Accidentally Married to the Big Shot

Chapter 72: Chapter 72: Encountered Again (2)

Su Meixi subconsciously glanced at Gu Wei.

He ignored her, obviously because they were already divorced.

Yes, many couples become enemies after breaking up, let alone they were divorced, and he had wanted to keep her at the time, but she hadn’t given him the chance.

So, he must have hated her and didn’t want to have anything to do with her anymore.

She shook her head and said to Da Liu, “No, I’ve already ordered my food, and I don’t have much of an appetite anyway.”@@novelbin@@

“Don’t be shy, you are a doctor, we are military personnel, we live close by, maybe we’ll run into you in the future.”

Jiang Bin and Xiao Ding also chimed in, asking her to come sit with them.

Even the restaurant owner said, “Yeah, eating alone is still eating, and eating with a group is still eating, since we’re fated to meet, why not eat together? We can look after each other in the future.”

Su Meixi thought about it and felt that it would seem too affected if she kept refusing.

But… she glanced at Gu Wei again.

Xiao Ding saw this and asked Su Meixi, “Are you worried our boss won’t agree? Don’t worry, our boss is like that, always with a stern face wherever he goes, just ignore him.”

Gu Wei shot Xiao Ding a glance.

Xiao Ding chuckled sheepishly.

They made room for Su Meixi, and she sat down.

Since Su Meixi had ordered first, her stir-fried lamb liver was served in no time.

She hurriedly invited them to join, “Let’s all eat together.”

Xiao Ding asked, “Can you handle such spicy food?”

Su Meixi replied, “I don’t have much of an appetite today, so I ordered something spicier to help me eat.”

Xiao Ding then said, “Right, you’re from Feng City, aren’t you? Our boss is also from Feng City.”

Su Meixi glanced at Gu Wei again; he was looking at his phone, seemingly an outsider.

Humph, pretending not to know me, eh? Fine, if you don’t acknowledge me, I won’t acknowledge you, who cares.

She then said to Xiao Ding, “Feng City is a big place, I haven’t met him.”

Gu Wei’s hand trembled slightly.

Afterward, they introduced themselves, mentioning where they were from and how to address each other.

Xiao Ding asked Su Meixi, “Do you drink?”

Su Meixi instantly replied, “Yeah, I can hold my liquor.”

It was true, she didn’t know why she had such a capacity for alcohol, it seemed innate.

Whenever she felt down, she’d drink a little. There was a time when she was dating Qi Anran, and he tried to get her drunk, hoping to take advantage of her after, but he got drunk and she did not.

Of course, Xiao Ding and the others wouldn’t get her drunk; this was a cold highland area where locals were used to drinking barley wine and the like—moderate drinking to lift spirits, heavy drinking to harm the body.

Su Meixi chatted with them while sipping on the alcohol.

As time went by, she became friendly with these military personnel; Da Liu and Jiang Bin had been serving in the area for many years, while Xiao Ding was Gu Wei’s guard, and they had only recently arrived in Wu Bian Town.

Su Meixi asked Xiao Ding, “Where did you guys serve before?”

“Before?… It’s classified, haha,” Xiao Ding replied with a laugh.

Su Meixi understood and didn’t press further.

Throughout this time, Gu Wei hardly spoke, just eating with his head down, as if he were invisible to everyone.

After finishing her meal, Su Meixi returned to her room at the clinic.

She heated water to wash her clothes, then lay on the bed.

Somehow, the image of Gu Wei kept hovering in her mind.

The person who had helped her transport the medical supplies yesterday must have been him.

She remembered the soldiers calling him Major, which indicated his rank wasn’t low.

He had only recently come to Wu Bian County, so before that…

Has his insomnia been cured?

Su Meixi thought of him as she drifted off to sleep in a daze.

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Early in the morning, the telephone at the health clinic rang incessantly, sounding almost like a death knell.

