Chapter Summaries

Song Ning treated Lu Changqing after he went into shock from a high fever, and the crisis prompted Chief of Staff Xu to address Chen Yuting's misconduct toward the medical team. The chapter ended with Xu ordering Chen Yuting to apologize to the team and seek their forgiveness.

• Doctor Zhou summoned Song Ning to help Lu Changqing, whose fever had risen to 39.8 degrees Celsius after Chen Yuting reopened his wound.
• Song Ning used Silver Needles to stabilize Lu Changqing and ordered intravenous saline and intramuscular penicillin.
• Doctor Feng confirmed that Lu Changqing was out of danger, while Chief of Staff Xu thanked Song Ning.
• Song Ning learned that Chen Yuting had fainted from fright when Lu Changqing went into shock.
• Chief of Staff Xu apologized to the medical team for Chen Yuting's conduct and ordered her to apologize to them and obtain their forgiveness.

Chief of Staff Xu disciplined Chen Yuting for her dangerous medical error, but Lu Changqing offered his military merit in the hope of reducing her punishment. Chen Yuting blamed Song Ning, who defended her actions as Chen’s accusations grew louder before someone called for her from outside.

• Chief of Staff Xu announced that Chen Yuting would receive a major demerit and have her medical authorization suspended until she passed an assessment.
• A doctor reported that Lu Changqing had awakened and offered to use his military merit to plead for leniency for Chen Yuting.
• Chen Yuting accused Song Ning of causing Lu Changqing’s infection and inciting a strike, and demanded an investigation.
• Song Ning explained that Lu Changqing’s fever had been normal and that she removed his stitches after Chen Yuting repeatedly blamed her for his condition.
• Chief of Staff Xu rebuked Chen Yuting and praised Song Ning’s medical skill and character, while Chen continued accusing Song Ning of misconduct.
• Someone outside the crowd called for Song Ning.

Han Xiao and Chen Liang revealed that Song Ning had risked her life to save a child and explained that she had come to find her fiancé, Lu Changqing. Chief of Staff Xu accepted her documents and ordered Lu Changqing and Chen Yuting suspended pending disciplinary action.

• Han Xiao and Chen Liang told Chief of Staff Xu that Song Ning had been swept more than seven kilometers while saving a child, and Chen Liang said she needed rest.
• Han Xiao revealed that Song Ning had come to marry Lu Changqing, shocking the medical team and leaving Chen Yuting pale.
• Song Ning presented Chief of Staff Xu with official documents confirming her identity and her search for Lu Changqing.
• Chief of Staff Xu rebuked Chen Yuting and declared that both she and Lu Changqing had violated organizational principles.
• Chief of Staff Xu ordered Wang Ze to report their misconduct and recommend that both be suspended immediately and disciplined.
• Chen Yuting began sobbing and begged Chief of Staff Xu not to suspend them.

Song Ning’s story about saving Tiedan brought recognition and benefits to the Second Medical Team, while Chief of Staff Xu sent Chen Yuting away and promised Song Ning a fair resolution. Song Ning told Zheng Chang'an she had never cared for Lu Changqing and planned to pursue justice for her grandfather and the original owner, leaving Zheng Chang'an to ask whether she would still go to Lu Changqing’s unit.

• Chief of Staff Xu rebuked Chen Yuting, promised to protect Song Ning, and arranged for her to return to the Military District.
• Director Sun announced commendations, promotions, and allowances for the medical team, explaining that the Military District and public had praised their work, especially Song Ning’s rescue of Tiedan.
• Song Ning took time off to avoid the team’s sympathetic attention, and Zheng Chang'an followed her to apologize for his earlier remarks about Lu Changqing and Chen Yuting.
• Song Ning told Zheng Chang'an that she had only acted upset to strengthen the case against Lu Changqing and intended to make him answer for breaking his promise.
• Zheng Chang'an asked Song Ning whether she would still go to Lu Changqing’s unit now that Lu Changqing’s heart had changed.

Song Ning chose to go to the military base to investigate the promise behind her arranged marriage to Lu Changqing and resolve the matter fairly. Zheng Chang'an vowed to find her there, while Han Xiao and Chen Liang escorted her toward the base and offered their help.

• Song Ning rejected Zheng Chang'an's offer to take her to Bijie, explaining that she needed to investigate her grandfather's promise to Lu Changqing at the military base.
• Zheng Chang'an decided to leave his hospital job and study traditional Chinese medicine under Song Ning, and she agreed to discuss it after six months.
• Zheng Chang'an secretly put banknotes in Song Ning's bag, but she returned them at daybreak.
• Han Xiao and Chen Liang escorted Song Ning back to the base after the disaster relief work began winding down.
• Song Ning told Han Xiao and Chen Liang she wanted to learn the truth about Lu Changqing, and Han Xiao offered help from himself and Regimental Commander Gu.

