"Mr. Liu, watch your words. Whether you cancel the engagement or not, it has nothing do with me. I will never be with you. You and I are strangers; we’ve only met twice! I can’t accept your flowers, please take them back and don’t bother me anymore."
"How so? Miss Gu said, as long as I break the engagement, you will be with me." Liu Jiang placed the flowers on He Zhilan’s hospital bed, attempting to take her hand affectionately.
"Let go!" He Zhilan shrieked, jerking her hand away from Liu Jiang. The nurses, noticing something wrong, dropped what they were doing and rushed over.
"Sir, this is a hospital. Please watch your words and deeds!"
The nurse, who was a woman, clearly couldn’t hold back Liu Jiang, but He Zhilan’s scream seemed to make him lose face. He raised his hand to push the nurse, which aggravated the other families present. They immediately came forward, pulling the nurse aside and dragging Liu Jiang out of the ward.
"Take your damn roses with you!" Seeing this, He Zhilan picked up the flowers from the bed and threw them out, landing right at Liu Jiang’s feet. She turned away without giving him a second glance.
The door slammed shut. After confirming that the nurse wasn’t hurt, the patients’ families turned to comfort He Zhilan. A white-haired grandmother spoke kindly, "My dear, don’t get charmed by sweet-talking men like him. He is not a good man; he lacks responsibility and integrity."
He Zhilan nodded and thanked the nurse, her gaze fixed on the door. Liu Jiang was a face-saving man, surely he would have left after being dragged out of the ward, not daring to stay and face the judgment of others.
In her heart, He Zhilan felt a surge of exhilaration. Liu Jiang, what right did he have to toy with her feelings in their past life?
The nurse, still shocked from the incident, responded, "It’s okay, this is a hospital. It’s my duty. I just can’t stand men like him. He may have a handsome face, but he is nothing but trouble."
"My man isn’t like him at all!" He Zhilan was amused by the nurse’s righteous anger. As a woman, she understood the nurse was worried about Liu Jiang’s ex-fiancée who got dumped. The rejected girl might be negatively affected in her future marriage.
When He Zhilan mentioned her husband, He Teng, her face was full of pride. "My husband is a soldier! That man can’t compare to him at all!"
Upon hearing this, the patients’ families gathered around. They were drawn to her; a young woman who had married a military man.
Even though people often say soldiers live humbly, everyone still admired them deep down. As a result, they also admired and were curious about a military wife.
Since there was no one she knew in the hospital, He Zhilan spoke openly about her husband, He Teng. She answered any questions she could and the conversation livened the entire ward until it was time to eat. This interaction also made everyone familiar with each other. Seeing that He Zhilan was alone, the grandmother who had comforted her earlier insisted on bringing her a meal from the hospital canteen without taking any money from her.