[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reborn-in-the-70s-pampered-by-regiment-commander":3,"chapter-reborn-in-the-70s-pampered-by-regiment-commander-reborn-in-the-70s-pampered-by-regiment-commander-chapter-354":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1822484,2425,"Chapter 354 - 354 244 Chance Encounter","reborn-in-the-70s-pampered-by-regiment-commander-chapter-354",354,"\u003Cp>354: Chapter 244: Chance Encounter 354: Chapter 244: Chance Encounter A new update, special thanks to the “Passionate Love” fan who has always been rewarding Nuan~.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—————————————–\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Ru?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiaoru?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiding in the corner and crying, Xiao Ru, hearing her name being called, quickly wiped the tears from her face, took a deep breath, turned around, and saw her former neighbor’s brother, Cheng Guo, smiling standing across from her, with a pretty girl by his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Straining to muster a smile, Li Xiaoru walked up to greet Cheng Guo: “Brother Guozi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joy filled Cheng Guo’s eyes: “I thought you looked familiar, but I didn’t expect it to really be you…” Then his expression became serious, “Who’s sick?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No one,” Li Xiaoru forced a smile, “No one is sick.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little girl…” Cheng Guo said with a smile as he patted her head, “You’re still being formal with Brother Guozi?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If no one’s sick, why are you hiding here crying?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tell me the truth, and quickly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cheng Guo, I’m going back to the office now.” Standing next to Cheng Guo was Wu Jingbo, who had replaced Chuxia as Jing Zhe’s apprentice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Could you take this back for me?” Cheng Guo handed a notebook to Wu Jingbo, “If the teacher comes, I’ll trouble you to tell him that I ran into a friend and will be back soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay.” Wu Jingbo nodded and walked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you.” Cheng Guo called out to the retreating figure of Wu Jingbo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Guozi…” Li Xiaoru’s gaze traveled over Wu Jingbo’s back before turning back to Cheng Guo, “Is she, your colleague?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Guo nodded, “Yes, she is now studying under Director Jing with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t change the subject, answer my earlier question.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiaoru took a long breath, trying to calm herself before speaking: “I was arranged by Director Xiao to accompany his son in the hospital… if…” She bit her lip, paused for a moment and continued, “If I had refused, my father’s past… his past deeds would have been exposed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s outrageous!” Cheng Guo punched the wall, his forehead veins bulging, “Xiao Ru, did that bastard misbehave towards you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um…” Li Xiaoru looked around, seeing people passing by, then pleaded pitifully, “Brother Guozi, can we talk somewhere else?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These days, she had been bottling up all her troubles, forced to maintain a happy facade; she was on the verge of collapsing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, encountering the neighbor’s big brother she trusted most since childhood, was like grasping a lifeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he couldn’t help, just having him listen would be good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright.” Cheng Guo remembered this little sister as always smiling, but now her smile was so strained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having encountered her, he naturally couldn’t ignore her plight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Guozi, the female doctor you are interning with, is she very talented?” Li Xiaoru asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why do you ask?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seeing the way Brother Guozi just treated her, so courteous…” Li Xiaoru shyly smiled, “Do you like her?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Little thinker, what wild thoughts are you having?” Cheng Guo said indulgently as he tousled her hair, “It’s been more than three years since we last met, right?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Ru has grown into a young lady.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Three years, one month, and ten days.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eh?” Cheng Guo was taken aback and then realized, “Xiao Ru remembers it very clearly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiaoru pouted, “When Brother Guozi moved away, you promised to visit me every month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve been counting the days, but until now, I haven’t seen you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did you forget about us?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Da Bao and Fourth Daughter still talk about you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry…” Cheng Guo’s eyes dimmed, “It was all my fault, I just really couldn’t come to see you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, when my parents were vindicated, too much time had passed and I didn’t know how to face you…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>or more like, I was afraid to face it, so it was delayed until today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We never blamed Uncle Cheng and Aunt Cheng; my parents even tried to find out where you all had moved to, but never got any certain news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultimately, it’s because Brother Guozi didn’t care enough about us, didn’t miss us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We’ve always stayed in the same house, always lived there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay, okay, it’s all my fault, I thought too much.” Cheng Guo hurriedly apologized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When we were little, and we played house, I was always Brother Guozi’s bride,” Li Xiaoru smiled half-seriously, half-jokingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Guo smiled and patted her head, “Alright, as long as you’re willing to marry, I’ll marry you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I might take you seriously…” Li Xiaoru pouted, her eyes full of unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother Guozi, you’d better think it through; you’ve already deceived me once.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Xiao Ru…” Hearing the seriousness and formality in Li Xiaoru’s tone, Cheng Guo was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two hadn’t seen each other for years, and he indeed had a good impression of this younger sister, but not to the extent of wanting to marry her upon first meeting after so long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Xiaoru, struggling to hold back tears that threatened to spill, said, “What do you think, did I scare you?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hehe…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Cheng Guo couldn’t laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see that Li Xiaoru was not joking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she was smiling now, her facial expressions were stiff as if plastered with cement…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Cheng Guo returned to the office, Wu Jingbo was quietly sitting there looking through medical records.