Chapter 771 - 515: Attack

Chapter 771: Chapter 515: Attack

First shift arrived.

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"Chuchuchu... Chuxia..." Liu Meijun clutched Chuxia’s hand, trembling all over. If not for the pain pinching her skin, she would have thought she was dreaming.

"I’m sorry for scaring you." Chuxia looked at her apologetically. If she had known Wang Jun would show up, she wouldn’t have dragged her along.

After calming down, Liu Meijun looked around to make sure no one was paying attention, then pulled Chuxia to a secluded spot and said solemnly, "I promise, I won’t tell anyone!"

"It’s fine..." Chuxia was amused by her expression. "Actually, that guy is the half-brother of one of my senior peers. For his own gain, he wants her to marry a man nearly twenty years older than her.

She refused, so he’s been threatening her in various ways. When he came to trouble her that day, I was there too. He looked at me strangely.

I was afraid something would really happen, so I told Zhou Mikang. That’s why someone has been secretly protecting me these past few days. Now that he’s been arrested, it’s safe."

"No need to keep it a secret?" Liu Meijun was still shaken by the dangerous encounter. Watching that man almost stab Chuxia with a knife had frozen her in fear. She wanted to help but couldn’t move. Right before the knife reached Chuxia, a man jumped down from the upper floor and kicked the knife-wielding man downstairs. At the same time, Chuxia quickly pulled her upstairs, ensuring no one linked the chaos downstairs to them.

The whole process took about a minute. Fear, frustration, regret, and surprise flashed through her in such a short time, leaving her exhausted.

"No need to keep it a secret. I pulled you away because I didn’t want others overthinking it." Chuxia smiled helplessly. "You know, I’m already in the spotlight right now. The less trouble, the better."

"True, if everyone saw, who knows what rumors they’d spread. It’s impossible to explain to every single person. Ah, being exceptional is exhausting..." Liu Meijun looked at her sincerely. "I used to be really envious of you, honestly. Joining the medical team at the same time, I see you independently handling surgeries now, whereas I’ve only assisted once and already feel like a failure.

If I didn’t know how hard you work or your personality, I might also think, like others, that you’ve just been incredibly lucky, meeting people who appreciate you, thus getting these opportunities.

But really, if you don’t have the ability, what would you do even if you had the opportunity? Like me, if I had to perform surgery independently right now, I’d probably be scared stiff.

Those people who only feel envious and don’t reflect on their shortcomings, they’ll probably never become truly respected doctors. Chuxia, I want to learn from you. Will you help me in the future?"

If she had heard such words when she first arrived in this era, Chuxia would have felt awkward, but now she cherishes it.

When one among study companions stands out, others are bound to feel uneasy. Many friendships start to drift apart during such times.

Like when she attends classes now, the medical team takes pride in her, but that’s in a large group setting. Privately, how many genuinely admire her from their heart?

Besides Luo Xiaoqiong, others probably don’t think much of it. Even if they don’t envy or resent, they might feel that given the opportunity, they wouldn’t do any worse.

So it’s actually suspicious if Liu Meijun didn’t have any thoughts before.

The closeness between people often relies on secrets; nothing could be truer.

Before this, Liu Meijun was one of her closest friends, along with Luo Xiaoqiong. But after Yun Doudou and Liu Meijun started studying under the same teacher, the two became closer.

However, this kind of bond, while strong when together, tends to fade apart over time. But now, her relationship with Liu Meijun might enter a new phase.

From Liu Meijun’s perspective, going through such a dangerous event together and being the first to know a secret that no one else did naturally brought her closer to Chuxia.

Moreover, Liu Meijun’s personality isn’t petty and narrow-minded. Letting go of defenses would make time spent together very comfortable.

Thinking this, Chuxia warmly grasped Liu Meijun’s hand: "Let’s help and watch over each other. You have qualities I lack, like attentiveness and caution. That’s something I must learn from you."

"You don’t think I’m too rigid?" Liu Meijun smiled shyly. "Doudou says I always do things too methodically, which makes others anxious. But I think doctors and nurses should indeed be more careful, considering we’re dealing with human lives, right?"

"Right!" Chuxia nodded, pulling her along. "Hurry to the restroom, I can’t hold it any longer."

"Oh right, how did I forget about that?"

Returning from the restroom, the downstairs had calmed down. Back in the office, Luo Xiaoqiong sized them up: "Why did it take so long? Everything alright?"

"A little." Chuxia looked at Wang Jing, "Senior sister, Wang Jun came looking, he was probably taken away."

Wang Jing stood up quickly, sizing her up and down, "Did that bastard hurt you? Meijun, what about you?"

