Tan Qingru nodded and had just risen.
But Fang Fang sprang to her feet with a whoosh too.
"Aunt Tan! No need! I can give him the medicine!"
Tan Qingru was equally blunt. "Comrade Fang Fang! I'm very grateful you brought medicine for Xiao Zheng! But his mother and the girl Xiao Zheng likes are right here! Having you feed it to him... wouldn't be appropriate, would it?"
Fang Fang's face flushed, then turned pale.
But she held the cup in a death grip.
"Aunt Tan! Forgive me for speaking frankly! Since this is a secret remedy, there are certain rules to follow! This medicine... has to be administered by me personally! It won't work if anyone else gives it to him! With his life at stake, surely we shouldn't fuss over such things? Besides, with so many people here, I'm only giving Comrade Gu some medicine. It's not as though I could do anything to him!"
The room fell silent.
Fang Fang paused, then suddenly put the cup back in her bag.
"I'm sorry! I was presumptuous! Before... I did do some irrational things, and my Maternal Cousin-Aunt spent a long time scolding me! I'd hoped to take this opportunity to mend things between us! Since... none of you trust me or welcome me, I-I should just leave!"
She turned to go as she spoke.
Tan Qingru sighed. Finally, she stamped her foot and told Chen Liang:
"Help your regiment commander sit up. Let her give him the medicine!"
Song Ning sat to one side, trying to work out Fang Fang's intentions.
Why... did she insist on administering the medicine herself?
Together, Chen Liang and Wei Jinjun helped Gu Zheng sit up.
Only then did Fang Fang sit beside Gu Zheng's bed. To their surprise, she even took off