Chapter 291

Zhang Wan gripped her hands tightly together, gave Su Ruo a venomous look, and then repeated in full detail what she and the two little nurses had said.

Zhang Wan wanted to conceal the truth, but Su Ruo stared at her from the side like a tiger watching its prey; Zhang Wan was certain that if she dared utter a single falsehood, Su Ruo would immediately jump out and expose her.

Rather than let things turn ugly later, it would be better for her to say everything now and quickly end this tragedy.

But as Zhang Wan spoke more and more, the Dean's and Lu Zhan's faces grew increasingly grim.

Both had fought their way out of that special era, and they hated such petty tricks most; although others might not catch Zhang Wan's ambiguous remarks, there was no way they could be fooled.

After who knows how long, Zhang Wan could no longer bear the deathly silence and said, "Uncle Lu, I didn't mean to do it; I didn't intend to hurt Regimental Commander Song or Doctor Su."

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Once they are sent back, their only path in life will be marriage and childbearing.

Under Lu Zhan's immense pressure, the two little nurses' legs went weak and they nearly collapsed to the ground.

Zhang Wan watched all this with a deathly pale face; she never imagined that merely trying to stir up trouble and cause Su Ruo problems would lead to such serious consequences.

Both of their family backgrounds were not good; naturally, if they were well off, they wouldn't have been assigned to this island.

Su Ruo looked coldly at the two people kneeling before her, tears streaming down their faces; when she heard them insult her earlier, she hadn't gotten angry, and now she felt no sympathy for them.

Only then did Lu Zhan withdraw the gaze he had directed at him.

Upon hearing that they were actually going to be expelled, the two little nurses' faces turned deathly pale, their eyes filled with deep despair.

After Lu Zhan finished with the two little nurses, he turned his gaze to Zhang Wan again; seen by the two nurses, Zhang Wan trembled all over and forced herself to stand straight.

Upon hearing Lu Zhan's words, Zhang Wan's face flushed red; she didn't know whether the Dean had intentionally arranged it, but her ward was at the far north while Su Ruo's and Song Jingyu's wards were at the far south.

Lu Zhan simply stood there, scrutinizing Zhang Wan with his gaze, saying nothing, yet making her feel as if she were being slowly sliced alive.

"Song Jingyu is a battle hero; all the honors he has earned today were bought with blood and life. Yet you, after his injury, have slandered him and his beloved like this! It is utterly unforgivable."

Lu Zhan, however, didn't even glance at the two of them; people who are this foolish, selfish, and brainless, who only disrupt military morale, simply cannot be allowed to stay.

Zhang Wan thought herself clever, but she didn't realize that her behavior had already seriously touched the Dean's and Lu Zhan's bottom line.

But the petty tricks Zhang Wan employed today truly made them dislike, even loathe, her.

Although this incident was clearly started by Zhang Wan, after it happened she perfectly concealed herself; whether the little nurses or Su Ruo won or lost in this struggle had nothing to do with Zhang Wan.

The Dean's and Lu Zhan's gazes fell upon the two little nurses; their bodies jerked at once, and they dared not meet their eyes.

But the Dean and Lu Zhan merely glanced at them before withdrawing their gaze; although the two little nurses were hateful, as the instigator of this incident, Zhang Wan's behavior was even worse.

However enjoyable they had felt when scheming against Su Ruo earlier, their hearts were now filled with equal fear.

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Even if a perceptive person noticed something was off, it would be hard to pick out any fault from Zhang Wan's ambiguous remarks, and thus difficult to find grounds to accuse her.

They immediately burst into tears and said to Lu Zhan, "Chief, we know we were wrong; we are blind and indiscreet, we have harmed Doctor Su and Regimental Commander Song. We will now apologize to Doctor Su and beg you to forgive us this once."

Zhang Wan stared at Lu Zhan, so nervous she dared not breathe; she had always known that this uncle of hers was not a good‑tempered person, but in the past he had always been kind and pleasant to her, and she now truly felt the terrifying aura emanating from Lu Zhan—for the first time.

But even though the conditions on the island were harsh, it was still their only chance to escape the countryside and rise above their social class.

Of course, if they had held proper values and not casually schemed to mock others, they would not have ended up in this situation.

They would rather Zhang Wan, for Song Jingyu's sake, had simply rushed forward and fought Su Ruo; after all, who hasn't gone through such a thing in their youth.

Even Zhang Wan's coming today to deliver candy was done with an ulterior motive.

Lu Zhan said to the Dean, "I suggest we immediately dismiss their positions and send them back to their hometowns. What do you think?"

Even if the two sides end up fighting, Zhang Wan could still serve as a peacemaker.

Even if Su Ruo never married Song Jingyu, or if Song Jingyu is injured and can never wake again, Lu Zhan still accords Su Ruo the courtesy due to Song Jingyu's wife, forbidding anyone to violate her.

Lu Zhan and the Dean, seeing the two's behavior, frowned even more tightly, directly ordered the duty soldiers to take them away; such people lacking any backbone simply do not deserve to stay in the Military Camp.

Lu Zhan could no longer contain himself, angrily slamming the table as he looked at the two little nurses and said:

These two little nurses never imagined that merely accepting a few candies from Zhang Wan would ruin their entire lives.

"As far as I know, you are assigned to the neurosurgery department, the northernmost department of the medical road; since you have a misunderstanding with Dr. Su, you should avoid each other in the hospital from now on—there's no need to meet again."

"Dr. Su, I know we were wrong; we were bewildered. We dare not do it again. Please forgive us this once; we guarantee we will never do it again."

They never imagined that merely saying two bad things about Su Ruo would get them fired.

Thinking of the consequences of being sent back, they burst into tears, kneeling before Su Ruo and kowtowing while saying:

Everyone must take responsibility for their own actions; punishing them is the Dean's and Lu Zhan's duty, yet they don't go plead to the Dean and Lu Zhan—instead they kneel before her, merely trying to morally blackmail her because she is weak!

Zhang Wan naturally noticed as well that the Dean and Lu Zhan's mood was off, so she spoke softer and softer until her voice became almost inaudible.

The Dean nodded slightly; even if the hospital were short-staffed, it could not tolerate such a rotten apple.

The two departments are farthest apart; if not intentional, it would not be easy for them to meet.

Now Lu Zhan bluntly lays out the words, undoubtedly slapping Zhang Wan in the face, giving her no face at all.

But even if Zhang Wan is dissatisfied inside, she dare not show it now, respectfully nodding in agreement.