Can't Take My Eyes Off You

C 206-207

Lu Xingzhi's face was as cold as ice. "Do you know who is the person you just called a f*cking cripple? Do you even know how his leg was injured?"

Lu Xingzhi's heart felt cold and desolate at that moment. "I'll tell you. Wu Zhong is a retired soldier. His leg was injured by the enemies during his mission! If it wasn't for dedicated and brave soldiers like Wu Zhong, you wouldn't even have the chance to live! When the soldiers are healthy, they shed blood to protect people like you. Even if they retire due to their injury, they don't deserve to be bullied by ruffians like you!"

Lu Xingzhi could not bear to see retired soldiers being bullied and depreciated.

Wu Zhong's disability was a form of honor, a form of sacrifice! It could never be the cause for him to be a laughingstock!

He could ever forget that Wu Zhong had sacrificed his leg in order to save so many lives in that mission!

"Young Master Lu?" Wu Zhong was stunned when he saw someone standing up for him. When he recognized him, he was completely taken aback.

Wu Zhong was very much older than Lu Xingzhi. When Lu Xingzhi had joined the platoon, they were not in the same camp, but both of them had teamed up in many missions. They were each other's partner and had passed by the gates of hell together many times. Previously in the platoon, Wu Zhong had had a habit of calling Lu Xingzhi as Young Master Lu like the others, so he had not changed that until now.

However, Lu Xingzhi had always been at Jindo City, so he was astonished when he saw Lu Xingzhi's sudden appearance.

Lu Xingzhi's words made Wu Zhong teary-eyed. In the years after his retirement, he had been scolded as a f*cking cripple countless times. Many people had asked him how his leg had gotten injured but he had never mentioned that he was a retired soldier, nor did he mention how his leg had received the injury.

He kept his last dignity as a soldier. He had never wanted to disgrace the platoon and was never willing to use his identity as a retired soldier to seek sympathy.

Lu Xingzhi's words made the people around show respect to Wu Zhong. At that moment, a soldier was a hero in everyone's hearts.

"Wu Zhong, you're a retired soldier? Why didn't you tell us?" An old neighbor who knew Wu Zhong asked him.

"Brother Zhong. " Lu Xingzhi turned his head and addressed Wu Zhong. "Wait for a while, I'll catch up with you after I teach this ruffian a lesson."

"Please spare my life... I didn't even know that he was a retired soldier. I was wrong, it will never ever happen again..." The ruffian knew that he could not offend the person in front of him, so he quickly apologized. He had extorted countless people and knew very well about the kind of people he could threaten and the people he could not.

The clothes of the person in front of him could not be afforded by normal people, and his aura was as cold and sharp as an ice blade.

"Young Master Lu, just let him go." Wu Zhong pulled at Lu Xingzhi and gently shook his head.

As he was still living there, if he really did end up offending a ruffian like that, the latter might resort to further trouble-making. He did not mind it, but he was worried that the innocent old neighbors would get involved as well.

"Get lost!" Lu Xingzhi knew what Wu Zhong was worrying about. After some thought, he kicked the ruffian one last time and told him to get lost. The ruffian then scurried away immediately.

"It's over, please go home to avoid further trouble everyone." Wu Zhong dispersed the crowd and kept his stuff at the stall away. Since Lu Xingzhi was here, he would definitely not set up his stall anymore.

Everyone was afraid of trouble, so the crowd dispersed after they heard Wu Zhong's words. There were a few old men who were not afraid, but they knew Wu Zhong needed to catch up with his friend, so they no longer lingered around.

Wu Zhong was overjoyed when he saw Lu Xingzhi. After he kept his stuff, he invited Lu Xingzhi to eat with him at his place.

"It's okay, Brother Zhong, there's no need for lunch. I still need to catch a flight back to the platoon." As Lu Xingzhi was talking, he waved to Jiang Yao who was waiting at the side quietly and very patiently before saying, "Darling, come here. Let me introduce him to you,"

Only then did Wu Zhong realize that there was a person a few steps beside him. He did not know how long that lady had stood there but she seemed very obedient, walking over slowly only when Lu Xingzhi asked her to.

"Brother Zhong, let me introduce my wife to you. Her name is Jiang Yao, she is studying at Nanjiang Medical University and she is in her first year." Lu Xingzhi paused for a while and continued. "My wife and I got married last year. It has been almost a year but it's a pity that we did not have the time to send Brother Zhong our wedding candy. Since I still have some time in Nanjiang City, I brought her here to get to know you."

Lu Xingzhi was very respectful toward Brother Zhong. Although his position in the platoon had been higher than Wu Zhong previously, Wu Zhong had joined the army earlier than him and he was older than him, thus, Lu Xingzhi had always been respectful toward Wu Zhong.

"It's my pleasure to meet you, Brother Zhong!" Jiang Yao greeted him. Lu Xingzhi had already greeted him as Brother Zhong, so she certainly wouldn't wait for him to greet her first.

"It's my pleasure to meet you too!" The corner's of Wu Zhong's eyes creased as he smiled, overjoyed.

He was happy for Lu Xingzhi because the latter had gotten married to an obedient and smart wife, and also because he still remembered his old partner until now.

While Lu Xingzhi had been teaching the ruffian a lesson, Jiang Yao had kept herself busy as well. She had used her Medical System's scanning function to scan Wu Zhong for the first time. From there, she knew that Wu Zhong's knee was injured, probably because of his comminuted fracture that received delayed treatment, which in turn caused a disability of difference in the lengths of both legs, which explained why his leg was crippled.

It had been so long since the accident and the medical standards of the current hospitals were not sufficient to cure such an injury, however, the System Admin had told Jiang Yao that advanced artificial kneecaps were available in the lab to replace dead tissues and bones, and this was considered a small surgery in the system.

Jiang Yao had almost ten years of experience of being a doctor in her previous life. With her capabilities, it was not hard for her to complete a replacement surgery.

Therefore, Jiang Yao had a bold idea to operate on Wu Zhong.

It was probably because of Lu Xingzhi's respect toward Wu Zhong that she loved the house and its crow, or it was possibly because Lu Xingzhi's words had made her strongly respect a retired soldier like Wu Zhong.

Soldiers who sacrificed everything to protect the country and the people should not become a laughingstock due to his disability nor dwell in such a messy place, being forced to set up a stall to earn a living that could barely feed himself.

Wu Zhong felt that it was a pity when he heard that Lu Xingzhi could not stay for lunch as he needed to catch a flight back to the platoon. Lu Xingzhi comforted him, "Brother Zhong, my wife is going to study here for a few years, there are still a lot of chances for us to eat together. I came here today for another matter."

Then, Lu Xingzhi mentioned the matter of giving Wu Zhong a job as a security guard. "Brother Zhong, you are a retired soldier. Although one of your legs is injured, you are more agile than anybody else. You can definitely master this job. Now, the hospital belongs to my wife. If you work there, you won't have to live here anymore. This place is too far from the hospital, there has to be a staff quarter there, I can let the hospital arrange a room for you at that time."