Chapter 78: How Could There Be Someone So Beautiful in This World?

Sister Yu had no idea what was going through Director Shu Langxing’s mind. When she heard that he wasn’t here to stop them, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Still, she couldn’t help but worry a little. When Jiani came out of surgery and saw so many people, would she be frightened?

“By the way, how long have they been in there?”

…

And so, a rather peculiar scene unfolded at the military hospital: a crowd of doctors, including the hospital director himself, were all waiting outside the operating room. Anyone passing by might have thought some VIP was having surgery inside.

People passing by whispered among themselves.

As for Peng Wenjing, she wanted to leave, but in the end, she stayed.

After all, she had nothing else to do at the moment.

Besides, she was curious to see whether that woman could really pull off Battalion Commander Cui Bin’s surgery, and she also wanted to see for herself what the rumored, stunningly beautiful woman actually looked like.

Meanwhile, inside the operating room, Gu Jiani had just finished stitching up Cui Bin’s wound and completed the surgery.

Thanks to countless hours of practice in the Miracle Doctor’s Space, and having passed all the assessments, she was now extremely skilled and confident when performing surgery.

After finishing the final cleanup, Gu Jiani opened the door to the operating room.

“She’s out! She’s out!”

Huh?

No sooner had she opened the door than she heard unfamiliar voices. Looking up, she saw a dense crowd of people, all in white coats. Gu Jiani was startled.

What… what’s going on?

Sister Yu was the first to rush over, grabbing Gu Jiani’s hand. “Jiani, how’s my Old Cui?”

Seeing the anxiety in her eyes, Gu Jiani quickly replied, “The surgery was a complete success. With some rest, he’ll be back to normal in no time.”

“Really? That’s wonderful, wonderful! Jiani, thank you, thank you so much.”

Sister Yu’s eyes were full of gratitude for Gu Jiani.

It was a success?!

Shu Langxing and the others heard this, and all eyes turned to the woman in the white coat, mask on her face, hair tied up in a bun.

Shu Langxing stepped forward, trying to contain his excitement. “You must be Comrade Gu Jiani, Captain Sheng’s wife? Hello, I’m Shu Langxing, director of the military hospital.”

Gu Jiani took off her mask. “Yes, I’m Gu Jiani. Hello, Director Shu.”

The moment Gu Jiani removed her mask, everyone’s gaze locked onto her. One by one, their eyes flashed with astonishment.

Delicate as a peach blossom, breathtakingly beautiful—she was the kind of beauty that made people’s eyes light up, that drew all attention and made it impossible to look away.

Her skin was fair and flawless, smooth and radiant.

No wonder Sheng Zexi, who’d always been so stubbornly against marriage, would suddenly submit a marriage application—so this was the woman he wanted to marry!

Understandable. Completely understandable!

Peng Wenjing was stunned as well.

She’d heard the rumors outside and had long since stopped expecting Sheng Zexi’s wife to be some ugly woman.

But even if she was pretty, surely she couldn’t be that pretty, right?

Maybe the rumors were just exaggerated.

But now, seeing Gu Jiani’s face in person, she realized the rumors hadn’t been exaggerated at all—calling her as beautiful as a fairy was no overstatement.

How could there be someone so beautiful in this world?

So beautiful that… any woman standing next to her would feel inferior.

Compared to Gu Jiani, Gu Jiani was the elegant swan, and she herself was nothing more than a plain little duckling.

No wonder, no wonder Sheng Zexi would choose to marry Gu Jiani and not her.

Peng Wenjing felt a wave of bitterness in her heart.

She knew that with such a beauty around, and Sheng Zexi already married to her, she truly had no chance.

Who would give up a woman like that for her?

“Comrade Gu, did you really succeed with Battalion Commander Cui Bin’s surgery?”

“Yes.”

“Can we take a look?”

“Of course.”

So, the doctors, including Shu Langxing, crowded around—some checking Cui Bin’s wound, others examining the shrapnel…

All of them marveled as they looked.

“She really got the shrapnel out.”

“Very little bleeding, and she didn’t hit any major arteries.”

“The stitching is excellent—the wound is neat and beautiful. You can tell her hands are steady and practiced.”

Cui Bin was awake at this point; the anesthesia had only been local, to his leg.

Now, he felt like a lab rat, surrounded by doctors peppering him with questions about how he felt during the operation.

All he could do was answer whatever they asked.

Meanwhile, after examining Cui Bin’s wound and the extracted shrapnel, Shu Langxing began talking with Gu Jiani.

They discussed the details of Cui Bin’s injury and how Gu Jiani had performed the surgery.

The more they talked, the more Shu Langxing realized that this young woman truly possessed extraordinary medical skills and talent—so much so that even he felt inferior by comparison.

She was still so young, yet she’d managed to pull off a surgery even he wouldn’t dare attempt. It was hard to imagine how incredible she’d become as she matured!

To encounter such a medical prodigy, Shu Langxing could barely contain his excitement.

He also brought up the matter of the Stomach Guard Pills and Rheumatism Plaster, expressing his desire to cooperate with her.

“Of course, I developed the Stomach Guard Pills and Rheumatism Plaster precisely so that soldiers like Brother Xi, who suffer from stomach or rheumatic illnesses, or spinal problems, could get better treatment.”

“If we can work together to promote these through the military hospital, I couldn’t ask for more.”

“Great. We’ll find a time to discuss the details.”

“Alright.”

“By the way, Comrade Gu, may I ask—how did you learn all these medical skills?” Shu Langxing finally asked the question he’d been most curious about.

Gu Jiani knew that as she treated more and more people, she’d inevitably be asked this question, so she’d already prepared an answer.

“I studied medical nursing at a vocational school back in my hometown.”

“Later, my teachers noticed my talent for medicine and taught me a lot more.”

“But most importantly, I met a miracle doctor…”

Gu Jiani recounted how, during her hospital internship, she’d met a gravely injured patient who took a great liking to her. That patient was a miracle doctor who had studied abroad.

She’d wanted to take Gu Jiani as her apprentice, but due to her own circumstances, she was afraid of bringing trouble to Gu Jiani, so she never made it official.

But up until her death, she continued to teach Gu Jiani all kinds of Chinese and Western medical skills.

This wasn’t something Gu Jiani made up—she really had cared for a professor who’d studied medicine abroad.

That old lady eventually died from her injuries, but she truly liked Gu Jiani, and even left her some money, asking her to help with her burial after she passed."