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him, she greeted him with a faint smile, “I spoke to the teacher for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The teacher is here?” Cheng Guo’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingbo glanced at him inexplicably, “If he weren’t here, how could I speak with him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hehe…” Cheng Guo, embarrassed, rubbed his head, “I really was confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where is the teacher?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He went to the director’s office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, don’t go out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The teacher will take us on rounds in a while,” Wu Jingbo said indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Guo acknowledged and sat there, twisting his waist at times and shifting in his seat at others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Wu Jingbo looked at him puzzled, “Is there a nail in your chair?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry, did I disturb you?” Cheng Guo hurriedly apologized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He truly respected this new junior sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though younger than him, her skills in Traditional Chinese Medicine were absolutely awe-inspiring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He once wondered, given her prowess in Traditional Chinese Medicine, why she switched to studying Western medicine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She only responded with a faint smile, without revealing anything more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Highly skilled people probably have that kind of temperament, he comforted himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, although he was her senior brother, he never acted superior towards her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, he admitted that apart from spending more time with the teacher, he had no other “advantages” over her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingbo put down the medical record she was holding and looked at Cheng Guo indifferently, “Brother Cheng seems distracted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is it because of that girl just now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The usually cold junior sister actually initiated a conversation with him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Guo was taken aback and then gave a bitter smile, “Yes, she’s my old neighbor’s sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We haven’t seen each other for over three years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’s run into some trouble, and I’m quite worried about her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve seen that girl,” Wu Jingbo said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She’s staying in room 205.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve seen her?” Cheng Guo unconsciously sat up straight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jingbo nodded, “Yes, the way that man looked at her was lustful, but…” She paused, then continued, “I saw her laughing, and she seemed very happy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Guo’s expression turned grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t like me talking about her like this, do you?” Wu Jingbo smiled faintly, “I’m just stating the facts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You want to ask the teacher for help, but as a student of the same teacher, I hope you understand the whole truth before troubling the teacher.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The patient’s father threatened her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she doesn’t take good care of his son, he will expose her father’s past of stealing rice and flour from the factory,” Cheng Guo explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why did he steal?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who would steal if not driven by life’s hardships?” Cheng Guo sighed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Her family has four children and two elderly, supported only by her parents.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see, but…” Wu Jingbo changed the tone, “Why would the patient’s father know about that incident?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Her father and the patient’s father used to work in the same factory…” Cheng Guo paused, then continued, “Once, when her father was pocketing some rice, he was caught red-handed by that man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her father’s plea, that man let her father go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since then, that man and her father became friends, and it was that man who secured her a job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She doesn’t understand why he suddenly turned on them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you think that man she’s talking about is very contradictory?” Wu Jingbo pondered for a while before speaking, “Don’t blame me for thinking the worst, but something about this situation feels off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if you want to help her, it’s not my place to say anything; I’m just reminding you, don’t put the teacher in a difficult position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be better not to cause more trouble for the teacher for a while.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know,” Cheng Guo was conflicted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Wu Jingbo put it that way reminded him of rumours he had heard before about Li Xiaoru’s mother and Director Xiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the more he thought, the more he believed his guess was right; it was unusual for that man to let Li Xiaoru’s father go so easily, and furthermore, they even became friends afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was even more unusual!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that man had his eye on Li Xiaoru as a daughter-in-law, he shouldn’t have let his son get married.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, insisting that she marry his already married son, what was this all about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come with me on rounds,” Cheng Guo was still conflicted when Jing Zhe walked in, greeted them both, and then turned to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly picked up his folder and followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour later, as they were walking to the stairs on the second floor with Jing Zhe, they happened to run into Li Xiaoru coming up from the opposite direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Guo’s face turned slightly unnatural, and for a moment, he didn’t know whether to greet her or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sight of him, a flicker of joy crossed Li Xiaoru’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she was about to greet him, seeing his gaze drift away, her eyes gradually dimmed, and then, bowing her head, she passed by without a word.\u003C\u002Fp>",1727,"2026-06-09T05:49:29.944Z",1,"novelbin.me","15f3da7efcc547ba9711d51e7ccdc107d9e7afae918e3ae206970a91bec13e73","reborn-in-the-70s-pampered-by-regiment-commander-chapter-355","reborn-in-the-70s-pampered-by-regiment-commander-chapter-353",1528,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-in-the-70s-pampered-by-regiment-commander-cover.jpg"]