Liu Meijun quickly waved her hands, "No, no, we’re all fine."

"What happened?" Yun Doudou looked at them with curiosity, "Did Jing’s brother take a liking to Beauty Lin?"

"Tch, would he want to stab me with a knife if he liked me?" Chuxia rolled her eyes, "You think I’m way too irresistible."

"With a knife?" Luo Xiaoqiong angrily rolled up her sleeves, "Bastard! I heard someone got taken away earlier, but I didn’t think much of it. If I knew it was him, I would’ve gone out and slapped him to death!"

"What exactly happened?" Yun Doudou’s expression became serious too. Among everyone here, she was actually closest to Chuxia. Even though she was with Liu Meijun every day now, due to her connection with Zhou Hanliang and Zhou Mikang, Chuxia still felt closest to her.

"It’s all my fault for dragging Chuxia into it. Last time Wang Jun came, I spoke too freely and mentioned how I’ve been influenced by Chuxia, didn’t expect him to hold a grudge against her." Wang Jing looked at Chuxia with a guilty expression, "If anything really happened to you, I wouldn’t be able to face Regimental Commander Zhou even if I died."

"Alright, alright, I’m fine, stop with the hypotheticals." Chuxia smiled, changing the subject, "The soldiers on today’s mission are returning, Xiaoqiong and Doudou, don’t you both need to prepare in advance?"

"Prepare for what?" Luo Xiaoqiong exaggeratedly shook her hair, "I’m not going to dress up on purpose. If he doesn’t like me as I am, the sooner we’re apart, the less heartache."

"Really?" Chuxia smirked, "Are you sure?"

"Of course..." Luo Xiaoqiong paused, angrily reaching to tug at Chuxia, "You bastard, setting me up! You’re just trying to talk secretly with the senior sister; I’m leaving."

"Alright, stop making excuses, you’ve been waiting for so long, go tidy up, dress up, that’s not being intentional, it’s respect, what’s there to feel shy about?"

Being exposed by Chuxia, Luo Xiaoqiong blushed, stomped, and ran out, "I’ll go console her." Yun Doudou quickly followed, "Such an act!" Chuxia helplessly laughed, "Clearly anxious like a boiling pot inside, yet she’s acting all cool with me."

"I’ll go help them." Liu Meijun laughed and stood up, "Those two confused ones probably can’t even find their clothes."

"Meijun, I’m really not trying to shoo them away." Chuxia laughed, pulling her, "The troops should arrive around ten in the morning, probably after lunch, they’ll have a holiday. They both know about it.

You should understand their hearts wanting to meet their loved ones in the best condition, didn’t see them keep checking the time since just now? If we hadn’t come back earlier, they would’ve been restless."

"Yes, I can attest to that." Wang Jing couldn’t help but laugh, "Since you mentioned it, I really hadn’t thought about it, they indeed seemed a bit restless earlier, I thought they were worried about the commotion outside, eager to watch the excitement."

"Haha, Senior sister’s guess is quite fitting to their personalities, however, I guess today they really have no heart to watch any commotion."

"When your brother attacked Chuxia earlier, I happened to be with her." Liu Meijun proactively brought up the previous topic.

"Alas, it’s because my dad and his stepmom spoiled him, grandparents too, he didn’t learn well from a young age, no one to manage him, of course, he turned out to be a bum?" Wang Jing sighed, looking at Chuxia, "I plan to go see him today, if my dad won’t manage him, I’ll take him to the small house I and my aunt used to live in, and take care of him.

Initially, I was quite mad at him, but yesterday I learned about the hardships he’s faced over the years and how he tries to block that woman from harming me, and seeing how he is now, I can’t ignore his plight."

"Have you discussed this with your aunt?"

"Not yet." Wang Jing shook her head, "I haven’t seen my aunt yet, but I think she will agree."

"Yes." Chuxia nodded, "I also think she will agree, yesterday she spoke with me, and it seems she really feels sorry for your dad, but she can’t decide, can only worry."

"Yes, and before, whenever she mentioned my dad, I would get angry with her, between me and my dad she’d definitely side with me, after all, I am a child without a mother..."

Just as they were talking, the door opened, Wang Lei rushed in, "Xiao Jing, please take leave, accompany me this afternoon to bring your dad back home, otherwise, he’ll be tormented to death by that woman."

Wang Jing suddenly stood up, "Aunt, have you seen my dad?"

"No, Li Dajun informed me, he called the factory." Wang Lei smiled apologetically to Chuxia, "Chuxia, time is urgent, please go ask Song Xiaoyu for a leave." (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to go to Qidian () to vote for recommendation votes, monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit for reading.)