Gu Jia Ning wrapped her arms around Sheng Ze Xi, her face buried in his broad chest, also drawing the unique scent and sense of security from him.
Lately, Gu Jia Ning felt like a piece of her heart was missing, and now, that missing piece had finally returned!
Before he came back, Gu Jia Ning could still hold back.
Now that he was back, Gu Jia Ning couldn't hold back any longer. All the suppressed emotions of this period erupted at this moment.
"Wuwu, why did you only come back now?"
"Why did you go for so long?"
She was wronged, she was crying, but Gu Jia Ning reacted after finishing her words. Sheng Ze Xi didn't go to do something; he went on a mission.
"I, I didn't mean to blame you."
"I just, I just missed you so much..." Gu Jia Ning explained, choked with sobs.
"I know, I know."
Sheng Ze Xi cupped Gu Jia Ning's face in his hands, looked into her eyes, couldn't suppress his inner impulse and feelings, lowered his head, and kissed her.
Gu Jia Ning kissed him back.
At this moment, one kiss represented everything.
This kiss was fiery, intense, and scalding. With their breaths intertwined, their hearts pressed tightly together.
They didn't know how long it had passed, until Gu Jia Ning's cheeks were burning hot, flushed, and her breathing was unsteady, before it slowly ended.
Sheng Ze Xi went to stoke the kang, the stove, and boil water.
He also asked about Gu Jia Ning's situation over the past month.
"Why do you look thinner?" Sheng Ze Xi looked at his little wife, frowning.
"No, I haven't lost weight. Look, my belly is so big," Gu Jia Ning said, hands on her hips, holding her belly.
Sheng Ze Xi placed the kettle on the stove and looked over.
"This belly has been three months, why does it look so big?" Sheng Ze Xi had specifically asked Doctor Hao. Logically, a three-month belly, even if it shows, is only a slight curve. But Ningning's, why does it look like a four-month one?
Gu Jia Ning softly snorted, "Of course, it's because you're going to be a father of two children."
"Two children's fa... father?!"
Sheng Ze Xi suddenly raised his eyes, looking at Gu Jia Ning in shock, "Ningning, you, what do you mean?"
"I've checked, there are two babies in my belly! So you are the father of two children, and I am the mother of two children. How about it, are you happy?"
Sheng Ze Xi walked over and gently placed his hand on Gu Jia Ning's slightly curved belly, his eyes red. "Happy, I'm happy."
How could he not be happy?
He always thought he wouldn't have children.
Later, after marrying Ningning and getting his body treated, he hoped to have children with his spouse.
Even after Ningning got pregnant.
He didn't dare to hope too much, feeling that having one child in his life would be enough.
And now, Ningning gave him a surprise, two children at once!
This made Sheng Ze Xi ecstatic.
He blinked hard to keep the tears from falling.
"By the way, have you told your parents and your grandparents? It's been three months," Sheng Ze Xi asked.
"Not yet, I was waiting for you to come back before telling them."
"Okay, then let's call them together tomorrow."
"Okay."
After the kang was heated, Sheng Ze Xi carried Gu Jia Ning onto the kang, and Gu Jia Ning nestled in his arms, quietly enjoying the warmth and security in his embrace.
"A lot of things happened while you were on your mission."
Gu Jia Ning recounted to Sheng Ze Xi the events of the past month, such as her passing the assessment and becoming a doctor in the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department of the Military Region Hospital.
"My wife is amazing. I knew you could do it, wife," Sheng Ze Xi touched Gu Jia Ning's head, very proudly.
His words were full of praise. It seemed that since getting married, this man, who used to be like a hedgehog, bristling with thorns and always using harsh words to drive others away, was full of praise for his wife. In front of Gu Jia Ning, he seemed to have shed all his armor, no thorns, no harsh words, only tenderness.
"Of course I'm amazing. Otherwise, how could I cure so many people and your body, and how could I get Sister Shuwan, Sister-in-law Jiang, and myself pregnant?" Gu Jia Ning was not a humble person, and she was even happier when Sheng Ze Xi praised her.
"It's because I have amazing medical skills that I could win an award for this rescue."
"I heard that if a military wife wins an award, her husband also gets the honor, and it also helps with his promotion."
Gu Jia Ning also told Sheng Ze Xi about the Xinghua Village landslide rescue and Hu Po's situation.
Gu Jia Ning thought Sheng Ze Xi would continue to praise her, but unexpectedly, she saw his heartbroken expression. "Ningning, you were pregnant and participated in the rescue without rest, it must have been very hard."
"Ningning, you should consider yourself and the child more."
Otherwise, what would he do if something happened to Ningning and the child?
Actually, when he returned from his mission and saw her on the award stage, winning an award for her outstanding performance in the rescue, although he was happy for her, this was not what he hoped for.
His deepest hope was to return home and find her and the baby safe and waiting for him at home.
He didn't want anything else, nor did he need her to do anything to help with his promotion. He just wanted her and the baby to be safe, and that would be enough.
Gu Jia Ning heard the heartache in Sheng Ze Xi's words, hugged him back, and looked up. "I know, don't worry, I have my limits."
Actually, it was also because she ate the Pregnancy Sacred Body Pill and the Comfortable Pregnancy Pill, her body and the baby in her belly were doing well. Even after a day and night of rescue, she was only tired and hungry, everything else was fine.
Speaking of which, Gu Jia Ning wasn't someone who would sacrifice herself for others. She was also selfish and would definitely prioritize herself.
She prioritized herself before considering others.
"En, as long as you have your limits. Ningning, you've worked hard. You did so much while I was away," Sheng Ze Xi softly kissed Gu Jia Ning's hair, his eyes full of intense affection.
"You haven't told me about your mission yet. Of course, I'm not asking about the details of your mission, it's just that, why did it take so long? Didn't you say it would be at most a month?"
Heaven knows how worried she was when a month passed and Sheng Ze Xi still hadn't returned.
"You don't know how worried I was. I had a nightmare before..." Gu Jia Ning told Sheng Ze Xi about her nightmare.
Sheng Ze Xi's expression was strange after listening.
"Ningning, I suspect you can have prophetic dreams..." Sheng Ze Xi sighed, avoiding the content of the mission, and simply told Gu Jia Ning about some situations encountered during the mission, such as his comrades being seriously injured, him using a hemostatic bandage, and finally saving their lives.
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