Su Meixi knew there had to be an emergency, so she hurriedly got up and dressed.

Dr. Ma was even quicker. After answering the phone, his face turned pale, and he hastily informed Su Meixi, “Xiao Su, hurry, grab the medical kit and go save people. A group of tourists is trapped on the mountain.”

Seeing Dr. Ma’s anxious expression, Su Meixi didn’t dare to delay and quickly prepared.

Before coming to assist, she had received training in first aid, mainly for the climate and environment of the area. If people were trapped on the mountain, it meant the climate was involved.

She prepared oxygen bags and the corresponding medications, then got into the van.

Dr. Ma was more familiar with the roads, so he drove.

Half an hour later, they arrived at the foot of a mountain.

There were tents set up at the base, and two military trucks were parked.

Su Meixi also saw Gu Wei; he was directing the pitching of tents and making fire.

The tourists were being carried down on stretchers by the soldiers one by one, and without any hesitation, Su Meixi and Dr. Ma got to work examining their conditions.

Last night, a blizzard had hit the area, and the tourists had set up tents on the mountaintop, thinking they would be safe. But the snow piled up too much, collapsing the tents, and there was no signal on the mountain. It was only after a travel blogger risked descending the mountain to seek help that the local troops were notified and came to rescue.

Su Meixi performed first aid and administered oxygen to them, and it was only by midday that these people slowly regained consciousness.

She and Dr. Ma were exhausted from the effort.

At that moment, Xiao Ding came over to inform her, “Xiao Su, we’ve set up a new tent over there; do you want to come over and sit by the fire to warm up?”

Su Meixi didn’t stand on ceremony and joined Dr. Ma.

The tent they set up was wind-resistant, and there was a fire going in front of it.

Sitting down, Su Meixi felt her feet were so cold they were nearly frozen stiff.

She hadn’t had the chance to buy snow boots, and in the rush of leaving that morning, she’d only worn a pair of running shoes. She didn’t notice while walking through the snow, but now realized her toes were almost frozen through.

She didn’t care about appearances anymore, took off her snow-soaked shoes and socks, and brought her feet close to the fire.

At that moment, she again felt a piercing gaze. Following her intuition, she looked up to see Gu Wei standing behind her.

Their eyes met, and neither’s gaze rippled.

Remembering how he pretended not to recognize her yesterday, Su Meixi deliberately ignored him and focused on warming herself by the fire.

Now that she had stopped working, she only felt tired and hungry, not having had a sip of water since that morning.

Gu Wei turned and walked away.

Not long after, Xiao Ding came over, bringing Su Meixi a thermos of warm water and some compressed biscuits.

“Xiao Su, have some water to warm up your body, and eat some biscuits. They’re not that tasty, but they’ll help stave off hunger,” Xiao Ding said.

Su Meixi accepted them and expressed her gratitude, “Thank you.”

“No need to thank me; it was my boss who told me to bring them to you,” Xiao Ding added.

“Him?” Su Meixi found it hard to believe.

Xiao Ding explained, “Our boss is just a reticent man; he seems as unfeeling as a stone, but he’s kind-hearted. Just because he didn’t speak to you yesterday, doesn’t mean he doesn’t care about you. Besides, you worked the hardest this morning.”

Su Meixi glanced around and saw Gu Wei handing out food to the travel blogger.

Indeed, he cared for everyone.

Su Meixi then drank some water and ate a little bit of the biscuit, which made her feel much better.

After drinking the water, she was about to return the thermos to Xiao Ding, but he had already run off.

She warmed herself by the fire a while longer until her socks and shoes had nearly dried, and then she got up to see if there was anywhere else she could be of help.

She also intended to return the thermos to Xiao Ding.

But she didn’t see Xiao Ding; instead, she ran into Da Liu. Da Liu glanced at the thermos in Su Meixi’s hand and remarked, “Hey, isn’t that Major Gu’s thermos?”