Hello, Comrade. I'm Here to Marry You!

Although Gu Qingran had never seriously considered being with Lin Shumo, she didn’t want to share him with any other woman either.

If she never found the right person, getting together with Lin Shumo wouldn’t be out of the question.

But that was a conversation for after she failed to win over Xie Huaizhen.

Her primary target was the big shot; everyone else came second.

When Fu Yuling saw Gu Qingran holding Lin Shumo’s arm, her face instantly turned pale at the intimate gesture.

’Who was this woman? And why was she so close with Doctor Lin?’

Moreover, the look this woman gave her was tinged with hostility.

"Hello, I’m Shumo’s childhood friend. We grew up together," Gu Qingran said, offering what she believed to be her most generous and appropriate smile as she beamed at Fu Yuling.

’Childhood friends, huh?’ Fu Yuling thought, looking at how close they were. Plus, this woman was also very pretty.

Suddenly, her own hopes seemed naive and ridiculous.

She had thought that with Su Zhaozhao married, she might have a chance with Doctor Lin.

But Fu Yuling wasn’t going to give up.

"Why don’t the three of us eat together?" Fu Yuling suggested.

Gu Qingran hadn’t expected Fu Yuling to be so brazen, but Lin Shumo had already nodded. "Alright, let’s eat together."

’He’s actually going to eat with another woman?!’

She remembered Lin Shumo telling her that he usually kept to himself at the hospital and rarely socialized with his colleagues, especially the women.

’Yet this plain-looking girl somehow got him to agree to eat with her?’

’It felt like he had changed so much in the time she’d been away from his side.’

Fu Yuling happily followed them to the cafeteria.

While they were eating, Fu Yuling brought up Su Zhaozhao with Lin Shumo.

"Since Zhaozhao is married, shouldn’t we get her a wedding gift? But I really don’t know what to get," Fu Yuling said, looking troubled.

Fu Yuling’s words served as a reminder for Lin Shumo.

"I haven’t decided yet..."

Su Zhaozhao had married Xie Huaizheng. He came from a wealthy family and was a man with an impressive military rank himself.

’A man like that probably wanted for nothing.’

’What could he possibly give her?’

Lin Shumo suddenly realized that he didn’t even know what Su Zhaozhao liked.

’Their relationship wasn’t as close as he had imagined.’

At that thought, a bitter smile couldn’t help but touch Lin Shumo’s lips.

"A gift for Su Zhaozhao?" Gu Qingran asked, a little surprised.

Fu Yuling immediately sensed Gu Qingran’s hostility toward Su Zhaozhao. She looked at her. "You know Zhaozhao, too?"

"I know her... But you might as well forget it. That relationship of hers isn’t exactly something to be proud of," Gu Qingran said with a sneer.

’Dumping Xie Huaizhen only to turn around and marry another soldier with such a similar name... wasn’t that just a deliberate humiliation of Xie Huaizhen?’

’This woman breaks off her own engagement and then pulls a stunt like this to humiliate someone.’

’No, she had to tell Xie Huaizhen about this.’

"What do you mean, ’not something to be proud of’? She and Camp Commander Xie are a perfect match, both in status and looks. How can you say something like that?" Fu Yuling was blunt by nature, and if she weren’t trying to maintain a ladylike image for Lin Shumo, she would have started cursing.

’So Lin Shumo’s childhood friend is jealous of Su Zhaozhao?’

’Is it because she likes Lin Shumo, so she can’t stand to see Su Zhaozhao doing well?’

"A perfect match? With her family’s background, her lack of education, and no job? And she still managed to marry a military officer? I’d say she’s more cunning than she looks. Who knows what kind of tricks she pulled behind the scenes."

’Although Xie Huaizheng could be intimidating, she had seen with her own eyes how incredibly considerate and gentle he was with Su Zhaozhao.’

’When a man like that fell in love, it had to be the real deal.’

Fu Yuling was stunned by Gu Qingran’s words, then she laughed in disbelief. "Are you insane? Isn’t Zhaozhao miles ahead of you in every way?"

At this point, she didn’t care that Gu Qingran was Lin Shumo’s childhood friend.

’How dare she slander Zhaozhao like this? And this woman was Doctor Lin’s childhood friend?’

It even made her start to look at Lin Shumo with a hint of disapproval.

Lin Shumo’s usually gentle expression had also turned a bit stiff.

"What are you talking about, Qing Ran?" He felt that Gu Qingran had changed so much.

He went home once a year and always saw Gu Qingran then. It had only been a little over half a year since they’d last met, so how could she have changed into a completely different person?

The Gu Qingran he remembered was cheerful, gentle, and kind to everyone.

Even though her family favored her brother over her, Gu Qingran had always been full of kindness, even toward them.

She was always the first to share whatever she had with her family.

Back then, Lin Shumo had even advised her to think more about herself. He never expected that all that "thinking for herself" would turn her into this.

The Gu Qingran of today was harsh and vicious, capable of saying such nasty things about a young woman like Su Zhaozhao, whom she barely knew.

Seeing the astonished look on Lin Shumo’s face, Gu Qingran finally snapped back to her senses.

’Damn it, she had said her inner thoughts out loud!’

’But what she said was the truth, wasn’t it? Wasn’t Su Zhaozhao just like that?’

’No education, no family background, dumping a top-tier man only to turn around and flash-marry someone else. She was a total vixen.’

"You two are close with Su Zhaozhao? Then you’ve completely misjudged her. She only came here to get married to escape an arrangement back home. Her stepmother was trying to marry her off to some gross old man, and she ran away because she refused."

"And do you know what else? Before this, she ruined another engagement. The guy’s family had no money, so her family looked down on them, gave them a verbal thrashing, and broke off the engagement."

Gu Qingran didn’t mention Xie Huaizhen’s name. She didn’t want to drag him into it.

Gu Qingran’s words left both Lin Shumo and Fu Yuling stunned.

Of course, they had no idea about any of this.

"Qing Ran, how do you know all this?" Lin Shumo asked in shock.

"I’ve been to Jiang City before, and someone who knows Su Zhaozhao told me about it. That’s why I was so surprised to see her here," Gu Qingran lied.

"Anyway, she’s not as simple as she appears. If you don’t believe me, you can go to her neighborhood in Jiang City and ask around. I’m sure her neighbors know all about it."

’This is insane!’ Fu Yuling couldn’t bring herself to believe a word Gu Qingran was saying.

The Su Zhaozhao she knew was beautiful, generous, and had a wonderful personality, like a little ray of sunshine. She’d helped so many people.

Lin Shumo felt the same. He pressed his thin lips together, his usually clear and handsome eyes now filled with a complicated look.

But he quickly made up his mind. "I don’t care what Zhaozhao’s past was like. I’d rather trust the person I’ve seen for myself."

Gu Qingran’s head snapped toward Lin Shumo. The trust in his eyes was on full, unreserved display.

Gu Qingran’s heart trembled uncontrollably. She seemed to have discovered a devastating problem.

The Lin Shumo she thought was in love with her had, without her even realizing it, already fallen for someone else.

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