"He Teng, recuperate well in the hospital. I am being discharged first. However, during this time I am likely to stay in the capital for some rest, and will not return to the army immediately. Should you need anything, you can call my home," Lan Li raised his hand and patted He Teng’s shoulder, not too lightly nor too heavily, "Now, I owe you one more.
"It wouldn’t have mattered if it was you or not, I would still have saved you. Hence, you owe me nothing." He Teng waved his hand, "Go back, consider things carefully. Some people, if you really let go, you might never get a chance again."
Lan Li stiffened slightly. He knew who He Teng was referring to: Ding Jinshi.
However, as he glanced down at Gu En, who was oblivious to their conversation, Lan Li did not say anything. He just said his goodbyes to Gu En and He Teng before leaving.
On the drive back, Gu En sat in the driver’s seat. While driving, she softly hummed along with the music playing in the car. Apparently, she was in a good mood.
Lan Li closed his eyes in the backseat. Suddenly, he opened his eyes and looked over at Gu En who was driving. He asked, "What did you say in He Teng’s hospital room?"
"What could I have said? Commander He and I aren’t familiar with each other, so it would have been awkward to say nothing. To make conversation, who else could I mention other than He Zhilan, whom we both know?" Gu En shrugged, "I thought that blind fellow Lin Deng might also have fallen for He Zhilan. Surprisingly, it turned out that Zhou Hongjin was the blind one. Even more surprisingly, He Zhilan would actually choose to forsake Zhou Hongjin to be with her classmate."
"What do you mean by ’He Zhilan is with her classmate’?" Lan Li asked coldly.
"Well, it means what it sounds like: they’re dating!" Gu En replied.
"Did she tell you so?"
"No, but people at the school have seen them spending a lot of time together. Some have even claimed they saw Tan Heqian hugging He Zhilan. If that’s not dating, then what is?"
"So you gossiped about this in front of He Teng without any firsthand information or witness? Gu En, are you a fool?" Lan Li’s tone swiftly changed, and he froze over, "Has no one taught you that loose lips sink ships? He Zhilan is He Teng’s..."
A sharp screech of brakes cut off Lan Li’s sentence. The car spun around in a large ’S’ shape, grazed several vehicles before abruptly stopping in the middle of the road.
Luckily, it wasn’t rush hour. The drivers of the grazed cars got out, angry and shouting insults. But upon seeing the number plate of the offending vehicle, they all quietly returned to their cars, feeling unlucky, and drove away.
"Gu En! I remember you’ve been driving since you were 14, what’s happening now!" Lan Li was fortunate to have been sitting stably in the back seat, or else he might end up back in the hospital so soon after being discharged.
"You always blame me! If He Zhilan hadn’t been behaving that way, would there have been rumors everywhere? Otherwise, why do people say she’s with Tan Heqian and not me, Gu En?" Gu En, evidently furious, glanced outside before turning back to look at Lan Li in the backseat.
"With your temperament, Gu En, who would dare to say?" Lan Li was furious too, "From now on, you’re not driving! Wait until you learn to control your temper, then you can have your car keys back!"
With that said, Lan Li immediately took Gu En’s cell phone, dialed their driver’s number, and asked for the driver to come pick them up.