Chapter 191: He Has Finally Found Her

At this moment, the door to the room was wide open.

So when Li Tingxuan came upstairs with Madam Hua, he could see everything inside at a glance from the doorway.

Madam Hua lowered her voice and said to Li Tingxuan, “Dr. Gu is treating Third right now. It’s not a good time to interrupt. Tingxuan, do you want to wait here, or...?”

“Auntie, I’ll wait here. Don’t worry, I won’t go in or make a sound to disturb them.” As Li Tingxuan spoke, his gaze had already fallen on Gu Jianing the moment he looked inside, and he couldn’t tear his eyes away.

Madam Hua said, “...Alright.”

But Madam Hua had other things to attend to, and she trusted Gu Jianing’s medical skills, so she didn’t stay to keep Li Tingxuan company. After a short while, she left.

Now, Li Tingxuan was the only one waiting at the door.

His gaze remained fixed on Gu Jianing.

From his angle, he could only see the side profiles of Gu Jianing and Hua Zhenrong.

Even so, he recognized the girl in the room at a glance—she was the girl from his dreams, the doctor who had given him salvation and a new life, the girl he had kept deep in his heart.

He had finally found her.

In that moment, Li Tingxuan felt his long-stilled heart beating wildly, a feeling he had never experienced in real life.

For some reason, his eyes grew red, and he was suddenly on the verge of tears.

Gu Jianing was highly perceptive. Almost as soon as there was movement at the door, she sensed it.

But she didn’t turn to look, instead focusing on treating Hua Zhenrong.

After a while, she could feel someone’s gaze fixed on her.

Even though she didn’t turn around, she could feel the intensity of that stare.

A member of the Hua family?

That didn’t seem likely.

Curious, Gu Jianing finally turned her head to look.

As soon as she turned, her eyes met Li Tingxuan’s.

Li Tingxuan finally saw clearly, in real life, the face of the girl he had never seen clearly in his dreams.

Yes, this was how she was supposed to look.

So beautiful, almost unreal, like an angel.

Yet she was standing right in front of him, undeniably real.

No one could understand Li Tingxuan’s feelings at that moment—the excitement, the joy.

Li Tingxuan’s lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but there was so much he wanted to say that he didn’t know where to begin.

He even had the urge to rush over and pull her into his arms, but he managed to restrain himself.

For the first time in his life, he felt timid.

So, in his nervousness, all he dared to do when Gu Jianing looked over was give her a gentle nod.

When Gu Jianing turned to look, her eyes lit up slightly at first glance.

What a handsome young man.

And his type—gentle and refined, like a true gentleman, with a noble air—was exactly her aesthetic.

This young man was the same type as Wen Zhuqing in terms of looks.

But this young man was definitely the higher-end version of Wen Zhuqing.

Gu Jianing thought, if in her previous life she hadn’t met Wen Zhuqing first but had met this young man instead, she definitely would have gone after him, not the “budget version” Wen Zhuqing.

But that was in her past life.

She had never met this young man in her previous life.

So, looking at him now, he felt very unfamiliar.

Of course, that was her past self’s taste. In this life, her preferences had changed.

After spending more time with Sheng Zexi, she now preferred men like him—broad shoulders, narrow waist, solid muscles, and sharp, defined features.

That kind of man was more masculine.

No, to be precise, it wasn’t that her taste had changed.

It was that she simply liked Sheng Zexi now. Whatever Sheng Zexi was like, that was what she liked.

So, after a brief moment of appreciation, Gu Jianing didn’t plan to look any longer.

Besides, she really didn’t know this man.

But...

The way he looked at her felt a little strange.

It was as if he already knew her, had known her for a very long time.

But Gu Jianing was sure she didn’t know him.

So when the young man nodded at her, Gu Jianing nodded back, then turned her attention back to treating Hua Zhenrong.

Hua Zhenrong, who was beside her, had also heard the commotion.

He glanced over and saw the person standing at the door.

Even though Hua Zhenrong had been a bit unhinged these past few years, they’d grown up in the same compound, and he still recognized the person at the door—it was none other than Li Tingxuan, the pride of the Li family.

Back in the day, Hua Zhenrong and Sheng Zexi were known as the “Twin Kings” in the military district, but there was another person who couldn’t be ignored.

That was Li Tingxuan of the Li family.

Li Tingxuan was the “model child” all the elders talked about.

He was the role model for all children, the kind of son every parent wished for.

Li Tingxuan was not only good-looking—the kind of looks that elders loved—but also capable, even-tempered, and excellent in how he handled people and situations.

When they were younger, Hua Zhenrong had been a bit resentful.

He even challenged Li Tingxuan to a fight when they were boys.

But in the end, he was won over by Li Tingxuan’s personal charm.

After that, he no longer felt any resentment or unwillingness—only admiration.

He thought, if they hadn’t both joined the army and gone their separate ways, maybe they could have become good friends.

If Hua Zhenrong had to describe Li Tingxuan in one word, it would be: gentleman.

Yes, Li Tingxuan was the very embodiment of a gentleman.

But...

What was Li Tingxuan doing at their house now?

Then, following Li Tingxuan’s gaze, Hua Zhenrong noticed that, although Li Tingxuan was trying to hide it, his eyes were fixed on Gu Jianing.

Hua Zhenrong: Wait a minute, bro, what are you doing? That’s my good buddy Sheng Zexi’s wife, and she’s pregnant! Why are you looking at her like that?

“Hua comrade, let’s continue,” Gu Jianing said, interrupting Hua Zhenrong’s train of thought.

“Oh, okay.” Hua Zhenrong pushed aside his random thoughts and focused on the treatment.

Gu Jianing continued treating Hua Zhenrong.

And for as long as she treated him, Li Tingxuan stood quietly at the door, watching her.

If Gu Jianing turned around at that moment, she would see the deep nostalgia in Li Tingxuan’s eyes.

Her treatment brought Li Tingxuan right back into his dreams.

In his dreams, in his previous life, when he had PTSD, wasn’t it Gu Jianing who treated him just like this?

So how could this scene not make Li Tingxuan feel nostalgic?

I wonder if anyone has figured out which “playthrough” Li Tingxuan is on now."