The Cultivator's Reborn to 1970s-Chapter 156 - 129

The scene was truly like a painting of a beauty shedding tears, moving and pitiable. Which man could see her and not feel tenderness?

Chu Yang was inclined to pity and cherish the fair sex, but this was the Military District Hospital. Everywhere there were tough soldiers; even the female nurses walked with a brisk, military air. Zhou Yuwei, looking the way she did, seemed out of place!

Zhou Yuwei was near to madness. How could Chunhua be so difficult to deal with? She had lowered herself, tried to please and cozy up to her, but all for what? This hateful woman was impervious, always singing Lan Tian’s praises and scoffing at her.

It was the same this time, mocking her in front of Chu Yang, not giving her any face. Once she married Mo Junhua, she would find a way to deal with her – marry her off to some brute of a man, rough and tough like a pig butcher to keep her in line, to beat her mercilessly if she disobeyed, best if beaten to within an inch of her life.

If Chunhua ever ran back to her parental home for help, even if she knelt down and begged her sister-in-law, it would depend on her mood whether to take her in or not; if in a bad mood, she’d kick her out without a care for her life or death.

Thinking of Chunhua’s dismal future made Zhou Yuwei feel a bit better, for now, she had to endure her and see how she would grovel for a living under her control.

She tugged at the corner of her mouth and put on a smile again, yet the smile looked incredibly stiff.

"Chunhua, I didn’t mean anything by it. I saw you in the hospital and thought you were sick; I was just con...", caring -- not that I wanted you to be sick.

Suddenly, the door of the adjacent ward opened, and out walked a girl – someone Zhou Yuwei never wanted to see, interrupting her words, and brusquely questioned Chunhua.

"Chunhua, why were you gone so long? Dilly-dallying for what? I could hear your voice all the way from the inside, who were you talking to so loudly? Don’t you know that hospitals forbid loud noises as it disturbs the patients’ rest? There’s a patient inside still waiting for your care, why aren’t you going in?"

The door had barely opened and Lan Tian began reprimanding Chunhua, only afterwards did she notice that it wasn’t just Chunhua there, but two other people as well.

One was Zhou Yuwei from the military health clinic, and the other, an unfamiliar young man, dressed in a white coat, likely a doctor from the hospital.

Ruined! A wail echoed in Chunhua’s heart. What she feared had come to pass. She nervously watched Lan Tian’s every move, fearing that she might start hitting someone.

It seemed Lan Tian only then noticed her, giving a casual nod, "Nurse Zhou is here as well!"

Her gaze flickered over Zhou Yuwei and the unfamiliar doctor beside her, then back to Chunhua, "What are you gaping for? Go inside."

Chunhua obeyed, but her feet seemed rooted on the spot, slow to move as if she feared crushing ants beneath her feet.

Chu Yang glanced at Lan Tian inadvertently, awe flashed in his eyes. She was fiercely beautiful, wild and extravagant like a peony, outshining all around her. Such a bewitching girl, yet so impassive, she seemed like an ice-cold plum on snowy peaks, blooming alone.

Her contradictory personality didn’t seem discordant; rather, it made her appear all the more natural and genuine.

It was as if a flower blossomed in Chu Yang’s heart, his heartbeat pounding like drums, the one he had been seeking was so close, yet he almost missed this chance encounter with her.

Zhou Yuwei felt as if struck by lightning, dumbfounded, her eyes unblinkingly fixed on Lan Tian, her mind filled with only one thought – why was Lan Tian here? Hadn’t she left?

Ma Juanjuan had told her that for some reason, Lan Tian had a fallout with Mo Junhua and had left the troops. Now here she was; could it be she regretted it and came back for Mo Junhua?

That can’t be!

"Why are you here?" Unable to tolerate the thought, Zhou Yuwei blurted out, confronting Lan Tian, "Didn’t you leave? Why are you back?"

Zhou Yuwei was on the verge of collapse!

Chunhua was startled by Zhou Yuwei’s questioning, staring at her dumbfounded.

Lan Tian, who was walking to the door, heard Zhou Yuwei’s accusation, turned around, and looked at her with a smirk.

