still essentially a peasant from the countryside. I don't believe Lu Zhenghan would marry a peasant. Even if he agreed, his family would definitely not."

"Auntie, you're amazing."

Bai Yunyun finally smiled.

"Learn more, your aunt can't be with you forever."

"No, I want to stay with my aunt forever."

...

The next day, Xia Qiuran got up a little earlier to have breakfast at the mess hall.

On my first day at the hospital, I'd rather be early than be late.

Chen Xiu, who was busy in the kitchen, saw Xia Qiuran come in to get food, so she quickly put down her work and went out.

He sat down directly opposite Xia Qiuran, his eyes seemingly filled with smiles.

Xia Qiuran felt uncomfortable under his gaze and gave a dry laugh. "Auntie, is something the matter?"

"Xia, you're really good at keeping secrets, even from your aunt," Chen Xiu said, feigning reproach.

Xia Qiuran understood that Chen Xiu was referring to her relationship with Lu Zhenghan, but she had only found out about it yesterday.

"Auntie, it's not that I don't want to tell you, it's just that things are still very uncertain. Maybe one day Commander Lu will feel that it's not suitable, and we'll break up."

"Nonsense. Once you're together, there's no reason for you to break up easily. I've watched Zheng Han grow up since he was a child, and he's never been involved with any girl before. He's very serious about relationships, even a bit stubborn. If he decides to be together, he will never break up easily," Chen Xiu said with certainty.

"Xia, come and have some of this pickled vegetable. I made it myself." At this moment, the other two cooks also came over, looking at Xia Qiuran as if they were watching some big news.

"Thank you, Auntie. No need for the pickled vegetables, I'll finish them right away."

Seeing so many people gathering around, Xia Qiuran subconsciously sped up her eating.

"When are you and the leader planning to get things done?" The visitor showed no sign of leaving and asked directly after sitting down.

Xia Qiuran choked suddenly, coughing several times, and looked up in surprise, asking, "What are you doing?"

"Of course it's marriage, what else could it be?"

"I think this winter will be good; the leftover dishes from the banquet can be saved for the Lunar New Year."

"That's too late. I think this day next month is the auspicious day. Our unit hasn't had a happy occasion in a long time, so we should have a big celebration."

The group was having a lively discussion, one after another, but Xia Qiuran quietly moved to the side with her lunchbox.

"What are you all doing?"

Just as they were talking animatedly, Lu Zhenghan's voice came from not far away.

The smiles on their faces grew even wider.

"Commander, you've come at the right time. Xia said she wants to hold her wedding as soon as possible, and we're currently picking a date. Do you have any opinions?"