Chapter 65: Lu Xue's Worries

  The dinner was a delightful occasion for both the host and the guests, after which the Wen Long faction sent the Sha Huo squad back to the Bald Eagle. When they returned to their dormitory, the lights were already out, so several people quietly returned to their own rooms. However, none of them felt sleepy, having slept for over a dozen hours on the plane and just waking up recently. Everyone was still excited one by one, and it would probably take another few days to adjust to the time difference.

  A few people finally struggled to dawn, the alarm clock rang and one by one felt drowsy again. Xie Xiaoshuai went to report to Xie Pingyang, requesting to return to the team. However, Xie Pingyang knew about his injury, although he was concerned in his heart, but didn't show it on his face, only asked how his body was doing and then sent Xie Xiaoshuai to the Military General Hospital for a thorough examination, also giving the Sha Hu Xiao team a few days off to adjust their time difference, which seemed quite considerate.

  Before leaving, Xie Xiao Shuai instructed Xie Ping Yang: "Don't tell mom about me getting hurt, so she won't worry."

  "Alright, I'll make time to go back and see your mom, she misses you." Xie Pingyang nodded his head and replied calmly.

  Xie Xiaoshuai ran alone to the General Hospital of the Military Region. The hospital president, upon learning of his arrival, personally handed him over to the director physician with the best surgical skills and asked the director physician to give Xie Xiaoshuai a comprehensive physical examination.

  He had a series of tests, including blood draws and CT scans, which left him speechless with exhaustion. It was even more tiring than going to the battlefield. However, the conclusion was satisfying - his wound was healing well, his body was fine without any other problems, but he couldn't participate in training for a short period of time to avoid reopening the wound. With a doctor's note excusing him from work for a month, Xie Xiaoshuai fled quickly.

  As he walked out of the hospital gate, Xie Xiao Shuai felt that it was finally quiet, and thinking that he would soon see Lu Xue, his heart was filled with joy.

  After several months, Xie Xiaoshuai stood in front of the provincial public security department again. This time, he was registered by a Wujing Shangshi. The Shangshi did not show surprise at Xie Xiaoshuai's military rank and politely let him pass through the gate.

  Arriving at Lu Xue's office door, Xie Xiao Shuai saw Lu Xue's busy back, the office had only Lu Xue alone, didn't see Zhao Feng. Xie Xiao Shuai quietly walked to Lu Xue's back, covered her eyes, hoarsely said: "Guess who I am."

  "Can't guess... how strange. Handsome guy, let go of your bear paws." Lu Xue said, her voice not sounding very happy.

  "What's wrong? You look unhappy, who made you angry? Tell me, I'll beat him up." Xie Xiaoshuai let go of his hand and rolled up his sleeves.

  "It's you." Lu Xue said calmly.

  "Me? Are you blaming me for not calling you in the past few months? I did call, but either your phone was off or mine had no signal, and we couldn't get through to each other." Xie Xiaoshuai hastily said with a flattering tone.

  "Not this, say, is there anything you want to entrust me with?"

  Xie Xiaoshuai scratched the back of his head, couldn't think of what he did to offend Lu Xue, stood there awkwardly with a worried expression.

  "You won't say it, will you? I'll ask you, why did you get hurt?" Lu Xue suddenly stood up, looking very agitated, with tears falling from the corners of her eyes.

  "What? How did you know I was injured?" Xie Xiaoshuai was startled, his injury was a top secret, and he didn't know how Lu Xue had found out through what channel.

  "If it wasn't for my dad calling his old comrade last night and asking him to take good care of your injuries, which I overheard, I wouldn't have known. Were you two planning on keeping me in the dark forever? Are you never going to tell me?" Lu Xue said, getting more agitated by the second, and bit down hard on Xie Xiao's arm.

  Xie Xiaoshuai endured the pain and smiled wryly: "How is it? Are your teeth okay?"

  When Xie Xiao Shuai asked, Lu Xue burst into laughter: "I bite you, why do you care about your hand and not my teeth?"

  Xie Xiao Shuai flexed his arm, revealing his robust biceps, and said with a smile: "I'm afraid my muscles will hurt your teeth."

