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Chapter 48: Chapter 48: She’s Leaving

The next moment, however, as Su Zhaozhao’s hand touched a piece of gauze, a look of disappointment flickered in her eyes.

’What? What is this?’

’Seriously? This is it?’

Xie Huaizheng watched Su Zhaozhao’s expression shift from anticipation to shock, and finally, to disappointment.

He couldn’t help but chuckle softly. "What? Not satisfied?"

"Of course," Su Zhaozhao said, pouting. "You’re just messing with me!"

She pulled her hand back. ’How boring.’

"You were the one who wanted to see my wound, and I let you feel it," Xie Huaizheng said with a low laugh, reaching out to gently tap Su Zhaozhao’s head. "Alright, get some rest."

Su Zhaozhao gritted her teeth as she watched Xie Huaizheng’s retreating figure.

’That’s all he was going to show me?’

「The next day, Su Zhaozhao was discharged from the hospital.」

Xie Huaizheng was too busy to come, so Zhang Jingshu and Zhou Xiaoyun came instead.

Zhang Jingshu said, "Zhaozhao, are you okay? You scared me to death when you fainted yesterday. I didn’t even get to wait for you to wake up before Huai Zheng told me to go back."

’She knew Xie Huaizheng was blaming her, just a little.’

Zhang Jingshu hadn’t dared to disturb Su Zhaozhao, so she only ventured to visit her now that she was being discharged.

"Yeah, I’m fine. Look at me—my skin is rosy and glowing, and my voice isn’t as weak as it was yesterday. It means I’m almost fully recovered."

’The truth was, she had secretly drunk a bottle of spiritual spring water last night, which was why she had recovered so quickly.’

Zhang Jingshu watched as Su Zhaozhao leaned in, beaming. Her eyes were bright and sparkling.

The rosy color had returned to her lips as well.

Zhang Jingshu breathed a silent sigh of relief.

She couldn’t resist patting Su Zhaozhao’s head as if she were her own daughter. "That’s good, that’s good. Zhaozhao, I can finally rest easy now that you’re better."

’Su Zhaozhao was just too adorable. The girl was so endearing.’

"Zhaozhao, you’re coming to my house for dinner today," Zhou Xiaoyun said, warmly grabbing Su Zhaozhao’s arm. "You’re out of the hospital, so I stewed some pork rib soup to help you regain your strength."

"Aunt Yun, you’re too good to me," Su Zhaozhao said, hugging Zhou Xiaoyun back.

Zhou Xiaoyun was also very fond of Su Zhaozhao.

When Xie Huaizheng arrived, he found Su Zhaozhao being hugged by people on both sides.

Others had also come to see her off.

The grand scene made Su Zhaozhao look like a celebrity, surrounded by her adoring fans.

Even Lin Shumo was there.

Lin Shumo even brought Su Zhaozhao a bouquet. "Congratulations on being discharged. I hope we don’t have to meet in the hospital again."

His smile was gentle and refined, tinged with a handsome, scholarly air.

Compared to Xie Huaizheng’s tall and robust frame, his build was on the slender side.

The white lab coat he wore accentuated his posture, making him appear as straight and unyielding as a pine tree in winter.

’And as it happened, this was a type Su Zhaozhao quite liked.’

"Thank you, Doctor Lin," Su Zhaozhao said, giving Lin Shumo a sweet smile.

’He really was the quintessential warm, caring guy—the perfect second male lead she’d pegged him as from the start.’

’He was practically an angel.’

Xie Huaizheng’s thin lips formed a tight line. He strode forward, grabbed Su Zhaozhao by the arm, and started pulling her away.

"You’re just getting discharged, what’s with all the dawdling? Did you need to throw a grand farewell party, too?"

"What’s wrong with it? Lots of people do this when they get discharged. It’s a happy occasion!" Su Zhaozhao exclaimed, utterly baffled as Xie Huaizheng dragged her away.

The next moment, Xie Huaizheng snatched the bouquet from her hands.

"What are you doing with my flowers?"

’Those were from Lin Shumo!’

’It was a bouquet of little daisies, so pretty. I wonder where Lin Shumo bought them.’

