Marrying a childless superior, she became pregnant and lived a carefree life in the 1970s.

Chapter 119 Who hired the human traffickers?
Sheng Zexi hugged her tightly, making it hard for Gu Jianing to breathe for a moment. She subconsciously pushed him away and turned her head, only to see the man's reddened eyes. She was stunned, and her heart softened at that moment.

"Brother Xi, I'm sorry, I made you worry." Gu Jianing apologized softly. She had promised before she left that nothing would happen, but something still went wrong.

"But, Brother Xi, don't worry, I'm fine, really. You can check me, I'm perfectly fine."

"And I also took down that human trafficker; he's in the police station right now."

Seeing that Sheng Zexi remained silent, Gu Jianing grew anxious.

She softened her voice further, "I'm sorry, Brother Xi, I made you worry." Gu Jianing reached out and gently hugged Sheng Zexi to comfort him.

The soft, warm body in his arms and the sweet, gentle words finally brought Sheng Zexi back to his senses, and also warmed his previously cold hands.

The panicked heart that had been pounding when it heard Gu Jianing encounter human traffickers finally began to calm down.

He rested his chin on Gu Jianing's head and explained, "I'm not blaming you, I'm just worried about you, Ningning, you're pregnant."

No one knows how he felt when a soldier reported that Gu Jianing had encountered human traffickers in the county town during training.

Although the soldier said that Gu Jianing was very capable and had taken down the human trafficker.

But only Sheng Zexi knew that his little wife was delicate and not very strong, and was now pregnant. How could she take down a human trafficker?

Even if she really managed to take down the human trafficker, wouldn't she also be injured?

Thinking about this, Sheng Zexi couldn't bear it.

He feared he would go crazy if he thought about it any further.

So, without stopping, I drove out of the military region and arrived in the county town.

Only when he held his young wife in his arms did his heart find some peace.

"I know you're worried about me, Brother Xi, but I'm really fine. I even took down that human trafficker..."

Listening to his young wife excitedly recount how she had taken down the human trafficker, Sheng Zexi was both amused and exasperated. In the end, he could only hold her hand tightly and lead her into the police station.

When Sheng Zexi met the human trafficker who was still unconscious, his eyes were filled with coldness. He instructed Zhang Weidong to conduct a thorough investigation and to inform the military region of any news as soon as possible.

"Don't worry, bro, I will."

Finally, Sheng Zexi helped Gu Jianing and Zhang Shuwan load their purchases into the car before driving them back to the military region.

Upon returning to the military region, Zhang Shuwan saw Lin Xing anxiously waiting for her.

Lin Xing only found out at this moment that his wife and Comrade Gu had encountered human traffickers. He was immediately very anxious, as both women were pregnant.

Seeing his daughter-in-law safe and sound, Lin Xing finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Over here, Sheng Zexi, carrying his things, slowed down and walked beside Gu Jianing.

When they got home, Sheng Zexi put down his things, and Gu Jianing was about to tidy up when Sheng Zexi suddenly hugged her. He sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) in the living room and held her in his arms.

The man's head rested in her lap, full of dependence.

"Should we tidy up our things?" Gu Jianing asked.

"No rush," a muffled voice came from inside his arms.

"Are you hungry? Do you want something to eat?" Gu Jianing asked again.

"I'm not hungry, how about you?"

"I ate dumplings at a state-run restaurant."

"Mmm." Sheng Zexi didn't say anything more, and continued to hold her, remaining quiet and still.

Gu Jianing: Okay, the frightened man turned into a wronged yet affectionate big dog.

Gu Jianing stroked his head again and again, looking just like she was petting a big dog.

Surprisingly, the man seemed to enjoy it quite a bit.

Gu Jianing couldn't resist teasing him, exaggerating slightly, "Oh my, we're the tall and mighty Battalion Commander Sheng, the king of soldiers, but as soon as we get home, we hug our wives and won't let go. Aren't we afraid of being laughed at by others?"

The man in her arms gave a soft hum, "What's wrong with me hugging my wife? Many of them don't even have wives yet."

In one sentence, Sheng Zexi expressed a sense of pride in having a wife.

Gu Jianing was both amused and exasperated, and stopped teasing him.

I just held him like that, leaned against him, and quietly enjoyed the time that belonged to just the two of us.

Perhaps it was because the man's embrace was too warm, too familiar and reassuring, that Gu Jianing's eyelids grew heavier and heavier without her realizing it, and she fell asleep in no time.

When Gu Jianing woke up again, she found that it was already dark.

For the next two days, Sheng Zexi continued to follow up on the human traffickers.

On the third day after he returned, Sheng Zexi told Gu Jianing about the human trafficker.

"The human trafficker has confessed, and Qin De has identified him as the one who originally planned to cooperate with Qin De to abduct Qin Tian."

Fortunately, he hasn't kidnapped anyone else yet, and he doesn't have any other accomplices for the time being.

"Then why did he target me?" Gu Jianing asked.

Gu Jianing wasn't surprised by what Sheng Zexi said earlier; it was something she had seen in a flashback of the future, which was why she reminded the police.

"He initially said it was because you're pretty."

“There’s definitely more to it than that,” Gu Jianing immediately dismissed.

"Yes, that's not the only reason. Later, during another interrogation by the police, he finally confessed that someone had hired him to specifically target you. He had been waiting back and forth between the county town and Kaoshan Village for a long time, and finally received news today that you had arrived in the county town, so he took action."

"Received a message? Who was it?" Gu Jianing's heart skipped a beat.

Sheng Zexi remained calm and shook his head. "Even this human trafficker doesn't know who this person is. Whether it was hiring him or passing on messages to him, that person never showed up. He doesn't even know if this person is male or female. He only knows that he receives messages unilaterally in a certain place. As for why he knows you, it's because the person who hired him gave him a portrait of you."

Sheng Zexi had seen that portrait before; it was very lifelike. Of course, it was also because Gu Jianing was beautiful that he could recognize her immediately by comparing her to the portrait.

“What did the person who hired him say?” Gu Jianing asked.

“Tell me, I’ll kidnap you first, then…” Sheng Zexi stared at Gu Jianing’s face.

Seeing Gu Jianing's confusion, Sheng Zexi said in a deep voice, "I'll ruin your face with a knife again."

"What!" Gu Jianing exclaimed immediately, covering her pretty, fair face with her hands. "This person is so awful! She must be a woman, and she's especially jealous of my beauty!"

In fact, Gu Jianing had a vague suspicion at this time.

The woman harbored such strong hostility towards her.

There's only one person left.

Li Shuyao!
Gu Jianing is 80-90% certain that it's Li Shuyao.