“Sister-in-law, don't worry, what happened?” Gu Jia Ning asked.
Jiang Baihe gasped, “Do you know Battalion Commander Qi Yuan Cheng?”
Gu Jia Ning was puzzled, “Know him? He is my patient.”
“That’s right, Ningning, you don’t know, someone in my family compound is spreading rumors about you and Battalion Commander Qi, saying that you and Battalion Commander Qi…”
“Oh, it’s really nasty.”
Jiang Baihe didn’t continue, but Gu Jia Ning guessed it.
There are rumors about her and Battalion Commander Qi?
Is that why Qi Yuan Cheng didn’t continue to seek treatment from her?
Qi Yuan Cheng doesn’t seem like that kind of person.
Also, who started this rumor? What’s the purpose? Gu Jia Ning frowned, thinking.
“Sister-in-law, tell me exactly what happened.”
Soon, Jiang Baihe told Gu Jia Ning everything.
It happened like this. Just now, Jiang Baihe went out to buy things at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative. Unexpectedly, before she left the family compound, she heard some people chatting while washing clothes in the courtyard.
That’s nothing unusual.
Jiang Baihe didn’t intend to listen; she was in a hurry to buy things at the Supply and Marketing Cooperative in the Military Region.
As she passed by, she heard Gu Jia Ning’s name.
Since it involved Gu Jia Ning, Jiang Baihe naturally wanted to listen.
It turned out to be incredible.
These people were spreading gossip about Ningning and Battalion Commander Qi Yuan Cheng in the compound.
They said that Gu Jia Ning and Qi Yuan Cheng were having an affair, that Qi Yuan Cheng was using the excuse of seeing a doctor to secretly meet with Gu Jia Ning at the hospital.
They also said that the child in Gu Jia Ning’s belly was Qi Yuan Cheng’s.
Anyway, they were saying that the two were having an affair.
They also said that Gu Jia Ning was alluring and looked like someone who would seduce people.
Jiang Baihe was furious when she heard this.
Although she hadn’t known Gu Jia Ning for long, Jiang Baihe thought she was a good judge of character.
Ningning was indeed beautiful, but is beauty a mistake? Does being beautiful mean that one will seduce people?
She knew Gu Jia Ning’s character—pure and kind.
Moreover, her relationship with Deputy Commander Sheng was very good; they were inseparable.
Jiang Baihe considered Gu Jia Ning a good friend. Moreover, Ningning had cured her illness, allowing her to successfully get pregnant and have a child.
Besides being a friend, Ningning was her benefactor.
She would never allow anyone to slander Gu Jia Ning, so Jiang Baihe immediately forgot about going to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative and confronted them.
“What nonsense are you talking about? Believe it or not, I’ll tear your mouths apart.”
“Come on, let’s go see the leader, let’s go see Deputy Commander Sheng. I want to see how you can still slander people.”
Seeing that Jiang Baihe was pregnant and still wanted to drag them to see the leader and Sheng Ze Xi, those people panicked.
“They said they heard it from someone else, but they don’t know who that someone is.”
“Ningning, I guess the rumor has spread throughout the family compound by now.”
“I believe you, but this is about your reputation, so you need to think of a way.”
Gu Jia Ning nodded, “Sister-in-law, I know, thank you for thinking about me.”
At this moment, a male voice suddenly came from outside, “Doctor Gu, Doctor Gu…”
Gu Jia Ning looked up and saw Qi Yuan Cheng and Qin Rou, whom she hadn’t seen for several days.
Both of their faces were filled with anxiety.
Qi Yuan Cheng stepped forward and saluted, “Doctor Gu, Arou and I came because of the rumor.”
Qin Rou quickly nodded, “Yes, Doctor Gu, I believe you and A Cheng, this must be someone’s slander.”
Gu Jia Ning didn’t care much about the rumor.
She asked, “Battalion Commander Qi, is that why you haven’t come for treatment these days? Or…?”
As a doctor, she disliked patients who didn’t come for treatment without notice.
Qi Yuan Cheng quickly apologized to Gu Jia Ning, “No, it’s because my mother came with my nephew…”
Qi Yuan Cheng explained that his mother had come with his nephew, so his family was busy and he couldn’t come for treatment.
The rumor only started today, it’s unrelated.
Gu Jia Ning saw Jiang Baihe winking at her after Qi Yuan Cheng finished speaking.
She frowned slightly. Was there something she didn’t know? She didn’t ask, but said, “Will you still continue treatment?”
“Yes, yes, Doctor Gu, we will,” Qin Rou spoke before Qi Yuan Cheng.
“Okay, if you can’t come for treatment due to something, you have to tell me in advance. Treatment requires a course of treatment and continuity. Once interrupted, it becomes much more difficult to resume.”
“Yes, yes, Doctor Gu, we will remember.”
Gu Jia Ning looked at Qi Yuan Cheng, “Then Battalion Commander Qi, what are your thoughts on the rumor?”
Although she didn’t care much, she wasn’t someone to be bullied.
Who is behind this rumor?
Qi Yuan Cheng looked at Gu Jia Ning and didn’t answer directly, but asked, “Doctor Gu, do you have any ideas?”
Gu Jia Ning: “It’s not good for either of us to deal with this. Let’s report it to the leader and let them investigate.”
Qi Yuan Cheng nodded, “Okay, I think so too.”
“Then let’s not delay, let’s report it to the leader now.”
Soon, several people arrived at the leader’s office in the Political Department and reported the matter.
“Such a thing actually happened. This cannot be tolerated.”
“Okay, I’ll have someone investigate this matter and clear your names.”
This matter would be fine if it only involved Qi Yuan Cheng, but since it involved Gu Jia Ning, the leader had to take it seriously.
Regardless of Gu Jia Ning’s current importance in the Northwest Military Region due to her medical skills, she is Sheng Ze Xi’s beloved spouse, making this matter impossible to ignore.
Otherwise, if Sheng Ze Xi goes crazy, not only the people who spread the rumors but also the leader himself wouldn’t have a good time.
So, after Gu Jia Ning and others left, the leader didn’t delay his work and immediately arranged for someone to investigate.
He wanted to see who was so reckless as to dare to provoke someone protected by Sheng Ze Xi.
Back in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department, Gu Jia Ning thought that since Qi Yuan Cheng was here, she might as well treat him.
That afternoon, when Gu Jia Ning was seeing patients, she did encounter some strange looks, but she didn’t pay attention.
In the evening, Sheng Ze Xi returned from training and keenly noticed the strange looks in the family compound.
But when he looked, those gazes shifted away.
Only after returning home did he hear about the rumor from Gu Jia Ning. His face immediately darkened…
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