Song Ning confronted Lu Changqing about their delayed engagement and his apparent closeness to Chen Yuting, but Lu insisted he wanted to marry her and had never forgotten his promise to her grandfather. When Song Ning asked about the mysterious Blue Tears, Lu refused to explain, and a man in a hospital gown arrived before he could say more.

• Song Ning visited Lu Changqing in the Military District Hospital and demanded to know how he planned to resolve their engagement.
• Lu Changqing said he had applied to marry Song Ning and get family housing, but Song Ning challenged his lateness and his behavior toward Chen Yuting.
• Lu Changqing denied loving Chen Yuting and promised to make his rejection of her clear.
• Song Ning told Lu Changqing that her grandfather had died three years earlier and asked what he meant by expecting him to die sooner.
• Song Ning repeated her grandfather's message, asking Lu Changqing, "Blue Tears, have you found them?" Lu said he could not explain because of another promise.
• A man in a hospital gown entered with a nurse and called out to Company Commander Lu.

Song Ning left Lu Changqing’s ward unconvinced by his answers about their engagement and the secret agreement with her grandfather. After stopping a runaway cart to protect an elderly person, she pushed it down the stairs when she heard two nurses insult her, and they accused her of causing the wreck.

• Song Ning said goodbye to Lu Changqing after he introduced her as his fiancée to Old Zhang, and promised she would return to hear what he had to say.
• Lu Changqing told Old Zhang that their elders had arranged the marriage and praised Song Ning’s beauty and boldness.
• Song Ning wondered what Lu Changqing’s agreement with her grandfather involved and whether he had been searching for the Blue Tears.
• Song Ning stopped a loaded cart from hitting an elderly person, then heard two nurses insulting her and mentioning Yuting.
• Song Ning pushed the cart forward, sending it tumbling down the stairs and smashing its bottles and medicines.
• The head nurse blamed the two nurses for the damage, but one accused Song Ning of pushing the cart down the stairs.

Song Ning defended two nurses from unfair blame, then learned that Chen Yuting had been suspended and that Company Commander Lu’s case awaited further action. Chief of Staff Xu brought her to treat an elderly senior official suffering from an old shrapnel wound, and she began acupuncture as the chapter ended.

• Song Ning and Professor Yang vouched for the two nurses, and the head nurse punished them for the trolley accident instead of blaming Song Ning.
• Chief of Staff Xu told Song Ning that Chen Yuting had been suspended and that regimental headquarters would decide what action to take against Company Commander Lu after Regimental Commander Gu returned.
• Song Ning agreed to help Chief of Staff Xu treat a patient and followed him and Wang Ze to a guarded hospital ward dated May 12, 1979.
• Song Ning recognized Professor Yang there, and he asked her to ease the severe pain of an elderly man with shrapnel lodged near his spinal nerves.
• Song Ning examined the old wounds, asked about the patient’s health, and began placing silver needles in his back.

Song Ning relieved the elderly man's pain with acupuncture, and he asked her to treat him every afternoon. She requested a consultation fee instead of personal favors, while Gu Zheng arrived at the military district office after rushing back from the 7th Regiment.

• Song Ning's acupuncture eased the old man's pain, and he fell asleep peacefully for six hours.
• Chief of Staff Xu asked Song Ning to provide acupuncture each afternoon and offered to grant her a request in gratitude.
• Song Ning asked to charge a consultation fee, and the elderly couple approved of her straightforward choice.
• Song Ning decided to keep the treatment separate from personal favors while focusing on earning money and waiting to settle matters with Lu Changqing.
• Gu Zheng drove to the military district headquarters, ignoring a young guard's pleas to go to the hospital for a checkup first.

Gu Zheng learned that Song Ning was engaged to Lu Changqing and sent Han Xiao and Chen Liang out after they told him. Song Ning visited Lu Changqing in the hospital, where Old Zhang introduced her as Lu Changqing’s wife, leaving her feeling forced into the role again.

• Gu Zheng dismissed the young guard’s pleas to get examined and asked Han Xiao and Chen Liang for updates on the regiment and Elder Zhou.
• Gu Zheng asked whether Song Ning had arrived, and Han Xiao recounted her treatment of Lu Changqing and Chen Yuting’s scene before Chen Liang revealed Song Ning was Lu Changqing’s fiancée.
• Gu Zheng ordered Han Xiao and Chen Liang out, then shouted at them when they lingered outside his office.
• Song Ning went to the hospital to visit Lu Changqing and found Old Zhang with his wife, Li Huilan.
• Old Zhang introduced Song Ning as Lu Changqing’s wife, while Lu Changqing did not correct the implication, making Song Ning feel pushed into the role again.

