She rolled her eyes indignantly at him, "Why do you look down on me? Of course I want to be a soldier who goes to war. What do you think about me being a commando?"
The man, on the other hand, was not in the mood to tease her. The sight of the blood-stained glass splinters was scary enough for him.
We don't even know how serious her injury is. What if it cuts the nerves in her legs…
It was indeed careless of her…
…
Inside the military hospital.
The doctor was startled to see the general hurrying into the emergency room with a lovely girl in his arms.
"General, this is…"
She laid the girl on the hospital bed. Despite the calm demeanor on his handsome face, his voice was harried as he barked orders at the doctor. "Her knees fell on broken glass when she fell. There are glass splinters still stuck inside her wound. Get these removed immediately!"
The bunch of medical personnel could not grasp this girl's relationship to this man of a high-status. They only knew that his voice was filled with unconcealed anxiety and heartache.
Is she his sister, or niece, or kept woman?
…
The most respected surgeon in the military hospital was summoned to take a look at the girl.
The surgeon attended to the wound first and as he watched the nurse patiently dressing the wound, he smiled and said, "This is only a superficial wound. No nerves were damaged so don't worry. Young people tend to heal fast as well so she'll be fine in a few days' time. However, it may be painful in the meantime. If the pain is too much at night, she can have some painkillers."
Before the injured could answer, the general leaned forward and in his baritone voice, he asked with knitted brows, "Is it terribly painful?"
Blinking her eyes mischievously, the corner of her lips flared high and arrogant as she retorted, "It's not painful at all. No worries, this is a small thing. You know very well that I get into a fight every few days so it's common for me to suffer from these kind of small injuries."
The doctor clasped his palms and smiled. "What a valiant character!"
For the man, though, he was looking at her overt pale face and ashen lips…
Her two lip flaps would normally be tenderly pinkish and moist.
How can she still brag that it isn't painful when her bodily reactions are saying otherwise?
The atmosphere inside the emergency room seemed to fall in tandem with his sinking face…
Not knowing what to do, the doctors and nurses could only keep quiet.
The general commanded coldly, "Give her a jab to stop the pain. We don't want her to make a scene at night."
Hmph!
Jiang Mianmian erupted like a tiny volcano. "Who's making a scene?! This is only a superficial wound so why would I be crying in pain? I don't want the jab! Uncle Zhan, you're making a mountain out of a molehole!"
The nurses, however, dared not tarry and quickly went away to prepare the painkiller with the needle.
The doctor tried to console her in the meantime. "It's better to have a jab, too. The effect will last longer as well, little girl…"
Before he could finish his sentence, the frail little girl on the hospital bed jumped up like a tigress who had gone wild. She put up a fierce fight with the general as she tried to get off the bed. "You get lost, Zhan Muqian; you, tyrant! I'm not gonna take the jab! I'm leaving now! No way am I gonna take the jab; over my dead body!"
She let loose her fury.
The atmosphere inside the emergency room froze instantly.
Who is this girl… who dares to scold General Zhan?
All of them were worried about the consequences and were preparing for the general to flare up when the man opened his arms to hug the unsettled little imp. "Why? Are you afraid of needles? Didn't you say that you are invincible, eh?" He sniggered subtly.
He struck her sore spot as she stared at him with angry embarrassment.
Nevertheless… her little face involuntarily broke out in a flush of tenderly pink.