Before Ye Xingchen finished speaking, the door of the ward was knocked open again. Li Yi hurriedly walked in and reported to the commander, "Chief, Ling Shaotang's shoulder injury is not very good. The chief surgeon sent a nurse to convey that now
There are two options, one is a conservative measure, which can save his arm, but he will not be able to hold a gun in the future, and the other is to take extreme measures, but there are risks. If the operation fails, his arm may be useless.
...The doctor asked us to make a choice right away!”
Li Yi's words were undoubtedly a bombshell. The commander and Lou Xi both changed their expressions upon hearing this, while Ye Xingchen, without caring about anything else, turned around and ran out of the ward, directly towards the operating room.
Lou Xi also quickly got out of bed and wanted to chase him out. Although the doctor told him not to move around casually for the time being, he had to go and have a look. Zuo Lingfeng, no, Ling Shaotang felt strange after finishing the mission and said to him
Those words were also inexplicable. Before, he had always thought that Zuo Lingfeng had some thoughts about Xingchen, but now he suddenly felt that something was not right. And what happened to Xingchen? Why did she become so angry when she heard the three words Ling Shaotang?
Surprised look? Does she know Ling Shaotang? No, she knows Zuo Lingfeng. What on earth is going on?
Lou Xi's mind was filled with all kinds of questions. He covered the injured part and quickly got out of bed and ran straight to the door. Sisi suddenly stopped him and said in a timid voice, "Dad?"
Lou Xi stopped when he heard the sound, turned his head and saw Sisi twisting her body off the sofa, standing on the ground with her chin raised, her pink and tender face full of confusion and darkness.
She looked at the door and then at him, as if to ask her parents what happened, are they going to leave her again?
Lou Xi sighed softly, and suddenly felt very sorry for Sisi. He knew that these days, the little girl was very lonely again. He had not seen her for a long time since New Year's Day, and Xingchen had also left her for several days because he went to the disaster area.
, the little girl must have wanted them to death, but he and Xingchen had to leave her behind. No matter how reluctant they were to let her go, no matter how much they loved her and cherished her, because they were soldiers, under military orders, they must stick to their own.
The post, and Sisi, was so small and pitiful that they couldn't let it go, but they had to let it go.
"Sisi, daddy loves you and mommy loves you too!" This was the only thing he could tell her.
Although Sisi didn't understand, these words still made her feel happy. She narrowed her eyes and smiled like two crescent moons.
Lou Xi picked her up with one arm, kissed her hard, and then took the little girl out of the ward.
As soon as Sisi delayed like this, Lou Xi took a step slower. When he arrived in front of the operating room door, he only saw the door of the operating room opening and closing, and Ye Xingchen walked in wearing a sterile gown.
"Xingchen..." He was still a step too late, and a nurse stopped him, "Battle Commander Lou, you can't go in!"
Lou Xi was very helpless, but there was nothing he could do. For now, he could only wait.
He sat on the bench in the corridor, Sisi buried her little face in his chest, her two little hands tightened, and waited together.
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In the operating room, surgeons and orthopedic surgeons were performing appropriate rescue operations. Zuo Lingfeng was lying on the operating table, still awake. Because his shoulder was injured, only local anesthesia was used, and his consciousness was still very clear.
The doctor has just asked him. His choice is to take extreme measures. Although there are risks, he still wants to challenge it because he is reluctant to put down the gun, but he can't make the decision on this matter. Everything he has is
He belongs to the country and the army. He was trained by the army, and his future is also controlled by the army. If he puts down his gun, he may continue to stay in the military camp to do other things. He is still a soldier, and the duty of a soldier is to obey orders.
!
Suddenly, the door of the operating room rang softly. The sound was very small. Maybe other patients couldn't feel it at all, but he was different. If there was any trouble over the years, he would be able to detect it immediately, even if he is using it now.
Under anesthesia, his nerves were not as sensitive as usual, but he could still hear the footsteps coming up and down through the screen, a little hurriedly. He closed his eyes slightly. It must be that the nurse was back. He was subconsciously worried, no.
Knowing the commander, what choices they would make for him.
Ye Xingchen walked to the screen and suddenly stopped. She couldn't help but feel a sense of timidity. The person lying behind the screen, on the operating table, might be her only relative in the world who has some blood relationship.
——Her brother-in-law.
It seems that they haven't seen each other for almost twenty years. The last time they met, she seemed to be only 5 years old, smaller than a little devil. After so many years, she didn't know what he looked like now, let alone him.
How could she be related to Lou Xi and the mission? If he was from the Special Forces Brigade, why did she go to the military camp so many times and never know about it? Even if they haven't seen each other for many years, they may not recognize each other, but at least they are
Everyone knows the other party's name. Everyone in the special brigade knows her name, but why hasn't he appeared in front of her for so long? And when he suddenly appeared, he was in danger and suffered a gunshot wound.
?