Song Ning visited Elder Zhou to give him acupuncture and reviewed his X-rays, realizing the shrapnel near his spine posed a serious surgical risk. The chapter left her weighing whether to tell Professor Yang how severe Elder Zhou’s condition was.

• Song Ning greeted Li Huilan warmly, but insisted Lu Changqing clarify their relationship before others misunderstood it.
• Lu Changqing gave Song Ning a key to his dormitory room and asked her to examine the desk drawer and keep what she found secret.
• Song Ning explored the military hospital before Wang Ze led her to Elder Zhou’s ward for acupuncture.
• Song Ning examined Elder Zhou’s X-rays and told Professor Yang that the shrapnel had to be removed to stop his worsening pain.
• Song Ning hesitated over whether to reveal her full assessment of Elder Zhou’s condition, unsure whether Professor Yang would believe her.

Song Ning warned Professor Yang that Elder Zhou's worsening pain could be caused by changes around the shrapnel and urged him to seek a CT scan. She then accepted a ride to regimental headquarters, where Wang Ze mistakenly assumed she was going to reconcile with Lu Changqing, and Song Ning asked what misunderstanding he meant.

• Song Ning removed Elder Zhou's acupuncture needles, accepted Professor Yang's consultation fee, and warned him that the tissue around the shrapnel might be changing dangerously.
• Song Ning advised Professor Yang to seek a CT scan in Shanghai so doctors could locate the shrapnel before an operation, and he hurried off to make calls.
• Song Ning thought about the surgery she might perform and decided she needed to settle matters with Lu Changqing.
• Wang Ze offered to take Song Ning to regimental headquarters, and she asked to go that day to pick up clothes for Lu Changqing.
• Wang Ze assumed Song Ning wanted to bring Lu Changqing his clothes and reconcile with him, but Song Ning asked what misunderstanding there could be between them.

Wang Ze told Song Ning about Chen Yuting’s past pursuits and explained how Song Ning’s response could affect Lu Changqing’s military discipline and commendation. At regimental headquarters, Gu Zheng urged Chief of Staff Xu to respect Song Ning’s wishes, and Wang Ze announced that she had arrived.

• Wang Ze told Song Ning that Chen Yuting had pursued a civilian boyfriend and later cornered a recruit before turning her attention to Lu Changqing.
• Wang Ze said Chen Yuting would face discipline for her professional error, while Song Ning’s stance could determine whether Lu Changqing faced consequences over their alleged relationship.
• Song Ning wondered whether Lu Changqing had changed his attitude because he wanted to avoid disciplinary action, and she remained focused on learning what had happened between him and Grandpa Song.
• Chief of Staff Xu told Gu Zheng he hoped to preserve Song Ning and Lu Changqing’s engagement, but Gu Zheng insisted they should first ask what Song Ning wanted.
• Wang Ze entered headquarters to report on arrangements for the wounded, then announced that Song Ning had come with him.

Song Ning found letters from her grandfather, Song Huaide, to Lu Changqing and learned that they had worked together on a secret, dangerous mission after the 1975 disaster. The letters confirmed Lu Changqing had been truthful about her grandfather, but left Song Ning uncertain about the mission and what it involved.

• Wang Ze told Gu Zheng and Chief of Staff Xu that Song Ning had come to headquarters to collect clothes for Lu Changqing, prompting Xu to assume their misunderstanding was resolved.
• Gu Zheng told Xu to handle the matter as he saw fit, then left to check on training and returned to remind Wang Ze to have Song Ning eat at the mess hall.
• Song Ning opened Lu Changqing's desk drawer in room 216 and found money, a bankbook, and letters from Song Huaide.
• Song Ning read the letters and learned that Song Huaide had repeatedly asked Lu Changqing about a difficult mission and insisted he keep it secret from her.
• Song Ning connected the mission to the 1975 disaster relief efforts, where Lu Changqing and Song Huaide had met, and concluded that her grandfather had destroyed Lu Changqing's letters to protect the secret.

Gu Zheng struggled with his growing feelings for Song Ning after learning she was Lu Changqing’s fiancée, while Song Ning returned to Rong City and discovered two men following her. The chapter ended with Song Ning knocking the men down in an alley and confronting them.

• Gu Zheng ran laps and replayed his encounters with Song Ning, frustrated that thoughts of her had distracted him during the competition.
• Gu Zheng learned Song Ning was Lu Changqing’s fiancée and felt unsettled, while trying to avoid seeing her at regimental headquarters.
• Song Ning ate with Han Xiao and the others, then returned to Rong City with Wang Ze.
• Song Ning went shopping the next morning and sensed that two men were following her.
• Song Ning lured the two men into an alley, tripped them with a broom, and challenged them about following her.

