Chapter 269: Surprised Xiao Fei
Seeing the state of the two, Xiao Fei knew full well that she had interrupted their intimate moment.
She ambiguously glanced at the blushing Xiao Ying and the silly-smiling Xiao Zhuang, then opened the door and went out to give the two some time to adjust their mindset.
“You’ve already seen it, what’s there to be embarrassed about?”
Xiao Ying, with her face flushed red, strongly held back her embarrassment and didn’t let Xiao Fei leave the hospital room.
“Xiao Zhuang and I are a proper boyfriend-girlfriend couple, pure and innocent, nothing to be shy about!”
These words seemed to be said to Xiao Fei, but also like she was psychologically preparing herself.
In the end, Xiao Zhuang couldn’t bear to see his little girlfriend about to turn into a steam girl, so he changed the topic.
“Why did you come?”
Facing Xiao Zhuang, Xiao Fei wasn’t so polite.
“Why can’t I come? This is the hospital, I’m the hospital’s nurse, do I need your permission to enter the hospital room?”
Stung by Xiao Fei’s barrage, Xiao Zhuang was very unhappy, but considering she was his girlfriend’s best friend and treated Xiao Ying exceptionally well, otherwise he would have snapped back long ago.
Could he tolerate this indignity?
Xiao Zhuang’s displeased expression only appeared for an instant before he masked it, but Xiao Ying still noticed it.
She had known Xiao Zhuang for so many years and understood this stubborn donkey all too well.
She knew he was holding back for her sake and hadn’t said anything, but if Xiao Fei kept going, the scene would definitely turn very awkward.
On one side was her boyfriend, on the other her best friend.
People are all flesh and blood; she didn’t want to see her best friend and boyfriend arguing.
She reached out and held Xiao Zhuang’s rough big hand; the touch was very rough, like sandpaper.
Though the touch wasn’t pleasant, when she held her boyfriend’s hand, she felt enveloped by something called a sense of security.
Looking at Xiao Ying’s delicate cheeks and holding her soft, boneless little hand, Xiao Zhuang’s expression softened considerably.
For Xiao Ying’s sake, he wouldn’t stoop to that woman’s level, to avoid putting Xiao Ying in a tough spot.
“Does Xiao Fei need something from me?” Xiao Ying asked.
Actually, the intimate interaction between the two was all seen by Xiao Fei.
She was already feeling queasy inside, and now even more so.
She had regretted saying those words earlier; she shouldn’t have put Xiao Ying in a difficult position.
Now that Xiao Ying changed the topic, she wasn’t ungrateful and went along with it: “Who said I came to find you?”
“If not to find me, then…”
In the hospital room, there were only her and Xiao Zhuang; if not her, then it was Xiao Zhuang.
“Is there something you need from Xiao Zhuang?”
Alarm bells rang in Xiao Ying’s heart, even though she didn’t think Xiao Fei would steal her man.
Xiao Zhuang was a bit stunned; he and Xiao Fei weren’t close.
“Nothing important, I wanted to ask if you know Chang Ning?”
Xiao Fei was responsible for Chang Ning’s care in the field hospital, so she naturally knew that Xiao Zhuang and Chang Ning knew each other.
“Chang Ning? What’s up with him?”
Hearing Xiao Fei ask about Chang Ning, Xiao Zhuang’s heart tightened with worry all over his face.
Normally, Chang Ning and the medical staff at the general hospital wouldn’t have any interaction.
For Xiao Fei to ask, the two must know each other?
The only channel for them to know each other was the hospital.
Realizing the key point, Xiao Zhuang grew anxious.
“Did something happen to Chang Ning?”
“Don’t panic first.”
As she spoke, Xiao Ying pressed the already sat-up Xiao Zhuang back onto the bed and tucked in his blanket corners.
“I know a little about Chang Ning’s situation.”
Xiao Ying had forgotten about Chang Ning in her concern for Xiao Zhuang.
Now reminded by Xiao Fei, she remembered that guy was Xiao Zhuang’s comrade.
