Chapter 215: Returning to the Northwest, A Brief Parting and Reunion

Guoguo was happily circling around Gu Jianing.

Grandma Sang also got out of the car and saw Zhang Shuwan and Guoguo.

“Oh my, you must be Shuwan, and this is Guoguo. Our Ning girl talks about you two all the time...”

Grandma Sang had already heard about Zhang Shuwan and Guoguo from Gu Jianing.

As expected, the ever-sociable Grandma Sang immediately struck up a conversation with Zhang Shuwan.

“Let’s not all stand at the door. Let’s go inside,” Sheng Zexi said.

“Yes, yes, let’s go in, everyone inside.”

Gu Jianing walked into the house and looked around.

She’d been gone for over a month, but everything inside looked exactly the same.

It was also very clean and tidy, which showed that Sheng Zexi had been keeping up with the cleaning and organizing.

Well, it had always been Sheng Zexi who took care of the housework before.

He knew Gu Jianing could be a bit lazy.

And he indulged her in that.

To Sheng Zexi, Gu Jianing was his wife, and a wife should be cherished.

As for the housework—

Since it’s the housework of a family, it’s either you do it or I do it.

But Sheng Zexi felt that, as a man, he should take on more of it.

A lot of chores were easy to do, and if he had time, he’d just get them done without needing Gu Jianing to lift a finger.

Meanwhile, Grandma Sang pulled Zhang Shuwan and Guoguo inside and handed them some things she’d brought from Beijing.

“Oh, I can’t accept this.”

“Why not? I brought these especially for Ning girl’s good friends. You are Ning girl’s best friend.”

“You have to accept them.”

“Besides, distant relatives aren’t as good as close neighbors. I hope you can look after our Ning girl in the future.”

“Of course, Jianing and I always help each other.”

“Oh my, your belly is so big! Are you due soon?”

“I’m having twins. Actually, I have Jianing to thank for this pregnancy.”

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While Grandma Sang and Zhang Shuwan were chatting enthusiastically, Sheng Zexi had already taken Gu Jianing back to their room.

Almost as soon as they entered, before Gu Jianing could say a word, Sheng Zexi pulled her into his arms.

“Wife, I missed you. I missed you so, so much.”

Sheng Zexi buried his face in Gu Jianing’s slender, fair neck, breathing in her scent.

Only when he held his wife in his arms did his heart finally settle.

“Brother Xi, I missed you too.”

Gu Jianing hugged Sheng Zexi back.

When two people are in love, the longing is always mutual.

She had missed Sheng Zexi just as much as he had missed her.

Now, being held in his arms, she felt at peace.

Home is where the heart finds peace.

Indeed, wherever your loved ones and family are, that’s home.

“How have you been these days? Are you eating well? Sleeping well...?” Sheng Zexi asked.

Gu Jianing didn’t interrupt, just listened to him ramble on.

When he finally finished, she smiled and said, “Didn’t you already ask me all this over the phone?”

Yes, he had asked, every time they talked.

But asking over the phone was nothing like seeing her in person.

“You’re a deputy battalion commander, but you look so silly right now,” Gu Jianing teased, cupping his face in her hands.

Sheng Zexi gazed at her lovingly. “Yes, in front of you, I’m just a fool.”

From the moment he met her, his heart had followed her, and so had his mind.

But he was happy to be that way.

“Let me tell you, I’m doing great, so don’t worry. Look, both the baby and I are fine.” Gu Jianing even spun around to show him.

Seeing her healthy glow and hearing her words, Sheng Zexi finally felt completely at ease.

But he still didn’t want to let go of her.

Gu Jianing let him hold her, but—

“Oh, if people at the military district found out that our ‘Jade-faced Yama’ Deputy Commander Sheng is so clingy with his wife, your reputation would be ruined.”

“So what if it is? I don’t care what others think. I only care about my wife,” Sheng Zexi said, completely unabashed and even a bit proud.

Gu Jianing burst out laughing.

“Alright, alright, you only want your wife.”

“Has the baby been giving you any trouble lately?” Sheng Zexi asked.

“Not really. Do you want to ask them yourself?” Gu Jianing joked.

She didn’t expect Sheng Zexi to take her seriously.

He gently placed his big hand on her rounded belly and asked, “Babies, have you been giving Mommy a hard time lately?”

“Mommy is working hard carrying you, so you can’t give her trouble, okay?”

He was just talking, but as soon as he finished, he felt a little bump under his hand, like a tiny foot had kicked him.

Sheng Zexi was instantly stunned.

“Ningning, Ningning, the baby just kicked me!”

“Yes, the baby kicked you. They heard Daddy talking and are responding to you.”

Gu Jianing was amazed too.

Her two babies seemed to be as lazy as she was, rarely moving around.

Until now, Sheng Zexi had never felt them move.

Even Gu Jianing herself rarely did.

She didn’t expect the babies to move now—was it really because they heard their father’s voice and were responding?

Was it really that magical?

In any case, as a first-time father, Sheng Zexi was dumbfounded by the feeling of his babies moving.

It took him a long time to recover, and then with a silly grin on his face, he kept talking to the babies, getting more and more excited.

Watching this scene, Gu Jianing felt that this was the happiest moment of her life.

The two of them cuddled in the room for a while, but eventually, mindful of the others in the living room, they came out.

When they came out, Zhang Shuwan and Grandma Sang were still chatting away.

Guoguo was happily eating snacks and seemed to like Grandma Sang a lot.

But Grandma Sang was getting on in years, and after a day and night on the train, she was tired.

So after a while, Sheng Zexi arranged for her to rest in her room.

Zhang Shuwan wanted to chat more with Gu Jianing, but worried she might be tired, she left with Guoguo.

After all, now that Jianing was back, there would be plenty of time to talk.

Gu Jianing really was a bit tired, so she went to rest too.

While Gu Jianing was resting, word of her return spread throughout the Northwest Military District by afternoon.

Everyone had been looking forward to her return.

After all, during her trip to Beijing, Gu Jianing had become famous across the country.

Now, she was recognized as the miracle doctor of the Northwest Military District."