Qiu Chenggong's matter has been resolved, but Xia Wenhua's mood has been quite bad lately.

A month has passed since Yin Yu and Qiu Chenggong divorced, and she has become much more depressed than usual during this month.

As time went on, even Pei Ying noticed that something was wrong.

Since both of them were at home on their day off, Pei Ying, carrying their two children on her back, wanted to talk to Xia Wenhua alone.

"Wenhua, what's wrong with you lately? What happened? Is something bothering you at work?"

Since the two spent every day together, Xia Wenhua's emotional changes naturally did not escape Pei Ying's notice.

"Mom, why do you say that? That's not true, my work is going very well."

He became the group leader of the secretariat as soon as he arrived, and was even selected as an outstanding employee because his article was published in the newspaper.

Xia Wenhua was thriving at the steel factory; how could she not be happy?

Pei Ying shook her head at her nonchalant expression: "No, you're definitely hiding something from me."

She usually gets off work later than Xia Wenhua, so they only eat together and don't usually have time to talk.

For the past two weeks, several nights in a row, after Pei Ying finished eating and tidying up, she saw Xia Wenhua sitting in the yard staring blankly at the sky, her gaze unfocused. Several times, she had to call people to bring Xia Wenhua back to her senses.

Not only that, but for the past few nights, she has been getting up at night to check on whether the child is sleeping well, and the light in Xia Wenhua's room has not been turned off even when it is almost midnight.

"Mom, it's really nothing, don't worry about it."

Xia Wenhua turned her head away, waved her hand dismissively, and walked straight into the room.

She really didn't dare to stay with Pei Ying any longer, afraid that she wouldn't be able to resist letting Pei Ying notice something amiss.

Pei Ying is right, she has been a little restless lately.

It was all because of Qiu Chenggong and Yin Yu's affair. Even though the two divorced and Yin Yu went back to work, it seemed like nothing was wrong, but Xia Wenhua was really starting to worry.

When Pei Songbai came back last time, he said that his mission wasn't dangerous, it just took a long time, and he might not be back until the New Year. Xia Wenhua believed him.

After all, Yin Hua is Pei Songbai's uncle. If there were any danger, Yin Hua would have told them, so they wouldn't have to worry.

It was only after Qiu Chenggong's affair came to light that Xia Wenhua realized she had underestimated the spirit of dedication of the people born and raised in this era.

Even someone as gentle as Yin Yu was willing to forgo having children in order to support her partner going to the battlefield.

They all believe that a soldier's duty is to dedicate himself, work hard, and even risk his life, and no one would give up because of danger.

Xia Wenhua admired and understood this pursuit of life, but worries welled up in her heart.

Lately, she often wakes up at night because she dreams of Pei Songbai being injured.

Xia Wenhua didn't know if she was dreaming about it because she had been thinking about it during the day, or if Pei Songbai had really gotten into trouble.

This situation has been going on for more than half a month. She didn't dare to tell Pei Ying, afraid that what was originally a worry for one person would become a worry for two.

According to Commander Yin, Qiu Chenggong's escape mission was much easier than the one Pei Songbai went on.

Even so, Qiu Chenggong was willing to give up everything in order to escape by taking an unconventional approach.

Qiu Chenggong's actions were certainly despicable, but they also reflected that Pei Songbai was carrying out a very dangerous mission.

Xia Wenhua couldn't put her mind at ease, and she stayed up almost every night until dawn.

She didn't know how long this could continue. She couldn't sleep at night, so she could only wander around the empty city that her cheat code had brought her to.

The whole city is still the same; nothing has changed.

She tried to grab things, but couldn't grab anything; they were all things she could see and touch but couldn't use.

It was late at night. After talking with Pei Ying, Xia Wenhua, afraid that Pei Ying would worry, turned off the lights early and wandered around the empty city alone.

Today was different from usual; she appeared in the library as soon as she entered.

Xia Wenhua frowned, looking around the unfamiliar library, somewhat puzzled.

In the past, when she entered this place, which she called a ghost town, she would always start from the supermarket. This time, she actually went to the library. Could it be that there is something special about this library?

Xia Wenhua perked up and wandered around the library, but after a long time she couldn't find anything wrong.

She shook her head, preparing to look outside again, when she suddenly noticed a map placed in the very center of the library.

Curiosity is human nature, and she thought it was strange to have a map in that spot, so she quickly took a few steps.

Picking up the map and looking at the markings on it, Xia Wenhua couldn't help but click her tongue.

I don't know where this place is, but it's marked with icons indicating abundant minerals, which makes my mouth water.

She wasn't exactly a geography idiot, but it was still too difficult for her to recognize where she was based on just a map. Xia Wenhua took a quick look at it and then put it down.

The library has abundant resources, but it requires a calm and focused person to find them.

Xia Wenhua herself doesn't know what she wants right now, and she can't take the things here out, so of course she doesn't care too much.

Xia Wenhua looked around briefly, then turned and walked out.

When she got to the library entrance, she found that she couldn't open the door no matter what she did.

In the past, when she appeared at the supermarket, she could leave and wander around the empty city.

Now things have gotten worse; the location has changed, but they don't even go out to the library anymore.

Xia Wenhua looked at the tightly closed door. Faced with this unreasonable cheat code, she was helpless and angrily left the empty city.

She had just woken up when she suddenly heard banging on the door.

"Open the door! Open the door now!"

"Sister Wenhua! Sister Wenhua!"

From afar, it sounded like Yin Ning's voice. Xia Wenhua, without taking off her clothes, quickly got up and found that Pei Ying had also been woken up, with rustling sounds coming from her.

"Mom, I'll go open the door and see what's going on. You don't need to get up yet."

Xia Wenhua called out to Pei Ying and quickly walked to the door.

"Ningning, is that you?"

Even though it was late at night and the military region was safe, Xia Wenhua wasn't so careless as to open the door directly.

Yin Ning finally woke up and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sister Wenhua, come out here, I have something to tell you."

Yin Ning showed no intention of entering the room. After Xia Wenhua opened the door, she pulled her aside.

"Sister Wenhua, something happened to Brother Songbai. The car is waiting for you not far away. These are my mom's things. There's no time to explain to you. You should go with them quickly."

Panting, Yin Ning shoved a package into Xia Wenhua's hands.

“My dad will ask for leave for you at the factory. My mom will come over later and we'll explain to your aunt together. You don't need to worry about anything. Once you get there, someone will talk to you.”

When Xia Wenhua heard the news of Pei Songbai's accident, her mind went blank.

She mechanically followed Yin Ning's movements until they reached the car door, at which point she snapped out of her daze and gripped Yin Ning's hand tightly.