"Why can’t I be here?" Lan Tian glanced at Mo Junhua standing by the doorway of the ward and countered, "Or is there a rule in the hospital that no one but military doctors and nurses can come here?"

Chunhua shook her head, "There’s no such rule! I come here every day, and I’ve never heard the doctors mention it."

Chunhua looked confused; she had been visiting to take care of Zhao Li for almost a month now and had never heard of such a thing.

Lan Tian lowered her eyes, not wanting to see Chunhua’s foolish appearance. Seeming tired from standing, her body softened, and she fell back. The movement was very subtle, and Chunhua and the others didn’t notice Lan Tian’s action.

Mo Junhua, who was standing by the door behind, always kept an eye on Lan Tian. Seeing her about to fall, he stepped forward and stood behind her. His timing was perfect; as he stepped behind her, Lan Tian conveniently leaned back against him.

From the outside, it looked like Mo Junhua suddenly came out from the ward and stood behind Lan Tian, and then Lan Tian leaned on him, the two cuddling together.

The man handsome, the woman beautiful, a striking couple, perfect together—the picture was too beautiful, once again provoking Zhou Yuwei, making her want to rush forward and pull Lan Tian out of Mo Junhua’s arms, slapping her publicly, and then stand beside Mo Junhua herself, watching Lan Tian fall from the clouds to the dust, that would be satisfying.

Chu Yang’s eyes flickered, his gaze sweeping over Mo Junhua and then landing on Lan Tian. It goes without saying who this girl was. In front of everyone, the woman who dared to lean against Mo Junhua, except for his newlywed little wife, who else could she be?

A country bumpkin, with nothing, how could he deserve such a beautiful girl? Such a beautiful girl should belong with a young talent like himself, creating a perfect tale.

Lan Tian glanced at Zhou Yuwei’s contorted face and hooked the corner of her lips mockingly, "Nurse Zhou, on what grounds do you question me?"

Zhou Yuwei’s shouting had drawn the attention of the soldiers nearby.

Lan Tian’s expression was indifferent, her cool gaze seemed to see through the deepest, darkest secrets hidden in Zhou Yuwei’s heart, a secret that should not see the light. Faced with Zhou Yuwei’s frenzied questioning, her expression remained calm, her eyes undisturbed.

Lan Tian’s retort brought Zhou Yuwei, who was almost breaking down, back to a semblance of clarity. Her twisted face gradually calmed down, and she vaguely remembered the events just now, her eyes shifting away in shame, unable to look at Lan Tian.

Indeed, what right did she have to question Lan Tian? She is Mo Junhua’s legitimate wife, while she, except for being in the same group and a nurse to patients, was nothing more.

"I’m sorry, something happened in Nurse Zhou’s family, so she’s a bit emotionally unstable. I’m Chu Yang, a doctor here. Nurse Zhou used to work as a nurse in the Military District Hospital, and we have worked together for a while, haven’t we, Nurse Zhou?"

Seeing Zhou Yuwei’s situation getting worse, Chu Yang stepped forward from behind to smooth things over, then turned with a dark face, casting her a sharp look full of warning, signaling her to be careful with her words.

Then turning to face Lan Tian and the others, he lifted the corners of his mouth in a perfectly timed smile, "She’s been a bit emotionally unstable these past few days. Let her be alone for a while, I’ll take her away now. You are her current comrades, right? It’s nice to meet you."

Chunhua secretly breathed a sigh of relief inside. It was good that they were leaving; she was really afraid that Lan Tian might directly handle the situation by force.

This Nurse Zhou is really annoying, acting like Lan Tian shouldn’t be here, as if Lan Tian being here was interfering with something, as if her staying was a sin.

Who did she think she was? Whether Lan Tian stays in the military has nothing to do with her. Her elder brother is in the military; naturally, Lan Tian should also be there. Could it be she was thinking that once Lan Tian left, she would have a chance to cling to her elder brother?

The doctor from the Military District Hospital, also very young, their relationship didn’t seem simple, not like the typical doctor and nurse relationship, there seemed to be something more between them.

Doctor, Nurse.

A thought flashed through Lan Tian’s eyes, could this Chu Yang be Zhou Yuwei’s ex-husband?

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