She was even a little afraid to see him. She didn't know whether to expect it to be him or not. If so, she would be happy, but she would also be sad because of his injury. If not, she would be relieved, but
It will be a waste of joy.
Ye Xingchen's hesitation made Zuo Lingfeng on the other side of the screen feel something was wrong. He thought it was the nurse who had come back, but after waiting for almost a minute, there was no sound. Obviously not, so...
"Xingchen, is that you?" He suddenly spoke, his voice slightly hoarse.
Ye Xingchen was stunned when he heard the sound. Why did this voice sound familiar?
She frowned subconsciously, and there was a "buzz" in her head, and it exploded!
Zuo Lingfeng? Ling Shaotang? Brother-in-law?
She opened her eyes wide, walked quickly through the screen, walked inside, bypassed two doctors, several nurses, and various medical equipment, and then she clearly saw the person on the operating table, it was really him!
Her eyes suddenly turned red, and tears poured out of her eyes uncontrollably, falling down in large drops. Suddenly, she understood everything, and understood why he was so angry when they first met in the elevator of the hospital.
Will keep staring at her; understand why he has always been so kind to her; understand why he knows that she is from Beijing and likes to eat Beijing food; understand why he knows that she likes bears; understand why he makes a big fuss in the hospital with Chen Ran
When she was young, he would protect her so much; I understand why he gave her a starlight watch on Christmas.
It turns out that this is the truth!
He had recognized her a long time ago, but because he was related to that mission, he couldn't recognize her and could only secretly care about her.
He once said that he was good to her because she looked like his sister. She thought it was just a coincidence. In such a big world, there will always be people who look somewhat similar, but she never thought about what he said.
Her sister is her mother. Yes, she and her mother look very similar. When she looks at the photos of her mother when she was young, it's like looking in a mirror. Their facial features are almost carved out of the same mold.
Also, she finally knew why he secretly communicated with her that time after suffering a gunshot wound. It turned out that he was on an undercover mission and could not keep it public.
Ye Xingchen bit her lip subconsciously. Only in this way could she restrain herself from crying. Moreover, she tried her best to smile, walked closer gently, held his hand, and smiled while crying, "Uncle..."
Zuo Lingfeng's upper body was numb, so he couldn't feel the warmth of her hands, but her tears and smile were the best proof. He pursed his lips and didn't know what to say. Suddenly
I remembered what he said when he went to wait for her downstairs at her house before going on a mission, "Xingchen, can you cook for me in a few days?"
Ye Xingchen burst into laughter, nodded vigorously, and said in a choked voice, "I'll make golden-needle chicken shreds for you!"
That's my mother's favorite dish.
Zuo Lingfeng couldn't help but smile, remembering how his sister looked when she gave birth to little Xingchen many years ago.
That day, he went directly to the hospital after school. He stood in the ward and looked at the little Xingchen who was just born next to his sister. He couldn't help but be curious and reached out to touch her little face. It was soft and tender.
, slippery, he said stupidly, "My sister is so cute!"
The elder sister immediately laughed and looked at the sleeping little Xingchen beside her, and then looked at him again. The doting in her eyes was the same, but she still corrected him and said, "Xingchen is not my sister, she is your little niece. You are her."
My brother-in-law!"
"Brother-in-law?" He was still young at the time and had no idea what the seniority was. Friends of the same age had two children at home, and they were all brothers or siblings. How could he become his uncle?
What about your relationship with your niece?
Sister smiled lightly and said nothing, reaching out to rub his little brows, which were slightly frowning due to suspicion.
In his confusion and confusion, Xiao Xingchen grew up day by day. Like him, she had the intuition that he was his brother. When he could speak just now, every time he saw him, he was called brother, brother. Every time the family heard
They all laughed after hearing it. No matter how many times I corrected them, they always called it wrong.
After little Xingchen could walk, he took her out to play, playing house with the neighborhood kids. They always played brother and sister. At that time, they played the game of police and bad guys, and he always
Holding a toy pistol and protecting Little Xingchen behind him, Little Xingchen always likes to hide behind him and be protected by him. Those days are very simple and very happy.
But when he was 12 years old and Xiao Xingchen was 5 years old, something happened in the family due to the death of his mother. Then he left Beijing with his father and never saw each other again, and this separation lasted almost twenty years.
In the blink of an eye, the little Xingchen back then had grown into a big girl, even got married and became a mother.
This was originally a good thing, but... why did she choose Lou Xi?
Thinking of this, Zuo Lingfeng's heart tightened again, and his eyebrows frowned subconsciously.
Ye Xingchen thought he was uncomfortable, so he quickly wiped his face, wiped away his tears, and asked the two doctors, "How is he doing?"
Before the doctor had time to answer, the door to the operating room was opened again, and a nurse came with the news, "Batalion Commander Lou convinced the commander to take risky measures!"
Zuo Lingfeng curled his lips. Sure enough, Lou Xi knew him best!