After calming the emotional Xiao Zhuang, Xiao Ying slowly recounted the events with Chang Ning during the exercise, while Xiao Fei on the side helped identify and fill gaps.
“So Chang Ning is also at the general hospital?”
“Yes, I just ran into him below the building sunning himself downstairs, chatted a couple sentences.
As a result, I was delayed a bit and got scolded by the director.” Xiao Fei said.
Then, Xiao Zhuang selectively told Xiao Fei and Xiao Ying about Chang Ning, mainly from his time in the Night Tiger Reconnaissance Company.
He couldn’t talk about Chang Ning’s situation in Special Forces; it was classified!
“I didn’t expect Chang Ning to have such strong military qualities! No wonder he eliminated the Blue Team Special Forces captain.”
After hearing about Chang Ning, Xiao Fei was amazed.
She hadn’t expected someone who looked ordinary but a bit handsome to be so formidable underneath.
Others might not know how impressive Chang Ning’s feats were, but she, Xiao Fei, raised in the barracks, knew full well.
Just Chang Ning’s record from his Night Tiger days could beat eighty percent of people.
Factoring in that he had been enlisted less than two years, it was even more remarkable!
Xiao Fei had seen plenty of talented soldiers, but one this young and this fierce was a first!
“What did you say? Chang Ning eliminated Cat Head?” Xiao Zhuang thought he misheard and sought confirmation from Xiao Fei.
“What cat head?”
This was an inside joke between Lone Wolf and He Da Dui that Xiao Fei naturally didn’t know; hearing it suddenly almost burned out her CPU.
Seeing Xiao Fei’s bewildered face, Xiao Zhuang realized he had excitedly forgotten that the person in front of him didn’t know the nickname they gave Lei Keming.
“It’s the Blue Team Special Forces commander.”
“It was indeed him who got eliminated with one shot.”
With Xiao Fei’s confirmation again, Xiao Zhuang admitted he envied Chang Ning.
That was Lei Keming, a peerless powerhouse whom even He Da Dui had to treat cautiously, and Chang Ning had eliminated him just like that?
Xiao Zhuang still found it somewhat hard to believe.
Even though he had eliminated the Blue Team commander, while Xiao Zhuang was excited, he didn’t have much of a concept of it.
Someone of the Blue Team commander level was too distant from him; He Da Dui, whom he interacted with daily, gave him a more direct sense.
“Why did you guys give him the nickname Cat Head?”
After hearing about Chang Ning’s feats, Xiao Ying was now very curious about her boyfriend’s comrades.
How was Xiao Zhuang supposed to answer? Tell Xiao Ying he was the one who came up with it?
Did he still want any face or image as her boyfriend?
“Xiao Ying, you know our unit is highly confidential; we can’t disclose unit matters outside.” Xiao Zhuang said awkwardly.
“Even if you don’t tell me, I know: Be all you can be.
Do all that you can do.”
Hearing this, Xiao Zhuang felt something was off; his expression changed.
“026 Logistics Warehouse, Lone Wolf Special Assault Team.
Didn’t expect you warehouse keeper to actually become a Special Forces soldier.”
Xiao Ying held Xiao Zhuang’s face in both hands, looking at him with a beaming smile.
Fine, these two were feeding her dog food again, with no regard for a single person’s feelings.
Watching the sweet couple, Xiao Fei felt another wave of queasiness; she shouldn’t have stayed in the hospital room but under the bed.
“You two, at least consider there’s a live person standing right here!”
Xiao Fei couldn’t take it anymore; these two were utterly disregarding the plight of a single dog.
“Why don’t you find yourself a partner?”
Xiao Ying’s eyes sparkled with amusement as she sincerely suggested to her best friend while holding Xiao Zhuang’s big hand.
“If you’re thinking about it, my comrade is a good choice.
I won’t say more about Chang Ning’s military qualities; even our company commander thinks highly of him.
In a while, the captain will send him to military academy for further studies.”
Xiao Zhuang spared no effort in recommending his good brother; he had racked his brains for Chang Ning.
