Chapter 150: No One Survives Except Me

Gu Qingqing didn't have time to care about what Yang Xin thought. After dinner, the man asked her if she wanted to go back for a nap. She shook her head and said, "I'll go to the dock after I deliver lunch to Sister An Nian."

"Why bother you?" Zhao Ze came over with a lunch box, smiling. "I'll go back for a while. Your palm leaf fan looks familiar."

Gu Qingqing was a little amused: "Yes, yes, yes, it's from your house. Let me fan it first, and I'll send it back to you later."

"Old Zhao is really getting more and more stingy. It's just a fan. What's wrong with giving it to your sister? It's different now that you have a son. The fan should be treated as a family heirloom." Chen Jiefang's voice sounded beside them.

"You love your sister, give her your fan." Zhao Ze looked at the empty space next to him and asked, "Where is Doctor Yang?"

"I went back. She asked me if I wanted to go with her, but I said I wasn't injured or sick, so I didn't go."

Zhao Ze and Chu Dai looked at each other and sighed at the same time.

There is a reason why some people can't find a wife. I really don't know if it's because they have been staying in the border town with a bunch of old men for too long and no longer need a partner.

Gu Qingqing couldn't help laughing.

At around one o'clock in the afternoon, the men went to the cave. Gu Qingqing sat on a large rock under a coconut tree at the pier, leaning against the tree trunk and fanning herself slowly, her eyes fixed on the sea in the distance.

It takes seven or eight hours to sail from the military area, so we should arrive at around two o'clock. It is now one thirty-five.

The sea breeze was blowing gently. She looked into the distance for too long and her eyes felt sore. She yawned and couldn't help rubbing her eyes.

She fell asleep against the tree trunk.

At two o'clock, a loud and distant whistle sounded, and the supply ship docked at the pier.

When Xiao Huanniang came over to get some supplies, her sister-in-law poked her arm and said, "Look over there on the rock, isn't that Captain Chu's wife? Why is she sleeping here?"

"Are you in a hurry to get the supplies?" Little Huanniang didn't know her brother had returned. She quickly walked to the tree and patted her arm gently: "Qingqing, the supply ship is here."

Gu Qingqing woke up slowly and was about to say something when she was easily lifted up by a tall man, and her head hit his hard and warm chest.

She let out a cry and rubbed her forehead in pain.

"Silly girl, are you waiting for me?" The man saw her pouting and panicked: "Ah, did I hurt you? Let me take a look." Then he lowered his sunglasses and bent down to look at her forehead.

The young lady next to them looked at them with a look of doubt and uncertainty, and only relaxed after hearing the man claim to be her brother.

"Gu Qinglie!" Gu Qingqing let him rub her forehead with tears in her eyes.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'll be more careful next time." The man was at a loss, blowing air on her forehead, "Zhao Ze must be on the island, I'll go find him and get some medicine to rub on you, I haven't seen you for half a year and I miss you so much..."

Gu Qingqing just hugged his waist, rubbing her little head against his palm, and cried, "Do you know how worried I was when I heard that you were injured?"

Having said this, she stepped out of his arms and felt his body to see where he had any wounds.

Gu Qinglie dodged and evaded, grinning: "Itchy, stop touching it, it itches."

Gu Qingqing curled her lips: "It doesn't hurt?"

"No." Gu Qinglie nodded slightly to the girl next to her and put on his sunglasses again: "Let's go back and talk about it. Big brother asked me to bring something back. I'll take it back first."

"Okay." Gu Qingqing also knew that this was not the place to talk. Although she was curious about why her brother wore sunglasses as if he was not suitable to be seen by others, she did not ask and obediently followed him to get the supplies and go home.

Gu Qinglie let her pick up a piece of meat, and he held the rest in his hands.

The man was holding heavy objects in both his hands, his strong forearms were bulging with veins, and he looked exceptionally strong.

The sisters-in-law passing by couldn't help but take a few more glances at the man in the military green short-sleeved uniform. Anyone who could go to the island must have gone through layers of political review, and he looked like a soldier.

"Qingqing, who is this?" Xiao Huanniang couldn't help asking after taking her things.

"My second brother." Gu Qingqing just nodded and smiled.

"Oh, that's what I knew. At first glance, your face shapes and figures are quite similar." After saying that, she went on to gossip with other sisters-in-law.

Gu Qingqing glanced at the tall, bronze-toned man next to her, then lowered her head to look at her big belly and asked the man next to her, "Goudan, did she say we look alike?"

"That's not possible." Gu Qinglie rushed in front of her and said, "I'm like the eldest brother."

Seeing the woman's angry face, he added: "After all, we are twins."

Gu Qingqing endured it again and again: "I think you have hurt your brain."

His temper remained unchanged, Gu Qinglie grinned: "My brother-in-law must be having a hard time these days."

The woman sneered: "Then ask him, or he will just live with you."

"Okay, I'll ask him when he comes back tonight." The brother and sister argued all the way to the last building in the North District. Gu Qinglie was amazed: "Isn't your offer quite good? At first, he said that the island was bitterly cold, but I think it's a hundred times better than the Corps."

Gu Qingqing pushed open the gate and let him go in first: "When I first arrived, there was only an empty building and a bedside table, nothing else. I had to think twice before drinking a sip of water."

