"Ningning, do you have the ability to protect yourself?" Sheng Zexi wanted to confirm this question.
"Yes, the human trafficker last time..."
Sheng Zexi didn't let Gu Jianing continue speaking, as he already understood.
I just reminded you, "Even if you have the ability to protect yourself, you still have to be more careful. If anything happens to you and the child, what do you want me to do?"
Gu Jianing took Sheng Zexi's arm and replied, "I know."
Sheng Zexi heaved a sigh of relief after making sure that Gu Jianing had the ability to protect herself. Otherwise, with Li Shuyao or someone else keeping an eye on Ningning and harboring such hostility towards her, Sheng Zexi would really be worried about not being with her when she went on a mission.
"Don't you want to ask anything?" Gu Jianing blinked and leaned over to ask him.
So far, Sheng Zexi only knew that there was something special about her. Even if he asked a few questions, it was just to make sure she was safe. He didn't ask anything else.
Isn’t Brother Xi curious?
Sheng Zexi glanced at his young wife and knew what she was thinking in her eyes.
He couldn't help but reach out and gently flick her forehead, saying, "You just like to let your imagination run wild."
"Why am I asking? When it comes to secrets, the fewer people involved the better, even if that person is me!"
"So, I won't ask, and you don't have to tell me, okay?"
Gu Jianing saw the seriousness and solemnity in Sheng Zexi's eyes, her eyes welled up, she nodded, and nestled into his arms.
Her voice was soft and delicate, "Brother Xi, why are you so kind? I think the luckiest thing in my life is choosing you."
Sheng Zexi hugged his wife in his arms, with the corners of his mouth curled up wildly, as if he was a big dog praised by his owner. If he had a tail, it would have been wagging it wildly at this moment.
"It's good that you know it. Marrying me is like finding a treasure."
Gu Jianing covered her mouth and laughed. This man was so thick-skinned that it seemed impossible to change him.
Since Sheng Zexi didn't ask any further questions and vaguely knew that she was special, Gu Jianing felt relieved and a little bolder.
I leaned over to his ear and whispered to him about the invisible bulletproof vest.
Sheng Zexi's eyes widened, and his eyes were full of: I thought what I knew was already shocking, but I didn't expect that there was something even more shocking.
Bulletproof vests are very scarce nowadays. He has only heard of them but has never worn one.
I heard that currently it only occurs when carrying out extremely dangerous border missions.
But Ningning actually has it, and it's invisible.
"Wear it on me now?" Sheng Zexi said warmly.
Gu Jianing nodded.
Sheng Zexi reached out to touch, but he couldn't touch anything, nor could he see anything.
It was obvious that he didn't have anything like a bulletproof vest on him, and he didn't know when he put it on.
At this moment, Sheng Zexi knew that this might be a high-tech thing of the future, and Ningning possessed it, and maybe even more than what he knew now.
Sheng Zexi wondered, if backward countries obtained these high technologies, would they be able to progress and develop rapidly?
But this thought only lasted for a moment before it was cut off by Sheng Zexi.
Even so, he would never let Ningning be in danger. He was even more determined to protect Gu Jianing and not let her secret be exposed.
Perhaps because he has a mission tomorrow, Sheng Zexi is very attached to Gu Jianing today.
All day long he either followed her around like a big shot or hugged her, and kept telling Gu Jianing how to take care of herself after he left.
"Remember to drink goat milk every day. The soldiers will deliver it to your door every day."
"When I'm not at home, you don't have to go to the cafeteria to eat, let alone cook for yourself. You can go to Sister Zhang's house to eat. We will give them some money and tickets. Sister Zhang also agreed."
"When I'm not at home, try to go out as little as possible. Although I know you have the ability to protect yourself, I still don't want you and the child to be in danger."
…
I don't know how many times he told him this, but every time he said one, Gu Jianing would respond patiently.
Gu Jianing would not feel annoyed because she knew that it was Sheng Zexi's love and concern for her. It was such a happy thing and she should feel happy and blessed.
Finally, Sheng Zexi hugged Gu Jianing, like a big dog that was about to go on a long journey but couldn't bear to leave its owner. "Ningning, I'm sorry, you are still in the early stages of pregnancy, but I can't be with you. Ningning, I can't bear to leave you."
Gu Jianing hugged him back, "I don't want to leave you either, but I know your ambitions and the responsibilities on your shoulders. You are a hero, my hero, and a hero for this country and its people. My child and I will wait for you at home. You must take care of yourself. Your safe return is our greatest hope."
Gu Jianing's words made Sheng Zexi feel warm in his heart and his eyes sore, "Yes, I will."
The next morning, when Gu Jianing woke up, the man was no longer beside her.
But looking back, Jianing knew that he was on a mission and didn't even know when he would be back.
Yesterday, the two of them agreed that when Sheng Zexi left, he would leave quietly and not wake up Gu Jianing to avoid her sadness due to separation.
And now...
Gu Jianing hugged Sheng Zexi's pillow, which seemed to still have a special smell that belonged to men.
After sitting on the kang for a long time, Gu Jianing came to his senses and started to wash up.
After she finished washing up, she heard Zhang Shuwan from next door calling her to come over for dinner.
“Here I come.”
When Gu Jianing went there, Lin Xing was not there as he had already gone to training.
At this moment, Gu Jianing, Zhang Shuwan and Guo Guo were having breakfast together.
"How is it? Your Captain Sheng is out on a mission. Do you miss him a lot?" Zhang Shuwan asked.
Gu Jianing thought for a moment and said, "It's okay."
Zhang Shuwan smiled and said nothing, "It's only today, the first day, that you can say this. In a few days, you will know the difference."
Gu Jianing: Is that so?
In fact, it was exactly as Zhang Shuwan said.
When Sheng Zexi was around, he was the one who boiled water, heated the kang, and did all the housework.
Now that he is not here, Gu Jianing has to do everything by himself.
It was fine during the day, but at night, when he slept alone in an empty room, the quilt was warm and the kang underneath was also warm, but Gu Jianing still felt very empty. In the past, there was always someone by his side to keep him warm and hold him, and he felt very safe.
The strong wind and heavy snow outside the window seemed nothing.
Now, without the man by her side, Gu Jianing only felt that the sound of the strong wind and heavy snow outside had become louder, so loud that it made it impossible for her to sleep.
Yes, on the first night that Sheng Zexi left for a mission, Gu Jianing suffered from insomnia.
I wonder where Sheng Zexi is now and whether he has eaten enough.
Are you thinking about her in the same way?
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