Special Forces Medic

For an ordinary person, the treatment lasting dozens of hours is indeed exhausting. The mind has to endure high levels of concentration, making it a test both physically and mentally. This is why the doctors inside eventually closed their mouths and stopped making any meaningful sound.

The entire process didn't pause or interrupt, and no help was requested. In silence, Xiao Lin meticulously cut open the subcutaneous tissue, slowly extracted the tiny bone fragments, cleaned the excess dirt, and then re-fixed the broken bones, inserting steel reinforcements. Such a high-difficulty surgery would require two or three doctors rotating in a professional hospital, yet here, it was Xiao Lin alone.

On another note, Xiao Lin trusted no one. Lian sat beside him, pulling his head towards her, her delicate hand combing through his thick hair, "Rest for a while if you're tired."

"Mm!" Xiao Lin slowly closed his eyes. He felt assured beside the Military Advisor, able to drop all his defenses and feel at ease.

Lian is a very quiet person. She rarely speaks with others, always exuding an aura of pride. Her beautiful appearance makes many want to possess her, but she always politely declines. No one knows what she thinks in her heart. Over time, no one asks anything of her anymore. Like her name suggests, she is someone to be admired from afar and not to be taken lightly.

As she listened to Xiao Lin's even breaths, Lian smiled, a sweet smile.

"Are you planning to keep this from him for your entire life?" Hua Qingyi leaned against the door, watching Lian's smile. Compared to Angel, Lian is but a beautiful white flower. Her beauty is alluring, not pure, yet very real.

"Knowing or not won't change how I feel about him."

Lian showed a bitter smile. Before Hua Qingyi, she never pretended. She's not sure when it started, but her liking for Xiao Lin has always been clear to Hua Qingyi, who, as the saying goes, sees clearly as an outsider, so she doesn't deny it outright.

"Brother is already in love in Yanjing, and he's engaged." After hesitating for a long time, Hua Qingyi finally said it. For someone who's secretly in love, such facts always bring heartache. Because it's Lian, he doesn't want to keep deceiving her.

"Then there's even less need to say." Lian smiled, as if such facts were quite normal, "He and I are from two different worlds. It's already unexpected that he came to rescue me. He holds a sister's place in his heart for me; does he need anything more?"

Hua Qingyi suddenly recalled a saying: A woman too smart will be alone in old age, because seeing too clearly strips away the courage to pursue.

Lian is such a person. Xiao Lin's background isn't one that an ordinary family can bear. Even with a background like Xia Xue's, it's just barely within a contemplative range. If Hua Qingyi were not from the Hua family in Yanjing, he might never have a chance to call Xiao Lin "brother" in this lifetime.

In this world, compatibility in family background doesn't just apply to love; it also counts in friendships.

"Brother doesn't care about these things." In this regard, Hua Qingyi is confident.

"I know!"

"Then why are you still..."

"Oh, are you asking me to confess and push him into a dilemma?" Lian looked at Hua Qingyi. Xiao Lin moved slightly, and they both stopped talking. They knew he wouldn't wake up so soon. After every surgery, he would sleep like this. Lian unconsciously let Xiao Lin rest on her lap, caressing his back to help him sleep more soundly, "Help me lift his legs and take off your coat to cover him."

"Lian, this will be very painful for you. You should let him face it."

"Whoever makes the choice, it's the same. Let's end this matter here."

Hua Qingyi said no more. Matters of the heart are controlled by personal choice. Perhaps, as Lian said, speaking out could corner the three of them into a dead end. With Xiao Lin's disposition, he would definitely not let it go. If it came to that, what choice would he make? Out of a certain curiosity, Hua Qingyi really wanted to know.

How long had he slept? His head felt a bit dizzy, and his neck ached a little. Xiao Lin got up; the lights were already on above, suggesting it was evening. He rotated his neck, exhaled a breath, and walked to the sink to gargle.

The mirror reflected Lian's figure. She was resting her head with her eyes closed. Memory finally returned. He remembered resting against Lian, so Xiao Lin smiled at her reflection, turned around, and crouched in front of her, using his damp hands to part the hair from her cheek, then gently stroked her red lips.

Soft lips, a bit of dry chapping. Watching her frown, Xiao Lin couldn't help but feel happy. As a child, he loved teasing her this way, and as he grew older, he still loved to tease her like this.

"Brother!" Hua Qingyi suddenly grabbed Xiao Lin's hand, looking at him seriously.

"What's wrong?" Realizing his tone wasn't friendly, Xiao Lin tugged his mouth into a smile.

"You can't treat the Military Advisor like this anymore."

"What do you mean? What's wrong with you today?" Xiao Lin glanced at Hua Qingyi's hand and then looked up at him.

"In any case, you can't treat the Military Advisor like this." Hua Qingyi was a bit anxious, but he couldn't say it out loud, feeling slightly meddlesome, so he let go of Xiao Lin's hand and turned to leave.

"Hua Qingyi!" Xiao Lin called him back, "You're hiding something from me again!"

"No!" Hua Qingyi replied without looking back, "I'm going to check on Night Eagle."

"Damn, crazy!" Xiao Lin cursed irritatedly. The good mood from earlier was entirely gone. He sat beside Lian, looking at her profile, recalling something Fourth Uncle once said.

Could it be... Xiao Lin shook his head, finding the possibility unlikely. He then gave a silly smile and draped his coat over the Military Advisor.

Lian, just covered by the coat, opened her eyes and saw Xiao Lin foolishly smiling at the mirror. Out of nowhere, she burst into laughter, "Since when did you become so foolish?"

"Ah! You saw all of this. How can I go on now?" Xiao Lin put away his smile and immediately put on a fierce expression facing Lian, "Tell me honestly, do you have any untold secrets you're keeping from me?"

"Uh..." Lian was briefly stunned, unable to discern whether Xiao Lin was serious, "What are you talking about?"

"Seeing you stammer like this, it's clear!" Xiao Lin pulled Lian into the range of his arm, "How did you lose contact with Dragon Soul after you arrived in the Middle East?" (To be continued. If you like this work, you're welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com). Your support is my greatest motivation.)