Chapter 220: Being Stuck With

Although the girl was usually arrogant toward others, she became honest the moment she saw Su Ruo, because she knew Su Ruo would never indulge her, and if she angered Su Ruo, Su Ruo might very well just throw her out.

But the girl's mischief didn't end there, especially after she learned that her parents and younger brother had all died in this disaster.

Originally, Su Ruo and the patients here felt sympathy for the girl after learning of her ordeal, but whenever they thought of what she had done, they could no longer feel sympathy.

That day, Song Jingyu brought another unconscious patient; Su Ruo examined the patient, found no serious issue, exchanged a few words with Song Jingyu, and then Song Jingyu prepared to leave.

But at that moment, the girl suddenly sat up, emotionally grabbed Song Jingyu's hand and asked, "Was it you who saved me that day, right?"

Song Jingyu stared for a moment; having saved so many people these days, he couldn't immediately recall who the girl was.

Only when Song Jingyu's gaze fell on the girl's empty right leg did some memories slowly return.

Song Jingyu encouraged the girl, saying, "You must stay strong and believe that life will get better."

After saying that, Song Jingyu wanted to leave, because he still had many matters to attend to; every minute he delayed here meant someone awaiting rescue might lose their life.

But Song Jingyu wanted to go, while the girl clung tightly to his hand, refusing to let go, and shouted loudly in agitation:

"You can't leave; you saw my body naked and even held me. I now have nothing—my parents and brother are dead. If you don't marry me, I'll die."

Song Jingyu had thought the girl stopped him to express gratitude, never expecting this; he instantly turned livid with anger.

But the girl's outcry didn't stop; instead, her voice grew louder. Not only people inside the medical tent, but also those outside turned to look, for what she said was truly explosive.

While shouting, the girl clung desperately to Song Jingyu's hand; she had made up her mind to cling to him.

She now had no relatives, no home, and even lacked a leg; relying solely on herself, she could not survive.

But if she could latch onto the person before her and marry him, it would be different—she would have support for the rest of her life.

In the military, people not only have stable work but also strict discipline; as long as he wishes to remain in the army for even a day, he absolutely cannot abandon his disabled wife.

Most importantly, the girl had seen the medals on Song Jingyu's shoulders and knew his rank was not low.

Being able to achieve deputy regiment level at such a young age meant his future prospects were limitless.

After the girl made up her mind, her words and deeds became increasingly unrestrained, but at that moment Su Ruo stepped forward and forcefully pried her hand apart.

At first the girl didn't want to let go, angrily demanding of Su Ruo, "What do you want to do?"

Su Ruo directly gripped her tendon hard, forcing the girl to release her hand, then stood between them and spoke coldly:

"I've lived this long and still never seen a human version of the farmer and the snake; besides, when you were brought in that day, you were still wearing a tank top and shorts, and Comrade Song, fearing you'd be exposed, took off his own outer shirt and covered you with it."

"How did it become, in your mouth, that Comrade Song saw your body naked and thus must take responsibility for you?"

"Even if we concede that you were truly wearing nothing, does being saved by Comrade Song obligate him to marry you?"

"Now there are so many disaster victims here; Comrade Song has saved so many—does he have to marry and take responsibility for all of them?"

"Or do you think Comrade Song shouldn't have saved you at all, leaving you to fend for yourself? That would be better than being clung to by you now!"

After Su Ruo finished, the crowd's sentiment instantly reversed; the neighboring auntie immediately said, "Yes! Miss, Doctor Su is right—when you were first brought in, we were all watching, and you were clearly wearing clothes."

Moreover, to save you, that comrade's hands were torn up, yet he didn't even tend to himself, letting the doctor treat you first; how could you repay kindness with enmity? He saved you, yet you now try to exploit the situation to cling to him.

"What you're doing now is simply smearing us; if everyone acted like you, who among the military comrades would dare to rescue anyone in the future?"

The surrounding people also spoke indignantly: "Exactly! You little brat, you're too ruthless and dark-hearted—you don't even know whether they're married or have girlfriends, yet you want to latch onto them; they saved you, yet you want to smear them into marrying you—how could the world have someone as shameless as you?"

"We will firmly stand with the military comrades; we must not let heroes feel chilled, nor allow a single rotten rat dropping to spoil the pot and bring disgrace upon Chuan Sheng."

The people around echoed in agreement, for most possess conscience and principles, and would not repay kindness with enmity toward those who come to help.

Another patient said, "A few days ago she even tried to frame Doctor Su, blaming him for amputating her leg."

"But when she was first brought in, I saw that her leg was completely black; if not amputated, she probably wouldn't have survived."

"They saved her life, yet she goes around slandering people—she's simply turned black-hearted."

Upon hearing that the girl was actually a repeat offender, everyone instantly looked down on her even more.

Seeing the situation under control, Su Ruo told Song Jingyu, "Go attend to your business; I'll handle things here."

Hearing this, Song Jingyu looked gratefully at Su Ruo; he's usually not good with words, and if it weren't for Su Ruo today, he truly wouldn't know how to handle it.

Song Jingyu nodded at Su Ruo and quickly left; although the girl's conduct made him feel a bit chilly, it would not shake his resolve to save lives.

Moreover, in this world good people still outnumber the bad, and most people feel grateful toward him.

Seeing Song Jingyu actually just walk away, the girl burst into tears and shouted, "You can't leave; since you held me, you must take responsibility for me."

"I now have nothing—no parents, no home, and I've become a cripple; you all come to bully me, I can't go on living; I might as well just die."

"If it weren't for the earlier scene, perhaps people would still sympathize with her plight, but after experiencing all that just now, everyone's gaze toward her holds only contempt."

The girl cried and fussed for a long while; seeing that no one would attend to her, she gradually grew tired and stopped, but her eyes remained full of resentment and calculation.

Su Ruo knew the girl would not easily give up; having finally found a chance to change her fate and avoid a bitter life, how could she possibly let it go so easily?