"That's not a good idea." Gu Qinglie entered the living room first, put down the things in his hands, waited for the woman to come out of the kitchen with the meat, and held her in front of him: "Let me take a good look, I can't tell whether you are pregnant or fat."

Gu Qingqing kicked him directly.

Gu Qinglie grinned and pulled her to sit on the chair beside him. He took an enamel cup from the table and poured a glass of water: "Do you think these two boys look like me or like the eldest brother? Isn't it said that nephews look like their uncles?"

"Aren't they all the same?" The woman said leisurely, fanning herself with a palm-leaf fan. "Aren't you like my eldest brother?"

Gu Qinglie smiled and shook his head, and couldn't help pinching her round face: "You are really unreasonable. When I came here, Gousheng told me that if you lose weight, he would beat Chu Dai up without saying a word."

"Now I feel sorry for him. You have used up all the allowance, right? It's just right that I, your brother, am here to fill the hole. I have money, so I can eat whatever I want."

Seeing his casual look, Gu Qingqing raised her hand and took off his sunglasses, then stared at his eyes for a long time.

"Don't worry, I'm not blind." Gu Qinglie crossed his legs, looking very unruly, and drank slowly from an enamel cup in his hand.

"Then why are you wearing sunglasses? Don't tell me you're wearing them to block out the sun. Even in the military, you're not so hypocritical even when you're exposed to the sun every day."

"It's an order from my superiors." Gu Qinglie smiled and said, "There are enemy spies secretly tracking my whereabouts. I can't show off, so I'm hiding here."

According to the enemy's battle report, he was already dead.

If it appears again, this peace talk will fail, and the two countries will not be able to establish diplomatic relations, and the war will reignite on the border.

Gu Qingqing was silent for a moment and put down his sunglasses: "I heard that you were injured before."

"Hmm." Gu Qinglie paused in drinking water, and the enamel cup was placed on the table, making a muffled sound.

Gu Qingqing was anxious and couldn't sit still anymore, so she wanted to throw herself at him, "Let me see where you're hurt?! Let me see, or I won't be at ease."

"It's okay, Qingqing." Gu Qinglie hugged her, "Brother, it's okay. You are pregnant now, don't make such a fuss."

Seeing her eyes redden, Gu Qinglie turned away and sighed: "Brother is worried about you too."

Gu Qingqing lay in his arms and sobbed for a long time before she withdrew, wiped her eyes, and asked no more questions: "Are you tired? Go to sleep first. Chu Dai will be back in the evening, so I can take the supplies to Sister Anian."

"Okay." Gu Qinglie rubbed her head. There were many words stuck in his throat but he didn't know how to say them. She was not a member of the army, nor was she at Chu Dai's level. There were many things that she couldn't know.

But seeing that she was still worried about him even though she was pregnant, Gu Qinglie felt worried and blamed himself.

He followed Gu Qingqing upstairs with heavy steps, his left hand always protecting her behind her.

"This room belongs to Ah Sui, the child I told you about in the letter. He is twelve years old and his name is Shen Sui. He will be a member of our family from now on." Gu Qingqing said to him, pointing at the door that was slightly opened.

"I know. Old Chu even sent me a telegram asking me to bring the book over. It was probably for him." Gu Qinglie scratched his head and said, "I'll meet my younger brother later."

Gu Qingqing smiled and pulled him to another room: "This is for you. Give me an accurate estimate of how long you can stay here."

"Half a year or more." He glanced at the tidy room covered with army green sheets and quilts and said with satisfaction, "Your brother slept on a tree branch in the jungle for a month or two, and only slept on a bed a few days during this period. Your place looks more comfortable than other places."

"Because I'm here." Gu Qingqing felt a little distressed, knowing that it must be very difficult for him to carry out the mission. Hearing him say it casually still made her heart ache: "You should get some sleep first. I'll cook you some stir-fried pork with peppers and spicy crabs tonight. There's plenty of seafood here."

"Okay, don't worry about me, just do what you need to do," he said, and then asked, "How about I go to Zhao Ze to deliver the supplies? Aren't you tired of going back and forth all the time?"

"It's okay. Sister Anian just gave birth and is still in confinement. I'll go talk to her to relieve her boredom. If you're hungry, go downstairs and find something to eat in the living room cabinet. There are canned fruits and canned meats."

"I know. Don't worry about me. Just do what you need to do."

When Gu Qingqing went out, she closed the door so that he could have a good rest.

In the evening, Chu Dai came back with a bucket of water. Seeing the woman busy in the kitchen, he did not stop her from cooking.

"Is the second brother here?"

"He's sleeping upstairs and hasn't gotten up yet."

"I'll go take a look." The man hugged her from behind, kissed the ends of her hair, then turned around and strode upstairs.

A moment later, one man sat on the bed with his legs bent, and the other sat on a chair beside the bed.

"Tell me." Chu Dai stood straight with his hands on his knees: "What's going on?"

Gu Qinglie lowered his eyes and looked at his open palm. His voice was not as brisk as when he spoke to Gu Qingqing before. He said dully: "Two months ago, the military region issued a beheading mission."

He seemed to be in some pain, and spoke slowly: "I led a company to circumvent the primeval forest for more than a month, and bypassed the enemy's lair. When they were fighting with the main force, I sneaked into the command post, killed their general Emerson, and blew up the armoury."

Not daring to recall the past, he closed his eyes and said in a hoarse and dry voice: "Except for me, no one survived."

There are still many things that I haven’t said and cannot say.