"I like them. They’re mine now," Xie Huaizheng declared.

"No way! Someone else gave those to me."

"Don’t you like me?" Xie Huaizheng shot Su Zhaozhao a sideways glance. "You’re not going to be so stingy that you won’t even give me a bouquet, are you?"

"Of course not..." Su Zhaozhao furrowed her brow. "But Doctor Lin gave them to me."

"So what? If I like them, you should give them to me."

Su Zhaozhao stared wide-eyed at Xie Huaizheng. This was the first time she had ever seen him act so utterly unreasonable.

"Fine. If you like them, you can have them."

’The most important thing is to keep the male lead happy, after all.’

’But speaking of which, Xie Huaizheng’s moods had been really volatile these past few days.’

Behind them, Zhou Xiaoyun and Zhang Jingshu watched the pair bicker and couldn’t help but exchange a smile.

’Ah, to be young. Watching young love is even more entertaining.’

「At noon, Su Zhaozhao and Xie Huaizheng went to Zhou Xiaoyun’s house for lunch.」

Yesterday’s meal had been too bland. Today, faced with delicious food, Su Zhaozhao didn’t hold back at all.

Zhou Xiaoyun kept piling food onto Su Zhaozhao’s plate. "Eat up, eat up."

"The doctor said you’re malnourished! Goodness, here in our military region, we might be short on other things, but we can’t let you go hungry!"

’True, if the food supply in the military region wasn’t guaranteed, where would anyone get the energy to train?’

"Aunt Yun, how did you know what the doctor said?" Su Zhaozhao asked in surprise. ’Weren’t Xie Huaizheng and I the only ones there for the doctor’s instructions?’

She glanced at Xie Huaizheng, who continued eating with a stoic expression.

But Zhou Xiaoyun just laughed. "Huai Zheng told me! He asked me to cook for you and said to make sure it was a nutritionally balanced meal."

Xie Huaizheng’s grip on his chopsticks tightened slightly. He met Su Zhaozhao’s knowing gaze and stiffened.

He wasn’t used to Su Zhaozhao staring at him like that.

"Huai Zheng is so wonderful. I really made the right choice in a fiancé," Su Zhaozhao said with a beaming smile.

’He really is the male lead, after all. Even if his personality is a little different from how it was described in the novel.’

’Not as warm, not as cold, and not as serious.’

’But even if he was scheming, sharp-tongued, and outwardly harsh but inwardly soft...’

’Overall, Xie Huaizheng was a very, very good person. She would be happy with him, even if he didn’t love her.’

Su Zhaozhao’s stream of praise made the tips of the man’s ears turn red, but he maintained a serious expression and pretended to eat calmly.

After lunch, Xie Huaizheng walked Su Zhaozhao back to the guesthouse.

The two of them chatted as they walked.

Su Zhaozhao watched as the afternoon sun cast their shadows onto the ground. Standing next to Xie Huaizheng, she looked truly petite.

She looked up at Xie Huaizheng, her long eyelashes distinct in the light.

She said, "Camp Commander Xie, I’ve been here for half a month now. Have you made up your mind? Are you going to marry me or not?"

’She felt she couldn’t wait much longer.’

’If the original owner’s father and stepmother decided to track her down, they were probably already on their way, right?’

’The original owner had been controlled by her stepmother her whole life. She had no friends, and her relatives would never have taken her in.’

’Who would want to invite that kind of trouble?’

’And the original owner had been too timid to run away south to find work.’

’They would definitely guess that she might have run off to the Northwest Military Region to find the male lead.’

’If they found her, they would drag her back.’

’And she had no intention of marrying that pervert!’

’If Xie Huaizheng wasn’t willing, she would just leave.’

Xie Huaizheng thought about the inquiries he’d had Shen Yunze make. "I’ll give you an answer in two days," he said.

’Shen Yunze would probably have some information for him by tomorrow.’

Su Zhaozhao sighed. "You really know how to stay calm."

「Back at the guesthouse, Su Zhaozhao began to pack her bags.」

’She didn’t trust Xie Huaizheng. He’d said he would talk to her after his mission...’

’...but now he was asking her to wait another two days. She decided she was leaving!’