Chapter 283: Chapter 283: An Upright Body Fears No Crooked Shadow

Jiang Moli opened the door to the hospital room and found Jiang Xiaoguang sitting by the entrance.

When he saw her come out, Jiang Xiaoguang quickly stood up to greet her. "Sister-in-law!"

Jiang Moli nodded. "What are you doing sitting out here? Why don’t you go in?"

Jiang Xiaoguang answered honestly, "I was afraid of disturbing your reunion with Third Brother. I’ve already reported to the chief that he’s safe."

As he spoke, he moved to take the bedpan from Jiang Moli’s hands. "Sister-in-law, let me. You should spend more time talking with Third Brother."

Anyone who could work alongside Lu Deyao was exceptionally sharp and perceptive.

Jiang Moli said, "No need. I was just heading to the restroom anyway. He’s awake. You can go in and see him."

"Alright."

Only after watching Jiang Moli walk away did Jiang Xiaoguang turn and enter the hospital room.

Jiang Moli went to the nurses’ station to ask for the restroom’s location and was surprised to find the nurses giving her exceptionally strange looks.

After she left, several nurses immediately huddled together to gossip.

"So that’s Camp Commander Lu’s wife. She’s quite pretty, with such fair and delicate skin."

"What good is being pretty? She doesn’t look like the type to settle down and live a quiet life. Poor Camp Commander Lu, ending up with a wife like her."

"Are you talking about me?"

The group turned around and saw Jiang Moli standing behind them like a phantom. They all looked as if they’d seen a ghost.

Jiang Moli beamed at them. "You’re right. I’m not virtuous or diligent, and I love a life of leisure. But what can you do? Your Camp Commander Lu is devoted to my type. I guess I’m just lucky. But then again..."

Jiang Moli’s gaze swept over each of them. "Gossiping about an officer’s family during work hours... wouldn’t that be considered a breach of discipline?"

The nurses’ expressions all changed.

Although they hadn’t been neglecting their duties, spreading gossip behind someone’s back was indefensible, especially since Jiang Moli was the camp commander’s wife.

One of them, unconvinced, retorted, "If you’ve done nothing wrong, you shouldn’t be afraid of what people say. Why worry?"

Jiang Moli raised an eyebrow. "Then why don’t you tell me? What terrible thing have I done to offend everyone?"

"Camp Commander Lu was so seriously injured, yet instead of taking good care of him, you, his wife, kicked him out of his hospital bed to sleep in it yourself. Have you no shame?!"

Jiang Moli finally understood why she had accumulated dozens of "disdain points" while she was asleep.

After Wei Huihui gossiped to the nurses about her sleeping in the hospital bed, the nurses then spread the gossip to every other ward.

The rumor spread like wildfire, and soon the entire military hospital knew.

To this, Jiang Moli only wanted to say—

’Let the storm rage on!!’

...

After using the restroom, Jiang Moli rinsed the bedpan clean. As she turned around, she saw a familiar face.

"Xiao Yue? What are you doing here?"

Tang Xiaoyue looked at Jiang Moli, not at all surprised. She had already heard the gossip about her.

"Sister Moli, our superiors sent me to the hospital to take care of Mr. Gu."

Tang Xiaoyue’s voice was a little hoarse and her eyes were swollen, clear signs that she had been crying.

"What’s wrong? Did something happen?"

"My brother... he still isn’t back. I’m so worried about him, and I don’t dare tell our family..."

Tang Xiaoyue burst into tears. It was obvious she had been under immense pressure lately due to her brother’s disappearance.

After comforting Tang Xiaoyue, Jiang Moli returned to the hospital room.

Seeing her return, the ever-perceptive Jiang Xiaoguang stood up to take his leave. "Third Brother, focus on your recovery. I’ll go to the guesthouse to get a room sorted out for Sister-in-law."

Lu Cheng nodded in satisfaction. "Go on. Thanks for your hard work."

"You’re too kind, Third Brother. Sister-in-law, you should stay with Third Brother for now. You can head over to the guesthouse to rest later."

Jiang Moli said, "There’s no rush."

