Chapter 219: Chapter 219: Su Qiang is Coming Chapter 219: Chapter 219: Su Qiang is Coming In the living room on the first floor, Su ixi chatted with Mrs. Bao about her own family matters and inquired about the Bao family. She learned that Commander Bao kept Bao Min with him as a way to repay a favor.
Mrs. Bao said, “I can’t decide on this matter either. Your elder brother truly owes Old Bao a favor, and he has no other wishes but hopes that we will raise his daughter well.”
Su ixi expressed her understanding.
At that mont, two n ca down from upstairs, laughing cheerfully. Judging by their expressions, it seed everything had been settled.
Mrs. Bao said to Commander Bao, “Old Bao, this is Gu Wei’s wife. Just call her Xiao Su.”
Commander Bao gave Su ixi a glance, his eyes slightly startled, before speaking directly, “Young lady, have we t sowhere before? You look so familiar to .”
Su ixi looked at Commander Bao, puzzled, “Maybe we’ve run into each other in the neighborhood?”
She didn’t rember ever eting Commander Bao.
Commander Bao scrutinized her intently until both Gu Wei and Mrs. Bao cleared their throats twice.
Who stares at a young lady like that?
Only then did Commander Bao divert his gaze and muttered to himself, “I’m sure we’ve t, otherwise you must resemble soone else, it’s just that I can’t recall who right now.”
Mrs. Bao scornfully said, “Alright, that’s enough. People will think you’re hitting on the girl without knowing any better.”
“Why would I hit on soone? At my age, don’t make out to be so sleazy.”
However, he then told Su ixi, “Young lady, Gu Wei has just told everything upstairs. Don’t worry, I won’t show favoritism to Bao Min. It was Gu Wei who hit her, not you. It’s enough if Gu Wei takes responsibility for the consequences.”
Su ixi glanced at Gu Wei, and he nodded to her as if everything really had been resolved.
Seeing the liquor on the table, Commander Bao unscrewed the cap, sniffed it, and then pushed it back toward Gu Wei, “Take your liquor back with you. Don’t think you can fool with this low-quality stuff and then report . I won’t fall for that trick!”
Gu Wei said, “Fine, I’ll take the liquor back, but you keep the mooncakes.”
“Leftovers from the Mid-Autumn Festival?” Commander Bao scoffed.
“As long as they’re edible,” Gu Wei said. “It wouldn’t be right to visit soone empty-handed.”
Mrs. Bao said, “Just accept the mooncakes. I see these are from ixin. I’ll give them a try.”
Commander Bao and Mrs. Bao walked Gu Wei and Su ixi to the door.
At that mont, Bao Min also ran over.
Seeing Su ixi and the others walking away, Bao Min pouted to Commander Bao, “Uncle, why did you let them go just like that?”
“Well, what do you want to happen?” Commander Bao looked at Bao Min with a smile that didn’t quite reach his eyes, hands clasped behind his back.
Bao Min said, “I want Su ixi to apologize to formally. It would be best if she did it over the neighborhood’s loudspeakers so that everyone in the complex can hear it, since Gu Wei hit after all.”
Commander Bao walked upstairs as he replied, “The person who hit you is Gu Wei; what does that have to do with Xiao Su?”
“Gu Wei hit because of Su ixi,” Bao Min said angrily.
“If you’re capable, hit him back,” Commander Bao said as he reached the staircase corner.
Bao Min knew her uncle wouldn’t take her side, and her anger flared up even more.
She felt like the whole world was against her.
…
On the way back, Su ixi asked, “What did you and Commander Bao talk about upstairs?”
“That old fox, he deliberately used this incident to get to teach him infrared detection technology—technology that I’ve patented.”
“Is it classified?”
“Not entirely. It’s just that during maneuvers, I’m always on the Blue Team and he’s on the Red Team. They always get their location exposed because of my detector, so we always win. He’s annoyed by it, so he used this incident to have teach him the technology.”
