Chapter 8 Gu Jingming’s Visit

Zhu Guihua slammed the door shut, a loud bang echoing through the stunned silence of the neighbors. She let out a long sigh, feeling an indescribable sense of relief. Gu Jingming wore a faint smile, seemingly pleased with the situation. Only Ye Qingtao’s expression changed, she walked to her mother, a little confused, and whispered, “Mom, didn’t you say you needed to discuss the marriage with Dad? Why did you admit it in front of the neighbors?” “You’re the one who wants to marry him, it doesn’t matter if your dad and I agree or not.”

Zhu Guihua lightly snorted, clearly already accepting Gu Jingming but unwilling to admit it. Zhu Guihua invited Gu Jingming to sit down, politely pouring him a cup of tea. “Qingtao’s father will be back later, you can sit here for a while, chat with Qingtao, I’ll go make dinner, you stay for dinner.” Zhu Guihua had figured it out, she simply took the initiative to invite Gu Jingming to dinner. “Okay, thank you, Mom.” Gu Jingming’s smile was warm, he called her “Mom” without any hesitation. Zhu Guihua’s lips curled up slightly, and she went to the kitchen happily. Only Ye Qingtao and Gu Jingming were left in the living room, the atmosphere was a little awkward.

“You, what happened to the injury on your shoulder?” Ye Qingtao’s gaze lingered on Gu Jingming’s shoulder, a little puzzled. “It’s nothing, I took on a rather tricky mission, I got shot without paying attention.” Gu Jingming said casually, as if getting shot was the most normal thing in the world. “The wound hasn’t healed yet, you’re not lying in bed, you’re running around outside? Don’t you care about your life?” As a doctor, Ye Qingtao couldn’t stand people who didn’t take care of their bodies, she couldn’t help but nag a few words.

“This injury is still minor, it’s nothing serious.” Ye Qingtao stood up and deliberately patted his shoulder. Her fingers touched the injured area, but she didn’t press too hard. Gu Jingming hissed, wincing in pain, Ye Qingtao’s smile instantly became incredibly bright. “You fainted on the ground for no reason this morning, and now the wound hurts when you touch it, yet you tell me it’s nothing?” “Although your body is strong, you’ve been exercising for years and your foundation is good, but you can’t keep pushing yourself like this, Gu Jingming, how can I rest assured to marry you if you don’t take care of your body?” Ye Qingtao snorted coldly, Gu Jingming didn’t get angry, instead, he was overjoyed. “Qingtao, you agreed to marry me?” “I had some thoughts, but now I don’t want to consider it anymore!”

 “Why?” Gu Jingming looked a little anxious, Ye Qingtao slightly frowned at him, she always felt that Gu Jingming was a little too eager to marry her. “You don’t take care of your body, in a few years you’ll be covered in scars, plagued by illness. You might even die on a mission, and then people will think I’m a jinx.” Ye Qingtao lowered her voice for the last sentence, Gu Jingming’s hearing was excellent, he naturally heard it clearly. “As long as you’re willing to marry me, you definitely won’t become a widow.” “But your body?” Ye Qingtao took the initiative to ask this question, in her opinion, there was no difference between doctors and patients, Gu Jingming was her patient at this moment, so she had no psychological burden. Gu Jingming misunderstood, before, Ye Qingtao was concerned about her happiness after marriage, and he quickly made a promise.

“I will actively cooperate with the treatment and recover my health as soon as possible.” “You mean, you know your problem, and you haven’t been treated at all?” Ye Qingtao squinted her eyes, she didn’t understand. Don’t most normal men care about these things? How could he let such an important matter go? People in the 1980s were more conservative and didn’t like to talk about these things. Ye Qingtao, as a doctor, didn’t discriminate based on gender when treating patients. But if Gu Jingming was willing, she could overcome her psychological barriers and examine his wound, considering that he was so handsome. Since she had decided to marry him, there were definitely many things she needed to know. “I’ve been treated…”

Gu Jingming’s face flushed as he spoke. He never thought that he, a man of a certain age, would one day talk about these things with a young girl. This was his privacy, his unspeakable secret. He originally thought that he would never tell anyone. But now that he was talking to her, he didn’t feel embarrassed or shy. The only worry was, would she be disgusted with him knowing his problem? The main reason was that he never thought about getting married and having children before, and the wedding with Ma Yuting was just a formality. In the end, he didn’t expect Ma Yuting to embarrass him so much at the wedding. He never felt that there was anything shameful about men having problems in that area, anyway, he didn’t want to get married and have children.

He had always planned to dedicate his life to the army, and the wedding was just to put his grandmother at ease. They even secretly agreed not to get a marriage certificate, just go through the motions, and then they would go their separate ways. Ma Yuting had agreed at first, but she suddenly became agitated when it came time to get married. He felt something was wrong when he saw her being escorted in by her parents. It turned out his intuition was right, as he expected, the wedding was ruined.  “Treated? Not cured?”

 Ye Qingtao was in a doctor-patient state at this moment, Gu Jingming felt that she was prying into his privacy. But thinking that they had already held a wedding ceremony, and they would continue to live together as husband and wife, he suddenly felt relieved. “Not cured.” Gu Jingming answered honestly, Ye Qingtao looked at him with a smirk. “Is it a physical problem or a psychological problem?” As a doctor, Ye Qingtao had always known that some diseases were not necessarily caused by physical reasons, they could also be related to the patient’s psychology. Gu Jingming’s body was strong, and there were no obvious abnormalities when he felt his pulse, logically, this shouldn’t happen. The only explanation was that his psychology was problematic, which then affected his body.

Gu Jingming was a little surprised, and he also had some doubts. When they first met, he fainted in front of her. She saved him without hesitation, he felt pain in his butt before he woke up, and his injuries recovered quickly after he went back, now it seems, Ye Qingtao must have given him an injection at the time, his intuition wouldn’t be wrong. Gu Jingming didn’t answer for a long time, and Ye Qingtao couldn’t help but cough softly. Gu Jingming, who was lost in thought, was startled, he was about to explain, but at that moment, the door to the house was pushed open, interrupting their conversation. Ye Yongjin came home from work, he had been hearing gossip all the way home. He had a thousand words to say, but when he saw Gu Jingming, he couldn’t ask a single question.