Half a year later, the scene of Hua Guoqing and Lin Yajing meeting at the guard room at the entrance of the division headquarters was very awkward, but it was not as warm as Lin imagined.

One person was trying hard to avoid it, not daring to look directly into the other's eyes.

One person wanted to rush over and hug the other tightly.

Teacher Lin, it's not convenient for us to go into the military camp, let's go for a walk outside.

Hua Guoqing took the initiative to break the ice.

Lin Yajing followed Hua Guoqing out of the guard room, walking towards the city.

The two did not walk side by side; instead, Hua Guoqing let Lin Yajing walk in front while he followed behind.

Hua Guoqing was afraid of running into acquaintances from the division headquarters, and he was trying to avoid the embarrassing situation in the regiment from spreading to the division.

By this time, it was already dark. This city was a second-tier city at the regional level, not very large, and it took about half an hour to walk from the suburban military dormitory to the city center.

The two walked silently, one in front and one behind.

Seeing Hua Guoqing made Lin Yajing's grievances vanish.

After walking for a while, Hua Guoqing spoke again: Let's chat at the Binhe Bridge ahead.

Lin Yajing nodded, slowed her pace, and walked alongside Hua Guoqing.

She looked up at Hua Guoqing from the side, wanting to hear him speak at that moment.

Teacher Lin, I was wrong before; you are a very excellent person in my heart. Hua Guoqing said slowly in a soft tone, looking straight ahead without making eye contact with Lin Yajing.

I know we have common hobbies and topics, that was a past fate, but now it has been severed. Because my thoughts were simple back then, I didn't expect the consequences to be so serious. The regiment sent someone to investigate because I wanted a divorce, and the report said I concealed my married status to date you. It's really nonsense.

Hua Guoqing had been thinking about how to face Lin Yajing's visit since he left the guard room. The theme of tonight was to cut off all ties with her decisively.

He continued:

I have always thought we were just ordinary friends, just getting along well; I had no other intentions. I don't know how you see it, Teacher Lin.

At this moment, Lin Yajing couldn't hold back her tears.

Since Hua Guoqing left without a word, she had always fantasized that when they met again, he would hug her tightly.

Hearing his words, Lin Yajing's stubbornness surged again.

You are already divorced, what are you afraid of? I am also in the process of getting a divorce; we can meet openly.

With tears in her voice, Lin Yajing finally spoke her mind.

No, I am a soldier; this is absolutely impossible.

Hua Guoqing said firmly, looking at the wide river surface in front of him.

Lin Yajing knew that their conversation had fallen apart.

Hua Guoqing, I love you!

She, like the female protagonist Lin Daojing in the movie "Song of Youth," threw down a sentence and turned to run towards the Binhe Bridge.

Previously, in the regiment, Hua Guoqing had vaguely sensed the changes in Lin Yajing during their interactions, and this sentence finally made him understand Lin Yajing's purpose for coming to find him.

So annoying! Hua Guoqing thought, and at that moment, his abdomen began to ache again; this symptom had been bothering him for a long time.

He had been too busy participating in the slide show competition organized by his superiors to go to the military hospital for treatment.

He held his stomach with his hand and slowly walked towards the division headquarters.

Back in the dormitory, he poured a cup of hot water from the thermos, drank it, and felt a bit better in his stomach. Lying on the bed, he was still thinking about the scene from earlier.

He didn't finish talking with Lin Yajing today; he thought he would have another chance in the future, but in any case, they could no longer keep in touch.

He fell asleep in a daze.

In the middle of the night, a sharp pain in his abdomen woke Hua Guoqing up. He struggled to get up and knocked on the door of the adjacent room, which was the dormitory of two soldiers from the film crew. He weakly said, "My stomach hurts; take me to the military hospital."

His painful appearance frightened the two soldiers, who immediately got dressed and called the driver to bring the film crew's jeep with the rear door.

In the middle of the night, in the operating room of the division hospital, the deputy director and several military doctors performed an appendectomy on Hua Guoqing.

Hua Guoqing woke up after the surgery the next morning; the director and others came to see him and said they arrived in time. During the surgery, they found that his appendix had already perforated and needed immediate surgery; otherwise, it could lead to abdominal abscess, which would be life-threatening.

Hua Guoqing stayed in the hospital for more than half a month; it was his first time being hospitalized in his life.

Due to the intestinal adhesion caused by the perforated appendix, he couldn't get out of bed for a week after the surgery. During those days, lying in bed made it difficult to turn over or relieve himself; he could stay still, but any movement would cause pain at the surgical site and in his abdomen.

Pan Jun accompanied the political commissar of the division to a meeting at the military region and only learned that Hua Guoqing was hospitalized for surgery when he returned. When he came to see him after dinner, it was already the third day after the surgery.

Seeing Hua Guoqing's uncomfortable appearance, knowing that the surgery went smoothly, he comforted him a bit. Because he was in a hurry to write a draft for the political commissar, he said before leaving, "Just focus on recovering; there's no rush to be discharged. Stay a few more days. I'll come to keep you company after I finish the draft tomorrow."

That day, coincidentally, half an hour after Pan Jun left, another unexpected visitor came to see Hua Guoqing.

Hua Guoqing watched Pan Jun leave the ward and then squinted his eyes to sleep.

Hearing someone calling him by the bedside, he opened his eyes to see Lin Yajing.

That night, Lin Yajing left Hua Guoqing, running and crying, and returned home very late. She did not want this outcome and was determined to go to the division headquarters the next day to talk to Hua Guoqing.

As a result, the guard contacted the duty room and said Hua Guoqing was hospitalized, which made her even more anxious. The next morning, she went to find a former colleague from County No. 1 Middle School, asking her husband to help inquire about the situation. Seeing her anxious look, the former colleague jokingly said, "Lin Daojing, have you fallen in love with him?" Alright, alright, I'll help you ask.

Thus, Lin Yajing's visit to the military hospital to see Hua Guoqing came about.

Hua Guoqing was in a ward for officers, which had two beds. Next to him was a fracture patient, a company commander from the artillery regiment.

Lin Yajing carried two large mesh bags, one filled with various glass jar fruit preserves and the other with several packs of snacks.

Hua Guoqing felt abdominal pain when he turned over or spoke, and he was not mentally prepared for Lin Yajing's arrival, so he didn't say anything.

It was the company commander in the adjacent bed who helped introduce his situation.

Seeing Hua Guoqing's uncomfortable appearance, along with the curious expression of the company commander next to him.

Lin Yajing put down the mesh bags, silently looked at Hua Guoqing, and turned to leave.

Hua Guoqing knew that Lin Yajing still resented him.