Song Ning beat two men who admitted that Brother Yang had sent them to scare her, then returned to the hospital and heard Lu Changqing explain how he found her grandfather during the 1975 Henan floods. Lu Changqing began recounting the rescue that connected him to Song Huaide.

• Song Ning beat the two men until they revealed that Brother Yang, Chen Yuting’s boyfriend, had sent them to frighten her.
• Song Ning warned the men to tell Brother Yang to confront Chen Yuting or Lu Changqing instead of targeting her.
• At the hospital, Song Ning heard the nurse urge Lu Changqing to have someone stay by his side, while Lu Changqing maintained that Song Ning was his fiancée.
• After Song Ning closed the ward door, Lu Changqing began explaining his past and described searching for survivors after the 1975 Henan floods.
• Lu Changqing found an unconscious, badly injured man in a cliff crevice and learned that the man was still alive.
• Lu Changqing sought help at an evacuation shelter, where an older comrade called Doctor Song—Song Ning’s grandfather, Song Huaide—agreed to come.

Lu Changqing told Song Ning how a dying man revealed that the recent reservoir breach had been deliberately caused by military personnel, entrusting Lu Changqing and Doctor Song with a secret mission. Song Ning connected the incident near Crouching Tiger Mountain to a nearby top-secret military command hub, while Lu Changqing worried she might not believe him.

• Lu Changqing recounted how he and Doctor Song found an injured man in a crevice and earned his trust by refusing to abandon him.
• The man revealed that the reservoir dam failure had been deliberate and begged Lu Changqing and Doctor Song to complete a secret mission without telling anyone else.
• The man said he had witnessed military personnel cause the breach, killing more than thirty of his colleagues and destroying years of work.
• Song Ning identified the location as Crouching Tiger Mountain and inferred that the mission might concern nearby Xiaolushan Base 06 and its military secrets.
• Lu Changqing asked Song Ning whether she thought he was making up the story.

Lu Changqing told Song Ning that he and Doctor Song had been tasked with secretly investigating enemy agents who had sabotaged disaster relief, but he was interrupted before explaining why Doctor Song died. After leaving the ward with Han Xiao, Song Ning asked what others thought of Lu Changqing and learned that he seemed overly eager to advance and insincere.

• Lu Changqing explained that he and Doctor Song had been left to investigate infiltrators behind a disaster, without knowing which military region the perpetrators came from.
• Song Ning asked why her grandfather had died a year after returning home, but a nurse interrupted them before Lu Changqing could answer.
• Han Xiao arrived at the ward and asked why Zhang Qianjin was absent; Lu Changqing said he had sent him away and urged Song Ning to go with Han Xiao.
• Song Ning asked Han Xiao for his honest opinion of Lu Changqing, and Han Xiao described him as ambitious, overly eager for promotion, and somewhat fake.

Song Ning confronted Han Xiao and Zhang Qianjin about Lu Changqing’s indirect attempts to make her care for him, then went to examine Regimental Commander Gu after learning he had passed out. After reviewing Gu Zheng’s X-ray, she warned him that his condition might be more serious than he thought.

• Song Ning told Han Xiao that her relationship with Lu Changqing would soon be over, then stopped him from berating Zhang Qianjin and told Zhang to keep caring for Lu Changqing without avoiding her.
• Song Ning realized Lu Changqing had likely ordered Zhang Qianjin to hide so she would notice that no one was looking after him.
• Han Xiao told Song Ning that Regimental Commander Gu had passed out and was in the hospital, so she went with him to check on Gu Zheng.
• Song Ning found Gu Zheng trying to remove his IV and leave, then examined the X-ray Chen Liang handed her.
• After seeing no skull fracture on Gu Zheng’s X-ray, Song Ning told him his condition might be more serious than he thought.

Song Ning gave Gu Zheng acupuncture and learned about his difficult military past and Zhou Yunzhi's interest in him. She then took Lu Changqing outside in a wheelchair, where she confronted him about wanting a private conversation.

• Song Ning warned Gu Zheng that his fainting spells could signal serious head injuries, and he agreed to acupuncture after she explained the risks.
• Director Li approved the treatment and observed as Song Ning gave Gu Zheng acupuncture; Zhou Yunzhi arrived during the procedure and thanked Song Ning for treating him.
• Han Xiao told Song Ning that Gu Zheng did not return Zhou Yunzhi's romantic interest and described Gu Zheng's dangerous missions, wartime trauma, and reliance on cigarettes.
• Han Xiao escorted Song Ning back to the Guesthouse, while two figures waiting nearby left without revealing themselves.
• Song Ning borrowed a wheelchair, enlisted Zhang Qianjin's help to get Lu Changqing outside, and stopped in a secluded spot to talk with him.