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

Chapter 123 Yes, he was truly brave, as if he were wearing an invincible shield or iron shirt.

Gu Jianing closed her eyes, trying to hypnotize herself into sleep, but after a long while, she still had no choice but to open her eyes.

He murmured helplessly, "Gu Jianing, you're not a child anymore. Do you need someone to sleep with you to fall asleep?"

"You slept alone for the seventeen years you lived at home before, and you slept very well."

"You have to adapt, adapt."

Gu Jianing tossed and turned until late at night before finally falling into a deep sleep.

Meanwhile, Sheng Zexi and his comrades stopped for a rest in a remote village. Because they were on their way, the comrades were all asleep.

Sheng Zexi gazed out the window with his hands behind his back, also longing for his wife back in the military region.

I wonder if my wife is sleeping well without him by her side. What if she kicks off the covers and catches a cold?
He used to be the one tucking her in, but now Ningning is all alone.

The next day, Gu Jianing woke up in the Northwest Military Region to find that most of the quilt had fallen off the kang (a heated brick bed), and that her nose was stuffy.

However, she felt better after getting up and walking around for a while.

She knew she must have been a restless sleeper last night and kicked off the covers again, but thankfully she had the pregnancy comfort pills provided by the system, which would ensure she wouldn't get sick throughout her pregnancy.

Gu Jianing discovered that habits are truly terrifying things.

In just a few months, she adapted to life with Sheng Zexi, or rather, Sheng Zexi had permeated every aspect of her life.

Nowadays, whenever she does something or thinks of something, she will subconsciously call out "Brother Xi".

Whenever the doorbell rang, she always hoped that the person had returned after completing their mission.
Unfortunately, I was disappointed every time.

However, Gu Jianing had been trying to comfort herself until the fifth night after Sheng Zexi left. She slept with Sheng Zexi's pillow in her arms, but when she smelled that the pillow no longer had the familiar scent, she could no longer hold back her tears.

Gu Jianing pouted, her voice choked with emotion, as if she were telling a story of grievance to the pillow in her arms, just as she was telling it to Sheng Zexi.

When are you coming back?

"This pillow has lost its scent after you haven't used it for a few days."

"Brother Xi, I miss you. Please come back soon."

After murmuring to herself for a long time while hugging her pillow, Gu Jianing finally drifted off to sleep, a single glistening tear still clinging to the corner of her eye.

At this moment, in the distance, Sheng Zexi had just completed a battle and achieved success.

Moreover, Sheng Zexi was always at the forefront, made the greatest contributions, and killed the most enemies.

At this time, during the post-battle rest, his comrades praised Sheng Zexi for his bravery, saying that it was only because Sheng Zexi charged ahead that they were able to avoid being wounded or shot.

Sheng Zexi raised his eyebrows but didn't say anything.

In fact, Sheng Zexi did this because of the invisible bulletproof vest he was wearing.

Two days ago, they were ambushed. At that time, for the sake of their comrades, the enemy bullet was aimed directly at Sheng Zexi's chest and heart.

Sheng Zexi didn't have time to react at all.

In that situation, the only thing he could do was try to avoid the heart area.

But being shot was inevitable.

In fact, Sheng Zexi was not hit by the bullet. The bullet reached about 5 centimeters from Sheng Zexi's chest, and then suddenly fell to the ground as if it encountered some obstacle.

Only Sheng Zexi witnessed that miraculous scene.

Sheng Zexi's shock was beyond words.

He immediately realized that it was the invisible bulletproof vest that Ningning had mentioned that was working.

Although he believed Ningning's words, what she said was not as real and shocking as what he saw with his own eyes.

Throughout the entire process, Sheng Zexi did not feel anything else, nor did he notice anything else.

He remembered what Ningning had said: this invisible bulletproof vest would cover his entire body, including his head, torso, hands, and feet.

Moreover, the bulletproof vest has an unlimited number of uses. As long as Ningning doesn't allow the vest to be taken off, it can continue to function.

Sheng Zexi thought: If that's the case, then is he invincible amidst the hail of bullets? Would he be able to charge even further ahead?
Thinking this way, Sheng Zexi also did this.

So, Sheng Zexi rushed to the front.

Just when his comrades were worried that Sheng Zexi might be injured or killed in such a hail of bullets, unexpectedly, Sheng Zexi not only annihilated all the enemies, but also returned safely without a single injury.

If Gu Jianing were here, she would know that in the future flashes she saw, there were originally people who sacrificed and were injured in this battle.

Even Sheng Zexi was seriously injured in this battle.

Now, because Sheng Zexi was unharmed and because he charged ahead and annihilated most of the enemy, this battle not only achieved a swift victory, but also resulted in 0 injuries and 0 casualties.

Just as everyone was praising Sheng Zexi's bravery, if the annihilated enemies could still speak, they would surely say: "Yes, he was truly brave, as if he were wearing an invincible shield or iron shirt. The bullets fell off before they even reached him. Then what were we even fighting for? Who wouldn't be brave like that? What were we even fighting for? We barely had time to react before we were blown to the head."

To stop missing Sheng Zexi so much, Gu Jianing could only keep herself busy.

During the day, I attend training classes, and at night, I also go into the online space to study or make ointments and pills.

As it turned out, keeping busy did have some effect; Gu Jianing's mood improved.

Zhang Shuwan could naturally see that Gu Jianing missed Sheng Zexi. Sometimes when they were eating or chatting, she would see Gu Jianing lost in thought, her eyes full of longing.

As someone who's been through it all, Zhang Shuwan could easily understand that Gu Jianing was thinking about Battalion Commander Sheng.

Zhang Shuwan could only comfort Gu Jianing, saying that as military wives, their husbands are heroes who protect the country, so they have to be even braver.

"Sister Shuwan, I understand."

To cheer Gu Jianing up, Zhang Shuwan would come to chat with her whenever she had free time, and she would also have Guoguo keep her company.

That day, Zhang Shuwan knocked on Gu Jianing's door, "Tonight is the Lantern Festival, and the Beijing Cultural Troupe will be performing again. Do you want to go see it? If so, let's go together."

"I heard that they will leave tomorrow after their performance tonight."

Gu Jianing thought for a moment and nodded, "Then let's go together."

She hadn't settled the score with Li Shuyao for the human trafficker incident yet; Gu Jianing was known for holding grudges.

Soon it was evening. Gu Jianing and Zhang Shuwan led Guoguo behind them, while Lin Xing walked in front. The group soon arrived at the auditorium.

Sitting in her seat in the auditorium, Gu Jianing couldn't help but think that the last time she came here, she was with Sheng Zexi, but this time, Brother Xi wasn't by her side.

Suppressing her sadness, Gu Jianing peeked over to chat with Zhang Shuwan while mentally searching for items in the system's exchange shop.