Especially since Sheng Ze Xi is a military man, possessing such sharp insight, observation, and judgment.
She knew that one day Sheng Ze Xi would discover it.
However, she wouldn't tell him proactively.
Even knowing that Sheng Ze Xi loved her, after experiencing the events of her past life, Gu Jia Ning still couldn't fully trust Sheng Ze Xi, trust him enough to reveal her secrets, especially the matter of her rebirth.
Perhaps, she would wait until Sheng Ze Xi noticed something amiss and questioned her.
Sheng Ze Xi gazed at Gu Jia Ning, and after a long moment, he shifted his gaze, taking her hand and saying, "Okay, I believe you."
Gu Jia Ning smiled, secretly relieved.
The next morning, Sister-in-law Yu and Cui Bin, who had taken leave, arrived, along with the couple's two tall sons, aged 14 and 13, who were in junior high school.
They attended a nearby middle school, and today was Saturday. Having learned from their mother that their father's leg surgery was scheduled for today, how could they not come?
Gu Jia Ning locked the door, shouldered her homemade toolbox, and followed them to the Military Region Hospital.
Because it was surgery, unlike acupuncture, a dedicated operating room was preferable.
And in the military region, only the Military Region Hospital had an operating room.
After Gu Jia Ning made her request, Cui Bin used his connections to borrow the operating room for two hours.
The operating room was secured, but because Gu Jia Ning had previously stated that she didn't want others to know, Cui Bin didn't inform anyone of the reason for borrowing it.
As Gu Jia Ning went to the Military Region Hospital with the Cui family, they encountered many people along the way.
Most of those people had never seen Gu Jia Ning before. Seeing such a beautiful Gu Jia Ning in the Family Compound, they were astonished.
After hearing recent rumors, they all speculated that the pretty young woman might be the wife of Battalion Commander Sheng, the "Jade-Faced Yan Luo."
Soon, they arrived at the Military Region Hospital. Gu Jia Ning put on a white coat from the operating room, put on a mask, and followed the prepared Cui Bin inside. The operating room door slowly closed.
"Hey, who is that person?"
"Is someone having surgery?"
Not far away, just as the operating room door was closing, Peng Wenjing happened to pass by and glanced up.
Although the doctor was wearing a mask, the visible eyes were very beautiful. But Peng Wenjing knew she had absolutely never seen that doctor before.
And, wasn't there no patient scheduled for surgery in the operating room today?
Curious, Peng Wenjing asked the person managing the operating room and learned that the hospital didn't need to use the operating room today, but a battalion commander named Cui Bin had borrowed it for two hours.
Cui Bin?
Peng Wenjing found the name somewhat familiar.
Thankfully, her memory was good, and she quickly remembered who Cui Bin was.
Cui Bin, a battalion commander, had been on a mission several years ago and suffered a leg injury, with shrapnel lodged near the femoral artery. Given the medical technology at the time, surgery would have been very dangerous, so he opted for conservative treatment.
He had undergone conservative treatment for several years. Recently, Cui Bin had another checkup, and the results weren't good.
If surgery wasn't performed, Cui Bin's leg would be useless no matter how much conservative treatment he received. He would have to be discharged from the army.
"So, what is Battalion Commander Cui borrowing the operating room for? Could he be looking for someone to operate on his leg?"
Thinking of the woman in the white coat who had gone in with him, Peng Wenjing thought it was increasingly likely.
"Nurse Peng, you actually guessed it!" A voice suddenly came from behind.
Peng Wenjing turned around and saw an old woman. She remembered this was an older woman surnamed Li, whose son was also a battalion commander, whom she had recently been responsible for.
She remembered that this old woman loved gossiping about other people's affairs.
From what Elder Li said, could it be...
"Grandma Li, do you know who is performing the surgery for Battalion Commander Cui?" Peng Wenjing asked.
"Of course I do. My family lives next door to Cui Bin's." Both families were neighbors in an apartment building. The soundproofing in these buildings wasn't very good. Though Grandma Li was old, her hearing was still excellent, and she particularly enjoyed gossiping and eavesdropping on other people's affairs.
As Grandma Li's eyes flickered and she hesitated, Peng Wenjing took a few candies from her pocket and gave them to her.
"Grandma Li, if you know, please tell me."
Grandma Li immediately put the candies in her pocket and quickly spoke, "Recently, there have been rumors in the Family Compound about Battalion Commander Sheng's wife, Sheng Ze Xi's wife. You know?"
Peng Wenjing certainly did.
When the woman had first arrived with Older Brother Sheng, people in the Family Compound had said that she was an ugly monster, full of pockmarks, who didn't dare to show her face outside and had schemed against Older Brother Sheng.
But recently, the rumors had suddenly changed.
They said the woman wasn't an ugly monster but a great beauty. They said that even the art troupe members couldn't compare to her.
Moreover, many people had seen her with their own eyes, so it couldn't be false.
They said Sheng Ze Xi married the woman because she was beautiful, like a fairy, saying that heroes are no match for beauty.
Upon hearing this rumor, Peng Wenjing was furious.
She wanted to rush to the Family Compound to see what the woman really looked like!
A country woman? She absolutely didn't believe that the woman was some kind of celestial being, and Older Brother Sheng certainly wasn't that superficial.
But what did this have to do with the country woman?
Grandma Li quickly cleared up her doubts.
"I heard that Battalion Commander Sheng's wife seems to know medicine. This time, she borrowed the operating room to operate on Cui Bin's leg!"
"What?!"
Upon hearing this, Peng Wenjing could no longer remain calm.
"Grandma Li, is that true?"
"Of course it's true. I heard it with my own ears."
"That's nonsense! Battalion Commander Cui is really something. Even our hospital director, known as a master surgeon, couldn't operate on his leg, yet he listens to a country woman and lets her operate? Doesn't he value his life?"
"A country woman, performing surgery, and better than the director? That's impossible!"
A country woman, probably an illiterate, how could she know medicine, how could she perform surgery? Cui Bin must have been deceived!
But they were already in the operating room. Peng Wenjing could imagine that when they came out, Cui Bin would probably be dead.
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