  Seeing the deep tooth marks on Xie Xiaoshuai's hand, Lu Xue regretted it. The person she loved was hurt, and as his girlfriend, she didn't go to comfort him, but instead hurt him again. Xie Xiaoshuai not only didn't blame her, but also came to comfort her.

  Xie Xiaoshuai saw Lu Xue calm down, stretched out his hand to wipe away Lu Xue's tears and said: "Okay, don't cry anymore. You look like a little flower cat, not pretty."

  Lu Xue anxiously asked Xie Xiao-shuai: "Where were you hurt? Is the wound still painful?"

  To show off his robustness, Xie Xiaoshuai temporarily forgot the location of his wound and pounded his chest twice with his hand: "Nothing's wrong, you see I'm fine, I can even kill a few tigers. Cough... cough..." Just as Xie Xiaoshuai's hand happened to pound on the wound, the intense pain made him unable to hold back his coughing, his face turning bright red.

  Lu Xue jumped in fright, why did she pull open Xie Xiaoshuai's hand, and with both hands tore open Xie Xiaoshuai's shirt. She saw that the gauze wrapped around his wound was slightly red, and the wound had clearly been torn open again. Lu Xue's tears flowed out once more, and she scolded him, saying: "What did I say? You're too reckless! Hurry up and come with me to the infirmary to change your dressing."

  When the doctor took off the gauze on Xiao Shuai's wound, he was so scared that his face turned pale. There was a scar the size of a bullet hole at Xiao Shuai's heart position, which had been stitched with thread, and now a small amount of blood was slowly seeping out.

  Seeing Lu Xue's pale face, Xie Xiao Shuai didn't dare to say a word. In the face of reality, any explanation was futile. He feared that Lu Xue would collapse.

  Back in Lu Xue's office, Lu Xue slammed the door shut and pounced on Xie Xiao Chuan, her suppressed emotions suddenly erupting like a volcano, her face a torrent of tears.

  "Hey handsome, do you know how worried I was when I heard that you got hurt? My mind kept thinking about where you were hurt and how badly. But just now when I saw your wound, do you know how scared I was? I'm afraid of losing you one day."

  Lu Xue continued to sob, and Xie Xiaoshuai was speechless, he could only use his hand to pat Lu Xue's back to comfort her emotions. Lu Xue cried for about ten minutes, and her agitated emotions slowly calmed down.

  "Handsome guy, promise me you won't get hurt again, okay?"

  "I won't promise you that, you know the nature of my work, I won't deceive you, but I can promise to try my best to minimize your injury." Xie Xiaoshuai said softly.

  Lu Xue pushed Xie Xiao Shuai: "Then tell me, why were you injured this time?"

  "Hmm. At that time, we were surrounded and outnumbered by the enemy, and we were suppressed to the point where we couldn't even lift our heads. As the team leader, it was my responsibility to cover for my comrades' retreat, but unfortunately, I got hit by a stray bullet. However, I was also lucky, as you can see from the location of my wound, I managed to keep my life." Xiao Shuai's words were very sincere.

  "You also know you're the leader? Your responsibility is to command the troops in battle, not to shield those underlings of yours. On the battlefield, you should prioritize your own life first, your life is more important than theirs, as long as you're alive, you can lead your comrades to survive." said Lu Xue.

  "How can I? They are all my brothers. I cannot take their lives to protect my own safety, or else I will be guilty for the rest of my life." Xie Xiaoshuai's attitude was firm and resolute.

  "Aren't your comrades ashamed? You can go ask them now and see what they think in their hearts. Sometimes I really wonder, are you really my father's son? Why do your thoughts, personalities and so on resemble each other so much?" Lu Xue became agitated again.

  "Never mind Xiaoxue, let's not talk about those unhappy things anymore. Let's chat about something else." Xie Xiaoshuai changed the subject.

  Xie Xiaoshuai thought and thought, but didn't know what to say to make Lu Xue laugh. He thought that he couldn't possibly bring up those cheesy jokes his teammates had told him in front of Lu Xue, the consequences would be unbearable for Xie Xiaoshuai.