The operation continued. Ye Xingchen stayed with Zuo Lingfeng and talked to him. An hour passed quickly. The operation was successfully completed. The next step was to see how he was recovering.
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Outside the door of the operating room, Lou Xi kept waiting, anxious. Finally, as soon as the red light went out, the door of the operating room was pushed open from the inside. Several nurses pushed Zuo Lingfeng out, and they were surrounded by people from behind, and Ye
Xingchen held Zuo Lingfeng's uninjured hand with a gentle look on his face.
Lou Xi stood up awkwardly, his deep eyes causing waves, what the hell is going on?
Zuo Lingfeng also stared for a moment, his face expressionless. He was still hesitating whether to tell the truth about the car accident.
He pursed his lips and said nothing.
It's not so much silence as it is a test. A test for Lou Xi. He wants to see if Lou Xi will behave like that time when they fought. If Lou Xi doesn't know anything, he will do it again.
If he is impulsive again and hurts Xingchen even a little bit, he will never spare him!
The two men looked at each other in the air, and there was a strong smell of gunpowder. Even the soldiers, doctors, and nurses around them felt the strange atmosphere, and they all looked at each other without saying a word.
Lou Xi subconsciously wanted to get angry, but when he glanced around and saw Ye Xingchen's eyes that were red from crying, the anger in his chest was inexplicably extinguished, leaving only confusion.
Although he felt very unhappy, he still suppressed the emotion. He could no longer be impulsive, no!
He gritted his teeth and silently looked away, looking at Sisi.
Zuo Lingfeng also gritted his teeth secretly, not knowing whether to be relieved or what to do.
The doctor quickly arranged for Zuo Lingfeng to enter the ward, but a nurse suddenly came to report and said, "Those soldiers just treated their wounds. The commander ordered them to be hospitalized for a few days to recuperate. Now the single wards are full."
"This..." The doctor was confused for a moment.
But Zuo Lingfeng was calm and composed, and said calmly, "It doesn't matter, I can squeeze in with Battalion Commander Lou, and we can live in the same room. I can make do with it!"
Ye Xingchen naturally agreed and nodded immediately, "Okay, that's it!"
The nurse pushed Zuo Lingfeng towards the ward, while Lou Xi was so angry that his teeth itched, damn, who wants to make do with you?
"Lou Xi..." Ye Xingchen suddenly called him.
Lou Xi quickly looked away. Before he could say anything, his arms were suddenly full. She hugged him tightly. He looked at her intently and saw the small, white curls between her black hair.
, so pitiful, he couldn't help but reach out and touch it, and asked softly, "Tell me, what happened?"
Ye Xingchen did not raise his head, only hugged him, choked with sobs, but said happily, "I found my relative... Zuo Lingfeng, no, no, it's Ling Shaotang... He is my... brother-in-law..."
Brother-in-law?
Ye Xingchen's words were undoubtedly a heavy bomb, shocking people.
Lou Xi was dumbfounded. He had thought about many possibilities, but he had exhausted his imagination and could not imagine such a relationship. What kind of love rival, what kind of bear, what kind of watch... His jealousy was all in vain!
But, Xingchen is Zuo Lingfeng’s niece?
How can this be?
Lou Xi raised Ye Xingchen's tear-stained face, still unwilling to believe it, and asked, "Are you sure?"
"Of course! How can this be false?" Ye Xingchen said matter-of-factly without thinking too much.
The corners of Lou Xi's mouth twitched fiercely, and a trace of distortion appeared on his handsome face. Xingchen called Zuo Lingfeng uncle, so... wouldn't he also follow her and call Zuo Lingfeng uncle?
God, he already had a premonition of how sad his future life would be!
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In the ward, there are two beds, one on the left and one on the right. Lou Xi and Zuo Lingfeng each occupy one.
Lou Xi got out of bed and walked around at will because he disobeyed the doctor's advice, and his wounds were in pain, while Zuo Lingfeng was a little weak because he had just undergone surgery, but both of them refused to show weakness in front of each other, staring at each other with big eyes.
The other party was not only filled with the smell of disinfectant, but also with a faint smell of gunpowder.
Ye Xingchen was undoubtedly the busiest. She helped Lou Xi handle hospitalization procedures and also helped Zuo Lingfeng. After a lot of work, she went to their respective doctors to inquire about their medical conditions before returning to the ward.
When I opened the door, I found that the atmosphere in the ward was a bit strange. The two men still didn't seem friendly.
Sisi was sitting on the sofa between the two hospital beds, with a look of confusion on her little face. After seeing her, she immediately rushed towards her as if she was a savior, hugging her thigh and not letting go.
Ye Xingchen felt strange, picked up Sisi, kissed her, and asked softly, "Sisi, what's wrong?"
Sisi tilted her little head, looked at Lou Xi, then at Zuo Lingfeng, her little mouth was flat, and she said softly, "Mama, Sisi is afraid!"