As she spoke, she opened the fruit bag Qiao Wenjing had brought, taking out an apple and a banana and handing them to Jiang Xiaoguang.

Jiang Xiaoguang quickly refused. "I can’t take these. Third Brother is injured. You should keep these for him to build up his strength, Sister-in-law."

"Take them. It’s not like he’s short on a few bites of food."

Jiang Moli looked petite and delicate, and her voice was soft, but her words carried a strange weight that was hard to refuse.

Jiang Xiaoguang accepted the fruit. "In that case, I won’t be polite. Thank you, Sister-in-law."

After Jiang Xiaoguang left, Jiang Moli told Lu Cheng about running into Tang Xiaoyue.

Lu Cheng briefly explained the situation with Zhang Jia Ming and Tang Yuan to Jiang Moli.

The mission was already over, so there was no longer a need for secrecy.

Learning that Zhang Jia Ming was also missing, Jiang Moli didn’t quite know what to say.

In the original book, Zhang Jia Ming and Wei Qing were the male and female leads, respectively, and they both had successful lives.

But now one was in jail and the other was missing. Had they become cannon fodder instead?

’Could it be that *I’m* the one with the female lead’s script?’

’Now this is interesting.’

Speaking of Tang Yuan, Lu Cheng casually mentioned how Jiang Peng had promised Tang Yuan he would marry Tang Xiaoyue in the future, telling Jiang Moli the story as an amusing anecdote.

Outside the hospital room door, Tang Xiaoyue was frozen, unable to decide whether to enter or leave.

She had come over to check on Lu Cheng after hearing he’d woken up, and also to ask about her brother, but she never expected to overhear that Jiang Peng had said he would marry her.

After a moment’s thought, she turned and left, deciding to come back tomorrow.

As she passed by Jiang Peng’s room, she happened to run into him just as he was opening the door, and a blush instantly crept up her cheeks.

Jiang Peng looked at her strangely. "Are you running a fever? Your face is so red."

Tang Xiaoyue touched her burning face and shook her head, saying it was nothing. But she couldn’t stop thinking about what she had just heard, and the heat in her face only intensified instead of fading.

"Is your hand any better?"

"It doesn’t hurt anymore, but I can’t hold things, which is inconvenient."

Tang Xiaoyue nodded and hurried away.

Jiang Peng didn’t think much of it and headed to Lu Cheng’s room.

"Sis, Brother-in-law, I’m here!"

Jiang Moli was peeling an apple. She glanced at him but didn’t say anything.

Lu Cheng looked at him. "Why aren’t you sleeping? Your injuries will heal faster if you get more rest."

"It’s fine, I’m awake now."

Jiang Peng sat at the foot of the bed, watching Jiang Moli peel the apple with his mouth watering, completely oblivious to the disdainful look Lu Cheng was giving him.

"Xiao Peng, you should go get your head checked at the neurology department tomorrow."

Jiang Peng was baffled. "What’s wrong with my head?"

"It’s not working right."

Just as Jiang Peng was about to ask what was wrong with it, Jiang Moli cut the apple in half, then into crescent-shaped slices, and fed a piece to each of them.

The apple was sweet and juicy, and Jiang Peng ate it with a wide grin.

Lu Cheng was not grinning.

After the apple, Jiang Moli peeled a banana for each of them. Then she brought over a basin of hot water to help Lu Cheng wash his face, hands, and feet.

Jiang Peng watched from the side with great envy. "Sis, can you wash my face, too?"

Lu Cheng said, "Get a nurse to help you. Your sister is tired."

"Oh, okay."

After settling Lu Cheng in to lie down, Jiang Moli prepared to head back to the guesthouse to rest.

The military guesthouse was just across the way, but Lu Cheng didn’t feel safe with her walking alone at night, so he told Jiang Peng to escort her.

The siblings chatted idly as they walked.

"Sis, how is Wei Qing doing?"

Although he didn’t like his stepsister, Wei Qing, they had lived under the same roof for ten years. Seeing her current predicament, he couldn’t help but feel a little sad.

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