Reborn in the 70s: Pampered by Regiment Commander-Chapter 1299 - 854: Uninhibited

First Chapter.

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Didn’t notice...

Lin Mengran and Yang Xiaoli stared at Chuxia, completely speechless. Could she be any more confused? Of course, they knew she hadn’t noticed, otherwise, they wouldn’t have bothered stopping her to talk about this. But could her reaction be any more normal? She could still laugh, unbelievable...

Li Xinli and Wu Jingbo’s expressions were slightly better than Lin Mengran and Yang Xiaoli’s, but they still looked utterly defeated. It was truly the first time they’d seen someone so indifferent to rumors.

"Don’t have that look on your faces..." Chuxia smiled sheepishly, "You know I’ve been busy lately, I really didn’t notice these rumors, I’m not pretending."

"We’re not saying you’re pretending, the problem is..." Lin Mengran looked at her with a conflicted expression, "The problem is, can’t you react a little more normally? Do you really not care what others say?"

"Huh?" Chuxia finally realized the true reason for everyone’s surprise and smiled apologetically, "My mind was wandering a bit, so I didn’t think in that direction.

To be honest, I can’t say I’m completely indifferent, but I can’t explain these things one by one. Besides, people might not listen even if I do explain.

Zhou Mikang is on a mission, so it’s impossible to have him show up to prove I’m married, so let people say what they want. The truth will come out eventually.

If you hear gossip, don’t get upset. Everyone knows we’re good friends, and if you don’t explain, maybe they’ll talk less. If you do explain, they’ll think you’re hiding something."

Lin Mengran rolled her eyes at her, "Blaming us for meddling?"

"Look at you, wrongly accusing me?" Chuxia showed a helpless face, "You know that’s not what I meant. I just don’t want you to get upset over this."

"By the way, there’s someone who’s been helping explain for you, and it has some effect..." Li Xinli looked at Chuxia seriously, "Can you guess who it is?"

"Fang Xiang?" 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"Yes, it’s her," Li Xinli nodded, "Because she did something wrong to you before, now she’s speaking for you, and people believe her.

So, I think we shouldn’t be too pessimistic about this. Everyone should ignore it, and gradually it’ll die down. People might even believe what Fang Xiang said."

"Actually, there’s a very simple solution: have someone from your husband’s family and the school leaders address it, let the school announce it, and there will be no rumors anymore.

If you think only mentioning your case is sudden, the school leaders could find an excuse to publish a list of married people; as long as your husband’s family steps in, the school leaders would cooperate."

This suggestion naturally came from Yang Xiaoli. With most of her family involved in politics, she was influenced from a young age and tended to think of shortcuts in problem-solving.

"It’s not necessary..." Chuxia waved her hand and smiled at them, "These rumors are widespread because some people are deliberately doing this. The reason they’re targeting me is simple.

Originally, I was a recommended student, and everyone looked down on me. Then I got top grades in exams several times, which was like a slap in their faces. How could they be happy?

So now, they have an opportunity to satisfy their desire to see a joke. And those who join in spreading unfounded rumors, are they really misled?

Anyone with a brain would understand, at my age, if I really were pregnant out of wedlock, would the school let me stay here? No matter how broad-minded my parents are, they wouldn’t accompany me here after such a mistake, right?

Why would everyone believe something that doesn’t hold up to scrutiny? And last time, Zhou Mikang came to the school to find me, and many people saw him. Why does everyone choose collective amnesia when it comes to his appearance?

I’m not trying to think the worst of people, but what they’ve done makes me have to. So, I’ll just let them satisfy their gossiping minds.

Eventually, when they get tired of it, when it’s not fun anymore, they’ll stop. If my husband’s family really came to clarify this, it would seem like I cared too much.

People who focus their efforts here aren’t going to achieve much; let them be smug, and someday they’ll regret their misplaced priorities."

When Chuxia wasn’t saying anything, they hadn’t really thought about it. Recently, they were just busy being angry, blaming others for not discerning right from wrong. But upon reflection, isn’t there something odd here?

"Let them be smug..." Lin Mengran looked unwilling, "It’s too easy for them, and in the future, when we graduate and get assigned jobs, what loss will they suffer?"

"What can I do?" Chuxia spread her hands, "Find and expel everyone who slandered me? If we really did that, probably a third of the students would be expelled, right?"

"Do you really not care at all?" Yang Xiaoli looked at Chuxia in disbelief and asked.

"What do you think?" Chuxia rolled her eyes, "When others badmouth me, I’m not going to be all smiles about it, but I just think there’s no need to fuss with them.