Su ixi asked, “So does that an you’re going to lose from now on?”
“No, I’ll still have a trick up my sleeve.”
Su ixi pushed him playfully, “You call others old foxes, but you’re one yourself.”
“It’s self-defense!”
Su ixi then brought up another subject, “Why did Commander Bao say I looked familiar to him? I’ve never t him before.”
Gu Wei thought for a mont, “You’re prettier than the stars on TV; he probably thought you looked like so celebrity.”
“Does he know many celebrities?”
“It’s precisely because he doesn’t know them. He occasionally watches TV or sees the city’s advertisents and recognizes a few, I guess.”
“Possibly.”
The two chatted and before long, they had arrived ho.
…
Su ixi took a few days off, and Gu Wei also returned to the barracks.
She went back to work for several days. Mr. Wang didn’t send her to the outpatient departnt but to the inpatient departnt instead, and during those days, she didn’t encounter anyone strange.
Those people must really have been controlled, Su ixi thought.
One day, a new patient was admitted to the hospital, about 50 years old, nad Yang Zhengcheng. He was unremarkable in appearance and seed quite honest. He had a herniated lumbar disk, and the pain had beco severe in the past few days, so he needed to be hospitalized for treatnt.
Su ixi was his chief physician, examining him daily and performing minimally invasive needle-knife treatnt, which eased his pain.
One day, Su ixi and the director, along with a group of hospital staff, reviewed his room, analyzed his condition, and inford him he could be discharged.
The man’s eyes suddenly filled with scheming.
The doctors thought that this kind of patient was worried about the cost of hospitalization, and Mr. Wang comforted him, “It’s all right, don’t you have health insurance? After deducting health insurance, it’s only a few thousand yuan.”
At that mont, Su ixi felt a flicker of unease.
But she quickly comforted herself, reminding herself she must remain rational and not succumb to paranoia.
Just then, Su Qiang called again.
“Ah Xi, how are you doing lately?” Su Qiang asked.
Su ixi thought about how she had suspected Su Qiang’s identity, but since she had no evidence, she replied, “I’m fine, how about you?”
“I’m doing well in Guang City. When will you have ti? I plan to co see you.”
“You can’t just co into the Military District hospital; it’s better if you didn’t,” Su ixi said.
“Dad isn’t doing anything bad, why can’t I co in? I’ve checked; as long as there’s a relative inside, it shouldn’t be a problem. If they don’t let in, I’ll just stay at a hotel.”
“What’s the purpose of your visit?”
“Just that it’s been too long, and I miss you,” Su Qiang said. “Can’t a father want to see his daughter?”
Su ixi thought to herself, fine, co then, it’s a good opportunity for to have soone investigate your identity.
“Whenever suits you, when will you have ti to co by?”
“I’m almost at Yun City, about to get off the high-speed train, haha,” Su Qiang laughed.
Su ixi: “…”
Was this a surprise? It felt more like a shock.
All she felt was a headache, “Dad, I’m at work, I can’t just take ti off early in the morning to accommodate you; you’d better stay in a hotel first.”
“That’s fine, I could do with so rest. Just send your address.”
After thinking for a mont, Su ixi sent him a location near the hospital.
She had a gut feeling that her father’s visit wasn’t for anything good.
After sending the location, she returned to her office to arrange the discharge paperwork and summary for Yang Zhengcheng.
Once that was done, they could notify the nurse to get these to Yang Zhengcheng for billing.
Unexpectedly, not long afterward, a scream was heard from the nurse’s station.
Soone shouted, “Calm down, please, don’t be rash, she’s innocent!”
Su ixi rushed out, only to see Yang Zhengcheng holding a duty nurse hostage with a fruit knife, “Get your doctors here, call the hospital director. Otherwise, I’ll stab her!”
People nearby were thrown into chaos; so brave ones tried to call for calm, so went to report to the police, and the more timid hid under desks, not daring to co out.
Su ixi stood still without moving.
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