"Hold your classmate steady." Bai Xiao didn’t even glance at Zhang Zhaoyuan as she spoke to He Weng, "Let’s go, don’t waste time here."
She walked out completely ignoring the strange looks from the boys.
He Weng was a little uneasy, "I think the classmate just now might have misunderstood. If you don’t explain, it might affect your reputation."
Bai Xiao laughed, "Why should I explain to him? Who is he to me?"
He Weng chuckled.
Bai Xiao really had a hint of pride sometimes. For people she didn’t care about, they probably couldn’t affect her emotions at all.
The next day, when Bai Xiao returned to school, she noticed the strange looks from Ma Yao and the others.
"Bai Xiao, you’re married?"
Lin Xiang asked hesitantly.
None of them had expected Bai Xiao to be married.
Weren’t they all supposed to be around the same age? Bai Xiao was even the youngest among them.
"The news spreads fast; yes, I am married."
"We heard your husband is a drill instructor?"
Ma Yao, who admired tough, masculine men, seemed particularly impressed. In her mind, not joining the military herself felt like a great regret.
"Yes, he’s a drill instructor, and we’re of the same rank. My family is absolutely a military household through and through." Bai Xiao couldn’t help but laugh.
It truly was as ironclad as it could get.
He Juan pretended not to care and said, "Someone saw you last night with a businessman. They’re saying you’ve latched onto a rich man!"
They were the girls Bai Xiao spent the most time with. They didn’t believe the rumors, but the Medical University was already buzzing with gossip. Countless people were eagerly discussing it, and they’d been defending Bai Xiao, but none of them were her. Their words didn’t carry much weight.
Bai Xiao burst out laughing, "Oh, I’m going to die of laughter! There is indeed a rich man, and you all know him!"
Ma Yao immediately perked up. They knew him?
The three of them wracked their brains. Who could it be?
Suddenly, they froze.
The only person they all knew who had close ties with Bai Xiao seemed to be...
"Oh, the one who visited you—He Weng?"
He Juan, being the quickest thinker, reacted immediately.
Lin Xiang nodded, "That’s right, the only rich man we know and you know is him. Oh my, isn’t he your brother-in-law’s younger brother? How could people twist things like this?" They were aware of Bai Xiao’s connection to He Weng since they were involved.
As He Weng had explained, Bai Xiao was the one who had saved him with her acupuncture skills, allowing him to walk again.
That was a life-saving favor.
"Who’s the shameless person who spread such nonsense, making it sound like you’ve latched onto a rich man and are two-timing?" Ma Yao fumed.
"You don’t know how nasty the rumors circulating in the Medical College are today. They’re saying the new visiting Bai doctor is clean and beautiful, but not only does she lack self-respect—she’s already married to a military man—and that she’s vain, latching onto a rich man to become his mistress. Just listen to how excited people get talking about it.
It’s like they’ve seen it with their own eyes."
"It’s probably because last night, I was at the school gate eating lamb skewers with He Weng, and we ran into some students from our school who misunderstood. Don’t pay attention to them. These kinds of rumors will fade after a while. The more you try to explain, the more they believe there’s something fishy." Bai Xiao dismissed it casually.
If something like this could break her, then she wouldn’t be Bai Xiao.
"But if they keep talking like this, it’s bad for your reputation. Pretty soon, the school will start assigning internship placements. I’m afraid someone might use this as an excuse to trip you up." He Juan understood how destructive rumors could be.
Bai Xiao shook her head, completely unconcerned.