Besides, everyone’s jealous of my privileges already. If I stir up a fuss, sure, they might be frightened on the surface, but behind my back? After graduation when we’re finding jobs, I’d become famous. Being a celebrity is annoying, don’t you know?"

What was initially a serious matter became less rigid as Chuxia jokingly mentioned it, and the expressions of a few people originally with stern faces started to relax. Thinking it over, it made sense.

What people envied most about Chuxia was her being a guaranteed student, having good looks, great grades, and the privilege to go home every day. If she used her power to clear up rumors, it would spawn another kind—that she was incompetent and completely relied on family influence.

Although such rumors would eventually collapse on their own over time, having extra resistance wherever one went wasn’t exactly a pleasant thing.

After mulling it over, a few people realized that their ideas weren’t all that great. But still, letting it slide felt unsatisfying. What should be done?!

"Enough, stop fretting. Elder Qi is on duty tonight, after dinner I need to head to the hospital, so I’m leaving first." Chuxia waved them off and turned to leave, while Wang Zhongliang, who was standing at a distance, quickly followed her.

"What do we do?" Lin Mengran looked at Yang Xiaoli for advice.

"Ignore it!" Yang Xiaoli sighed and looked at a few people, "The youngest is right. If we acknowledge them, they won’t even remember their own names. Let them say whatever they want, one day, they’ll face the consequences." As she spoke, she beckoned with her fingers and lowered her voice, "Not dealing with it doesn’t mean we can’t keep tabs. When the Division Commander returns, hehe..."

"Brilliant, really brilliant!" Lin Mengran gave her a thumbs up, "Lucky for us we’re friends, because if I was your enemy, I’d really just curl up in a corner and cry."

Yang Xiaoli laughed and put her arm around her shoulder, "It’s not too late to recognize my prowess. Consult with me more in the future, listen to my advice, and you won’t suffer."

"Absolutely." Lin Mengran nodded earnestly, "In this regard, I’m way behind you, so of course I need to learn well from you, and definitely won’t let Lin Mengye succeed."

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"...You get out!"

"Why should we get out? You’ve treated people into this state, and you tell us to leave. Tell me, do you have any medical ethics at all?"

"Out!"

"No way, unless you give us an explanation, we’re not leaving. Just because you’re old doesn’t mean you can act like the Empress Dowager. We’ve paid money!"

"Out!"

"Can’t you say something else? Is ’out’ the only word you know? Would you be at a loss for words like this if you weren’t guilty? I tell you, it’s not going to end this easily.

If it weren’t for your big name and reputational skills, would we bring our patient to you for treatment? Turns out you’re just a fancy pillowcase.

Instead of being a good doctor, you’re busy with foolish superstitions. I tell you, either you save my daughter Qiao’er, or you take your clothes off and get out of the hospital!"

"..."

From a distance, Chuxia heard the commotion coming from Elder Qi’s office and quickened her pace. Wang Zhongliang hurried after her, "Young Mistress, don’t rush in. Let me check it out."

"I’ll go with you. With you protecting me, it’s fine..." As she spoke, Chuxia quickened her pace, because it seemed like a scuffle had started inside.

Unable to do otherwise, Wang Zhongliang had no choice but to stick close to her, guarding her.

In the room, an elderly couple in their sixties and another couple in their forties were pushing Elder Qi around. "Stop!" Chuxia shouted, without getting too close, and instructed Wang Zhongliang beside her, "Uncle Wang, bring Elder Qi over to me."

"Who are you?" The woman in her forties eyed Chuxia, her brows furrowing. "Do you know what’s happening, yet you come to meddle?"

"I might not know what’s happening, but I do know you’re bullying a highly respected doctor," Chuxia’s face tightened, "Even if there is a disagreement, you should sit down and talk it out. What does it mean to manhandle an elderly person in their sixties?"

"If your brother were killed by treatment, would you still talk like that?" The man in his forties glared at Chuxia with hatred, "I detest busybodies. If you weren’t a woman, I’d have kicked you out a long time ago!"

At this moment, Wang Zhongliang had already escorted Elder Qi to Chuxia’s side, placing the two behind himself. "Teacher, what’s going on?" Chuxia turned her head to ask Elder Qi.

"Met someone unreasonable," Elder Qi calmly looked at her, "Don’t think that just because you acted in time, I’ll take you as a disciple!" (To be continued. If you like this work, please go to Qidian (qidian.com) and give recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please go to m.qidian.com to read.)