Chapter 295: Victory

Chapter 295 Victory

Li Zhen and Yang Juan couldn’t be of much help—Ye Xiaoxiao did all the work herself.

Yang Juan could only check on the other injured.

Only this soldier had been shot; the others had only minor injuries.

Li Zhen asked the injured soldier for news, “Did you complete the mission? Is anyone else hurt?”

The soldier, his head still bleeding, shook his head.

He stayed silent.

But he thought to himself that if those terrorists hadn’t taken a large group of hostages, none of them would have been injured.

By the time they finished up at the infirmary, it was already 2 a.m.

But Ye Xiaoxiao frowned and looked at the man who’d knocked earlier.

“Where’s your medic?”

If the injured were all sent here, the medic should have come too.

Just like Jiang Leyin used to.

The man in military uniform looked away. “Well, there are some things to handle over there…”

Ye Xiaoxiao: “And Lu Hanchuan? He should be back soon, right?”

“Not necessarily. Regiment Commander Lu might still need to report to the higher-ups. He won’t be back to base that soon.”

The man hadn’t expected Ye Xiaoxiao to be so hard to fool—he was about to break.

But Ye Xiaoxiao said casually, “Then I’ll use the military phone and call Political Commissar Xu to see where Lu Hanchuan really is.”

“…”

In the military infirmary, the medic had just finished dressing Lu Hanchuan’s wound.

The injury was on his shoulder. From the look of the wound, it seemed to have been caused by something like a triangular blade.

Luckily, it was just his shoulder—if it had hit something vital, he’d be dead already.

At the same time, the medic admired Regiment Commander Lu. Despite such a severe injury, he had held on long enough to make it back to the base.

Now, under the effects of anesthesia, Lu Hanchuan was out cold.

The medic was packing up his gear and preparing to leave the ward.

When he turned around, Ye Xiaoxiao was standing at the door.

“Uh…”

The new medic wasn’t familiar with Ye Xiaoxiao, but he knew she was Regiment Commander Lu’s fiancée.

So he didn’t dare stop her.

It made sense for her to be here.

The person who brought Ye Xiaoxiao didn't dare to take her inside.

Afraid that Lu Hanchuan might be awake and he'd catch hell.

Ye Xiaoxiao walked in stone-faced and closed the door behind her.

The army medic shook his head helplessly and made himself scarce too.

The next day, Lu Hanchuan was jolted awake by the pain of his wound.

As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Ye Xiaoxiao sitting by the bedside.

Lu Hanchuan reached out and felt Xiao Xiao's icy fingers.

"You're freezing. When did Xiao Xiao get here?"

Ye Xiaoxiao swatted his hand away without mercy.

"Hmph! If I hadn't come, I wouldn’t have known what a hero Regiment Commander Lu is."

Lu Hanchuan wasn't one to feel guilty or regretful since childhood.

But looking at Ye Xiaoxiao's ice-cold glare, he found himself making excuses guiltily.

Seeing Lu Hanchuan trying to sit up, Ye Xiaoxiao immediately shoved him back down.

"Stay lying down. You trying to lose that arm? Do you think it's not serious just because it's not a heart injury?"

Ye Xiaoxiao had kept vigil all night.

Luckily, she was young and didn’t even sport dark circles under her eyes.

Still, it was enough to make Lu Hanchuan's chest tighten.

"It was an accident. I stepped in front of a hostage—otherwise, I wouldn’t have been in danger."

Ye Xiaoxiao lowered her eyes, her expression darkening.

Lu Hanchuan wheedled, "Don’t be angry. I promise I won’t get hurt again next time."

"That's not the point!" Ye Xiaoxiao snapped. "Why did you hide it from me!"

Lu Hanchuan came clean. "I didn’t want you to worry."

Ye Xiaoxiao stood up to leave.

Lu Hanchuan immediately caught her wrist in a panic, not putting any real strength behind it and not daring to try to get up from the bed again.

If he started bleeding again, he could imagine Xiao Xiao really blowing her top.

"Let go. I’m going to get food. Tch! If you’re not hungry, I am."

Only then did Lu Hanchuan release her hand.

He took that as a good sign.

He hadn’t meant to hide it from Xiao Xiao—he was just afraid she’d freak out.

Though he was in the wrong, he felt no regret.

As soon as Ye Xiaoxiao left the ward, the medic came in to change Regiment Commander Lu’s bandages.

"Regiment Commander Lu, your fiancée is quite the force."

Last night, he hadn’t dared utter a word.

Lu Hanchuan lay there motionless. "No, she’s usually quite docile."

The medic gave him a skeptical look.

After changing the bandages, he headed for the infirmary—he needed to check on the wounded.

After all, Ye Xiaoxiao was also a doctor; she could handle things here.

He wanted to see if any of the injured needed further assistance.

Ye Xiaoxiao also went back to the infirmary first. Only once she’d confirmed the wounded were stable did she go to get food.

The soldier who’d been shot had also woken up, lying still in bed.

But he was alert now—all that was left was to rest and recover.

He had proved himself in this mission and would soon receive his first individual Third-Class Merit.

Li Zhen was responsible for taking care of him.

Seeing Ye Xiaoxiao return, she asked, "So, is it true? Regiment Commander Lu was really injured too?"

Ye Xiaoxiao’s state last night had shaken her.

"Yeah, I’ll need to head back soon."

Li Zhen: "Go ahead. Yang Juan and I have it covered here."

"Call me if anything comes up."

"Alright."

...

Ye Xiaoxiao brought back an extremely light meal for Lu Hanchuan.

Though it wasn’t what he’d normally choose, he ate it eagerly.

After all, it was his wife feeding him personally—he’d never been pampered like this before.

After the meal, Lu Hanchuan told Ye Xiaoxiao to get some rest.

"You barely slept last night, did you? Go rest. Or you could crash here if you want."

There were two beds in the ward, but only Lu Hanchuan was staying.

Ye Xiaoxiao waved him off.

"I’m not tired. If the wounded aren’t complaining, what right do I have to complain?"

Even her snark struck Lu Hanchuan as endearing.

"I promise—no, I swear! I'll never hide anything from you again, or else... [let something bad happen]."

Ye Xiaoxiao covered his mouth and said coldly, "Quiet!"

Lu Hanchuan couldn’t speak but his eyes blinked, looking genuinely pitiful.

Ye Xiaoxiao sighed. "Just focus on healing properly, and I won’t be angry anymore."

Hearing this, Lu Hanchuan smiled.

"I always knew our Xiao Xiao was the best."

...

Lu Hanchuan had an amazing recovery ability. For most people, such a wound might require weeks of bed rest.

But by the fifth day, he was already able to get up and move around.

Seeing his restlessness, Ye Xiaoxiao relented and allowed him to walk, though he had to stay within the confines of the ward.

"I’m not going anywhere. I’ll finish writing the mission report first."

Since Lu Hanchuan was injured, Zhou Shengyang had handled the follow-up work.

Now that Lu Hanchuan had recovered, Zhou Shengyang came to fill him in.

They'd already gone over most things when he first woke up.

This time, he was there to relay what the higher-ups said.

Apart from the injuries sustained by our troops, the operation had been a total success.

They had wiped out a terrorist group in the northwest in one fell swoop.

For at least the next decade, there wouldn’t be such brazen terrorist activities in this region.